About the episode
This episode features an interview with Shaun Randol, Founder of Mister Editorial, a mixternal communications newsletter. Shaun has spent a large portion of his career piloting communications for international companies such as Bloomberg and BlackRock.
In this episode, Shawn and Shaun discuss the myth of planning in storytelling, the importance of adapting to new technologies, and maintaining a strategic perspective on the evolution of communications work.
Playlist
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02:26Getting to know Shaun
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09:12Where Shaun stands today on AI replacing people
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14:19How technology changes the way we communicate
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18:45Shaun’s opinion on slowing down generative AI
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29:36Shaun’s advice for comms professionals using AI
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35:44Other ways comms professionals can embrace AI
Guest information
Shaun Randol
Shaun has 13+ years of experience in mixternal communications for multibillion-dollar global corporations (Bloomberg, BlackRock, Splunk, and Lam Research). For Lam Research, a $65 billion tech company nobody has heard of, he is the editor-in-chief of digital publications.
For more than 10 years Shaun ran an online magazine and indie book publisher dedicated to philosophy, arts and culture, international affairs, and literature. He now writes Mister Editorial for a global comms community of 3k+ readers and growing.