In Episode 56 of Confessions of a Higher Ed Social Media Manager, host Jenny Li Fowler sits down with Jon-Stephen Stansel — seasoned social media strategist and author of The 10 Principles of Effective Social Media Marketing. Jon shares his journey from burned-out higher ed manager to freelance success, offering up survival strategies, productivity hacks, and hot takes on AI, memes, and the myth of “posting at the right time.” This is a must-listen episode for any social media manager balancing creativity with chaos.
In Episode 56 of Confessions of a Higher Ed Social Media Manager, host Jenny Li Fowler sits down with Jon-Stephen Stansel — seasoned social media strategist and author of The 10 Principles of Effective Social Media Marketing. Jon shares his journey from burned-out higher ed manager to freelance success, offering up survival strategies, productivity hacks, and hot takes on AI, memes, and the myth of “posting at the right time.” This is a must-listen episode for any social media manager balancing creativity with chaos.
Guest Name: Jon-Stephen Stansel, Social media consultant and author of The 10 Principles of Effective Social Media Marketing
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Guest Bio: Jon-Stephen Stansel is an award-winning social media professional with over a decade of experience managing, building, and creating content for brand social media accounts. He has run social media accounts for Amazon Prime's Invincible animated series, Hyper RPG, Better Place Forests, the University of Central Arkansas, Texas State University, the Texas Department of Transportation, as well as consulting for many television series, films, and small businesses. As Director of Social Media for Chaotic Good Studios, Jon-Stephen worked on social media strategy and content for AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER and Amazon Prime Video’s LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER among several other major entertainment franchises.