Brand communities are at the foundation of business growth. They build a human connection between brands and their customers, turn their customers into life-long advocates and ultimately grow your business.
I’m Sam Hysell, a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at NOX wearenox.co, a digital agency that helps brands artists and entrepreneurs grow and convert communities online.
And I’m Chris Whitman, the Cofounder and Chief Growth Officer of Crony Creative cronycreative.com, a creative agency that focuses on connecting consumers and brands through brand experiences.
Every Tuesday, we’ll be interviewing marketing leaders and community builders so you can walk away with actionable strategies to help your brand grow & prosper
Welcome to the show.
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Brand communities are at the foundation of business growth. They build a human connection between brands and their customers, turn their customers into life-long advocates and ultimately grow your business.
I’m Sam Hysell, a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at NOX wearenox.co, a digital agency that helps brands artists and entrepreneurs grow and convert communities online.
And I’m Chris Whitman, the Cofounder and Chief Growth Officer of Crony Creative cronycreative.com, a creative agency that focuses on connecting consumers and brands through brand experiences.
Every Tuesday, we’ll be interviewing marketing leaders and community builders so you can walk away with actionable strategies to help your brand grow & prosper
Welcome to the show.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we welcome Charlene Li, Founder & Senior Fellow at Altimeter, a Prophet Company. For the past two decades, Charlene has been helping people see the future and thrive with disruption. She couples the ability to look beyond the horizon with pragmatic advice on what actions work today, helping executives and boards recognize that companies must be disruptive to compete, not just innovate.
Charlene’s an expert on digital transformation, leadership, customer experience, and the future of work. Her perspectives from advising over 100 global companies such as Aetna, Bose, GE, Philips, and Southwest Airlines provide insights to support a winning strategy for disruptive growth, and a plan to identify and seize an opportunity no one else has the audacity or confidence to reach for.
Charlene is currently a Senior Fellow at Altimeter and her current research there focuses on digital transformation and transformational leadership. She has authored six books, including the New York Times bestseller, Open Leadership, and the critically acclaimed book, Groundswell. Her book The Engaged Leader is a call to business leaders to adapt to the digital landscape and revolutionize their relationships by connecting directly with their followers. Her latest book, The Disruption Mindset, lays out a blueprint for disruption. Charlene’s next book focuses on new leadership capabilities need to drive transformation change in today’s fast-moving environment.
She is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USAToday, Reuters, The Associated Press and has shared her insights on 60 Minutes, The McNeil NewsHour, ABC News, CNN and CNBC. Charlene has inspired a wide audience as the keynote at conferences such as the World Business Forum, World Economic Forum, and South by Southwest.
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