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Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner

Kary Oberbrunner

Welcome to You Are an IP Company podcast with Kary Oberbrunner and Katie Rubino. Our passion is helping entrepreneurs publish, protect, and promote their intellectual property. This podcast is sponsored by Instant IP™.

business management & marketing

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30:52

S4 Ep35: Protecting Ideas in the Age of AI: A...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/07/01

Pete Sacco discusses how blockchain and a new IP paradigm are transforming how creators protect and value their work in a rapidly evolving digital world.Pete Sacco is a tech visionary, IP evangelist, and spiritual entrepreneur who’s redefining what it means to build value in the modern world. A pioneer in data center innovation, Pete is leading a movement to protect intellectual property on the blockchain. He’s also the author of Living in Bliss, a reflection on his 30-year inner and outer journey

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27:35

S4 Ep34: Why Front Stage Influencers Need Back Stage...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/06/17

Tunji Adebayo brings raw insight into the reality of being the “front stage” leader—and what it takes behind the scenes to make it all work. With humor and humility, he unpacks his wins, his missteps, and how building the right team has helped him stay focused on the mission.

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23:29

S4 Ep33: What I Wish I Knew About IP When I First...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/06/10

This podcast uncovers the hidden IP inside everyday businesses and reveals how naming, packaging, and protecting your process can be your most valuable asset. Join hosts Kary and Katie and their special guest, Chad Jenkins. as they help entrepreneurs recognize, articulate, and monetize their unique genius—starting with “naming the baby.”

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22:47

S4 Ep32: How to Turn Your Brand into IP that Pays Cash

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/06/03

In this episode, we’re joined by the unstoppable Randi Brill, founder of Just Call Randi, a brand design agency built for creators, collaborators, and bold entrepreneurs. Randi shares her journey from corporate burnout to building a business that reflects her unique genius—and helps others do the same. She dives into why your brand is more than just a logo, what most business owners get wrong about packaging and identity, and how her signature “Brand Design Symptoms Quiz” and brand checkups are

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24:08

S4 Ep31: Can AI Win an Oscar? The Future of AI, IP,...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/05/13

In this episode, we dive into the tension between human creativity and artificial intelligence. From headlines about AI winning Oscars and Nobel Prizes to the tricky legal questions around AI inventorship and patents, we unpack the fears, hopes, and big questions shaping the future. Join us as we explore where human ingenuity fits in a world increasingly driven by machines.

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15:53

S4 Ep30: The IP Dam Dilemma: Innovation is Booming,...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/05/06

In this episode of You Are an IP Company, Kary Oberbrunner and Katherine Rubino break down what they call “The IP Dam Dilemma.” As innovation accelerates in fields like biotech, AI, and 3D printing, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office struggles to keep up—with application backlogs slowing critical progress for startups, researchers, and investors. From drug development to product launches, they explore how delays in IP protection can stall innovation, discourage investment, and leave entrepreneurs

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27:21

S4 Ep29: Is AI Stealing your IP?

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/04/29

AI isn’t the enemy—but if we’re going to coexist, it must respect human intellectual property.The other day, someone told me to check out a new tool. I was nervous to see what I might find. Did Facebook steal my books to train its AI without my permission? I read the article in The Atlantic and entered my name. Sure enough—5 of my 14 books were taken. Used without my consent. I’m not alone. Try searching your favorite author. What will you find? (I'm not sure, but there's clearly a serious

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21:19

S4 Ep28: 1 Million Patents Backlogged at the USPTO

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/04/22

It's the perfect storm. According to Gene Quinn and IPWatchdog Unleashed, at least 800,000 patents are now backlogged. The number is more accurately estimated at 1.2 million. Why? "As the result of increased fees put into effect by the previous Administration, there was a rush to file continuations earlier this year before the fees increased.... and more than 300,000 continuations were filed before the fee increases went into effect....And with job offers for up to 600 patent examiners withdrawn,

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26:59

S4 Ep27: How Stolen IP Can Shake Your Confidence

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/04/17

Meet Dan Nicholson. He's a successful author, speaker, and thought leader. Everything was growing and humming along quite well until he discovered someone he trusted was misusing his intellectual property. It spun him into a spiral of shame and blame. Learn how he recovered and came back stronger than ever. He'll share how to protect your IP and what to do when your confidence is shaken.

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15:26

S4 Ep26: An Inside Look at IP Franchise Movies

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/04/15

Many people love IP Movie Franchises. Enduring successful ones are a blend of nostalgic and innovation. Great ones embody a delicate blend between honoring the past and reimagining the future. If the IP is ignored , then fans boycott the film. If the IP isn't creative enough, then viewers are bored. Katie and Kary explore the finer points of IP Movie Franchises that top the charts.

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33:51

S4 Ep25: Why you need a Chief Intellectual Property...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/04/08

Intellectual property is the most valuable asset of your business. Sadly, most business owners don't know this fact. Even worse, they haven't taken the time to find or protect their IP. As a result, they're losing influence and income. Chief Intellectual Property Officer's can help. Here's how to practically find one and leverage one to maximize your impact.

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24:00

S4 Ep24: Rebranding: More Expensive than IP Protection

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/04/01

If you don't protect your IP, your competitor will. It's way more expensive to rebrand after the fact, than to protect your IP up front. Sadly, this is often the case if your competitor beats you to it. I should know. It happened to me. Learn from my mistakes and start leveraging your IP today.

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29:38

S4 Ep23: Build your Team of AI Agents Before you Hire...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/03/25

Meet Personal AI, an innovative company founded before the world knew about AI. Build a network of AI personas, each filling key roles in your organization, trained exclusively on your proprietary data to boost efficiency, streamline workflows, and fuel collaborative intelligence that powers innovation. My friend Suman Kanuganti shares how to use your IP to function as marketing assets.

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23:56

S4 Ep22: Conversations with Entrepreneurs: The...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/03/18

In this episode, we sit down with author and financial expert Michael McDermott to discuss his new book, The Efficient Family Office.The world of wealth management has evolved, and financial advisors must adapt to stay effective. Michael explores how modern technology and innovation are reshaping financial advising—and why the "Family Office" model, once exclusive to the ultra-wealthy, is now within reach for more people than ever. Whether you're looking to improve your financial strategy or

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23:04

S4 Ep21: Turning Your Packaging into IP

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/03/11

Packaging is....well something you throw away. Or is it? Companies that integrate their IP into packaging are leveraging a major opportunity. Sometimes what you put on the outside of your product or service is even more valuable then the item itself. While some may disagree or debate, the reality is, it's the truth. The marketplace proves it time and time again. Discover how to maximize your IP, even within your packaging.

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31:35

S4 Ep20: Trademark or Patent? There's strategy with...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/03/04

The world of IP can be confusing for many. It doesn't have to be. Katherine Rubino, Tony D'Angelo, and Kary Oberbrunner serve as your IP sherpas to help you navigate out of the storm and into success.

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52:18

S4 Ep19: Conversations with Entrepreneurs

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/02/25

What do you do when you have everything you want. Fame. Fortune. Friends. Family. In this episode Jeg Coughlin III shares why he lost without Faith and how we found it in a relationship with Jesus and the Bible.

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23:26

S4 Ep18: Conversations with Entrepreneurs: The Bagel...

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/02/24

Meet MiaRose Hess, a Cedarville University student and CUE Camp alumni who turned her passion for baking into The Bagel Girl, a booming bagel business. Set initially on equine management, she pivoted to entrepreneurship, gaining key business skills and support from Cedarville’s Entrepreneurship organization.Her hard work paid off when she pitched her venture at The Pitch, the university’s Shark Tank-style competition. Now, she’s expanding with new flavors, catering, and shipping plans. In this

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30:20

S4 Ep17: Conversations with Entrepreneurs

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/02/18

When you're Superpowered you experience more success personally and professionally. But it takes intentional effort and humility to let an executive assistant help you the right way. Join me as I speak with Ryan Cassin and Steven Neuner, Superpowered co-authors along with Shannon Waller. Discover how to take your business to an exponential level.

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20:15

S4 Ep16: Beware of this new trademark scam

Igniting Souls Podcast with Kary Oberbrunner ·

2025/02/11

New scams appear helpful, but prey on business owners. Some are dishonest. Others are outright criminal. In this episode we arm you with knowledge on what to do before this scam shows up in your inbox.

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