Through the years, Denise Lee Yohn has had the privilege of working on some of the world’s greatest brands and studying many others. She shares her insights, observations, and ideas about brands, businesses, and the people who work on them in articles, newsletters, videos, presentations, and more.
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Articles:

Wisdom That Wins In Football and In Business
October 10, 2023
Smartbrief
Topics: Business, Leadership
Keywords: leadership, football, follow-through, consistency
With the NFL season in full swing, it’s a good time to apply some maxims from football to the business world.

What Great Employers Do
September 6, 2023
Topics: Corporate Culture, Business, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Keywords: EX, FUSION, What Great Brands Do, what great employers do, culture, leading an organization, employee engagement, #WGBD, organizational culture, leadership, employee experience
Great employers look beyond cool tools and big data to create a sustainable, productive, and engaged work environment.

Surprising Leadership Lessons from “Yellowstone”
August 8, 2023
Smartbrief
Topics: Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Loyalty
Keywords: Yellowstone, employee loyalty, customer loyalty, leadership, Employee Motivation, differentiation
The popular TV show Yellowstone has taught us that leading doesn’t always involve what we think it does.

Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso
June 13, 2023
Smartbrief
Topics: Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Keywords: leadership, Ted Lasso, coaching, leading
Ted Lasso, the leading character in the popular Apple+ series by the same name, provides an excellent model of exceptional organizational leadership.
Newsletters: Brand-as-Business Briefs™:
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Keynotes & Presentations:
A sample of prior speaking engagements.
Denise has been inspiring and teaching business leaders how to build their brands and develop exceptional organizations for over 25 years. From international conferences to CEO peer groups to corporate meetings, Denise shows her audiences how to compete and win.
Smartbrief on Brand Leadership:
Series of videos for Smartbrief on Leadership, a curated collection of innovative ideas and hard-to-find leadership content.
Brand Assessment:
Are you doing what great brands do? Take this 10 question brand asessment. One 60-second video takes you through each question. Take the assessment & view your results online here.
Brand Experience Briefs:
Brand Experience Briefs capture insights and analysis from Denise’s audits of new and interesting retail and restaurant concepts.
To Engage:
These tools and content provide a deeper dive into the brand-as-business management approach.
Brand-as-Business Assessment
Does your organization practice the brand-as-business management approach?
Slideshows & Presentations:
Denise’s presentation decks and slideshows includes notes and quotes from conferences and books and other valuable insights.