From Just Do It to Why Do It: The Fall of Nike

Are brands losing their grip on culture — or are consumers simply evolving faster than the companies trying to reach them? This podcast pulls back the curtain on the forces shaping modern branding, me...

16 Sep 58min

Some of the world’s most recognizable brands are starting to look a little less distinctive.Nike is losing ground to brands that feel more focused. PepsiCo just ended a 25-year agency relationship. Dy...

14 Sep 1h 8min

This week's episode is about what happens when outrage travels faster than context.We recorded this one live in Toronto, and it started with an ad. Good Good, one of golf's biggest YouTube channels, c...

2 Sep 17min

This week's episode comes to you from Pacifico in Costa Rica, where we traded the studio for 30-degree weather, the Pacific Ocean, and a community that gave us a very different perspective on what mak...

27 Aug 34min

This week's episode is about what happens when technology makes it easier than ever to look like you've built something without actually doing the work. We recorded this one from Manila, where a conve...

26 Aug 59min

This week's episode is about the difference between getting attention and actually knowing what to do with it. Alex Cooper just raised $500 million for Unwell, BÉIS sold to Samsonite for $210 million,...

24 Aug 55min

This week's episode is about what happens when the internet starts having more bots than humans. AI can now search, shop, write, clip content and increasingly make decisions for us, but the more effic...

13 Aug 1h 7min

This week's episode is about what nine years of obsession looks like before anyone is watching. We sat down with Dr. Jason Wersland, the chiropractor who built Therabody out of a hardware-store jigsaw...

10 Aug 1h 14min