Why the Most Relevant Brands in 2025 Are Weird, Fun, and Everywhere You’re Not, with Michael Miraflor

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Game Jam

Max Albert

7 episodes

5 days ago

Gaming has become the world's most valuable entertainment industry, eclipsing movies and music combined. That's why we're launching "Game Jam," where we're reinventing how the gaming industry discovers and develops the next generation of innovation. Gaming has evolved from niche hobby to cultural cornerstone. It's now the primary stress relief outlet for millions. Yet while the industry's dominance is clear, what fascinates us most are the unexpected ways technology is reshaping not just how we play games, but how we connect, create, and express ourselves through them.

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Why the Most Relevant Brands in 2025 Are Weird, Fun, and Everywhere You’re Not, with Michael Miraflor

Game Jam

51 minutes 28 seconds

5 months ago

Why the Most Relevant Brands in 2025 Are Weird, Fun, and Everywhere You’re Not, with Michael Miraflor

What do Duolingo, Roblox, and Ray-Ban Meta glasses have in common?

They’re all proof that brands are being built in places most marketers aren’t even looking.

In this episode, Max sits down with Michael Miraflor — independent brand strategist, former CMO, and trusted advisor to VC firms, startups, and Fortune 500s — for an unfiltered conversation on where modern marketing is headed.

They cover:

Why gaming is no longer just “media”, it’s culture.

The death (and rebirth) of brand building in a performance-obsessed world

Chaos packaging, ad-tech fatigue, and the real threat of AI-generated creative

Why CMOs are afraid of risk — and how to earn their trust anyway

What most early-stage companies misunderstand about branding in 2025

If you care about marketing, brand, or reaching the next generation of consumers, this is a masterclass.

🎧 Listen now and subscribe to Game Jam for weekly interviews on gaming, attention, and the future of interactive media.