Behind the Brand with Bryan Elliott

Behind the Brand with Bryan Elliott

Get Behind the Brand to learn how to build your brand. Get smarter and make more money in business by listening to my podcast with some of the smartest people on the planet. I’m Bryan Elliott, helping you build your brand. Founded in 2008, Behind the Brand with Bryan Elliott is a show about innovators, entrepreneurs and the stories behind their success. It's like a backstage pass inside the brand strategy and marketing minds, companies and habits of some of the smartest and most interesting people on the planet. Host, Bryan Elliott decodes these stories to help you turn their wisdom into practical tactics that you can use to improve your life and grow your business. Why do this? I'm someone who loves to tell stories that I hope will inspire and educate others to find their reason for being. I basically invented the podcast I wish I had when I quit my corporate job and started my own business. I made a lot of mistakes and figured things out the hard way. I've been inspired by so many of my guests and I know you'll find a ton of value here as well. Podcast series / Marketing: Executive Producer: Bryan Elliott https://thegoodbrain.com E: producer@thegoodbrain.com

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April 14, 2025 70 mins

Kentaro Yoshimura and his business partner Ryan Chen built Neuro from zero to nearly $100 million in just ten short years. This is just part of the story...

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https://neurogum.com/

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If you've ever bought a car from a dealership, there's a good chance it was one of your worst experiences in life. 

I promise you that this podcast will teach almost everything you need to know about how to never get ripped off at the car dealership again! 

RussFlipsWhips is one of the most popular automotive content creators on social media and he really shares all the secrets. 

Check out more of Russ' conten...

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Kass and Mike Lazerow are serial entrepreneurs and investors in brands like Liquid Death and best known as the cofounders of Golf.com and Buddy Media, a software company that sold to Salesforce.com for $745 million. In this episode you'll learn how to pick your next big investment.

Check out their new book:
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With a lifetime of stories from decades of building businesses and...

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In an era where companies wage costly battles to solve the return-to-office puzzle, Industrious has quietly cracked the code on harnessing the power of experience. What began in 2013 as a single location founded by childhood friends Jamie Hodari and Justin Stewart has grown into the world's largest premium flexible workspace provider, with 200 locations across 10 countries. The company's meteoric rise, culminating in its ...

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The world's largest hotel chains spend billions on marketing, yet if you closed your eyes inside their rooms, you couldn't tell them apart. Meanwhile, a $200 sneaker company can instantly make you feel something about who you are and what you stand for. Why? Marketing legend Seth Godin reveals it comes down to the difference between having a logo and building a true brand.

Seth Godin revealed three transformative insights ...

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Kevin Espiritu, a guy from San Diego, makes over $50 million a year from Gardening. Kevin started out playing poker online to pay for college. He tried to be an accountant, drummer in a band, web designer and SEO expert-- and eventually discovered blogging and Youtube. In 6 years he's built an Epic Gardening business https://www.epicgardening.com/ 

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This segment is called, The One Thing...

If you asked me what's the one thing you should learn from negotiation boss, Chris Voss, it's this:  Splitting the difference is actually terrible negotiation advice.

Conventional business wisdom about finding win-win solutions and meeting in the middle is fundamentally flawed, according to former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss. After years of high-stakes negot...

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Welcome to the Wellness Era: Gyms are the New Third Space
Behind the Brand with EOS Fitness

The pandemic killed the coffee shop culture. When Starbucks and local cafes removed their chairs and cut off WiFi access during COVID-19, millions of remote workers, freelancers, and students lost their favorite hangout spots.

But remember Jeff Goldblum’s quote from the movie Jurassic Park? “Life finds a way.” Yes, human nature ...

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Ryan Hashemi started making Youtube videos in high school in the early days. He quickly learned the difference between "watchable" and "unwatchable content."

A majority of unwatchable videos these days are made by brands with good intentions but piss-poor taste. What do these videos look like?

They come in a variety of shapes and sizes but these boring videos are basically thinly veiled adver...

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Hi everyone,

If you're new here--welcome! 

It's my tradition to kick off the new year with this message about reinventing yourself.  

I founded this show in 2008 headed into the Great Recession to solve my own problem of not knowing what to do about my struggling brand and start up. I started interviewing people I knew had the answers and the rest is history. 

Behind the Brand with Brya...

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Tom Braun is the President & COO of the LA Galaxy, current MLS champs! Tom breaks down how he and the team at the LA Galaxy have built their brand and approach winning the hearts and minds of fans--and championships.

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Olesya Luraschi is a Harvard educated Leadership and High-Performance Coach. My interests lie in helping people achieve their full potential and using psychological science to improve their lives. Her areas of focus are: Leadership coaching, Performance coaching and Mindset coaching

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Marty Neumeier is as written many books on design and brand as one of the foremost thinkers on how to build a brand. His books include, The Brand Gap, Zag, The Designful Company, The 46 Rules of Genius and more.

Do you have a brand or a logo? Listen to this discussion between host Bryan Elliott and Marty.

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Nate is the inventor and founder of Underbrush gum, the world's first remineralizing gum, which earns him $2M per month in sales. It's 3-4x more expensive than typical gum you buy at the store but it's much healthier. 

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We’ve had dogs in our family for the last 20 years. Our current pups Bear & Bella are mixed breed dogs rescued in 2017. Bear is jet black Sta...

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Author Alex Smith, writer of the book No Bullsh*t Strategy, has a keen way of looking at what most of us might view as difficult or even insurmountable at times. Strategy is Smith's expertise and he says that it should be intuitive at its core. Need some help with your strategy? Want to see if you're on the correct path? Have a listen to Bryan and Alex in this next episode!

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Eric Ryan is a prolific CPG brand builder responsible for the home furnishings brand, Method, OLLY, Will, Cast and Welly to name a few. His newest venture is cereal. This episode is a masterclass and rare glimpse into Eric's process and approach that will help you build your own brand.

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If you're like me, your dog is an important member of the family. And you might have the best intentions when it comes to food. The problem is, you might be feeding your dog the wrong food and not know it.

We Feed Raw is a small private company doing big things in the healthy dog food space. This is their story. 

Friends of the pod, who want to try it out can visit https://WeFeedRaw.com and put in the code ...

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October 23, 2024 61 mins

Few names carry the weight of Seth Godin when it comes to modern marketing.

With over 20 bestsellers, including Purple Cow, Tribes, Linchpin and This is Marketing, Godin has reshaped how businesses connect with their audience. 

Known for his emphasis on permission marketing—engaging customers through trust and relevance rather than interruption—Seth has consistently advocated a deeper, more empathetic approach to marketing. 

Today, we...

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Here are the Top 10 AI trends shaking up industries right now! In this episode A.I. expert, Sabrina Romonav and host Bryan Elliott discuss how you can use artificial intelligence to optimize your business and life. Ready to innovate? 

These trends are changing the game. Subscribe for more insights and tell us which trend excites you the most!

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In this episode, Bryan Elliott and Matt Taylor of Tracksmith talk about Matt's journey from college athlete; failed startups; a career at Puma and more leading up to now running one of the most dynamic challenger brands in the running apparel and footwear space.

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We’ve had dogs in our family for the last 20 years. Our current pups Bear & Bella are mixed breed dogs res...

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