Bryan Smeltzer
The Visionary Chronicles
I spent 20 years in executive roles at Oakley, adidas, TaylorMade, and K-Swiss — then built and sold my own brand to a VC firm. Now I run LiquidMind, a brand strategy advisory firm, and I share everything I know on this show. The Visionary Chronicles is a weekly podcast for CMOs, founders, and brand leaders who want to build iconic, generational companies — not just survive the next quarter. Every episode delivers the brand strategy, visionary leadership, and product innovation frameworks that the world’s most admired companies actually use. Ranked #1 Visionary Podcast and Top 50 Global Market...
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Nov 3, 2026
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Episodes
Steve Jobs | Leadership Lessons 25.01.2023 20:56
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: January 26th, 2023 " Sometimes, when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations." Life from Steve Jobs Steve Jobs | Leadership Lessons There have been many books written on Steve,...
The Visionary Brand | Premium Positioning | Finding your Brand Positioning 20.01.2023 20:56
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: January 18th, 2023 "Just say NO to COMMODITY!" Tom Peters, The Circle of Innovation Content from… The Visionary Brand, The Success Formula Behind the World's Most Visionary Brands Readers Favorite Award Winner! Top Non-fiction, Marketing Genre Business Book Amazon Bestseller! Premiu...
The Visionary Brand | Brand Positioning | Selling Your Soul 11.01.2023 21:18
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: January 11th, 2022 "I put my heart and my soul into my work and have lost my mind in the process.." Vincent Van Gogh Brand Product Positioning | Selling Your Soul Over the years, we have seen brands come and go, each with a different reason for not...
GUEST | David Meltzer 13.12.2022 23:18
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: December 13th, 2022 Podcast: Special Guest | David Meltzer “I haven’t met a single successful person who hasn’t failed miserably.” – David Meltzer We have a special guest on this week’s Podcast, David Meltzer. David has been a guest across many high-profile media platforms such as Entrepreneur, Ted X, ESPN, and Forbes, where he is a Top 10 Speaker. Th...
Brand Bloodlines | Be The Best 05.12.2022 22:13
Podcast: Brand Bloodlines | Be The Best "A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn a reputation by trying to do hard things well." Jeff Bezos Perception becomes a reality, but this reality must be carefully crafted, honed, and managed each day as a true, authentic brand....
Leadership Formula | The New Leadership Principles 28.11.2022 22:24
"Leadership is the capacity to translate Vision into reality." Life from Warren Bennis Podcast: Leadership Formula | The New Leadership Principles The new Leadership Formula is driven by the ability of a leader to motivate their teams to passionately embrace a Vision for the long-term benefit of the brand. The formula is not about being t...
Goals | How to Set Goals and Realize Your Vision 17.11.2022 20:36
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: November 17th, 2022 "When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps..." Life Wisdom from Confucius Podcast: Goals | How to Set Goals and Achieve Your Vision With the new year upon us and the past year presenting so...
The Visionary Brand | The Success Formula Behind the World’s Most Visionary Brands 02.11.2022 37:52
The Visionary Brand, The Success Formula Behind the World's Most Visionary Brands “Exceptionally well written, organized, and presented, The Visionary Brand must be considered essential reading for all aspiring entrepreneurs and corporate executives seeking to expand their market share. The Visionary Brand is unreservedly recommended for community, corporate, college, university library Business M...
Failure | Stepping Stone to Success 26.10.2022 18:18
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: October 26th, 2022 "My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." Wisdom from Abraham Lincoln Failure | Stepping Stone to Success Failure is not fatal, but if you do not embrace Failure and make it a part of your...
Transformational Forces | 4 Forces of Business Transformation 18.10.2022 20:56
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: October 14th, 2022 "First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination." Napoleon Hill Transformation Forces | 4 For...
Courageous Leadership | Having the Courage to Achieve Success 03.10.2022 21:16
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: October 3rd, 2022 “Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King Jr. Courageous Leadership | Having the Courage to achieve Success With the Visionary Chronicles Podcast, I intend to take what I ha...
Team Leadership| 5 Things High Performance Teams do Consistently 23.09.2022 20:56
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: September 20th, 2022 "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." Martin Luther King Jr. PODCAST: Team Leadership | 5 Things High Performing Teams do Consistently Hiring, building, and nurturing high-performance tea...
Pillars of Great Leadership | Principles to Follow 22.08.2022 20:56
The Pillars of Great Leadership What makes for a Great Leader? Not just one who inspires confidence or provides direction, but someone who has the innate sense to see the future, envision a path to success, and inspire those who do not yet see this path to take the Journey with them. These leaders inspire a team, a company and a brand. They create a community outside the four walls, building loyal...
IDEA Engine | How to Maximize Creativity Flow 18.08.2022 22:29
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: August 15th, 2022 "I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones..." Wisdom from John Cage IDEA ENGINE | How to Maximize Creativity Flow In a 2018 LinkedIn Survey, Creativity was the number sought-after soft skil...
Art of Competition | Creating a Strategy to Overcome Competitive Forces 02.08.2022 20:56
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: August 1st , 2022 "Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster." Wisdom from Sun Tzu, The Art of War PODCAST: Art of Competition | Creating a Strategy that Overcomes Competitive Forces The Forces of Com...
Alignment | Managing Marketing & Sales Alignment 20.07.2022 23:33
The Visionary Chronicles CHRONICLE: July 21st, 2022 " Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people.” Wisdom from Steve Jobs Alignment | Managing Marketing & Sales Alignment With over 88% of companies indicating a misalignment between marketi...
Leadership | Lead by Faith not Fear 31.05.2022 25:50
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: June 1st, 2022 “When we are in chaos, everybody has a plan to fix it. But it takes a leader of real understanding to straighten things out.” Life Faith from Proverbs 28:2 (Mes) THE VISIONARY CHRONICLES PODCAST Leadership | Lead by Fai...
Marketing Metrics | Develop a Roadmap 26.05.2022 25:50
The Visionary Chronicles CHRONICLE: May 27th, 2022 “The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself…” Wisdom from Peter Drucker THE VISIONARY CHRONICLES PODCAST Marketing Metrics | Developing a Roa...
Inspirational Leadership | How to Authentically Inspire Others 11.05.2022 25:50
The Visionary Chronicles CHRONICLE: May 12th, 2022 Inspiration "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them…" Life Wisdom from President John F. Kennedy THE VISIONARY CHRONICLES PODCAST PODCAST: Inspirational L...
DIGITAL MARKETING | Building Customer Data Knowledge 05.05.2022 25:50
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE # 81: May 5th, 2022 "Data is not information, and information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.” Knowledge from Clifford Stoll PODCAST: DIGITAL MARKETING | Building Customer Data Kn...
VISION | How to Set Your Path & Stay on Course 20.04.2022 24:23
The Visionary Chronicles CHRONICLE: April 21st, 2022 Inspiration "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." Wisdom from Hellen Keller THE VISIONARY CHRONICLES PODCAST PODCAST: VISION | Set your Path & Stay on Course Establishing a Visi...
Brand Growth | Finding Another Avenue for Growth 14.04.2022 24:23
The Visionary Chronicles CHRONICLE: April 14th , 2022 Inspiration " "Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster." Wisdom from Sun Tzu, The Art of War PODCAST: BRAND GROWTH | Finding Another Avenue for Growth Where do you find organic growth beyond...
IDEAS | How to Build & Maximize Creativity Flow 30.03.2022 20:56
The Visionary Chronicles PODCAST CHRONICLE: March 30th, 2022 Inspiration "I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones..." Wisdom from John Cage PODCAST: IDEAS| How to Maximize Creativity Flow 2018, LinkedIn Survey; Creativity is the number sought-after soft skillset. Creativ...
The Visionary Brand | The Elements of a Successful Formula 16.03.2022 29:30
The Visionary Chronicles CHRONICLE: March 16th, 2022 CONTENT FROM: THE VISIONARY BRAND BOOK, The Success Formula Behind the World’s Most Visionary Brands “Exceptionally well written, organized, and presented, The Visionary Brand must be considered essential reading for all aspiring entrepreneurs and corporate executives seeking to expand their market share. The Visionary Brand is unreservedly re...
The Visionary Brand | The Vision Paradox 09.03.2022 29:30
The Visionary Chronicles Podcast CHRONICLE: March 9th, 2022 CONTENT FROM: THE VISIONARY BRAND, The Success Formula Behind the World’s Most Visionary Brands “Exceptionally well written, organized, and presented, The Visionary Brand must be considered essential reading for all aspiring entrepreneurs and corporate executives seeking to expand their market share. The Visionary Brand is unreserve...
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