Leonard Brody
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Caravan. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Brody co-founded the citizen journalism platform NowPublic and later served as President of the Innovation and Digital Group for Anschutz Entertainment Group. He has co-authored books including Innovation Nation and collaborated with Forbes on The Great Re:Write.
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Everything Leonard Brody said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Brody: Blockchain will eventually let sports fans vote on transfer decisions
“I think there will come a day where fans will be heavily engaged. In what goes on on the field. Like, and whatever that looks like, whether it's they're making game day decisions, or whether they're making transfer market decisions, or they're voting on those …”
Brody: Selling solely to a celebrity fanbase cannot create an exitable business
“And then there's a third factor, which is the product has to be good. Because if you're building a product that the world doesn't need, doesn't matter if it's authentic, doesn't matter if the, you know, inevitably your audience will dry it. You know, you'll, y…”
Brody: Generational demographics are marketing fiction except for the pre-iPhone divide
“Demography is made up nonsense that isn't true. And I think it's often done to sell consulting services and to make marketing seem like they're creating generations. The truth is, I don't really believe that with one exception, which I'll come back to, that th…”
Brody: Celebrity endorsement market has grown rather than shrunk
“I don't think the celebrity endorsement market has shrunk. I think it's probably gotten larger. It's probably larger.”
Brody: Blockchain will modernize co-ops and fan engagement once wallet friction resolves
“Once that and the wallet environment stuff is fixed, you've got this incredibly powerful piece of technology that will allow you to develop fan engagement at massive scale, I think. And it will, and it won't bring new ideas. It won't bring new ideas, but what …”
Brody: Consumers will earn brand revenue share and dividends via blockchain
“I think you will see consumption move in that direction, and you'll have a couple brands that you are super passionate about that are smaller, challenger-like brands, and you will be part of their revenue ecosystem, and you'll be able to deliver that through b…”
Brody: English football clubs are community assets that cannot truly be owned
“You can't own a football club in England. You can't. And the Glazers have seen that. Everyone who tries to own, these are community assets. They started as community property, and they remain community property.”
Brody: Sustainable products fail if not perceived as best in class
“When people are forced to buy things that they think are better for the planet or better for them, if the product isn't perceived to be best in class, nobody cares.”
Brody: Warby Parker's mission model is not ingrained like TOMS
“Tom's was, everything about that business was about buying one and giving one back, and it was in the blood of what the business did, whereas if you walk into a Warby Parker, which is an incredible company, they'll have a little note as you walk out the door t…”
Brody: Talent ventures hold unfair advantages but equal odds of failing
“Our chances, we have an unfair advantage in comparison perhaps to somebody starting from the ground up, but we have just the exact
Equal opportunity to make mistakes.”
Brody: Celebrity partnerships validate business viability faster and cheaper
“Celebrity is one of those tools that lets you cut through the noise and get an answer. Like, is this a real business or is this not a real business much quicker? And that's, our technological advantage at this point is we can determine whether something's succ…”
Brody: Price-driven brands require value-driven narrative even in down markets
“Even in a downward market, There is a narrative required for even price-driven brands. You know, like, you have to have a value-driven story. Value meaning not price-related, but the value of the brand.”
Brody: US high school senior dating rates fell 50% in 15 years
“In, in some of the math, you know, so the number of high school seniors in the United States who date has decreased by 50% over the last 15 years.”
Brody: Winning consumer brands will capture small rooms within big opportunities
“And I think at the end of the day, those will be the brands that win, the ones that can actually capture small rooms in big opportunities and create really, really interesting communities and nexus to the customer and nexus to the Artist to the mission to the …”
Brody: Blockchain Enables Existing Behaviors More Efficiently, Not New Ones
“Blockchain doesn't make anything new. It just enables old behavior in a more efficient way.”
Brody: Starting a brand hinges on awareness, feedback loops, and noise
“The two things that are complex now when you start a brand, it's audience, it's customer awareness, customer feedback loops, and spend on marketing, like cutting through the noise. Those are your three most difficult pieces.”
Brody: Engaging a 15-20% core audience creates category leaders
“I think it's probably 15 to 20% in any segment will want to stay that connected. But if you can tap that 15 or 20%, You are going to be a leader in the category”
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