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.
Exploring how magic-makers in marketing stand out from the noise by relying more on their personalities than any best practices or tools.
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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…
"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…
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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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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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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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.
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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, …
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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…
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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…
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Jonathan Fields has written several books, hosts a top podcast, and speaks all over…
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