Monday StrategyWhat's The Password? 🔑
A failing gas station became a $5M idea hiding behind a cooler door.
Identity is cause; brand is effect, and the strength of the former influences the strength of the latter.

Your Most Profitable Asset Is Sitting Empty Right Now
Most people would let a failing gas station close. One restaurateur turned it into a speakeasy hiding in plain sight, and a $5 million dollar business. Curious how? You’ll need the password.
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Jemma Rose Brown on Standing Out in a Saturated Podcast Market
“When I started in podcasting, we were such a small community,” she recalls. “You kind of knew everyone who worked in the space, and we would throw listening parties and listen to each other’s work in progress and send each other notes. It felt very small. So I definitely couldn’t have predicted how quickly and voraciously this industry has grown...”
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Inside Deborah Cox’s 25-Year Legacy
This SUCCESS® exclusive profile with Grammy-nominated icon Deborah Cox, focuses on how she built a legacy in music, Broadway and business while championing diversity and empowerment.
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