Jay Acunzo
Podcast Host, Unthinkable | Author, Speaker, Tinkerer

I host the podcast Unthinkable, write the weekly newsletter Playing Favorites, and develop podcasts and docuseries for mission-driven brands, authors, and entrepreneurs. I'm also a frequent keynote speaker, and the author of the book Break the Wheel.

It is my personal, professional mission to help others make work that matters -- to their careers, their companies, and their communities.

I see creativity as a form of problem solving and leadership. It's a means of raising your hand to lead and investigate and improve things, and I want to help others frame their work as such. That can help us see the work and the world better and differently.

Before becoming a content entrepreneur, I held marketing and media roles at Google, HubSpot, and the VC firm NextView.

My biggest ambition and maybe grandest delusion is to be the Anthony Bourdain of business storytelling :)

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What's with the asterisk?
Sep 22, 2021
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How to Resonate: A Framework for Building Bigger, Innovating Faster, and Reaching Higher in Your Work
Oct 22, 2021
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The Most Efficient, Effective Creative Team in B2B: Inside ProfitWell's Recur Studios
Mar 22, 2022
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Differentiation Isn't About Topics: How to Find Actual Whitespace to Stand Out
Feb 22, 2022
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To create more memorable work, act like an explorer, not an expert
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5 tips for growing an engaged audience (ft. top creators)
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The Hidden Storytelling Approach
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Marketers: We're Sharing Our Content Backwards
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Dear Marketing Leaders: Content Creators Are Not Your Line Cooks
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People who don't know you
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15 experts creating the simpler, smarter, better future of social media marketing
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One Move to Make the Work Better
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The Friday Concentrate #2: How to Make a Newsletter That's More Than a Marketing Thing
Mar 08, 2025
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Why storytelling matters: an interview with Jay Acunzo
Feb 25, 2025
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Why Storytelling Matters: A conversation with Jay Acunzo and Forrest Bryant
Feb 25, 2025
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Why storytelling matters: A conversation with Jay Acunzo and Forrest Bryant
Feb 25, 2025
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Once More, From the Heart
Feb 23, 2025
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Elise Hu Dissects Her TED Talk - How Stories Happen #30
Feb 23, 2025
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3 Types of Signature Stories to Develop and Bring With You Everywhere
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What Voices Who Resonate Do Differently
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B2B Podcast Metrics Benchmarks 🎙️
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Whisper
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I host the podcast Unthinkable, write the weekly newsletter Playing Favorites, and develop podcasts and docuseries for mission-driven brands, authors, and entrepreneurs. I'm also a frequent keynote speaker, and the author of the book Break the Wheel.

It is my personal, professional mission to help others make work that matters -- to their careers, their companies, and their communities.

I see creativity as a form of problem solving and leadership. It's a means of raising your hand to lead and investigate and improve things, and I want to help others frame their work as such. That can help us see the work and the world better and differently.

Before becoming a content entrepreneur, I held marketing and media roles at Google, HubSpot, and the VC firm NextView.

My biggest ambition and maybe grandest delusion is to be the Anthony Bourdain of business storytelling :)

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