Cover Brand

About Cover Brand

Uncover the secrets of successful branding with Cover Brand! Join host Ethan Decker as he delves into the science-backed principles of marketing, advertising, and brand growth. With insights drawn from a career working with industry giants like Nike and PepsiCo, Ethan translates complex strategies into actionable advice for businesses, nonprofits, and organizations of all sizes. Tune in to understand the commonalities that drive effective branding and learn how to wisely invest your precious time and resources. Get ready for a fun and informative journey that could transform your venture into a thriving success. Subscribe now and expand your brand horizons! appliedbrandscience.com (https://www.appliedbrandscience.com) Books We Love: https://bookshop.org/lists/cover-brand (https://bookshop.org/lists/cover-brand) Our Cover Brand Spotify Playlist. (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7JZd1ye5LMoUc3GlUiUGK1?si=bCcS9BDBQBq2kuNcRXHnFQ) - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6h4QzTqrtn9DIAPvdn1iCI?si=gu2_b8bxTN2d-ApnhwLtPg Theme Music - Take a Step Back by Jamie Block Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Ethan Decker

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Mar 2025

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

96 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   Don't Bite the Dust

   Ever wonder why so many good businesses still end up biting the dust? In this episode, Ethan Decker sits down with veteran business coach and author Peter Boolkah (https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkah/), who has coached roughly five hundred businesses over more than twenty years and just launched his new book, Your Business Sucks. Peter and Ethan dig into why competence, not luck or good intentions, decides who survives in today's faster, less forgiving economy, and why founders unknowingly build their blind spots right into the company. Along the way they trade stories on the gap between being a craftsperson and being a businessperson, why partnerships so often fall apart, and how brands like Apple and DJI win by staying obsessively consistent instead of chasing every opportunity. Great for founders, coaches, and anyone who has ever felt like their business owns them instead of the other way around. Main Topics Why eighty percent of businesses don't make it to five years, and what that has to do with a Queen song How every founder builds their business in their own image, blind spots and all The difference between being a craftsperson who loves the work and a businessperson who can run the company Why so many partnerships end up falling apart, and what that has in common with breakups and breakup bands Why Peter wrote a research based book instead of an opinion book, and why he skipped the celebrity foreword The strange marketing challenge of teaching an algorithm, and the world, what a new idea like "the hamster wheel trap" even means Why dogged consistency, not constant reinvention, is what turns companies like Apple and DJI into categories of one Links to Additional Resources Peter Boolkah's book, Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life, available in paperback, hardback, audiobook, and Kindle Peter Boolkah's website, boolkah.com Featured Cover: Pomplamoose's cover of Queen's Another One Bites the Dust https://open.spotify.com/track/3oGfAZZzRFeQmOPTyUw2vV?si=aeabbd62e5e4471c If you have ever felt like your business is running you instead of the other way around, this one is for you. Subscribe to Cover Brand for more, share this episode with a founder who needs to hear it, and head to appliedbrandscience.com to dig further into the science behind the stories. Produced by BiCurean.com (https://www.bicurean.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Nobody Reads the Manual

   Ever wonder why some businesses can only get so far by making a better product, and have to find value somewhere else entirely? In this episode, Ethan Decker sits down with Marilyn Jenkins (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilynjenkins/), founder of Law Marketing Zone, to talk about what it actually takes to build authority for local law firms in a world where AI is quietly rewriting the rules of search. Marilyn shares how she carved out a niche helping law firms grow, why "the steak" is only part of the story, and what she is seeing happen right now as clients shift from Googling to asking ChatGPT for legal help. Ethan brings the brand science behind why that authority matters so much, even when nobody actually reads the fine print. Expect sharp metaphors, some surprising stats on AI search behavior, and a shared belief that people are rational creatures who are also just really good at feeling justified. Great for marketers, founders, and anyone trying to figure out what AI search means for how their business gets found. Main Topics Why niching down and rebranding around one audience can unlock growth that a broad client list never could The steak versus the tablecloth, and why the real differentiation often lives in what surrounds the core product, not the product itself How AI is reshaping the way people search for professional services, and what that means for the kind of content a business needs to put out into the world Building authority as the new currency of trust, and why most people never read the material that convinces them you are the expert Why humans crave the reassurance of "someone did the homework," even when they have no intention of reading it themselves Links to Additional Resources Law Marketing Zone, lawmarketingzone.com The Authority Method book, theauthoritybook.com Local Dominance Mastermind, localdominancemastermind.com Marilyn Jenkins on LinkedIn Featured Cover: Run DMC's cover of Aerosmith's Walk This Way https://open.spotify.com/track/2SelIoNf0P0QrHMQnSEX8q?si=3d3e3927f7054581 If you have ever wondered whether your website is actually built for how people search today, this one is for you. Subscribe to Cover Brand for more, share this episode with someone still writing one paragraph per practice area, and head to appliedbrandscience.com to dig further into the science behind the stories. Produced by BiCurean.com (https://www.bicurean.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Beyond the Product

   Host Ethan Decker interviews Jason Ulaszek, founder of Inzovu and UX for Good, exploring how to build trusted, premium brand experiences beyond the core product.

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• Jason Ulaszek
• Jason Clark
• Dusty Gulleson
• Gee Ranasinha
• Wes Towers

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

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5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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69

Social presence

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YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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