Episode 2: The power of entrepreneurial thinking for brands: Lucky Saint

This episode is the second in our series on entrepreneurial thinking, or channelling the best of start up energy, that can benefit any brand, whatever the size. In our first episode we looked at the benefits of entrepreneurial thinking and identified 6 principles that can benefit any brand. Today, we’re looking at how one brand has used entrepreneurial thinking to scale and get ahead- The Marketing Society’s Brand Of The Year 2023, Lucky Saint. 

Ruth Fittock interviews Lucky Saint’s Marketing Director Kerttu Inkeroinen who lifts the lid on her approach to marketing and how Lucky Saint became the UK’s most loved alcohol-free brand. 

About Ruth

Ruth has almost 20 years experience building brands- from start-up to scale up, launch to acquisition. She’s helped U.S brands (vitaminwater, popchips) launch and scale in the UK and grown brands from scratch here too (Simply Roasted Crisps). Ruth has recently started a new consultancy- Tomorrow Brands, to help the purpose-driven global brands of tomorrow launch in the UK.

About Kerttu

Kerttu has worked in consumer goods for over 18 years, starting her career working in both sales and marketing roles with household-name brands of Kimberly-Clark (Kleenex, Andres and Huggies) before moving on to journey through drinks sector: from The Coca-Cola Company leaping into the world of scale up at Union Hand-Roasted Coffee, UK’s leading ethical speciality coffee roaster, leading the brand’s repositioning and launch into consumer markets and going through scale-up journey with the business, before joining Lucky Saint in 2022. She was selected as one of Marketing Week’s Top 100 most Effective Marketeers in 2023 and is a judge for Marketing Week, The Drum and IPA Effectiveness Awards.

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