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The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlstrom

#670: Embracing Chaos to Get Better Results with Mark DeCarlo

The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlstrom

The Agile Brand

Business, Marketing

52.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

We talk a lot about agility, and today, we’re going to talk about how lessons of agility can come from unexpected places - like the set of Seinfeld - where - for those superfans like me - our guest played Alec Berg - which should be said in more of a Jon Houseman manner, and while guest starring there (plus other shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Tracey Takes On..., and more) took some lessons from the value of collaboration and how great ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Joining me today is Mark DeCarlo, an Emmy Award-winning comedian, TV host, and speaker who brings a fresh and entertaining perspective on navigating change, AI, and work-life balance. Mark has developed five simple strategies to help people embrace chaos, overcome fear of AI, and actually be happier while working smarter. ABOUT MARK DECARLO Improv actor/host, screenwriter and best-selling author Mark DeCarlo, lives a dual life: as an Emmy Award-winning TV host…and a cartoon.   As host/ringleader on 1000+ episodes of hit TV; Studs, X Show, Taste of America, and current series; World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 and ABC’s Windy City LIVE, Mark’s improvisational skills - honed as a Founding member of The Second City Hollywood - have earned him three Emmy Awards for On Camera Host. From pissing-off pal Steve Carell, to convincing a random tourist to pose as a fashion designer during a live remote, Mark’s interviews of the famous/infamous celebrate the odd and eccentric. His characters on “Curb your Enthusiasm,” “Tracey Takes On…,” “Seinfeld” and 2020’s “Ballbuster,” zig where most zag. That’s Mark, the human. Mark, the cartoon, came within a Shrek of winning an Oscar starring as Hugh Neutron in Best Animated Picture nominee “Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius,” and has built a career playing energetic, off-beat and edgy cartoons characters on many series, including; Family Guy, Barnyard, Planet Sheen, Johnny Bravo and Handy Manny. He stars in Steve Oedekirk’s series of Thumb comedies from Thumbtanic to BatThumb, and will reprise his iconic role of Black Helmet Man in the upcoming 2022 release of ThumbWars IX. RESOURCES Mark DeCarlo: https://www.MarkDeCarlo.com Catch the future of e-commerce at eTail Boston, August 11-14, 2025. Register now: https://bit.ly/etailboston and use code PARTNER20 for 20% off for retailers and brands Don't Miss MAICON 2025, October 14-16 in Cleveland - the event bringing together the brights minds and leading voices in AI. Use Code AGILE150 for $150 off registration. Go here to register: https://bit.ly/agile150 Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom Don't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.show Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company

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0:00.0

Your brand may be staying on top of current trends, but are you agile enough to stay relevant,

0:04.6

resilient, and successful as customers, competition, and the world continues to change at a

0:10.4

breakneck pace. I'm thrilled to share the newly revised version of my first book, The Agile

0:15.7

Brand. I'm calling it the Agile Brand Revisited. It's been updated to reflect our continually changing world,

0:22.1

and it provides seven principles that form the backbone of an Agile brand, offering detailed

0:26.8

insights and actionable steps for incorporating them into your business strategy. This is the book

0:31.9

that started it all, and I'm excited to share it with you. It's now available in print and digital

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formats and available everywhere.

0:38.3

Learn more by going to the Agile Brand Guide website at www.adagelbrand guide.com.

0:44.3

The Agile Brand.

0:52.3

Welcome to Season 7 of the Agile brand, where we discuss the trends and topics marketing leaders need to know.

1:00.3

Stay curious, stay agile, and join the top enterprise brands and MARTEC platforms as we explore marketing technology, AI, e-commerce, and whatever's next for the Omnichannel customer experience.

1:12.6

Together we'll discover what it takes to create an Agile brand, built for today and tomorrow,

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and built for customers, employees, and continued business growth.

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I'm your host, Greg Kilstrom, advising Fortune 1000 brands on Martec, AI, and marketing operations.

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The Agile Brand Podcast is brought to you by Tech Systems, an industry leader in full-stack technology services, talent services, and real-world application. For more information, go to

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and leave us a rating so others can find us as well.

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And now on to the show.

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We talk a lot about agility on this show, and mostly involved in business, of course.

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But today we're going to do that.

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