Founder of Passion Point Collective Marcus Peterzell breaks down the difference between brand funded films and branded entertainment. He shares best practices from successes he’s had distributing, marketing and promoting brand funded films - including projects for HP, 3M, Aflec & Neutrogena ..read more

Global Content Manager for The North Face, Jon Torres breaks down how the outdoor gear and apparel brand’s content studio selects stories to tell through their renowned film program and how they craft award winning films like the studio’s latest Learning To Drown about professional snowboarder Jess Kimura ..read more

Chief Content Officer of Headspace, Morgan Selzer discusses why the innovative mental health care company is creating lean in and lean back content and how they meet their audience where they are through partnerships with the likes of Netflix and Sesame Street. Morgan also reveals how Headspace also occasionally “hides the vegetables” and is able to educate and entertain simultaneously. View the Headspace collaboration with Sesame Street visit headspace.com/sesame-street, to view the Netflix shows, search Headspace right in the Netflix app. To get a sense of the general content they’re releasi ..read more

Dr. Stephen Marshall from East Tennessee State University, Marc Battaglia of Story & Strategy and Rick Parkhill from Brand Storytelling give an inside look at a first-in-class Brand Film Certification Program. Marc Battaglia also discusses what he observed in the state of brand filmmaking by serving as juror in the first ever Brand Storytelling Theater (film festival) and screening dozens of entries ..read more

Director of Marketing & Communications from the National Forest Foundation Colleen Coleman chats with Jesse about the power of what’s possible when brands and nonprofits partner together, citing recent partnerships between the NFF and brands like Ford Bronco and Black Forest Gummies ..read more

Credo Nonfiction founder Jesse Roesler swaps roles and is interviewed by Kindred Speak founder Sarah Panus for her Marketing With Empathy podcast. The two discuss why documentary filmmaking is one of the most compelling mediums in the brand storyteller’s tool kit and what brands should be thinking about when creating non-fiction films ..read more

Senior Director of Product & Technology at Brand USA, Mark Lapidus discusses Brand USA’s approach to creating and distributing original and licensed content through their own OTT platform GoUSA ..read more

Yeti’s Head of Content Scott Ballew discusses how a soul has emerged from the cooler maker's brand after years of creating story-driven films — all of which anchor some impressive brand-owned content channels and now headline an international film tour ..read more

Epic Magazine co-founder Joshua Davis discusses how and where to find and evaluate great stories and how he’s helped major brands fill their story-chests with some purposeful content. Learn more about Josh and Epic at epicmagazine.com and see A Woman’s Place on Hulu or at kitchenmaid.com/awomansplace.html ..read more

Global Director, Corona Innovation and Branded Content at InBev, Meredith Ruskin speaks about how Corona Studios’ story-driven video content deepens brand meaning in a way traditional product-led advertising doesn’t. Meredith also offers insights on how longer format docu-storytelling can also be utilized to deliver on some of the more traditional marketing metrics in addition to having stong impacts on brand lift and brand affinity. View the work discussed at youtube.com/corona ..read more