Live from San Diego
Last weekend I assisted with prepping some of the speakers for TEDxSanDiego, a wonderful TEDx run by Jack Abbott, a longtime marketing executive in the area.
December 6, 2012
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The Ruthies.
As the co-host and lead curator for TEDxColumbus, I’m supposed to act as an information waitress. I help select and then introduce the talks to people
October 27, 2012
Four Years of TEDxColumbus, Hard to Believe!
About this time every year as we begin to promote TEDxColumbus, I still get the question: What is TED? So here’s a quick primer and a
September 5, 2012
Corporate Values and Culture Revealed Through Stories
We were invited into a major financial institution this week to help check the pulse of their culture. And we did it thru stories. A
August 31, 2012
Finding your authentic self through story.
I just finished reading one of the most compelling stories I think I’ve ever read: Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden. It is the incredible tale
August 29, 2012
Let it go.
I just finished a six week assignment with a major health corporation in town, helping them to cascade their 10 year vision into a repeatable
August 29, 2012
It takes both sides.
Yesterday morning I delivered a keynote address on influential storytelling to 80 executives at the company DSW, headquartered in Columbus. They sell shoes and lots
June 29, 2012
The Graduation Speech.
Last week I went to my first graduation ceremony since my own in 1990. Mine was filled with caps, gowns, traditional music, flags and honorary
May 26, 2012
Winning the Business Competition
Every now and then, we get an invitation to work with a different type of client – and we love the opportunity to adapt what
May 9, 2012
Dare to fade to black
Last week, we suggested an outrageous idea to a client who was addicted to PowerPoint (as in she had sent at least 200 pages of
April 29, 2012
Our Influential Storytelling Class
Last week we re-launched our Influential Storytelling class. Like all good motors, it needed a tune up, and just in time too. These 15
April 25, 2012
An analogy please with some sprinkles on top
As I was dropping my son off in his kindergarten room he was quizzing me about how and why rental cars worked. I don’t know
April 4, 2012
Get your story on
My favorite quote from the TED Conference this year was from the (now former) head of DARPA, the defense agency that plans our strategic responses on surprise
March 31, 2012
Remembrances of the life of William W. Milligan
On March 8, 2012 I was privileged to give the hardest talk of my life – a eulogy for my father. This is an
March 28, 2012
The arc, or rather petals of a TED talk
Every car has four wheels, a radiator and glove compartment. It is not those things that make a car fancy, fast or memorable. But without
March 3, 2012
How not to give a TED talk
(Live from TEDActive 2012) I was asked to play Bob Costas, or rather Mary Corillo, by a fellow TEDactive attendee during session 8 at TED2012.
March 3, 2012
TEDxKids@NBCC: Our Curriculum (help yourself!)
Using a word like curriculum sounds rather formal, as we really intend for this to be a guide to inspire and adapt for your own
February 28, 2012
February 28, 2012