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On this week’s episode of He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast we are joined by Steven Bugg to discuss “Building a Brand from the Inside Out” and how to use progressive marketing and advertising to connect in the ever-changing world.  

Steven Bugg is the President and CEO of Great Lakes Credit Union who believes that his role as “chief enthusiasm officer” is a job where one must utilize tools and resources to create clear messaging. Throughout his career, Bugg has taken on executive leadership positions, marketing/strategic planning, P&L management, public relations, and retail operations. Listen to this episode of He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast, as Jaci and Michael converse with this seasoned executive leader on branding success. 

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Chris Bond joins He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast to talk about the importance of hiring and keeping the right people to not only build a strong company, but also a stronger brand. 

Chris Bond, CEO and Founder of Bluewater, is equipped with 30+ years of experience in Learning and Talent Management, sharing his knowledge through articles, speaking, and consulting. He strongly believes that companies should focus on relationships, impact, and flexibility to improve processes, reduce expenses, and drive bottom-line revenues. Join this episode of He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast to “grow a business for the future,” as Bond would say.

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Leslie Gibbs joins the He Said She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast to talk about her experience in developing brand strategies and the importance of having a strategy for every brand.

Leslie Gibbs is a career marketer with a passion for helping brands discover and implement strategic plans. Her time as a Chief Strategy Manager, with companies like Modern Vascular, has provided her with a unique insight into the best practices, what to look out for, and what to avoid. She specializes in brand strategy, marketing infrastructure, strategic alliances, and direct-to-consumer customer acquisition. With discipline and strategy as her top priority, Gibbs is ready to share her insights on this episode of He Said She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast.

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Nick Gray joins the He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast to talk about building relationships, and how relationships play such a big role in not only branding, but in life.

Nick Gray is an entrepreneur and author living in Austin, Texas. He started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. Nick is the author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party, a step-by-step handbook available on amazon that teaches you how to build big relationships by hosting small gatherings. Over 75,000 people have watched his TEDx talk about why he hates most museums. He’s been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Magazine called him a host of “culturally significant parties.”

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Kevin Maney joins the He Said She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast to discuss Category Design, and how he helps companies dominate new market categories. 

Kevin is a journalist who has been covering tech and society for 30 years, and is the author of Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets. Kevin is a partner at Category Design Advisors where he and his team guide leadership teams to help them define, develop, and ultimately dominate new categories of business.

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On this episode of the He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast, Jaci and Michael welcome Dave Snyder to talk about Content Marketing, and how to best use it and manage it in today’s ever-changing digital world.

It’s a problem all businesses face as they try and keep up with demand, while also protecting the integrity of their brand. Dave provides great insight on this topic, in an entertaining and enlightening conversation.

Dave Snyder is the CEO of CopyPress. His background in SEO, social media, and content marketing led Dave to look for a better way to scale and create content. That search led to the formation of CopyPress. Today, CopyPress is one the most trusted content providers online working with brands like Stitchfix, Fanatics, and LinkedIn. With help from CopyPress, his clients are able to increase their organic web traffic, improve their search engine rankings, and build their brand awareness.

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Join Jaci and Michael Russo on this addition of the He Said, She Said: Razor Branding™ Podcast as they discuss, “What is a Brand?” 

At first glance, it sounds like a silly question. After all, the term branding has become part of our everyday vernacular. But with so many interpretations and uses, it’s important to bring some clarity to what it means for practical usage. 

In this episode, Jaci and Michael Russo share what they’ve learned over their combined decades of experience working in branding and with each other – providing their insight and best practices on not only how to define what brand is, but how to use branding to improve your business. 

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In our “5 R’s of Branding,” the first principle is probably the most important – REALIZE; The consumer owns the brand, and the only way to help influence perceptions and encourage loyalty and trust, comes from the relationships you build over time.

Rob Kessler, the inventor and co-founder of Million Dollar Collar, knows a few things about relationship building and joins us on the He Said, She Said, Razor Branding™ Podcast.

Before Million Dollar Collar, Rob built a screen printing and embroidery business from a spare bedroom in his house to over $1,000,000 in revenue before selling the company.  Rob’s sales experience in several high-dollar industries including Diamonds, Real Estate, and Automotive Sales, provided a unique blend of backgrounds to transition him into the fashion world.  His ability to look at the world through a different set of lenses than most people led to his success in every sales job and with both of his businesses.

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At RUSSO, we talk a lot about consumer behavior and the importance of consumer insight to develop messaging that not only resonates but also inspires.

Today, we welcome Professor Aaron Ahuvia, Ph.D., the world’s leading expert on brand love, i.e. how love works when we love a brand, product, or anything else that isn’t a person. In his new book, The Things We Love: How Our Passions Connect Us and Make Us Who We Are (published by Little, Brown), Professor Ahuvia takes a deep dive into our mysterious, tangled relationships with loved objects and activities, including loved brands and products. He is also a leading expert on the psychology of happiness, focusing on how money, shopping, and spending influence our wellbeing. Also, he has co-authored a United Nations report on happiness and public policy.

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A lot of people are talking about storytelling these days, but what does that mean exactly, and how do you go about telling yours?

Joining us on the He Said, She Said Razor Branding podcast to discuss this is Lindsay Pinchuk, an award-winning entrepreneur, consultant, community builder, connector, storyteller, expert marketer, social media maven, spokesperson, on-air expert, small business champion, and Mom.

Lindsay’s lent her expertise to 200+ television segments, given interviews on 40+ podcasts, and has been featured or contributed to stories in Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Parents.com, Babycenter.com, “The Doctors,” “Access Live,” The Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Magazine and many more as both a parenting/lifestyle expert AND as an entrepreneur/small business expert.

Today, Lindsay works with individuals, brands, and companies, both large and small, to tell their brand’s story, grow the communities who support them, and ignite their success both on and offline. She offers both coaching and consulting services including business growth, branding, community growth, marketing, content, and social media strategy.

You can also find Lindsay behind the mic interviewing some of the most incredible entrepreneurs she knows during her weekly podcast, Dear FoundHer.