Zeitgeist: How breakout brands got built
Zeitgeist: How breakout brands got built
Podcast Description
Step past the Red Velvet Rope into Zeitgeist, where Cameo co-founder Steven Galanis pulls back the curtain on the renegades behind the consumer brands owning pop culture.
Every week, Steven goes toe-to-toe with the masterminds—founders, CMOs, and disruptors—who’ve turned products into obsessions.
No polished TED Talks here.
These are the raw, unfiltered stories PR teams beg to bury.
Think late-night whiskey confessions with a side of boardroom chaos.
Expect:
• Leadership lessons that cut through the noise
• Secrets to hacking virality
• Origin stories so wild, you’ll hit rewind
• C-suite therapy, no buzzwords allowed
• The playbook to cement your brand in the cultural zeitgeist
Buckle up for Zeitgeist. Subscribe now and join the inner circle.
The Zeitgeist podcast is brought to you by Cameo, Personalized videos from your favorite stars. Book yours here: https://www.cameo.com/
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on consumer branding, entrepreneurship, and marketing strategies, with episodes exploring topics like the journey of turning Dude Wipes into a pop culture phenomenon and the secrets to achieving viral success. Notable themes include raw leadership lessons, unconventional brand strategies, and entertaining origin stories that resonate with both industry insiders and everyday listeners.
Step past the Red Velvet Rope into Zeitgeist, where Cameo co-founder Steven Galanis pulls back the curtain on the renegades behind the consumer brands owning pop culture.
Every week, Steven goes toe-to-toe with the masterminds—founders, CMOs, and disruptors—who’ve turned products into obsessions.
No polished TED Talks here.
These are the raw, unfiltered stories PR teams beg to bury.
Think late-night whiskey confessions with a side of boardroom chaos.
Expect:
• Leadership lessons that cut through the noise
• Secrets to hacking virality
• Origin stories so wild, you’ll hit rewind
• C-suite therapy, no buzzwords allowed
• The playbook to cement your brand in the cultural zeitgeist
Buckle up for Zeitgeist. Subscribe now and join the inner circle.
The Zeitgeist podcast is brought to you by Cameo, Personalized videos from your favorite stars. Book yours here: https://www.cameo.com/
Kefir…from $116 to Billion-Dollar Brand…CEO Lifeway Foods, Julie Smolyansky.
Julie Smolyansky is the CEO of Lifeway Foods, shares her incredible and inspiring story!
Imagine arriving in America as an infant with nothing but one suitcase, $116 in cash, and parents who didn’t speak a word of English.
By age 27, she was the youngest female CEO of a publicly traded company in American history.
But what most people don’t know is what happened behind the scenes:
✅ She watched her father smuggle live kefir cultures from the USSR.
✅ She took over the business overnight—while critics said she’d fail.
✅ She turned a niche Eastern European product into a household name across the U.S.
✅ And yes—she even sent a case of kefir to President Reagan for his summit with Gorbachev.
This isn’t just a story about entrepreneurship. It’s about resilience, conviction, and proving the doubters wrong.
Today, her brand fuels a multi-billion-dollar category—and inspires immigrants, women, and entrepreneurs everywhere.
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Step past the Red Velvet Rope.
Subscribe to Zeitgeist and catch Episode 3 now.
The Zeitgeist podcast is brought to you by Cameo, Personalized videos from your favorite stars. Book yours here: https://www.cameo.com/
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