Grant Buntje

Grant Buntje

Vice President of Marketing - Mall of America®

Grant has been at Mall of America® for 4 years and his teams include attractions marketing, advertising, digital, website, email marketing, tourism marketing, creative, tenant marketing, integrated marketing, and the Mall’s new loyalty program: MOA® Insiders. Prior to joining the Mall of America team, Grant held leadership roles in Twin Cities based advertising agencies. Grant’s favorite MOA tradition is his family's annual guys holiday shopping trip. [Guys, shopping and an occasional cold brew – what could be better.]


Related Episodes
Ep. 35: Surprisingly Delightful
March 13, 2024
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19:3826.99 MB

Ep. 35: Surprisingly Delightful

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Ep. 33: Host Office Party: A Spring Break Adventure

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Ep. 31: Nothing Bundt Amazing
February 14, 2024
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27:0337.2 MB

Ep. 31: Nothing Bundt Amazing

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Ep. 20: Behind the Wonder
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29:1640.42 MB

Ep. 20: Behind the Wonder

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November 15, 2023
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27:4838.24 MB

Ep. 18: Creating Holiday Magic + Rewards

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Ep. 16: Host Office Party
November 01, 2023
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25:3835.28 MB

Ep. 16: Host Office Party

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Ep. 11:  Wink World: Permission to Play
September 27, 2023

Ep. 11: Wink World: Permission to Play

Our guest in this episode is an award-winning writer and performer, Grammy-nominated composer and a frequent public speaker on the subject of creativity… and he was a co-founding performer of Blue Man Group. Chris Wink, CEO and Founder of Wink World, joins our hosts Chris Grap and Grant Bunt...

Ep. 1: Welcome to SO MUCH MORE, A Mall of America® Podcast
July 27, 2023
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26:0335.88 MB

Ep. 1: Welcome to SO MUCH MORE, A Mall of America® Podcast

In the inaugural episode of So Much More, we introduce our four hosts and discuss the inspiration behind the podcast. The hosts share their personal journeys and experiences that have led them to create this podcast, and why they are passionate about sharing stories of people and brands that have ov...

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