Brick & Brand - Creating Craveable Brands ft. Danna Pyper Haydar

Duration: 52m
Broadcast on: 31 Jul 2026
Audio Format: other

Danna Pyper Haydar left a career as an attorney for the Tampa Bay Lightning to build not one, not two, but multiple businesses from the ground up, completely on her own terms.

From a wildly creative restaurant concept with a cult following, to a high-end full-service steakhouse she built and operated entirely solo, Danna has cracked the code on turning bold ideas into brands people fall in love with.

Now she's back at it, building Leoma Artisan Cheesecake, and scaling Pyper Malone, her luxury hat brand that every national retailer is talking about.

We talked about what it actually takes to build brands people obsess over, what she'd negotiate differently in every lease, and what the restaurant world taught her about the fashion industry.

This one is for every founder who keeps betting on themselves.

Pyper Malone

Leoma Artisan Cheesecake

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