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Big Names in Naming: The Alexandra Watkins Episode

The one where we learn about the birth of the Baconator

I talk with Alexandra Watkins about:

  • Naming the Wendy’s Baconator!

  • Ways she's handled not being able to publicly disclose a naming client or credit

  • How she ended up writing her book, Hello, My Name is Awesome

  • Her cheerful office space where she does her naming

  • The naming styles she’s not a fan of

Plus, we play That Can’t Be Real and Alexandra has to guess which one of these is a fake name for a fake company: Dirty Dough cookies, Dirty Scoops ice cream, or Dirty Draftsman design software. Play along at home!

About Alexandra Watkins. If you have ever eaten a Wendy's Baconator, enjoyed a cup of Spoon Me frozen yogurt, or have ever chowed down on confection from The Church of Cupcakes, you have literally eaten the words of brand-name expert Alexandra Watkins. Alexandra is the outspoken founder of brand name agency Eat My Words (eatmywords.com/) and author of the brand name bible, "Hello, My Name is Awesome: How To Create Brand Names That Stick."

Big Names in Naming is a Naming for Everyone podcast. For more naming resources, live and self-guided classes, and a weekly newsletter, visit namingforeveryone.com. And if you're a major brand in need of naming help, you can work directly with Caitlin's studio, Wild Geese Studio wildgeesestudio.com.

Naming for Everyone
Big Names in Naming: A Naming for Everyone podcast
You name it, they named it. Big Names in Naming is the show where expert namer Caitlin Barrett interviews other namers to go beyond the “What’s in a name?” headlines, and unearth what it really takes to make a living making names. Plus, we play a little game at the end.