Part 2: "How to Build a Brand Out-loud" Mid-Day Squares & Perfect Ted LIVE

Part 2: "How to Build a Brand Out-loud" Mid-Day Squares & Perfect Ted LIVE

YES! It's Part Two of our LIVE London event with Jake Karls of Mid-Day Squares and Shani Higgs of PerfectTed, hosted LIVE by our wonderful friends at Lucky Saint Pub, London.

This episode is a recording of the audience Q&A that followed the live interview. And WOW! what a session it was. Founders and industry friends in the room asked some incredible questions, and the answers from Jake and Shani (PerfectTed’s Head of Sales, who stepped in after Marisa left) were packed with honesty, insight, and lessons you're going to be able to take away and use to add real value to the way you work.

If you haven’t listened to Part One yet, scroll back one episode to catch the full conversation about how both brands have scaled so quickly, from kitchen tables to category creation.

What we talk about:

  • Jake on scaling Canadian brand Mid-Day Squares NATIONALLY the USA and even beyond.
  • Shani on building PerfectTed’s sales engine and breaking into retail.
  • How they balance ambition with resilience when things get tough.
  • The importance of storytelling and transparency in attracting fans (not just customers).
  • Lessons on founder communication, trust, and team dynamics from two fast-growth brands.
  • Practical insights into category creation, competition, and global expansion.

If you enjoy this episode, please share it with a friend, colleague, or fellow founder! And don’t forget to hit follow/subscribe to Brand Growth Heroes on your favourite podcast app so we can continue to bring you the best guests and the most valuable golden nuggets.

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