J. Walker Smith

Topics J. shaped

AI & technology, Researcher craft & identity

Episodes

• J. Walker Smith — The Future of Digital Is Analog — Ep. 33 · Nov 4, 2025

What J. said — indexed claims

• The future of digital is analog — increasing digitalization will drive a resurgence of analog experiences rather than replacing them. — Ep. 38
• The pandemic was a natural experiment in living a 100% digital life — people hated it and rushed back into analog services, travel, and engagement, which exposed how shallow the pre-pandemic 'digital takes over' narrative was. — Ep. 38
• Convenience is the single biggest driver of consumer choice and has been throughout the history of modern consumer marketing. — Ep. 38

Connected across the corpus

• Amberly Miller (Prudential Financial) — 5 cross-references
• Ashley Hopkins (Resident (Nectar, DreamCloud)) — 5 cross-references
• Adam Hagerman (Indeed) — 4 cross-references
• Ben Valenta (Fox Sports) — 4 cross-references
• Brittne Kakulla (AARP) — 4 cross-references
• Doug Zarkin (Modern Performance + Recovery brands) — 4 cross-references
• Leonard Murphy (Gen2 Advisors / Greenbook) — 4 cross-references
• Steve Olenski (CMO Whisperer Advisory) — 4 cross-references
• Hassan Aleem (Amazon) — 3 cross-references
• Raina Rusnak (StarKist) — 3 cross-references
• Saket Kumar (Citi) — 3 cross-references
• Tanya Pinto (Microsoft) — 3 cross-references
• Tina Tonielli (Haleon) — 3 cross-references
• Ed Kahn (Mutual of America) — 2 cross-references
• Karen Kraft (Johnsonville) — 2 cross-references
• Alec Levin (Learners) — 1 cross-reference
• Charlie Grossman (CG Research & Consulting) — 1 cross-reference
• David Evans (Microsoft) — 1 cross-reference
• Don DeVeaux (Michigan State University) — 1 cross-reference
• Dr. Jeff Dahms (Physicians Mutual) — 1 cross-reference
• Garret Westlake (Virginia Commonwealth University) — 1 cross-reference
• Katie Buckley (Basis Research) — 1 cross-reference
• Kim Duncan (Givaudan) — 1 cross-reference
• Preeti Talwai — 1 cross-reference
• Sarah Montgomery (The Coca-Cola Company) — 1 cross-reference
• Sasha Mitts — 1 cross-reference
• Steve Markenson (FMI — the Food Industry Association) — 1 cross-reference

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