Aisea Laungaue is a Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at Anomaly LA. Throughout his global career, his work has sat at the intersection of marketing and entertainment for brands ranging from boy bands to whiskey brands. We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast.\n\nAbout Aisea Laungaue\nAisea Laungaue was born to Tongan parents in New Zealand, growing up in Australia, and now calls Los Angeles home. All that means is that he has a lot of passports and can quickly tell you when the best times are to organize a call between all those countries.\n\nAisea is Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at Anomaly Los Angeles, where he\u2019s overseen its growth from just himself as the first employee to a team of over 100 serving the likes of General Mills, HOKA, Expedia, and Inspire Brands (Jimmy John\u2019s and Buffalo Wild Wings). His team's work has been recognized everywhere from Cannes and Effies, from the NYPost to Vogue. He was previously Co-Head of Planning at Anomaly New York with leadership stints at Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney and New York and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in Los Angeles.\n\nFrom the Show\nWhat brand has made Aisea smile recently? I was intrigued when Aisea asked if he could share a smile that also made him think. The brand? Building brands for creators, he pointed us to Beyonc\xe9 and the recent success of Cowboy Carter. However, it made him think ... You'll have to listen to the show to learn why.\nConnect with Aisea on\xa0LinkedIn and X and check out the Anomaly website.\n\nAs We Wrap \u2026\n\n\nListen and subscribe\xa0at \xa0Apple Podcasts,\xa0Spotify,\xa0Amazon/Audible,\xa0Google Play,\xa0Stitcher,\xa0TuneIn,\xa0iHeart,\xa0YouTube, and\xa0RSS.\n\n\nRate and review the show\u2014If you like what you\u2019re hearing, be sure to head over to\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0and click the 5-star button to rate the show. And, if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review to help others find the show.\n\n\nDid you hear something you liked on this episode or another?\xa0Do you have a question you\u2019d like our guests to answer? Let me know on Twitter using the hashtag #OnBrandPodcast and you may just hear your thoughts here on the show.\n\n\nOn Brand is a part of the\xa0Marketing Podcast Network.\n\n\nUntil next week, I\u2019ll see you on the Internet!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices