Brand Story

In this episode, we talk with Daniel Blosser, President of Riddleberger Brothers, Inc., the premier mechanical systems contractor in Central Virginia. For over 30 years, Daniel has worked at RBI in several different positions and uses that experience to lead the company successfully through growth and expansion while staying true to their values...

In this episode, we talk with Kate Kelly, a talented writer, speaker, and historian, who shares how curiosity drives good storytelling, why it's important to respond to your audience, and how to get started writing people's stories.

Kate is the writer and publisher of America Comes Alive!, a website that features little-known stories of regular people who have made a difference and changed the course of history...

George Tannenbaum is an advertising icon and true veteran in the world of copywriting. Having spent nearly four decades in the world of advertising and creative direction for the world’s top brands, he shares his journey of moving from working for a renowned ad agency to now working for himself — and what he’s learned along the way. 

Everyone has a story. Brand Story exists to help leaders across the country and the globe tell theirs. But, we never want it to end there...

It all comes back to Brand. That's how Kelly O’Keefe and Matt Williams from the Brand Federation see it. In this episode, we talk about how Brand is culture and culture is your competitive advantage, as long as what’s stated externally is genuinely embraced internally. We also discuss that the brands with strong, authentic convictions are the ones that aren’t just going to win more business, but are going to win more A+ talent, too...

Creating a sustainable, successful and emotionally healthy workplace isn’t a byproduct of words on a wall. In fact, it’s much deeper than that. Kedren Crosby, President of Work Wisdom, LLC, has devoted her 25-year career to making workplaces better. In order to do better and be better, brands are realizing that successful workers also want to live better, rethinking the traditional notion of what a successful workplace looks like...

Ask anyone who plays and they will tell you poker isn’t for the faint of heart or the unfocused. It’s one of the most mentally-difficult, strategic games there is. Most people play purely for fun or perhaps even for a small payout and don’t have their sights set on becoming one of the most prolific players of all time...

When you hear “introvert” do you immediately think, “shy, quiet, likes to be alone”? If you do, you’re not alone. But there’s so much more to the story. In fact, there are a lot of misconceptions around introverted personalities and how they uniquely engage with the world and with others. Daisy Simonis, Founder of Empowered Introverts, is on a mission to help introverts tap into their superpowers on their way to impacting the workforce — and the world — in ways they are uniquely wired to...

Purposeful and courageous marketing is more important than ever. Yet, it’s more than simply creating buzzworthy campaigns. In fact, Bayer Global CMO/CDO Patricia Corsi sees it as giving authenticity to both your brand’s positioning and messaging in the market to create an audience-first experience. And that experience should ultimately resonate on the deepest of levels — and on the most human of levels, too...

Everywhere you look, it seems another podcast has popped up. While the market may feel saturated with too many podcasts to count, there’s an increasing gap between the good, the bad, and the indifferent. In fact, there’s actually an explosion of opportunity when done well. Adam Conner thinks so, too...

In this episode, we hear from Zain about his journey from working for Gary Vaynerchuck on the VeeFriends launch and moderating their NFT Discord to becoming an NFT creator himself. We help break down some misconceptions of NFTs and hear more about the community aspect that makes up the digital space.

This is Brand Story, a podcast celebrating the stories of real people who are making an impact on brands, business, and the world around them...