Ueber-Brands

Ueber-Brands


Latest Episodes

Ueber-Branding Social Enterprise? – JP interviewed by Impact Boom
March 20, 2019

UEBER-BRANDING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES? - Absolutely! If people are not aware of social enterprises and their causes, then their possible impact remains limited. Using the 'Ueber-Branding' approach makes particular sense, since social enterprise comes with a d

Humbly Served and Successful – RXBAR Co-Founder Peter Rahal tells the story
February 20, 2019

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 buy it for $600 million four years later.

Master Myth Maker – Ramdane Touhami, mind behind Buly and other exquisite Brands
September 25, 2018

An interview with Prestige brand creator extraordinaire Ramdane Touhami. He is the mind and myth-maker behind brands like Cire Trudon and L'Officine Universelle Buly. You will also find plenty of background materials in this podcast note.

B2B Beyond The Material – Interview with Mohawk Fine Papers’ Creative Director Christopher Harrold
April 24, 2018

Can the Ueber-Brand principles be applied to B2B brands to elevate them in the minds of professional buyers and make them 'priceless' - or at least less dependent on pricing?  The short answer is "Absolutely, Yes!"  But, we know, people are hungry for exa

Taking Brands and People Üeber – JP interviewed by getAbstract co-founder Patrick Brigger
January 29, 2018

Can Ueber-Branding be applied to any industry and brand... and people? How do Ueber-Brands elevate themselves above the rest? How do they attract people? - Not only as buyers but as employees? ... These are just some of the questions Patrick Brigger asked

A Brand Built On ‘Less’? – Interview with Brandless co-founder Tina Sharkey
January 04, 2018

‘Brandless’ is the only ‘brand’ you can buy at the eponymous e-grocer that carries the same name.  As co-founder Tina Sharkey explains, young ‘Brandless’ is not about the absence of identity or meaning and being a brand in that sense. …

Making Slow Fashion Grow – Interview with Raleigh Denim Workshop co-founder Victor Lytvinenko
November 06, 2017

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 proudly signed every pair when they started out in 2007.  But in the meantime, they …

Cadillac – Resuscitation without Nostalgia nor Provocation? – Interview with Uwe Ellinghaus, CMO
April 25, 2017

Uwe Ellinghaus is CMO of Cadillac and on a mission to revive this icon of American luxury. But rather than starting with automobiles, his vision of Cadillac is one of “an experience that young people associate with modern luxury, … of a brand that …

Burt’s Bees – Mission, Myth and a Buzzing Business – Interview with Jim Geikie, General Manager
January 05, 2017

Yes, Burt really existed. The wild-bearded man on the brand’s logo was a documentary photographer turned beekeeper after moving from Manhattan to Maine and leaving the trappings of a rather privileged upbringing behind him to live in a converted turkey co

Profit and/or Purpose? – Interview with Venture Capitalist and Social Activist David Batstone
December 05, 2016

David Batstone is not one to be easily typecast.  As you learn more about David you might get a bit perplexed not only by the uncounted, very public projects in which he plays a leading role or the multitude of positions he holds but …