Skip to content
HeyJared

Yes & (Breakthrough Brand Insights, Ideas & Inspiration)

Approach your brand with a spirit of improvisation, embracing new insights, ideas & inspiration and building on them in unexpected ways

Newsletter · By Robyn Young · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
10
Latest publication
Sep 23, 2026
Audience
Checking…
Earliest in this view
Jul 8, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Should Your Brand Be Founder-Facing? (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

    Read excerpt

    New series: After Hours is where I show the work — the frameworks I use with clients, the brand teardowns, the prompts and exercises that turn ideas into something you can actually apply. It’s for the readers who don’t just want the thinking, they want the doing — the part that usually stays behind the curtain (or the client portal). Look, we need to talk. Just because you took the Jessie Jean Yapping Challenge does not mean you’re ready to be front-facing with your brand. Or that it’s even the

  2. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Destroying His Product Was the Smartest Business Decision He Made (opens the original)

    Excerpt

    Read excerpt

    About Yes &:Yes & is the comedy club for founders and marketers. Most branding advice will tell you to show up consistently, find your niche, and optimize for reach. Yes & is for people who find that deeply unsatisfying. We’re here for the brands that commit to the bit, build worlds with character, and aren’t afraid to poke the bear of their category.Banksy: The Anonymous Street Artist"The urge to destroy is also a creative urge."Banksy was actually quoting Picasso when he said this. But I know

  3. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    How Late Checkout Built an Irresistible Brand Universe (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

    Read excerpt

    About this series: Unicorns get the press. Zebras get the loyalty. Stripes offers a deep dive into indie brands that are playing the long game, and winning. Because often the brands worth studying aren't always the ones everyone's already talking about.Dear Guest,Welcome. How are you? Please sit, we’ll get you something to drink.You may have already noticed that this is a hotel like no other. Fear not, you will have what you need - but it may not always be what you thought you needed. This is ce

  4. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    How to Fix Your ‘Multiple Personas’ Problem (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

    Read excerpt

    About After Hours:After Hours is the paid tier of Yes &. This is where I show the work — the frameworks I use with clients, the prompts and exercises that turn ideas into something you can actually apply, and make you a better brand builder (you're welcome). It's for founders, marketers and strategists who don't just want the thinking, they want the doing. The part that usually stays behind the curtain. In here, we don't gate keep.Last Yes & edition, I went on a bit of a rant about generatio

  5. Issue · Aug 17, 2026

    BTS of Brand Building with Susan Hazel Rich of Hazelmade Here's the recording of my first live today! (opens the original)

    Excerpt

    Read excerpt

    Get more from Robyn Young in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and Android<a class="install-substack-app-embed-link" href="https://substack.com/app/app-store-redirect?utm_campa

Publishing over time

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Recurring subjects

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

Audience

No verified audience measurement yet.

About this data

Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.

Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.

See coverage about Yes & (Breakthrough Brand Insights, Ideas & Inspiration)