On Brand: A Podcast About Branding For Brand Builders, By Brand Builders

“Branding discussions used to be esoteric. Like molding fog.” It was this realization that led Patrick Hanlon to come up with a better way to frame the branding conversation. What he created ended up being one of the most effective frameworks for building brands both online and off. As a huge fan of Hanlon’s work, I couldn’t wait to make him the inaugural guest on the On Brand podcast. About Patrick Hanlon Patrick Hanlon is one of the leading brand practitioners in the world. He is CEO and founder of Thinktopia, a global strategic and brand transformation practice for Fortune 100 companies and startups. His book Primal Branding, is the seminal work that looks at brands as belief systems that people opt-in to. Hanlon’s Primal Branding construct is now recognized by YouTube, as their recommended method for designing and attracting social communities. His new book The Social Code builds on the concept of Primal Code outlined in Primal Branding, for the digital age. He has been quoted in Fast Company, Business We

“Your brand exists in the head and heart — not necessarily at headquarters.” If there’s one thing that Tamsen Webster knows, it’s that brands are built from a variety of perspectives. It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it, and also how that message is heard. “Ultimately I help people sell ideas.” With a background that includes agency work, message consultancy, and producing successful TEDx events, I was delighted to chat with Tamsen. About Tamsen Webster Tamsen Webster specializes in how to tell the right story to the right people at the right time. As the Senior Vice President for Executive Communications at Oratium, a messaging consultancy, Tamsen is responsible for helping brands and individuals tell their stories day-to-day to drive business results. As the Executive Producer of TEDxCambridge, she also selects and coaches speakers for the TEDx stage. Tamsen is the the mother of two boys who regularly challenge what she thinks she knows about communication, a retired Weight Watchers leader, and

“Your brand is what people say about you when you leave the room.” Bottom line: your brand is your reputation. Too many today think that reputations just happen. In reality, strong brand architects can play a big role. Dorie Clark is one of those brand architects. The author of Reinventing You took some time to talk with us about brand reinvention. About Dorie Clark Dorie Clark is a marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and the World Economic Forum blog. Recognized as a “branding expert” by the Associated Press, Fortune, and Inc. magazine, she is the author of Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future, which has been translated into Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French, Polish, and Thai. Her next book, Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It, will be released this April. Clark consults and speaks for a diverse range of clients, including Google, the World Bank, Microsof

  A new year brings many new things. One of the things that I’m most excited about is a new podcasting announcement. Recently, DJ Waldow and I hung up our headphones from our 100-episode run as hosts of The Work Talk Show. But I wasn’t done with podcasting. Not by a long shot. Today, I’m pleased to announce our newest project here at Brand Driven Digital — the On Brand podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices