Faster Than Normal

Built a social audience of 750k+ people and write to 70k weekly via my newsletter, Faster Than Normal.

Founder

Airtree

Scout for ~$1.3bn fund. Invested in 15 companies.

Scout

Zipline.io

Started as a business development rep and finished leading the Go-to-market for United States market entry.

Go-To-Market

Goldman Sachs

Mergers and acquisitions, equity capital raising, debt capital raising, and project finance.

Investment Banking Division

Koala AI | Argonaut Capital | Australian Water Polo

• 2024-present: Maple (Co-Founder/Advisor)
• 2024-present: Athyna (Investor/Advisor)
• 2024-present: Co Ventures LP
• 2023-2024: Koala AI (Co-founder) (exited 2024)
• 2023-2024: Aura Ventures, Build Club
• 2021-2021: Ammo Marketing, Growth Marketer
• 2021-2021: Isolabs, Growth Marketer: sold $1m of super-computed NFTs
• 2018-2018: Beanstalk AgTech
• 2016-2017: Finance Association of Western Australia, Co-President
• 2016-2017: 180 Degrees Consulting
• 2016-2017: Argonaut Capital
• 2016-2016: PricewaterhouseCoopers 
• 2015-2017: Boarding House Master, Water Polo Coach
• 2015-2016: Western Australian Institute of Sport, Water Polo
• 2015-2016: Australian Water Polo Team

Prior experiences

Exploring how to get better at the game of life and sharing my learnings so you can do the same. | 650k+ audience

Personal website: alexbrogan.com.
Assorted writings: alexbrogan.substack.com.
My thoughts on AI: thelastinvention.ai.

Alex Brogan

Clay Hall, CAS

Reno Type

Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Sales Dad

Training and coaching services for distributors and salespeople in the promotional products industry.

Wanderful Whirled

We found each other later in life, which means we need to get busy doing all the things and exploring all the places. 

To make up for lost time, we have decided to become digital nomads, exploring the world and working from wherever we are. So we sold our house and are using our mortgage budget to pay for AirBNBs instead. 

We expect to learn a lot along the way — about the world, food, cool gadgets and each other. We thought it would be fun to write about those things, partly so we can remember them and just in case others benefit from them. 

Let us know what you think, and if there are things you think we should be writing about, let us know!

Partner

Cordillera Int'l Film Festival

As a champion of diverse voices and curator of independent stories for the screen, the Cordillera International Film Festival strives to showcase the best in film while providing an environment for emerging and established artists to create and thrive.  Cordillera brings filmmakers together with diverse audiences to celebrate the power of storytelling through engaging exhibitions, panels, educational workshops and premieres that enrich and inspire the community.

Co-Director of Development

Reno-Tahoe AMA

Board Member

The Reno-Tahoe chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) was founded locally in 1982, and serves as the resource for area marketers to learn, grow, and connect through opportunities that promote education and marketing excellence.

Our Vision
Marketing is becoming increasingly complex. We believe that continuous learning is important in the context of a continuously changing environment. Your Reno-Tahoe chapter endeavors to communicate new marketing trends, set a high standard for the industry, communicate the best that is known about marketing, and conduct frequent meetings for the exchange of ideas. We strive to maintain a strong, successful national presence conducting exemplary, succession-focused chapter management.

Each year the Reno-Tahoe AMA hosts:
Ten knowledge sharing luncheons that feature notable guest speakers and professional panels.
A premier half-day marketing education workshop featuring notable guest speakers and knowledge sharing activities
A marketing awards event known as The Ace Awards
A holiday mixer known as Mingle Bells
Quarterly networking events at rotating locations

Board Member - Vice President of Membership

AIA Corporation

Vice President, Business Development

Host, On-Air with AIA

Vice President, Owner Success & Business Development

Vice President, Owner Success

Director of Owner Success

Success Manager

As Director of Distributor Recruiting, I have the pleasure of helping independent distributors and entrepreneurs compete and win in the promotional products industry.  Our Experience AIA platform removes friction in the ordering process and gives distributors more time to sell.

Director, Distributor Recruiting

Leading the Promotional Products Industry
AIA is among the top five promotional products distributors in the U.S. The AIA team is rapidly growing everyday with over 300 independent franchise owners nationwide and over 3,000 suppliers.
Led by a highly energized management team, a clear vision and strong financial backing, AIA is also an innovation leader in the industry. We support our AIA owners with compelling connections, advanced technology, a strategic focus and powerful marketing tools.
In turn, the entrepreneurs in our network can focus on building their business and engage the market with confidence. Our AIA owners know they are backed by a well-funded operational engine and are part of a vibrant, engaged community of successful peers.
AIA Corporate has won the Advertising Specialty Institute’s “Best Places to Work” award for five consecutive years. Located in Neenah, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois, our team includes happy, engaged and innovative industry professionals, all focused your needs

Senior Sales Account Executive

Supporting independent promotional products distributors with business growth strategies, sales strategies, mentoring and coaching.

Director, Field Sales Development

NCET: Business. Technology. Events.

Staples Promotional Products

Whether you need a few personalized gifts for clients, 10,000 custom T-shirts for your company's next big event, or an entire brand solution program tailored to your business, the creative experts at Staples Promotional Products can help.

As your partner in brand development, we are committed to providing outstanding service and exceptional value. That's why companies large and small, all over the world, turn to us for the resources they need to increase brand reach and visibility

Regional Sales Director

Sales Leader | Solutions Provider | World Traveler

I love branded merchandise and apparel (quarter-zips, anyone?) and working with promotional product distributors to address their sales and business challenges. I love teaching and coaching teams and cheering on individuals in the industry.

Here’s the deal. After spending nearly 35 years in the print and promo industry, I’ve made many mistakes (and learned from them). By working with me, you can avoid them (I hope). 

As VP of Sales for Reno Type, a direct mail, print and promo company, I get to work in a small, entrepreneurial environment, which gives me first-hand experience of what distributors go through regularly. 

Before joining  Reno Type, I worked at AIA Corporation and Staples Promotional Products. At AIA, I worked with distributors and their salespeople on sales strategies and tactics while managing nearly $200 million in revenue with the account management and business development teams. I enjoyed working with and learning from a group of dedicated professionals who challenged me to improve daily.

While I was at Staples, I oversaw a $45 million regional sales team and worked with end-buying clients such as Apple, Intel, American Honda, and others. I was fortunate to work alongside various creative and talented sales and support teams.

My wife and business partner, Jackie Shelton, and I sold our home before becoming digital nomads in late 2022. We traveled throughout Europe for several months before returning to the US. In 2024, we’ll begin splitting our time between the US and Portugal, where we purchased a home. 

We are also filmmakers and recently made our first short film, Lost in Memories. Jackie wrote and directed the film, and we have collaborated on many other scripts and are eager to produce more movies soon.

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Clay Hall, CAS

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