The Dead Pixels Society podcast

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Mackey McNeill, CPA, of Mackey Advisors and author of The Prosperity Playbook, about considerations for family business succession. McNeill describes what factors to consider when passing on or selling a business. "The Prosperity Playbook: Planning for a Successful Family Business Succession" is about successful business sale or succession that requires careful thought, detailed planning, and a generou...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Gillian Stein, CEO of Henry's, Canada's largest photo specialty retailer. In this wide-ranging interview, Stein talks about the company's recent restructuring, the response to COVID-19, how to serve content creators, plus her personal mental health challenges, as well as the establishment of The Henry's Foundation to provide support for Canadians living with mental illness. Proudly Canadian, family-owned, an...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Benedikt Greifenhofer, recently appointed global CEO of volume photography tech company, GotPhoto. In this interview, Greifenhofer talks about how the new company structure will drive growth, how GotPhoto was well-positioned to manage business changes wrought by the pandemic, and future profit opportunities for clients of the fast-growing business. GotPhoto Inc. is an award-winning workflow platform provider...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Claudia Dencer, executive vice president and general manager of Leonard's Photography, St. Augustine, FL. Dencer talks about growing up in the third generation of the family photography business and how the business has changed and has adapted to massive changes. She also describes the leadership skills she has learned. Leonard’s Photography has a 36,000-square-foot production facility, with approximate...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Maddy Alcala, the president of Gooten, the on-demand personalized products solution provider, about the company's role in the marketplace, its growth opportunities, managing a challenging ecosystem and even the origin of the company's unusual name. Gooten works with eCommerce businesses, retailers, and global merchandising companies to reduce or eliminate their inventory positions while giving them the ...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with professional photographer Joe McNally, whose 40-plus year career spans National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, four Olympic Games, Nikon Ambassador, and much more. McNally talks about how his career started in 1976 as a Daily News copyboy, armed with a master's degree in photojournalism from Syracuse, and working his way up to success. McNally also discusses how photographers have to continually grow ...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Aaron Day, the new CEO of SaaS eCommerce company, Amaze. (The company changed its name to Amaze from Famous just prior to the recording of this episode.) In this interview, Day talks about how the company is bringing its decades-long experience in eCommerce tool development to offer a portfolio of simple tools for making online selling easy for a wide array of creators, photographers, entrepreneurs and...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Ginger Hartford. enterprise account manager, ARTISTREE, a Michaels Company. Hartford shares her expertise on design trends, partnerships, sustainable output, trends in wall decor, and the role of digital technology in new forms like NFTs.MediaclipMediaclip strives to continuously enhance the user experience while dramatically increasing revenue.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start f...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Michael Buzinski, president of Buzzworthy Integrated Marketing. In this episode, Buzinski talks about the practical steps a small business should follow to boost SEO and gain new customers. It's not just all about chasing the latest social media trend. Buzzworthy Integrated Marketing helps create buzz for small and medium-sized local businesses through integrated digital marketing.Medi...

Have an idea or tip? Send us a text!Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Denver photographer Jenna Noelle of Jenna Noelle Creative. In this interview, Noelle describes her career path as a new photographer gaining skills in the portrait business before launching her own wedding portrait venture. She shares her business philosophy and strategy for getting through the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the shift in her market emphasis to luxury weddings. She has also launched a consultin...