
Hi, we’re Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger. For the past decade, we’ve been working with leadership teams to apply Rare Breed Thinking to businesses, brands, and cultures.
We are founders of the award-winning branding company Motto, which we started in 2005 with $250 after dropping out of college together. We’re also authors of the brazen new business book Rare Breed, creators of the Rare Breed Leadership Platform, and directors, hosts, writers, and producers of a hit YouTube show and podcast Rare Breed which has included guests like radio personality Charlamagne tha God, PJ Morton of Maroon 5, and fashion influencer Bretman Rock, among others.
In true Rare Breed fashion, we have built our entire career on believing in the power of going against conventional thinking, punching the status quo with brass knuckles, and illuminating the pieces of ourselves that are uniquely our own.
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“When Sunny and Ashleigh walk into a room, the air changes. They’ve got an undeniable magic. They’ll give you goosebumps. And, you want in.”
— IVY
“Mark our words, Rare Breed is one of the best concepts of the year.”
— DisruptTV
“We run a huge Summit that brings people from all over the world. (When you’re choosing speakers, every person on stage is either a boon or burden to your cred.) Sunny and Ashleigh received the highest speaker rankings for any event. They change people’s lives.”
— Small Giants
“We are amazed by Sunny and Ashleigh’s ability to inspire and motivate their audience while challenging them to see beyond the norm.Our event was hosted by Connect Marketing Services in Lagos, Nigeria and Sunny and Ashleigh spoke about how Rare Breeds are the future of the 2020s. This resulted in tremendous feedback from the audience.”
— Connect Marketing
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