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The book by Krish & Shannon Dhokia

Mar-Ed

A practical framework for parents, leaders, marketers and educators

Where marketing meets education, and influence begins at home. The principles that build trusted brands are the same principles that shape confident children.

Mar-Ed book cover: A practical framework for parents, leaders, marketers and educators, by Krish and Shannon Dhokia
10,000+copies sold

10,000+

copies sold

4

audiences: parents, leaders, marketers and educators

25+

years of marketing leadership behind it

3rd

generation educator as co-author

The principles that build trusted brands are the same principles that shape confident children.

Krish Dhokia25+ year marketing executive

Every classroom is a brand. Every brand is a classroom.

Shannon DhokiaThird-generation educator

You are marketing every day. You are teaching every day. The only question is: what are you building?

Krish & Shannon DhokiaAuthors of Mar-Ed

What's inside

Every home sends a message. Every classroom builds a brand. Mar-Ed brings 25 years of marketing and three generations of teaching together into one practical framework you can use at the dinner table, in the classroom and in the boardroom.

Written for

Parents

See the messages your home is already sending, and shape them on purpose.

Leaders

Build teams that trust you, using the same principles that build trusted brands.

Marketers

Rediscover influence as something you earn, not something you buy.

Educators

Bring clarity, attention and emotional safety into every lesson.

Krish and Shannon Dhokia holding copies of Mar-Ed

About the authors

Krish Dhokia

A marketing executive with 25+ years of leadership and campaigns that have driven billions in revenue. Founder of This Newsroom and host of the This With Krish Show.

Shannon Dhokia

A third-generation educator and doctoral scholar in curriculum and instruction, with 10+ years in marketing. Co-founder of Good Dot Dot.

Married, raising a family and building together. Mar-Ed took six years to write, and the story behind it is on the This With Krish Show.

Hear the story on the podcast

Mar-Ed: Where Marketing Meets Education — And Influence Begins at Home 

What if marketing isn’t just something businesses do — but something parents and teachers do every single day?

In Mar-Ed: Where Marketing Meets Education — And Influence Begins at Home, husband-and-wife duo Krish Dhokia, a 25+ year marketing executive, and Shannon Dhokia, a third-generation educator and doctoral scholar in curriculum and instruction, reveal a powerful truth:

Every classroom is a brand. Every brand is a classroom.

Drawing from decades of experience in boardrooms and classrooms, Krish and Shannon show how the principles that build trusted brands are the same principles that shape confident children. Messaging creates culture. Consistency builds trust. Clarity shapes identity. And influence always starts at home.

Through honest stories, practical lessons, humor, and faith-anchored wisdom, Mar-Ed explores:

  • Why integrity matters more than image
  • How emotional safety impacts learning and leadership
  • The hidden messaging inside your home culture
  • How clarity reduces rebellion and builds confidence
  • Why attention is the most powerful reward system
  • The long-term impact of nurture over numbers

This book is not just for marketers or educators. It is for parents. It is for leaders. It is for anyone who understands that influence is a responsibility — not just a strategy.

In a world competing for your child’s attention, Mar-Ed challenges you to out-teach culture, lead with purpose, and build a family brand rooted in faith, clarity, and love.

Because whether you realize it or not…

You are marketing every day.
You are teaching every day.
The only question is — what are you building?

You are marketing every day. You are teaching every day.

The only question is: what are you building?

Get Mar-Ed on Amazon