brittany hodak and kim kaupe products zinepaks website zinepak.com zinepak is an american music and publishing company founded in 2011 . contents 1 company history 2 zinepaks 3 financials 4 references 5 external links company history edit zinepak was launched in january 2011 by founders brittany hodak and kim kaupe . the two met while working at fathom communications in 2010 with hodak coming from a background in music and kaupe coming from a background in publishing specifically having worked for conde nast publications . 1 2 zinepak s first and primary distributor was walmart which was interested in finding a way to combat slunking music sales due to piracy and online downloads . according to geri stengel of forbes magazine founders hodak and kaupe came up with a business model that compete d with the lure of online purchasing and piracy . passionate music fans want more than just music . they want an experience . when you re not attending a concert interacting with memorabilia achieves that . zinepak packages a cd with a fan magazine and other items that tie to the musician such as posters guitar picks and even branded greeting cards and perfume samples . these engage listeners in a personalized experience with the musician . 3 in 2013 the company was named entrepreneur magazine s april startup of the month 1 was named one of the magazine s top thirty startups to watch 4 and both founders were named to the advertising age 40 under 40 . 5 in 2013 the company was also nominated for the wall street journal s startup of the year . 6 7 zinepaks edit zinepak has produced zinepaks for clients including maroon 5 george strait taylor swift pitch perfect 2 lynyrd skynyrd kenny chesney katy perry miranda lambert r5 guardians of the galaxy disambiguation needed styx brad paisley luke bryan kidz bop the academy of country music disney s frozen justin bieber lindsey stirling no doubt kiss dove how to train your dragon 2 johnny cash dr. pepper 1 rascal flatts american idol phillip phillips scotty mccreery selena gomez 5 florida georgia line 8 the best of me 9 american girl toby keith 10 and mary j. blige . 11 the beach boys released a zinepak upon their 50th anniversary which according to billboard included a 72 page magazine featuring rare photos and new interviews with brian wilson mike love bruce johnston al jardine and david marks plus collectible postcards and an 11 track cd . their zinepak for the academy of country music awards debuted as no. 17 on the billboard top country albums chart no. 4 on top compilation albums and no. 19 on top independent albums . 12 the compilation zinepak for each awards show since has also charted . 13 the company has also partnered with brands movie studios athletes and fashion labels . it has also used ibooks and magazines with augmented reality elements in its zinepaks . 4 financials edit the company has taken no venture capital and was completely self funded by the founders . 3 as of early 2013 zinepak has sold over one million zinepaks . co founders brittany hodak and kim kaupe appeared on the april 24 2015 episode of abc s shark tank and struck a deal with lori greiner and robert herjavec receiving 725 000 for a 17.5 % stake in zinepak . 14 references edit a b c kara ohngren april 9 2013 . how zinepak built a growing publishing empire on the back of bieber fever . entrepreneur magazine . retrieved october 18 2013 . founder s chronicle kim kaupe founder of zinepak . agency post . march 11 2013 . retrieved october 18 2013 . a b need financing don t just think loan or equity . forbes magazine . october 9 2013 . retrieved october 18 2013 . a b andrea huspeni september 10 2013 . top 30 startups to watch . entrepreneur magazine . retrieved october 23 2013 . a b brianne nemiroff march 22 2013 . meet the zinepak girls brittany hodak and kim kaupe . viva glam magazine . archived from the original on 11 august 2014 . retrieved october 18 2013 . zinepak . wall street journal . retrieved october 18 2013 . think print is dead take a look at zinepak . wall street journal . retrieved october 18 2013 . pedro rodriguez . coming soon katy perry fan q & a exclusive zinepak . brink magazine online . retrieved october 18 2013 . v zinepak deluxe edition . brandy mcdonnell september 24 2013 . toby keith releasing new album drinks after work with exclusive zinepak . oklahoma news . retrieved october 18 2013 . et s mary j. blige x mas cd zinepak giveaway . entertainment tonight . october 15 2013 . retrieved october 18 2013 . gary graff april 20 2012 . exclusive beach boys get a zinepak for 50th anniversary . billboard magazine . retrieved october 18 2013 . billboard charts . retrieved october 28 2013 . gregory bresiger april 14 2013 . leaning into women owned businesses are helping sluggish economy . new york post . retrieved october 18 2013 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zinepak & oldid 739452810 categories american record 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