Coaching & Consulting
+Brand &
Storytelling

It’s hard to tell your own story.

You offer something really good or unique. You want to be confident that every one of your clients and team members experience that value. But, you’re not sure and you’re alone with the questions.

WHO WE ARE FOR

We walk this journey with individuals, entrepreneurs, funds and family offices across the country. 

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WE EXIST
TO REVEAL AUTHENTICITY

THROUGH CURIOUS DISCOVERY &
CULTIVATING DEPTH.
OUR HEART>>

The Alternative to marketing is

Reaching the Many to
Inspire the few.

We offer the bold prospect that authentic companies can risk telling
true stories and will do well because of it.

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THE PATH

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1. LISTENING
1. LISTENING

We start as curious listeners; people who are all ears, eyes, and minds focused on understanding, developing, and deepening the essence of what your business is about.

2. STORYCRAFTING
2. STORYCRAFTING

Then we distill, reveal, and articulate true stories that resonate deeply with people within your company (culture) and without (loyal clientele) and package them as deliverables.

3. BRAND SHEPHERDING
3. BRAND SHEPHERDING

Ultimately, we provide long term guidance and support as your brand stands up on wobbly legs, takes its first steps, and begins to move into your culture and the marketplace.

Explore our process

BE BOLD.
BE CURIOUS.

THE OUTCOMES WE HOPE FOR

  • Whether it’s with clients, or internally with your team, the ultimate goal of this work is to cultivate deeper and stronger relationships with the kind of people you do your best work with.

  • We are more consistently confident when we have done the work required to speak in sentences rather than paragraphs. No more “trying to find the words.”

  • A company identity that is deeply compelling, something that truly lasts. A real brand needs very little to say a lot, if you say it just right.

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Meet some

People & Companies
We’ve helped over the years

Who We Serve

&

Case Studies

 

From the Journal&At Depth Podcast

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“At Depth”
“At Depth”

When Aly first mentioned the idea, it wasn’t the first time it had crossed my mind. “Ben, you would be great as a podcast host,” she said with profound conviction, “seriously, this could be your thing.”

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Ben on the Vocal Lab Podcast
Ben on the Vocal Lab Podcast

Ben had the wonderful pleasure of being interviewed by one of his closest and most long-time friends, Jason Catron and his Co-host Shelby Rollins to talk about the universal principles behind the brands we build. What is it that drives the meaning people feel when they interact with us?

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The lost art of getting together
The lost art of getting together

Something incredible happened.
People came together, ate, drank, and enjoyed one another's company.
It was like we were starving and we came to the table feasting.

It wasn’t obvious at first.
The source of this vigorous “hunger”.

And then it hit, 
like a ton of bricks.

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Slow Music
Slow Music

This is a “journal” entry in the most true sense of the word. Something struck me, maybe it was akin to “awe”. That combination of fear and wonder that makes you stop and ponder what just happened to you. This piece is an invitation to stop for a couple of minutes and fall into wonder of your own. What has inspired you this much recently?

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Most successful companies don't look obvious in the beginning — they look uncomfortable. Nadav Eylath, venture investor and founder of At Inc., joins Ben Rodgers to explore what separates the founders who build something lasting from the ones who don't, and why creating the conditions for extraordinary outcomes matters more than predicting them.

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Why Most Business Relationships Stay Superficial With DANNY BURBECK
Why Most Business Relationships Stay Superficial With DANNY BURBECK

Why do most business relationships stay on the surface — and what does it actually cost us when they do? In this episode, Ben sits down with his longtime collaborator Danny Burbeck for an honest, unscripted conversation about depth in business relationships. They explore why workplaces quietly reward superficiality, what it looks like to assess a business partner by asking "would I want to fail with this person?", and how the best leaders learn to carry the weight of leadership without losing their humanity. Raw, practical, and genuinely refreshing.

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What Nature Can Teach Us About Leadership, Investing, and Life WITH Natalya Wallin
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What does it look like when a molecular geneticist, global policy builder, and ultra-runner converges on a single investment thesis? In this episode, Ben sits down with Natalya Wallin — founder of Vitality Venture Fund — to trace one of the most unconventional through-lines in venture capital. From a PhD lab in molecular genetics to deploying $75M against forced labor in global supply chains to building a nature-inspired fund rooted in biomimicry, Natalya's story is a masterclass in following the spark. Together they explore systems thinking, somatic intelligence in high-stakes decision making, and why nature's 3.8 billion year R&D lab holds the investment thesis of our era.

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The Philosophy Behind How We Invest (Stewardship, Simplicity & Real Assets) With RAY RODGERS
The Philosophy Behind How We Invest (Stewardship, Simplicity & Real Assets) With RAY RODGERS

Join Ben and his father, Ray Rodgers, as they explore the journey from high-stakes commercial real estate to the quiet clarity of true stewardship. Discover the philosophy behind Covepilot, the 80/20 rule of passive income, and the power of investing real, small, and away from the herd.

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