Future of Consumer Marketing

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, host Roman Kirsch interviews Ida Tin, founder of Clue, who pioneered the femtech vertical and has raised over $60 million in funding. Ida shares her journey of creating a scientifically-grounded, globally relevant product in a category that was initially dismissed as "niche" despite serving half the world's population. Through building a trusted...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, host Roman Kirsch interviews Peter Malmqvist, Co-Founder of Circle Health. After scaling Frontier Car Group to a €150M+ exit with 4,000 employees across 10 markets in 2019, Peter made an unconventional pivot to healthcare following his own frustrating experiences with traditional medicine. Despite being told his eczema was an incurable chronic c...

In this episode of The Future of Marketing, we speak with Sam Shames, Co-founder and COO of Embr Labs, the wearable thermal technology company that has raised over $60 million in funding. Embr Labs has pioneered a "personal thermostat" wearable that applies temperature sensations to the wrist to control overall body comfort. Sam shares the 12-year journey from MIT student project to category-creat...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, host Roman Kirsch interviews Kimberly Breuer, psychologist and founder of LikeMinded, which recently merged with competitor Nilo Health to become the DACH market leader in B2B mental health solutions. After pivoting from B2C to B2B during the pandemic, Kimberly shares how they've built a scalable mental health platform that achieves remarkable e...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, Brett speaks with Anthemos Georgiades, CEO and founder of Zumper, a rental platform that has raised over $180 million and transformed the way people find apartments. With roots in London and now fully American, Georgiades shares the gritty journey of building a marketplace startup in the competitive rental tech space, revealing candid insights a...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, host Roman Kirsch interviews Fabio Bin, CMO of WeRoad, one of Italy's fastest-growing travel startups. WeRoad organizes group trips for millennials who don't know each other, creating a unique solution to modern social isolation while revolutionizing travel experiences. Fabio shares how WeRoad grew from 250 travelers to 100,000 annually by build...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, Cory Maran shares how Fable evolved from a book club platform to a comprehensive social reading app with 2 million users and 70,000 book clubs. By focusing on measurement, activation metrics, and creator partnerships, Fable has built a sustainable growth engine that cuts through the noise of mega social platforms to create meaningful community e...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, host Roman Kirsch interviews Julian Trautwein, CEO and Co-Founder of Raus, a venture-backed outdoor hospitality brand that's raised over €11 million. Raus is redefining the hospitality experience by bringing stressed city dwellers into nature through their tech-enabled, off-grid cabins. As a former early Airbnb employee in Europe, Julian brings...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, our host Roman Kirsch interviews Thordt Clausen, Director of Global Marketing at Fissler, a 180-year-old premium cookware brand generating €750 million in revenue. From their headquarters in rural Germany, Fissler has achieved remarkable success in Asian markets, with Korea accounting for nearly 50% of their global business. The conversation rev...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, Rick Loughery, VP of Global Marketing and Communications at GoPro, shares how they built one of the world's most iconic consumer tech brands. As one of GoPro's earliest employees, Rick reveals how they transformed a simple wrist-mounted camera for surfers into a global brand that changed how we capture life's most exciting moments. Through their...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, host Roman Kirsch interviews Ralph Hage, Founder of LAP Coffee (Life Among People). LAP Coffee is revolutionizing the European coffee market by creating a lifestyle brand that merges micro-retail efficiency with community-driven marketing. In Berlin, where McCafe dominates with 70% market share, LAP Coffee is carving out a new category by focusi...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, Jan Hansen shares how FINN is transforming car ownership through their subscription model. With over 22,000 customers and a team of 300 people, FINN has pioneered a fully digital car subscription service that includes everything from insurance to maintenance. Through their focus on trust-building and customer experience, they've created a new ca...

In this episode of The Future of Consumer Marketing, Ben Grynol, Head of Growth at Levels, shares how they're pioneering the consumer metabolic health movement by transforming medical devices into consumer wellness products. Through their innovative approach to content marketing and community building, they've built a highly engaged audience of nearly 600,000 newsletter subscribers with 65-80% ope...