Here's our conversation with Alexandra Watkins, a professional Namer. She's the woman who gave The Wendy's Baconator its name amongst many other well known brands.
We talk about how she got her start (a Match.com date), why people need to stop taking themselves so seriously, prison penpals and a boat mutiny, and why we all need to have more fun and make people smile.
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📖 Key points in the episode:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:09 Match.com date to professional namer
00:15:39 Why be a namer?
00:21:45 Working at 7/11
00:30:18 Find who is doing what you want to do
00:37:20 Eating JIF during a boat mutiny
00:52:48 Her Mom
00:59:08 Prison penpals
01:10:00 Break the rules. Make people smile
01:21:43 Baconator and her naming process
01:34:26 Advice on writing a book
01:45:20 Elon Musk's baby. Don't take yourself so seriously
01:54:33 Love your name award
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👥 Credits:
Our Guest: Alexandra Watkins
Hosted By: David Fox and John Fox
Editors: Maggie Fox
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