What happens when two storytellers — a serial entrepreneur and a cultural historian — decide to swing for the fences?
Donald Thompson and Bob Batchelor sat down with producer Jason Gillikin to go deep inside the Are You a Patriot? universe. The conversation covers the genesis of the book, the characters behind the story, what early readers are saying, and the question that ties all of it together: how do you love a country that’s never loved you back?
Inside this episode:
• The lunch conversation at Workplace Options that started it all
• Why Xander Hale is more Spider-Man than James Bond — and why that matters
• The character you won’t be able to figure out: is Swanson friend or foe?
• Why every character in the story — even the villain — believes they’re a patriot
• The feedback from early readers that Bob says is the best he’s ever received
• Don and Bob both answer: Are You a Patriot?
• Why storytelling is the business answer — and most business people haven’t figured it out yet
• What it takes to get a meeting with a Hollywood studio — and why Are You a Patriot? is already having them
Are You a Patriot? is available now at areyouapatriot.com. Join 50,000+ fans on the Facebook page at Facebook.com/AreYouAPatriot.
Resources mentioned:
• ExecBrand Authority — execbrandauthority.com
• High Octane Leadership — donaldthompson.com
• Follow Donald on LinkedIn — linkedin.com/in/donaldthompsonjr