Episode 10

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Published on:

16th Oct 2025

Happy Hour with Ted Schlueter: How Differentiated Brand Storytelling Lifts Exit Value

Grab a drink—it’s Happy Hour! Today, Tom sits down with Ted Schlueter, CEO of The Grist and author of Branding for Buyout, to talk brand equity, mergers and acquisitions, and how founders are simplifying their future exit strategies by baking it into the brand itself.

Tune in as we hear from Ted on how he’s helped businesses from CPG to B2B tech dramatically increase their valuation, and how you can use these strategies in your own brand planning.

For the full episode research and reference materials, visit stirlingbrandworks.com.

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Brand2Brand: The Marketing Show
Unfiltered conversations on brand strategy, marketing trends, and emerging technology for marketers and business leaders.
Brand2Brand provides unfiltered conversations on brand strategy, marketing trends, and emerging technology for business leaders. Whether you want to sharpen your strategy or sound cool at parties, this show is for you. Join hosts Thomas Stirling and Veronica St. Cyr to explore the marketing lessons we can learn from the champagne-worthy wins and hardcore fails of well-known brands. This podcast has been described as "what you imagine marketing professionals would talk about at a bar." So grab your favorite beverage and pull up a stool. The first round is on you though; we forgot to bring our wallets.