The Morning Marketer

From $0 to Top Beauty Brand: How Kennedy Anderson Grew The Whitening Co (Full Marketing Funnel)

The Morning Marketer

Show Notes

In this episode of The Morning Marketer we sit down with Kennedy Anderson, founder of The Whitening Co, one of New Zealand's most experienced brand builders.

Kennedy's journey started at 15 with a photography business, he candidly shares how ten business ventures and countless lessons later, The Whitening Co came within seven days of insolvency after a single campaign sold out too fast.

Using everything he learned running multiple companies and buying out the world's top-rated products just to study them, he built The Whitening Co into one of New Zealand's most talked-about oral care brands.

In this conversation, Kennedy shares why he studies competitors instead of fearing them, why brand has to come before performance marketing, the real story behind the cash flow crisis that nearly ended The Whitening Co and the real funnel for marketing your business.

Kennedy offers a refreshingly honest look at what it actually takes to build a product-based brand from zero, and gives founders a practical starting point for building something that lasts, not just something that sells.

CONNECT WITH KENNEDY: The Whitening Co: https://www.instagram.com/thewhiteningco/ Kennedy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennedynz/ Kennedy's Linkedin: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/kennedyanderson Shop His Smile: https://whiteningco.nz/

FOLLOW ROI IN MARKETING: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roiinmarketing/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@roimataw Book A Free Call To Discuss Your Marketing: https://www.burstdigital.co.nz/

More from The Morning Marketer

Oct 16, 2026

Rose Kennedy almost doubled her prices overnight, and in the first year only 1 quote got turned down. Now she sells out her themed dinner events by building the hype before tickets go on sale.

Oct 8, 2026

Aaron Wilton-Jones built 460,000 followers posting satisfying car detailing videos, then found a lot of them weren't engaged anymore. Now he ignores views and tracks one thing: sales.

Sep 30, 2026

Most business content doesn't work because it's playing by rules that don't actually apply anymore. In this episode, Roimata sits down with Rit Negi, founder of The Aspiring Founder, to break down what actually makes content perform, and what's just noise.

Sep 16, 2026

In this episode of The Morning Marketer we sit down with Georgia Patten, founder of Bored George, one of New Zealand's fastest-growing sunglasses brands.

Sep 9, 2026

In this video, Roimata breaks down the exact five-step playbook her team used to get a client hundreds of leads.

See all episodes →