Episodes
Design-Centric Leadership with Mia Blume
February 5, 2024

Mia Blume is a creative leadership coach with experience at Pinterest, Square, and IDEO. In 2016, she started Design Dept. to help creative leaders transform how they work. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On … Read More
Brand Storytelling at Microsoft with Miri Rodriguez
January 29, 2024

Miri Rodriguez literally wrote the book on brand storytelling. An award-winning, globally recognized storyteller and Senior Storyteller for Future of Work at Microsoft, Miri is a creative journalist, content strategist, renowned keynote speaker, and international thought leader helping brands tell … Read More
Simplify Your Messaging with Ben Guttmann
January 15, 2024

Ben Guttmann is the author of the new book Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. Ben is on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect through clear and concise messages. We discussed … Read More
Seeing the How with Allen Adamson
January 8, 2024

Allen Adamson is the author of the new book Seeing the How: Achieving Market Advantage by Transforming the Stuff We Do, Not the Stuff We Buy. He’s the author of several other books on all things branding and the co-founder … Read More
Humanizing Your Brand with Lydia Michael
January 1, 2024

Lydia Michael is an entrepreneur, speaker, brand strategist, and author of “Brand Love.” As I said during our conversation, Lydia spends a lot of time defining the undefinable — from brand love to multicultural marketing to personal branding. We discussed all … Read More
The Naughty & Nice Brands of 2023 with Matt Williams
December 25, 2023

This week we have a special holiday episode of the On Brand podcast with the “Naughty and Nice Brands of 2023.” This seasonally appropriate snapshot of brand behavior was developed by the smart folks at Brand Federation. The consultancy’s Chief Growth Officer Matt … Read More
Holiday PR Tips for Brands from Amanda Proscia
December 18, 2023

Amanda Proscia, co-founder of Lightspeed Public Relations and Marketing, is the author of PR Confidential, available now. Lightspeed is a New York City-based agency focused on promoting innovation in areas like healthcare, financial services, and consumer electronics. We discussed all of … Read More
Building a More Purposeful Brand with Sandy Skees
December 11, 2023

Sandy Skees is EVP, Global Purpose and Impact Lead at Porter Novelli and author of the book Purposeful Brands. While it seems like purposeful branding is everywhere these days, that doesn’t diminish the importance and responsibility of this work. And … Read More
The Language of Brand Strategy with Jay Mandel
December 4, 2023

Jay Mandel is the author of the book Brand Strategy in Three Steps, as well as an entrepreneur, professor, consultant, and coach. In all of his work, he leads with his core values of candor, curiosity, and collaboration. We discussed … Read More
Fractional CMO Karen McFarlane on Inclusive Marketing
November 20, 2023

Karen McFarlane is the founder and CMO of Kaye Media, a fractional marketing firm for startups to enterprises. With over 25 years of experience, Karen is renowned for her transformative purpose-driven brand strategies and has been recognized for her leadership … Read More