Over-the-Top LinkedIn Posts
“He Said the Spreadsheet Spoke to Him. Now He’s a VP of Emotion.”
Self-branded “empathy entrepreneur” Nolan Wick posted a photo of himself weeping at his desk, captioned: “Today, Excel taught me more about life than any mentor ever has. Each cell is a choice. Each formula, a journey.”
The post went viral, earning 78K likes, 204 shares, and one awkward text from his mom: “Are you okay or marketing?”
Critics mocked the post as “cryfluencing,” but recruiters applauded the “bold vulnerability”–one hiring him on the spot to lead “data-inspired storytelling.”
Inspired, Nolan now posts daily: one day about PowerPoint-induced gratitude, the next about spiritually reconciling with a pie chart.
He’s launched a brand: *Cell & Soul,* and hosts webinars like “Pivot Tables and Pain: Building Narratives from Rows.”
Meanwhile, Excel released a statement: “We didn’t ask for this.”
Auf Wiedersehen, amigos.