Synthesis Episode 5: Elijah May on the Human Experience
Filed Under: Intrinsic Branding, Leadership, Synthesis
EPISODE 5: Elijah May LISTEN HERE (video + audio) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see the …
Synthesis Episode 4: How to Make Deep Connections, a Conversation with Kristi Hall
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Leadership, Synthesis
EPISODE 4: Kristi Hall LISTEN HERE (video + audio) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see the …
Why You Should Stop Saying, “I Don’t Have a Story”
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Intrinsic Branding
By Jennifer Lawhead “I have nothing to say.” “I don’t have an exciting story to tell.” “I’m just a typical business owner.” When I work with clients to help them …
Know Thyself: A 21st Century Branding Principle
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership
One of the most surprising moments of a Root Session is when our beloved client has the realization their brand was already inside of them. We did not tell them …
A Very Different Kind of New Year’s Resolution…
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding
New Year’s resolutions are lame. For the most part, anyway. They are generally some in-the-moment super important idea abandoned as quickly as a battery-less toy on Christmas morning. But setting …
Synthesis Episode 3: Cort Dial: An Unconventional Take on the Crisis in Leadership
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Leadership, Synthesis
EPISODE 3: Cort Dial, author, speaker, leader whisperer LISTEN HERE (video + audio) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and …
What does culture have to do with brand?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Leadership
We are five years into the Human Age. In the 21st century, leaders must go beyond taking care of their people to embodying a new level of caring for people. …
Synthesis Episode 2: Being an Agent for Change, A Conversation with Rose Fass
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Leadership, Synthesis
EPISODE 2: Rose Fass, CEO of Fassforward, Agent for Transformation Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see …
How do I monetize my talents?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Leadership
Hi Hurray! You’ve realized we’re not just nutty spiritualists waiting for the clouds to part and money to fall like a tender rain. We are unabashed capitalists. Free marketeers. Supporters …
Compassion makes branding better
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Social Media
You might not think compassion has much to do with branding. We don’t like to disagree. Actually, that’s not true. We do like to disagree. (See what we did there?) …
I’m ready to tell my story. Where do I start?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Leadership
First, congratulations to you. You’ve discovered the work that’s behind you is not the work that’s in front of you. It’s not your life’s work. It’s not what lies at …
How to plan your year-end meeting
Filed Under: Beliefs-Based Branding
Your end-of-year retreat is the beginning of something new, and the celebration of something old. It gives you and your team crucial time to see your future and celebrate the …