Ramon Vela sits down with , Chief Growth Officer at , to dig into one of the most quietly compelling brand stories in the sleep and wellness space. isn't just another wellness brand riding the organic wave — it's a company built from genuine...

Scaling a company is hard. Changing behavior is harder—and that’s exactly what this business is doing. In this episode of The Story of a Brand, host Rose Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures, sits down with Joe Spector, Founder and CEO of Dutch Pet, Inc., for a fascinating conversation about buil…

In this episode, Ramon Vela sits down with Lauren Hidalgo, Founder and CEO of Aware House — a curated online marketplace built exclusively to support independent, small-batch makers. Lauren shares how frustration with overcrowded platforms like Etsy led her to build something...

Returning guest Yash Chavan, Founder and CEO of SARAL, joins Ramon Vela to announce the launch of SATHI (mysathi.io) — a new affiliate marketing platform designed to eliminate the fraud, attribution failures, and operational chaos that quietly kill brand affiliate programs...

Most Brands Don't Fail Because They Can't Get Into Retail — They Fail Because They Got There Too Soon. In this episode of The Story of a Brand Show, host Rose Hamilton sits down with Ari Bloom, Founder & CEO of A-Frame Brands — the strategic operator behind multiple consumer brands built across 10,…

Building a brand in the wellness space is one thing—reimagining how consumers experience vitamins entirely is another. In this episode of The Story of a Brand, Rose Hamilton sits down with Leslie Danford, Founder at Vitaminis, to explore how she’s doing exactly that. From challenging traditional fo…

What if one of the biggest barriers to building a successful brand isn’t the product—but the stigma around it? In this episode, I sit down with Alexandra Fine, Founder and CEO of Dame, for a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation about building a brand in a taboo category, challenging societal no…

Why are most brands chasing 25-year-olds… when the most powerful consumers are actually over 50? In this episode of The Story of a Brand Show, host Rose Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures, sits down with Tim Parr, Founder and CEO of Caddis, for a bold and refreshing conversation about building …

In this episode of The Story of a Brand, host Rose Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures, sits down with Sucharita Kodali, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, for a thoughtful and strategic conversation about the forces reshaping modern retail. The discussion draws on Rose’…

I’ve interviewed a lot of founders over the years, but every now and then I come across a brand that truly reimagines an everyday experience. That’s exactly what happened in my conversation with David Rabie, Co-founder and CEO of Tovala.  Born out of a simple but powerful frustration: wanting a fre…

In this episode of The Story of a Brand Show, host Rose Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures, sits down with Lisa Chodnofsky, Chief Brand Officer for Vitamin Shoppe, for a thoughtful and energizing conversation about what it truly takes to steward an iconic brand in today’s evolving wellness land…

In this episode, I sit down with Forest Bronzan, CEO of Jetset, someone I truly consider a pioneer in the DTC and retention space. We revisit his journey from building and scaling Email Aptitude—one of the earliest agencies dedicated solely to retention and email—to launching Jetset in a completely…

In this episode of The Story of a Brand Show, host Rose Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures, sits down for a deeply personal and insightful conversation with her daughter, Lexy Hamilton, a sophomore at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.  What begins as a mother-daughter dialogue qui…

In this episode, I sit down with Juliette Blake, Founder of Moxies, for a powerful and deeply relevant conversation about kids, technology, and what it truly means to build with intention.  Juliette walks us through the growing mental and emotional toll today’s attention-driven platforms are having…

n this episode of The Story of a Brand Show, host Rose Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures, sits down with Sarah Henry, VP, Head of Content, Influencer, & Commerce at Walmart, for a timely and deeply insightful conversation about how commerce is being reshaped by. The episode weaves...

I’ve always believed that behind every meaningful brand is a deeply personal story, and my conversation with Marianna Sachse, founder of Jackalo, is a perfect example of that.  What stood out immediately was how her journey is...