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Orange Effect Board Member Spotlight: Joe Pulizzi

May 26, 2022 By Joe Pulizzi

Today’s spotlight is on Orange Effect Foundation co-founder and fundraising chair, Joe Pulizzi.

Trophy World’s prized infielder

What do you do for your day job?

Most importantly, I do what my wife has for me on the calendar.

I spend most of my days working with content creators trying to help them build a business for themselves (at The Tilt). This involves writing articles, producing podcasts and organizing events for content entrepreneurs.

What do you do for fun?

I truly enjoy traveling with my wife. After so many years of business travel where I spoke at marketing conferences, it’s nice to finally go somewhere and actually enjoy what the cities have to offer.

I also enjoy running, golfing, and reading mysteries/thrillers. I also wrote one (The Will to Die). 

Tell us about one of your role models or unsung heroes from childhood.

When I was a kid I worshiped Cleveland Indians DH/First baseman Andre Thornton. I was able to meet him when I was about eight years old at an Elder-Beerman store in Sandusky, Ohio. I actually have one of the home run balls he hit at the old Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. 

He wrote a book called Triumph Over Tragedy where I learned how much he suffered from personal loss and was able to survive and thrive.

What is your favorite animal and why?

I’m partial to turtles. When I was young we found one crawling across our front lawn with a fish hook in its mouth. We called a friend to take the hook out and returned the turtle back to the marsh. I always believed that, because of our actions, the turtle was able to go on and create a wonderful family of amazing turtles that changed the world for the better. 

I still think of that turtle often. I wonder if it thinks about me.

When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be a farmer. In our back yard we had a very small plot of land where I planted carrots and corn. The corn never arrived and the carrots showed up a year later (and looked that way). I was also very adept at stealing newspapers from our neighbors’ front porches, but when I had to return them all and apologize (a request from my parents), I decided to turn away from my life of crime.

After all that, I still really don’t know what I want to be when I grow up, especially since (according to my friends and family), I may never reach that point.

About Joe Pulizzi

Joe Pulizzi is a leading author, speaker, and strategist for content marketing. Joe is first and foremost a content marketing evangelist and founded the Content Marketing Institute, as well as the premier international content marketing event Content Marketing World and Chief Content Officer magazine. His most recent book, Epic Content Marketing, was a #1 Marketing Best Seller on Amazon.

Joe writes one of the most popular content marketing blogs in the world and is overly passionate about the color orange. @joepulizzi

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