Igniting Souls Podcast with 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™.
This podcast is sponsored by Instant IP™.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 505
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
S4 Ep39: You are an influencer. The first thing you need to do to start protecting your IP
In this episode of You are an IP Company, Kary and Katie dive into the very first thing every influencer needs to do to safeguard their creative work.
Whether you’re building a brand, creating cont…
Whether you’re building a brand, creating cont…
00:19:32 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
S4 Ep38: Brand Like a Billion-Dollar Company: IP Lessons from AI, VC, and McDonald’s
This episode dives into the explosive intersection of AI, branding, and intellectual property. Katie and Kary unpack a recent PitchBook article on VC exits, share insights on market adoption of block…
00:17:47 |
Tue 22 Jul 2025
S4 Ep37: Why IP Needs More Women—and What Ashley Cheung Is Doing About It
Women make up a small fraction of the IP industry—but Ashley Cheung is working to change that. Hear her discuss the power of female innovation, what resonated most from You Are an IP Company, and ho…
00:24:54 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
S4 Ep36: The Silver Lining for Authors When AI Trains on Your Books
In this episode, Kary and Katie dive into a hot-button topic that’s keeping authors up at night—and stirring up big debates across the publishing world: AI training on books. But instead of sounding …
00:16:03 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
S4 Ep35: Protecting Ideas in the Age of AI: A Conversation with Pete Sacco
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…
Pete Sacco is a tech visionary, IP evangelist…
00:30:52 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
S4 Ep34: Why Front Stage Influencers Need Back Stage Team Members. An Honest Conversation with World-Class Speaker Tunji Adebayo.
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…
00:27:35 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
S4 Ep33: What I Wish I Knew About IP When I First Started My Businesses with Special Guest Chad Jenkins
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 spec…
00:23:29 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
S4 Ep32: How to Turn Your Brand into IP that Pays Cash
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 fr…
00:22:47 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
S4 Ep31: Can AI Win an Oscar? The Future of AI, IP, and Innovation
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 invento…
00:24:08 |
Tue 13 May 2025
S4 Ep30: The IP Dam Dilemma: Innovation is Booming, Protection is Backlogged
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, …
00:15:53 |
Tue 06 May 2025
S4 Ep29: Is AI Stealing your IP?
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 Fac…
The other day, someone told me to check out a new tool. I was nervous to see what I might find.
Did Fac…
00:27:21 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
S4 Ep28: 1 Million Patents Backlogged at the USPTO
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 …
00:21:19 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
S4 Ep27: How Stolen IP Can Shake Your Confidence
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 pro…
00:26:59 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
S4 Ep26: An Inside Look at IP Franchise Movies
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…
00:15:26 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
S4 Ep25: Why you need a Chief Intellectual Property Officer (CIPO)
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, …
00:33:51 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
S4 Ep24: Rebranding: More Expensive than IP Protection
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 …
00:24:00 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
S4 Ep23: Build your Team of AI Agents Before you Hire People
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 da…
00:29:38 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
S4 Ep22: Conversations with Entrepreneurs: The Efficient Family Office
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 adviso…
The world of wealth management has evolved, and financial adviso…
00:23:56 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
S4 Ep21: Turning Your Packaging into IP
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 …
00:23:04 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
S4 Ep20: Trademark or Patent? There's strategy with both.
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…
00:31:35 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
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