Top Business and Branding Podcasts to Listen to in 2023

Brian Sooy • May 22, 2023

Listen to these podcasts to build your brand and grow your business

The Ministry Growth Show

On The Ministry Growth Show, Zach Leighton and Brian Sooy talk about the importance of consistent and clear communication, brand marketing vs. direct marketing, and how storytelling carries our brand beliefs to an audience.

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Marketing Made Simple

You might offer an amazing product or service with incredible value but if you aren't clearly talking about it in your marketing as well as on your website, you are leaving all those potential customers in the dark!

In this episode, J.J. and April answer a question from a Kevin Groff, a business owner who's struggling to get his potential customers to realize they even have a problem before showing them how his business can help fix it.

They also talk with marketing expert and StoryBrand Certified Guide Brian Sooy who gives you five effective ways you can highlight the problem you solve for customers to overcome their objections and eliminate the road blocks standing between you and growing your business.


Business Made Simple

In part six of this seven-part series, How Your Business is an Airplane, Donald Miller, Dr. J.J. Peterson, and Koula Callahan focus on business overhead. Sure, you’re going to have some expenses that don’t drive crazy revenue, and sometimes that’s okay. The answer isn’t to cut those expenses altogether – it’s to learn this simple formula so you know what’s worth your time, and what’s holding you back.

Be sure to listen at minute seven, where Brian Sooy and J.J. Peterson share three practical ways to grow any business, just like it did for Gorjanc Home Services.


ROI Online

Steve and Brian discuss various aspects of the transition from working as a solopreneur to having a team. Brian talks about empowering both workers and business change, developing processes, determining who the company should serve (with either a niche or generalist character), and the reinvention process. Brian started out wanting to solve problems through design, but then specialized further and looked for a vertical sector to which he could specifically cater his work.

Aespire helps businesses to unlock their full potential, works with a diverse assortment of brands, and tries to be of service even beyond profit to non-customers. Brian also sees the focus on providing value come into play in conversations with his clients; he works to help them determine their purpose, brand, and story, and so works to help them see their value. He tries to see and understand them in their virtues and values, and in turn to help them build a trusting relationship with their own customers.


The Hot Air podcast

On the Hot Air podcast, we talk with people involved with digital agencies. We discuss business models, strategies, and tools for making your agency successful. 

Brian bases all his marketing on a framework called Story Brand. I found this approach fascinating – I read up on Story Brand and started to see ways to apply the framework to Watchful. In this episode, we talk a lot about story telling and how to make your customer into the hero of your company’s narrative.


The Responsive Fundraising Podcast

Brian Sooy, the president of AESPIRE (a Virtuous CRM partner agency), joins Noah from Virtuous CRM to talk about uncovering and clarifying your nonprofit's story, the art of focus, and why supporter-centered storytelling is a must.

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The Extraordinary Podcast

Branding with Purpose - with Brian Sooy

How do you build a brand that really stands out and stands for something? Brian Sooy from Aespire knows the answer, and in this episode he shares his insights from a career of well over 20 years as a branding consultant. What I love about Brian and his thinking is that to him, branding start with a purpose and a mission, and everything else emanates from that. Make sure you also check out Brian's "Clarity Manifesto" on LinkedIn (Google it), a great tool for aligning your brand around your purpose and mission. Hope you enjoy the episode!


Do you have a hard time explaining what your company does or why your brand matters to people?

If you struggle to grow your business, you’re not alone. Aespire can help you create a clear message and brand that helps you grow your business. Contact us today for a consultation with a StoryBrand Certified Marketing Guide.


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