Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEp.535 Coca-Cola Won the Taste Test—and Lost the Customer
Season 3 Episode 14
Perfect data can still lead to a disastrous decision when it ignores why customers emotionally choose your brand. In 1985, Coca-Cola replaced its cen…
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Ep.534 Taylor Swift Proved a Bad Contract Doesn’t Own the Creator
Season 3 Episode 13
A restrictive contract may control an existing asset, but it cannot control the creative engine that produced it. After the masters of Taylor Swift’s…
1 day, 19 hours ago
Ep.533 Ariana Grande Flipped the Cover—and Broke the Scroll
Season 3 Episode 12
Most brands disappear because they look exactly like everything around them. Ariana Grande’s Sweetener album cover broke that pattern with a simple v…
2 days, 19 hours ago
Ep.532 Elizabeth Holmes Used Famous Names to Make Theranos Look Untouchable
Season 3 Episode 11
Prestige can make a weak system look credible—until someone qualified examines what is underneath. Elizabeth Holmes surrounded Theranos with powerful…
3 days, 19 hours ago
Ep.531 Bill Clinton Faced Impeachment—and Still Kept Running the Country
Season 3 Episode 10
A personal crisis can consume your attention long before it actually destroys your position. Bill Clinton faced one of the most intense political and…
6 days, 19 hours ago
Ep.530 Rihanna Found the Customers the Beauty Giants Forgot
Season 3 Episode 9
Breaking into a crowded market does not always mean beating the biggest competitors at their own game. Sometimes the real opportunity is sitting in t…
1 week ago
Ep.529 Jennifer Lopez Turned One Story Into Three Products
Season 3 Episode 8
Most creators exhaust themselves building separate ideas for separate platforms. Jennifer Lopez took a different approach. Her This Is Me... Now proj…
1 week, 1 day ago
Ep.528 Andrew Huberman Explains Why Celebrating Every Win Can Kill Your Drive
Season 3 Episode 7
Most people think a major win deserves an equally massive celebration. But if every milestone is followed by an intense reward, motivation can become…
1 week, 2 days ago
Ep.527 Anna Delvey Looked Rich Enough to Make Powerful People Stop Asking Questions
Season 3 Episode 6
Premium positioning can influence how people judge credibility before they ever inspect the numbers. Anna Sorokin, better known as Anna Delvey, built…
1 week, 3 days ago
Ep.526 Catherine the Great Acted Like an Empress Before Russia Crowned Her
Season 3 Episode 5
Feeling unqualified can keep capable people waiting for permission that may never come. Catherine the Great arrived in Russia as a minor German princ…
1 week, 6 days ago