Introduction to Growth Nation

Growth Nation helps mid-market and emerging companies reach their growth potential by developing and implementing effective marketing, sales and business development initiatives. We’ve created over $1 billion of new revenue growth. We target firms with annual revenue between $1 million and $40 million because they benefit the most from our rapid branding and strategy process. Then we ‘get it done’ with the best implementation resources – including collateral development, websites, direct mail, advertising and public relations – to grow sales. Our implementation resources are extensively vetted to ensure they’ll be successful in helping you grow. 

CEO Doug Bruhnke was born in New York, lived six years in Asia (Japan and Singapore) and has worked in 28 countries. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Eli Broad School of Executive Management at Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah.

Doug has been awarded 5 patents. A more detailed biography can be found www.linkedin.com/in/dougbruhnke. Doug and Growth Nation support over 25 associations and organizations with a presence in Arizona including: 

• AeA Arizona (www.aeanet.org)
• Alice Cooper's Solid Rock (www.solidrockteencenter.com)
• Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org)
• American Marketing Association (www.amaphoenix.org)
• Arizona Chamber of Commerce (www.azchamber.com)
• Arizona International Growth Group (www.azigg.com)
• Arizona Small Business Association (www.asba.com)
• Arizona Technology Council (www.aztechcouncil.com)
• Campaign to Make Poverty History (www.one.org)
• CEO-CFO Group (www.CEOCFOgroup.org)
• Enterprise Network (www.en.org)
• Greater Phoenix Economic Council (www.gpec.org)
• Invest Southwest (www.investsouthwest.org)
• Michigan State Alumni (www.azspartans.org)
• Multiple Sclerosis Society (www.nationalmssociety.org)
• Nat'l Assoc of Women Biz Owners (www.nawbophx.org)
• Phoenix Chamber - Green (www.phoenixchamber.com)
• Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations (www.pcfraz.org)
• Phoenix Sister Cities (www.phoenixsistercities.org)
• Scottsdale Chamber (www.scottsdalechamber.com)
• Scottsdale Job Network (www.scottsdalejobnet.com)
• The John Adam Show (www.thejohnadamshow.com)
• TiE-Arizona (www.tie-az.org)
• U of Utah Alumni (www.alumni.utah.edu/chapters/arizona)
• World Affairs Council of Arizona (www.wacaz.org)

Doug has been married to Yvonne Bruhnke for 26 years and they live in Scottsdale, Arizona. They are proud parents of daughter Stephanie who is a Certified Nursing Assistant and nursing student at the University of Utah.

Doug Bruhnke, Growth Nation (www.growthnation.com)