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Morning Cup of Brand Spark

Morning Cup of Brand Spark

By: Gina Dunn | OG Solutions
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Morning Cup of Brand Spark is your espresso-shot of resonance — now poured slower. In Season 2: The Mirror Conversations, brand strategist Gina Dunn sits down with founders, creators, and leaders over coffee to talk about the truths that burned them into who they are. No scripts. Just fifteen minutes of clarity and real talk about voice, visibility, and becoming seen. ☕ New episodes every Friday (sometimes more!). 🎧 Short enough for your coffee break. Deep enough to change your week. Want to be a guest? Reach out to me (no AI, write to me like a human) gina@ogsolutions.nlGina Dunn | OG Solutions Economics Marketing Marketing & Sales
Episodes
  • Ep 95 Rock Bottom, Digital Boundaries & Reclaiming Your Brain — A Mirror Conversation with Kelsey Green
    Dec 19 2025

    Kelsey Green hit physical, mental, and emotional rock bottom. In this Mirror Conversation, she shares how digital boundaries, community, and tiny steps rebuilt her life.


    What happens when your life becomes completely untenable (physically, mentally, emotionally) and you finally hit the wall you’ve been sprinting toward for years?

    In this raw and generous Mirror Conversation, community strategist and facilitator Kelsey L. Green shares the story of her rock bottom: burnout, a toxic relationship, health crisis, anxiety, and the quiet realization that her life could not continue as it was.

    Instead of collapsing inward, she rebuilt outward through therapy, coaching, community, physical healing, and one tiny step at a time.

    In this conversation, Kelsey and Gina explore:

    • The “busy coping mechanism” that masked deeper wounds

    • How rock bottom becomes a clarity point

    • Why digital overwhelm fractures our attention, our nervous system, and our ability to reflect

    • The role of in-person community in healing

    • The small digital boundaries that change everything

    • How to start reclaiming your brain, your focus, and your life

    • Why boundaries aren’t restrictions, they’re reconnections

    If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, overconnected, or overstimulated… this episode is an invitation to breathe again.


    🔗 Connect with Kelsey:

    Website: https://www.kelseylgreen.com

    Instagram: @kelseylgreen

    Summit in Six: https://www.kelseylgreen.com/summitin6

    Screen-Free Sunday Challenge: https://www.kelseylgreen.com/screenfreesunday

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    31 mins
  • Ep 94 Rewrite Your Past, Rewire Your Future — The Comedy Cure with Merit Kahn
    Dec 12 2025

    Can you rewrite your past? Merit Kahn says yes, with comedy. A raw and hilarious conversation about reinvention, identity, and reframing your story.

    What if the most painful parts of your life became the funniest and most freeing?

    This week, Gina sits down with playwright, performer, and keynote speaker Merit Kahn, creator of the one-woman show Optimistic Personality Disorder — a comedic rollercoaster about divorce, narcissists, motherhood, reinvention, and every chaotic plot twist life throws at us.

    Together, they explore:

    • The stand-up workshop that became a life-changing mirror

    • How comedy reveals the truth therapy sometimes misses

    • Why laughter loosens the grip of old narratives

    • Rewriting your past to rewire your future

    • What “Optimistic Personality Disorder” really means

    • Why women struggle to reset their story

    • How beliefs get handed down and how to hand them back

    If you need permission to rewrite your next chapter, this is your episode.

    Listen and share with someone who needs a reminder that their story is still editable.


    Merit Kahn, CSP, is a sales and emotional intelligence expert, keynote speaker and the creative mind behind the one-woman inspiring comedy show Optimistic Personality Disorder. Through keynotes, performances, and her unique WorkShow Experiences, Merit helps people turn real-life drama into powerful breakthroughs... with a side of laughter.

    She is on tour across the US with her show and you can get tickets at OPDshow.comWebsite: https://opdshow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meritkahn/

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    21 mins
  • Ep 93 Leading with Clarity — The Mirror Moment That Launched Lauren Cockerell’s People-First PR Firm
    Dec 5 2025

    What do you do when life falls apart at the worst possible moment?

    At eight months pregnant, Lauren Cockerell was unexpectedly laid off, and instead of crumbling, she rebuilt her entire career, leadership philosophy, and relationship with visibility.

    In this raw, human conversation, Gina and Lauren explore:

    • The mirror moment that launched Kwedar & Co.

    • Building a people-first company after toxic workplaces

    • Visibility myths women need to stop believing

    • The PR shifts happening in the age of AI

    • Boundaries, motherhood, and rebuilding with clarity

    • Why earned media now matters more than ever

    • How to stay grounded when the world feels loud

    A short, powerful episode about reinvention, courage, and the clarity that only arrives when everything else falls away.

    ☕ Listen now & share with someone who’s navigating their own rebuild.

    Lauren Kwedar Cockerell is the founder and president of Kwedar & Co., a boutique strategic communications firm that helps business owners grow with clarity, confidence, and integrity. Her team provides both the thinking and doing behind thoughtful PR and marketing so clients can focus on building meaningful businesses without losing themselves in the process.At Kwedar & Co., Lauren works with values-driven entrepreneurs across industries like insurance, real estate, and manufacturing to uncover the stories that build trust, reputation, and long-term relevance.

    Website: https://www.kwedarco.com/

    Connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkwedar/

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    26 mins
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