This week The Real Venture is joined by Megan Lanz, the founder of Brightly. Over the course of Megan's career she has seen what it takes to build and grow a successful business. Megan has been able to take her experiences in the world of marketing and combine them with her love for entrepreneurship to launch a start up of her own in Brightly. Brightly provides marketing support to ventured-backed organizations and VC firms. They believe early-stage startups and small organizations don’t need an expensive marketing hire or a pricey agency. They need the someone who can be as nimble and innovative as they are. Today's episode is a must listen if you are interested in improving your understanding and application of marketing as well as looking for inspiration to start a business of your very own. Check out the newest The Real Venture Podcast episodes directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you’re enjoying The Real Venture Podcast, please give us a 5-Star rating on Itunes! Want to be featured in an episode? Drop a comment below, or share your questions, feedback, and whatever else using #therealventure​​ and TAG US @therealventure_ on Instagram.  SUMMARY KEYWORDS people, business, entrepreneur, nonprofit, entrepreneurship, person, creative, world, call, building, day, marketing, recruiting, ceo, early, hire, thought, big, startup, working The Real Venture Podcast The Real Venture Website | The Real Venture Instagram | The Real Venture LinkedIn | The Real Venture YouTube | Peyton Truitt - Linkedin | Peyton Truitt - Instagram | Luke Truitt - LinkedIn