Brandidly Speaking
Brandidly Speaking is a podcast for marketers, brand builders, and communicators where modern marketing gets real.
Hosted by Cris Gordon, Head of Beauty at MMC, each episode features candid conversations with founders, executives, creators, and cultural tastemakers reshaping their industries. Together, they break down what it really takes to build brands today: cutting through buzzwords to explore earned-first strategy, storytelling, community, influence, and growth. From the ROI of community to the transition from founder to CEO and navigating the creator economy, Brandidly Speaking offers a strategic roadmap for leaders to unlock your edge and shape what's next.
Because today’s marketers have enough noise. We give you access, perspective, and a seat at the table.
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Episodes
20 episodes
The Real Way Doctors are Building Credibility Online with Dr. Sheila Farhang
In today’s healthcare landscape, you must have both the expertise AND the ability to communicate it clearly to build genuine trust with your patients. In this episode of Brandidly Speaking, Cris sits down with Dr. Sheila Farhang, do...
How Lisa Hanna Went From Miss World & Political Leader to Building a Beauty Brand, and What Founders Can Learn
What does it take to build a brand story that goes beyond surface level in the beauty industry? In this episode, Lisa Hanna, former Miss World, global political leader, and now beauty founder, shares why understanding the entire ind...
Building a Trusted Brand in a Crowded Category: The Gut Personal Story with Bridgitte Mallinson
How do you break through in the crowded supplement market where new products are getting launched left and right? In this episode, Bridgitte Malinson, founder of Gut Personal, breaks down how she built a cult-favorite wellnes...
Why Your Content Isn’t Converting, and What Actually Makes People Care (with Lilliana Vazquez)
You’re posting consistently, so why isn’t anyone sticking around? Most founders think they need better content. In reality, they’re over-editing, overthinking, and filtering out the very thing that makes people care. In ...
How to Turn Content into a Scaleable, Multi-Million Dollar Brand: Lisa Jauregui on Building BK Beauty
On this week’s episode, we sit down with Lisa Jauregui, Founder of BK Beauty, to break down how she turned audience feedback into a $25 million beauty brand. Before founding BK Beauty, Lisa worked in advertising, became a MAC makeup...
The Financial Framework: What Marketers & Brand Builders Should Know about Scaling a Brand with MMC’s Growth and Profitability Strategist
Finance can feel intimidating for most brand-builders and marketers but understanding the numbers might be the most powerful growth tool you have. In this episode of Brandidly Speaking, we sit down with Chris Polakowski, Executive D...
How Women Business Owners Can Access Capital and Build Wealth with Sarah Chen-Spellings
In this episode of Brandidly Speaking, we sit down with Sarah Chen-Spellings, investor & capital strategist, to talk about why understanding finances is a game‑changer for women business owners. Sarah entered the business world ...
Why Medical Experts are a Beauty Brand’s Secret Weapon: Dr. Kavin Shah on Translating Science to the Modern Consumer
This week on Brandidly Speaking, we’re joined by MMC’s Dr. Kavin Shah, the medical expert behind our scientific communications work. As consumers become more focused on ingredients and transparency, trust has never mattered more. Dr. K...
Aliett Buttelman, Co‑Founder of Fazit Beauty: How Their Viral Taylor Swift Moment was Sparked by Strategy
In this week’s episode of Brandidly Speaking, we sit down with Aliett Buttelman, the Co-Founder of Fazit Beauty. A true innovator in the makeup application space, Fazit understands the consumer’s desire for instant confidence, and has built an ...
Inside Pamela Anderson’s Sonsie: CEO, Kailey Bradt on Simplicity, Trust, and Building a Brand That Lasts
Celebrity‑led brands are everywhere now, and they continue to spark curiosity, cultural relevance, and drive sales. In this episode, Kailey Bradt, CEO of Sonsie, takes us behind the scenes of leading the skincare brand founded by Pamela Anderso...
Practical Tips and Strategies for Brands to Maximize Impact at Tentpole Moments: Cris Gordon Live at SXSW 2026
Consumers today are inundated with marketing from every direction - from social media, email, television, and beyond. As a brand builder, it's more difficult than ever to stand out. In this episode, Cris Gordon breaks down the faste...
Beauty Editor-at-Large Heather Muir on the Unwritten Rules of Media
What actually makes a brand stand out to editors today? In this episode of Brandidly Speaking, Cris Gordon is joined by Heather Muir, Beauty Editor at Large at People Inc., for a conversation about what truly gets ...
She Acquired Her First 10K App Members with $0 in Ads: Sam Cutler on the Modern Marketing Mind
The smartest brands are building community before anything else. In this episode of Brandidly Speaking, we sit down with Sam Cutler, founder of Mindfull, a wellness platform focused on replacing calorie counting with nutrition inte...
The Power of Originality: Why Your Unique Perspective is Your Best Business Asset with Jo Baker
Building a brand is hard, but staying true to your vision is even harder. Today, celebrity makeup artist, Jo Baker, joins Cris to discuss the raw reality of the beauty industry and how she leverages her years as a celebrity artist to prioritize...
Visual Equity: Celebrity Stylist Lo Von Rumpf on the ROI of Personal Branding
On this week’s episode, Cris sits down with celebrity stylist and host of The Lo Life, Lo Von Rumpf, to deconstruct the tactical evolution of building a strong personal brand. Lo takes us from his early days navigating the industry’s m...
How to Create a Beauty PR Launch That Lasts with Sara Tan
The beauty landscape is more vibrant than ever, and standing out requires more than just a big budget. It takes heart and strategy. This week, Cris sits down with a true industry authority: Sara Tan. As a seasoned beauty editor and co-host of t...
Building Icons: Olga Fleming & Cris Gordon on the Future of Branding
What does it take to cut through the noise today? We’re joined by the CEO of MMC, Olga Fleming, and Head of MMC Beauty Cris Gordon. From the evolution of iconic campaigns to the secrets of running an award-winning agency, Olga and Cris share th...
Loyal Audience to Scalable Empire: Jaclyn Johnson Tells All
For our debut episode, we are chatting all about the industry’s favorite buzzword. But let’s be brandid for a second here: Community is not something you can fake. You must cultivate it. That’s why we have none other than Jaclyn Johnso...
Why Brandidly Speaking Exists: Cutting Through the Noise in Modern Marketing
In this kickoff solo episode of Brandidly Speaking, host Cris Gordon, Head of Beauty at MMC, introduces herself and shares the why behind launching the podcast. Drawing from her experience as a founder, in-house brand leader, an...
