Best Brands on Earth, from the Clios
Best Brands on Earth, from the Clios explores what it takes to build a brand that people deeply believe in, not just buy. Hosts Hayley Clover and Matt Kerbel talk with leaders behind culturally influential and enduring brands. Each conversation unpacks the ideas, decisions, and creative ingenuity that shaped those brands. The show also draws out lessons that any builder can apply.
Episodes
Episode 011: Cordell Broadus
Cordell Broadus walked away from a UCLA football scholarship — twice — to build his own path. Now he's the creative director behind Doctor Bombay Ice Cream, the hip-hop inspired brand he co-founded with his father Snoop Dogg that's grown into an eight-figure business sold in Walmart and 7-Eleven.In this episode, Cordell opens up about growing up in a 17-person household, the Kobe Bryant conversati
Episode 010 - Selena Kalvaria of Fanatics Betting & Gaming
This week on Best Brands on Earth, Hayley and Matt break down the Good Good Golf x Callaway ad controversy that got the internet talking (and got Good Good dropped by every sponsor they had) — then sit down with Selena Kalvaria, CMO of Fanatics Betting & Gaming, for one of our best guest conversations yet.Selena has spent two decades building brands people actually love — Anheuser-Busch, Diage
Episode 009 - Marcelo Kertesz of Manscaped
Manscaped went from a scrappy grooming startup to a $300M+ omnichannel brand — with balls, humor, and a Super Bowl ad to prove it. This week, Hayley and Matt sit down with Marcelo Kertesz, CMO of Manscaped, whose path to the C-suite runs through Brazilian political campaigns, a chance meeting over a logo design, and a pandemic-fueled all-hands rebrand pitch that could've gotten him fired.In th
Episode 008: Zech Francis, CMO of Recess
Before Recess, Zech Francis launched his first apparel brand at 12, had it in Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's by 19, and exited a company before turning 30. After nearly 8 years leading marketing at BeatBox Beverages through a $490M acquisition, he's now CMO of Recess - the functional sparkling water brand building an entirely new "unwind" category.In this episode, Hayley and Matt s
Episode 007: Tristan Pineiro & Sarah "SJ" Jenkins of Grindr
This week on Best Brands on Earth, hosts Hayley Clover and Matt Kerbel sit down with Tristan Pineiro (CMO) and Sarah "SJ" Jenkins (VP of Creative) of Grindr to unpack how the app behind one of the year's biggest cultural moments — Madonna's surprise Pride pop-up concert in Times Square — builds a brand that's radically honest, fearlessly weird, and impossible to ignore.From a
Episode 006: Megan Imbres, Chief Marketing Officer of Peloton
Welcome back to Best Brands on Earth, hosted by Hayley Clover and Matt Kerbel! In this episode, we sit down with Megan Imbres, Chief Marketing Officer at Peloton. Megan shares her incredible journey through top-tier marketing roles at Netflix, Amazon, and Apple—where her team brought the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show to life—before stepping into one of consumer fitness’s most compelling bra
Episode 005: Greg Fass & Andy Pearson of Liquid Death
In this episode of Best Brands on Earth, hosts Hayley Clover and Matt Kerbel are joined by the creative minds behind Liquid Death: VP of Marketing Greg Fass and VP of Creative Andy Pearson! Together, they pull back the curtain on how Liquid Death transformed canned water into a global pop-culture phenomenon by treating the brand as a character rather than a traditional company. From hiring stand-u
Episode 004: Dea Lawrence, Publisher and Co-President of Variety
How does a 120-year-old brand stay ahead of the curve in a rapidly changing entertainment landscape? In this episode of Best Brands on Earth, hosts Matt and Hayley sit down with Dea Lawrence, Co-President and Publisher of Variety. Dea shares her incredible career journey—from starting as an actor on the New York stage to navigating Silicon Valley, before ultimately returning to Variety to help sca
Episode 003: Dhar Mann, Founder of Dhar Mann Studios
What does it take to build a digital media empire that reaches hundreds of millions of people without losing your core purpose?On this episode of Best Brands on Earth, hosts Matt Kerbal and Hayley Clover sit down with viral content creator and entrepreneur Dhar Mann! Dhar opens up about his unbelievable journey—from being days away from eviction at age 30 to founding Dhar Mann Studios, scaling to
Episode 002: Radhika Duggal, CMO of Major League Soccer
In this episode of the Best Brands on Earth, Radhika Duggal, Chief Marketing Officer of Major League Soccer, joins Matt Kerbel and Hayley Clover to break down the strategy behind one of the fastest-growing sports brands in America.Duggal shares her unique perspective as an industry outsider who transitioned to sports marketing after a successful career spanning finance, healthcare, and consumer go
Episode 001: This is Us
The inaugural episode of the Best Brands on Earth podcast introduces co-hosts Matt Kerbel and Hayley Clover, setting the stage for a recurring exploration into iconic products, creative campaigns, and the human truths behind successful marketing. In this episode:Why the best marketing ditches dense business-speak for authentic, human storytellingState Farm's entertainment-first strategy — how "Jak
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