Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo18 Okt 2023

Signature Stories: Amanda Natividad

In this episode, we're joined by Amanda Natividad, the VP of marketing at SparkToro, who shares a story about the time she met her marketing hero: her now-boss, Rand Fishkin. Amanda is a former tech journalist and also a former test kitchen cook for the LA Times. She writes the newsletter The Menu which includes marketing advice and delicious recipes (for actual food, not marketing). And she takes us inside three different drafts for potential intros of this signature story, where we learn about the paradox in our storytelling: to connect deeper externally, we need to go deeper internally.

But does our work and culture encourage that? Amanda and Jay wrestle with that.

Throughout this series, we'll learn from how inspiring creators and experts craft their most valuable, most original stories that build connection and resonate deeply. We're putting on display the hidden details, tiny choices, and emotional moments, as we seek to go beyond telling stories to instead BECOME storytellers.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

Amanda Natividad, VP marketing at SparkToro and writer of The Menu newsletter. Find her on LinkedIn.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Creator, host, writer, editor: Jay Acunzo
Producer and researcher: Ilana Nevins

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