Snafu w/ Robin Zander

About Snafu w/ Robin Zander

Welcome to Snafu, a podcast about sales, persuasion, and work. Amidst all the change going on in the world today, "durable" skills are often the most resilient. Snafu is a podcast for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and ambitious professionals who need to sell – but aren't quite comfortable yet. Robin Zander has spent more than 20 years tackling things he doesn't know how to do. From starting a restaurant in three weeks without any prior restaurant experience to performing as a self-taught acrobat with the San Francisco Opera, Robin has built his life and career around learning new things. But growth isn't all upside. Trying new things comes with lots of failures. On Snafu, Robin sits down with authors and entrepreneurs to talk about a more human approach to sales, persuasion, and work.

Publisher

Robin P. Zander

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

12 Dec 2018

Latest episode

17 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 126 episodes have a transcript.

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   17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Most Successful Marketing Campaign in History

   Host Robin P. Zander explores the manufactured desire for diamonds and the De Beers cartel's century-long marketing success, revealing how lab-grown diamonds are disrupting the industry.

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   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What AI Can't Do For Your Relationships featuring Eric Mill and Jessica Montague

   Host Robin Zander interviews Relatable co-founders Eric Mill and Jessica Montague about essential human skills for thriving alongside AI.

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   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What Theater Can Teach Us About Work featuring J. Noble and Nora Wheaton

   Host Robin Zander interviews J. Noble and Nora Wheaton of American Conservatory Theater about how theatrical intentionality enhances workplace communication, leadership, and storytelling.

Inside a recent episode

The Most Successful Marketing Campaign in History

Published 17 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The ring became a thing that an inarticulate man could hand over as an expression of how he felt. From Zollner, buying a diamond engagement ring was a way for a man to approach all the messy and slightly embarrassing feelings running through his veins. and marshal them into a clean receptacle. Could it have been a conversation? Absolutely. And instead, we spend thousands or tens of thousands of dollars on a rock. If you want proof that desire is manufactured, look at Japan, because there's a clean before and after. In 1966, diamonds meant nothing there. Then comes the advertising agency hired for the international efforts by De Beers, JWT. […]

Who has been a guest on Snafu w/ Robin Zander

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• Eric Mill
• Jessica Montague
• J Noble
• Nora Wheaton
• Dane Groeneveld

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

4 ratings

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