Tales With Taylor

Date 08-04-2026

Episode 85:

Kathleen Gramzay

Building Brands with Purpose, Inclusion & Impact

In this episode of Tales with Taylor, Taylor joined Hana Alanis, Brand Strategist, Inclusion and Nonprofit Advocate, and educator who believes great branding should do much more than simply look good.

Listen to this Episode now and learn

more than a decade of branding and marketing experience

What You’ll Learn in Episode 85

↪ Why successful branding is about strategy, not just making things look beautiful

↪ How inclusive design can help businesses communicate with more people

↪ Why saying “yes” to new opportunities can reveal skills you didn't know you had

↪ How typography can completely change the emotion and meaning of a message

↪ Why understanding your audience is essential before making creative decisions

↪ How branding can support revenue growth, fundraising, and meaningful community impact

↪ Why Mesa can offer meaningful experiences for families navigating disabilities

Our Guest: Hana Ruzsa Alanis

Hana Alanis is a Brand Strategist, Inclusion and Nonprofit Advocate dedicated to creating brands that operate with clarity, purpose, and measurable impact.

Over the last decade, her branding and marketing work has contributed to multi-million-dollar revenue growth, record-breaking fundraising campaigns, and category-redefining product launches.

Her work combines research-driven strategy, creative innovation, and inclusive design to help organizations create stronger connections with the audiences and communities they serve.

In addition to her professional branding work, Hana has spent the past seven years educating future designers as an adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University.