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Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo

An inside look at the unconventional choices of quality-obsessed creators – and the memorable things they made as a result. It's a show about trusting your intuition and your craft more than best practices and blueprints. Since 2016, Unthinkable has inspired creators to ship more personal, powerful work. In the era of AI and endless commodity content, that type of work is now urgent. Hosted by Jay Acunzo, founder of the Creator Kitchen.

Careers Business Creativity Storytelling Entrepreneurship Marketing
Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
220
Years Active
2016 - 2024
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Wizards [Intuition Series #7]

Wizards [Intuition Series #7]

Exploring how magic-makers in marketing stand out from the noise by relying more on their personalities than any best practices or tools. 

Stories about Jay Baer's barbecue adventures (and why his fa…

00:21:55  |   Mon 13 Mar 2017
Travel [Intuition Series #6]

Travel [Intuition Series #6]

Travel and creativity seem to go hand-in-hand (and then they go skipping down the street in some foreign land).

Today we go exploring the topic of exploration: Why is travel linked to inspiration? Do…

00:21:50  |   Mon 06 Mar 2017
Process [Intuition Series #5]

Process [Intuition Series #5]

"What is your writing process?"

Like cats on catnip, us content marketers just can't resist when someone answers that question. We positively obsess over each others' writing process, and the more kn…

00:15:33  |   Mon 27 Feb 2017
Facing Yourself [Intuition Series #4]

Facing Yourself [Intuition Series #4]

 

Richard's side project started with that familiar feeling when you just can't wait to see people's reactions. But in this case, it was his own reaction that surprised this serial side hustler.

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00:09:06  |   Mon 20 Feb 2017
Brilliance in Plain Sight [Intuition Series #3]

Brilliance in Plain Sight [Intuition Series #3]

Content marketers put creativity up on a pedestal. But when you actually create for a living, you know something far simpler, and you see something hidden in plain sight: brilliance.

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00:10:58  |   Mon 13 Feb 2017
Content Creator Confessions [Intuition Series #2]

Content Creator Confessions [Intuition Series #2]

We've all been where Angela is at in her work right now. Today, we dive deep into this feeling and try to make sense of it.

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00:18:21  |   Mon 06 Feb 2017
That Gut Feeling [Intuition Series #1]

That Gut Feeling [Intuition Series #1]

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TODAY'S STORY: The role of your gut instincts in creating exceptiona…

00:20:56  |   Sun 22 Jan 2017
The Thoughtless Thought Leader [Creativity Series #30]

The Thoughtless Thought Leader [Creativity Series #30]

Tyler Littwin took a deep breath, walked up on stage in front of his entire company, and let them have it. And they...loved every minute of it.

Today in this short story about a side project, we hear…

00:09:11  |   Sun 15 Jan 2017
Behind-the-Scenes Making the Show

Behind-the-Scenes Making the Show

This week, go behind-the-scenes with the making of Unthinkable with Jay and executive producer Andrew Davis, as the two discuss the thinking behind the show, the audience they're out to serve, and wh…

00:45:03  |   Mon 09 Jan 2017
Don't Start with Data [Creativity Series #28]

Don't Start with Data [Creativity Series #28]

What does it take to trust your intuition and succeed? Get a new hypothesis every Monday morning via email, packaged as an irresistible story. Text TRUST to 444999 ... or subscribe at unthinkable.fm

00:18:50  |   Mon 12 Dec 2016
Slingshot: Writing Without Bullshit [Creativity Series #27]

Slingshot: Writing Without Bullshit [Creativity Series #27]

Josh Bernoff writes a blog about writing, putting him among a TON of others that could be completely the same. So he uses a hook in order to stand out. In this short story about Josh's side project, …

00:06:12  |   Mon 05 Dec 2016
Best Practices [Creativity Series #26]

Best Practices [Creativity Series #26]

Join our Unthinkable journey -- each week, a new hypothesis for what it takes to trust your intuition and suceed. Subscribe at unthinkable.fm or text TRUST to 444999.

 

TODAY:

If you want to break fr…

00:24:20  |   Mon 28 Nov 2016
Slingshot: Beer2B [Creativity Series #25]

Slingshot: Beer2B [Creativity Series #25]

Juliana Casale's story is not unlike most of ours, because Juliana Casale is not unlike us -- trying hard to use her creative craft to elevate her career. But unlike many of us, Juliana recognizes so…

00:07:40  |   Mon 21 Nov 2016
Think Smaller [Creativity Series #24]

Think Smaller [Creativity Series #24]

Subscribe at http://unthinkable.fm to get our weekly hypothesis answering one question, explored through story: What does it take to trust your intuition?

TODAY:

We assume creativity has to be big. W…

00:20:02  |   Sun 13 Nov 2016
Slingshot: 20 Minutes to Do the Impossible [Creativity Series #23]

Slingshot: 20 Minutes to Do the Impossible [Creativity Series #23]

Harry Stebbings managed to break into venture capital -- one of the most difficult industries to work in -- at the age of just 20. And he did so with a side project that took a strong stance on indus…

00:07:27  |   Mon 07 Nov 2016
Jumping the Shark [Creativity Series #22]

Jumping the Shark [Creativity Series #22]

Subscribe at http://unthinkable.fm to get a quick note from Jay every Monday morning about trusting your intuition.

TODAY:

Why do some people seem totally fine using tactics that make us nauseous? If…

00:25:06  |   Sun 30 Oct 2016
Slingshot: The Odyssey of Writing a Book [Creativity Series #21]

Slingshot: The Odyssey of Writing a Book [Creativity Series #21]

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TODAY:

Jonathan Fields has written several books, hosts a top podcast, and speaks all over…

00:09:37  |   Mon 24 Oct 2016
In on the Secret [Creativity Series #20]

In on the Secret [Creativity Series #20]

Subscribe at unthinkable.fm to get a quick note from Jay every Monday morning about trusting your intuition.

TODAY:

If you're going to reject conventional thinking and instead trust your intuition, y…

00:27:53  |   Mon 17 Oct 2016
Slingshot: Magic Markers [Creativity Series #19]

Slingshot: Magic Markers [Creativity Series #19]

SUBSCRIBE at unthinkable.fm to get a quick note every Monday morning containing new episodes, exclusive bonus content, and new experiments to join.

 

TODAY:

Deb Aoki is like many of us craft-driven c…

00:07:58  |   Mon 10 Oct 2016
Art of the Unfinished [Creativity Series #18]

Art of the Unfinished [Creativity Series #18]

FOR EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT: Subscribe at http://unthinkable.fm to get a quick note from Jay every Monday morning.

 

TODAY:

Your creative intuition is a powerful guide. So why does it occasionally se…

00:25:31  |   Mon 03 Oct 2016
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