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Dave Wakeman's The Business of Fun Podcast

Apr 8, 2026

My guest today is Mark Roberge! 

He's from Red 13 Creative. www.Red13Creative.com 

Great talk about audience development. 

Mark is a touring musician and he brings that point of view to his work with artists. 

In today's episode, we get into a bunch of helpful topics such as:

  • The myth of the algorithm: "I got my song...


Mar 30, 2026

My guest today is Kris Rudeegraap. He's with Sendoso. 

We had a great time talking about gifting. 

Kris shared:

  • Using gifts to open conversations
  • Touch point marketing
  • Creativity
  • Making gifts special

...and much more. 

We are giving away a copy of Giftology from John Ruhlin. You can receive one by sending me an email...


Mar 24, 2026

My guest today is Rick Elmore. 

Rick's company www.SimplyNoted.com is really interesting. 

We talked about a bunch of stuff:

  • Being human in the sales process
  • Using handwritten notes
  • Using notes at scale
  • Touchpoints
  • The beauty of sales

...and more. 

Visit my site at www.DaveWakeman.com

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Mar 17, 2026

My guest today is Victor Varnado. 

Victor recently launched the Tic Tac Toe Championship. 

What an idea?! 

We got into a bunch of stuff around:

  • Digital accessibility
  • Creativity
  • ADHD
  • Social Anxiety

And, a lot more. 

Check out my website at www.DaveWakeman.com 

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Mar 2, 2026

My guest today is Lynn Harris. 

Lynn has started a comedy school called GOLD Comedy, but Lynn is a comedian, a producer, and a lot more. 

So we got into it about using humor to be better at your job and at life. 

In today's conversation, we discussed things like: 

  • Brands wanting to be funny
  • Practice makes...