WHAT THE HECK IS AZ BRANDCAST?
What does it mean to be a brand in AZ? What is Arizona’s unique essence? What are principles of great brands that we can apply to brands in Arizona?
Join two brand strategists as we explore these and other important questions. And don’t be surprised if there’s some whiskey sipping and tomfoolery along the way.
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Latest Podcast Episodes
Episode 36 // Resound Remarkabook
AZ Brandcast Chris and Mike interview Resound’s Jeff Watson and David Cosand as they demystify Authentic Brand Identity which brings an approach to branding that aligns reality with the ideal. And it’s backed by sound philosophy and practical operational thinking....
Episode 35 // Stephen from Americans for Prosperity talks history, freedom and Arizona.
AZ Brandcast Chris and Mike interview Stephen Shadegg, from Americans for Prosperity to talk about Arizona's history and how freedom can help us to flourish as a state and act as an example to the rest of the country and the world....
Episode 34 // Kathy and Mike from Phoenix Design Week on How Design Shapes a State’s Brand
AZ Brandcast Chris and Mike interview PHX Design Week leaders to talk about design pet peeves and how our state’s design identity intersects with its brand. Contact: Mike mike@resoundcreative.com or Chris chris@resoundcreative.com...
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MEET THE PODCAST HOSTS
Chris Stadler
Student of Brand Leadership
“Most branding is just decoration. Brands needs process and discipline to turn internal ideas into market leadership.”
Chris focuses on the leadership part of branding…that leader and the surrounding group of the inside, that really cares about the right things…and builds that into truthful communication that differentiates the brand.
Black coffee, lean workouts, deeper meanings.
Higher purpose: be a challenging influence on those around me, so they become strong.
Drop Chris a line at chris@chrisstadler.com
Mike Jones
Brand Builder
Remarkable brands require authenticity and a deep commitment to values and purpose. Mike passionately pursues these beliefs with clients as the Managing Partner at Resound – a brand agency. In recognition of the work he’s done for clients and building Resound, he was named one of Arizona’s top 35 entrepreneurs 35 and younger in 2014.
Over the last 12 years he’s built experiences for hundreds of global and local brands including some awesome ones that call Arizona home (Infusionsoft, AppointmentPlus, Shamrock Farms, and Henry+Horne, to name a few).
Marrying his passions for branding, design, and history, Mike co-founded a niche apparel brand – Taftly – that celebrates the lesser-known people and events of the United States’ political history. Apparently, their shirts are all the rage with high school history teachers.
Mike lives in very sunny Mesa, AZ with his wife and two kids. When he’s not working his ass off or hanging with his family, Mike’s usually found sipping a cup of home-roasted coffee and reading a history book (or…watching history videos on YouTube).
If you want to contact Mike, shoot an email to mike@resoundcreative.com or connect with him on Twitter.