Episode 97
Brand Story Podcast

Transforming Brands

featuring Simon Hill

President, FutureBrand North America

Simon Hill, President, FutureBrand North America, talks about the power of brand with our president, Steve Gilman.

Here’s the truth about brand. It isn’t one-dimensional. The strongest brands create experiences across every sense, building memories that last long after a purchase.

In this episode of Brand Story, Simon shares how the best brands stand out in markets where products often look the same. We explore the frameworks FutureBrand uses to align leaders and global teams, how emotion tips decisions, and why consistency across every sense matters more than ever.

It’s a conversation about the power of brand—not just to influence perception, but to shape how people think, feel, and experience the world around them.

About the Guest

Simon Hill

President, FutureBrand North America

Simon is president of FutureBrand North America, where he leads one of the most respected brand and transformation consultancies in the world. Both strategic and deeply human, his work has touched many iconic brands in the airline, tech, hospitality, and health care industries, among others. Before FutureBrand, Simon spent eight years at McCann Worldgroup, where he led one of the successful bids for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics.

Key Takeaways

"Creating a brand and an experience is not dissimilar to someone competing in professional services. Think about creating unique, differentiated experiences and ensure you're delivering them in a way that's true to the brand and going to draw people in."

"Don't forget the power of human insight, human emotion, and human interaction. There is no doubt that there are all sorts of exciting things happening in tech with AI, etc., and the tools that we can use. But let's remember they’re tools."

About The Host

Steve Gilman

As the President of Gravity Group, Steve is passionate about helping brands reach their goals through honest, creative marketing and powerful brand stories.

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