Branding Matters

Send us a textMy guest today is Jessica Higdon; Co-Founder of The Higdon Group - the number one network marketing training company that provides personal branding and marketing strategies for home-based entrepreneurs. Featured in Inc. 5000 as one of America's fastest growing companies, The Higdon Group stands apart by always giving back.Jessica is also the co-author of “Time Money Freedom” - a book she co-wrote with her husband Ray, her partner in business and in life. In it they provide 10 simple rules to redefine what’s possible and how anyone can radically reshape their life.I invited Jessica to be a guest on my show to share her brave journey from living out of a car to running a multi-million dollar empire. I wanted to learn about her relationship  with money and how it has affected her success.  And I was curious to get her POV on the role merch plays in creating brand awareness.Support the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET

Send us a textMy guest today is Dale Denham, President and CEO of the Promotional Products Association International - better known as the PPAI. Dale’s also the man behind #Online18 - a list he created in 2014 highlighting the most influential social media voices in the Promotional Products Industry. And I'm excited to share, I made the list this year thanks to my podcast!I invited Dale to be a guest on my show to talk about #Online18. I wanted to know what inspired him to start this prestigious list. And I was curious to learn how he decides who gets on it every year. And finally, as President of the PPAI, I was curious to get Dale’s POV on the role promotional products play in creating brand awareness.💥IF YOU WANT HELP GETTING YOUR CLIENTS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR BRAND,  REACH OUT TO ME ON SOCIAL AT BRANDING_BADASS OR EMAIL ME AT JGOODSON@GENUMARK.COMSupport the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET

Send us a textMy guest today is Gair Maxwell - a Brand Strategist and global authority on helping organizations create legendary brands.A former radio and tv host, Gair is an award-winning keynote speaker and author of the new book Big Little Legends; How Everyday Leaders Build Irresistible Brands. It's a book he wrote to help leaders identify timeless, universal secrets to help them create irresistible brands of their own. I invited Gair to be a guest on my show to discuss “The Mona Lisa Effect”. I wanted to know how any brand, no matter what size, can become a legend. And I was curious to get his POV on why storytelling is at the forefront of a brand’s success.Support the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET

Send us a textMy guest today is Mathew Pierce; the Co-Founder of the #Hashtagslayer app - a startup Instagram marketing tool that’s helping small business owners reach their ideal clients on Instagram.Not only does #Hashtagslayer optimize hashtags that are specifically tailored to your specific needs, it provides inside information that allows you to avoid banned hashtags, which can only cause problems and possibly get you banned from Instagram altogether.I invited Mathew to be a guest on my show to discuss the “dos and don’ts” of hashtags. I wanted to know why they are such valuable branding tools when creating brand awareness on social media. And I was curious to learn what the optimum amount of hashtags is when creating a post.💥IF YOU WANT HELP GETTING YOUR CLIENTS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR BRAND,  REACH OUT TO ME ON SOCIAL AT BRANDING_BADASS OR EMAIL ME AT JGOODSON@GENUMARK.COMSupport the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET

Send us a textMy guests today are Lana Van Brunt and Hayley Dineen  - the Founders of Sackville & Co. -  a design-focused, fashion-forward cannabis accessories brand based in NYC.  Known for their cannabis products that double as home decor, Lana and Hayley’s aim for Sackville is to elevate the cannabis experience, appealing to both the connoisseurs and the curious.In addition to Sackville & Co., this dynamic duo are also the brains behind Sackville Studios - a multidisciplinary cannabis design and production studio created by women who “like to smoke weed”.  It’s also the first female-run studio to design and produce major brands for some of the world’s top cannabis brands.I invited Lana and Hayley to be guests on my show to talk about their brand story. I wanted to discuss their passion for bringing cannabis to the forefront of the conversation. And I was curious to learn why they decided to buy the company back soon after they sold it in 2019.💥IF YOU WANT HELP GETTING YOUR CLIENTS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR BRAND,  REACH OUT TO ME ON SOCIAL AT BRANDING_BADASS OR EMAIL ME AT JGOODSON@GENUMARK.COMSupport the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET

Send us a textMy guest today is Ranjay Gulati, an Indian-American organizational scholar and Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.Professor Gulati was ranked as one of the top ten most cited scholars in Economics and Business by ISI-Incite. And The Economist and Financial Times have listed him as among the top handful of business school scholars whose work is most relevant to management practice. Gulati is the author of a number of books, and has been a frequent guest on CNBC and other media outlets. He has also served on the advisory boards of several entrepreneurial ventures.I invited Professor Gulati to be a guest on my show to discuss his most recent book Deep Purpose - The Heart and Soul of High Performance Companies. I wanted to learn about the fatal mistakes leaders make when attempting to implement a reason for being. And I was curious to get his POV on what brands can do to pursue purpose more deeply.Support the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET

Send us a textMy guest today is Jay Baer, Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker, New York Times Bestselling author of 6 books and founder of five multi-million dollar companies. One of those companies is Convince & Convert  - an experienced, highly focused analysis and advisory firm that creates effective, best-in-class digital marketing and customer experience strategies for the world’s most iconic brands.Jay has been an advisor to more than 700 companies including Caterpillar, Nike, The United Nations and 36 of the FORTUNE 500. And he’s a “go-to source” for the press including NPR, USA Today, Time, Real Simple, CBC and many more.I invited Jay to be a guest on my show to talk about the customer experience. I wanted to what talk triggers are and I was curious to get his POV on the role customer reviews play in the success of a business.𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 - 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟰𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.From promotional products, custom uniforms, and clothing, to sports co-branding, web stores and warehousing - Genumark is your #1 partner for creating brand awareness. And being ISO certified – you can rest assured ethical sourcing and sustainability are front and centre. If you’re looking for help  with your next project, email brandingmatters@genumark.comSupport the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET

Send us a textMy guest today is Kara Goldin, the CEO and Founder of Hint Inc.- one of the most successful beverage businesses of our time. Kara has received numerous accolades including being named one of InStyle’s Badass 50, Fast Company’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Norther California.Kara is also the author of Undaunted - Overcoming Doubts and Doubters - a Wall Street Journal and Amazon best-selling business book. In it, Kara shares real stories about her fears and doubts, the challenges she encountered, and what she did to overcome them to become successful - both in business and in her personal life.I invited Kara to be a guest on my show to talk about the meteoric rise of the Hint brand. I wanted to learn how she overcame an endless series of “no” and “you can’t” to becoming an iconic brand and the #1 flavoured water company in the U.S. And finally, I was curious to hear about Hint’s branding, and what they do differently to stand out in the crowded beverage space.Support the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET

Send us a textMy guest today is Dr. Janét Aizenstros, the Chairwoman and CEO of Ahava Group Global (AGG) — a women-led modern media parent company that serves Fortune and multinational media companies in fifteen locations around the world.In 2020, Janét scaled Ahava Group Global to nine-figures, making it the fastest-growing, women-led digital consultancy founded by a black woman.Janét is an award-winning, internationally recognized leader and investor that focuses on women entrepreneurs creating social impact through technology. We don’t have enough room to list all her accolades, but here are a few just to give you an idea of her rock star status - Excellence Award for RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards 2021 by Women of Influence, 2019 Conscious Company Media’s Top 22 Business Leaders, 2013-2014 YMCA-YWCA Woman of Distinction of Business and Entrepreneur, recipient of the 2020 WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneur Award: Top 100, and Employer Of The Year for Canadian Business.I invited Janét to be a guest on my show to talk about the importance of brand voice. I wanted to learn how she helps big brands target their consumers, specifically black women. And I was curious to get her POV on what brands need to do differently to maintain true sustainability.💥IF YOU WANT HELP GETTING YOUR CLIENTS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR BRAND,  REACH OUT TO ME ON SOCIAL AT BRANDING_BADASS OR EMAIL ME AT JGOODSON@GENUMARK.COMSupport the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET

Send us a textMy guest today is Alex Morin, the Founder and CEO of Almost Enlightened Inc. a cutting-edge educational resource that encompasses business coaching, life coaching, professional writing, and an award-winning podcast by the same name. Alex is also the creator and host of another new podcast he launched in 2022 called Promonoise - an educational podcast geared specifically to the promo world.Before launching Almost Enlightened, Alex had a thriving career in branding where he provided branded merchandise to suppliers like myself. After 20 years climbing the corporate ladder, Alex eventually became a partner at a thriving global corporation, where he’s still a shareholder today. I invited Alex to be a guest on my show to talk about his eclectic career. I wanted to hear about his experience in the branding world, both good and bad. And, I was curious to learn why, at the peak of his career, Alex threw in the towel to become “almost enlightened”.Support the showBRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star rating along with a brief review. And don't forget to order your BADASS T-shirt here.About MeHey there, I'm Joelly - the Branding Badass. My BADASS superpower is helping you build a brand that matters. From branded merch to keynote speaking, when you work with me, you get results! Need help telling your brand story? Learn more here.Let's stay connected!instagram - @Branding_BadasslinkedIn - Joelly Goodsonwebsite - BAMKO.NET