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Ernie Harker is a world-class branding consultant, speaker, and author. He ignites audiences with the strategies he used to build dozens of brands including a $3 billion retail brand called Maverik- Adventure’sFirst Stop. He wrote, “Your Brand Sucks” a book that outlines the fastest way to develop an authentically remarkable look and feel and marketing strategy for any business.After studying illustration at Utah State University, he began his career in 1993 as a concept artist for a large Ad agency in SLC. Two years later he started a small production studio called 8fish that built a reputation for illustration, animation, video production, ad design, writing, and brand development for a variety of clients including Maverik, Inc., a regional convenience store chain. In 2010 he was asked to lead Maverik’smarketing and branding efforts as their Executive Director of Marketing which helped catapult the company into a dollar brand.In 2018 he left Maverik to write a book, and pursue a consulting and speaking career.Ernie loves to draw, run, wakeboard, do hot yoga, hit the gym, mountain bike, watch movies, eat junk food, and spend time with his family and brothers.Interesting Facts:Host and executive producer of travel TV seres called Xtreme TouristWrote and produced an animated series on DVD called FHE on DVDkids to draw on his YouTube channel Sketch-e (Beware! It's super cringey!)Author and illustrator of 3 books. They're waiting for me. Monster Factory. Making FacesIronMan athlete.Climbed Kilimanjaro-The highest peak in Africa.Has 8 brothers and no sister.

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