Thinking With Mitch Joel

Welcome to episode #778 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #778 - Host: Mitch Joel. Lost in translation. I fear there is no better phrase to explain what has happened to our ability to better communicate since the pandemic took hold. Zoom meetings, using emojis, and cultural shifts have turned an already complex world of communications into one that is ever-more complex (it's amazing how badly a message can now be received simply because the speaker's lighting is off). Thankfully, management thinkers like Erica Dhawan are around. Even better, she's tackled this topic in her latest book, Digital Body Language - How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance. Whether it's emails, being ghosted, or trying to understand if that "lol" is really a laugh or sarcasm, Erica has decoded most of this for the rest of us. Erica also wrote, Get Big Things Done - The Power of Connectional Intelligence, back in 2015. Erica is a leadership expert and keynote speaker that helps organizations and leaders innovate faster and further, together. She is the founder of Cotential - a company that has helped leaders and teams leverage twenty-first-century collaboration skills globally. Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 56:39.
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• Here is my conversation with Erica Dhawan.
• Digital Body Language - How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance/
• Get Big Things Done - The Power of Connectional Intelligence,.
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• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Welcome to episode #777 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #777 - Host: Mitch Joel. He is a teacher of innovation at Harvard University, is the founder of RISE, and the author of the new book, Backable – exploring how to get people to believe in your ideas. The book is rooted in Suneel Gupta's journey from first-time entrepreneur to being named, "The New Face of Innovation" by the New York Stock Exchange. Suneel's ideas have been backed by firms like Greylock and Google Ventures, and he served as an Entrepreneur in Residence inside Kleiner Perkins. He has personally backed startups including Impossible Foods, Airbnb, 23&Me, Calm, and SpaceX. In 2018, Suneel ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 11th Congressional District. An expert at accelerating growth and innovation, in less than two years, Suneel helped grow Groupon from a tiny startup into a multi-billion-dollar company. Prior to serving as Groupon's first vice president of product, he built products for Mozilla as their director of product development. Suneel is also a lawyer and filmmaker. He started his career in the Clinton White House where he served as a speechwriter. A few years later, he was asked to co-author the national platform for the Democratic Party. Suneel has always moved quickly. In less than six years total, he earned a BS from the University of Michigan, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, and a JD from Northwestern University School of Law. He also is the co-founder at Gross National Happiness Center of America in partnership with the Kingdom of Bhutan. What does it take to become bankable? Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 49:29.
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• Here is my conversation with Suneel Gupta.
• Backable – exploring how to get people to believe in your ideas.
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• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Welcome to episode #776 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #776 - Host: Mitch Joel. His latest book, Shapers - Reinvent The Way You Work And Change The Future, really intrigued me. Jonas Altman is an experienced design strategist and entrepreneur. He is the Managing Partner at Social Fabric, a marketing consultancy, that helps organizations launch new ventures and adopt better ways of communicating. With over twenty years of working in the creative sector, Jonas also launched one of the first accelerator programs in London (dedicated exclusively to the lifestyle industries and has enabled many early stage businesses to secure investment and grow). He is also an advisor to startups, speaker and writer. He's also the co-author of, The Little Booklet on Business Design. So, how do we design the future of our work? Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 53:27.
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• Here is my conversation with Jonas Altman.
• Shapers - Reinvent The Way You Work And Change The Future.
• Social Fabric.
• The Little Booklet on Business Design.
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• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Welcome to episode #775 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #775 - Host: Mitch Joel. Here is one of the more fascinating humans that you can connect with. George Dyson fancies himself as someone who makes boats, but he is also a technologist, historian, and one of the true polymaths in our world today. Dyson is the son of the theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson and mathematician Verena Huber-Dyson, the brother of technology analyst Esther Dyson, and the grandson of the British composer Sir George Dyson. Dyson's early life is described in Kenneth Brower's book The Starship and the Canoe. When he was sixteen he went to live in British Columbia to pursue his interest in kayaking. From 1972 to 1975, he lived in a treehouse that he built from salvaged materials on the shore of Burrard Inlet. Dyson became a Canadian citizen and spent 20 years in British Columbia, designing kayaks, researching historic voyages and native peoples, and exploring the Inside Passage. He nows lives in Washington state where he makes kayaks and writes about history, science and technology. His books are Baidarka, Project Orion, Turing's Cathedral, and his latest: Analogia - The Entangled Destinies of Nature, Human Beings and Machines. Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 55:12.
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• Here is my conversation with George Dyson.
• Analogia - The Entangled Destinies of Nature, Human Beings and Machines.
• Turing's Cathedral.
• Project Orion.
• Baidarka.
• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Welcome to episode #774 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #774 - Host: Mitch Joel. First off, Happy Mother's Day! This week's guest and I do similar work. Maybe that's what attracted me to this conversation? Nancy Giordano built her career in the marketing agency business at several companies in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. For more than a decade, she has been the Founder of Play Big Inc. (a strategic inspiration company). Her current work dives deeply into the emerging intersection of tech, business and society. More recently, she has helped build the team for an artificial intelligence start-up, produced a conference on the seven most disruptive technologies for enterprise, is a board member for a non-profit trade organization focused on the future of retail, and is working with a leading fintech/martech provider to ensure the survival of community banks and credit unions nationwide. Nancy is committed to advancing societal structures and new mindsets necessary to effectively harness the significant technology innovations heading our way… and ensure a safe and thriving future for us all. This culminates in her latest book, Leadering - The Ways Visionary Leaders Play Bigger. Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 54:02.
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• Here is my conversation with Nancy Giordano.
• Leadering - The Ways Visionary Leaders Play Bigger..
• Play Big Inc..
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• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Welcome to episode #773 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #773 - Host: Mitch Joel. After a long and successful career at L'Oréal, Minter Dial returned to his entrepreneurial roots to become an author, consultant and speaker. Minter has spent over a decade helping senior management teams and boards to adapt to the new exigencies of the digitally enhanced marketplace. Minter's focus is on brand strategies, technology integration and digital tools. He is the author of five books, producer of one award-winning documentary film, as well as numerous white papers, eBooks and contributions to countless media outlets. Minter's newest book is You Lead - How Being Yourself Makes You A Better Leader. In 2016, Minter wrote and produced the award-winning book and documentary, The Last Ring Home. It's a moving personal story that returns our focus on the important values of love, courage and honor. The film has won ten prizes. Minter is a true renaissance man with a penchant for making business better. Now, we discuss how to stand for something, radiate your purpose, and lead by example. Enjoy the conversation…

• Running time: 54:55.
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• Here is my conversation with Minter Dial.
• You Lead - How Being Yourself Makes You A Better Leader.
• The Last Ring Home.
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• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Welcome to episode #772 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #772 - Host: Mitch Joel. I was really excited about the opportunity to spend some time with Luvvie Ajayi Jones. She is an author, podcast host, speaker, and someone who has been blogging just a little bit longer than me (there are not many of us left). Luvvie thrives at the intersection of comedy, media, and justice. Her debut book, I'm Judging You - The Do-Better Manual, was released to critical acclaim, and her new book, Professional Troublemaker - The Fear-Fighter Manual is another bestseller. It's hard to fathom, but Luvvie has been blogging for 18 years and covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens. That same razor-sharp voice spurred her wildly popular TED Talk, Get Comfortable with being uncomfortable, to almost six million views. Luvvie also connects with her audience through her social network, LuvvNation, where she is the go-to source for elevated conversations about all things buzzworthy and doing better at life. It serves as a safe space in a dumpster fire world, and has over 15,000 members. She has received numerous accolades including being chosen by Oprah Winfrey as part of her inaugural SuperSoul100 list as someone who "elevates humanity." She hosts a podcast called, Professional Troublemaker, where she has conversations with incredible people who have committed to living life loudly, with courage and conviction. Enjoy the conversation....

• Running time: 52:33.
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• Here is my conversation with Luvvie Ajayi Jones.
• Professional Troublemaker - The Fear-Fighter Manual.
• I'm Judging You - The Do-Better Manual.
• LuvvNation.
• Professional Troublemake.
• Awesomely Luvvie.
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• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Welcome to episode #771 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #771 - Host: Mitch Joel. When I first started getting interested in being a professional marketer, the work of Martin Lindstrom was always front and center... and for a good reason. Martin Lindstrom one of the world's leading brand and culture transformation experts. Time Magazine called him one of the "World's 100 Most Influential People." He's also been on the Thinkers50 list for more than few years. Martin continues to be an in-demand public speaker, and has authored seven bestselling books that have been translated into 60 languages (if you have not checked out Brand Sense, Buy-ology, Small Data, and his latest, The Ministry of Common Sense, you definitely should). Martin is still a marketing expert, but has been expanding his thought leadership into the truism that business needs much more common sense, a lot less bureaucracy, red tape, and corporate mumbo jumbo. His work is both thoughtful and humorous. And, after reading his latest, you will be constantly asking yourself, "what happened to common sense?" Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 55:46.
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• Here is my conversation with Martin Lindstrom.
• The Ministry of Common Sense.
• Brand Sense.
• Buy-ology.
• Small Data.
• Follow Martin on Linkedin.
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• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Welcome to episode #770 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #770 - Host: Mitch Joel. Women and people of color are underfunded and under-index when it comes to entrepreneurship. There are both systemic and societal reasons for this (none of them are fair or reasonable). This needs to change. Charlene Walters is here to help. Charlene is an entrepreneurship coach, branding mentor, author and speaker. She developed a Digital Entrepreneurship MBA program, serves as a mentor to many, and is constantly fighting hard to get more diverse voices to start their own business. Her new book is titled, Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur - 10 Mindset Shifts for Women to Take Action, Unleash Creativity, and Achieve Financial Success. The truth is that the book's content is valuable for all of us. According to Charlene, "36% of all small business or franchise owners are women, and there are 13 million female-owned businesses contributing to more than $1.8 trillion in revenue. Now, with a fast-changing economy making traditional employment unsteady, there' s never been a better time for becoming a fempreneur." There's also never been a better time to support fempreneurs, and create a more equitable marketplace for all of us. Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 49:02.
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• Here is my conversation with Charlene Walters.
• Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur - 10 Mindset Shifts for Women to Take Action, Unleash Creativity, and Achieve Financial Success.
• Follow Charlene on Instagram.
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• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

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Welcome to episode #769 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #769 - Host: Mitch Joel. These past few years have seen many fascinating books in the non-fiction and business book genre. Look no further than the archive of podcasts and conversations that have taken place right here. With that, James Suzman's latest book, Work - A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots, seems to be the one that has me most excited (and the one I tend to recommend when asked). What Yuval Noah Harari did to explain humanity with Sapiens, James has done the same with work. It's a book that still rolls around in my mind like a marble (and it will keep you thinking too). James is an anthropologist who first wrote the book, Affluence Without Abundance - The disappearing world of the Bushmen in 2017. James was the first social anthropologist to work in Namibia's eastern Omaheke among "Southern Ju/'hoansi", where he exposed the brutal marginalisation of San people who had lost their lands to white cattle ranchers and pastoralist Herero people. James has worked tirelessly to help the communities in Namibia. In 2007, Suzman joined De Beers, where, as global head of public affairs, he developed the company's award-winning sustainability functions. In 2013 Suzman and Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales teamed up with Lily Cole to launch Impossible.com at the Cambridge Union. As we all ponder the future of work, let's dig deep into how we work and why we work. Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 1:00:08.
• Hello from beautiful Montreal.
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• Here is my conversation with James Suzman.
• Work - A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots.
• Affluence Without Abundance - The disappearing world of the Bushmen.
• Follow James on Facebook.
• Follow James on Twitter.
• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.