Aggressively Human: Online Business in the Age of AI, Algorithms & Automations Are we recording a podcast or a leading a movement?
Most podcasts don’t make it past episode 10. But somewhere around the year mark, something shifts—what started as exploring ideas and meeting people can quietly become something bigger, with more weight and more responsibility than you signed up for.
In this episode, we explore the difference between hosting a podcast and leading a movement. We talk about the three types of motivations for a platform: the desire for fame, the intentional choice to lead with a platform, and the moral imperative—when you have something to say that no one else is saying.
This is a conversation about the reluctant responsibility that comes with showing up consistently, having strong points of view that shapes the discourse, and being willing to change your mind as you learn more.
* The three motivations for creating a platform: fame, leadership with a platform, and moral imperative
* What we can learn from Hamilton and Burr, especially why “I want to be in the room where it happens” is different from creating the authority to create the room.
* Creating into the void—the lag time between creating content and seeing its impact
* What changes when people start quoting your work back to you
* Why reluctance to lead (because you want to get it right) is an act of integrity
* The responsibility of being a standard bearer when people you looked up to aren’t active in the space anymore
* How compounding authority works over time
* The difference between selling services directly vs. articulating a point of view
* Why having strong points of view while staying open to changing your mind is so hard
“I think that when you’re a movement leader, you have to be willing to walk on the ledge more publicly for much longer. With less feedback than you anticipate.” - Jessica
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