Scott Galloway on the end of the brand era, monetising rage and how to create wealth

Scott Galloway is Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and host of the Prof G and Pivot podcasts. In this episode Prof G lives up to the billing as the most uncensored guest on the podcast ever. We cover lots of ground, including his secret to success with Prof G media, what the #1 skill for all marketers should be, why brand is dead and how to build wealth. We recorded this episode as Scott releases his new book The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula For Success, buy on Amazon UK, or US.

Links

• Jon's LinkedIn
• Jon's Twitter
• Watch the Uncensored CMO on YouTube

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:00:57 - 25 year overnight success
• 00:01:28 - Scott’s biggest failures
• 00:07:38 - How Scott scaled himself
• 00:13:24 - Daniel Kahneman’s impact on Scott
• 00:20:26 - How social media has a negative impact on the world
• 00:28:45 - Scott Galloway on being late
• 00:31:14 - The most important skill for a marketer
• 00:33:32 - The Era of Brand is Dead
• 00:40:19 - Scott’s new book opening Aurelius quote
• 00:42:53 - The power of compound interest
• 00:43:53 - Scott’s advice to young people
• 00:48:33 - Growing your network grows wealth
• 00:56:33 - What does the agency of the future look like?
• 01:03:33 - How to get social media right
• 01:04:50 - Why big firms should stop certification based hiring