Branding Love Letters

Netflix is an American subscription streaming service and marketing CEO Usman Sheikh's favourite brand. Usman has been with Netflix from the DVD rental days of the early 2000s all the way up to the present. It's the company's boldness that compels him: a brand unafraid to step into the unknown, leading the way and disrupting the status quo. And, he believes, it all comes back to good storytelling.

Usman's website: www.webworxlabs.com

What is this podcast?

Case studies in brand loyalty, equipping you to better connect with your audience. In each episode, a top guest picks their favourite brand. I then invite them to unpack why it means so much. As they share, we gain invaluable insights into what makes audiences tick. Not with strategy or theory, but through that undeniable proof of successful branding: emotion.

Who am I?

I'm Sam. I love Jesus and design.

My website: ⁠www.pilgrimage.design⁠

Final thing (I promise)!

I'd love for you to check out my newsletter at the crossroads between Christianity and design: ⁠pilgrimagedesign.substack.com

Riverford is a British vegetable box delivery company and entrepreneur Chantal Gagnon's favourite brand. Chantal's been 'living life on the veg' ever since she tasted her first Riverford produce in a London pub. According to her, vegetable delivery day is like Christmas, Riverford's visuals look pulled straight from the ground and customer service doesn't get better than the time she complained about some cucumbers. 

Chantal's website: www.socolo.co.uk

What is this podcast?

Case studies in brand loyalty, equipping you to better connect with your audience. In each episode, a top guest picks their favourite brand. I then invite them to unpack why it means so much. As they share, we gain invaluable insights into what makes audiences tick. Not with strategy or theory, but through that undeniable proof of successful branding: emotion.

Who am I?

I'm Sam. I love Jesus and design.

My website: ⁠www.pilgrimage.design⁠

Final thing (I promise)!

I'd love for you to check out my newsletter at the crossroads between Christianity and design: ⁠pilgrimagedesign.substack.com

Green Beaver is a Canadian personal care company and entrepreneur Cathy Nesbitt's favourite brand. Old Green Beaver boxes helped Cathy grow her worm business (yes, you read that correctly) and ever since, she's been an admirer of the brand. Green Beaver are doing something different, she says, in an industry dominated by animal cruelty and unpronounceable chemicals. This love letter flies the flag for smaller, greener business.

Cathy's worm website: www.cathyscomposters.com

Cathy's laughter yoga website: www.cathysclub.com

What is this podcast?

Case studies in brand loyalty, equipping you to better connect with your audience. In each episode, a top guest picks their favourite brand. I then invite them to unpack why it means so much. As they share, we gain invaluable insights into what makes audiences tick. Not with strategy or theory, but through that undeniable proof of successful branding: emotion.

Who am I?

I'm Sam. I love Jesus and design.

My website: ⁠www.pilgrimage.design⁠

Final thing (I promise)!

I'd love for you to check out my newsletter at the crossroads between Christianity and design: ⁠pilgrimagedesign.substack.com

TrustedHousesitters is an international pet sitting network and travel bloggers Aaron and Brianna Shade's favourite brand. Cats, cats and more cats. That's been the appeal of TrustedHousesitters for today's guests, who have used the platform to travel the world while not paying a thing for accommodation. I hear how this brand has enabled a lifestyle of global adventure, the feline way.

Brianna and Aaron's website: www.bigtinyworld.com

What is this podcast?

Case studies in brand loyalty, equipping you to better connect with your audience. In each episode, a top guest picks their favourite brand. I then invite them to unpack why it means so much. As they share, we gain invaluable insights into what makes audiences tick. Not with strategy or theory, but through that undeniable proof of successful branding: emotion.

Who am I?

I'm Sam. I love Jesus and design.

My website: ⁠www.pilgrimage.design⁠

Final thing (I promise)!

I'd love for you to check out my newsletter at the crossroads between Christianity and design: ⁠pilgrimagedesign.substack.com

Ben & Jerry's is an American ice cream manufacturer and marketing expert Alma Derricks' favourite brand. It all goes back to the summer she was sixteen. That's when Alma first tasted Ben & Jerry's (specifically, Cherry Garcia flavour) and became a lifelong fan. Alma explains that what started as a teenage crush has matured into a deep respect for a deliciously homespun brand that has stayed true to its beliefs, no matter what.

Alma's website: www.rev.la

What is this podcast?

Case studies in brand loyalty, equipping you to better connect with your audience. In each episode, a top guest picks their favourite brand. I then invite them to unpack why it means so much. As they share, we gain invaluable insights into what makes audiences tick. Not with strategy or theory, but through that undeniable proof of successful branding: emotion.

Who am I?

I'm Sam. I love Jesus and design.

My website: ⁠www.pilgrimage.design⁠

Final thing (I promise)!

I'd love for you to check out my newsletter at the crossroads between Christianity and design: ⁠pilgrimagedesign.substack.com

Instant Pot is a range of Canadian multicookers and food blogger Amy Lawrence's favourite brand. Amy fondly remembers time in the kitchen with her grandmother, but always feared pressure cookers. It was a trip to India that started her journey with Instant Pot, which has revolutionised the way she cooks. Because, as Amy says, fast doesn't always mean unhealthy.

Amy's website: www.gourmetdoneskinny.com

What is this podcast?

Case studies in brand loyalty, equipping you to better connect with your audience. In each episode, a top guest picks their favourite brand. I then invite them to unpack why it means so much. As they share, we gain invaluable insights into what makes audiences tick. Not with strategy or theory, but through that undeniable proof of successful branding: emotion.

Who am I?

I'm Sam. I love Jesus and design.

My website: ⁠www.pilgrimage.design⁠

Final thing (I promise)!

I'd love for you to check out my newsletter at the crossroads between Christianity and design: ⁠pilgrimagedesign.substack.com

Chanel is a French luxury fashion house and writer Ruth Yunker's favourite brand. Ruth was given a bottle of Chanel No. 5 on her fourteenth birthday and has never looked back. In the following years, it has been the striking life of Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel and the enduring elegance of the brand that has kept her interested. And, as we discover, it all goes back to Ruth's mother.

Ruth's website: www.ruthyunker.com

What is this podcast?

Case studies in brand loyalty, equipping you to better connect with your audience. In each episode, a top guest picks their favourite brand. I then invite them to unpack why it means so much. As they share, we gain invaluable insights into what makes audiences tick. Not with strategy or theory, but through that undeniable proof of successful branding: emotion.

Who am I?

I'm Sam. I love Jesus and design.

My website: ⁠www.pilgrimage.design

Final thing (I promise)!

I'd love for you to check out my newsletter at the crossroads between Christianity and design: ⁠pilgrimagedesign.substack.com

What is this podcast?

Case studies in brand loyalty, equipping you to better connect with your audience. In each episode, a top guest picks their favourite brand. I then invite them to unpack why it means so much. As they share, we gain invaluable insights into what makes audiences tick. Not with strategy or theory, but through that undeniable proof of successful branding: emotion.

Who am I?

I'm Sam. I love Jesus and design.

My website: www.pilgrimage.design

Final thing (I promise)!

I'd love for you to check out my newsletter at the crossroads between Christianity and design: pilgrimagedesign.substack.com