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Undisputed Authority

Liam Curley 11 Episodes May 26, 2026

Undisputed Authority explores how experts become the leading voice in their field. Each episode investigates the journey of one expert, analyzing their books, articles, keynotes, and podcasts to uncover how they developed insight, packaged intellectual property, built a community, and created a business model. The host then interviews the expert to fill in the gaps, providing listeners with actionable strategies for their own expertise-driven businesses.

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Chris Do May 26, 2026 4182 Chris Do is the founder of The Futur, an education business with 2.79 million YouTube subscribers.But he didn't start there. He spent two decades running Blind, an Emmy-winning motion graphics studio working with Nike, Google, Microsoft and the NFL. At its peak, Blind was the kind of business most designers spend their careers trying to build.So why did he walk away from it? And once he m

Jonathan Baker May 11, 2026 2839 Jonathan Baker co-founded Monday Night Brewing in 2011, then spent almost a decade building it into an award-winning Atlanta craft brewery with taprooms across four states.But at the height of that success, he stepped away to join his father David, who runs a 7-figure, one-person advisory firm in the creative services industry. David's a high-profile authority in the niche, working under

David C. Baker Apr 14, 2026 2571 Across three decades, David C. Baker has become the leading authority on positioning and lead generation in the creative services space. That stature is driven by a phenomenal body of work.He has several books, one of which, The Business of Expertise, is in my opinion the best book you'll find on positioning. And his podcast with Blair Enns, 2 Bobs, is the most listened to podcast in the

Marty Neumeier Mar 16, 2026 2707 Marty Neumeier is one of the world's most influential voices on brand. His book 'The Brand Gap' has sold more than 500,000 copies, and when Google wanted to create the Dictionary of Brand, they commissioned Marty.But before he worked in brand, Marty ran an award-winning software packaging design agency. At the peak of its success, he launched a magazine called Critique and poured his agen

Rory Sutherland Feb 16, 2026 2353 Rory Sutherland is one of the most influential voices in advertising.He's a best-selling author, a sought after keynote speaker, and his views on advertising psychology regularly find an audience of millions.For almost 40 years, Rory has worked at Ogilvy, one of the world's most prestigious advertising agencies.But it wasn't his status at Ogilvy that turned a respected ad man into an undi

Dorie Clark Feb 2, 2026 2016 In 2006, Dorie Clark was a consultant working with local clients in the Boston area. She didn't have a national platform, unfair advantages, or, to start with, differentiated positioning.Fast forward to today, Dorie runs a high-margin 7-figure, 1-person business. She's also a best-selling author, a writer for Harvard Business Review, and has taught at Duke and Columbia for over a decade.S

Ryan Hawk Jan 19, 2026 2201 Ryan Hawk launched The Learning Leader Show in 2015, an interview style podcast with no social media presence, email list, or prior podcasting experience.Today, that show is the basis for a phenomenal business, best-selling books, and a leadership development programme delivered to Fortune 500 companies.What exactly did Ryan do so differently that led to these outcomes? He conducted his p

Nancy Duarte Jan 7, 2026 1983 Nancy and her husband Mark started their business in their apartment in 1988 with no formal business training, no design training, and no public presenting experience.And yet together, they built the world's leading firm specialising in strategic communication, Duarte Inc.Nancy became THE undisputed authority on storytelling and presentations. Her TED talk has 3.7 million views, and her b

Ryan Deiss Dec 23, 2025 1936 Ryan Deiss is one of the godfathers of internet marketing. He co-founded DigitalMarketer, one of the largest marketing education platforms in the world, and used that platform to launch The Scalable Company.He launched The Scalable Company with an existing audience, a validated problem, and a solution people loved – and the business almost failed.Get the 10 Patterns of Disruptive WisdomTh

Blair Enns Dec 10, 2025 2209 Blair Enns is a consultant and author who helps creative firms win business without pitching. He's the founder of Win Without Pitching, author of The Win Without Pitching Manifesto, Pricing Creativity, The Four Conversations and co-host of The 2Bobs podcast.He's known for challenging the conventional sales process in the creative industry and building a luxury brand through scarce, high-q

Carl Richards Nov 25, 2025 2545 Carl Richards is a certified financial planner, bestselling author, and creator of The Sketch Guy column which ran in the New York Times for 10 years. He's known for simplifying complex financial concepts through hand-drawn illustrations and is the founder of the Society of Advice. In this episode, you'll discoverHow two blank stares from smart clients led Carl to draw his first sketchWhy

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