From Startup to Wunderbrand

Olympic medalist and innovation professor John K. Coyle didn’t just share his story—he dropped life-altering truths for entrepreneurs, leaders, and parents alike.

Dr Angela Mulrooney, founder of Unleashing Influence, shares how professionals can stay relevant in the age of AI by clarifying their “niche of genius” and building a personal brand that filters the noise. Whether you’re pivoting, refining, or futureproofing your career, this episode offers a powerful framework for becoming irreplaceable.

From ringtones to recipes, and now GenAI, Raj Singh’s journey reads like a Silicon Valley startup hall of fame. Currently VP of Product at Mozilla, Raj has built and sold startups to the likes of Salesforce, Cookpad, and Mozilla – including AI meeting tool Pulse and smart calendar Tempo AI.

Short answer: Hell yes. But only the good ones. We're living in a world where you can spin up a halfway decent logo in 30 seconds with Canva, Gemini, or Fiverr. For startups, that's tempting — quick, cheap, easy. But here's the catch: design without direction is just decoration. What Christian Helms nails in the podcast is this: “Branding is not the things we make — it’s the things we make possible.”

Adam Ortman is a marketing author and founder of Kinetic319, a performance media agency based in Denver that’s worked with global giants like Nike, Kellogg’s and UnitedHealthcare. In this episode, we unpack how psychology drives marketing, why media buying is still misunderstood, and how startups can leverage enterprise-level thinking without enterprise budgets.