Cool! I’ve Been Nominated for the Rule Breaker Awards 2016!
“Entrepreneurs don’t play by the rules. Why should you be judged by them?” – from the Rule Breakers Award Website. In my work with events like TEDxHoboken, TEDxVeniceBeach, TEDxVilnius, IDEAS LA, and many, many more, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to meet other Entrepreneurs from all over the world. My friend Indrė, an entrepreneur […]
Absolutely Great TED talks: Benjmin Zander
What do people remember about a train? The Engine and the Caboose! The opening and closing of your speeches have a special impact. Make them excellent every time. From the opening to the ending Ben Zander is there for the audience. He includes and inspires everyone, on purpose, and he has the audience hanging […]
Invaluable Resources for You
You are up to great things … and it is my intention that this list of resources makes a difference for you and what you’re out there causing in the World! This is a list of resources I’ve created by curating the best of the many things I’ve come across for you. The focus is […]
Are You Using the Real Power of Story?
Here is a link to a great article: 6 Storytelling Tips to Tell Your Business Story Like a TED Pro in Business2Community.com about an event we did with @JanssenLabs in Boston recently. A big thank you to @ChappyMargot for listening so intently and writing such a good article. Also, thank you to @CraigProSpeaker for the 5 Cs of Storytelling and […]
Take This Year’s Annual Meeting Speech From Awful to Awesome.
Or, Quit Being so Adaptable! I have a very important piece of coaching for any executive who ever speaks at the yearly company event. Stop being so adaptable. That’s right, STOP IT! Adaptability is one of the things that makes we humans one of the most abundant species on the planet. It has also helped us […]
Innovation and Entrepreneurs at the Antrepreneur Center in Irvine!
I’m an honorary ANTrepreneur! I had the honor and privilege of joining Ryan Foland, David Ochi and their awesome students at the Blackstone Launchpad at UCIrvine! It’s an amazing place. It is also one of only three California locations which are the final expansion of a campus entrepreneurship program called Blackstone LaunchPad which is already underway in Michigan, […]
Who Wants to Make a Difference?
At TEDxVilnius I got a last minute opportunity to share something I call the compliment experiment. If you’re someone who wants to make a difference in the world, and I bet you are, then you might enjoy this short talk. I’ll let it speak for itself. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/88798731[/vimeo]
One big lesson I’ve learned working with TEDx speakers
What people want is one of the most frightening things to give. People want you. The real, authentic, you. If you don’t believe me watch these two great TED videos. The Power of Vulnerability. Boy did she get more than she expected speaking at a little old TEDx! And then, she was invited to speak at […]