Mark Pollard (Ep.14): Creativity is an act of rebellion
Rad Awakenings with Khe Hy
English - September 15, 2017 14:40 - 1 hour - 47.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsCareers Business Education Self-Improvement finance fitness interview leadership entrepreneurship entrepreneur health business marketing comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mark Pollard is a straight up OG: he created Australia’s first Hip Hop zine and designed web sites during the early days of Web 1.0. Mark is the founder of Mighty Jungle, where he helps founders make their brands make sense — through brand strategy and mental workouts. Mark's fiercely analytical and left-brained, but also “rebelliously creative” with a strong understanding of human biases.
In this episode we reminisce about the 90s, chat about the chaos of his teenage years, which really influenced how he thinks about masculinity and its toxic elements. Mark’s got a phrase: “We know men through their deeds and ideas” which launches us into the challenge of separating achievement and identity. And finally, Mark shares the Mighty Jungle playbook, conducting a master class in storytelling, ideation, and writing. And for those building a personal brand, heed his advice on cliched buzzwords such as joy and empowered.
SHOW NOTES: bit.ly/radpod14
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/RadReads
MORE ON MARK
+ Mighty Jungle Website
+ Mark’s Blog: Life. Then Strategy.
+ Social Media: Instagram / Twitter / LinkedIn
Mark Pollard is a straight up OG: he created Australia’s first Hip Hop zine and designed web sites during the early days of Web 1.0. Mark is the founder of Mighty Jungle, where he helps founders make their brands make sense — through brand strategy and mental workouts. Mark’s fiercely analytical and left-brained, but also “rebelliously creative” with a strong understanding of human biases.
In this episode we reminisce about the 90s, chat about the chaos of his teenage years, which really influenced how he thinks about masculinity and its toxic elements. Mark’s got a phrase: “We know men through their deeds and ideas” which launches us into the challenge of separating achievement and identity. And finally, Mark shares the Mighty Jungle playbook, conducting a master class in storytelling, ideation, and writing. And for those building a personal brand, heed his advice on cliched buzzwords such as joy and empowered.
SHOW NOTES: bit.ly/radpod14
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/RadReads
MORE ON MARK
+ Mighty Jungle Website
+ Mark’s Blog: Life. Then Strategy.