Be Bold. Be Humble. CMO | CBO | Brand Strategy | Brand Building | @HustleFundVC #AngelSquad Investor | Passionate about the power of brands | Free Agent
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Submit your ad brief. Legends of the ad world tear it apart in seconds.
AdLegends Mentor runs it through 4 legend personas - Ogilvy, Bernbach, Dru, Wells - scoring for sales, not awards.
No agency softness. Just brutal truth.
Try it free → adlegends.co/
I spent an afternoon this summer talking AI with a small agency.
The tools have already changed, but the principles haven't.
Sharing the presentation here: the-agency-after-prompts-zzq…
Most brands chase attention.
The best brands create memories.
Forty years later, people still talk about DoubleTree's warm chocolate chip cookie.
Not because it's a cookie.
Because it's a Signature Move.
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ChatGPT is shutting down Sora…So, where are we making dumb videos for group chats now?
Or did AI skip straight to productivity? Feels like we skipped a step.
I am launching something for Valentine’s. The first card is free. I want honest feedback. If you like it, share one. If you hate it, roast it. celebratethis.com/
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Fernando Mendoza after winning the Big 10 title. This guy is awesome. Give him the Heisman. #Indiana #Hoosiers #Heismendoza
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I started building this Sunday with a simple idea:
💡 What if you could sit across the table from advertising legends?
3 days later: AdLegends Mentor is live → adlegends.co
👉 Upload an idea. Get roasted. Leave sharper.
@Base44 #Base44ForMarketing
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All the details here: app--base44-10000-marketing-…
Warren Buffett’s “praise by name, criticize by category” is my go-to for building killer teams. It’s simple but transforms trust & performance. Here’s why it works… #Leadership
Spotlight wins publicly: “Great job, Sarah, on that pitch!” It inspires everyone.
Address missteps broadly: “Let’s tighten our process.” No blame, just growth.
Result? Teams that collaborate, take risks, & raise the bar. #TeamBuilding
I’ve seen this principle turn good teams into great ones. Want the full breakdown? Check out my take: ryanstoner.com/warren-buffet…
What’s your Buffett leadership hack?
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1/ The most exciting robotics unlock right now?
A video diffusion model that translates human demonstrations into robot motion—with zero sensors required.
Yes, it uses Transformers. Yes, it learns motion. Yes, it's the software leap we've been waiting for.
👇 Let's break it down, inspired by breakthrough work by @GYanjiang :
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This was the wildest product sprint of my life.
Decided to go all in last Thursday night, pulled multiple all-nighters, and honestly wasn’t sure I could do it. But I finally shipped!
How Jack in the Box is working its brand into ‘Hot Ones,’ ‘Call Her Daddy’ marketingdive.com/news/jack-… via @marketingdive
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Yes, USAID could use reform, but this is demolition. Trump braids together cruelty, ignorance and shortsightedness, and calls it policy, as the world's richest men go after the worlds poorest children. My column: nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opini…
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@HustleFundVC #BatterUp
- the goal of pitching is sometimes just to have done it (nobody gets it perfect the first try so start earlier)
- #SoCal has some of the best #founders #startups
- real winners were my daughters bc I finally got a #Dunky #Hippocorn #bubble @thebobaface
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A simple way to stand out -- over and over again. @yec on.inc.com/amnlaOU
This was a fun one to be part of!
Made meat history yesterday. Making meat history today. Will make meat history tomorrow. #MakingMeatHistory #TonyAwards youtube.com/watch?v=EuafTp1v…