Brandidly Speaking

How Cyndi Ramirez Built Chillhouse, Navigated a Covid Pivot, and Landed on Target Shelves

In this episode of Brandidly Speaking, Chillhouse founder and CEO, Cyndi Ramirez, shares her journey from opening a spa in New York City to building a nationally recogniz

The Viral Pickle Brand Everyone's Talking About: How Good Girl Snacks Raised $3M

On this episode of Brandidly Speaking, Cris Gordon takes the mic for a solo deep dive into one of social media's hottest emerging brands: Good Girl Snacks and their

What Reddit Can Teach Your Brand About Your Audience

What if your audience is already telling you exactly what they care about? In this episode of Brandidly Speaking, Cris Gordon sits down with Alaina Simon, Senior Client

What Comes After a $275 Million Brand? Drybar Founder Alli Webb on Messy

What do you do after building one of the most iconic beauty brands in the world? If you're Alli Webb, you start over. In this episode, Cris Gordon sits down with t

How To Start Building Your Personal Brand Today with Cris Gordon

Your personal brand is one of the most valuable assets you'll ever build, and it's about so much more than your social media presence. In this solo episode, Cr

How to Build True Connection with your Brand’s Audience with CEO of MMC, Olga Fleming

In today’s episode, Cris sits down with Olga Fleming, CEO of MMC, the communications agency helping brands earn a place in consumers' everyday lives. Olga shares why

Founders Should Hear This Advice Before Planning Their Exit with Carrie Kerpen, The Exit Whisperer

What separates a business that grows from a business that gets acquired?    In this episode, Cris sits down with founder, investor, author, and "Exit Whisperer" Carrie Ke

We Gave Founders 5 Minutes of PR Advice – Here's What They Needed to Hear

From early-stage startups to seven-figure brands, every founder is asking the same questions: How do I grow? Where is my audience? What actually works in PR today?  In t

Why The Best Brand Strategy is Alignment | Jen Hayes Lee, Head of Marketing and Content at The Bump

What’s the most powerful metric for your brand? Shares.  This week on Brandidly Speaking, Cris Gordon sits down with Jen Hayes Lee, Head of Marketing and Content at The

The Real Way Doctors are Building Credibility Online with Dr. Sheila Farhang

In today’s healthcare landscape, you must have both the expertise AND the ability to communicate it clearly to build genuine trust with your patients.  In this episode o

How Lisa Hanna Went From Miss World & Political Leader to Building a Beauty Brand, and What Founders Can Learn

What does it take to build a brand story that goes beyond surface level in the beauty industry?  In this episode, Lisa Hanna, former Miss World, global political leader,

Building a Trusted Brand in a Crowded Category: The Gut Personal Story with Bridgitte Mallinson

How do you break through in the crowded supplement market where new products are getting launched left and right?    In this episode, Bridgitte Malinson, founder of Gut

Why Your Content Isn’t Converting, and What Actually Makes People Care (with Lilliana Vazquez)

You’re posting consistently, so why isn’t anyone sticking around?  Most founders think they need better content. In reality, they’re over-editing, overthinking, and filt

How to Turn Content into a Scaleable, Multi-Million Dollar Brand: Lisa Jauregui on Building BK Beauty

On this week’s episode, we sit down with Lisa Jauregui, Founder of BK Beauty, to break down how she turned audience feedback into a $25 million beauty brand.  Before fou

The Financial Framework: What Marketers & Brand Builders Should Know about Scaling a Brand with MMC’s Growth and Profitability Strategist

Finance can feel intimidating for most brand-builders and marketers but understanding the numbers might be the most powerful growth tool you have.  In this episode of Br

How Women Business Owners Can Access Capital and Build Wealth with Sarah Chen-Spellings

In this episode of Brandidly Speaking, we sit down with Sarah Chen-Spellings, investor & capital strategist, to talk about why understanding finances is a game‑changer fo

Why Medical Experts are a Beauty Brand’s Secret Weapon: Dr. Kavin Shah on Translating Science to the Modern Consumer

This week on Brandidly Speaking, we’re joined by MMC’s Dr. Kavin Shah, the medical expert behind our scientific communications work. As consumers become more focused on i

Aliett Buttelman, Co‑Founder of Fazit Beauty: How Their Viral Taylor Swift Moment was Sparked by Strategy

In this week’s episode of Brandidly Speaking, we sit down with Aliett Buttelman, the Co-Founder of Fazit Beauty. A true innovator in the makeup application space, Fazit u

Inside Pamela Anderson’s Sonsie: CEO, Kailey Bradt on Simplicity, Trust, and Building a Brand That Lasts

Celebrity‑led brands are everywhere now, and they continue to spark curiosity, cultural relevance, and drive sales. In this episode, Kailey Bradt, CEO of Sonsie, takes us

Practical Tips and Strategies for Brands to Maximize Impact at Tentpole Moments: Cris Gordon Live at SXSW 2026

Consumers today are inundated with marketing from every direction - from social media, email, television, and beyond. As a brand builder, it's more difficult than ev