Leadership
28 pieces on Leadership
- 01
Everyone Wants the Whales: A Conversation with Taylor Wilson
Creative Shizzle founder Taylor Wilson on building a creative team you rent on demand, why there are more salmon than whales, the gap between a great brand and revenue, treating people right as a growth strategy, and the coming content reckoning.
·13 min read·Content / Leadership - 02
Stop Doing It Because That's How It's Always Been Done: A Conversation with Marianne Kaiser
Contrary Collective founder Marianne Kaiser on the process theater killing creative work, why regulation exposes weak creatives, senior-led teams over 15-person email calls, and building the opposite of the agency machine.
·13 min read·Leadership / Positioning - 03
Surface Area Compounds: A Conversation with Melissa Withorn
CAST founder Melissa Withorn on why agencies still run freelance talent out of spreadsheets, what Lovable actually gets you, why the founder archetype is a talk track worth ignoring, and why you have to be willing to look like an idiot.
·12 min read·Product / Leadership / AI - 04
A Delusional Belief in Yourself: A Conversation with Anjeanette Carter
Ghostwriter Anjeanette Carter on where delusion meets reality, why you only need ten people in your niche, why chasing virality is the wrong target, and why confidence plus consistency can't lose.
·9 min read·Content / Leadership - 05
Give Them More Than the Room: A Conversation with Maggie Arai
Maggie Arai, founder of Happier Social Club, on the loneliness epidemic, why AI companionship is a double-edged sword, why brand events should focus on the why not the what, and how to turn an online audience into a community that actually connects.
·11 min read·Content / Leadership - 06
Nobody Cares About Your Tech: A Conversation with Tom Hill
Zyntrix CEO Tom Hill on why retailers don't care about your tech, why the resistance to change lives in the boardroom not the frontline, what makes a loyalty program actually work, and why open banking is finally ready.
·7 min read·Leadership / GTM