The luxury industry is not going through a rough patch. It is going through a structural reckoning. And most brands are still waiting for things to go back to the way they were. They won't.

In this episode, we sit down with Professor Dr. Daniel Langer (CEO of Équité), Executive Professor of Luxury Strategy at Pepperdine and NYU, and one of the most direct voices in the industry to talk about his brand new report: The Cost of Waiting.

We get into why 80% of luxury brands are optimizing for the short term at the expense of everything else, what China is really telling us about the future of the category, and why being expensive is not the same as being luxury.

If you recognize your brand in this conversation that's exactly the point.

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Équité Luxury Report 2026-2030 https://equitebrands.com/equiteluxuryreport20262030

My substack https://daniellanger.substack.com/

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The luxury industry is not going through a rough patch. It is going through a structural reckoning. And most brands are still waiting for things to go back to the way they were. They won't.

In this episode, we sit down with Professor Dr. Daniel Langer — CEO of Équité, Executive Professor of Luxury Strategy at Pepperdine and NYU, and one of the most direct voices in the industry — to talk about his brand new report: The Cost of Waiting.

We get into why 80% of luxury brands are optimizing for the short term at the expense of everything else, what China is really telling us about the future of the category, and why being expensive is not the same as being luxury.

If you recognize your brand in this conversation — that's exactly the point.

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Équité Luxury Report 2026-2030 https://equitebrands.com/equiteluxuryreport20262030

My substack https://daniellanger.substack.com/

Instagram @drdaniellanger

Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlanger/

Contact: [email protected]

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In this episode of Visionary Minds, we welcome Anastasia Shtompel, a New York-based marketing and brand strategy expert, founder of Shtompel Marketing & Brand, and member of the Forbes Communications Council.

Anastasia explores the future of influencer marketing and why the old model of paying creators for one-off visibility is starting to break down. For years, brands used influencers as shortcuts to attention: one post, one audience, one campaign, and the hope that visibility would turn into sales. But today, attention is no longer enough.

In this conversation, Anastasia explains why brands need to move from isolated influencer campaigns to creator ecosystems built on trust, relevance, data, and conversion. We discuss affiliate-driven creator programs, ambassador marketing, creator commerce, and the rise of creator flywheels — systems where content does not simply create awareness, but also drives learning, performance, and long-term brand growth.

This episode is for CMOs, founders, marketers, and brand leaders who want to understand where influence is going next — and why the future will not belong to brands chasing viral moments, but to those building repeatable systems for trust, credibility, and growth.

Produced by Dix Sept Paris.

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Dans cet épisode de Visionary Minds, je reçois Anne Boistard, fondatrice de Balance Ton Agency. Lancé en 2020 après un burnout, son compte est devenu un espace de libération de la parole sur le harcèlement et les dérives de culture interne dans le monde des agences.

On parle de son process de vérification (et de pourquoi elle attend des témoignages concordants avant de publier), de ce qui a vraiment bougé — ou pas — depuis #MeToo, et de la différence entre une agence qui change et une agence qui “communique”.

Et puis il y a l’envers du décor : pressions, procédures, invisibilisation, et même le risque très concret de dépendre d’une plateforme comme Meta quand on porte ce type de sujet. 

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Dans cet épisode de Visionary Minds, je reçois Anne Boistard, fondatrice de Balance Ton Agency. Lancé en 2020 après un burnout, son compte est devenu un espace de libération de la parole sur le harcèlement et les dérives de culture interne dans le monde des agences.

On parle de son process de vérification (et de pourquoi elle attend des témoignages concordants avant de publier), de ce qui a vraiment bougé — ou pas — depuis #MeToo, et de la différence entre une agence qui change et une agence qui “communique”.

Et puis il y a l’envers du décor : pressions, procédures, invisibilisation, et même le risque très concret de dépendre d’une plateforme comme Meta quand on porte ce type de sujet. 

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In this episode of Visionary Minds, Rebecca Bemhena, VP and Head of Content at Shoptalk Luxe, explores the quiet but profound transformation reshaping the luxury industry.

What appears to be a return to stability is, in reality, a structural shift—driven by a more concentrated customer base, rising expectations around experience, and the rapid acceleration of AI and resale. Rebecca unpacks why growth is becoming more uneven, and why sharper strategic decisions now matter more than ever.

From emerging models of discovery to the redefinition of value in luxury, this episode outlines the new playbook for brands navigating what comes next.

A must-listen for leaders, marketers, and founders looking to understand where luxury is heading—and how to stay ahead of it.

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In this solo episode of Visionary Minds, I share a personal reflection inspired by two powerful signals of our time: Dubai, whose image as a haven for global wealth is being challenged, and Bryan Johnson’s $1M-a-year “Immortals” longevity program.

Two very different stories, yet they may reveal the same shift: contemporary privilege no longer seeks only distinction — it seeks subtraction.

Subtraction from risk. From time. From wear and ageing. From the limits of the human condition.

An episode about the evolution of luxury, aesthetics, skincare, longevity… and what our era increasingly hopes to erase.

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