Omar Akhtar - Run Towards the Vegetables

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Rising - Conversations with Leaders On Their Way Up

Direct Agents and Prophet

58 episodes

6 days ago

There’s a lot of focus in our industry on those already at the top, but change is driven at all levels. Rising highlights the builders, the shapers and the doers across marketing, media, and innovation — the ones tagged to be our future leaders. Each episode showcases a leader rising up and what they see ahead. Hosted by Josh Boaz and Mat Zucker, we talk to guests about career trajectory, the people who helped them, skills gained along the way, and the trends they're watching. Don't forget to rate, review & subscribe

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Omar Akhtar - Run Towards the Vegetables

Rising - Conversations with Leaders On Their Way Up

35 minutes 32 seconds

1 year ago

Omar Akhtar - Run Towards the Vegetables

Omar is the Founder and Principal Analyst of Benchmarker, where he has spent the last decade publishing research and advising companies on marketing excellence. Previously, he was the head of research at Altimeter, a Prophet Company, and an Associate Partner at Prophet, advising Fortune 500 companies on improving their marketing and content strategies. He is also the co-author of the best-selling book Winning Through Platforms - How To Succeed When Everyone Has One. In this episode, our guests and hosts talk about A.I. benefits and costs, moving from brand-name to start-up, rising through expertise, and more.

7:30 - Moving from name-brand to startup
9:00 - Factoring in risks
10:20 - Journalist to Analyst
14:40 - Talking to the software
16:30 - Rising through expertise
19:25 - A.I. benefits—and costs
20:35 - Becoming a consultant
23:20 - What good looks like quantitatively
25:30 - Deciding to be an entrepreneur
29:55 - Josh’s advice
30:25 - Thank you notes: Mina Kimes
31:17 - Top Pick

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Writing Without Bullshit by Josh Burnoff
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AccuWeather
Remarkable

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⁠⁠Josh Boaz⁠⁠⁠ (host)

⁠⁠⁠Mat Zucker⁠⁠⁠ (host)

Omar Akhtar (guest)