On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Alan Philips, the Chief Creative Officer of REEF. REEF is the largest operator of mobility, logistics hubs, and neighborhood kitchens in the United States, and is aiming to connect the world to your block.
Today, you'll learn:


What is REEF? What does "connecting the world to your block" mean?


How the pandemic took REEF's vision for what might happen to neighborhood evolution over the next 5-10 years, and "accelerated positive change" to create that evolution in 5-10 weeks. How has the brand adapted to that acceleration? (For example, how have they quickly built so many neighborhood kitchens?)


Other ways in which REEF plans to be helpful to communities with its modular neighborhoods: healthcare and first responders among them


How REEF plans to amplify neighborhood stories through a content platform dedicated directly to it. Quote: "I'm a strong believer in the telling the story through the eyes of the person who's being impacted." Plus, REEF as a media company first


What will REEF do next to unlock neighborhood entrepreneurship?


As always, advice to build a more authentic brand


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REEF Chief Creative Officer Alan Philips: The Power of Proximity

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Jordan Nathan, the Founder & CEO of Caraway. Caraway is on a mission to craft well-designed, non-toxic ceramic cookware that thoughtfully raises the standards of what you cook with.
Today, you'll learn:


How a brush with teflon poisoning led Jordan to found Caraway


Despite the fact that ceramic cookware has been around for ~10 years, how Jordan made Caraway stand out


As a digital-first business, how Caraway tells stories in a time when consumers simultaneously don't want to hear from brands, yet need to know there's a safer way to cook


How the individual cook at home story is being told at scale today (and there's quite a few to choose from -- the brand has sold out of everything 10 times over this year)


Caraway's newest product launch, and hopes surrounding it


As always, advice to build a more authentic brand


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Caraway Founder & CEO Jordan Nathan: Cooking with Customers, not Chemicals

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Lorna Sommerville, the Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer at Function of Beauty. Function of Beauty is the world’s most customizable hair care and body care brand.
Today, you'll learn:


Why Lorna chose Function of Beauty as her next play following years in CPG and, most recently, DTC leadership at Harry's


Lorna's leadership values; what makes a truly good marketing team?


How Function of Beauty builds truly 1:1 relationships beyond the initial data they receive (which leads to formulation of one of 54 trillion different hair care options. You read that right.)


How consumers are encouraged to share (including shampoo selfies -- have you ever gotten a bottle at the store with your name on it?)


As always, advice to build a more authentic brand. Notable quote: "Marketing is a tax for being unremarkable."


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Function of Beauty CMO Lorna Sommerville: How to Achieve Complete Custom Care

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Dana Marineau, the Chief Marketing Officer of Rakuten Rewards. Rakuten Rewards is a cash-back and shopping rewards company headquartered in San Mateo. Dana recently joined the org in June 2020.
Today, you'll learn:


Why Dana came to Rakuten after years at Credit Karma and EA. (Did you know Dana originally wanted to be a news anchor?) Plus, the new challenges which await Dana


Advice on becoming more authentic; specifically, how that translates to world-class leadership


The differentiation between "Influencers" (upper-case I) and "influencers" (lower-case i)


How 1:1 relationships have grown in importance over time; how it is truly beyond the traditional understanding of "personalization"


How stories of "influencers" are leveraged to fuel growth


What Dana is most excited about at Rakuten going forward


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Rakuten Rewards CMO Dana Marineau: "Influencers" and "influencers"

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Tracy Marek, the Chief Marketing Officer of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cleveland Cavaliers are an American professional basketball team competing in the NBA.
Today, you'll learn:


Why Tracy joined the Cavs 17 years ago; the journey, including LeBron's impact


How Tracy guides her team to a culture of connecting directly and individually with every ticket holder and fan


Deep dive into how the Cavs stand tall on social issues; how they aim to be first in that respect


How the Cavs encourage sharing of, and activate, authentic fan moments


As always, advice to build a more authentic brand 


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Cleveland Cavaliers CMO Tracy Marek: Helping Communities Power Forward

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Heidi Zak, the co-founder and CEO of ThirdLove. ThirdLove is an American company producing and selling bras, underwear, loungewear and nightwear. It has pioneered the sizing of bras in half cups.
Today, you'll learn:


How a poor experience on a trip to Victoria's Secret led to Heidi founding the company


The TL Effect: what is it? What was the inspiration for it? What does it benefit?


How ThirdLove harnesses the lightning of its wearers, who can't find a better fit anywhere else; including a particularly notable story of a woman named Hope


How Heidi defines "being purpose-driven"; how to properly invest in it


As always, advice on how to build a more authentic brand


Check out more about The TL Effect: https://blog.thirdlove.com/the-tl-effect/.
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ThirdLove Co-Founder and CEO Heidi Zak: Building a Better Bra

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Nancy Richardson, the Chief Marketing Officer of Good Man Brand. Good Man Brand provides game-changing comfort engineered to help you to achieve your personal best, and is on a mission to impact one billion lives.
Today, you'll learn:


What brought Nancy to Good Man Brand, including a rich history with individual learnings along the way; namely, "paid media is not a winning strategy," "make every dollar feel like 20," and "give people what they need, not what they necessarily want"


How the brand's founder, Russell Wilson, "quarterbacks" the brand and guides its journey alongside Nancy


The ways Good Man Brand leans in to "good" in multiple definitions


How the brand directly fosters community to build out strategy, and how they amplify it


As always, advice on how build a better, more authentic brand


Check out Why Not You: https://whynotyoufdn.org/.
Check out Good Man Brand's Everyday Hero initiative: https://thegoodmanbrand.com/pages/everyday-hero. Be sure to use #myeverdayhero on social media to participate!
Check out "Work Freely: Love Your Job, Love Your Life" by Nancy Richardson & Rochelle Davidson: https://www.amazon.com/Work-Freely-Love-Your-Life/dp/1999187903.
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Good Man Brand CMO Nancy Richardson: How to Quarterback a Brand

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Mike Raffensperger, the Chief Marketing Officer of FanDuel. FanDuel offers daily fantasy contests for cash prizes & legal wagering on sports betting markets for all major sports.
Today, you'll learn:


Why Mike joined FanDuel after stints within media, TV, and Amazon


As an "unabashed geek," what Mike is geeking out about right now in the marketing world


How Mike foresees the world of sports franchises coming together for official partnerships with betting partners (something which FanDuel is pioneering); plus, his expectations for how it will positively impact relationships with fans and players alike


As always, advice on how to build a more authentic brand; specifically, a focus on "consumer delight"


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FanDuel CMO Mike Raffensperger: Bet on Brand Love

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Drew Green, the CEO of Indochino. Indochino is the largest privately held custom apparel brand globally, specializing in made-to-measure clothing.
Today, you'll learn:


Why Drew came to Indochino; his thoughts on challenges and opportunities


How Drew has adapted the brand given the pandemic; plus, how the model is actually suited well to it


Given that personalization IS the brand, how that core value translates into the way consumers are encouraged to share about their experiences


What's next for Indochino


As always, advice to build a more authentic brand


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Indochino CEO Drew Green: Building a Winning Fit

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Leslie Emmons Burthey, the VP of Marketing at FabFitFun. FabFitFun is a subscription box of beauty, fashion, wellness, and fitness products which aims to deliver happiness and well-being to everyone, everywhere.
Today, you'll learn:


Why Leslie joined FabFitFun; what she loves about the brand


How the leadership of a team to connect authentically with consumers has changed through the pandemic; what are some new learnings?


The ways in which a community around FabFitFun has organically formed, even without the brand's active hand


With influencers being a key piece of the marketing puzzle for the brand, how real consumers' voices are heard


As always, advice on how build a better, more authentic brand


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FabFitFun VP Marketing Leslie Emmons Burthey: How to Deliver Happiness

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Brad Charron, the CEO of ALOHA. ALOHA is a consumer goods brand offering lines of clean, plant-based protein products.
Today, you'll learn:


Brad's journey to ALOHA; how he focused the brand from a general marketplace to its current selection


How ALOHA's focusing flowed through to its culture (even before the pandemic); how that has benefited the brand


How ALOHA has leaned into the renewed importance on health during COVID, and has sought to redefined what "diet" means


The persona of a brand which will allow it to survive post-pandemic, including transparency and the cruciality of purpose-driven brands to "show the receipt"; the steps ALOHA has taken here


How ALOHA consumers are encouraged to share their stories, diet or no diet; the efforts ALOHA is actively taking to build community


As always, advice to build a more authentic brand


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ALOHA CEO Brad Charron: Let's Redefine the Diet

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Daniella Yacobovsky, the co-founder of Baublebar. Baublebar is a jewelry and accessories company which designs products that help their community experiment with fashion and personal style.
Today, you'll learn:


The founding story of Baublebar; what it is, and why Daniella founded it after years in finance


How Baublebar has navigated the ebbs and flows of social commerce and influencers through the ten years of its existence. How has it ridden the trends? What elements of the customer experience have changed the most?


How personalization has come to the forefront for the brand


Baublebar's Instagram reads: "The best accessory is a smile." How does Baublebar capture these "smiles": specifically, the authentic moments their customers have with their brand across commerce mediums and banners?


As always, advice on how to build a more authentic brand


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Baublebar Co-Founder Daniella Yacobovsky: Smiles as Accessories

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Scott Hudler, the Chief Marketing Officer of Torchy's Tacos. Torchy's is a "craft casual" concept focused on one thing and one thing only: damn good food.
Today, you'll learn:


Why Scott ventured to Torchy's following years in CPG and large restaurant chain


What is "craft casual"? How is Torchy's hoping to build that model out?


The "Damn Good" mantra; how it overlaps with the way Scott thinks about building brands; how "damn good" extends to the customer experience and innovation therein


How Torchy's has been contributing to the community amid the pandemic


How Torchy's harnesses the stories of its passionate eaters to create a growth channel


As always, advice on how to build a more authentic brand


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Torchy's Tacos CMO Scott Hudler: How to Be Damn Good

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Burke Morley, the VP of Brand and Executive Creative Director at Purple. Purple is an American comfort technology company based in specializing in the direct-to-consumer sale of mattresses, seat cushions, back cushions, pillows and platform bases.
Today, you'll learn:


Burke's journey to Purple; with a number of industries' worth of experience, is there a common link between the jobs on Burke's resume?


Burke's many hats at Purple; how he leans in to "getting as interesting as possible"


As Purple grows up from its early viral-ad days, what is the brand's central "nugget of truth"?


Burke's philosophy on how to make good ideas happen


How Purple harnesses the stories of its sleepers; what's next


As always, advice on how to build a better brand


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Purple VP of Brand Burke Morley: No Longer a Sleeper

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by TULA Skincare's founder, Dr. Roshini Raj, as well as its CEO Savannah Sachs. TULA Skincare is a personal wellness brand offering clean + effective probiotic skincare made with superfoods.
Today, you'll learn:


Why Dr. Raj founded TULA; the discoveries about probiotics' effects on skincare and the opportunity therein; Savannah's journey to join the brand


How the brand leans in to the current trend of self-care during the pandemic


How TULA works with influencers as a means of advancing the brand, given that personal care is huge for the influencer economy. How do real consumers fit in? 


Purpose at TULA: how important is it? Also coverage of TULA's "Masks for Masks" initiative


As always, advice on how to build a more authentic brand


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TULA Skincare Founder Dr. Roshini Raj and CEO Savannah Sachs: People and Probiotics

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Amina Pasha, the Chief Marketing Officer of Thrive Market. Thrive Market is an American e-commerce membership-based retailer offering natural and organic food products.
Today, you'll learn:


Amina's journey to Thrive Market; a description of the business


Thrive Market's unusual, yet effective early investors: how they made for a foundation of authentic word-spreading


How membership is prioritized at the brand; how to empower members to serve as brand ambassadors, including standout stories


How Thrive Market is activating the voices of the over 100,000 new members they've gained since the pandemic broke out


As always, advice on how to build a more authentic brand


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Thrive Market CMO Amina Pasha: Melding Mission and Members

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Sarah Bishop, the VP of Marketing for NYCFC. NYCFC, or New York City Football Club, is an American professional soccer club based in New York City that competes in Major League Soccer, the highest level of American soccer, as a member of the league's Eastern Conference. This is Sarah's first season at the helm.
Today, you'll learn:


Sarah's journey to NYCFC; why sports?


How to market a sport right now: a product which cannot exist on the pitch


Standout stories from fans impacted by NYCFC's efforts during COVID, how the club has created new content and leveraged its on-pitch talent off of it


Given civil unrest, how NYCFC is leaning into taking action against racial injustice just as world football says no to racism


What Sarah looks forward to as the MLS kicks back off in early July


As always, advice on how to build a more authentic brand


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NYCFC VP Marketing Sarah Bishop: Kicking Back Off

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Bart Schaller, the CMO of Synchrony. Synchrony is a premier consumer financial services company delivering customized financing programs across key industries including retail, health, auto, travel and home, along with award-winning consumer banking products.
Today, you'll learn:


Bart's steering of Synchrony from the GE days through its separation from the industrial giant; how that impacted its business


How Synchrony shifted its model to become closer to B2B2C; how that translated to a purpose statement transformation into a more-encompassing vision statement


How Synchrony's tagline, "Changing What's Possible," has extended into community efforts during the pandemic


Bart's assertion that "There are no new ideas, just better timing, technology, and more money." What does this mean? Are there actually no new ideas? How do you innovate and implement through that stance, especially as Synchrony moves digital?


How Synchrony leans into loyalty and "social volume" with its retail partners; the power of "proactive engagement"


As always, advice on how to build a more authentic brand


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Synchrony CMO Bart Schaller: There Are No New Ideas

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Minjae Ormes, the Chief Marketing Officer of Visible. Visible is a Verizon-owned prepaid wireless provider.
Today, you'll learn:


Minjae's journey to Visible


How Visible strives to disrupt wireless and serve people in the simplest way possible


The "actions before words" which Visible has taken given recent contexts, including supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs


How culture plays a role every step of the way when it comes to building and defining the brand


How Visible reaches out to / mobilizes people, either related to causes or mobile service


As always, advice to build more authentic brands


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Visible CMO Minjae Ormes: Actions Before Words

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Deborah Wahl, the Global CMO of General Motors. GM is a Detroit-based American automotive giant housing such brands as Cadillac and Chevrolet.
Today, you'll learn:


After spending years in automotive before exploring other industries (including a stint at McDonald's), what sparked Deborah's return to auto? Why GM?


Given pressures on the auto industry, how Deborah instills hope and inspires the same confidence and creativity which has allowed GM to shine -- including an important mantra: Be the Sun (inspired by a mentor of hers)


How Deborah gets customers to share their stories and support causes


Given recent civil unrest, how GM is contributing to progress  


As always, advice on how to build a more authentic brand


Learn more about "Be the Sun, Not the Salt," a philosophy from Dr. Harry Cohen, here: https://www.bethesunnotthesalt.com/.
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