Episodes

  • Marvella Cultivates a Bold Vision for Women Athletes
    Nov 21 2024

    In this episode we speak to Allison Barber, Ph.D., outgoing President of the WNBA's Indiana Fever and current Chair of the Marvella Foundation. Marvella is a youth sports complex with a bold vision to bring athletics and leadership to the underserved market of women's sports. We discuss her role leading the Fever, including how the Caitlin Clark Effect influenced the WNBA and Fever brands, and also the impact it's made on women's athletics. Our conversation also dives into brand purpose, and how Allison leads with purpose in mind when launching a new brand and building a new culture.

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    46 mins
  • Indianapolis Colts Activate Their Brand Through Fan-Focused Experiences
    Jul 25 2024
    In our conversation with Roger VanDerSnick, the NFL's Indianapolis Colts' Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, we dive into how the team makes an impact by uniting fans, friends and families through football. We discuss how his early career at Proctor & Gamble helped develop both the marketing and leadership skills to take on significant roles as a sports marketer with NASCAR and in professional football. Learn how the Colts activate fan experiences in the community, in the stadium and with their mascot, Blue!
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    36 mins
  • Redefining a Comic Icon: A Superhero's Impact In This Universe
    Jun 27 2024

    In the latest episode of The Mindful Bullhorn we have the honor of speaking to Peter Ramsey, Academy Award winning director of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and as executive producer of Hair Love. We talk about how Peter's love of comic books inspired a drive to discover that a career in film was possible. Learn about Peter's early career as a storyboard artist on films like Cast Away, Shrek and Fight Club, just to name a few. We also chat about how Peter got his big break directing feature films, the impact of Miles Morales, and how the creative industry can continue to grow its diversity.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • NCAA’s Horizon League Recharges its Brand with Major Experiences and Impact
    May 30 2024
    In our conversation with the NCAA’s Horizon League Commissioner, Julie Roe Lach, we’ll discuss how she’s leveraging more than 25 years of college athletics experience into leading the league’s growth and future. You’ll learn more about how the Horizon League activates its core values into its brand including a recent brand recharge. The recharge identifies four pillars to guide the strategic direction of the league, its universities and student athletes, and Julie will share the planning and execution of the new brand in the markets the league serves. We’ll also spend some time reviewing the Horizon League’s innovative approach to the NIL, and its response to critics. In our conversation with the NCAA’s Horizon League Commissioner, Julie Roe Lach, we’ll discuss how she’s leveraging more than 25 years of college athletics experience into leading the league’s growth and future. You’ll learn more about how the Horizon League activates its core values into its brand including a recent brand recharge. The recharge identifies four pillars to guide the strategic direction of the league, its universities and student athletes, and Julie will share the planning and execution of the new brand in the markets the league serves. We’ll also spend some time reviewing the Horizon League’s innovative approach to the NIL, and its response to critics.
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    30 mins
  • Jägermeister UK Celebrates a Creative and Inclusive Nightlife
    Apr 24 2024

    In our conversation with Jägermeister Marketing Director, Christian Stindt, we’ll discuss how Jägermeister UK celebrates the best nights of their audiences’ lives, with its “Best Nights” campaign. While the ice-cold shot launched in Germany over 80 years ago, the people and team behind the brand today, know the importance of a nightlife environment that is enjoyable for all and allows for creative freedom. We’ll chat about how Jägermeister UK brings this global initiative to life with unique experiences and content celebrating music, fashion, design, place, culture, accessibility and inclusion. Tune in to learn how the brand works with nightlife experts to hear their stories, better understand industry challenges and support a global network of creatives on their professional journeys.

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    35 mins
  • Janus Motorcycles Cultivates a Connection with Every Rider
    Mar 26 2024

    In our conversation with Janus Founder and CEO, Richard Worsham, we’ll discuss the founding of Janus Motorcycles, and how they make simple and beautiful machines, drawing on the Northern Indiana spirit of manufacturing. We’ll explore the brand and what it has done to create a loyal following of riders who value experience and who celebrate the form of Janus Motorcycles, over function. This discussion will cover the impact the Janus brand makes through its commitment to utilizing a global marketplace to source the most reliable components, building to order and selling directly to its customers and how Janus at its heart is obsessed with helping its riders pursue a “rambling” lifestyle.

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    38 mins
  • The Mindful Bullhorn (Trailer)
    Mar 25 2024

    Borshoff’s YouTube and podcast series brings marketers and creatives purposeful discussions around relevant and timely topics. Each episode tells the story of how a brand, and the people behind it, are making an impact on the world, their industries and their audiences.

    We call this series, "The Mindful Bullhorn."

    Bullhorns are famously loud, directional, and attention-getting. A mindful one, though, uses its power and voice with strategy and intention -- considering the needs of its audience first, and cutting through the noise in a thoughtful way to offer something of real value. It embraces the unexpected. It creates conversation. It establishes trust. It shapes commerce, communications and culture for the better.

    The Mindful Bullhorn series celebrates this feat. We look at, and learn from, the most thoughtful, creative and authentic ways brands are connecting with their audiences today.

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    1 min
  • Let's Get Messy: The Value of Creative and Participatory Customer Research
    Jan 25 2024

    Join Terri Wada, of Collabo XD, and Borshoff's Katherine Coble and Justin Wojtowicz as they discuss a unique approach to customer research. Terri explains how the various forms of research we can employ don't always allow us to understand someone else's full experience, or that all humans are creative, or that the world around us is constantly changing. Marketers and researchers who aim for more creative research approaches unlock the real reasons behind why consumers choose the things they choose.

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    28 mins