Allen Gannett
  • June 12, 2018
  • ROOT + RIVER

Synthesis Episode 7: CEO Allen Gannett – On Knowing Who You Are + Tackling Creativity

EPISODE 7: Allen Gannett LISTEN HERE (audio + video) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see the …

Hand Heart
  • May 08, 2018
  • ROOT + RIVER

Market As You Would Like To Be Marketed To

By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster In our world, the most egregious violators of the Golden Rule are marketers. By in large, they do not market unto others as they …

Kristin Romaine
  • May 08, 2018
  • ROOT + RIVER

Synthesis Episode 6: Kristin Romaine – Bringing Joy to Community Building

EPISODE 5: Kristin Romaine LISTEN HERE (audio) Part I    Part II Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us …

Man
  • March 20, 2018
  • ROOT + RIVER

Synthesis Episode 5: Elijah May on the Human Experience

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 …

Order
  • March 19, 2018
  • ROOT + RIVER

Amor Fati and Your Brand

As humans we love to quantify. Predict. Determine. Forecast. Around 300,000 years ago (when we as a human race began) predicting, determining and developing and sharing systems of knowing provided …

Kristi
  • February 06, 2018
  • ROOT + RIVER

Synthesis Episode 4: How to Make Deep Connections, a Conversation with Kristi Hall

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 …

  • December 01, 2017
  • ROOT + RIVER

Synthesis Episode 3: Cort Dial: An Unconventional Take on the Crisis in Leadership

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 …

Welcome to the Human Age
  • November 24, 2017
  • ROOT + RIVER

What does culture have to do with brand?

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. …

Rose Fass
  • November 21, 2017
  • ROOT + RIVER

Synthesis Episode 2: Being an Agent for Change, A Conversation with Rose Fass

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 …

Giving away something priceless
  • November 05, 2017
  • ROOT + RIVER

How do I monetize my talents?

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 statement
  • November 04, 2017
  • ROOT + RIVER

Compassion makes branding better

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?) …

Hold this Position
  • October 13, 2017
  • ROOT + RIVER

How do we create a market position?

Editor’s Note: As we move into the last two seasons of the year, we are answering questions people have repeatedly asked us about branding and marketing. Like “authenticity,” “story” and …