

The Future of Content podcast
Todd Ross Nienkerk
The Future of Content explores how we create, manage, and distribute content. Hosted by Todd Ross Nienkerk and brought to you by Four Kitchens—Way more than websites.
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Mar 1, 2022 • 52min
Episode 31 - Brand Voice and Copy with Wynne Renz
What do you get when you add naming, brand voice, copywriting, and content together? You get someone like Wynne Renz, Brand Voice and Copy Lead at Miro.com and our guest this week. Listen to this week’s episode as Wynne shares how to successfully communicate who your company is through a well-thought out strategy that combines those four elements. >> Wynne Renz website >> Wynne Renz on LinkedIn >> Wynne Renz on InVision >> Wynne Renz on Etsy

Jan 18, 2022 • 42min
Episode 30 - Raising Significance with Michelle Taylor Willis
Passion is often overlooked for knowledge and experience. In order to be successful, we need all 3. But what is our definition of success? If it’s only what we can do for ourselves, we’ve completely missed the mark. For author, media mogul, and founder of Gagnant Media Michelle Taylor Willis, success means what you do for yourself; significance is what you do for others. Listen to this week’s episode as she discusses her passion for significance. >> Michelle Taylor Willis website >> Michelle Taylor Willis on LinkedIn >> Michelle Taylor Willis on Instagram >> Michelle Taylor Willis on Twitter

Jan 4, 2022 • 24min
Episode 29 - Teaching History Through Comics, Video Games and Cosplay with Arijit Bhattacharyya
Entrepreneurial ideas don’t come in a vacuum - they grow out of everyday situations and interactions. For Arijit Bhattacharyyan, serial entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of virtualinfocom and Founder of World Leader Summit, his entrepreneurial spark came from the most unlikely of places - his love of comic books. In this episode, he shares how he combined his love of math, science, and physics with his love of comic books and became the serial entrepreneur that he is today. >> Arijit’s website >> Arijit Bhattacharyya on LinkedIn >> Arijit Bhattacharyya on Instagram >> Arijit Bhattacharyya on Twitter

Dec 21, 2021 • 39min
Episode 28 - Being Seen, Heard and Remembered with Mildred Talabi
Some of us are most comfortable in the background or in the shadows but author and speaker Mildred Talabi believes in the intersection of visibility and women. In this episode, Mildred discussed why your target audience needs to feel like you ‘get’ them and the only way they can do that is if you write your content in a way that speaks directly to them, in their voice. Be sure to listen to her episode today and follow her by clicking on the links below! >> Mildred Talabi on LinkedIn >> Mildred Talabi on Facebook >> Mildred Talabi on Instagram >> Mildred Talabi on Twitter >> Mildred Talabi on YouTube >> MildredTalabi.com >> Visible Women Tribe

Dec 7, 2021 • 32min
Episode 27 - Influencing the Job Market with Jonathan Javier
Job searching can be difficult and discouraging. How do we make sure our resume stands out from the rest? Jonathan’s mission is to turn underdogs into winners. He started Wonsulting a year ago when he realized that people from non-targeted and non-traditional backgrounds had difficulty being hired at their dream companies - Google, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, etc. He created strategies that helped them get hired, sometimes without even applying. Jonathan’s strategies have been so effective that he now has roughly a million followers combined across LinkedIn, TikTok, and Instagram and reaches over thirty million people a month. Be sure to give his episode a listen and check him out on social! >> Jonathan Javier on LinkedIn >> Jonathan Javier on Instagram >> Jonathan Javier on TikTok >> Wonsulting on TikTok >> Wonsulting

Nov 23, 2021 • 41min
Episode 26 - Content that Stands Above the Rim with Scott Hale
Creating content isn’t always easy. It can be a thankless and sometimes challenging job - how do you say something different than what everyone else is saying? How do you find a way to stand out? Scott A. Hale found a unique way. He co-founded BasketballNews.com and has hired former NBA players to write for him, which means they bring a perspective and quality to their articles and podcasts that other writers can’t. Listen to his episode and be sure to follow Scott and BasketballNews.com today! >> Scott A. Hale on LinkedIn >> BasketballNews.com

Nov 9, 2021 • 42min
Episode 25 - Creating Voice Content with Preston So
Content creating is a challenging task, and it’s especially challenging creating voice content. Preston So is the Senior Director of Product Strategy at Oracle and the author of Voice Content and Usability. He focuses on how content is changing and adjusting to new user experiences, namely voice experience and immersive experiences that challenge the notions we have about the web and content. Preston understands the challenges that come with trying to control every aspect of the content user’s experience. Listen to this week’s episode as Preston discusses how to overcome these and other user experience challenges, and be sure to check out his book, Voice Content and Usability! >> Preston So on LinkedIn >> Preston So’s website >> Voice Content and Usability

Apr 20, 2021 • 42min
Episode 24 - A Content Renaissance (Fair)
As a second-generation Renaissance festival face-painter, Elia Albarrán has seen a lot of changes in the ways festival-goers express themselves over the years.

Apr 6, 2021 • 38min
Episode 23 - Meditation and Mindfulness
Liza Kindred is on a mission to create content about and for mindfulness that steers clear of intentionally obscured marketing lingo.

Mar 23, 2021 • 39min
Episode 22 - Nerding Out
Emmanuel Aouad combines business strategy and nerdcore rapping as a means of influencing learning and facilitating awareness.