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From Startup to Wunderbrand
From Startup to Wunderbrand
Author: Nicholas Kuhne
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Are you are struggling to build or grow your brand?
Nicholas Kühne cuts through the noise of digital marketing, drawing on his experience with global brands and agencies. Each conversation is current and practical, delivering straight-to-the-point brand insights you can use immediately. Your brand is your most important business asset—learn how to build it the right way.
Nicholas Kühne cuts through the noise of digital marketing, drawing on his experience with global brands and agencies. Each conversation is current and practical, delivering straight-to-the-point brand insights you can use immediately. Your brand is your most important business asset—learn how to build it the right way.
217 Episodes
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From pressure-washing businesses to global CPG giants, Will shows how temporary mind states, nine core motivations, and simple laddering conversations let you craft messages that cut through the filter of the non-conscious mind. In a world drowning in AI-generated content, understanding goals, motivations, approach and cognitive biases is the difference between noise and real behaviour change.
Mindstate Group: https://mindstategroup.com
Will on LinkedIn (case studies and ongoing thinking)
Timestamps
00:00 – The number one marketing mistake
01:30 – Why traditional research fails
04:00 – The shift to non-conscious science at PepsiCo
07:00 – Have brains changed since COVID?
09:30 – Why small businesses need this more than big brands
13:00 – The SunChips story and narrative psychology
17:30 – People buy feelings, not products
19:30 – What’s next: AI + mind states and the new book
22:00 – Personalisation fatigue and the transparency trap
25:00 – Fear marketing and why it backfires long-term
27:00 – Where to find Will
Connect with me on:All my linksBecome a guestSign up for RiversideGet Descript #DigitalMarketing #Branding #PersonalBranding #MarketingInsights #SocialMediaStrategy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
DMA Events - https://www.dmaevents.com
Buy and Rent Robots - https://www.buyandrentrobots.com
Digital Mirror - Experiential Marketing - https://www.digitalmirror.ca
Rich E Foltys - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-efoltys
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-efoltys
Website - https://www.dmaevents.com
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Richard E Foltys and DMA Events
2249:58:37 Why live events remain vital in a digital world
4444:25:30 Maximizing trade show presence with engagement tactics
6888:52:17 Using photo booths for entertainment, branding, and data
11666:38:59 The power of AI in content creation and image enhancement
14749:59:05 Innovative AI video applications for events
15555:32:26 Using lineups and themed activations for brand awareness
16749:59:08 The future of robotics in experiential marketing
20611:06:03 Types of event robots and their applications
23833:19:29 Renting and deploying robots globally for events
25472:12:50 Merchandise and giveaways as engagement tools
28055:32:57 The next 18 months: Robots and AI in events
28805:32:57 Creating compelling content with AI
33583:19:47 The importance of storytelling before, during, and after events
37611:06:36 Using data effectively for follow-up and engagement
39027:46:40 Exploring the digital mirror and experiential marketing services
Connect with me on:All my linksBecome a guestSign up for RiversideGet Descript #DigitalMarketing #Branding #PersonalBranding #MarketingInsights #SocialMediaStrategy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
She cut her teeth in direct-response media. From 2007 her team built ~60 channels for a restricted client and turned them into hundreds of millions in sales—many still active. Two years ago she and Matthew Pierce launched TurboRank.co to do the same focused work for e-commerce and brand clients.
What’s dead in 2026: random uploads and no strategy. What works: deep diagnostics, content calendars built on winnable searches, weekly consistency, proper optimisation and off-page signals (especially Reddit). These push ranking, feed AI citations and unlock YouTube Shop—high-margin, first-party sales with zero platform fees for Shopify brands.
TurboRank.co
LinkedIn: Maryann Bautista
Email: [email protected]
00:00 – Welcome and TurboRank introduction
01:40 – How Mary Ann cracked YouTube from 2007
03:32 – Ideal clients and the YouTube Shop advantage
06:20 – What’s dead vs what works in 2026
07:45 – Off-page marketing and AI citations
11:33 – Process from product video to sale
15:44 – Diagnostic, strategy and content pillars
19:26 – Podcast challenges on YouTube
23:21 – How to get in touch
Connect with me on:All my linksBecome a guestSign up for RiversideGet Descript #DigitalMarketing #Branding #PersonalBranding #MarketingInsights #SocialMediaStrategy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
He’s been the hardest-working, lowest-paid person in his own businesses more than once—near burnout, building companies that no one else wanted, and scaling one to £35 million with 450 staff only to watch money leak through the cracks. That experience is exactly why he wrote The Bee Myth: how successful people accidentally build businesses that steal their lives.
Right now this matters because most founders are still chasing every new AI toy while doing £10 tasks at a £100-an-hour rate. Louis shows the simple system that flips the equation—calculate your real hourly value with the 2K rule, stick the number on a post-it, and only touch work that actually pays. Everything else goes to AI-trained VAs that free time and generate revenue through lead magnets, personalised outreach, content, and meeting prep.
Get the book and book a virtual coffee at louisswart.com
Edit your podcasts like a pro:https://get.descript.com/mrzy10nwivuq
Join me as a guest or start your podcast journey:https://www.joinpodmatch.com/nickkuhne
00:00 – Meet Louis Swart and the Ironbridge mission
01:56 – Why you become the hardest-working, lowest-paid person in your business
03:55 – Why most AI implementations fail (and the iPhone trap)
05:22 – Building a meeting-report AI in minutes with Hermes
08:46 – Where to actually start with AI in any size business
09:16 – The 2K rule that tells you what your time is really worth
13:06 – Finding the money leaks in growing companies
15:08 – Turning AI from cost-saver into revenue generator
18:43 – Lessons from the Millionaire Speaker Summit
21:09 – Where to get The Bee Myth and connect with Louis
22:04 – The one post-it note action that changes everything
Connect with me on:All my linksBecome a guestSign up for RiversideGet Descript #DigitalMarketing #Branding #PersonalBranding #MarketingInsights #SocialMediaStrategy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Background in computer science, persuasion and ten years of biotech software engineering. She and her husband built the business on relationships and real outcomes. Over 300 clients have chosen her approach because members stay when they get results—not when they sit in another generic platform.
Most creators leave money on the table. Treat selected episodes as strategic assets with one clear call to action, reverse-engineer them for the next step in the buyer’s journey, and you turn old content into conversations and sales.
Links
Membership Lab + Podcast Lead Flow: https://membershiplab.com/nicholas
Edit your podcasts like a pro:https://get.descript.com/mrzy10nwivuqJoin me as a guest or start your podcast journey:https://www.joinpodmatch.com/nickkuhne
Timestamps
00:00 – Meet Nathalie and the problem she solves
01:27 – Why 300+ businesses choose Membership Lab
08:01 – Validate the offer before you build anything
10:26 – Podcast Lead Flow for podcasters who want clients
13:27 – The power of a single call to action
19:20 – One reworked episode → $7,500 sale
22:55 – How Podcast Lead Flow creates personalised responses
Connect with me on:All my linksBecome a guestSign up for RiversideGet Descript #DigitalMarketing #Branding #PersonalBranding #MarketingInsights #SocialMediaStrategy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.







