Danielle spoke with Ria Burrage-Male, founder and director of Kibo, which helps leaders achieve personal and professional growth through mentoring, communication, and performance. Previously the CEO of Hockey Wales, Ria has a background in sports coaching, having been an international hockey player and a Commonwealth Games athlete.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Ria takes us through every step of her life, from growing up in Wales, becoming an international hockey player, rising to CEO of Hockey Wales, her...

Danielle spoke with Caroline McQueen, Founder and Chief designer at Impulsiv®, a digital consultancy specialising in branding and custom Shopify Themes. Impulsiv® helps independent companies in fashion, beauty and lifestyle connect with customers through engaging brand experiences. They blend neuroscience, brand psychology, and cutting-edge design to craft engaging customer interactions. KEY TAKEAWAYS Caroline delves into how she decided to pivot during the pandemic from focussing on tech...

Danielle spoke with Andy Starr, Managing partner of Level C, an education program teaching principles of modern brand to business professionals, which he co-founded with international brand expert and author Marty Neumeier. Andy helps clients outmanoeuvre competition and conditions in their markets, and make marketing, advertising & PR content work better, land stronger, and drive real results. KEY TAKEAWAYS Disruption is something that Andy is really passionate about so he and Danielle...

Danielle spoke with Simon Dixon, co-founder of DixonBaxi, which is a global agency that's worked with clients like AC Milan, Warner brothers, Google and Samsung to name a few. KEY TAKEAWAYS Simon spoke about how and why he started DixonBaxi, what brand is and what is important to him as a business owner. Danielle and Simon discussed DixonBaxi’s Essentials book, the practical thinking that drives them. How they run the company on principles and an ethos rather than technologies or what people...

Danielle spoke with Matt Clutterham who is a transformational brand strategist and founding partner of Q Branch Consulting. He's also a speaker, board member and knows a lot about branding.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Matt talked about his background in creativity, passion for graphic design and how his career in theatre lighting led him to the world of branding Danielle and Matt discussed their love for branding and how storytelling and creating a feeling in the customer is key to a successful brand....

This episode is a recording of a live webinar Danielle did with Katie Brown, who is a social media marketing consultant. Katie helps small businesses, or SME's, refine and create a social media strategy that really speaks to their target market.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Danielle and Katie discussed why brand consistency is important for building trust, why consistent branding on social media is really important, and how to translate branding onto social media effectively Social media strategy and...

Whether you are a long time listener or you've just found us, thank you for supporting the show. Danielle wanted to highlight and look back on some of the incredible conversations she's been lucky enough to have over the previous 62 episodes and re-share some of the learnings that may help with your journey. In this episode we hear from Kingsley Peters - founder and creative director of Kingel, Tze Ching Yeung from We Disrupt Agency, Sane Mafa from Studio M, global creative leader and brand...

Danielle interviewed Radim Malinic, Creative Director, Designer and best selling author. He lives and works in Southwest London and runs Brand Nu, a multidisciplinary award winning studio. Before finding his calling in the creative industry, Czech born Radim was an ice hockey player, a bassist in death metal bands, an indie DJ, music journalist and student of Economics and Business management. At the break of the new millennium he moved to the UK to explore the music scene, only to find even...

Danielle was interviewed by Darren Jamieson for his podcast called The Engaging Marketeer. This episode of Build Better Brands revisits that episode where Darren asks Danielle lots of searching questions about her childhood and how she’s ended up doing what she does.  Darren has worked within digital marketing since the last century, and was the first in-house web designer for video games retailer GAME in the UK, known as Electronics Boutique in the States. After co-founding his own agency,...

TRIGGER WARNING We do talk about suicide in this episode. For support go to samaritains.org Danielle spoke to Ben Gallagher. Ben is a veteran, athlete, explorer and keynote speaker. Ben suffered life changing injuries while serving in the British Army and now shares his experiences and how he's overcome lots of challenges, to help others. KEY TAKEAWAYS Ben served in the British Army and had a very successful military career. He was deployed worldwide on operational tours and exercises and...

Danielle co hosted a live webinar with Viktoria Jancurova - a personal brand manager who helps coaches, creatives or founders in creative spaces leverage their LinkedIn and really brand themselves as the go to experts that they are. Danielle and Viktoria talked about the power of branding and actionable takeaways to make your business ready for 2024.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Danielle and Viktoria demonstrate an exercise you can do to check the power of your brand to make sure you are on track for the...

Danielle interviewed James Roffey, also known as the Mental Health PT, is a well-being performance coach for CEOs, entrepreneurs, athletes & leaders. James is on a mission to change people's lives by improving their minds as well as their physiques. KEY TAKEAWAYS James talks about his early life as a promising footballer and how, when that career didn’t go to plan, it was the start of his battle with eating disorders. After a long struggle with anorexia and then bulimia, James managed to...

Danielle interviewed Sane Mafa, co-founder of Studio M.  After gaining a degree in Product Design from Birmingham City University, Sane gained experience designing a wide range of products including jewellery & retail displays before co-founding Studio M. Studio M is a sustainable interior and furniture designs studio. They are passionate about creating beautiful, functional spaces that promote health and wellbeing.  In nature there is no waste, everything is a resource. This narrative of...

Danielle interviewed Ezequiel Abramzon, is a global creative leader and brand strategy consultant with 30+ years of experience in creativity, branding, innovation and entrepreneurship. Ezequiel is founder of Lalo, which helps take startups with brand strategy. They talk about how branding is a key part of a startup's birth. Ezequiel became a global creative leader while working as an executive at The Walt Disney Company for 22 years, where he helped develop brands such as Disney, Marvel, Star...

Danielle interviewed Kingsley Peters founder and Creative Director at Kingel, a creative agency based in Birmingham. They talk about making the jump from being a freelancer to founding and running a successful creative agency.  Kingsley started his journey a freelance art director before becoming one of the founders of Kingel back in 2015.   KEY TAKEAWAYS For Kingsley, starting an agency wasn’t about making loads of money, it was about finding balance in life. After having his second son he...

Danielle was interviewed by Tze Ching Yeung on her podcast "Lead with purpose" about branding for businesses and personal brands and her creative journey.   Tze Ching started her entrepreneurial journey back in 2007 with the launch of a sustainable clothing and home furnishing ecommerce business.  Through the 15-year journey, she learned so much, but easily the most meaningful lesson learned was about the importance of marketing. She now focuses on channelling those insights to help others...

Danielle interviews Arlyne Chingyanganya, the founder of Roots to Froots. Arlyne shares her journey of creating a platform that demystifies finances and provides a friendly and approachable approach to financial knowledge. She emphasises the importance of understanding brand awareness and its impact on revenue, offering insights on pricing strategies and common mistakes new entrepreneurs should avoid. Arlyne also discusses the work she is doing with HSBC and Lloyds Bank to make finance...

Danielle interviews Daniella Genas, the founder of Be the Boss. Daniella shares her journey of starting her first business and the challenges she faced along the way. She discusses the importance of having a clear vision and being intentional in business growth strategies. Daniella emphasises the need for diversity and inclusion in the business world, highlighting the value of relatable role models and support from within the community. She also shares her personal experience of selling her...

Join Danielle as she speaks to Simon Ward, CEO of ITG (Inspired Thinking Group). Simon shares his journey of founding ITG and discusses the importance of brand building and achieving marketing excellence. He highlights the need for businesses to identify and solve problems in the market, as well as the significance of having a strong company culture and passionate team. Simon also touches on the challenges faced by businesses in the current market, such as budget cuts and the impact of AI. He...

On this episode of Build Better Brands, Danielle Clarke is joined by Matt Fiddes who owns the world’s biggest martial arts brand worth over £120 million, he was featured on Rich House Poor House and was Michael Jackson’s best friend for many years. He knows all about building a brand and shares his expertise on today’s podcast.

On this episode of Build Better Brands, Danielle Clarke is joined by Amir Harvey Bazrafshan, head marketer and Apricot Sky, founder of Apricot Box, and MD of Apricot video marketing. Amir shares his extensive experience of audience building for B2B brands and how he helps businesses build audiences focussed on future buyers.

On this episode of Build Better Brands, Danielle Clarke is joined by Natalie Bailey, a business owner who helps entrepreneurs get real focus and clarity around where they want to take not just their business but their health and unleash their inner confidence.

On this episode of Build Better Brands, Danielle Clarke is joined by Andrea Pacini, a presentation coach and founder of Ideas on Stage UK who specialises with working with business owners, leaders and teams – especially those who want to become more confident presenters. He’s on a mission to help people get their ideas out and make sure they present them well.

On this episode of Build Better Brands, Danielle Clarke is joined by Kyle Stout, an email marketer, digital marketing consultant, founder of Elevate & Scale which helps e-commerce businesses unlock hidden revenue and put their sales on autopilot while spending zero on advertising.