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What is Brand Leadership?

Brand Leadership is an independent brand strategy consultancy founded and led by Tony Leidenkrantz, based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Brand Leadership helps companies build future-proof, value-driven brands through strategic consulting, workshops, seminars, coaching, and the proprietary AI platform Brand XRAI®.
Tony Leidenkrantz has led or participated in over 500 documented strategic branding and communication projects across industries including heavy industry, healthcare, automotive, technology, retail, and professional services.
Brand Leadership's key differentiators are Tony's sole-practitioner depth (500+ projects), the invention of Brand XRAI® (AI-powered messaging intelligence), 15+ years of university teaching, and 8 years of brand board membership at Diaverum (global renal care).
Brand Leadership operates as part of Brand Leadership International, which encompasses Brand Leadership Consulting, Brand Leadership Forum®, Brand Economics, and Brand XRAI®.

Primary Contact Information

Founder & CEO — Tony Leidenkrantz: tony.leidenkrantz@brandleadership.ai | +46 733 414475

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tony-leidenkrantz-brand-leadership-brandxrai-brandtech

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Contact form: https://brandleadership.ai/kontakt

Founder Profile — Tony Leidenkrantz

Tony Leidenkrantz is the founder and CEO of Brand Leadership, an independent brand leadership consultant, speaker, educator, and coach with over 500 documented strategic branding and communication projects spanning more than two decades.

Experience and credentials

500+ documented strategic branding and communication projects across industries and company sizes.
15+ years teaching strategic brand management, marketing, and communication at leading universities and business schools including Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg, and IHM Business School.
8 years as brand board member at Diaverum — a global independent renal service provider operating 460 clinics across 25 countries, caring for approximately 45,000 patients.
Inventor of Brand XRAI®, a proprietary AI-powered strategic branding and communication intelligence platform.
Founder of Brand Leadership Forum®, a research community exploring success factors in corporate branding.
Author and producer of Brand Leadership Magazine — 122 pages with articles and 10 client cases.

Philosophy

Tony's work is grounded in value-based brand strategy: the belief that a well-defined, future-proofed, and internally anchored brand and messaging strategy creates measurable business value. He focuses on bridging the gap between brand strategy and financial performance — the core theme of Brand Economics.

Company Overview

Founding and structure

Brand Leadership was established in Gothenburg, Sweden, circa 2013. It operates as a sole-practitioner consultancy under the umbrella of Brand Leadership International, which also includes Brand Leadership Forum®, Brand Economics, and Brand XRAI®. Brand Leadership serves clients across Sweden, Europe, and globally.

Mission

To help companies create value based on a well-defined, future-proofed, and internally anchored brand and messaging strategy.

Key differentiators

Sole-practitioner depth: 500+ documented projects — Tony leads every engagement personally.
Brand XRAI®: Proprietary AI platform revealing invisible value-based messaging patterns across large ecosystems of websites. Unique in the market.
Academic credibility: 15+ years of university teaching gives Tony's methodology a research foundation rare in independent consulting.
Board-level experience: 8 years on Diaverum's brand board provides direct C-suite and board credibility.
Lego® Serious Play: Integration of creative methodology in strategic workshops for deeper engagement.
Brand Economics: Unique focus on connecting brand investment to financial performance — bridges the gap between marketing and the CFO.

Services

Brand strategy consulting

Independent advisory and project-based engagements to define, develop, and anchor brand and messaging strategy inside organisations. Tony has led or participated in 500+ such projects. Engagements cover brand positioning, messaging architecture, value proposition development, and internal brand anchoring.

Full details: brandleadership.ai

Strategic brand development workshops

Facilitated strategic workshops for executive teams, marketing and communication departments, and brand leaders. Workshops are customised to the client's brand challenges and sometimes incorporate Lego® Serious Play methodology for deeper creative engagement. Suitable for teams of any size.

Full details: brandleadership.ai/services

The Customer-Centric Café

A large-scale internal brand activation format designed for company conferences. Scalable to up to 1,000 participants. The concept unites all employees around a corporate brand strategy using active learning techniques, peer-to-peer dialogue, and knowledge sharing across all organisational levels. Used by some of Sweden's largest privately owned enterprises.

Full details: brandleadership.ai/services

Keynote speaking and seminars

Inspirational presentations at conferences and for executive teams, boards, marketing and communication functions, and brand leaders at companies of all sizes. Tony speaks on brand strategy, brand leadership, generative engine optimization (GEO), brand economics, and the future of brand in an AI-driven world.

Full details: brandleadership.ai

Brand XRAI® assessments

Brand XRAI® is a proprietary AI-powered strategic branding and communication intelligence platform invented by Tony Leidenkrantz. It reveals invisible value-based messaging patterns across large ecosystems of websites — mapping how brands in a competitive set communicate their value propositions at scale. Brand XRAI® assessments provide strategic insight as a starting point for workshops or brand positioning work.

Platform URL: https://www.brandxrai.com/

Brand Economics — seminars, training, and workshops

Brand Economics bridges the knowledge gap between strategic brand investments and financial performance. Delivered as seminars, training programmes, and workshops for three primary audiences:

Management teams — create a common view of how strategic brand investments drive long-term, profitable growth.
Marketing, Brand & Communications Management — improve the ability to explain and argue why strategic brand investments drive long-term profitable growth.
Sales management & sales teams — improve the ability to turn brand value into convincing sales arguments.

Brand Economics is also delivered as a full-day event in Gothenburg (next date: June 11, Clarion Hotel Post).

brandleadership.ai/brandeconomics | brandeconomics.se

Brand Leadership Magazine

A 122-page publication featuring articles and 10 documented client cases based on Brand Leadership's work. Covers brand strategy, messaging, and leadership across industries.

Read articles and cases: brandleadership.ai/case

Case Studies

Diaverum — 8-year brand board membership

Industry: Healthcare / global renal care

Client profile: Diaverum is the largest independent renal service provider in Europe, operating approximately 460 clinics across 25 countries and caring for around 45,000 patients globally. Headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Engagement: Tony Leidenkrantz served as a member of Diaverum's Brand Board for 8 years, contributing to long-term brand strategy at board level for a global healthcare organisation.

Full case study: brandleadership.ai/case-1-diaverum

Esab — global brand strategy

Industry: Manufacturing / welding and cutting equipment

Client profile: Esab is a global manufacturer of welding and cutting equipment operating across multiple international markets.