#  The Playbook: Marketing, Branding, & Strategic Collaboration 

 



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 **October 14, 2026** 

 05:30PM - 08:00PM EDT 

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 **Harvard Ed Portal**  

224 Western Ave., Allston

 

 

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The most overlooked growth lever for early-stage entrepreneurs isn’t product quality. It’s strategic visibility. Research from HubSpot’s 2023 State of Marketing report found that businesses with documented marketing strategies are 313% more likely to achieve their goals. Most small business owners spend time creating content and almost no time distributing it. This session flips that equation.

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[The Playbook is a 4-session experiential learning program](/playbook-kurt-faustin "The Playbook by Kurt Faustin") designed for early-stage entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders who are actively building, growing, or preparing to scale their ventures.  
  
Each session pairs a specific business domain (funding, marketing, finance, or systems) with the emotional intelligence and mental performance research that determines whether people actually apply what they learn.   
  
Sessions are led by Kurt Faustin and feature expert panelists with lived and professional expertise in the session topic.



 

Presented by

### Kurt Faustin 

 

Founder & CEO, The Dropout · Certified Brain-Based Coach · Speaker & Success Strategist



 



      ![Kurt Faustin](/sites/g/files/omnuum12051/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/hep/files/kurt_faustin.jpeg?itok=FdPiPVEK) 

 

 

  

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Economic Development ](/program-area/economic-development)
- [ Workforce Development ](/program-area/workforce-development)
 
 

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