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  • This week we have our annual holiday episode of the On Brand podcast with the “Naughty and Nice Brands of 2024.” The smart folks at Brand Federation developed this seasonally appropriate snapshot of brand behavior looking back on this past year and the year ahead at 2025. The consultancy’s Chief Growth Officer Matt Williams joined me to discuss which brands have been naughty and nice this year.

    About Matt Williams
    Matt Williams is chief growth officer for Brand Federation, a brand strategy consultancy in Richmond, Va. Prior to joining Brand Federation in 2019, Williams was CEO of the Martin Agency, one of the world’s most recognized advertising agencies, where he managed strategy development for world-class brands like GEICO, OREO, UPS, Discover Financial, Walmart, and more. Williams also is Clinical Professor in the marketing department at the Mason School of Business at William & Mary. He teaches in the MBA program and is the developer and Faculty Director of the school’s Online Masters in Marketing.

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  • Justin Goldstein is the Founder and Lead Strategist of PR72, an integrated communications agency that helps organizations like Uber, AARP, and General Motors unlock growth and build their brands. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Justin Goldstein
    Justin Goldstein is an award-winning public relations and marketing expert, and the Founder and Lead Strategist of PR73. This integrated communications agency helps brands build trust and unlock growth opportunities. He has reshaped industry practices through his work with leading organizations like Uber, AARP, Clinton Global Initiative, General Motors, and many more. Justin’s mission? To empower brands to develop trust at every touchpoint. Justin’s journey and personal story testify to the power of resilience and resourcefulness.
    Born with a cyst on his kidney, Justin learned early on to recognize his limits and adapt strategically—a lesson he now applies to business. Just as he used a kidney protector belt as a child, Justin advocates for understanding your bandwidth and being resourceful to avoid overextending yourself and your clients.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Justin smile recently? Justin shared the consistent smiles he gets from real estate brokerage SERHANT.
    Connect with Justin on LinkedIn and the PR73 website.
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  • Siew Ting Foo is a transformational growth leader who builds businesses and brands with soul. Building Brands with Soul is also the title of her new book. During her 25-year career, she's worked with brands including Unilever, Mars Inc, Diageo, and HP. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Siew Ting Foo
    Siew Ting  Foo is a transformational growth leader who builds businesses and brands with soul. She has focused most of her 25-year career on this mission by infusing human-centric growth strategies into brands including Unilever, Mars Inc. Diageo, Fonterra, and, most recently, HP Inc. As a female leader who has worked in global business and marketing roles, Siew Ting shares her experiences in her new book: Building Brand with Soul — from creating value for shareholders, humanizing growth strategies for global brands or leading groundbreaking initiatives that set industry benchmarks.

    Siew Ting has received recognition as a transformational business leader across the region who helped build businesses and brands with soul.  She was named consecutively 6 times as Asia’s most purposeful and influential CMO and named Asia/China top women leader. The book is her continuous commitment to inspire and nurture the next generation of marketing leaders.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Siew Ting smile recently? Siew Ting shared two — e.l.f. Cosmetics and Jaguar!
    Connect with Siew Ting Foo on LinkedIn and her website.
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  • Katie Cabanas has been called the Bilingual Brand Builder. In a career spanning diverse organizations such as AT&T, Coca-Cola and the University of Miami, Katie specializes in strategic planning and implementation of branding, marketing, and philanthropic campaigns. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Katie Cabanas
    Katie Cabanas is the founder of Cabanas Consulting and has a rich history of connecting people to brands and causes, creating lasting value. Her journey includes pivotal roles at AT&T, Coca-Cola, the University of Miami, and A-ROD CORP., where she served as Vice President of Operations, overseeing strategic planning and implementation of branding, marketing, and philanthropy. Katie's experience also encompasses major fundraising initiatives, such as launching the University of Miami's $1.6 billion Momentum campaign, and working with global marketing firm Golin, specializing in U.S. Hispanic accounts and crisis management.  Fluent in Spanish and holding an MBA from Florida International University, Katie is a seasoned professional whose expertise continues to drive impactful results.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Katie smile recently? Katie pointed us to Martha Stewart — the person and the brand that was authentically revealed in the new documentary on Netflix.
    Connect with Katie on LinkedIn and the Cabanas Consulting website.
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  • Cliff Ettridge is Director at The Team, where he leads their employee experience strand. His work for clients such as IBM and the BBC helps bring brand strategies to life internally and externally. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Cliff Ettridge
    Since joining the agency in 2002, Cliff Ettridge has led their employee experience strand, delivering projects for brands such as IBM, RBS, Three, and the BBC. With over 25 years of experience developing employee engagement strategies, Cliff’s expertise lies in developing ideas that bring basic business concepts to life and attract and retain talent. Today he leads a team delivering work for BP, the Open University, and Centrica. He designs employer brands, creates internal communication plans, and develops campaigns to bring business strategies and messages to life.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Cliff smile recently? Cliff shared a recent smile from shoe brand ASICS for their brilliant new ad featuring Succession's Brian Cox in-character as Logan Roy in running shorts and shoes!
    Connect with Cliff on LinkedIn and team.co.uk.

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  • Jane McCarthy is co-author of the new book The Goddess Guide to Branding. Through stories of female entrepreneurs and business leaders (including Argent's Sali Christeson), Jane lays out a brand strategy framework useful to organizations of all shapes and sizes. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Jane McCarthy
    Jane McCarthy works with companies to define their foundational brand strategy. Collaborating with entrepreneurs and marketing teams, she helps clarify a brand’s essential archetype, core motivation, and intended customer impact. Bringing her 15 years of advertising experience to the table, she inspires strategic brand blueprints that are both authentic to who companies really are as well as ultra-compelling to customers. Along with her sister and business partner Kate McAndrew, Jane is co-author of the new book The Goddess Guide to Branding: Your Blueprint for Building an Abundant & Authentic Feminine Brand.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Jane smile recently? Jane loves the Starface pimple patches she sees out and about. “That's a great example of branding.”
    Connect with Jane on LinkedIn and the Goddess Office website.

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  • Chris Eifert is the agency principal at B2B marketing agency TriComB2B. With an unconventional background as an engineer, he brings a unique and useful skillset to the B2B branding and marketing landscape. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Chris Eifert
    Chris Eifert has more than 30 years of sales, marketing and management experience in a variety of technical industries. He joined TriComB2B in 2002 and held several management positions before purchasing the company in 2006. Prior to joining TriComB2B, Chris served in product and marketing management roles for SmartWorks, a strategic business unit of Standard Register (now Taylor Communications). Before that, he held a variety of engineering, sales, product development and marketing roles at two industrial manufacturers, Flowserve Corporation and Watlow Electric Company. His experience also includes training and business development support in Europe, Asia and South America.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Chris smile recently? Chris shared how both he and his daughter's are obsessed with Liquid Death.

    Connect with Chris on LinkedIn and the TriComB2B website.

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  • Jim Pietruszynsk is the CEO of Soulsight, a brand design agency with 30+ years of experience in building emotive brands that move. His work with global giants like Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola, and Pfizer has earned recognition in the industry and beyond. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Jim Pietruszynsk
    Jim Pietruszynsk is the CEO of Soulsight, a brand design agency with 30+ years of experience in building emotive brands that move. Jim’s work spans iconic brands and channels, driven by creativity and a deep understanding of human needs. He’s fostered breakthrough innovation through collaboration and honesty. Jim draws inspiration from human truths and an empathetic approach, offering compelling creative thinking. He’s worked with global giants like Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola, and Pfizer, earning recognition from prestigious awards.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Jim smile recently? Jim shared his love of the Manscaped brand for their creative and engaging copy which moved him.
    Connect with Jim on LinkedIn and the Soulsight website.

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  • Robert Brunner is Lead Designer for Beats by Dre and the Founder and Partner of design firm Ammunition. With over 40 years of experience, his experience includes working with brands like Apple, Lyft, and Square on creating design that connects and communicates. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Robert Brunner
    An early designer at Apple and Lead Designer of Beats by Dre, Robert is a globally acclaimed product designer with over 40 years of experience. Robert built the pioneering internal corporate design organization, Apple IDg, for Apple and was a partner at the world’s largest design consultancy, Pentagram. Under his leadership, Ammunition has developed iconic products such as Lyft's in-car icons, the Square Stand, and Polaroid's latest digital photography line. Robert has been named one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business” and is the co-author of the book “Do You Matter? How Great Design Will Make People Love Your Company.”

    From the Show
    What brand has made Robert smile recently? Robert literally smiled at the Terra Kaffe coffee maker across the room from him during our interview. The team at Ammunition developed the product design, which meets Robert's definition of good design as it makes him “feel good.”
    Connect with Robert on the Ammunition website, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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  • Tamsen Webster was one of my very first guests when this podcast launched in 2015. She's been busy over the past nine years — including writing two books. The latest is Say What They Can't Unhear. We discussed how you can do just that on this week's episode of the On Brand podcast.

    About Tamsen Webster
    Part message designer, part English-to-English translator, part magpie, Tamsen Webster helps leaders craft their case for large-scale change. In addition to her work in and for major organizations such as Harvard Medical School, Fidelity Investments, and Klaviyo, she’s a judge and mentor for the Harvard Innovation Labs, a professional advisor at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, and has spent over 10 years as the Idea Strategist for one of only nine legacy-level TEDx events in the world. She was named to the Thinkers50 Radar in 2022 and is the author of two books, Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible and Say What They Can't Unhear: The 9 Principles of Lasting Change. She lives in Boston with her husband, two sons, and two brindle Greyhounds, Hazel and Walnut.

    From the Show
    Feel like going back in time? Here's Tamsen's first appearance on the On Brand podcast back in 2015!
    What brand has made Tamsen smile recently? Diane von Furstenberg, of course! In addition to this classic Tamsen smile, she also gave a shoutout to Jones Road Beauty. Founder Bobbi Brown is trying to “change the way women interact with their own faces. There's a red thread of preserving the strength and beauty of what's already present.”
    Connect with Tamsen on her website and on LinkedIn, learn more about the Message Design Institute, and check out her book, Say What They Can't Unhear.

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  • It's launch day for Tippie Leads, my new podcast from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business. Each season will focus on a challenge in today's changing world of work. Season one is all about employee engagement with groundbreaking faculty research, student and alumni stories, actionable insights, and more. The first three episodes are out now with new episodes following on Wednesdays. As a special treat for listeners of the On Brand podcast, I thought I'd share the first episode here in it's entirety. It features productivity tips from astronauts and a story of a burnout from Nike. If you like what you hear, head to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, subscribe, rate, and review the show to help others find it. And now, the first episode of the Tippie Leads podcast ...
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  • Lida Citroën is a personal branding and reputation management expert and author of the book, The New Rules of Influence. We talked about personal branding, reputation repair, and measuring influence on this week's episode of the On Brand podcast.

    About Lida Citroën
    Lida Citroën is a personal branding and reputation management expert. She is a keynote speaker, trainer, LinkedIn learning instructor, TEDx speaker, and executive coach. She helps global influencers, CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs, and military veterans amplify their presence, manage the impression they make with target audiences, and increase their authentic and unique voice and value. She is a writer for military.com and she is the author of six previous books.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Lida smile recently? Chick-Fil-A for their consistency and delivering happiness to employees and customers alike — even when Lida brought her dogs to the drive through!
    Connect with Lida on her website and on LinkedIn and check out her book, The New Rules of Influence.

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  • Introducing my new podcast — Tippie Leads from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, produced by the Tippie Leadership Collaborative. Our goal with Tippie Leads is to share stories that will change the way you work and lead. Each eight-episode season of Tippie Leads will focus on a "grand challenge" in today's changing world of work. This season, we're looking at employee engagement, which is at record-low levels across many different industries but is also one of the most important ingredients to successful careers, teams, and companies.

    Tippie Leads episodes will start with groundbreaking faculty research on topics like productivity, toxic bosses, side hustles, hassles, and more. From there, we'll hear stories from Tippie students and alumni that bring this research to life in new and exciting ways. We’ll close each episode with a final TIP(pie) just for you — an actionable takeaway to change the way you work and lead.

    Our first three episodes of Tippie Leads drop on Wednesday, October 2nd with new episodes following every Wednesday. Get every episode as they come out by subscribing now at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen.
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  • Richard Davies is the co-founder of Alchemy-Rx. With decades with brands like Unilever, he specializes in connecting changing consumer insights to effective brand strategy. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Richard Davies
    Richard Davies is a seasoned consumer goods industry veteran with a remarkable career spanning nearly three decades, contributing to over 250 brands across more than 50 categories. He has an extensive background in brand strategy and consumer insights, holding various executive roles at Unilever such as Global Head of CMI, SVP of Corporate Strategy, Head of Innovation, and GM of Asia. As Chief Marketing Officer at Newell Brands, Richard led the company’s marketing and development functions, overseeing the creation of over 4,000 new product innovations. Since co-founding Alchemy-Rx in 2018, Richard has specialized in marketing, focusing on founder-led brands, private equity, and public companies. He is an expert in brand strategy, brand building, brand innovation and consumer insights.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Richard smile recently? Richard directed us to his ongoing love of the Kinder brand.
    Connect with Richard on LinkedIn and the Alchemy-Rx website.

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  • Maya Guice is the Director of Strategy at BRC Imagination Arts and host of the Masters of Storytelling podcast. Her work with brands like Diageo, Ford, and NASA helps create touchpoints and experiential brand stories. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Maya Guice
    Maya Guice is the Director of Strategy at BRC Imagination Arts, which partners with brands including Diageo, Ford, and NASA to translate brand and cultural stories into transformative, human experiences. Maya co-develops and oversees the short and long-term marketing, positioning, and business strategy for the firm, including all brand and growth-related activities including content, PR, events, awards, and strategic partnerships. She received an M.B.A. from the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, where she now serves as Vice-Chair on the Advisory Board of Directors. She also produces and hosts ‘Masters of Storytelling,’ BRC’s podcast featuring conversations with storytellers across the creative spectrum.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Maya smile recently? “I love the Olympics, especially post-Covid," Maya revealed going on to be excited about the next round being in her hometown of LA.
    Connect with Maya on LinkedIn and the BRC website and check out her podcast, Masters of Storytelling wherever you like to listen.

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  • Tom Ramsden is CEO of creative agency, Sid Lee US. An Adidas veteran with both brand and creative side experience, Tom is a progressive and strategic innovator with decades of experience driving growth. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Tom Ramsden
    Tom is a global, creative, and strategic innovator with an extensive track record of transforming businesses and brands and driving growth. A team leader, team player, collaborator, and people developer, he has 20+ years of multi-discipline marketing experience. Tom was previously global brand marketing director at Adidas, joining the brand in 2007. He left Adidas’s football division in good shape after leading the successful “All in or Nothing” World Cup campaign, to take charge of brand communications overseeing all Adidas categories in the North American market.

    Recognized as an instigator, creator & manager of groundbreaking, award-winning, and commercially successful campaigns, Tom is an experienced brand and category leader, best known for creating a vision, developing a strategy, and executing effectively.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Tom smile recently? Tom shared a unique smile from the Jacquemus Bag brand.
    Connect with Tom on LinkedIn and the Sid Lee US website.

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  • Shailendra Pratap Jain is a professor of marketing at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business and the co-author of the new book Managing Brand Transgressions. What elevates a simple issue to a transgression and what can brands do to rebuild trust? We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Shailendra Pratap Jain
    Shailendra Pratap Jain is Bret Wheat Endowed Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle. He has held faculty positions at Indiana University’s Kelley School, University of Rochester’s Simon School, Cornell University’s Johnson School, University of Western Ontario’s Ivey School, Cambridge University’s Judge School, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and BITS School of Management, Mumbai. Well-known for his widely published scholarship in consumer psychology, Dr. Jain has extensive publishing and editorial experience in top marketing journals and has won many executive and graduate (MBA) teaching awards. Prior to his academic career, he worked in sales, brand management, and advertising in industry and is associated with several noted marketing campaigns in India.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Shailendra smile recently? Ben & Jerry's and Patagonia. “I'm going to double dip here!” Learn why these brands were deemed smile-worthy by listening to this week's show.
    Connect with Shailendra on LinkedIn and check out his faculty page on the Foster School of Business website and his book, Managing Brand Transgressions.

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  • Ruth Bernstein is Co-Founder and CEO of YARD NYC, an award-winning independent creative company. Her innovative work for brands like Athleta, Crocs, and Olly has helped transform their brands into cultural beacons. Previously, she was Chief Brand Officer for Robert Redford's Sundance. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Ruth Bernstein
    Ruth Bernstein is Co-Founder and CEO of YARD NYC, an award-winning independent creative company that turns brands into cultural beacons. Ruth is a pioneer and champion of female voices and leadership in an industry traditionally dominated by men. Since founding Yard, Ruth has helped build cultural brand platforms that have moved business, culture and teams - Athleta Power of She, Crocs Come as You Are, and Olly Happy Inside Out to name a few. Ruth has successfully developed YARD into an agency that services clients on a global scale and has been the recipient of numerous industry awards including being named an Ad Age Leading Woman in 2023 and Yard being named by Ad Age as a small agency winner, and 5 x Clio Awards winner.  Prior to co-founding Yard, Ruth served as Robert Redford's Brand Officer for his Sundance portfolio.

    Ruth has successfully developed YARD into an agency that services clients on a global scale.  From the rapidly growing brand consultancy Front Yard to the award winning activations and communication of YARD she has built a team of highly innovative, modern marketers who are able to seamlessly service clients across all stages of business growth life-stages.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Ruth smile recently? Ruth threw it back to Cadbury's Drumming Gorilla ad, sharing the very strategic story behind this memorable campaign.
    Connect with Ruth on LinkedIn and the Yard NYC website.

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  • Brett Townsend is the Senior Vice President of Strategy at insights and analytics firm Quester. His work has helped brands such as Pepsi, Doritos, Ruffles, Walmart, Frigidaire, and Lowe’s innovate through better consumer insights. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Brett Townsend
    Brett Townsend is SVP of Strategy at Quester and has had a successful career of generating sizable revenue on both the corporate and agency sides of consumer insights. Brett has worked in domestic and global branding and innovation for major brands like Pepsi, Doritos, Ruffles, Walmart, Frigidaire, and Lowe’s. His work has led to successful innovations, brand extensions, product improvements, and marketing campaigns worth tens of billions of dollars globally. He has led insights teams at PepsiCo, Electrolux, and Lowe’s and he has worked across all major industries like FMCG, retail, food & beverage, durable goods, restaurants, and clothing. Along Quester President Tim Hoskins, Brett is co-author of the new book "Insights on the Brink: Revitalizing the Market Research and Analytics Industry."

    From the Show
    What brand has made Brett smile recently? Brett smiled on the recent success of Modelo Especial and their use of the “fighter” story to overtake Bud Light as the best-selling beer in America.
    Connect with Brett on LinkedIn and the Quester website.

    As We Wrap …


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  • Michael Ian Kaye is the Chief Design Officer at SYLVAIN. From his years of experience in design helping shape, define, and impact some of today’s most recognizable brands from the WNBA to iconic book covers like Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point and Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club that have left an indelible impression on American culture. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.

    About Michael Ian Kaye
    Michael Ian Kaye is the Chief Design Officer at SYLVAIN, working with a diverse set of clients including Walmart, Meta, Kate Spade, Marriott, Stella Artois, Calvin Klein, IMG New York, Fashion Week, and The Information. His work in strategy, design, and communications has helped shape, define, and impact many well-known brands and institutions across industries. Kaye’s iconic designs for books like Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point and Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club have left an indelible impression on American culture. His work has received numerous awards and resides in the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum.

    From the Show
    What brand has made Michael smile recently? We started and ended our conversation on with brands adopting Charlie XCX’s Brat design — from de facto nominee Kamala Harris to plant-based sausage brand, Field Roast, who used it to promote literal brat(wurst).
    Connect with Michael on LinkedIn and the SYLVAIN website.

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