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The Story of a Brand Show

Aug 6, 2026

Growth conceals a weak business, but choice proves whether your brand has earned real trust.


In a $20 billion supplement industry flooded with endless trends and questionable promises, earning true consumer belief requires much more than slick marketing—it takes radical discipline.


In this episode, Rose Hamilton,...


Jul 8, 2026

She Co-Founded Hims and Hers. Now She's Coming for Your Morning Routine.


Ramon Vela sits down with Hilary Coles, Co-Founder & CEO of POCA and Co-Founder of Hims & Hers, for a warm and revealing conversation about the lessons learned scaling a billion-dollar brand, the gap in the low-sugar coffee and matcha category,...


Jul 1, 2026

Getting on shelf is not the win. Staying there is the business. 


Rose Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures and co-host of The Story of a Brand Show, sits down with Michael Marquis, CEO of Raw Sugar, for a masterclass in what retail really reveals about a brand. 


With more than 20,000 doors across Target, Walmart,...


Jun 25, 2026

Most supplement brands start with a formula. Jason Dyer started with a philosophy. 


Ramon Vela sits down with Jason Dyer, Co-Founder of Farmana, for a deeply thoughtful conversation about twenty-two years of experience in the health and wellness industry, a personal transformation that changed everything, and a brand...


Jun 12, 2026

A flood destroyed the factory, the FDA shut them down, and the company had almost no cash and then something remarkable happened. 


Ramon Vela sits down with Alex Whitmore, Founder & CEO of Taza Chocolate, for a deeply human conversation about twenty-plus years of stone-ground, mission-driven chocolate making in...