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Dog Whistle Branding
July 6, 2023

FRAGO: Your Smallest Viable Audience (Think Big, Start Small)

Who already has a reason to know, like, and trust you? Be sure to subscribe to the Dog Whistle Brand Newsletter on Substack here: www.dogwhistlebranding.com Order my book, “Black Veteran Entrepreneur” here: https://amzn.to/3…
June 28, 2023

Food Trucks On A Mission with Jordan Foley, Founder & CEO of Let’s Chow

Today on DWB, I’m joined by fellow Naval Academy grad turned culinary entrepreneur, Jordan Foley, Founder, CEO, and Head Chef at Let’s Chow, a nonprofit Nonprofit providing vocational training in the culinary arts for vetera…
June 7, 2023

FRAGO: How Does Your Perfect Customer Self-Identify?

Everyone who has worked with or heard me speak at workshop knows my favorite question to ask when it comes to building a Dog Whistle Brand, Who's Your Perfect Customer? If you’re having trouble answering this question, what …
June 1, 2023

Ruffling Feathers Through Streetwear with Ruben Ayala, Co-Founder & CEO of Triple Nikel

One of my frustrations for the longest time in the veteran space was a lack of agency. That’s one of the reasons’ I wrote the book Black Veteran Entrepreneur, and also why I’m excited about today’s guest Ruben Ayala, An Army…
May 24, 2023

A New Type of Footwear For The “Everyday Elite” with Mason Hamlett, CEO of Woobies Inc.

You know how much I love to geek out on Category Design, and most of the time, I find myself focusing on creating new types of markets, not new kinds of humans. Which is why on today’s show, I’m excited to chop it up with Ma…
May 10, 2023

American Made Apparel with Dean Wegner, Founder of Authentically American

Everyone knows that Veterans love Swag, there’s a reason you constantly see us wearing hoodies and T-shirts of the brands we love. Here in Newark, I’m constantly rocking my IRONBOUND Boxing hoodie, not only to bring more vis…
May 3, 2023

Keeping Privates Clean with Fred Soule, Founder of SGT Suds Soap!

Today on DWB, Bill and I are joined by Navy Veteran and former Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman, Fred Soule, Founder of Sgt Suds which provides high-quality, all-natural, honest Soap and hygiene items for dudes, and i…
April 26, 2023

Creating Badass Photos For E-Commerce Brands At The World’s First Virtual Content Studio with Liz Giorgi, Co-Founder and CEO of Soona Studios

Today on DWB, I’m joined by Liz Giorgi, Co-Founder and CEO of Soona Studios, the world’s first virtual content studio, helping e-commerce merchants sell more online. For early-stage e-commerce brands, organizing photo shoots…
April 19, 2023

Combining Food, Fitness, and Function To Create A New Category of Coaching with Paul Reily, Founder & CEO of Midstrong

In this episode of DWB, I’m joined by West Point Grad, Army Veteran and Lions Pride Alumni, Paul Reily, Founder of Midstrong, an online fitness company helping busy men and women in midlife, make food, fitness, and function …
April 12, 2023

Super Consumers: A Simple, Speedy, and Sustainable Path to Superior Growth with Eddie Yoon, Strategy Yoda and Co-Founder of Category Pirates.

I’m fired up for the following episode of DWB, as I get chance to sit down with the one of original Category Pirates and Business Author, Eddie Yoon, a self-described Strategy Yoda, Category Designer, and Author of the book …
April 5, 2023

Building Brand Identities for Microbusiness Owners with Nick Edlin, Independent Designer & Illustrator

I don’t know about you all, but I have an affinity for microbusinesses, typically these are bootstrapped businesses earning less than 100k in revenue, started from a hobby or passion. You can find them at your local farmers …
March 29, 2023

Giving Brands A Voice with Steve Pratt, Founder of the Creativity Business

Today on DWB, I’m joined by Steve Pratt, founder of The Creativity Business, a firm focused on content strategy for brands and business strategy for the creative industries. Steve is a podcasting OG. Prior to starting the Cr…
March 22, 2023

The Hub-and-Spoke Framework

Today on DWB, Bill and I discuss how to drive leads using the Hub and Spoke Framework. Hubs are networks of impacts, such as trade associations, chambers of commerce, or MBA classrooms, for example, that have access to multi…
March 15, 2023

DEFCON Brand Strategy

Today on DWB, I catch up with my main man and business coach, Mr. Bill Watkins, to talk about how to prepare and navigate challenging times ahead, through some DEFCON Branding. What the heck is DEFCON Brand Strategy? Find ou…
March 8, 2023

Return on Brand with Scott Roslyn, Co-Founder & CEO at We Are Bill

Today on DWB, I’m joined by Scott Roslyn, Co-Founder and CEO of We Are Bill, a boutique brand creation & reinvention consultancy based in New York, that connects strategic thinking, thoughtful design, and commercial impact t…
March 1, 2023

Debriefing More Than A Decades Worth of Entrepreneurial Experience with Justin Nassiri, Founder & CEO of Executive Presence

Today on DWB, I’m joined by fellow Naval Academy grad turned serial entrepreneur, Justin Nassiri, Founder & CEO of Executive Presence, which provides a fully managed Linkedin presence for CEO’s and business leaders. I origin…
Feb. 22, 2023

Building a 21st Century Online Jeweler with Andrew Wolgemuth, Co-Founder and CEO of Wove

Today on DWB, I sit down with Army Veteran and West Point Graduate Andrew Wolgemuth, Co-Founder & CEO of WOVE, a 21st century online jeweler, bringing the jewelry design experience directly to couples for custom engagement r…
Feb. 15, 2023

Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It with April Dunford

Today you are in for another treat, as I’m joined by none other than April Dunford, World-renowned Positioning Badass and Author of the book, “Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, L…
Feb. 8, 2023

Customers Want An Experience and Relationship with the Brands They Purchase From Feat. Doug Minter, Marine Veteran and Business Advisor

Today on DWB, I’m joined by Marine Veteran and Business Advisor, Doug Minter, Head of Canada’s Black Chamber of Commerce and a serial entrepreneur. Like my own business coach, Bill Watkins, Doug has worked with hundreds if n…
Jan. 25, 2023

Creative Ways To Attract Customers With Andre Truss, Co-Founder of Teller Truss Reality

Today on DWB, I chop it up with my fraternity brother and fellow Marine, Andre Truss, a serial entrepreneur based in Jacksonville, NC. Truss talks about his omnipresent social media strategy to stay top of mind with prospect…
Jan. 18, 2023

Poor Positioning Kills Revenue Generation

Today on DWB, I discuss why poor positioning can kill your revenue. If your sales and marketing isn’t working, then your positioning is broken. Luckily, we’re going to discuss how to fix it.
Jan. 11, 2023

The Hawke Method (Awareness, Nurture, Trust)

Today on DWB, I go over a simple marketing framework called The Hawke Method, coined by Hawke Media CEO Erik Huberman.
Jan. 3, 2023

New Years Resolutions Are For Losers (Winners Build Scoreboards)

Today, we interrupt your regularly scheduled programming, to talk about execution with Bill Watkins, in particular scoreboards, because this is my show and there are no rules in audio. But in all seriousness, at IRONBOUND, w…
Dec. 21, 2022

The Law of Category

On this episode of DWB, I continue our conversation on Category Design, by discussing The Law of Category from the book, The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Reis and Jack Trout.