About the Pod

About?

Brands and Brews is crisp and refreshing unprofessional podcast for marketing professionals. Hosts Jesse McFarland and Kirill Kniazev discuss a variety of marketing related topics over drinking a beer or two.

Audience?

The shows is for anyone interested in marketing as a profession or business owner. Or, anyone who enjoys marketing podcasts but is sick of stiff and promotional content. Brands and Brews is not an agency – they’re not going to sell you a marketing service or product!

Who?

Jesse McFarland and Kirill Kniazev have over 25 years of combined experience in marketing. Including major brands, agencies, SaaS, and product.

Contact

Jesse has over 15 years of agency, product, and client-side marketing experience. Currently, he is a an entrepreneur as a marketing consultant and started a digital marketing agency SpearPoint Marketing LLC. Plus, he is very active on LinkedIn and tries inspire others who are going through layoffs.

Favorite Markets:
Agency
Healthcare
Legal
Saas
Media

Types of Marketing:
Advertising
SEO
Lead Engagement
Automation
Analytics

Favorite Breweries:
Coors
Great Divide
Ska Brewing

Kirill has close to 20 years of client-side marketing experience, primary in high-growth and start-up environments – in B2B and B2C. Kirill is a proven leader in SaaS marketing and demand generation. He is an excellent writer and very active with mentoring young marketing professionals.

Favorite Markets:
Saas
Construction
Real Estate
Agency
Education

Types of Marketing:
Content Marketing
Business Development
Branding
Automation
Analytics

Favorite Breweries:
Comrade Brewing Company
Living The Dream Brewing Company
Eddyline Brewing