Thinking With Mitch Joel

John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker and bestselling author of Duct Tape Marketing, Duct Tape Selling, The Commitment Engine, The Referral Engine, and SEO for Growth. His latest book is The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur. The book is organized as a daily devotional with 366 entries, one for each day of the year. It’s a real pleasure of a book to dig into, and the perfect book to launch this new year of the Six Pixels of Separation Podcast. Welcome to 2020.

Welcome to episode #703 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #703 - Host: Mitch Joel. He's an old friend and someone who has experienced a tremendous amount of success in the technology and startup world. While many know his name... most do not. Let's change that. Brett Hurt is the CEO and co-founder of data.world (of which I am an advisor), a Public Benefit Corporation focused on building the modern catalog for data and analysis as well as the world's largest collaborative public data catalog. data.world helps you tap into more of your company's collective brainpower—everyone from data scientists to nontechnical experts—so you can achieve anything with data, faster. Brett is also the co-owner of Hurt Family Investments (HFI), alongside his wife, Debra. HFI are involved in 72 startups and counting, mostly based in Austin. HFI are also invested in 21 VC funds and multiple philanthropic endeavors. Brett founded and led Bazaarvoice as CEO from 2005-2012, through its IPO (it hit over one billion dollars), follow-on offering, and two acquisitions (PowerReviews and Longboard Media). Prior to Bazaarvoice, Brett founded and led Coremetrics, which was rated the #1 Web analytics solution by Forrester Research and, like Bazaarvoice, expanded into a global company and category leader. Coremetrics was acquired by IBM in 2010 for around $300m. A three time winner in the startup and entrepreneurship world, Brett is also the author of the freely available, The Entrepreneur's Essentials. Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 1:05:14.
• Hello from beautiful Montreal.
• Subscribe over at iTunes.
• Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation.
• Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook.
• or you can connect on LinkedIn.
• ...or on Twitter.
• Here is my conversation with Brett Hurt.
• The Entrepreneur's Essentials.
• data.world.
• Hurt Family Investments.
• Follow Brett on Instagram.
• Follow Brett of Twitter.
• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Brett Hurt is the CEO and co-founder of data.world (of which I am an advisor),. Brett is also the co-owner of Hurt Family Investments Brett founded and led Bazaarvoice as CEO from 2005-2012, through its IPO. Prior to Bazaarvoice, Brett founded and led Coremetrics. Coremetrics was acquired by IBM in 2010 for around $300m. A three time winner in the startup and entrepreneurship world, Brett is also the author of the freely available, The Entrepreneur's Essentials.

Welcome to episode #702 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #702 - Host: Mitch Joel. Here's a question that I often think about: Can you learn something really well in a short amount of time? I am not alone. Scott H. Young has also been thinking about what is the best way to learn. Scott believes that learning is the key to living well. This pursuit led him to take on two year-long experiments in learning: The MIT Challenge, where he learned MIT's 4-year computer science curriculum without taking classes, and The Year Without English, where he went with a friend to learn four languages in one year. Mission accomplished. He did it. He started writing his blog before his 18th birthday, because he was interested in behavior change, which led to how we learn, which led to self-mastery and career development. His first book is called, Ultralearning - Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career. There's something here. From the book: "In these tumultuous times of economic and technological change, staying ahead depends on continual self-education—a lifelong mastery of fresh ideas, subjects, and skills. If you want to accomplish more and stand apart from everyone else, you need to become an ultralearner." Happy Holidays! Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 54:35.
• Hello from beautiful Montreal.
• Subscribe over at iTunes.
• Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation.
• Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook.
• or you can connect on LinkedIn.
• ...or on Twitter.
• Here is my conversation with Scott H. Young.
• Ultralearning - Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career.
• The MIT Challenge.
• The Year Without English.
• Follow Scott on Instagram.
• Follow Scott on Twitter.
• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Scott H. Young has also been thinking about what is the best way to learn. This pursuit led him to take on two year-long experiments in learning: The MIT Challenge and The Year Without English. His first book is called, Ultralearning. Happy Holidays! Enjoy the conversation...

Welcome to episode #701 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #701 - Host: Mitch Joel. What brands should you pay attention to in the coming year? Denise Lee Yohn is the go-to person when it comes to thinking about branding. Recently, she published her list of Brands To Watch In 2020. In her Forbes article, Denise names one brand per letter of the alphabet. The list includes Amazon and Facebook (of course), as well as non-tech sector newsmakers like Nike and LVMH. Within the article are some unconventional takes on brands in the areas of privacy, mobility, and even masculinity. Denise's last business book, Fusion – How integrating brand and culture powers the world's greatest companies, came out in 2018, and it followed her work on what it takes to not only stand out, but constantly deliver a great brand experience for customers. When it comes to brands doing things right – constantly and consistently – I always think of the work that Denise Lee Yohn is doing. From her first book, What Great Brands Do – The Seven Brand-Building Principles That Separate The Best From The Rest, to the article she authored for the Harvard Business Review titled, Start-Ups Need a Minimum Viable Brand, then came Extraordinary Experiences, that profiled seven popular, powerful retail and restaurant brands. Denise is a brand thinking juggernaut. Brands have changed dramatically... and will continue to evolve. Enjoy the conversation…

• Running time: 58:26.
• Hello from beautiful Montreal.
• Subscribe over at iTunes.
• Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation.
• Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook.
• or you can connect on LinkedIn.
• ...or on Twitter.
• Here is my conversation with Denise Lee Yohn.
• Brands To Watch In 2020.
• Fusion – How integrating brand and culture powers the world's greatest companies.
• What Great Brands Do – The Seven Brand-Building Principles That Separate The Best From The Rest.
• Extraordinary Experiences.
• Start-Ups Need a Minimum Viable Brand.
• Follow Denise on Instagram.
• Follow Denise on Twitter.
• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Denise Lee Yohn is the go-to person when it comes to thinking about branding. She published her list of Brands To Watch In 2020. Within the article are some unconventional takes on brands in the areas of privacy, mobility, and even masculinity. Denise's last business book, Fusion, came out in 2018. From her first book, What Great Brands Do, to the article, Start-Ups Need a Minimum Viable Brand, to Extraordinary Experiences, brands have changed dramatically... and will continue to evolve.

Welcome to episode #700 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #700 - Host: Mitch Joel. I'm not one to mark milestones. It's just not who I am (and it's not what I'm about). Birthdays, anniversaries, etc… I don't like attention or making a big deal out of things. That was my attitude going into this week's episode. Still, 700 podcasts is a big deal. Beyond Leo Laporte and TWiT, I am not sure if there is a longer running and consistently published podcast in the world of business. Maybe I am wrong? I don't know. Still, every Sunday since May 22nd, 2006, I have published a podcast here. It was actually a no-brainer when I thought of who (and what) I would like to discuss for this week's 700th episode. I wanted to discuss podcasting, and I wanted to discuss it with the one and only Seth Godin. I've known Seth for a long time. He's been a guest on this show more than ten times over the years. If you want to know how much I love Seth, please read this article from April 2012: Dear Seth Godin. For more than thirty years, Seth has been showing up, doing the work and has been shipping ideas. Drip. Drip. Drip. He's been blogging daily for over a decade (free Seth Godin thinking? Yes please!) and he is the author of close to twenty bestselling (and must read) books like Purple Cow, Linchpin, The Dip, and his most recent, This Is Marketing. It's hard to not list out every book that he has written, because I love, share and gift all of them (he's just that good). In 2015, he created the altMBA, a life-changing 30 day workshop that is changing the face of education. More than 60,000 people have taken his online courses, including The Marketing Seminar and several others on Udemy. Along with doing five TED talks, Seth has a top-rated podcast, Akimbo, and has built The Podcasting Fellowship to help others start a show of their own (he's got some other great workshops as well). Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 55:39.
• Hello from beautiful Montreal.
• Subscribe over at iTunes.
• Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation.
• Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook.
• or you can connect on LinkedIn.
• ...or on Twitter.
• Here is my conversation with Seth Godin.
• Akimbo.
• The Podcasting Fellowship.
• altMBA.
• This Is Marketing.
• The Marketing Seminar.
• Purple Cow.
• Linchpin.
• The Dip.
• Sign up to get Seth's blog.
• Follow Seth on Instagram.
• Follow Seth on Twitter.
• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

Seth Godin has been a guest on this show more than ten times. For more than 30 years, Seth has been showing up and doing the work. He is the author of close to twenty books like Purple Cow, Linchpin, The Dip, and his most recent, This Is Marketing. In 2015, he created the altMBA. More than 60,000 people have taken his online courses, including The Marketing Seminar and several others on Udemy. Along with doing five TED talks, Seth has a top-rated podcast, Akimbo, and has built The Podcasting Fellowship.

Welcome to episode #699 of Six Pixels of Separation.

Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #699 - Host: Mitch Joel. These are the hard conversations to have (from a professional standpoint). Ron Tite and I are very close friends. It's rare that a day goes by without some point of connectivity (a train of texts, a call, etc…). I've admired his work, his thinking, his humor and his ideas from the day that we first met. Ron has been an award-winning advertising writer and creative director for some of the world's most respected brands. He is Founder and CEO of Church+State (originally The Tite Group), a content marketing agency and publisher of, This is That Travel Guide to Canada – a best-selling, award-winning satirical book from the creators of CBC Radio's hit show, This Is That. His past work includes being Executive Producer & Host of the award-winning comedy show, Monkey Toast, in addition to writing for a number of television series, penning a children's book, and writing, performing, and producing the play The Canadian Baby Bonus. In demand as a speaker on innovation, branding and content marketing, Ron continues to speak to leading organizations all over the world about "The Expression Economy" – his take on modern business. His first book, Everyone's An Artist (Or At Least They Should Be), was published in 2016. His latest (and greatest) book is Think Do Say, looks at how consumers now vote with their wallet and their time. He even has a podcast of his own, and it's call, The Coup. Always filled with interesting perspectives, this is a show that you do not want to miss. Enjoy the conversation...

• Running time: 54:54.
• Hello from beautiful Montreal.
• Subscribe over at iTunes.
• Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation.
• Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook.
• or you can connect on LinkedIn.
• ...or on Twitter.
• Here is my conversation with Ron Tite.
• Think Do Say.
• Everyone's An Artist (Or At Least They Should Be).
• Church+State.
• The Coup.
• Follow Ron on Instagram.
• Follow Ron on Twitter.
• This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.