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Brands, Beats & Bytes
Interesting people, insightful points of view and incredible stories on what’s popping and not popping in marketing, tech, and culture you can use to win immediately. Brands, Beats and Bytes boldly stands at the intersection of brand, tech and culture. DC and Larry are fascinated with stories and people behind some of the best marketing in the business. No matter how dope your product, if your marketing sucks your company may suck too. #dontsuck
Episodes
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 4 Track 19 - The Power of Community; Globally & Locally w/Bianca Blake
Album 4 Track 19 - The Power of Community; Globally & Locally w/Bianca Blake Brand Nerds! We have a seasoned marketer in the building today! Bianca Blake is…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 13 - What's Poppin? Let's Talk About Bud Light...
Album 5 Track 13 - What's Poppin? Let's Talk About Bud Light... Brand Nerds...Bud Light. Let's talk about it. DC, LT, and J are diving into the uproar around…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 12 - What's Poppin? The Future of Car Marketing
Album 5 Track 12 - What's Poppin? The Future of Car Marketing Brand Nerds! We are back with another What's Poppin? This week we are discussing the future of…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 11 - What's Poppin? Women's NCAA Final Four Viewership Ratings are Poppin'!
Album 5 Track 11 - What's Poppin? Women's NCAA Final Four Viewership Ratings are Poppin'! Brand Nerds! We have a special edition What's Poppin' for you today!…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 10 - What's Poppin? How Hip-Hop Culture Elevated Sprite’s Iconic ‘Obey Your Thirst’ Campaign & Changed the Global Marketing Game
Album 5 Track 10 - What's Poppin? How Hip-Hop Culture Elevated Sprite’s Iconic ‘Obey Your Thirst’ Campaign & Changed the Global Marketing Game Brand Nerds, in…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 9 - What's Poppin? March Madness, The Brand View
Album 5 Track 9 - What's Poppin? March Madness, The Brand View Brand Nerds, it's March Madness...but has the NCA lost their "madness?" The guys are diving into…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 8 - What Up Doe? Challenger Brand Connoisseur - Detroit’s Own, Howard Handler
Album 5 Track 8 - What Up Doe? Challenger Brand Connoisseur - Detroit’s Own, Howard Handler Brand Nerds! What Up Doe? With that phrase alone, you know we have…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 4 Track 21 - Mastering the Language of Global Marketing w/Isha Williams
REMIX: Album 4 Track 21 - Mastering the Language of Global Marketing w/Isha Williams This week's guest is what DC refers to as a mold-maker and mold-breaker!…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 7 - Marketing's Role in Digital Addiction w/Jill Dow
Album 5 Track 6 - Marketing's Role in Digital Addiction Brand Nerds! Today's guest is bringing experience from both the corporate and client side of marketing…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 4 Track 4 – Dante Simpson, Co-Founder at ESPAT | TNJ 40 Under 40 | TEDx
REMIX: Album 4 Track 4 – Dante Simpson, Co-Founder at ESPAT | TNJ 40 Under 40 | TEDx Hey Brand Nerds! We are rounding out Black History Month with another…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 6 - What’s Poppin? Brand Nerds’ 2023 Super Bowl Ad Chop-Up
Album 5 Track 6 - What’s Poppin? Brand Nerds’ 2023 Super Bowl Ad Chop-Up Brand Nerds, we see and hear all the after-shows judging Super Bowl commercials, and…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 5 - What's Poppin? Supercharged Brands: Mahomes & Hurts in Super Bowl LVII
Album 5 Track 5 - What's Poppin? Supercharged Brands: Mahomes & Hurts in Super Bowl LVII In preparation for the most anticipated weekend in football, we are…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 4 - The Power of Patience: Growing personally. Growing professionally. w/Rodney Northern
Album 5 Track 4 - The Power of Patience: Growing personally. Growing professionally. We have Rodney Northern, CEO/Founder at Multimerica Media Ventures. This…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 3 - What's Poppin? Our Take on Rihanna, Mr. Irrelevant, & Padded Impressions
Album 5 Track 3 - What's Poppin? Our Take on Rihanna, Mr. Irrelevant, & Padded Impressions You all enjoyed our "snackable content," so we brought it back for…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 2 - What's Poppin? Our Take on Culture, Customer Service, & Comedy
Album 5 Track 2 - What's Poppin? Our Take on Culture, Customer Service, & Comedy We are excited to bring you snackable content through our 'What's Poppin?"…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 5 Track 1 - Senior Partner CEO, CMO and Board Practices, Spencer Stuart - Greg Welch - Stories of a Career and Life Truth Teller
Album 5 Track 1 - Senior Partner CEO, CMO and Board Practices, Spencer Stuart - Greg Welch - Stories of a Career and Life Truth Teller You know what a new year…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 4 Track 12 – The Beauty of Duality w/Matt Tumminello
REMIX: Album 4 Track 12 – The Beauty of Duality w/Matt Tumminello, President at Target 10 Hey Brand Nerds! We have a treat for you today! We have Matt…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 22 - Comedy, The Clintons, & Creating a Cultural Impact w/Craig Minassian
Album 4 Track 22 - Comedy, The Clintons, & Creating a Cultural Impact w/Craig Minassian This week's guest is a marketing expert that is bringing his experience…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 4 Track 11 – Employee Supremacy, The Fabric of Org Success w/ Andy Alsop
REMIX: Album 4 Track 11 – Employee Supremacy, The Fabric of Org Success w/ Andy Alsop, CEO, The Receptionist Hey Brand Nerds! We are back with another guest…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 4 Track 9 – Puff Puff Pass w/Kieve Huffman
REMIX: Album 4 Track 9 – Kieve Huffman, Chief Executive Officer, Engager Brands Hey Brand Nerds! We have a first for our podcast in today's episode - we are…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 4 Track 14 – Immersed in Data Driven Marketing w/Jason Wood
REMIX: Album 4 Track 14 – Jason Wood, Chief Executive Officer at Specificity Inc. Today's guest is a subject matter expert and pioneer in his field. Jason's…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 3 Track 18 – Prioritizing Passion and Purpose w/Shannon Watkins
REMIX: Album 3 Track 18 – Shannon Watkins, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer at Aflac, Co-Founder at The A Pledge Hey Brand Nerds! We have an amazing guest in…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 4 Track 2 – True Wealth is Health & Knowledge w/Kevin Knight
REMIX: Album 4 Track 2 – True Wealth is Health & Knowledge w/Kevin Knight Hey Brand Nerds! For Black History Month, we have committed to bringing you Black…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 21 - Mastering the Language of Global Marketing w/Isha Williams
Album 4 Track 21 - Mastering the Language of Global Marketing w/Isha Williams This week's guest is what DC refers to as a mold-maker and mold-breaker! Isha has…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 3 Track 15 – Irma Shrivastava, CMO, Strategic Marketing and Business Executive
REMIX: Album 3 Track 15 – Irma Shrivastava, CMO, Strategic Marketing and Business Executive, previously SVP, Marketing and Alliances with American Cancer…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 20 - The Mystic of Marketing & Music w/Terry Dry
Album 4 Track 20 - The Mystic of Marketing & Music w/Terry Dry Brand Nerds! Back at you with a guest who embodies brand and music in today's episode. Terry Dry…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 19 - The Power of Community; Globally & Locally w/Bianca Blake
Album 4 Track 19 - The Power of Community; Globally & Locally w/Bianca Blake Brand Nerds! We have a seasoned marketer in the building today! Bianca Blake is…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 18 - Life Lessons Make Great Stories w/Brandon T. Adams
Album 4 Track 18 - Life Lessons Make Great Stories w/Brandon T. Adams Brand Nerds! We have an extraordinary entrepreneur in the virtual building today. From…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 17 - The Beauty of Branding w/Scott Creighton
Album 4 Track 17 - The Beauty of Branding w/Scott Creighton We have a "most influential person in my career" guest on the show today! Scott was mentioned on…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 16 - Staying Balanced & Patient On The Journey w/Ed Collins
Album 4 Track 16 - Staying Balanced & Patient On The Journey w/Ed Collins We have a friend in the virtual building today! Ed Collins, Marketing & Advertising…
Brands, Beats & BytesRemix: Album 4 Track 1 – Impact Rooted In and For the Hispanic Community w/ Phil Colon
Album 4 Track 1 – Phil Colon, Chief Impact Officer, Project 2050 Hey Brand Nerds! We are back for our fourth season/album of Brands, Beats, & Bytes. We are…
Brands, Beats & BytesRemix: Album 4 Track 3 – From Detroit to Global Brands w/Jeff Shirley
Album 4 Track 3 – Jeff Shirley, Managing Partner, Brand Positioning Doctors Hey Brand Nerds! We have a special guest in the literal house for Black History…
Brands, Beats & BytesRemix: Album 4 Track 5: Shooting For the Top with Dan Fachner
Album 4 Track 5 – Dan Fachner, President & CEO at J&J Snack Foods Corp (ICEE, Super Pretzel, Whole Fruit, Dogster, etc.) Hey Brand Nerds! We have a special…
Brands, Beats & BytesRemix: Album 3 Track 11: Branding War Stories with the Wisdom Dispenser (featuring Rob Warren)
Hey Brand Nerds! Back at you with a fantastic guest who happens to be LT’s first boss! Rob shares so much great wisdom packaged with a great sense of humor and…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 15 - Catching the Wave: Staying Ahead in the Digital Space w/Gene Pao (Shout! Factory)
Album 4 Track 15 - Catching the Wave: Staying Ahead in the Digital Space w/Gene Pao, EVP, Strategy and Digital at Shout! Factory We are excited to have Gene…
Brands, Beats & BytesBiggest F-Up Remix - Caralene Robinson, Jonathan Trimble, Jimmy Smith, and James Cuthbert
Hey Brand Nerds! Our show not only brings insightful guests to share their experiences but also gives us key examples of F-Ups we could avoid in our careers…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 2 Track 5 – Siddharth Taparia, Global Chief Marketing Officer, JLL
Hey Brand Nerds! The new school at one of the biggest and best global tech companies is incredibly well represented here by Siddharth. He is deep, thoughtful…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 1 Track 3 - Seth Greenberg, CMO, Chief Digital Officer, Growth Hacker, Advisor, Investor & Consultant
Seth Greenberg, Left Brain/Right Brain Marketing ‘Badass’ and proud Clippers fan formerly at Alteryx, LifeLock, Intuit, eHobbies. ‘Sit down comedian’ Seth…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 14 – Jason Wood, Chief Executive Officer at Specificity Inc.
Album 4 Track 14 – Jason Wood, Chief Executive Officer at Specificity Inc. Today's guest is a subject matter expert and pioneer in his field. Jason's bringing…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 1 Track 2 - Scott Hargrove, CMO @CPK - Maniacally focus on core customers or pay dearly!
Scott Hargrove, EVP and CMO @ California Pizza Kitchen, formerly at Snap, World Surf League, Coca-Cola Many highly accomplished, smart marketers confuse…
Brands, Beats & BytesBiggest F-Up Remix - Dante Simpson, Larry Kahn, Jane Lee, and Andy Alsop
Hey Brand Nerds, we are back with some of our guest's biggest F-ups. We have Dante Simpson, Larry Kahn, Jane Lee, and Andy Alsop back in the virtual building…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 1 Track 1 - Geoff Cottrill, SVP @Coke - Does your customer have seat at the table?
Celebrate Episode 100 by going back to where it started; Episode 1! Geoff Cottrill, SVP Strategic Marketing @ The Coca-Cola Company Wanna know how Converse…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 13 – Geoff Cottrill, Chief Marketing Officer at Topgolf
Album 4 Track 13 – Geoff Cottrill, Chief Marketing Officer at Topgolf Today we have a special guest as we celebrate episode 100 on the Brands, Beats, & Bytes…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 12 – Matt Tumminello, President at Target 10
Album 4 Track 12 – Matt Tumminello, President at Target 10 Hey Brand Nerds! We have a treat for you today! We have Matt Tumminello in the virtual building…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 3 Track 13 – Oren Katzeff, Founder & Principal, Lahav Consulting
REMIX: Album 3 Track 13 – Oren Katzeff, Founder & Principal, Lahav Consulting, has an extensive background working with companies such as Tastemade and Condé…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 3 Track 14 – Matt Wilburn, President & Co-Founder at Tafi
Album 3 Track 14 – Matt Wilburn, President and Co-Founder of Tafi and Daz 3D, previously Chief Marketing Officer of Cricut and Senior Category Director of…
Brands, Beats & BytesREMIX: Album 2 Track 27 – Tony Ponturo, CEO of Ponturo Management Group
We are back with an episode so good, that we had to REMIX. Welcome back to our guest and friend, Tony Ponturo! Album 2 Track 27 – Tony Ponturo, CEO of Ponturo…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 11 – Andy Alsop, CEO, The Receptionist
Album 4 Track 11 – Andy Alsop, CEO, The Receptionist Hey Brand Nerds! We are back with another guest who has major experience in the BYTES industry. Andy…
Brands, Beats & BytesRemix: Album 3 Track 6 - Katie Kern, Agency Partner at Media Frenzy Global
Katie Kern, Agency Partner at Media Frenzy Global (PR agency specializing in digital and traditional PR, social media, marketing communications, and analyst…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 10 – Richard White, CEO and Founder, Fathom
Album 4 Track 10 – Richard White, CEO and Founder, Fathom Hey Brand Nerds! We are leaning into the BYTES of our Brands, Beats, and Bytes podcast today and we…
Brands, Beats & BytesEarth Day Remix – Seth Goldman, Chief Change Agent at Eat the Change, Co-Founder at PLNT Burger, Chair of the Board at Beyond Meat (Album 1 Track 15)
In recognition of Earth Day, we are bringing back a guest who truly lives his life for the better of our earth, Seth Goldman. His time with us continues to…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 9 – Kieve Huffman, Chief Executive Officer, Engager Brands
Album 4 Track 9 – Kieve Huffman, Chief Executive Officer, Engager Brands Hey Brand Nerds! We have a first for our podcast in today's episode - we are talking…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 8 – Jane Lee, Founder, Launch Pop
Album 4 Track 8 – Jane Lee, Founder, Launch Pop Hey Brand Nerds! We have an inspiring and insightful episode for you today! Jane Lee is bringing her years of…
Brands, Beats & BytesWomen's History Month 2022 Remix - Album 2 Track 21 – Dr. Sydney Seiger, CMO of Vistra Energy
REMIX: Album 2 Track 21 – Dr. Sydney Seiger, CMO of Vistra Energy Hey Brand Nerds! We have another very special guest in our virtual house today and yes our…
Brands, Beats & BytesWomen's History Month 2022 Remix - Album 3 Track 9 – Melissa Proctor, CMO of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena
REMIX: Album 3 Track 9 – Melissa Proctor, CMO of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, author of “From Ball Girl to CMO” previously marketing exec for Turner…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 7 – Larry Kahn, Media Strategist and Forecaster
Album 4 Track 7 – Larry Kahn, Media Strategist and Forecaster Hey Brand Nerds! We are joined by a friend, colleague, and data storytelling specialist in the…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 6 – Derek Osgood, Founder and CEO, Ignition
Album 4 Track 6 – Derek Osgood, Founder and CEO, Ignition Hey Brand Nerds! Join us in our virtual house as we chat with Derek Osgood, who brings over a decade…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 5 - Dan Fachner, President & CEO at J&J Snack Foods Corp (ICEE, Super Pretzel, Whole Fruit, Dogster, etc.)
Album 4 Track 5 – Dan Fachner, President & CEO at J&J Snack Foods Corp (ICEE, Super Pretzel, Whole Fruit, Dogster, etc.) Hey Brand Nerds! We have a special…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 4 – Dante Simpson, Co-Founder at ESPAT | TNJ 40 Under 40 | TEDx
Album 4 Track 4 – Dante Simpson, Co-Founder at ESPAT | TNJ 40 Under 40 | TEDx Hey Brand Nerds! We are rounding out Black History Month with another…
Brands, Beats & BytesAlbum 4 Track 3 – Jeff Shirley, Managing Partner, Brand Positioning Doctors
Album 4 Track 3 – Jeff Shirley, Managing Partner, Brand Positioning Doctors Hey Brand Nerds! We have a special guest in the literal house for Black History…