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Conversations with brand builders who seduce, rather than sell, add myth to the material and let their brands shine - we call them Ueber-Brands. Go to for rich podcast notes, pictures, furth...

Episodes

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Why all companies should seek Brand Elevation? – Interview with JP and Deborah Malone of The Internationalist

Can all products and services be elevated to become meaningful brands? That is one of the questions JP and Deborah discuss in this interview...

Aug 6, 2021
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The joy and challenge of purveying better products and better lives – Interview with Dilhan Fernando, CEO Dilmah Tea

Dilmah Tea is the pioneer you might not have heard about when it comes to fairer trade practices, implementing sustainable operating process...

41:41Dec 1, 2020

S’well – From empty bottle to meaningful fashion accessory – Interview with Sarah Kauss, Founder and Chairwoman

S'well brand founder Sarah Kauss explains how she transformed water bottles into becoming meaningful and must-have fashion accessories and h...

40:55Oct 3, 2020

How ‘Slightly Fu**ed-Up’ motivates people to buy into- and work at Freitag – interview with Oliver Brunschwiler, ‘Lead Link’

In the land of bags, 'Freitag' stands for 'messenger', 'made in Switzerland from recycled truck tarp', 'designed by the bros', and ... "slig...

35:00Jul 15, 2020

How an Ueber-Brand responds in times of crisis – Alison Cayne, Haven’s Kitchen

Alison Cayne, founder of havens Kitchen, shares how she navigates through this crisis, setting her organization, business and brand up to no...

43:47Apr 16, 2020

Haven’s Kitchen: About Sharing Life Skills and Sauces – Alison Cayne, Founder

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 'hustle...

31:56Nov 19, 2019

FRoSTA: Putting your Money Where Your Mission Is – Felix Ahlers, CEO

Felix Ahlers, CEO of European frozen foods company FRoSTA tells us how he evolved and elevated the mission of the industrial food processor...

35:52Aug 22, 2019

Why Platform Businesses Should be Ueber-Brands – A discussion with Erich Joachimsthaler – Part I

Traditional firms feel the heat from the exploding businesses of platforms and look to become one themselves. Platform businesses are all ab...

28:41Jun 23, 2019

TerraCycle: How To Brand Waste – Tom Szaky, CEO and Co-Founder explains

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 co...

34:17Jun 3, 2019

Trust and a shared Truth are key to Airbnb’s Success – Douglas Atkin, ex-Global Head of Community explains

Airbnb's former Global Head of Community - Douglas Atkin - tells us about how he helped the platform find a purpose and the central role it-...

38:59May 12, 2019

Purpose and Promotion Don’t Mix Well – Ben & Jerry’s Global Social Mission Officer Dave Rapaport explains

Ben & Jerry's Global Social Social Mission Officer Dave Rapaport tells us what it takes to be an authentic, purpose-led but profitable b...

31:11Mar 25, 2019

Ueber-Branding Social Enterprise? – JP interviewed by Impact Boom

UEBER-BRANDING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES? - Absolutely! If people are not aware of social enterprises and their causes, then their possible impact...

26:34Mar 20, 2019

Humbly Served and Successful – RXBAR Co-Founder Peter Rahal tells the story

Peter Rahal, co-founder of RXBAR tells us how the nutrition bar made its swift ascent from idea to a brand so appealing that Kellogg had to...

27:21Feb 20, 2019

Master Myth Maker – Ramdane Touhami, mind behind Buly and other exquisite Brands

An interview with Prestige brand creator extraordinaire Ramdane Touhami. He is the mind and myth-maker behind brands like Cire Trudon and L'...

34:45Sep 25, 2018

B2B Beyond The Material – Interview with Mohawk Fine Papers’ Creative Director Christopher Harrold

Can the Ueber-Brand principles be applied to B2B brands to elevate them in the minds of professional buyers and make them 'priceless' - or a...

32:59Apr 24, 2018

Taking Brands and People Üeber – JP interviewed by getAbstract co-founder Patrick Brigger

Can Ueber-Branding be applied to any industry and brand... and people? How do Ueber-Brands elevate themselves above the rest? How do they at...

31:22Jan 30, 2018

A Brand Built On ‘Less’? – Interview with Brandless co-founder Tina Sharkey

‘Brandless’ is the only ‘brand’ you can buy at the eponymous e-grocer that carries the same name. As co-founder Tina...

32:03Jan 4, 2018

Making Slow Fashion Grow – Interview with Raleigh Denim Workshop co-founder Victor Lytvinenko

Victor and his wife Sarah are in love with making jeans the old, slow way in their Raleigh Denim Workshop. They sewed them themselves and pr...

27:29Nov 6, 2017

Cadillac – Resuscitation without Nostalgia nor Provocation? – Interview with Uwe Ellinghaus, CMO

Uwe Ellinghaus is CMO of Cadillac and on a mission to revive this icon of American luxury. But rather than starting with automobiles, his vi...

35:19Apr 25, 2017

Burt’s Bees – Mission, Myth and a Buzzing Business – Interview with Jim Geikie, General Manager

Yes, Burt really existed. The wild-bearded man on the brand’s logo was a documentary photographer turned beekeeper after moving from M...

37:55Jan 5, 2017