Episodes

Feb. 19, 2025

Taking Risks and Going Big with Shannon Harris

You wanna go Big? In this episode of We Built This Brand , Chris sits down with Shannon Harris, the Executive Creative Director at Big Com. Her career highlights include working on campaigns for everyone from Google Fiber to ...

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Feb. 12, 2025

J-Birds of a Feather with Jess Curtis

What’s a bird to you? To answer that oddly philosophical question, Chris sits down with Jess Curtis, the founder of J-Bird Digital Design. If you’ve ever visited the beautiful HumblePod website , you have Jess to thank for it...

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Jan. 29, 2025

Boldly Hitting the Kentucky Bourbon Trail with Katie Peninger

It’s time to hit the Kentucky Bourbon Trail! On this episode of "We Built This Brand," Chris sits down with Katie Peninger, VP Account Service at Lewis Communications. While her career started on the creative side, the collab...

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Jan. 15, 2025

How a MAYOR Serves the People with Megan Brittain

In this episode of We Built This Brand, Chris goes to THE MAYOR. Well, one of them at least. He sits down with Megan Brittain, Director of Account Management at THE MAYOR, to discuss her journey from her early career …

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Dec. 4, 2024

Making Advertising a Kindor Space with Glen Hilzinger

The world of advertising can use a little more kindness and candor. On this episode, Chris is joined by Glen Hilzinger, the Chief Creative Officer at Luquire. Glen is recognized as one of the top copywriters in the world, and...

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Nov. 20, 2024

Brewing Awesome Online Content with Aditi Rajvanshi

20 years ago, YouTube changed the internet forever. One woman was there to see the platform evolve. On this episode of We Built This Brand, Chris is joined by Aditi Rajvanshi, Director of Strategy for Portal A and a renowned …

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Nov. 6, 2024

Creatively Winging it With Nick Adams

It’s a viral sensation, all thanks to people being put on hold. Nick Adams is a versatile copywriter and the brains behind the renowned Pizza Hut chicken wing song. He started his journey in the mailroom at GSD&M, but his …

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Oct. 23, 2024

Tapping into the Fountain of Youth with Clint Runge

Appealing to your audience is the name of the game in marketing, but what do you do when they’re critical and hard to reach? Enter Clint Runge, the CEO and Co-Founder of Archrival. For decades now, Clint has had his …

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Oct. 9, 2024

Outsmarting Brand Behemoths with Dustin Artz

The world of advertising and marketing is all about standing out, and Dustin Artz is helping spearhead innovative campaigns for noteworthy brands. As a co-founder at Familiar Creatures, he’s dedicated his career to outsmartin...

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Sept. 25, 2024

Finding Your Intuition with Bonnie Casamassima

Do you listen to that feeling in your gut? The that tells you right from wrong and what you should do next? It’s what we call your “intuition,” and Bonnie Casamassima thinks it should help be your guiding light through …

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Sept. 11, 2024

Turning Brands into Fandoms with Maggie Walsh

Everyone has their own favorite brands, but have you ever considered that you’re a “fan” of those products? Maggie Walsh thinks that you should. Having recently wrapped up a social media campaign for Peacock centered around t...

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Aug. 28, 2024

Wearing TenHats with Brian Strong

CEOs wear many hats, and that’s especially true in the world of IT. So, it’s pretty appropriate Brian Strong heads up TenHats - an IT and data center firm in Knoxville, Tennessee. The name isn’t just eye-catching, it reflects...

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Aug. 21, 2024

Mama Bear Money Management with Erin Reece

With a love of crunching numbers from a young age, Erin Reece always knew her future lay in finance. She spent more than a decade at corporate and public accounting firms until Erin realized it was time for a change. …

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July 31, 2024

Chasing the Numbers with Trent Anderson

In this episode of "We Built This Brand," you’ll hear from Trent Anderson, the Head of Growth and Strategy at Podchaser. Trent and Chris discuss the origins and key features of Podchaser, emphasizing its role as a vital data ...

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July 24, 2024

Authentically Marketing Yourself with Rob Bunch

You would never know it based on his successes, but Rob Bunch didn’t begin his career in the world of marketing. In this episode of We Built This Brand, Rob takes us through his professional journey. From working finance in …

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July 10, 2024

Finding Your Own Definition of Success with Erika Biddix

Erika Biddix began her professional journey the traditional way, following the path of a promising student to a corporate job. In this episode of We Built This Brand, we learn how she found her true calling at a corporate mee...

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May 29, 2024

Rebranding for the Better with Paul Sponcia

Rebranding your business can be an exciting process where you reorient it into something greater than before. However, change isn’t always easy. Paul Sponcia of the IT Company knows a thing or two about change and the growing...

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May 15, 2024

Building Winning Marketing Strategies with Lori Asbury

Welcome back! In this episode, Chris explores the exciting career and entrepreneurial journey of Lori Asbury, founder and CEO of CMOco. Lori shares her journey from a journalist to a seasoned marketing executive at HGTV and, ...

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May 1, 2024

Fighting For The Small Guy In The Marketing World With Mal Alder

Mal Alder, the founder of Alder & Co., shares her journey in assisting small businesses and nonprofit organizations to thrive with creative marketing strategies. She recounts her work with clients like King's Family Distiller...

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April 17, 2024

Transforming Spaces To Transform Lives With Kelsey Miller

In this fun episode of We Built This Brand , we chat with Kelsey Miller, the founder of 'Klosets by Kelsey.' Kelsey shares how she turned her passion for organizing and styling from a hobby into her full-time job. She …

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April 3, 2024

Building Brands, Buzz, and Besties with Taylar Fetzner

In this episode, Taylar Fetzner, co-host of the Creeps and Crimes Podcast, opens up about her journey with her best friend, Morgan Mounts, from sharing a fascination for spooky stories, conspiracies, and true crime to launchi...

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March 20, 2024

Building Brands That Resonate & Transform with Victory Harbin

We’re joined by Victory Harbin, the creative force behind The Social Brand in this episode of WBTB. Victory takes us through her journey from art student to marketing expert, sharing the story of her business's natural growth...

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March 6, 2024

Grinding Your Way To Success: The U Brew Story with Andrew Ellis

Andrew Ellis, the founder of U Brew Coffee Company, sits down with Chris to discuss his entrepreneurial leap into the coffee business. From the origins of U Brew to Andrew's vision for a coffee community, this episode illumin...

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Feb. 1, 2024

Building Viral Success with Mat Micheli

Dive into the fascinating world of digital innovation with Mat Micheli, co-founder and co-CEO of Viral Nation. This episode takes you on a journey from Viral Nation's roots in 2014 to its emergence as a global leader in digit...

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