BGBS 048: Jeff Harry | Rediscover Your Play | See Where Your Curiosity Goes
Jeff Harry is a positive psychology play speaker and founder of Rediscover Your Play, with a mission to work with businesses to address their deepest issues such as toxicity at work, creating an inclusive work environment, and dealing with office politics through the experience of play.
BGBS 052: Tanner Krause | Kum & Go | We Must Be the Force of Change
Tanner Krause is the President of Kum & Go, a fourth-generation family-owned business headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa with 400 stores spanning 11 states.
BGBS 058: Kris Fry | Smartwool | It’s an Experiment
Kris Fry is a brand pro in love with the magic of ideation and storytelling, armed with the awareness that nothing is more powerful than a well-planned strategy. He is currently the Global Creative director at Smartwool, but has had the opportunity to lead concept, design, and experience for incredible brands like...
BGBS 018: Frank and Jacqueline Bonanno | Bonanno Concepts | Creating Happy People
Today’s story features the husband and wife team behind Bonanno Concepts, Frank and Jacqueline Bonanno.
BGBS 050: Cory Bayers | Patagonia | Success Looks More Like Activists
If there are two things Cory Bayers does exceptionally well, it’s buying a lot of sushi and having a big heart. As the Vice President of Global Marketing at Patagonia, Cory leads storytelling for the higher purpose of saving our home planet.
BGBS 019: Chip Conley | Founder of Joie de Vivre | Becoming A Modern Elder
How a passion for hospitality, writing, and business fueled Chip Conley to start (and eventually sell) the global boutique hotel group, Joie de Vivre, only to find himself as the “Modern Elder” at a crazy, high growth startup called AirBnB, and rediscover what it was he was always meant to do…
BGBS 041: Jay Ferracane | Angry Bovine | Design Is Not About the Designer
Jay Ferracane is a former skateboard punk, current gentleman rancher, and most importantly, a gifted graphic designer. Jay launched the design consultancy, Angry Bovine, with an honor for placing brand authenticity at the forefront of design and decision making.
BGBS 040: Greg Mazu | Singletrack Trails | Trails Don't Magically Happen
Greg Mazu is the Chief Encouragement Officer of Singletrack Trails, a self-proclaimed nomad and misfit, and an all-around passionate guy. Singletrack Trails is an outdoor recreation developer of trails for hiking, biking, and equestrian use all throughout the United States.
BGBS 022: Hap Klopp | The North Face | Origin Of The Brand, Disruption, Quality, & 3x Bottom Line
Founder of The North Face, Hap Klopp shares how it was created and what this company represents to him. During his 20 years as president and CEO, The North Face was recognized for being one of the best-managed companies in its industry, for both the quality of its products and the investment in its employees.
BGBS 014: Luis Benitez | CO Outdoor Recreation Office | Sometimes Your Path Chooses You
Over the course of a decade, Luis Benitez has quietly emerged amongst a growing field of climbers as one of the more experienced, respected and busiest professional guides and leadership development consultants in the world. Throughout his career, Luis has summited the top of the famed “Seven Summits” a cumulative 32 times, including being a six-time summiteer of Mt. Everest.
BGBS 034: Steve "Stix" Nilsen | Liquid Death | I Do Cool Sh*t, With Cool People
Joining us today is Steve “Stix” Nilsen, the vice president of lifestyle marketing at Liquid Death Mountain Water. He has some bold strategies that have proven effects on branding, brand loyalty, marketing, and generating profits for Fortune 500 companies.
BGBS 031: Marty Neumeier | Level C | Let Yourself Imagine Greater Things
What if you were given the ability to learn from one of the leading brand experts in the country? Pull up a seat because we get to do just that in our episode with Marty Neumeier! Marty is a world-renowned author and leading experts on how to build your business & brand strategy.
BGBS 049: Chris Do | The Futur | Type Is Life
Chris Do is the founder of two seven-figure businesses, the first being Blind, an Emmy Award-winning motion design studio with over $80 million in total billings.
BGBS 060: Tim Parr | CADDIS | Own Your Age
Tim Parr’s company, CADDIS, is challenging those standards and redefining what it is to “age” in contemporary culture. CADDIS has a refreshing take on aging, rallying around the notion that it is absolutely right to be the age that you are, and beyond that, they demand that you own it.
BGBS 054: Andy Starr | Level C | Different Is So Important
Ithaca Hummus. America’s fastest-growing hummus brand founded by Chris Kirby: CEO, trained professional chef, and mustache aficionado. Chris’s career identity began in the restaurant world before he gained the courage to declare that he had a different path to follow, and returned to school.