Episode #83: Shannon DeJong

Dec 9, 2025
1h 10m

Episode Description

“I thought: I don’t know which way to go. Wow – what a wonderful place to be!”

Shannon DeJong is a linguist, namer, brand agency founder, writer, performer, artist, business advisor and coach; she’s worked big firms like HP, Google, Adobe, and Logitech as well as with non-profits, mission-driven orgs, startups, entrepreneurs and artists. She double-majored in linguistics and mass communications at UC Berkeley. In addition to her branding work, she also co-produces a literary salon in Sonoma County, California, and occasionally hosts a podcast.

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Topics include:

– naming – branding – coaching – semantics – career journey – networking – sociolinguistics – marketing

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