Engager

Alternative Wellness Lifestyle Brand & Product Accelerator Lab
We build new plant medicine and wellness brands, products and businesses, and grow existing ones.

We are a global team of battle-tested entrepreneurs, makers and marketers accelerating growth of brands in the alternative health and wellness category.  

We spot emerging trends, identify new growth opportunities, bring new solutions to market, and modernize the way that alternative wellness businesses engage with consumers via entertainment, experiential marketing, lifestyle marketing and emerging technologies.

The team has deep expertise in taking brands from pre-seed or seed stage to series B and beyond.  Deep experience with lifestyle marketing in music, gaming, podcasting, film, TV, cannabis, beverage and technology. 

Team has collectively accomplished the following:

$1BN + in Revenues Generated
60+ Brands Built
$100 million+ Funds Raised

Engager Global is a brand innovation and venture-building studio that helps alternative wellness companies accelerate growth and innovation. We employ a team of entrepreneurs, creators, and marketers to work alongside clients in spotting emerging trends, identifying new growth opportunities, and bringing new solutions to market. Our approach optimizes the agility of startups by facilitating rapid innovation and leveraging influencers of all levels to grow brand equity as well as revenues on a global basis.

Optimized For the Following Business Categories:

- Nootropics
- Adaptogens
- Functional Mushrooms
- Kratom
- Kanna
- Psychedelics
- Cannabis
- Alternative Wellness Therapies
- Alternative Wellness Retreats
- Biohacking products and services

Founder and Chief Revenue Officer

PLANT Entrepreneurial Institute

- Building a global online education platform specializing in courses for cannabis, psychedelic, and plant medicine businesses.
- Leading a team of experienced operators to create and deliver high-quality courses taught by industry professionals with real-world experience.
- Successfully launched the flagship course, the Cannabis Brand Accelerator, as part of the Cannapreneur Pocket MBA program, catering to the growing demand in the cannabis industry.
- In collaboration with Grupo Education in Puebla, Mexico, to ensure smooth functioning and growth of the platform.

Founder

Heavy Brands

- Owning and operating the Heavy Grass brand: cannabis flower products in California.
- Contribute to the development of innovative cannabis products, including small-batch, top-shelf cannabis and extract-infused prerolls, that cater to the rebellious and counterculture-loving metal community.

Board Member/Co-Founder

Bee-Nails, LLC

Board Of Advisors

Engager Brands

Engager Brands builds, owns and operates a portfolio of authentic cannabis brands targeting underserved demographics. We create, market and license our brands starting in California and then taking them throughout the world.

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

PROHBTD Media

PRØHBTD Media was a global consumer goods and marketing company with a mission to lead cannabis from the black market to the supermarket. As PRØHBTD we built the largest catalog of broadcast quality cannabis video content, the largest cannabis multi-platform network and leading cannabis agency with 60+ brand projects. 

Our portfolio included lifestyle and wellness brands across hemp, CBD and THC including flagship icon PRØHBTD, Hempathy, Ceeby Dee’s, Hot Nife, The Patch Co., and Heavy Grass. We also counted exclusive partnerships in our arsenal including Global Licensing Expo, Advertising Week, Beanstalk Licensing Agency, and Postmedia.

www.prohbtdmedia.com

Chief Business Officer, COO and Founder

Soteria Intelligence

Soteria Intelligence is a social media threat assessment company that provides monitoring and consulting services to individuals and organizations around the world.

Advisor

Engager Digital

Engager Digital helps content providers grow and retain their audiences.  They also provide business development, sales strategy and digital marketing services.  A primary focus is on growing the overall businesses of media companies.  Engager also serves as a new business incubator.  

Client services include:

* Online video, influencer marketing and shopper engagement programs.
* Digital media strategy/business development 
* Online/mobile/social solutions for brands, agencies, and digital businesses.
* Application and site development strategy


Clients & Partners (Past and Present): Audible, St Martins Press, Simon & Schuster, Oyster, Mediakix, Prodege, Cakeworks, Juntobox Films, Creative Money Works, Scratch Music Group, Songbird, Lodgenet, I VOTE, Platinum Edge, Screenpush, Stauffer.

Creative Money Works

Creative Money Works' mission is to help meet the needs of low income children, work to create a better financial future for them and conduct research to improve financial literacy content for children.

Board of Advisors

Dather

Dather is a social media platform for event sponsors and organizers. Dather is now part of broader offering called Event Hub which offers white labeled end-to-end digital services and technology solutions for events.  The suite of solutions raise awareness pre event, engages audiences during the event, and provides a post event activation platform along with analytics.  

Dather also represents other cutting edge digital media services and technologies including a turnkey paid media solution that provides access to a highly engaged and targeted audience of 7.5M+ users on web and mobile.

Clients include: Samsung/AT&T Glee Live Tour, Jagermeister Music Tour, Remy Cointreau, John Lennon Educational Tour, Juntobox Films, Rihanna

Kieve is the co-founder of Dather and serves as the lead on all business development, sales, operations, product development and fundraising efforts.  He is also a Founder in the Founder Institute.

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Do you want to unlock untapped revenue for your alernative wellness business or brand?
Are you generating over $1 million annually?
Do you want to 5-10x that over the next 3-5 years?
 
I run Engager, a growth accelerator program for alternative wellness businesses.  We partner with companies to scale their businesses exponentially and cost effectively.

Engager is optimized to help the following business categories: 

Nootropics
Adaptogens
Functional Mushrooms
Kratom
Kanna
Psychedelics
Cannabis
Alternative Wellness Therapies
Alternative Wellness Retreats
Biohacking products and services

After a collective 70+ years of building brands and businesses, our team at Engager is ready to leverage everything we've learned about scaling a company, its sales, and its funding.

We have collectively generated over $1 billion in revenues across cannabis, beverages, music, media, tech, and fashion.   We have built over 60 brands.

We can grow your current brand or partner with you to build you a new one.

Interested in learning more?

DM me or set up a Discovery Call via the link in my headline.

Kieve Huffman

LOVE INC OF SHEBOYGAN COUNTY INC

Mobilizing churches to transform lives and communities through relationships In the Name of Christ

Executive Director

Kohler Co.

Managed the Arts/Industry program as a key liaison with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler Marketing and Kohler Communications in order to integrate this core program into the Kohler brand experience.
Supported all Social Impact team initiatives with emphasis on Sustainability metrics to support the Design for Environment team and to promote Kohler’s Positive by Design efforts.

Project Leader-Social Impact

Kohler Foundation Inc

Assisted accountant with accounts payable
Coordinated reports and annual meeting for the Board
Managed office activities and needs
Supported Visual & Performing Arts within the community

Office Manager

Nourish Farms, Inc.

Served as the treasurer and lead on the Finance Committee overseeing staff and office
Managed required paperwork for non-profit organizations such as IRS filings and coordination of external audit

Treasurer

Lakeshore Technical College

Coordinated study abroad programs for LTC students and faculty
Implemented global curriculum and awareness in the classroom
Facilitated LINKe business association for local importers and exporters
Served on Global Education Committee within the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS)
Served on task force for the Global New North initiative
Managed global programs at LTC such as Cultural Conversations, International Coffee Cart, and information seminars and workshops

Global Education Coordinator

Center For Cultural Interchange

Advocated for exchange students
Promoted cultural understanding through the placement of exchange students in qualified host families
Promoted cooperation and understanding among people in order to create a more peaceful and environmentally conscious world

Local Coordinator

Kohler School District

Highlighted strengths of school district and initiated annual open house to recruit new students and families.
Developed marketing strategy in order to instill pride regarding the opportunities provided within the school system

Managing Member of Marketing Committee

Worked closely with community members, school staff, and superintendent in order to develop a vision for the future success of Kohler Schools.
Focused on global awareness within the context of providing students with 21st century skills.
Researched dual language programs from other school districts in order to determine set of best practices and to improve current language curriculum

Co-Chair of Vision Advisory Committee

NOURISH Farm to Family Philanthropy

NOURISH provides collaboration between local farmers, culinary professionals, and local volunteers to educate, inspire, and increase consumption of healthy foods through the sharing of meals or snacks inspired by fresh local ingredients with struggling families who deserve to eat well.  NOURISH is dedicated to improving food security issues in the Sheboygan County area.

Advisory Board Member

JETRO

Mentored, educated and facilitated American companies interested in developing business in Japan
JETRO--Japan External Trade Organization--is a Japanese organization sponsored by the Japanese government in order to encourage better trade relationships between Japan and other countries. JETRO has an office in Chicago, Illinois.

Cultural Liaison

I have a passion to provide resources and training to the local community through continued education and spiritual development. Helping others discover Christ to broaden their horizons and perspective is one way for a community to grow and thrive.
After concentrating on Asian Studies during my undergraduate work at the University of Michigan, I developed a desire to share my experiences and teach others the importance of global skills, experiences, and cultural understanding. I mentored, educated, and facilitated American companies interested in developing business in Japan while working for a semi-governmental Japanese organization in Chicago called the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). At that time, I began my graduate work at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management with a focus on organizational development and corporate culture. Shortly after receiving my masters, I had the opportunity to live in Germany with my family for two and a half years. I learned first-hand the challenges and joys of adapting to a new culture and environment and expanded my horizons to include Europe while further deepening my relationship with and reliance on Jesus. Upon returning to the U.S., I worked with school boards in Illinois and Wisconsin on how to incorporate new programs in order to develop 21st century skills. At LTC, I continued to provide training and opportunities for staff and students who desire global skills required in today's workforce.
In addition to these experiences, I believe in the importance of impacting the community through volunteer activities. As a founding member of NOURISH (a non-profit organization in Sheboygan), I provided leadership and structure as we entered unchartered waters of connecting volunteers with local farmers and chefs with the purpose of providing healthy meals and snacks at local shelters while educating the community on good nutrition. Because of my passion for improving our local community, I began working for the Kohler Foundation and then the Kohler Co. where I was able to be part of teams that focused on community grants, scholarships, art, and volunteerism. Finally, God led me to Love In the Name of Christ so that I can continue to build my relationship with Him and share my faith with others so that we can all thrive and glorify God.

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