By The Western & English Sales Association
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Description: The Western & English Sales Association (WESA) provides the world’s largest trade events for retailers, manufacturers, and sales representatives of the Equestrian Industry. In this podcast, we feature exclusive interviews and noteworthy Western/English personalities, retailers, and exhibitors who you’ve always wanted to talk to! Don’t miss out on all the news for manufacturers and retailers of the Equine industry!
Published: Twice a month on the 15th and 30th
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The Western & English Sales Association (WESA) provides the world’s largest trade events for retailers, manufacturers, and sales representatives of the Equestrian Industry. In this podcast, we feature exclusive interviews and with noteworthy Western/English personalities, retailers, and exhibitors who you’ve always wanted to talk to! Don’t miss out on all the news for manufacturers and retailers of the Equine industry!
What the alliance of marketing powerhouses FWV and Baker Bonner means for the Western industry.
- Hosts: Mike Donnell, Kacee Willbanks, and Sophia Jagella
- Guests: FWV President David Gwyn and Baker & Bonner co-founder and CCO Rob Baker
- Find our guests at: bakerbonner.com or on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook

Your Hosts

Mike Donnell
Mike Donnell, a graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in broadcasting, has more than 50 years of experience in the fields of public relations, sports marketing, broadcasting and social media.
Most recently he was co-producer and co-host with Kacee Willbanks Colletti for 50 episodes of The Rodeo Marketing Show, a Horse Radio Network podcast which focused on rodeo and western lifestyle marketing.
While engaged in that podcast he was a frequent attendee at WESA trade shows.

Kacee Willbanks
Kacee is the co-owner of a handful of successful businesses and thoroughly enjoys the fast pace of managing social networking platforms and was recently voted as one of the BEST IN PUEBLO by her community. Kacee has previously owned a multi-function tanning/hair/nail salon, has completed the required course for Colorado real estate licensing, is SAG (screen actors guild) eligible and is also a notary public.
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