143. Dating in the Age of Algorithms and Connection in a Digital World with Sam Ogborn

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re joined by Sam Ogborn, a marketing strategist, creator, and pop culture commentator who has a unique lens on how the internet influences the ways we connect.

Sam is here to help us break down the narratives we’re constantly consuming — from viral videos to marketing campaigns — and what they reveal about our desires, expectations, and identities.

How do algorithms and social media shape dating? What about the role of AI? How do we search for belonging and community online — through fandoms, message boards, and private spaces - and what does it mean for connection?

Finally, where do we go from here? Are algorithm free spaces the new frontier online? This one’s all about dating in the age of algorithms, and how we can still find something real in a digital world.

Alright Flirties, it’s time to log on, slow the scroll, and meet Sam!

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About our guest: Sam Ogborn is a marketing strategist, content creator, and adjunct professor who has built a fulfilling career - and an online audience of 170,000+ marketers - by blending strategic expertise with authentic storytelling.

After 14+ years in the corporate world, including marketing leadership roles at Red Bull and Synchrony where she specialized in content, brand, and digital marketing, Sam now works as a marketing advisor to ambitious brands and teaches social media and content marketing at Miami University.

Sam's insights on marketing, career development, and the creator economy have been featured in NPR, Digiday, and more. She's a firm believer in learning by doing - and sharing those lessons with her community along the way.

You can connect with Sam on Instagram, TikTok, and Substack.

About your host: Benjamin is a flirt and dating coach sharing his love of flirting and BFE - big flirt energy - with the world! A lifelong introvert and socially anxious member of society, Benjamin now helps singles and daters alike flirt with more confidence, clarity, and fun!

As the flirt is all about connection, Benjamin helps the flirt community (the Flirties!) date from a place that allows the value of connection in all forms - platonic, romantic, and with the self - to take center stage.

Ultimately, this practice of connection helps flirters and daters alike create stronger relationships, transcend limiting beliefs, and develop an unwavering love for the self.

His work has been featured in Fortune, NBC News, The Huffington Post, Men's Health, and Yoga Journal.

You can connect with Benjamin on Instagram, TikTok, watch on YouTube, and stream the Flirtations Flirtcast everywhere you listen to podcasts (like right here!), and find out more about working together 1:1 here.