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The Better Leadership Team ShowWhat Can Business Learn From Show Business? with Simmy KustanowitzIn this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I talk with Simmy Kustanowitz, founder of Clock Tower Innovation and an Emmy-nominated television producer turned corporate showrunner.Simmy spent more than 20 years producing hit television shows like Impractical Jokers and Adam Ruins Everything. Today, he helps companies apply entertainment-style thinking to leadership, communication, innovation, and problem-solving.We talk about what business can learn from show business, why clarity is one of the most important characteristics of a great leadership team, and how leaders can use time pressure as a tool instead of treating it like...
2026-05-1941 min
Adeptus On AirBuilding Authentic Comedy with Simmy Kustanowitz | From Live TV to Lasting ImpactToday on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Simmy Kustanowitz, an Emmy-nominated executive producer whose career spans hit shows from Total Request Live to Impractical Jokers. Simmy describes how live television shaped the way he thinks under pressure and how that mindset carried into years of creating unscripted moments built on authentic reactions. He reflects on the cross-generational appeal of Impractical Jokers and the way simple ideas become unforgettable when the Jokers’ real fears, loyalties, and instincts take over. Utilizing his experience in the entertainment industry, Simmy talks about founding Clocktower Innovation to help businesses rethink how they use ti...
2025-12-1142 min
Second Act StoriesHow TV Exec Simmy Kustanowitz Turned Impractical Experience into Creative Problem SolvingSimmy Kustanowitz spent the bulk of his career working in television production. From the moment he took a job as an intern for "The Daily Show," he fell in love with the industry. After college, he climbed the ranks. His first job as an NBC page gave way to a gig as a production assistant for MTV, where he worked on a variety of shows. That's where he was given his first opportunity to produce TV shows. With all that experience under his belt, Simmy eventually landed a role as an executive at the newly formed TruTV...
2025-12-0133 min
Everyday RockstarsRethink The Way You Think: Simmy Kustanowitz Offers Creative Genius Through Clock Tower InnovationI had the most inspiring chat with the brilliant and undeniably funny, Simmy Kustanowitz 🎬✨ Hollywood TV producer, creative genius, business brainstormer, dream liver, and overall great guy.Ever since this interview I can’t help but picture young Simmy at Universal Studios (gotta listen till the end) and think of the term “childlike wonder” and smile. My goal is to channel this type of calm, visionary energy and awe to all the things I get to work on, and I believe you will too once you meet him. Please check out our talk and follow along on his jour...
2025-07-2812 min
Marketing Today with Alan Hart433: How to Think Efficiently and Problem Solve Productively with Simmy Kustanowitz, Founder at Clock Tower InnovationSimmy Kustanowitz has built a reputation as an idea generator and "creative fixer" by utilizing two easy steps—Simplify and Gamify—to solve any company's toughest challenges. As an Emmy-nominated TV producer, Simmy has held high-level positions across multiple genres, ranging from live events and high-budget scripted sitcoms to reality docu-series and studio game shows. He started his career as a writer in the MTV and VH1 worlds on shows like TRL and Silent Library. He eventually was promoted to the producer role before moving into showrunning, then became a development executive, where he found his love for marketing. Simm...
2024-08-2132 min
The BladtcastBladtcast #243 - "Saccardokast 2017 (Part One): Turn That Murphy Frown Upside Down"In the first of two special episodes that prove if you become old, you run into everybody again, Christian is joined in studio for a return visit from "Community", "Vice Principals" and "American Dad!" writer Tim Saccardo, where they pick up the conversation from Bladtcast episodes 10 and 11 (re-purposed for Bladtcast 242), including: sage-like advice from Al Bundy, TV short-hand, and a surprising deep dive on Tony Danza's career. They talk about dabbling in stand-up comedy, then make sure Dave Foley never wants to work with either of them. A conversation about Al Franken's latest book leads to a very spirited discussion...
2017-09-081h 04
The Official Impractical Jokers PodcastRemember the PactImpractical Jokers executive producer Simmy Kustanowitz is our guest this week, discussing his low opinion of Sal's t-shirts, meeting Murr for the first time, and the origin of the name, "Simmy Cantstandyourbitz."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2017-08-2537 min
Sorry I've Been So BusySimmy KustanowitzMatt and Andrew talk to producer, show runner, Tru TV exec Simmy Kustanowitz (TRL, Silent Library, Impractical Jokers) about selling breakfast sausage as a religious Jew, giving useful network notes, and getting locked in a Cancun hotel bathroom. Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/SIBSB. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.
2016-08-3153 min