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On this podcast, we connect with the powerhouse influencers, C-Suite executives, and leaders of companies who are setting the standard in their respective spaces. On each episode, our guests will take us through their own journey, what motivated & inspired them to try something new and how they ultimately set the standard in their field. And on top of that, they will provide actionable insights & ideas on how you can set the standard in your own way.
Follow The Social Standard on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, as well as our Blog, and Website for up-to-date marketing expertise and insights.
Setting The Standard in Influencer-Led Branded Content
The Social Standard Podcast
55 minutes 33 seconds
3 years ago
Setting The Standard in Influencer-Led Branded Content
In this episode, host Jess Phillips, speaks with Dustin Hinz, Chief Marketing Officer at Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Dustin takes on his journey all the way from the mailroom to working up close and personal with the likes of Eric Clapton, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, and Alicia Keys, just to name a few.
Tune in to hear another amazing story and valuable take always in Influencer-Led Branded Content!
About Dustin Hinz:
An award-winning marketer with decades of experience in consumer lifestyle brands, Dustin Hinz brings the passion of a creative executive and a lifelong musician to his role as chief marketing officer for Firestone Walker Brewing Company. As head storyteller and brand steward for the iconic California beer company, Hinz leads all branding and marketing efforts for California's fourth-largest craft brewery known for its flagship 805 line of beers, limited-release Propagator series, aged Vintage series and eccentric Barrelworks brews.
Before joining Firestone Walker in July 2019, Hinz spent five years leading Ernie Ball Music Man, the division focused on guitars and bass guitars. As EVP of Global Marketing, he managed all creative, content, artist relations, packaging, merchandising, retail and e-commerce strategies, while serving as creator, writer and showrunner of the original AT&T and DirecTV documentary series “Ernie Ball: The Pursuit of Tone,” spotlighting some of the most compelling, influential guitarists of the modern era.
Hinz previously devoted 18 years to building and shaping Guitar Center into a $2.5 billion global retail leader, finishing his tenure as VP of brand experience and entertainment marketing. He waged numerous award-winning marketing, creative and content campaigns including a global rebrand, secured marketing partnerships with hundreds of top talents, and created the award-winning DirecTV series “Guitar Center Sessions,” which ran for 11 seasons featuring such artists as Peter Gabriel, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Alanis Morissette, Aloe Blacc and Linkin Park.
Hinz has won multiple Silver and Bronze Telly Awards producing content for Ernie Ball and Guitar Center, Marketing Executive of the Year (Best in Biz Awards), Branded Content Campaign of the Year (Stevie Awards), and Brand Innovators’ “40 under 40” Brand Marketer of the Year. Passionate about filmmaking, photography, illustration, design and all things creative, Dustin Hinz is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Recording Academy.
The Social Standard Podcast
On this podcast, we connect with the powerhouse influencers, C-Suite executives, and leaders of companies who are setting the standard in their respective spaces. On each episode, our guests will take us through their own journey, what motivated & inspired them to try something new and how they ultimately set the standard in their field. And on top of that, they will provide actionable insights & ideas on how you can set the standard in your own way.
Follow The Social Standard on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, as well as our Blog, and Website for up-to-date marketing expertise and insights.
