Joanne Tombrakos
@joannetombrakos.bsky.social
Storyteller. NYU Marketing Prof. Podcaster. Writing is my therapy.
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If you’ve ever pitched - anything - and wondered why it didn’t go so well you’ll want to read this.
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Where Too Many Pitches Fail
I’ve lost track of the number of pitches I have sat through in the last few weeks.
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May 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
If you’ve ever pitched - anything - and wondered why it didn’t go so well you’ll want to read this.
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
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True facts are true
April 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
True facts are true
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If you are wondering how we got here it’s likely that too many people either didn’t ask enough questions, the right questions or blindly accepted the answers they got without continuing to question.
More on my thoughts in my newest Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
More on my thoughts in my newest Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
It’s Not Enough To Ask The Question. It’s About Listening To The Answer.
Why the art of inquiry matters more than ever in the age of AI
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April 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
If you are wondering how we got here it’s likely that too many people either didn’t ask enough questions, the right questions or blindly accepted the answers they got without continuing to question.
More on my thoughts in my newest Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
More on my thoughts in my newest Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
This is what our media should be doing. Saying it like it is.
April 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This is what our media should be doing. Saying it like it is.
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April 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Monday.
As the week begins I offer you this reflection on an easy way to find moments of perspective and joy in this very crazy world.
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As the week begins I offer you this reflection on an easy way to find moments of perspective and joy in this very crazy world.
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How A Conversation With A Stranger Can Bring Perspective And Joy
If you’re like me focusing on what needs to get done and what you want to get done is proving more challenging every day.
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March 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Monday.
As the week begins I offer you this reflection on an easy way to find moments of perspective and joy in this very crazy world.
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
As the week begins I offer you this reflection on an easy way to find moments of perspective and joy in this very crazy world.
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
As the world gets crazier a little laughter is necessary. This might do it for you. www.eater.com/24391025/ima...
Imagining the Menu at Elon Musk’s Forthcoming Restaurant
At the Tesla diner in Los Angeles, you could be eating AI-oli and hot DOGE towers
www.eater.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
As the world gets crazier a little laughter is necessary. This might do it for you. www.eater.com/24391025/ima...
Why am I not surprised?
Tesla is recalling a majority of its Cybertrucks over the potential for an exterior panel to fall off
Tesla Recalls Most Cybertrucks
More than 46,000 of the electric vehicles have a potential exterior panel issue, a federal agency says.
www.wsj.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Why am I not surprised?
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
Bookmarking this list of words the WH considers “woke” so I can use them in all my writing as much as I can.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
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March 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Bookmarking this list of words the WH considers “woke” so I can use them in all my writing as much as I can.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And this is all you need to know about the state of the Union. #ThisIsNotNormal
Democrats wasted no time in venting their animus for President Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. As Trump entered the House chamber, one representative, Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico, held up a sign reading "This is not normal."
Read more: nyti.ms/4irkqh6
Read more: nyti.ms/4irkqh6
March 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
And this is all you need to know about the state of the Union. #ThisIsNotNormal
ICYMI. This is the best analysis of last week’s disastrous meeting I have seen. I
Jon Stewart on Trump’s Heel Turn on Zelenskyy In Favor of Putin’s New World Order
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Jon Stewart on Trump’s Heel Turn on Zelenskyy In Favor of Putin’s New World Order | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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March 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
ICYMI. This is the best analysis of last week’s disastrous meeting I have seen. I
If you’ve got a pitch to make this week or are working on one you’ll want to read this first.
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
The One Sentence Rule And Why It Matters More Than Ever
Because When You Confuse You Lose
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March 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
If you’ve got a pitch to make this week or are working on one you’ll want to read this first.
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
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It’s unlikely given the current resident of the Oval Office, but a perspective worth reading.
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Essay | Can White Men Finally Stop Complaining?
For 50 years, we’ve been hearing from men who feel threatened by the gains of women and minorities. Now that the manosphere is in charge, the victim mentality has to go.
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March 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It’s unlikely given the current resident of the Oval Office, but a perspective worth reading.
www.wsj.com/politics/can...
www.wsj.com/politics/can...
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Some sound advice:
February 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Some sound advice:
I’ve noticed an above average amount of questions filling my inbox from graduates and those about to graduate about the strain of their job search and so how to find a job in these times of uncertainty we are living in became the subject of this week’s
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How to Get A Job in an Age of Uncertainty
10 Time-Tested Tips That Work
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February 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’ve noticed an above average amount of questions filling my inbox from graduates and those about to graduate about the strain of their job search and so how to find a job in these times of uncertainty we are living in became the subject of this week’s
open.substack.com/pub/joanneto...
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They are systematically removing women and persons of color from as many high ranking positions as they can - and replacing them with the unqualified like Hegseth himself.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of Chief of Naval Operations, and would be looking for her replacement.
Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer
Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
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February 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
They are systematically removing women and persons of color from as many high ranking positions as they can - and replacing them with the unqualified like Hegseth himself.
Not surprising. The one thing Musk is really good at is lying.
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Not surprising. The one thing Musk is really good at is lying.
It’s hard to say which is the worst appointment yet but this is a strong contender. Shame on every GOP Senator who voted to confirm him.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, was confirmed as health secretary. Mitch McConnell, a polio survivor, was the lone Republican opposed. nyti.ms/3EDJeE0
February 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It’s hard to say which is the worst appointment yet but this is a strong contender. Shame on every GOP Senator who voted to confirm him.
@booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov This is an excellent idea! Make it happen!
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
@booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov This is an excellent idea! Make it happen!