The Visionary Chronicles
Episodes
Venture Capital | How to Prepare your Company
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses the factors and the process behind getting your company funded with a Venture Capital company. Having been a part of many deals over t...
Visionaries | Henry Ford
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Visionary Chronicles PODCAST on Henry Ford. How he moved from failure to success, and how his innovative mindset and products still impact our dai...
COURAGE | How to overcome Barriers to Success
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this PODCAST, I discuss the TOP 5 Barriers leaders of brands, and brands themselves encounter when looking to achieve long-term success through sho...
Positioning | How to Successfully Position your Brand
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Smeltzers Podcast on driving your brand forward, reinvigorating your passion, while continuing to maintain and sustain your Vision for long term...
Leadership | How to Inspire Greatness
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inspiring Greatness in your brand, team, or category requires a Leader who inspires those around them. Finding those who have these Leadership Princip...
IDEAS | How to Realize a Great Idea
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses the critical steps to realizing a seemingly great Idea. Seemingly, as Bryan outlines the 5 steps to properly and HONESTLY evaluating i...
Goals | How to Set Goals and Realize your Vision
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Visionary Chronicles CHRONICLE: June 21st, 2022 Inspiration "When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...
Perseverance | How to Adapt to an Opportunity and Succeed
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Smeltzers Podcast on driving your brand forward, reinvigorating your passion, while continuing to maintain and sustain your Vision for long term...
Start up | How to Pitch your Company to Investors
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses the importance of having properly prepared for pitching to Investors. The critical areas to execute in order to have a great meeting, ...
Sustainable Innovation | How to Structure your Brand to Innovate
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses how to apply structure to your brand in order to build long term sustainable Innovation. He took examples from Apple and other compan...
Loyalty Loop | How to Engage beyond Purchase
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Visionary Chronicles CHRONICLE: November 13th, 2020 " Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persiste...
Success | Key Factors to Succeeding in Business
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast on what Factors are key to building a Successful, long term business. There are many factors beyond a great product that must be executed in ...
Entrepreneurship | Top Leadership Traits
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses the Top Leadership Traits of Entrepreneurs, and how they can impact the development and growth of brands. Bryan Smeltzers Podcast on d...
QA Session | Why do Businesses Succeed or Fail?
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Podcast, we discuss the reality behind why businesses either succeed or fail and the odds for both scenarios. I provide statistics and the to...
Team | Building, Managing a High Octane Team
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses how to effectively build, manage, and passionately lead a high octane brand team. Bryan Smeltzers Podcast on driving your brand forwar...
Lifestyle Branding | Driving Value Beyond Product
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses Lifestyle Branding, the 5 critical points to ensuring you can effectively and authentically position your Brand to Drive Value beyond ...
The Squeeze | How to Strategically gain Market Share
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses how to strategically gain market share through "The Squeeze". Finding ways to tier price points without reducing equity while gaini...
QA Session | How to Lead through a Crisis
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Podcast, we discuss 10 areas on how to effectively, and efficiently lead through a Crisis. This is timely based on where we find ourselves ...
Visionaries | Andrew Carnegie
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses another generational Visionary, Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie an immigrant from Scotland went on to create the largest empire in US Histor...
Branding | Successful Branding Strategies
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses the 10 Foundational Branding Principles of successful, generational brands (Oakley, Nike, adidas, etc.). Bryan Smeltzers Podcast ...
Leadership | Qualities of Successful Leaders
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses the qualities of great, Visionary leaders and how they are able to build, grow, and maintain a culture of authentication for generatio...
Pivoting | Redirect your Path
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan talks about the immediate, and long term value in Pivoting. In the current environment we are in being able to find opportunities and execute ag...
Failure | Stepping Stones to Success
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses Failure, and how embracing failure, taking risk and making this a foundational part of your brand and culture will lead to success. Br...
The One Priority | How to get things Done
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses The One Priority, and how to get things done in a world with so many distractions. Being able to focus, remain effective, and effic...
Vision | Vision vs Visionaries
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses having Vision vs Visionaries, and how they differ in running your brand and how you can apply Visionary Principles to your successful,...
Visionaries | John D. Rockefeller
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses Visionaries and how they were able to Disrupt an Industry or create their own category. In this Podcast, Bryan discusses John D Rocke...
Innovation | Innovate don't Imitate
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan talks about how to remain Innovative, and not take short cuts through Imitation. Be true to your brand, and stay authentic. Bryan Smeltzers Podc...
Stress | How to Manage through the Ups and Downs
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryans discusses Stress, and how to manage through the dynamics of your daily life. He provides insight from Tim Ferris, and Stephen Covey on personal...
Breakaway Design | Establishing a First Mover Advantage
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan talks about what it takes to build a Breakaway Design machine, and have sustained, long-term success. Bryan Smeltzers Podcast on driving your br...
Faith | Courage to break through Barriers
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses some internal struggles Entrepreneurs deal with on a daily basis. Finding a way to through Faith and Courage, and find a balance in Li...
Authentic | Foundational Pillar of Brand Success
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses the word "Authentic". What does it mean to be Authentic as a Brand ? Breaking down the meaning, and understanding how to apply this to...
Brand Chronicle | Nike.. Origin of the Shoe Dogs
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses the origins of Visionary, generational brands. First up is Nike, a brand that truly started with nothing, and built an ICONIC company ...
Brands | What makes a Brand...A Brand ?
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses what it takes to become a Brand, and the "earned" rights of passage. This subject is one of many we will be discussing on our Podcast ...
Product Ideation | Your Roadmap to Success
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan discusses how to successfully execute on your Product Ideation, be more effective, drive passion and ensure your culture is not damaged. Bryan...
Product Commercialization | Executing a Plan
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Smeltzer discusses how to effectively implement a Product Commercialization strategy. Execute effectively, Commercialize successfully... Bryan ...
Positioning | Finding your Open Water
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan talks about specific, key areas to finding an open opportunity to drive your product or brand through uncharted waters. Find your Open Water, f...
The Journey | The Visionary Chronicles
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan takes you through his Journey, and why he decided to start this Podcast, and how it will benefit anyone looking to "Make a Dent in the Universe"...