In this episode, we talk with SCOTT DIKKERS, the Founder of TheOnion.com, the world’s most popular satirical publication.
THOUGHT:
Empower your people with radical freedom.
CONNECT:
Website: ScottDikkers.com
Website: HowToWriteFunny.com
Book: Outrageous Marketing : The Story of The Onion and How To Build a Powerful Brand with No Marketing Budget
Book: Welcome to the Future Which Is Mine
Book: Trump's America: Buy This Book And Mexico Will Pay For It
Book: How to Write Funny
Book: How to Write Funnier
Book: The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury: The Even More Definitive Collection of Every Published Cartoon by Jim
Book: E-Day! The Funniest Screenplay Never Produced
Book: You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your Day
Podcast: How To Write Funny
Instagram: @ItsScottDikkers
Twitter: @ScottDikkers
Classes: Writing with the Onion
BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:
Punch Brothers - PunchBrothers.com
Gwar - Gwar.net
The Wood Brothers - TheWoodBros.com
The Cars - TheCars.org
Pet Shop Boys - PetShopBoys.co.uk
Jim's Journal - GoComics.com
The AV Club - AVClub.com
W. Edwards Deming - Deming.org
Peter Drucker - DruckerInstitute.com
Tony Hsieh (Zappos) - DeliveringHappiness.com
Jim Collins Book: Good To Great - Amazon.com
Kanye - KanyeWest.com
Steve Jobs - Biography.com
George Lucas - IMDB.com
Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Wikipedia.com
Mike Kneidinger - Darden.com
Second City (Chicago) - SecondCity.com
Sears - Sears.com
Peabody Award - PeabodyAwards.com
Thurber Prize for American Humor - ThurberHouse.org
3M - 3M.com
Time Magazine (Top 50 Cyber Elite) - Content.Time.com
Banding People Together - BandingPeopleTogether.com
Big Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.com
Hard Rock International – HardRock.com
Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.com
Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.com
Cannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.org
Keppler Speakers - KepplerSpeakers.com
Certified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.com
Thoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.com
Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.com
Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT Keel
SCOTT DIKKER'S BIO:
Scott Dikkers is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Founder of TheOnion.com, the world's most popular satirical publication.
He’s the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor and a Peabody. Time Magazine ranked him #43 on its list of the Top 50 “Cyber Elite”, alongside iconic figures Steve Jobs and George Lucas.
His book, "Outrageous Marketing: The Story of The Onion and How to Build a Powerful Brand with No Marketing Budget" was a number-one new release on Amazon.
Scott has created several other successful entertainment brands, including Jim’s Journal, the AV Club, and How to Write Funny.
Having recently left The Onion, Scott’s goal is to share his techniques for writing humor and building successful brands.
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