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Mindsets from the Middle

Midlife women have long gone undervalued, understudied, and under-invested in. However, not only are midlife women at their peak earning potential, but they also make 85% of household purchasing…

Believing What You Read on the Internet

Here at Listen, we’re constantly thinking about how to use the tools at our disposal to meet consumers where they are. In a perfect world, we would have a streamlined…

Food as Medicine:

At Listen, we’ve long been bullish on investing in shifting consumer relationships with food. This conviction is what drove us to invest in brands like Factor, Continue Reading

Introducing the Consumer-Obsessed Series

What are you listening to? It’s a question that gets asked a lot around here. If you’ve ever been interviewed by Listen — whether as a job candidate, prospective founder,…

The Wax: November 2022 Drop

Our TL;DR monthly trendspotting and reporting on the sticky stuff for your biz, your brand, and your cultural fluency. Check back monthly for the next 5 best things.

The Wax: October 2022 Drop

Our TL;DR monthly trendspotting and reporting on the sticky stuff for your biz, your brand, and your cultural fluency. Check back monthly for the next 5 best things.

Listen welcomes Ellen Wilcox as Head of Listening

We have always said – money talks, ours Listens. The act of listening is our foundation for investing. Our thesis is that brands of tomorrow will be built WITH their…

The Wax: September 2022 Drop

Our TL;DR monthly trendspotting and reporting on the sticky stuff for your biz, your brand, and your cultural fluency. Check back monthly for the next 5 best things.

The Wax: August 2022 Drop

Our TL;DR monthly trendspotting and reporting on the sticky stuff for your biz, your brand, and your cultural fluency. Check back monthly for the next 5 best things.

Artists and brands, brands and artists

A month ago, Shawn Mendes announced that he was canceling his “Wonder” tour to focus on his mental health. He delivered the news on Continue Reading