WORK WITH US

Simply Dope × Here For the Food

Let’s
Build
Something
Real

We don’t do generic. We build cultural moments — events, stories, and experiences that actually move people. If that sounds like what you need, keep reading.

How We Work

Selective
By Design

We’ve built something real — a community that shows up, engages, and trusts our voice. That trust took years to earn. We protect it by being intentional about who we work with and how.

Organic features are earned, not bought. Paid partnerships are the standard for branded work. That’s not a flex — it’s just how we keep this thing authentic.

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Alignment Over Everything We only partner with brands and people that genuinely fit our world. If we wouldn’t naturally talk about it, we won’t be paid to pretend.
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Our Voice Stays Ours Creative direction stays with us. We’ll represent your brand with integrity — not read a script or post content that doesn’t sound like us.
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Community Is the Product You’re not buying impressions. You’re getting access to a community that actually shows up — at events, in DMs, at the table.
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No Free Features Organic shoutouts happen when something genuinely moves us. Paid placements are available through the packages below — not through DM requests.

What We Offer

The Work

Four ways to plug in. Each one is built around making your brand feel native to our world — not bolted on.

01

Event Sponsorships

Put your brand inside real cultural moments. Brunch series, food festivals, pop-ups, and community events with audiences that are present, engaged, and looking for what’s next.

Logo Placement Activation Space Sampling Email Feature
02

Brand Partnerships

Long-form collaboration across content, events, and platform integration. This is for brands that want to be woven into the HFTF ecosystem — not just mentioned once.

Content Series Platform Feature Social Integration Co-created Events
03

Speaking & Hosting

Keenan brings the energy, the credibility, and the room. Available for panels, keynotes, hosting gigs, and community conversations around food, culture, and entrepreneurship.

Panels Keynotes MC / Hosting Workshops
04

Creative Strategy

For businesses and brands that need help telling their story right. Brand positioning, content direction, event concept development, and community-first marketing strategy.

Brand Voice Content Strategy Event Concepting Consulting

Why It Works

The Proof

We’re not pitching reach. We’re showing up with a community that’s been built the right way — through consistency, authenticity, and genuine love for the culture.

87+
Local Listings
34
Restaurant Sell Outs
13 Million+
Views for Local Food
100%
Authentic
Supported by Visit Lincoln LinPepCo MHC Moving Nebraska Textile Robidoux Inc.

Working with Keenan and the HFTF team brought our brand into a community we couldn’t have reached on our own. It felt authentic because it was.

Partner Name

Brand / Company

The event experience was next level. Our activation felt natural, not forced — and the crowd was exactly who we needed to be in front of.

Sponsor Name

Event Sponsor

I’ve seen a lot of “community-first” brands. HFTF actually means it. That’s rare and that’s why we keep coming back.

Partner Name

Brand Partner

The Standard

We’re not here to
make content.
We’re here to make
culture.

If your brand is built on authenticity, community, and actually giving a damn — we’ll get along just fine. If you need something safe and sanitized, we’re probably not your people.

Let’s Talk

Get In Touch

Start the
Conversation

Tell us what you’re working on. We read every submission and respond to the ones that feel like a fit. No pitch decks required — just be real with us.

Response within 48 hours
No cold pitch templates
We’ll tell you straight if it’s not a fit
Name
(optional — but useful for faster follow-up on partnerships)

This goes straight to Keenan. No auto-reply bots, no marketing team — just a real person reading your message.