Cultural Fluency

Cultural Fluency

Building strong, culturally fluent brands that feel distinctive, trustworthy and resonant.

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Friday 13 March, 4pm GMT

What's it about

I’ve been speaking to a wide range of people across the creative and branding world lately – founders, strategists, writers, designers – and one theme keeps surfacing.

Many of the challenges brand builders face aren’t about talent or effort, they’re about a shallow or fragmented understanding of culture.

Not “what’s hot right now”, but a deeper understanding of the worlds their audiences actually inhabit – the language they use, the references they share, the tensions they feel, the signals they respond to.

Without that grounding, brands often default to safe category language, borrowed aesthetics, or surface-level relevance. The gap isn’t creativity, it’s cultural fluency – and knowing how to translate that fluency into a distinctive, ownable brand identity.

This free session exists to focus on those skills and ideas.

The focus is simple: how to build a strong, culturally fluent brands that feel distinctive, trustworthy and resonant.

Who it’s for

✔️ Founders working on the identity for their brand

✔️ Strategists or creatives who want to shape brands that play more of role in culture

✔️ Anyone who works with brands and wants to


The agenda

In this short, focused session, we'll cover:

Theme 1

The Problem With Brand Voices

Why most brands sound the same – and it's not a creativity problem.

Theme 1

The Problem With Brand Voices

Why most brands sound the same – and it's not a creativity problem.

Theme 2

POV

Understanding how to tap into an ownable, authentic point of view – and how to start sharing it with the world.

Theme 2

POV

Understanding how to tap into an ownable, authentic point of view – and how to start sharing it with the world.

Theme 3

Cultural Fluency

Understanding how to tap into an ownable, authentic point of view – and how to start sharing it with the world.

Theme 3

Cultural Fluency

Understanding how to tap into an ownable, authentic point of view – and how to start sharing it with the world.

Theme 4

Practical Tools

How to build and audit your own cultural grounding.

Theme 4

Practical Tools

How to build and audit your own cultural grounding.

FAQ

What time is the session?

The training is at 4pm UK (GMT) on Friday 13 March. US Eastern (EST, UTC–5): 11:00 AM US Pacific (PST, UTC–8): 8:00 AM

Do I need experience with brand building?

This isn’t a beginner challenge. You should understand the basics of brand building and want to deepen your knowledge.

Is this the same content as your Tone Up course?

No, this training is more of a sprint designed to give you a taste of what’s possible when your brand voice is sharp and memorable. You’ll uncover your raw voice, test it in a few key areas, and leave with one piece of content you can actually use. The full Tone Up course is a deep-dive system that takes you from a rough, generic voice to a fully defined, strategic brand voice you can apply across every channel. The course includes layered exercises, frameworks, templates, and hands-on guidance to make your voice a true business asset – something the challenge can only give you a glimpse of.

Where is the session taking place?

I’m hosting this training on Zoom so you get the best of both worlds: a smooth, interactive experience with a platform you know.

What time is the session?

The training is at 4pm UK (GMT) on Friday 13 March. US Eastern (EST, UTC–5): 11:00 AM US Pacific (PST, UTC–8): 8:00 AM

Do I need experience with brand building?

This isn’t a beginner challenge. You should understand the basics of brand building and want to deepen your knowledge.

Is this the same content as your Tone Up course?

No, this training is more of a sprint designed to give you a taste of what’s possible when your brand voice is sharp and memorable. You’ll uncover your raw voice, test it in a few key areas, and leave with one piece of content you can actually use. The full Tone Up course is a deep-dive system that takes you from a rough, generic voice to a fully defined, strategic brand voice you can apply across every channel. The course includes layered exercises, frameworks, templates, and hands-on guidance to make your voice a true business asset – something the challenge can only give you a glimpse of.

Where is the session taking place?

I’m hosting this training on Zoom so you get the best of both worlds: a smooth, interactive experience with a platform you know.

Any questions?

Gab Lab is a space where brand builders and creatives can learn how to wield language with intention, creativity, and strategic bite. It’s a home for the tools, tactics, and thinking behind brilliant brand communication.