
263: Driving Results through Reinvention with Joe Jackman
06/09/21 • 52 min
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Joe Jackman is the CEO & Founder of Jackman Reinvents, the world's first and foremost reinvention company. He's also the author of The Reinventionist Mindset where he talks about principles that help businesses succeed.
In this episode Joe and Alan discuss, you guessed it: change. Specifically reinvention. What it means, and why people resist it. Joe says, “Change is hard. Not only just being comfortable with it but embracing it and then getting good at it.” Throughout the interview you'll hear him speak on how business leaders can make change more acceptable - a positive for their business - and avoid becoming irrelevant.
After listening to this episode, you'll realize that the future is now. Marketing leaders need to adapt before the wave is gone and they're left behind.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why people resist change
- The danger of doing the math
- What's necessary to be successful at change
Key Highlights:
- [01:52] Joe's transformational summer
- [06:30] Becoming a reinventionist
- [10:35] The roots of resisting change
- [14:35] Pushing the status quo
- [17:20] Being a part of creating the future
- [19:08] Don't do the math
- [23:24] How to become successful at change
- [28:07] Companies who are embracing change
- [32:32] The benefit of a non-linear path
- [35:45] Where does it come from?
- [40:37] A defining experience that made Joe who he is today
- [42:12] Joe's advice to his younger self
- [44:16] Joe's impact purchase
- [46:10] The brands and companies Joe follows
- [49:35] What Joe says is today's biggest threat and opportunity for marketers
Resources Mentioned:
- Joe Jackman
- Jackman
- The Reinventionist Mindset: Five Human Principles that will Lead to Successful Business Transformation (book)
- University of Windsor
- Industrial Design
- Loblaws
- AMA Hall of Legends – Joe Jackman
- Chris Bryant, CMO of Chipotle
- Nick Kokonas, founder of Alinea and Tock
- Medium app
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Joe Jackman is the CEO & Founder of Jackman Reinvents, the world's first and foremost reinvention company. He's also the author of The Reinventionist Mindset where he talks about principles that help businesses succeed.
In this episode Joe and Alan discuss, you guessed it: change. Specifically reinvention. What it means, and why people resist it. Joe says, “Change is hard. Not only just being comfortable with it but embracing it and then getting good at it.” Throughout the interview you'll hear him speak on how business leaders can make change more acceptable - a positive for their business - and avoid becoming irrelevant.
After listening to this episode, you'll realize that the future is now. Marketing leaders need to adapt before the wave is gone and they're left behind.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why people resist change
- The danger of doing the math
- What's necessary to be successful at change
Key Highlights:
- [01:52] Joe's transformational summer
- [06:30] Becoming a reinventionist
- [10:35] The roots of resisting change
- [14:35] Pushing the status quo
- [17:20] Being a part of creating the future
- [19:08] Don't do the math
- [23:24] How to become successful at change
- [28:07] Companies who are embracing change
- [32:32] The benefit of a non-linear path
- [35:45] Where does it come from?
- [40:37] A defining experience that made Joe who he is today
- [42:12] Joe's advice to his younger self
- [44:16] Joe's impact purchase
- [46:10] The brands and companies Joe follows
- [49:35] What Joe says is today's biggest threat and opportunity for marketers
Resources Mentioned:
- Joe Jackman
- Jackman
- The Reinventionist Mindset: Five Human Principles that will Lead to Successful Business Transformation (book)
- University of Windsor
- Industrial Design
- Loblaws
- AMA Hall of Legends – Joe Jackman
- Chris Bryant, CMO of Chipotle
- Nick Kokonas, founder of Alinea and Tock
- Medium app
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262: Digging into the Mechanisms of Growth with Qualtrics's Kylan Lundeen
Kylan Lundeen is the Chief Marketing Officer at Qualtrics where he's helped revenue growth increase up to 50% per year. When Kylan started “meandering” in marketing, he began to realize the importance of growth versus marketing alone. He says, “the job of any marketer is to influence other people to take action and do something”, but you can only do that when you understand growth.
In their conversation, Alan and Kylan discuss skateboards, valuable content creation in a world of distraction, and the power of educating your internal team on what marketing actually does. You'll also hear Kylan's perspective on creating a new category, as well as how he and his team have combatted the marketing competition that is the entertainment industry. Listen in to find out how Kylan thinks marketers should be adapting to the future and what you can do to cut through the noise.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- The benefit of accepting random projects
- Why you should focus on growth vs. marketing
- Overcoming the entertainment competition
Key Highlights:
- [01:26] Kylan's favorite hobby
- [03:30] How Kylan became an accidental marketer
- [06:15] “Meandering” through marketing
- [09:32] Getting banned from Dreamforce
- [11:15] Becoming CMO
- [15:06] Focusing on growth vs. marketing
- [19:05] Appreciating the foundations
- [21:12] Creating a new category
- [29:00] Marketing, clear and simple
- [34:13] Competing with entertainment
- [40:00] Where Kylan gets inspiration
- [45:37] A defining experience that made Kylan who he is today
- [49:35] What Kylan says is today's biggest threat and opportunity for marketers
Resources Mentioned:
- Qualtrics
- Kylan Lundeen
- Functional Art
- Skateboards
- Ryan Smith
- Jared Smith
- Dreamforce
- Qualtrics 5 for the Fight
- Andy Rachleff – Benchmark Capital
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264: Purpose is Power with ALSAC'S Emily Callahan
Emily Callahan is the Chief Marketing and Experience Officer at ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
On the show, Emily and Alan discuss St. Jude's origin, how she ended up as the Chief Marketing and Experience Officer, and the inspiration behind St. Jude's partnership with SpaceX. Yes, you read that correctly. St. Jude is going to outer space.
But in between, they also talk about purpose: what it means and how it can empower companies and their partnerships. Emily encourages people to “be a difference maker where you are.” Listen in to find out how that inspires her career, their marketing, and St. Jude's mission.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why purpose is the power behind marketing
- St. Jude's partnership to travel to space
- What CMOs can learn from cause marketers
Key Highlights:
- [01:25] Emily's morning routine
- [02:53] Emily's path to Chief Marketing and Experience Officer
- [06:12] All about St. Jude Children's Hospital
- [10:16] What non-profit marketing looks like
- [13:58] Purpose behind marketing
- [17:25] St. Jude is going to space!
- [20:37] Stories of inspiration
- [24:33] What marketers can learn from cause marketers
- [26:11] Emily's career advice
- [28:37] A defining experience that made Emily who she is today
- [30:07] Emily's advice to her younger self
- [31:58] Emily's impact purchase
- [33:28] The brands and companies Emily follows
- [34:50] What Emily says is today's biggest threat and opportunity for marketers
Resources Mentioned:
- Emily Callahan
- ALSAC
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Richard Shadyac, President and CEO at ALSAC
- Edelman
- Susan G. Komen
- Danny Thomas and the history of St. Jude
- St. Jude and Inspiration4 Space Travel
- Jared Isaacman
- Inspiration4
- Chadwick Boseman Visit to St. Jude
- Russell Weiner , President at Domino's
- Domino's $100MM pledge to St. Jude
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