A Brave New Podcast
Rob works with business leaders to build identities for their organizations, products, and services. More than a name or logo, Rob believes an identity is defined by clear, focused beliefs, expressed through compelling words, and substantiated by consistent actions. His specialties include strategic positioning, naming and messaging, brand architecture, qualitative research, and organizational change. Prior to launching Heirloom, he was global head of brand architecture and naming at HP, and previously held strategy director roles at several leading, international brand consulting firms. Rob...
info_outline A Strategic Approach To Tech, with Jon ChristensenA Brave New Podcast
Jon is the President/CEO of Phoji Inc, the creator, inventor and patent holder of the custom emoji. Jon also serves as fractional Advisor, Business Development for CTO Teammate and fractional Advisor, Business Development for Bright Bucks Inc. CTO Teammate is focused on maximizing the ROI on technology by providing fractional resources expert in their discipline. What you’ll learn about in this episode: The importance of alignment between branding, marketing, and technology Why slowing down and developing a plan for digital transformation is the best thing you can do before going...
info_outline Public Relations Fundamentals, with Elizabeth SutherlandA Brave New Podcast
Elizabeth Sutherland, APR, is the Sutherland of Sutherland Weston Marketing Communications. Growing up in Northern Maine, after college Elizabeth worked for the United States Senate, the American Red Cross, and Northern Light Health in increasingly complex public relations and marketing roles before launching out on her own. She is a graduate of the Bangor Region Leadership Institute and winner of the 2016 Eames Leadership Award, the Girl Scouts of Maine 2017 Juliette Award for Leadership, and a 2022 laureate of the Maine Business Hall of Fame. She serves on several non-profit boards and...
info_outline Building a Hypergrowth B2B SaaS Brand, with Rabah RahilA Brave New Podcast
With 18 years of industry expertise in DTC and Marketing, Rabah is a force to be reckoned with in the world of advertising. Spending millions on captivating ad campaigns and having the honor to work alongside the inspiring Oprah, Rabah has crafted a career forged in the School of Hard Knocks of Advertising. As the former CMO at Triple Whale, a cutting-edge attribution solution, innovative strategies brought unprecedented growth during a whirlwind 18-month tenure. Now, as the Chief Evangelist at the TW, Rabah continues to lead, inspire, and push the boundaries of creativity. Rabah's...
info_outline Overcoming The Imposter, with Kris KelsoA Brave New Podcast
Kris Kelso is a Keynote Speaker, a two-time entrepreneur, a Professional Certified Coach, and is the author of “Overcoming The Impostor: Silence Your Inner Critic and Lead with Confidence”. Kris has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, business owners, and their leadership teams as a coach, facilitator, and mentor. He is the Dean of Entrepreneurship at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute, an advisor and instructor at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and is a contributing writer for Fast Company Magazine, Yahoo Finance, and The Nashville Business Journal. Kris has founded...
info_outline Fantasy Brand Draft, With The A Brave New TeamA Brave New Podcast
In this episode host Josh Dougherty is joined by the A Brave New team. Art director Phil Padilla, content director Brad Steinbacher, and project manager Mel Johnson share their thoughts about which brands they would draft for their fantasy brand football team starting with quarterback and running down the other key positions on the offensive side of the ball. What you’ll learn about in this episode: The difference between a slot receiver brand and a big play receiver brand Which position best fits brands like Hersheys, Adobe, and Black & Decker, and Magic Spoon The powerful ways that...
info_outline Building Visual Systems, with Phil PadillaA Brave New Podcast
A Brave New’s Art Director Phil Padilla brings with him over 15 years of experience, including 12 years of freelancing for some of the top Seattle creative agencies including Touch Worldwide and Hey, Advertising. Through this he has partnered with brands like Starbucks, Microsoft, and Philips to build expert branding and product development. His work has been recognized twice by the M Award for custom product packaging. Phil is a content creator consistently recognized by partners as being a story-builder, embracing change with enthusiasm, owning major project deliverables from beginning to...
info_outline Trusting Your Gut & Brand Building, with Josh DoughertyA Brave New Podcast
Josh Dougherty is a brand strategist, speaker, and the founder and CEO of A Brave New, a Seattle-based B2B digital marketing agency specializing in tech and healthcare. Over the last decade plus, he’s worked with clients to develop unique brands and accelerate business growth using web design, inbound marketing, and account-based marketing strategies. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why trusting your gut is essential as you build your brand How to balance a commitment to data and other inputs with creativity and instincts That trusting your gut doesn’t mean: Ignoring...
info_outline Talking branding, with Steve BrockA Brave New Podcast
Steve Brock leads a studio of talented and experienced researchers, strategists, designers, writers, programmers, project managers, an odd chef or two, photographers, videographers, organizational development specialists and assorted other creatives. As a studio, his team pulls together the most appropriate team for clients’ specific needs. And somehow, it all works. Brilliantly. With a wallop even. For more than twenty-years (that’s like over a century in internet years), Steve’s team have helped some of the nation’s top corporations and not-for-profit organizations discover who they...
info_outline All About F1 Brand Associations, with Brad SteinbacherA Brave New Podcast
Before he entered the world of marketing, A Brave New’s Content Director Brad Steinbacher spent 14 years as a journalist and editor at Seattle’s leading alternative newspaper The Stranger. His marketing work has included creating content for Fortune 500 companies, political campaigns, and penning opinion pieces for former members of Congress and professional sports stars. At A Brave New, Brad guides and oversees all content for clients, ensuring brand guidelines and voices are followed, and generating new ideas for content delivery. In his free time, Brad enjoys sports, playing video...
info_outlineErich Ziegler is the Interim GM, EMEA at CircleCI. He is incredibly calculated in his decision-making and is laser-focused on prioritizing the most important business drivers to achieve impactful results.
Since joining CircleCI six years ago, Erich has risen to the challenge of building a team that successfully markets to developers. In that time he’s delivered >100% year-over-year growth, which is largely due to his data-driven marketing approach.
Prior to CircleCI, Erich led marketing teams at RingCentral, Intuit, PayCycle, and Netflix and was featured in the 2020 documentary, “Netflix vs the World” for his role in their hypergrowth.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- The system Erich created while at Netflix to manage and maximize demand gen efforts and why it worked so well
- How the model Erich created at Netflix for a direct to consumer brand transitions into the B2B space
- How to cultivate the relationship between marketing and sales successfully
- Thoughts on what marketing trends that might stick and which ones might fade over time
- Advice for new marketers about how to increase their expertise in marketing and to win others within their organization, especially in leadership
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