{"podcast":{"title":"Front Office U","slug":"front-office-u-5708708","podcast_index_feed_id":5708708,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6f579c9c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/front-office-u","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/18580127/18580127-1713217215472-7eb4d32e7ff2e.jpg","author":"Front Office U","episode_count":234,"summary":"A podcast meant to help college students and young professionals interested in the sports industry learn about networking in sports. Front Office U is hosted by 6 young professionals in the sports industry. Tune in as their experiences and advice will be shared to help navigate others toward their dream career in the sports industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:19:42.665806+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-u-5708708"},"episode":{"title":"Dan Wallace | Co-Author, The Physics of Brand","slug":"dan-wallace-co-author-the-physics-of-brand","published_at":"2026-07-10T12:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-u-5708708/dan-wallace-co-author-the-physics-of-brand","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-u-5708708","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/front-office-u/episodes/Dan-Wallace--Co-Author--The-Physics-of-Brand-e3kbvci","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6f579c9c/podcast/play/121027410/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-5%2F7e32748d-4007-83d8-0949-8a0e2a4c47cc.mp3","summary":"Front Office U welcomes Dan Wallace. Dan is a strategist, writer, and marketing advisor who has spent more than four decades helping leaders make sense of complexity and uncover new opportunities for growth. As the founder of Idea Food LLC, he works with entrepreneurial leaders on strategic thinking, marketing, talent searches, and organizational challenges, drawing on decades of experience, deep research, artificial intelligence, and systems thinking. He is also the co-author of The Physics of Brand , published by Simon & Schuster, and has advised more than 100 organizations, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, including General Mills, Honeywell, IBM, Target, Hormel, Land O'Lakes, and the Science Museum of Minnesota. After earning his marketing degree from Arizona State University and an Executive MBA from the University of St. Thomas, Dan began his career in advertising before launching his own marketing agency and eventually building a consulting practice centered on curiosity, creativity, and lifelong learning. He has also shared his expertise in the classroom, teaching marketing at both the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, where he helped students connect marketing theory with real-world business strategy. In this conversation, Dan discusses why curiosity is one of the most valuable traits a leader can develop, how systems thinking helps solve complex business problems, and the ways artificial intelligence is reshaping strategy and decision-making. He also shares lessons from advising organizations across a wide range of industries, explains why asking better questions often leads to better outcomes, and offers practical advice for professionals looking to build adaptable, purpose-driven career…","meta_description":"Front Office U welcomes Dan Wallace. Dan is a strategist, writer, and marketing advisor who has spent more than four decades helping leaders make sense of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2676,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/front-office-u-5708708/episodes/dan-wallace-co-author-the-physics-of-brand/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-u-5708708/dan-wallace-co-author-the-physics-of-brand.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}