Built for Brand

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Something is shifting. The most ambitious brands are moving beyond the feed and into the world, because that's where attention actually lives now. Built for Brand is for modern marketers navigating board pressure, growth targets, and digital saturation. It's for the leaders who know long-term demand starts with brand strength. Hosted by Greg Wise, Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer at OneScreen, this show explores how brand is demand — and why real-world media is more relevant than ever. Because growth without brand is borrowed, not owned.

  1. 21h ago

    How Out-of-Home Advertising Drives Brand Growth with Adam Skinner

    A billboard doesn’t get the last click, but it can help make the sale. From building familiarity on the commute to influencing a decision outside the grocery store, out-of-home advertising plays a role that a single conversion metric can miss. The opportunity for brands is understanding how those real-world moments make the rest of their marketing work harder. In this conversation, Greg Wise sits down with Adam Skinner, CEO of Onescreen, to explore why out-of-home advertising is on the verge of its own retail media moment. Drawing from his experience helping scale CitrusAd from fewer than 10 retail clients to roughly 140 worldwide, Adam shares what the rise of retail media can teach us about building trust, proving value, and making out-of-home a bigger part of the marketing mix. Greg and Adam also unpack why traditional return on ad spend (ROAS) doesn't tell the full story, how out-of-home advertising can improve the performance of other marketing channels, and why near-store advertising presents a major opportunity for brands looking to influence purchasing decisions. Key Takeaways: Why out-of-home is the missing link in the customer journey and how it connects digital advertising with real-world purchasing decisionsWhy traditional ROAS metrics fall short and how incrementality, industry standards, and better measurement can build confidence in out-of-home advertisingHow near-store advertising can drive brand growth by reaching shoppers before they enter a store, increasing product awareness, and supporting retail expansion If you're looking to make your marketing dollars work harder, this episode makes the case for thinking beyond individual channels and recognizing the role out-of-home can play in driving growth across the entire customer journey. Highlights: (00:00) Adam Skinner (02:06) Reacting to Uber Eats' Tesco billboard activation (03:58) Building the data stack for a gym empire (05:45) How COVID accelerated retail media (06:12) Joining CitrusAd when retail media didn't exist (13:07) Scaling to 140+ retail clients during the pandemic (14:08) Why Epsilon acquired CitrusAd for unified commerce media (17:06) Why out-of-home is the "journey channel" (19:30) Creating new demand vs. capturing existing demand (21:42) What surprised Adam about the OOH industry (23:29) Why ROAS is the wrong metric for out-of-home (35:51) How near-store advertising helps brands win retail listings Resources: Adam Skinner on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjskinner/ Check out OneScreen: https://www.onescreen.ai/ Follow Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregwise/ Follow OneScreen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onescreen-ai/ Subscribe to OneScreen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onescreenai Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

  2. Nov 4

    Why Gen Z Wants Brands in Real Life with Carter Munk

    You can buy clicks. You can buy impressions. But can you buy a community that actually wants to show up? In a world where everyone is more connected than ever, getting people together in real life has somehow become harder. And that creates an opportunity for brands willing to do more than just reach people. In this conversation, Greg Wise sits down with Carter Munk, Co-Founder and CEO of Pinned Social, to unpack why real-world experiences are becoming a powerful way to build brand loyalty, especially with Gen Z. Carter shares how he built a 12,000-person waitlist without paid advertising, grew a run club from eight people to nearly 100, and learned why acquiring users means little if they don’t stick around. Greg and Carter also explore why founder-led storytelling resonates with younger consumers, how in-person activations create connections digital ads can’t replicate, and why building a brand people believe in requires more than pouring money into Meta. Key Takeaways: Why Gen Z is craving authentic, real-world connections despite being the most digitally connected generationHow Pinned Social used organic storytelling, community events, and IRL activations to grow without paid advertisingWhy customer acquisition numbers don’t always translate to retention, and how building a loyal community creates more sustainable growth If you’re spending more to reach people but struggling to make them care, this episode makes the case for building a brand people actually want to be part of. Highlights: (00:00) Meet Carter Munk (01:21) Reacting to Tylenol’s headache-inducing OOH activation (06:09) From dating apps to building Pinned Social (09:12) How 250 interviews uncovered a social problem (11:07) Why Gen Z is tuning out digital ads (13:33) How IRL experiences create brand affinity (15:20) Building a 12,000-person waitlist without paid ads (19:43) Why real-world activations beat buying attention (21:15) Turning run clubs into loyal communities (23:03) Why brand is more than acquisition Resources: Carter Munk on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carter-munk/ Carter Munk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carterrocket1 Check out Pinned Social: https://pinned.social/ Follow Pinned Social on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinnedsocial/ Follow Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregwise/ Follow OneScreen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onescreen-ai/ Subscribe to OneScreen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onescreenai Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

  3. Oct 28

    Building a Household Name Without VC Funding with Jacob Zuppke

    What does it take to turn a niche product into a category-defining brand without a dollar of VC funding? For Whisker, the company behind Litter-Robot, the answer wasn’t choosing between brand and performance. It was making every marketing dollar do both. In this conversation, Greg Wise sits down with Jacob Zuppke, President and CEO of Whisker, to unpack how he helped turn a small pet tech company into a household name. Jacob shares how an early bet on influencer marketing sparked explosive growth, why a $120,000 commercial about cat poop became a breakthrough brand moment, and how he’s built a marketing strategy where creativity still has to drive revenue. Greg and Jacob also explore what it takes to earn internal buy-in for bold creative bets, why physical retail and real-world partnerships build trust beyond the transaction, and what marketers get wrong when they treat brand and performance as competing priorities. Key Takeaways: Why brand and performance shouldn’t be separate strategies, and how Whisker makes creative storytelling work harder for revenueHow a risky, humor-driven TV campaign helped Whisker break through the noise and accelerate growthWhy real-world brand presence, from retail shelves to Detroit sports partnerships, can build credibility that digital ads alone can’t replicate If you’re tired of choosing between building a brand and hitting your numbers, this episode makes the case for doing both. Highlights: (00:00) Meet Jacob Zuppke (06:13) Joining Whisker and building a category-defining brand (09:25) How influencer marketing sparked explosive growth (13:01) The $120K creative bet on cat poop (19:02) Why brand and performance aren’t competing priorities (21:27) Selling bold creative ideas without guaranteed results (28:17) Scaling growth through TV and paid social (30:55) Using real-world brand partnerships to attract talent (33:35) Why physical retail builds digital trust (39:09) How showing up IRL drives brand growth Resources: Jacob Zuppke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobzuppke/ Check out Whisker: https://www.whisker.com/ Follow Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregwise/ Follow OneScreen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onescreen-ai/ Subscribe to OneScreen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onescreenai Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

  4. Oct 21

    When Retail Becomes Your Best Marketing Channel with Will Nitze

    When no one knows your brand yet, what actually gets them to buy? Sometimes the thing that moves the customer isn’t your brand story at all. It’s the value proposition, the price, or simply showing up where they’re already shopping. In this conversation, Greg Wise sits down with IQBAR founder and CEO Will Nitze to unpack how IQBAR grew from a Kickstarter experiment into an omnichannel business with products on shelves across Costco, Walmart, Target, and other major retailers. Will shares why the company moved beyond its original “brain food” positioning, why price itself is a form of marketing, and why sometimes the value proposition has a stronger brand than the brand itself. Greg and Will also dig into what changes when a brand moves beyond the feed and into the real world. Will explains why brick-and-mortar has become more profitable for IQBAR than e-commerce, how a Costco pallet can function like a free Facebook ad, and why greater physical distribution makes top-of-funnel investments like radio and out-of-home increasingly valuable. Key Takeaways: Why brands need the humility to follow what customers actually respond to, even when it means changing the positioning they started withHow physical retail creates its own acquisition engine, turning shelves and pallets into real-world media that thousands of shoppers see without another paid impressionWhy omnichannel distribution can make brand marketing and out-of-home more valuable as a company grows If every marketing dollar has always needed to prove itself immediately, this episode makes the case for what becomes possible when your brand gets big enough to show up beyond the feed. Highlights: (00:00) Meet Will Nitze (05:46) Cold emails, mentors, and starting from zero (11:58) Why Kickstarter was proof, not funding (15:33) How Amazon built the growth flywheel (21:08) What actually drives retail conversion (26:38) Why brand alone does not convert (29:01) Letting customer demand reshape positioning (31:16) How Amazon led IQBAR into Walmart and Costco (34:43) Building the online-offline growth flywheel (42:24) When out-of-home starts making sense Resources: Will Nitze on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-nitze/ Check out IQBAR: https://www.eatiqbar.com/ Follow Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregwise/ Follow OneScreen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onescreen-ai/ Subscribe to OneScreen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onescreenai Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

  5. Oct 14

    Building Trust Before Buying Attention with Alexis Luerssen

    Brand and performance spent years being treated like two different jobs. Alexis Luerssen spent two decades proving they work better as one. In this conversation, Greg Wise sits down with longtime Match Group marketing leader Alexis Luerssen to unpack what more than 20 years of building brands taught her about connecting brand investment to business growth. From helping Match normalize online dating to launching community-focused brands like BLK and Chispa, Alexis has watched the marketing pendulum swing from mass-reach brand building to performance obsession and back toward a more integrated approach. Greg and Alexis also dig into why brand and performance shouldn’t live in separate worlds, how out-of-home creates a halo across the rest of the media mix, and why building trust with a community requires more than buying impressions. For Alexis, every marketing dollar should drive something, but measuring channels in isolation can cause marketers to miss how the entire system works together. Key Takeaways: Why brand and performance can work toward the same growth goal instead of competing for budgetHow out-of-home, events, digital, and influencer marketing can create a halo that makes the entire media mix work harderWhy understanding the community you’re trying to reach is essential to building the trust that drives long-term brand growth If you’re still measuring brand and performance like they belong in separate scorecards, this episode makes the case for seeing the bigger picture. Highlights: (00:00) Meet Alexis Luerssen (01:37) Reacting to Barbie’s iconic billboard (06:36) How Match helped normalize online dating (14:11) Why brand and performance belong together (19:35) What Gen Z expects from brands (21:02) How influencers reshaped the media mix (23:30) Using OOH to drive measurable lift (29:00) Building brands for specific communities (31:47) Why community trust comes before growth (34:25) What 20 years taught Alexis about brand Resources: Alexis Luerssen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisferraro/ Check out Match Group: https://mtch.com/ Beyond the Billboard: Barbie Movie Follow Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregwise/ Follow OneScreen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onescreen-ai/ Subscribe to OneScreen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onescreenai Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

  6. Oct 7

    Why Brand Marketing Matters More Than Ever with Liz Vanzura

    Brand marketing can create something performance marketing cannot always deliver: an emotional connection that gives people a reason to care beyond the discount. In this episode of Built for Brand, Greg Wise sits down with Liz Vanzura, CMO at Solo Stove and Board Member at Solo Brands, to unpack how she approaches building brands people genuinely want to spend time with. Liz shares how Solo Stove is evolving from a smokeless fire pit company into an outdoor lifestyle brand centered on togetherness, why experiential marketing helps customers see and feel what a brand stands for, and how those activations can be measured as part of a broader product launch ecosystem. Greg and Liz also explore how to balance brand and performance marketing, why marketers need to follow the customer instead of getting attached to a specific channel or creative, and how Solo Stove actually increased performance by replacing sale messaging with a more emotional brand message. They also discuss the growing importance of real world experiences in an AI driven marketing landscape, the value of partnering closely with finance, legal, and IT, and why curiosity and adaptability are becoming essential skills for modern marketing teams. Key Takeaways: Why Liz builds brand around togetherness by focusing on what the product represents emotionally, not just what it does functionallyHow experiential, performance, PR, and content can work together as one launch ecosystem when marketers measure the full value of an activationWhy brand can outperform discount messaging when customers are fatigued by promotions and respond more strongly to emotional creative If your brand is competing for attention in a crowded, AI-driven market, this episode makes the case for building stronger emotional connections, meeting customers where they are, and letting real consumer response guide the strategy. Highlights: (00:00) Meet Liz Vanzura (02:48) From board seat to CMO in a month (04:08) "I sell togetherness," not just fire pits (07:56) Why brand needs to be shown, not just told (10:24) IRL connection in the age of AI (12:50) How Solo Stove picks its marketing channels (18:11) Measuring the ROI of experiential marketing (24:41) Finance, legal, and IT: a marketer's best friends (31:58) The Father's Day risk: ditching sale messaging for brand (40:35) What out-of-home marketing means to Liz Resources: Liz Vanzura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-vanzura-7996321/ Check out Solo Stove: https://www.solostove.com/us/en-us/ Check out Solo Brands: https://solobrands.com/ Follow Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregwise/ Follow OneScreen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onescreen-ai/ Subscribe to OneScreen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onescreenai Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

  7. Sep 30

    The Freemium Trick That Launched LMNT with Robb Wolf

    Most brands start with a product and then look for an audience. LMNT did the opposite. By solving a real problem, earning trust within an existing community, and listening closely to what people actually needed, the brand built demand before it ever made a major investment in growth. In this conversation, Greg Wise sits down with Robb Wolf, Co-Founder of Drink LMNT, former research biochemist, and two-time bestselling author, to unpack the unconventional path behind one of the most recognizable brands in hydration. Robb shares how a free electrolyte recipe helped validate the idea for LMNT, why the company launched with less than $100,000, and how being forced away from traditional digital advertising pushed the team toward podcasts, partnerships, retail, and deeper customer relationships. Together, they explore why the strongest brands feel human, how authenticity and emotion create trust, and why LMNT is investing in physical experiences like retail and out-of-home advertising as it enters its next stage of growth. Key Takeaways: How solving a real customer problem and building community first helped LMNT create demand before investing heavily in traditional marketing channelsWhy authentic brand experiences and human connections can create more trust than digital advertising alone as brands compete for attentionHow staying true to a brand’s mission and voice helps companies build long-term loyalty, even as they scale into new markets and channels If you’re trying to build a brand people trust, create demand without relying solely on paid channels, or turn a genuine customer problem into a lasting business, this episode offers a practical look at how authenticity, community, and customer connection can become the foundation for long-term growth. Highlights: (00:00) Meet Robb Wolf (01:32) Reacting to LMNT's own billboard ad (02:52) From research biochemist to near-fatal health crisis (06:51) Finding KetoGains and the electrolyte clue (09:26) Creating the viral KetoAid recipe (14:30) Meeting future LMNT CEO James Murphy (16:59) The 3AM call that changed everything (27:26) Surviving the COVID ad blacklist (33:47) What actually makes a brand feel real (43:23) Why out-of-home advertising builds real trust Resources: Robb Wolf on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robb-wolf-008b996a/ Check out Drink LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/ Check out Robb Wolf’s Substack: https://robbwolf.substack.com/ Beyond the Billboard: ‘Life After Workout’ by LMNT Follow Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregwise/ Follow OneScreen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onescreen-ai/ Subscribe to OneScreen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onescreenai Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

  8. Sep 23

    Why IRL Media Is The Future Of Brand Building with Stacy Minero

    Out-of-home marketing is no longer just about billboards. As digital channels become more crowded and AI makes content easier to create, brands are looking for new ways to build trust, create memorable experiences, and connect with audiences in the real world. Greg Wise sits down with Stacy Minero, Chief Marketing and Experience Officer at OUTFRONT Media, to discuss the evolution of out-of-home into a broader IRL media opportunity. Stacy shares how her experience across agencies, Twitter, and Epic Games shaped her perspective on the power of physical experiences and why brands need to rethink how they build connections with consumers. Together, they explore why IRL media is becoming a critical part of the modern marketing mix, how brands can use creativity and technology to create standout experiences, and why real-world connections may become even more valuable in an increasingly digital and AI-driven landscape. Key Takeaways: Why IRL media is becoming a critical brand-building channel as consumers seek more authentic, trusted, and memorable experiences beyond digital feedsHow brands can use out-of-home as a creative canvas to create campaigns that spark conversation, social sharing, and deeper audience connectionWhy marketers need to rethink measurement and media strategy by viewing IRL as a force multiplier that strengthens the impact of the broader marketing mix If you’re looking to build stronger brand connections, break through crowded digital channels, or understand how physical experiences can shape the future of marketing, this episode offers a fresh perspective on why the real world still matters. Highlights: (00:00) Meet Stacy Minero (01:38) Reacting to the trend of breaking the board (03:31) Stacy's path from agency to Twitter to Epic Games (05:02) The moment IRL became the future (08:17) Redefining out-of-home as IRL media (10:38) What's new inside OUTFRONT Media (16:41) Closing the confidence gap with data (20:14) Creative freedom and testing big ideas (26:46) Why Gen Z is craving real-world experiences (33:38) The future of out-of-home, five years out Resources: Stacy Minero on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacy-minero-79287b4/ Check out OUTFRONT Media: https://www.outfront.com/ Follow Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregwise/ Follow OneScreen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onescreen-ai/ Subscribe to OneScreen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onescreenai Created in partnership with Share Your Genius: https://shareyourgenius.com/

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Something is shifting. The most ambitious brands are moving beyond the feed and into the world, because that's where attention actually lives now. Built for Brand is for modern marketers navigating board pressure, growth targets, and digital saturation. It's for the leaders who know long-term demand starts with brand strength. Hosted by Greg Wise, Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer at OneScreen, this show explores how brand is demand — and why real-world media is more relevant than ever. Because growth without brand is borrowed, not owned.

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  • Creator
    OneScreen
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    57
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