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DesignRush Podcast
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DesignRush Podcast brings you the best insights and perspectives from industry leaders and C-suite business influencers. Each episode features successful professionals in the digital world, discussing topics ranging from digital strategy and branding to email marketing and entrepreneurship. Whether you're a young professional, a startup entrepreneur, or a business executive, DesignRush Podcast provides valuable knowledge and advice to help you succeed in your career.
Episodes
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How Unknown Brands Went From Zero to 1 in 5 AI Answers
How do you get your brand into the answers generated by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI search platforms? In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, Delia Rowland, Head of Content at Noble, explains how AI search is transforming brand visibility, why traditional Google rankings are no...
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She Turned Down the Deal and Got a 3-Year Contract Instead
How do you build a successful business through relationships, referrals, and genuine human connection? In this episode, Claudine Pohl, founder of Lemoneight, shares the lessons she learned from scaling businesses internationally, launching Lemoneight during COVID, and building a company that has...
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ClickUp Bet $5M on the Super Bowl. Did It Pay Off?
What can BuzzFeed, ClickUp, and the future of B2B marketing teach us about building an audience you actually own? In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, Kia sits down with Melissa Rosenthal, Co-Founder of Outlever, to discuss platform dependence, organic reach, creative strategy, B2B…
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What HubSpot Did After Losing 140 Million Visits
Is the traditional B2B marketing playbook still working? HubSpot CMO Kipp Bodnar joins the DesignRush Podcast to explain why AI marketing is changing the rules, but human judgment still matters. From the Loop Marketing Framework to AI-native teams and marketing automation, Bodnar explores how...
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AI Founder: 85% Spend More on AI, Only 22% Make It Work | Jeff Finkelstein
Is AI for business actually worth the hype? Learn how to move past the prototype phase and determine if your project will yield real results. Jeff Finkelstein, founder of Customer Paradigm, joins us to break down the practical realities of deploying new tools. Many companies struggle with scaling...
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The Ad Targeting Mistake That's Wasting Your Budget
Is hyper-targeting actually hurting your ad performance? Learn how to fix your creative strategy with lessons from industry veteran Mack Reynolds. Mack Reynolds, SVP of Global Creative Strategy at Shuttlerock, breaks down the tension between data-driven targeting and creative originality. Whether...
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Why Your Business Isn't Growing (And How to Fix It)
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com Lisa Robbin Young has spent over three decades evolving Ark Entertainment Media, steering the business through market shifts, rapid expansion phases, and major strategic pivots. DesignRush Podcast host Kia Johnson...
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How to Build a $5M Business in 18 Months (Without a Sales Team)
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com Aditude reached $5 million in annual subscription revenue in roughly 18 months without a sales team. Founder and CEO Jared Siegal explains the business decisions that made that growth possible. DesignRush Podcast host...
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How to Know When It’s Time to Pivot Your Business
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com DesignRush Podcast host Kia Johnson speaks with Seventh Bear founder and Content Marketing Institute Chief Strategy Advisor Robert Rose about how to build through disruption, turn expertise into a business advantage,...
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Instagram's "InstaXam" Redesign: The High-Stakes Risk of Rebranding
In this DesignRush news brief, we break down Instagram’s first wordmark refresh in a decade, from Adam Mosseri’s rollout of Instagram Pan and Mono to the internet’s “InstaXam” legibility backlash. More importantly, we unpack the business lessons behind protecting visual equity, the risks of...
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Brand Messaging Mistakes That Make Customers Tune Out
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com DesignRush Podcast host Kia Johnson speaks with Updraft Brand Founder and former Just Eat CMO Mat Braddy about why brands lose customers when marketing starts with what the company wants to say instead of what people...
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Domino’s Is Paying Customers to Test Its New App
Domino’s is offering customers a $5 coupon to test its redesigned app and website, turning a product rollout into a customer participation campaign. This DesignRush Brief explores how the brand uses immediate rewards, optional feedback, and a follow-up digital order to build goodwill, improve the...
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The Death of Traditional SEO: How AI Is Changing Search
This DesignRush Brief explores how AI-powered search is changing traditional SEO, why declining organic traffic is not always a negative sign, and what businesses need to do to stay visible across search engines and answer platforms. Discover why hybrid search, higher-intent traffic, stronger...
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Don't Launch Your Brand Until You Do This First
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com When Senna Bayasgalan became the first Chief Marketing Officer in b1BANK’s history, she did not begin with a campaign. She spent her first months speaking with bankers, clients, leaders, and local communities across...
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Stop Publishing More Content: Fix This First
Companies keep publishing articles while the pages closest to revenue remain outdated. Andy Crestodina explains why improving sales pages, calls to action, proof, and objection handling can generate demand faster than producing content. Discover how to accelerate your brand’s growth at...
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She's Worked With Amazon & 3M: Your Best Customers Would Leave Tomorrow
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com A B2B fintech company had a 97 percent customer retention rate and was certain its customers were loyal. When Carla Johnson interviewed those customers, every one said the same thing: if a competitor offered the same...
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This Is Why Your Cold Emails Are Going to Spam
Most B2B teams test subject lines and CTAs, Woodpecker.co CEO Margaret Sikora says that only moves results 5–10%. Targeting and offer changes move them 50–100x. Margaret Sikora went from Junior Customer Support Specialist in 2017 to CEO of Woodpecker.co in 2024, the cold email platform obsessed...
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The $100K Mistake Every CEO Makes With Press Releases
Discover how to accelerate your brand’s discovery and growth at https://www.designrush.com In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, host Kia Johnson sits down with Steve Turner, Founder of Solomon Turner PR. We break down the practical business blueprints used to launch tech brands, establish...
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Marketing Masterclass: How M&M’s Entered Love Island USA
M&M’s did not just place a product inside Love Island USA. It stepped into the villa, borrowed the show’s confessional format, and turned its iconic Spokescandies into part of the drama. In this episode, we break down how M&M’s Hideaway campaign became a modern marketing masterclass by blending...
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Your Brand Doesn't Exist to AI (And That's the Problem)
Your next buyer may form an opinion about your brand before they ever visit your website. In the age of ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, companies are no longer judged only by what they publish, but by how AI systems interpret, summarize, and recommend them. In this...
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Your Content Strategy Is Missing One Critical Thing
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com Local search is no longer just a visibility channel. For franchise systems and multi-location brands, weak local SEO, missing content, fragmented data, and disconnected tech stacks can quietly drain revenue before...
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Are You Ignoring Your Brand’s Biggest Revenue Opportunity?
Discover more brand insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com Social media is no longer just a content channel. For modern brands, public conversations in comments, DMs, replies, and customer complaints can reveal churn risk, buying intent, customer trust issues, and missed revenue...
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Will AI Actually Replace Your Logistics Sales Team?
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com Sales, customer service, and trust are critical to business growth, especially in trucking and logistics, where customers feel every delay, communication gap, and service breakdown immediately. For growing companies,...
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How Psychology Drives Better Marketing, Conversions, and ROI
iscover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com Customers do not always buy because of logic, price, or product features. In marketing, the real challenge is understanding how people make decisions, what stops them from taking action, and which behavioral triggers…
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AI Isn’t Replacing Support Jobs. It’s Making Them More Human
AI is changing customer support faster than most companies are prepared for. In 2026, the real challenge is not just automation or job loss. It is how AI is reshaping attrition, hiring, retention, and the human skills support teams now need to succeed. In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast,...
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Why CEOs Still Misunderstand Social Media in 2026
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com Social media is no longer just a branding channel. In 2026, it plays a direct role in how brands build trust, shape buyer perception, and influence pipeline long before a sales conversation begins. In this episode of...
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Why AI Speed Means Nothing Without Brand Consistency
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com AI can generate content faster than ever, but speed means very little if brands cannot actually use that content consistently across channels, formats, and markets. In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, host Kia...
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Most Agencies Don't Know What They Signed Up For! The Truth.
Most agencies say they understand multi-location marketing. Then your brand scales, and everything breaks.Matt Powell, CEO of Moroch (the agency behind McDonald's, Planet Fitness, and Midas), reveals why most agencies fail when complexity hits, what separates talk from execution, and the exact...
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What If Onboarding Is Where It All Goes Wrong?
Most companies focus on customer experience. But what if the real problem starts before the customer even exists? In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, host Kia Johnson sits down with Janell Scott, Vice President of Talent and Delivery at Hugo Inc., to explore why your first customer is...
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Agency Selection Doesn't Have to Be This Complicated
Finding an agency should be simple. So why is it a nightmare for most founders? 📉In Episode 132, Cathleen Vermaak, Head of Marketplace at DesignRush, pulls back the curtain on why agency selection is more complex than it appears. From "analysis paralysis" to the hidden costs of low-budget…
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Is AI Killing Brand Authenticity? What Marketers Are Getting Wrong
Is AI killing brand authenticity or are marketers using it the wrong way?In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, host Kia Johnson sits down with Pam Didner, Founder of Relentless Pursuit, global B2B marketing leader, AI keynote speaker, five-time author, and former Intel marketing strategist…
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Stop Wasting Money on Ads Without Fixing This First
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com/Your ads may be getting clicks. But your website could still be killing conversions.In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, Jeff Finkelstein, Founder & CEO of Customer Paradigm, explains why reliable technology...
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When Lead Generation Becomes Your Biggest Business Problem
Discover more marketing insights and top agencies at https://www.designrush.com/More leads do not always mean more revenue.In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, Rohit Bhateja, Director of Digital Engineering Services and Head of Marketing at SunTec India, explains why modern lead generation...
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The $100B Question | Can Brands Beat Netflix For Attention?
Advertising doesn’t work the way it used to.Attention does.In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, Andy Willers, Co-Founder & CEO of Favoured, explains why brands are no longer competing with ads, they’re competing with Netflix, creators, and TikTok for time.Marketing hasn’t just changed...
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You Can’t Tell What’s Real Online Anymore: Trust, Reviews, and Getting Found
You can build something incredible and still struggle.Not because it’s bad.Not because the market is saturated.But because nobody finds you.In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, Deepak Shukla, founder of the Pearl Lemon Group, breaks down a hard truth most founders ignore: visibility beats...
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Personal Branding Isn’t Optional Anymore | Goldie Chan
Is doing great work enough to grow your career in 2026?In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, host Kia Johnson sits down with Goldie Chan — keynote speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice, bestselling author of Personal Branding for Introverts, and Founder of Warm Robots, to unpack why visibility, trust,...
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Former NASA Engineer Explains Why Great Cultures Still Miss Big Problems
Why do smart organizations miss problems until it’s too late? In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, host Kia Johnson sits down with Dr Phillip Meade, former NASA engineer and senior leader at Kennedy Space Center, to unpack how organizational culture shapes what teams notice, what gets…
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Why B2B Content Is Failing: Build Experiences That Buyers Trust (Lee Odden)
Traditional B2B marketing is losing its impact. Experiences are replacing content. In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, host Kia Johnson sits down with Lee Odden, Owner and CEO of TopRank Marketing, to unpack why experiential content is becoming essential as buyer attention fragments and...
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The SaaS Founder’s Build Trap: How Software Projects Quietly Go Off the Rails
Most founders don’t fail because of bad ideas. They fail because the build takes over. In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, host Kia Johnson sits down with Keith Shields, co-founder and CEO of Designli, to break down what he calls the Founder’s Build Trap and why so many software projects...
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The Hidden Cyber Risk Behind Clicking “Allow” in Your Browser
Most cybersecurity threats today do not start with dramatic hacks. They start quietly inside the browser. In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, Nishant Sharma, Head of Cybersecurity Research at SquareX, breaks down how invisible browser-level decisions shape trust, risk, and long-term...
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AI Is Changing SEO and Search: What Really Matters Now
Traditional SEO used to be about rankings and traffic. Today, success is defined by lead quality, relevance, collaboration, and strong foundations across design, UX, and content. In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, Kara Jensen, Co-Founder and Creative Principal at Bop Design and Andrea...
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INFINITI’s Playbook for Rebuilding Desire in a Noisy Market
Luxury brands do not win by being louder. They win by making people feel something. In this episode of the DesignRush Podcast, Shelley Pratt, Marketing and Communications Lead at INFINITI, explains how modern luxury brands rebuild desire through restraint, confidence, and emotional clarity…
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Don't Launch Until You Know THIS About Week 1
Onboarding decides whether a global team succeeds or stalls. Most teams rush into tasks, reuse old playbooks, and hope it works. Lydia Hickman from Hugo explains what actually happens in the first ten days and why these early moves determine long term results. In this episode, we unpack the…
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How AI Changed Google SEO Forever: Julian Goldie on the Future of Visibility
Google search isn’t what it used to be, and most strategies haven’t caught up. In this episode, SEO expert Julian Goldie breaks down how AI has changed the way people use Google, from killing click-throughs to reshaping what “ranking” even means. If your SEO still revolves around traffic…
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How To Spot Burnout Before It Hurts Your Business
Agencies aren’t failing because of weak sales, they’re failing because of broken systems. In this episode, EO Staff Founder & CEO Chris Kille reveals how agency leaders can prevent margin leaks, reduce churn, and reclaim 10–20 hours a week by fixing what’s behind the scenes: ops, delegation, and...
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Special Edition 2025 Highlights Episode Scaling Smart: Billionaire B2B Coaches Know About Growth
B2B Scaling Smart: What PepsiCo, Lenovo & Billionaire Coaches Know About Growth. The real truth behind smart business growth, straight from four industry leaders. In this special edition of the DesignRush Podcast, we highlight powerful insights from executives at PepsiCo and Lenovo, alongside a…
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How Brainlabs Scaled to 1,000+ With AI, Systems & Relentless Execution
The best agencies aren’t scaling with hype, they’re scaling with systems. In this episode, Brainlabs Global CEO Daniel Gilbert reveals how his team grew from a one-person startup to 1,000+ employees by embedding AI into every process and building a culture of relentless execution. He breaks down...
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Weak Browser Security Is the #1 Cybersecurity Risk Damaging Your Business
The browser is now the new operating system and it’s also the #1 target for cyberattacks. So why are so many organizations overlooking browser security? In this episode, Shourya Pratap Singh, Principal Software Engineer at SquareX, dives deep into the rapidly evolving world of browser security…
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Design Is Losing Its Soul: Stink Studios’ Head of Design Explains Why
Design is moving faster than ever, but at what cost? In this episode, Viv Greywoode, Head of Design at Stink Studios, unpacks why today’s creative work often lacks emotional depth, and what it really takes to make brands feel human again. With over 15 years leading design for Google, Peloton,...
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The #1 Reason Agencies Fail (And How To Fix It) | Pete Caputa, CEO of Databox
Most agencies aren’t failing because of bad clients, they’re failing because of bad focus. In this episode, Pete Caputa, CEO of Databox and architect of HubSpot’s $115M partner program, shares the hard truth: most agencies stay stuck because they chase trends instead of building systems. Pete...
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DesignRush Podcast brings you the best insights and perspectives from industry leaders and C-suite business influencers. Each episode features successful professionals in the digital world, discussing topics ranging from digital strategy and branding to email marketing and entrepreneurship. Whether you're a young professional, a startup entrepreneur, or a business executive, DesignRush Podcast provides valuable knowledge and advice to help you succeed in your career.
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