CJ Johnson /// Another Motion /// Season5:E0103

CJ Johnson is an acclaimed Speaker and Digital Marketing Consultant, servicing Fortune 50 clients worldwide and a prominent digital influencer with hundreds of thousands of online supporters. CJ is best known for creating successful influencer marketing campaigns as both an influencer and a consultant, helping content creators and companies maximize their ROI. As a successful influencer, CJ uses his voice for creative storytelling to provide inspiration, branding tips, and work/life balance advice in our modern era. As a consultant, CJ specializes in digital brand strategy, creative campaigns, influencer marketing, future of work, diversity & inclusion, and trend forecasting. His work specializes in the technology, fashion, lifestyle, political, travel, and entertainment industries.

CJ first found success as an award-winning creative director, producer, and writer, working on countless music videos, commercials, film, and television projects. Since then he successfully co-founded one of the Top 50 Digital Agencies in Los Angeles, became the “on-demand branding guru” of Silicon Beach, revolutionizing growth-hacking, content creation, and influencer marketing, scaling marketing teams, and ambassador programs for on-demand apps. After finding much success, CJ evolved with the changing times showcasing his skills as a futurist and strategist, now serving as a GQ Insider, Google Next Gen Policy Leader, and a Branding Consultant to innovative companies.

Currently, CJ Johnson is based in Los Angeles, California with his daughter, Fiona where they enjoy the ocean and father/daughter jam sessions.

 

Check out the episode on YouTube as well: https://youtu.be/7osIpsZbHow 

 

"Every moment is yours for the taking…" - CJ Johnson
 

Topics we discuss:

• The mental exhaustion of the black cultural moment
  • Impact of COVID-19
  • Emotional Impact of it all
  • Being Checked In on
  • Being the only black person
• The Ego
  • Impact of Social Media
  • Privilege
  • Identity
  • The challenge of Contradictions on Ego
  • Self-Awareness
• Accepting Success and the Journey
  • Growing up in the military
  • Moving to L.A.
  • Relationship with Father
  • Defining success 
• Social media
  • Balancing image and reality
• Living a life of passion and joy
  • Managing Mental health 
  • Processing success

 

References:

• Stoicism
• Ego
• Ego is the Enemy
• Micro Aggressions
• Marshall Island - Kwajalein
• Zack Morris
• Digital Revolution
• Social Dilemma

 

Sponsors:

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Credits:

Lead editor + Producer: Ruf Holmes

 

Music:

Main Theme: "Eaze Does It" by Shye Eaze and DJ Rufbeats, a More In Common Podcast Exclusive.

Guest theme:  "Keys in Hand" by DJ Rufbeats created as a More In Common Podcast Exclusive.