VISIONARY
Bryan Smeltzer — Brand Strategist
Brand Strategist · Author · Advisory Partner

I Build
Visionary
Brands.

Decades inside the world's most iconic brands — Oakley, adidas & TaylorMade. Bestselling author. Podcast host. Brand advisor to founders and CMOs who want to build brands that last.

Feedspot #1 Visionary Podcast Top 50 Global Marketing Podcast Reader's Favorite Award
30+
Years Building Brands
02
Bestselling Books
250+
Podcast Episodes
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01
Brand Leaders & Founders
Advisory &
Brand Strategy

I bring decades of iconic brand experience directly to your business. Strategic sprint, monthly retainer, or fractional CMO advisory.

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02
Entrepreneurs & Executives
Books, Courses &
Visionary Files

Build a visionary brand with my books, MasterCourses, and The Visionary Files — a platform for relentless brand builders.

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03
Podcast Listeners
The Visionary
Chronicles

250+ episodes on brand strategy, visionary leadership, and relentless execution. Feedspot #1 Visionary Podcast.

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Bryan Smeltzer

Built It
From The
Inside Out.

Oakley adidas TaylorMade K-Swiss Schutt Sports Arena Rudy Project

I grew up in North Dakota. Blue-collar parents. A work ethic that never left. I moved to California with an engineering degree and no connections — just a clear vision and a stubborn commitment to executing it.

"Thirty years later — Oakley's labs, adidas' global HQ, TaylorMade's fairways. My own company. Built it. Sold it to a VC. Wrote the book on what makes brands Visionary. Literally."

Today I help founders and brand leaders apply that same framework — through LiquidMind, my books, my podcast, and The Visionary Files.

Read My Full Story

Built From
The Inside.

Weekly Insight

The Visionary
Advisory
Letter.

One brand strategy insight per week — drawn from decades inside the world's most iconic brands. For leaders who refuse to follow.

Decades of Doing.
Not Theorizing.

Every keynote is built on real decisions inside the world's most iconic brands — not case studies from a textbook.

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Bryan Smeltzer speaking at USC Iovine & Young Academy
USC Iovine & Young Academy · Founded by Jimmy Iovine & Dr. Dre
01
The Visionary Brand — Building a Category-Defining Business

The 5 elements every visionary brand shares. The Power Triad framework. A clear roadmap to differentiation.

02
The Visionary Leader — 16 DNA Traits of the World's Greatest Leaders

Identify your leadership DNA. Build a culture of passionate execution. Lead like the builders who shaped entire categories.

03
Breakaway Innovation — How Iconic Brands Disrupt and Dominate

Apply Oakley's innovation model to any category. Build a pipeline that creates breakaway products. Stop following, start leading.

04
The Power Triad — Vision, Culture & Execution in the Age of Disruption

The three-pillar system that creates generational brands. Why 80% of brands fail and how to build the other kind.

Latest Thinking.

LiquidMind Inc. · Advisory

Ready to Build
Something
Visionary?

I work directly with founders and brand leaders through three models. For full details and to book an intro call, visit LiquidMind.

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Strategy Sprint
$400 / hr · 10-hr min
Defined-scope engagement. Clear deliverables. Brand audits, GTM strategy, product innovation sprints.
Monthly Retainer
$2,500 / month
4–5 hrs/month direct engagement. Monthly strategy session. Priority access and async support.
Fractional CMO
$6,000 / month
8–10 hrs/month. Ongoing strategic leadership. Direct specialist network access when scope requires it.