Amanda’s Playbook

Hosted ByAmanda Russell

Amanda's Playbook is your front-row seat to a living laboratory alongside unfiltered conversations with the people influencing the future of business, culture, creators, and community. Hosted by Amanda, investor, professor, and marketing powerhouse, alongside insightful co-hosts, you'll witness firsthand experiments that bridge the gap between marketing theory and what actually works right now.

This isn't another show about yesterday's successes—it's about creating tomorrow's playbook together. Join a community of forward-thinking business leaders, entrepreneurs, and marketing professionals as we challenge conventional wisdom, test new approaches, and document what truly builds influence in today's rapidly changing landscape.

No theory. No history lessons. Just real experiments, real results, and real-time adaptations you can apply immediately.


All Episodes

Breaking Free From The Status Paradox That’s Limiting Your Growth

What happens when achievement becomes the very thing stopping you from...

I Built a Fitness Empire… Then I Disappeared. Here’s Why I’m Back.

After walking away from YouTube years ago and vowing never to...

Unsexy to Unstoppable: How YETI Became A $300 Status Symbol

How YETI turned an ordinary water cooler into a $300 status symbol through identity, community, and movement—transforming customers into brand evangelists.

41: Unlocking and Unleashing LinkedIn Influence for Yourself – and Your Company

When we talk about influence in social media, we tend to dwell on consumer-centric sites such as Instagram and TikTok. But what about…

40: The Methodology behind Turning CEO’s, Executives and Corporate Leaders into Global Thought Leaders

Why is it that some companies have rockstar founders and CEOs? Why does EVERYONE know the name of say Steve Jobs, but few know the…

39: The Intersection of Social Media, Sales, Employee Advocacy, and Influence

Smart organizations have realized the incredible influence that key employees can and have yielded online. Timothy Hughes, CEO and Co…

38: What is the Deal with NFTs, And is There a Way to Use Them to Market and Grow our Brand?

One topic of conversation we haven’t really discussed on the show is regarding the subject of NFTs – a topic that mystifies even th…

37: The Case for B2B Influencer Marketing – and B2B Influencer Marketplaces

While most think of influencer marketing in terms of social media users representing consumer brands, what if you are a B2B company….

36: How to Build an Influential Network and Community to Grow Your Dream Career

After spending 10 years over-working and burning out while building a credit card processing company into 38 states and a networking…