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  • The joy and challenge of purveying better products and better lives – Interview with Dilhan Fernando, CEO Dilmah Tea

    The joy and challenge of purveying better products and better lives – Interview with Dilhan Fernando, CEO Dilmah Tea
    Dec 1 2020
    Dilmah Tea is the pioneer you might not have heard about when it comes to fairer trade practices, implementing sustainable operating processes, educating consumers and to being founded on the belief that purveying a superior product needs to go hand-in-hand with helping to create a better socio-economical and natural environment. Listen to our interview with its CEO. Continue reading →
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    42 min
  • S’well – From empty bottle to meaningful fashion accessory – Interview with Sarah Kauss, Founder and Chairwoman

    S’well – From empty bottle to meaningful fashion accessory – Interview with Sarah Kauss, Founder and Chairwoman
    Oct 3 2020
    S'well brand founder Sarah Kauss explains how she transformed water bottles into becoming meaningful and must-have fashion accessories and her vision for the brand's future. In this interview, you will hear many of the principles of Ueber-Branding and how they are being applied. Continue reading →
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    41 min
  • How ‘Slightly Fu**ed-Up’ motivates people to buy into- and work at Freitag – interview with Oliver Brunschwiler, ‘Lead Link’

    How ‘Slightly Fu**ed-Up’ motivates people to buy into- and work at Freitag – interview with Oliver Brunschwiler, ‘Lead Link’
    Jul 15 2020
    In the land of bags, 'Freitag' stands for 'messenger', 'made in Switzerland from recycled truck tarp', 'designed by the bros', and ... "slightly fucked up," as 'Lead Link' tells us .  And he is not only talking about the bags, but also about the brand and company culture, as you will hear in our interview with Oliver Brunschwiler. Continue reading →
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    35 min
  • How an Ueber-Brand responds in times of crisis – Alison Cayne, Haven’s Kitchen

    How an Ueber-Brand responds in times of crisis – Alison Cayne, Haven’s Kitchen
    Apr 16 2020
    Alison Cayne, founder of havens Kitchen, shares how she navigates through this crisis, setting her organization, business and brand up to not only survive but thrive, where possible. And she does so in her own humble, ethical but efficient and entrepreneurial way. Continue reading →
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    32 min
  • Haven’s Kitchen: About Sharing Life Skills and Sauces – Alison Cayne, Founder

    Haven’s Kitchen: About Sharing Life Skills and Sauces – Alison Cayne, Founder
    Nov 19 2019
    Alison Cayne, Founder of Haven's Kitchen, a cooking school and packaged food purveyor in New York tells us how her brand is made for 'hustlers' like her. This story is about a purpose-led and disciplined approach to brand- and business building, sans the 'unicorn' glazing. Continue reading →
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    32 min
  • FRoSTA: Putting your Money Where Your Mission Is – Felix Ahlers, CEO

    FRoSTA: Putting your Money Where Your Mission Is – Felix Ahlers, CEO
    Aug 22 2019
    Felix Ahlers, CEO of European frozen foods company FRoSTA tells us how he evolved and elevated the mission of the industrial food processor to: "Preparing meals the way grandma would" - using only natural ingredients and no synthetic additives. He shares lessons learned along the way that traditional manufacturers struggling to adjust to peoples' desires for a wholesome lifestyle and a healthy environment should learn from. Continue reading →
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    36 min
  • Why Platform Businesses Should be Ueber-Brands – A discussion with Erich Joachimsthaler – Part I

    Why Platform Businesses Should be Ueber-Brands – A discussion with Erich Joachimsthaler – Part I
    Jun 23 2019
    Traditional firms feel the heat from the exploding businesses of platforms and look to become one themselves. Platform businesses are all about participation and should be about positive relationships - desirable ingredients for strong brand equity. However, many platform brands are not used because we like or respect them. How can traditional brands get into the business of platforms and how can one get platform branding right? JP had a discussion on the subject with Erich Joachimsthaler at Vivaldi Group. Continue reading →
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    29 min
  • TerraCycle: How To Brand Waste – Tom Szaky, CEO and Co-Founder explains

    TerraCycle: How To Brand Waste – Tom Szaky, CEO and Co-Founder explains
    Jun 3 2019
    TerraCycle founder and CEO Tom Szaky tells us about how he is pushing "Eliminating the Idea of Waste" and his brand to the top of mind of consumers and packaged goods manufacturers alike. Without spending a dollar on advertising but by expending lots of energy and creativity against a vision he wants us to share. Continue reading →
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    34 min