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 47 // Rick & Matt Dircks on Scaling a Logistics Company Through a Pandemic
In this episode The Dircks share their experience scaling a logistics company. Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the country with many new residents and companies moving to the state. As well, literally thousands of people are moving every month as...
Episode 46 // Laura Briscoe Growing Gourmet Granola Brand in Arizona
Arizona is increasingly becoming known for its culinary diversity and quality. Having lived in Arizona (and started multiple food-related businesses) Laura Briscoe has had a front-row seat to this astounding culinary growth. We get to talk with her about her culinary...
Episode 45 // Hans Schatz on Growing a Beverage Company into the Largest Coffee Roaster in Arizona
Hans Schatz CEO & President of CULT Artisan Beverage Company, Arizona's largest coffee roaster, joins the guys to talk about the awesome business attitudes that exist in Arizona that make it an amazing place to build a coffee roasting business. Learn more about...
MEET THE PODCAST HOSTS

Chris Stadler
Student of Brand 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
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.