Thoughts That Rock

S2/Ep 42 - Scott Dikkers | Empower People with Radical Freedom

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In this episode, we talk with SCOTT DIKKERS, the Founder of TheOnion.com, the world’s most popular satirical publication.

THOUGHT:

Empower your people with radical freedom.

CONNECT:

  • Website: ScottDikkers.com
  • Website: HowToWriteFunny.com
  • Book: Outrageous Marketing : The Story of The Onion and How To Build a Powerful Brand with No Marketing Budget
  • Book: Welcome to the Future Which Is Mine
  • Book: Trump's America: Buy This Book And Mexico Will Pay For It
  • Book: How to Write Funny
  • Book: How to Write Funnier
  • Book: The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury: The Even More Definitive Collection of Every Published Cartoon by Jim
  • Book: E-Day! The Funniest Screenplay Never Produced
  • Book: You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your Day
  • Podcast: How To Write Funny
  • Instagram: @ItsScottDikkers
  • Twitter: @ScottDikkers
  • Classes: Writing with the Onion

    • BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:

    • Punch Brothers - PunchBrothers.com
    • Gwar - Gwar.net
    • The Wood Brothers - TheWoodBros.com
    • The Cars - TheCars.org
    • Pet Shop Boys - PetShopBoys.co.uk
    • Jim's Journal - GoComics.com
    • The AV Club - AVClub.com
    • W. Edwards Deming - Deming.org
    • Peter Drucker - DruckerInstitute.com
    • Tony Hsieh (Zappos) - DeliveringHappiness.com
    • Jim Collins Book: Good To Great - Amazon.com
    • Kanye - KanyeWest.com
    • Steve Jobs - Biography.com
    • George Lucas - IMDB.com
    • Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Wikipedia.com
    • Mike Kneidinger - Darden.com
    • Second City (Chicago) - SecondCity.com
    • Sears - Sears.com
    • Peabody Award - PeabodyAwards.com
    • Thurber Prize for American Humor - ThurberHouse.org
    • 3M - 3M.com
    • Time Magazine (Top 50 Cyber Elite) - Content.Time.com
    • Banding People Together - BandingPeopleTogether.com
    • Big Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.com
    • Hard Rock International – HardRock.com
    • Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.com
    • Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.com
    • Cannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.org
    • Keppler Speakers - KepplerSpeakers.com
    • Certified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.com
    • Thoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.com
    • Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.com
    • Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT Keel

      • SCOTT DIKKER'S BIO:

      Scott Dikkers is a #1 New York Times  bestselling author and Founder of TheOnion.com, the world's most popular satirical publication.

      He’s the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor and a Peabody.  Time Magazine ranked him #43 on its list of the Top 50 “Cyber Elite”, alongside iconic figures Steve Jobs and George Lucas.

      His book, "Outrageous Marketing: The Story of The Onion and How to Build a Powerful Brand with No Marketing Budget" was a  number-one new release on Amazon. 

      Scott has created several other successful entertainment brands, including Jim’s Journal, the AV Club, and How to Write Funny.

      Having recently left  The Onion, Scott’s goal is to share his techniques for writing humor and building successful brands.

       

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