Scott Galloway Discusses Misinformation, Career Milestones, and Talent Acquisition

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"I do think he [Joe Rogan] blew open the medium so and also he's enormously successful good at what he does I give him credit for I don't think he's a bad actor I don't think he is purposefully malicious."

Scott Galloway acknowledges Joe Rogan's significant impact on the podcasting industry, crediting him with popularizing the medium. Galloway also states he does not perceive Rogan as malicious, indicating a recognition of his success and influence.

"The other thing I like about Joe is that he has he's sort of set a vibe for podcasts and that is podcast culture I think is a little bit more gentle and I try and practice this and that is I don't try to play gotcha with who are my guests I try to present them in their best light I'll occasionally push back and it's a fine it's a fine line but I want to let people run and give them the benefit of the doubt and then push back enough to challenge stuff that my listeners are probably asking but I don't I don't want to be a food fight."

Scott Galloway explains that Joe Rogan has established a more gentle tone in podcasting, which Galloway himself tries to emulate. Galloway prefers to give guests the benefit of the doubt and engage in constructive pushback rather than confrontational "gotcha" tactics.

"The problem though and this is quote unquote my issue with Rogan is that he will bring on sanjay gupta to talk about uh the covid vaccine and then he'll bring on some fucking quack and create a false equivalence and create a scenario where people start questioning the legitimacy of whether or not or the veracity of the statement that this quack who's been debunked and basically had his licenses removed uh of saying that mrna vaccines alter dna."

Scott Galloway expresses concern that Joe Rogan creates a false equivalence by platforming both credible experts and debunked individuals on sensitive topics like vaccines. Galloway argues this practice can lead audiences to question established scientific truths.

"My book came out as the number one new york times bestseller notes on a f ing man that was very exciting it was a lot of work and it culminated in that and that was very rewarding I had never hit number one before I've hit number five but I never hit number one so that was really exciting."

Scott Galloway highlights the professional success of his book, "Notes on a F***ing Man," reaching the number one spot on The New York Times bestseller list. Galloway expresses excitement and satisfaction, noting it was a significant achievement as he had not previously reached the top position.

"Personally look the worst thing that happened my father passed away a few months ago not surprisingly 95 lived a very robust uh kind of the american dream but like you know i had like many people like kind of a complicated relationship with my father and him passing stirred a lot of those emotions and i was just sad for him but that was obviously uh now you know my only family really is my sister by my dad's third marriage other than my own kids so that was that was difficult as it should be."

Scott Galloway shares the personal difficulty of his father's passing at age 95, acknowledging a complicated relationship and the emotional impact of the loss. Galloway notes that his sister is now his primary remaining family, aside from his own children.

"The best thing I'm trying to think the highlight personally for the year was i did a college tour with my oldest and it was just me and him and over like 10 days we went to seven cool little towns ranging from evanston and madison to chapel hill and um charlottesville we just had it was just so nice we'd check into these little weird hotels grab dinner and then do a school tour in the morning."

Scott Galloway identifies a college tour with his eldest son as a personal highlight of the year, describing it as a rewarding experience. Galloway enjoyed the quality time spent with his son, visiting various towns and engaging in school tours together over ten days.

"I do not really believe in the power of interviewing I mean that kind of bottom and top 10 that tails of people in interviews occasionally meet someone you're like okay this is obviously not a fit and occasionally meet someone you think jesus christ this person is just so impressive anyway I'm pure about reference hiring and that is and i'll tell the story but ed elson who's uh my co host at prop g markets or now that he's hosting five days away i should say i'm his co host but essentially this woman joanna coles called me and said you must hire edward elson."

Scott Galloway expresses skepticism about traditional interviews for hiring, preferring a strong emphasis on reference checks. Galloway recounts a personal experience where a trusted contact's strong recommendation led him to hire someone without extensive interviewing.

"What i have found is you're constantly posting telling people you're looking for people when you are looking for people and the my approach to hiring and i'm not sure it's the right approach but it's my approach and it's worked is i tell people everyone i know do you know anyone smart really good and it doesn't matter if they're looking but i'll say it to people especially we have a strong kind of referral system in our company who are really smart people you know in your peer group and let's bring them in and tell them about our company and see if they'd be interested in joining us."

Scott Galloway advises that businesses should proactively and continuously communicate their hiring needs to their network. Galloway's personal approach involves asking everyone he knows if they can recommend smart, capable individuals, even if those individuals are not actively seeking new roles.