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Hey fam,
Most of us treat joy like a reward. Finish the project, hit the number, then we get to feel good.
My guest on One Eleven Podcast EP43 flips that completely. Greg de Koker is the host of the Joy² podcast, a brand and culture strategist, and co-author of the best-selling business book Brand: It Ain't the Logo. His purpose for over 20 years: leave people better than he found them.
$64,000 before episode one
Everyone told Greg he couldn't get sponsors until he had an audience. So he did the opposite: he built a founding sponsorship program and invited people who already knew and trusted him.
Sixteen founding sponsors said yes. That's $64,000 raised before he'd published a single episode.
His bigger takeaway wasn't the money, though. It was a mentor's advice: focus on the relationships, and the audience will come.
3 things I'm taking from this one
1. Don't confuse insight for action. Ideas are great. But if they stay in your head, they can't make a difference for anyone else. Greg resisted starting a podcast for two and a half years. He's glad he finally didn't.
2. Expectations aren't agreements. Greg's take: the #1 cause of conflict at work and at home is unspoken, unrealistic expectations. Say them out loud so the other person can actually agree (or not).
3. Try the platinum rule. The golden rule says treat people the way you want to be treated. The platinum rule goes one step further: treat people the way they want to be treated. It takes getting to know someone, and it changes how your message lands.
Connect with Greg
Website: joy2.ca (all his socials are there)
LinkedIn: Greg de Koker
Podcast: Joy² (Joy Squared)
Your turn 👇
Greg closed with this: joy is a choice. Be intentional about it, be kinder to yourself, and call each other up instead of calling each other out.
Hit reply and tell me one thing that reliably brings you joy. I read every response.
And if someone in your life needs this one, forward it to them.
stay active, it’s attractive
-Donald (Digital Don)
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What if joy wasn't the prize at the end of the hard work, but the way you do the work?
Greg de Koker is the host of the Joy² (Joy Squared) podcast, a brand and culture strategist, and co-author of the best-selling business book Brand: It Ain't the Logo.
His purpose is simple: leave people better than he found them. In this episode of One Eleven Podcast, Greg shares how he raised $64,000 from 16 founding sponsors before his podcast's first episode, why most conflict comes from unspoken expectations, and why people don't quit companies, they quit cultures and managers.
We get into:
• Why joy and grief can coexist, and the "global joy deficit"
• How Joy² got its name
• Don't confuse insight for action
• Building community (and sponsors) before you launch
• Brand: It Ain't the Logo and the 7 elements of an "essential truth"
• Expectations vs. agreements
• The platinum rule: treat people the way THEY want to be treated
• Eckhart Tolle, presence and active listening
• "Make your future dream a present fact"
CONNECT WITH GREG
Website: joy2.ca (all his socials are there)
LinkedIn: Greg de Koker
Podcast: Joy² (Joy Squared)
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