Founder of Marketing Showrunners, host of 3 Clips and other podcasts and docuseries about creativity, and author of Break the Wheel. I’m trying to create a world where people feel intrinsically motivated by their work. Previously in content marketing and digital strategy at Google and HubSpot and VP of brand and community at the VC firm NextView. I write, tinker, and speak on stages and into microphones for a living. It’s weird but wonderful.
Get in touch anytime: jay@mshowrunners.com // Speaking inquiries: speaking@unthinkablemedia.com
When journalist Jake Warren met Aimen Dean — a former Al Qaeda bomb-maker turned agent for the British intelligence service MI6, who happened to be super smart and deeply knowledgeable about Middle East politics — he knew he had hit storytelling pay dirt. So when Jake started his own podcasting company a few years later, […]
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What makes content irresistible? Antoine de Saint-Exupery was a French aviator, writer, and author of The Little Prince. He also knew a thing or two about motivating others. He once said this: “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, and divide the work, and give orders. Instead, […]
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3 Clips | Dissecting Great Podcasts · TD Bank’s Surprisingly Great Internal Podcast 3 Clips | Dissecting Great Podcasts · TD Bank’s Surprisingly Great Internal Podcast Scott Monty faced daunting challenges making this show for TD Bank. First off, it’s a bank. They’re not exactly the most creative brand in the world. Or are they? […]
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The following is a sample of my weekly newsletter, Playing Favorites. As my friend Ann Handley would say, it’s far more focused on the “letter” than the “news.” Every Friday, get one original idea, packaged as a question you can ask, focused on helping you make your audience’s favorite things. Plus, you’ll get a roundup […]
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3 Clips | Dissecting Great Podcasts · Song Exploder: Small Choices, Big Feels Song Exploder is one of the most widely celebrated podasts on this or any other planet. The host, Hrishikesh Hirway, is a multi-hyphenate kind of creator working across a number of impressive projects and roles. Most notably on this show, however, he […]
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