Hugh MacLeod is a pioneer. He was one of the first two bloggers that I followed on the internet, back in about 2001, the other being Seth Godin. His blog gapingvoid.com, featuring his doodles on the back of business cards and creative advice for young entrepreneurs, was a huge inspiration to me as I started out on the lonely journey of starting my first company.
A cartoonist, linguist and marketer, he has been championing the belief that art has the power to transform business, for over 30 years. His ebook “How to be Creative” on Change This was my first ever pdf download and contained pithy and sage observations and advice for entrepreneurs. It has been downloaded more than 4.5 million times, and was subsequently published by Penguin as the hardback “Ignore Everybody.” It is truly great.
It was a pleasure to finally meet the man whose art adorns my office wall, and enjoy his razor sharp social observations and stories from the road, back during the lockdown years.
Notes:
1.There’s a grown-up language warning on this one folks.
2. Hugh references our mutual friend David - that’s David Hieatt - see episode 7.
https://www.gapingvoid.com/team-members/hugh-macleod/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hughmacleod/
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