The Sean Earley Podcast

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The Sean Earley Podcast explores technology, business, media, and cultural change through clear, honest commentary on the trends reshaping society, independent business, creator culture, and the global economy. Hosted by strategist, author and commentator Sean Earley, the podcast examines AI, digital influence, economic shifts, and the accelerating changes affecting business, media, and modern life. Don't forget to Subscribe and Follow to stay up to date on all the latest episodes! Learn more at: www.seanearley.com

  1. 1d ago

    EP #57 - The Hiring Process is Broken: Here’s Why

    It's no secret that the job market is dystopian right now. AI optimized resumes, AI submitters, everyone's using the same tools, the same language, same keywords, HR platforms also using AI for filtering.100's if not 1000's of applications with hardly any response. HR is flooded with exactly the same resumes.Everyone knows something is up, but what exactly is happening?A new Stanford University study just came out describing what we are experiencing. It's called algorithmic monoculture.The more everyone optimizes for the filter, the more everyone looks identical. And the more identical everyone looks, the worse the filter actually works.But the bigger point: The resume is almost becoming a commodity, but what is the alternative?In this episode, I talk about it. → SHOW NOTESStanford University Study - ⁠https://algorithmichiring.github.io/ ⁠ → SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW! Stay up to date on all the latest news on my website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://seanearley.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow me on all the relevant social media channels. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠------- Affiliate Disclaimer In full disclosure, some links in this podcast may contain affiliate codes, which means, if you click on them and buy something there, the owner of this website can potentially receive a commission for items purchased there.

    7 min

  2. 3d ago

    EP #56 - Where Is The Next Micro-Economy?

    When I was a kid, I read a book called The Toothpaste Millionaire. Looking back, it was probably the first thing that made me realize opportunities don't just appear, they're created. Over the years, I watched the internet create entirely new industries, from bloggers and web designers to YouTubers, influencers, and app developers.Which brings me to a question I can't stop thinking about: as AI reshapes the world, where is the new micro-economy? In this episode, I explore why this technology wave feels different, share stories from my own entrepreneurial journey, and explain why I am struggling to find the elusive AI Micro-Economy.→ SHOW NOTESAmy Webb Keynote - ⁠   • Amy Webb Launches 2026 Emerging Tech Trend...   ⁠The Toothpaste Millionaire - ⁠https://amzn.to/4fnZGbL⁠ → SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW! Stay up to date on all the latest news on my website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://seanearley.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow me on all the relevant social media channels. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠------- Affiliate Disclaimer In full disclosure, some links in this podcast may contain affiliate codes, which means, if you click on them and buy something there, the owner of this website can potentially receive a commission for items purchased there.

    16 min

  3. Mar 20

    EP #55 - Are We Seeing the Death of The Trend Report?

    Amy Webb from Future Today Institute just dropped one of the heaviest keynotes I’ve seen in a long time… and it forced me to scrap and re-record this episode multiple times.In this podcast, I break down what it really means, why the traditional “trend report” is dead, and what actually matters for creators now and in the near future.→ SHOW NOTESAmy Webb Keynote -    • Amy Webb Launches 2026 Emerging Tech Trend...  My New Book! The Podcast Business Blueprint!→ ORDER NOW ON AMAZON: https://a.co/d/0324EcpeMy 2026 Trend Report - https://seanearley.com/trends → SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW! Stay up to date on all the latest news on my website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://seanearley.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow me on all the relevant social media channels. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠------- Affiliate Disclaimer In full disclosure, some links in this podcast may contain affiliate codes, which means, if you click on them and buy something there, the owner of this website can potentially receive a commission for items purchased there.

    25 min

  4. Feb 7

    EP #54 - What Most People Get Wrong About Personal Branding!

    Personal branding feels difficult for a lot of smart, capable people. Not because they lack clarity, but because they’re trying to compress a multi-layered identity into a single sentence. In this episode of the Future Creators Podcast, I talk about something called the Magazine Method: a way to think about your personal brand as a publication, not a headline. It's also something i discuss in my new book.→ Order My New Book! The Podcast Business Blueprint!: https://a.co/d/0324Ecpe → SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW! Stay up to date on all the latest news on my website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://seanearley.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow me on all the relevant social media channels. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠------- Affiliate Disclaimer In full disclosure, some links in this podcast may contain affiliate codes, which means, if you click on them and buy something there, the owner of this website can potentially receive a commission for items purchased there.

    8 min

  5. Jan 21

    EP #53 - Is This The End of The Specialist Career?

    “Jack of all trades” is usually meant as a subtle insult. It suggests someone who lacks focus or real depth, and for a long time, specialization was treated as the only serious path to success. That assumption is breaking down. Economic volatility, geopolitical tension, and rapid technological change are reshaping how work actually functions. This episode looks at why the career models that once felt safe no longer offer the same protection. This is a short Signals episode. Signals are brief directional pings where I talk through early patterns I’m noticing, not predictions. → THE ONE HOUR AI BUSINESS PLANTurn Your Resume Into a Successful Business Plan Using AI, in an Hour or Less!⁠⁠https://seanearleyrocks.gumroad.com/l/onehouraibusinessplan⁠ → DOWNLOAD THE 2026 TREND REPORT. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.seanearley.com/trends/⁠⁠⁠⁠ → SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW! Stay up to date on all the latest news on my website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://seanearley.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow me on all the relevant social media channels. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠------- Affiliate Disclaimer In full disclosure, some links in this podcast may contain affiliate codes, which means, if you click on them and buy something there, the owner of this website can potentially receive a commission for items purchased there.

    8 min

  6. Jan 14

    EP #52 - Is Customer Experience Broken?

    Customer experience is often treated as a branding detail or a nice to have. In reality, it is becoming one of the last real competitive advantages as organizations downsize and shift toward fractional and contract based workforces. This episode looks at why agencies are being praised for rediscovering customer journeys, why so many organizations still fail at basic CX, and how workforce fragmentation makes the problem worse, not better. If no one owns the experience, price becomes the only lever left. That is a race to the bottom. If you are leading a team or organization and CX feels fragmented, that is usually a system problem, not a people problem. This is a short Signals episode. Signals are brief directional pings where I talk through early patterns I’m noticing, not predictions. → SHOW NOTES Accenture Article - https://digiday.com/marketing/this-is-what-the-future-will-look-like-accenture-song-has-moved-upstream-of-advertising/ → THE ONE HOUR AI BUSINESS PLANTurn Your Resume Into a Successful Business Plan Using AI, in an Hour or Less!⁠https://seanearleyrocks.gumroad.com/l/onehouraibusinessplan → DOWNLOAD THE 2026 TREND REPORT. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.seanearley.com/trends/⁠⁠⁠ → SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW! Stay up to date on all the latest news on my website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://seanearley.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow me on all the relevant social media channels. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠------- Affiliate Disclaimer In full disclosure, some links in this podcast may contain affiliate codes, which means, if you click on them and buy something there, the owner of this website can potentially receive a commission for items purchased there.

    16 min

  7. Jan 5

    EP #51 - Why Vertical Drama Is Being Completely Overlooked

    In this episode, I look at vertical drama as an emerging content format and business model shaped by shifting attention and declining commitment. I connect its fast, low-cost production economics to doomscrolling behavior, short-form distribution, and why this format has scaled in Asia but not yet in Western media. This is a short Signals episode. Signals are brief directional pings where I talk through early patterns I’m noticing, not predictions. → THE ONE HOUR AI BUSINESS PLANTurn Your Resume Into a Successful Business Plan Using AI, in an Hour or Less!⁠⁠https://seanearleyrocks.gumroad.com/l/onehouraibusinessplan⁠ → DOWNLOAD THE 2026 TREND REPORT. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.seanearley.com/trends/⁠⁠⁠⁠ → SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW! Stay up to date on all the latest news on my website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://seanearley.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow me on all the relevant social media channels. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠------- Affiliate Disclaimer In full disclosure, some links in this podcast may contain affiliate codes, which means, if you click on them and buy something there, the owner of this website can potentially receive a commission for items purchased there.

    5 min

  8. 12/18/2025

    EP #50 - The Lipstick Effect and the Rise of Prediction Markets

    In this episode, I look at the lipstick effect, an economic concept that shows how certain behaviors tend to increase during periods of uncertainty. I connect that idea to recent developments around prediction markets and their growing presence in media and culture. This is a short Signals episode. Signals are brief directional pings where I talk through early patterns I’m noticing, not predictions. → DOWNLOAD THE 2026 TREND REPORT. ⁠https://www.seanearley.com/trends/⁠ → SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW! Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss all the weekly episodes. Currently on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with support for more platforms on the way. → WEBSITE Stay up to date on all the latest news on my website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://seanearley.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow me on all the relevant social media channels. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠------- Affiliate Disclaimer In full disclosure, some links in this podcast may contain affiliate codes, which means, if you click on them and buy something there, the owner of this website can potentially receive a commission for items purchased there.

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The Sean Earley Podcast explores technology, business, media, and cultural change through clear, honest commentary on the trends reshaping society, independent business, creator culture, and the global economy. Hosted by strategist, author and commentator Sean Earley, the podcast examines AI, digital influence, economic shifts, and the accelerating changes affecting business, media, and modern life. Don't forget to Subscribe and Follow to stay up to date on all the latest episodes! Learn more at: www.seanearley.com

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  • Creator
    Sean Earley
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sean Earley
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    The Sean Earley Podcast