
Katie Pannell
Naming strategist and founder of 26&thensome, helping entrepreneurs name their businesses, products, and offers through brand strategy and copywriting.
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Aug 6, 2026
Saying Goodbye to Pitch Perfect, Hello to Audacity & The Energy and Weight of Names with Katie Pannell
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44:05Chelsea RiffeHOST
But I'm like, am I really trying to, Like, does this make sense for the program or am I just trying to be like so unique that I'm like climbing too high of a mountain? You know what I mean? Like, does that make sense? Like, how can we find a name that that we feel convicted in without being like, great, someone else is going to come out with this in like two months, you know?

Katie PannellGUEST
I mean, if you have Pitch Perfect, somebody else has Pitch Please, you know, everything like that, the context is what's going to make it different.

Katie PannellGUEST
If you feel so good about it that no one can question it and everyone can think, oh no, that was definitely Chelsea's first.

Katie PannellGUEST
Like even if you weren't first, the way that you carry the name and the way that you present yourself, because again, it's an identity thing.
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55:55Chelsea RiffeHOST
Actually, I would love to end this conversation with a final question for you is like, what do you think are maybe like one to three of the most important things to consider when naming something?
The Art (& Science) of Choosing A Great Business Name w/ Katie Pannell
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25:44MorganHOST
will tell you from experience, nobody wants to pay for a brand strategy session.

Katie PannellGUEST
So the same is true when you're thinking about like naming your freebie and you use like guide, checklist, worksheet.
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35:08MorganHOST
What kind of difference is there?