The Media Reset with Evan Shapiro

What if the happiest person actually wins?In this episode of Lead Human, Jack Myers and Tim Spengler talk with Evan Shapiro – producer, professor, and “media cartographer” – about how to navigate a media world where every kid with an iPhone is your competition.Evan opens up about:Growing up resisting control and why he’s always in a “constant search for change”How he uses real data (earnings reports, not just headlines) to speak truth to powerWhy traditional media mistook a rising bubble for brilliance – and what happens when it popsHow we went from limited competition to “infinite competition” overnightWhy he tells young people to work at small companies first if they actually want to learnHis simple philosophy: “the happiest person wins,” and how that changes how you build a life and careerWhat it really means to be a creator today: “a writer writes, a creator creates” – every day, like a jobAlong the way, Jack and Tim dig into what leaders can steal from Evan’s approach: using facts instead of fear, representing the audience inside broken systems, and building a career that isn’t just successful on paper, but livable.If you’re a leader, creator, or ambitious human trying to make sense of a collapsing old model and a chaotic new one, this episode is part warning, part playbook, and very human. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.