Episode #4 of the Wild Business Growth podcast is here and will crack you up! Presented by Hippo Direct. Listen today on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and your other favorite audio platforms – and leave 5 stars if you’re feeling wild!
What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?
Hear how entrepreneurs & innovators unleash creativity to grow bigger and better businesses. You’ll hear from an exciting new guest every single week who’s turning wild ideas into wild growth. Guests include startup founders, product inventors, social media influencers, and much more. Hosted by our digital marketing dude Max Branstetter.
Episode #4: Jon Savitt – Writer, Comedian, and Funniest Renaissance Man
Jon Savitt, the funniest thing since sliced bread, joins the show to bring sarcasm to a pinnacle. He’s been featured in MTV News, Funny Or Die, the Washington Post, and more. Jon and I are friends from college and I can distinctly remember how much relentless effort he was putting in at the start (and still today!) to build his personal brand and Twitter community. He’s one of the funniest and most creative people I know, and you truly never know what clever thoughts will come from his brain. This episode covers everything from how he thinks of his hilarious tweets to what it’s really like to go mega-viral. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- His creative process for consistently delivering funny content
- How he beats writer’s block
- How humor can benefit a brand
- His work with an NBA player
- What’s saved in his (and my) Twitter drafts
- The reality of going mega-viral on Twitter, which he knows firsthand
- His takes on recent viral trends
- How he’d survive on a deserted island
Follow Jon on Twitter at @savittj and Instagram at @savitt_jon and visit his website at jonsavittwrites.com.
Enjoy the show! Check out the show notes below for much more detail.
Show Notes
- Intro
- [1:04] Jon & I went to school at Indiana University in Bloomington
- [1:30] Space Jam
- [1:58] Jon’s articles in Time, Washington Post, MTV News, and Huffington Post. Ron Burgundy. Jack Dorsey
- [2:25] Jon on Twitter
- [3:20] A True Underdog Story
- [4/17] CollegeHumor
- [5:35] Funny Or Die
- [6:27] Renaissance Era
- [7:01] Star Wars. 30 Rock. Seinfeld
- [7:50] Jon & I were in Sammy
- [8:00] Capulets & Montagues
- [10:10] How Jon dealt with rejection
- [11:00] What made him mic drop
- [11:30] The Originally Anti-Social Media Social Media Superstar
- [11:50] Jon on Instagram
- [12:40] Power of humor and social media
- [13:30] All jokes aside, Jon has over 14K Twitter followers
- [13:45] Kevin Durant burner accounts
- Unleashing Creativity
- [14:23] How creativity plays a role into Jon’s career
- [15:24] My role is Digital Marketing Manager at Hippo Direct
- [15:50] Snapchat’s decline
- [16:19] What Jon does to stay creative
- [16:30] The challenges of staying creative
- [17:30] What to do when you have writer’s block
- [18:06] Jon is not short
- [19:48] And incredibly good-looking
- [20:06] How often he gets writer’s block
- [21:50] Ernest Hemingway – The Old Man and the Sea
- Funny Business
- [22:48] How Jon comes up with his funny tweets
- [23:28] Twitter moves to 280 characters
- [24:53] My tweeting process
- [26:27] Serious answer to my tweeting process
- [26:45] Jon & I reveal our Twitter drafts. Carmen Sandiego
- [27:30] Notes on iPhone
- [28:04] The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Michael Scott. Steve Carell
- [29:35] Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger actually founded Instagram
- [30:00] My Instagram
- [30:16] Instagram growing like crazy
- [31:35] The benefits of being funny
- [33:40] Why this podcast boom is happening
[34:18] GaryVee - [34:35] If Jon’s sarcasm ever doesn’t register
- [36:07] #TrustTheProcess. Joel Embiid-Rihanna
- [36:30] Tobias Harris
- [36:55] Jon’s creative agency Punch
- [37:08] LeBron James. Chris Paul
- [38:40] Jon is not actually on the Lakers but would be a great addition
- [39:10] Tennessee Volunteers basketball
- [39:20] Visit the site at TobiasHarris.com
- [40:05] WordPress
- [40:37] Everyone get Tobias to be friends with Jon!
- Inspiration: People, Hobbies, and Resources
- [41:14] Hear who Jon’s biggest influences are
- [43:15] What hobbies he enjoys in his free time
- [44:25] Forrest Gump running
- [45:06] The misconception about introverts
- [45:49] What instrument Jon plays
- [46:28] Illuminati. Creative Genius
- [46:40] Jon’s favorite follow on Twitter. Our Hippo Direct Twitter account
- [47:20] IRL
- [48:20] The Twitter Bot Purge
- Wild Business Shoutout of the Week
- [48:50] Walmart Yodel Boy – Mason Ramsey
- [49:50] Walmart
- [50:30] His album: Famous
- [50:40] 2 Fast 2 Furious
- [51:05] Chewbacca Mom
- [51:35] Pepsi
- [52:08] Mason Ramsey performing at Coachella. Beyoncé
- [52:15] Plane Bae
- [52:40] The Today Show. Good Morning America
- [53:45] Brick & mortar stores closing
- The Unusual: Phrases, Quirks, and Pet Peeves
- [54:41] Jon’s biggest pet peeve
- [55:03] Hamilton
- [56:29] Raisinets. Milk Duds
- [56:35] Jon’s controversial Milk Duds tweet
- [57:27] Jon’s mega-viral spider tweet
- [57:35] The difference between viral and good
- [58:40] What it’s like going viral
- [58:50] Twitter Moments
- [1:00:06] What made Jon “throw his phone in a lake”
- [1:00:46] Minneapolis
- [1:01:40] Minnesota State Fair
- Rapid Fire Q&A
- [1:03:00] Wikipedia. Google. HQ Trivia
- [1:03:10] Scott Rogowsky
- [1:03:20] Jon’s favorite type of cookie
- [1:03:30] The Office. Ozark. Riverdale. Cole Sprouse
- [1:04:00] Breaking Bad
- [1:04:20] Crying Jordan. Flute Girl
- [1:04:28] Villanova National Championships
- [1:04:50] Sugar Ray
- [1:05:00] Rugrats. Reboot
- [1:05:16] John Mulaney
- [1:05:40] Kiddush cup
- [1:06:17] What made Jon sweat
- Theme Song: Freestyle Percussion Magik – Jungle Tribe – provided by Jamendo
Keep your ears out for many more amazing guests appearing soon. Follow along for all our creative marketing content on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn and let us know any guests you’d like to see on the show. Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!
