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413: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life with Todd Cherches

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Today’s guest is the second person I’ve had on recently to chat about the power of visual thinking.

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A few weeks ago, it was three-time guest Dan Roam. Today, it’s the CEO and co-founder of BigBlueGumball, Todd Cherches.

Todd’s recent book is called VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life. In it, he describes how the concept will forever change the way you think and communicate by showing how you can quickly and easily leverage the power of visual imagery, mental models, metaphor, analogy, storytelling, and humor to help you take your game to a whole new level.

Todd is also a three-time award-winning Adjunct Professor of leadership at NYU, a lecturer on leadership in various programs at Columbia University, and a TEDx speaker (see below).

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410: Creating the Most Persuasive Presentations of Your Life with Dan Roam

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My guest today is someone I’ve learned a ton from when it comes to creating and delivering better presentations.

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His name is Dan Roam. I was first impacted by his first book called The Back of the Napkin (links to his books below). Then, it was Show and Tell and Draw to Win. Later, I had the chance to see him present in person and even got to meet him afterward. He is incredibly gifted at what he does.

His new book, which was released in October of last year, is called The Pop-Up Pitch: The Two-Hour Creative Sprint to the Most Persuasive Presentation of Your Life.

In it, Dan outlines a fast and practical visual storytelling method that puts a powerful new toolkit into the hands of leaders, innovators, salespeople, teachers, and anyone who needs to quickly make an impact on increasingly distracted audiences.

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Dan and her work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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409: Break Free From Daily Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life with Nataly Kogan

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Today’s guest is someone I’ve wanted to have on the show for several years now, ever since her first book was published back in 2018.

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I’m talking about Nataly Kogan. She is a successful entrepreneur, highly sought-after keynote speaker, and founder and CEO at Happier Inc., a company that has helped more than one million people live happier lives.

Life is messy and full of challenges, Nataly asserts. That’s part of being human after all. But the struggle, anxiety, and burnout that so often come with these experiences are optional. Can I get an “Amen”?

In her new book – out today – called The Awesome Human Project: Break Free From Burnout, Struggle Less, and Thrive More in Work and Life, she teaches you how to create a more supportive relationship with yourself, with your thoughts and emotions, and with other people, so you can become the awesome human you’re meant to be.

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Nataly and her work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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408: How to Lead a Life of Significance by Embracing Your Trials with Warwick Fairfax

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I have so much respect for today’s guest. Most people, especially at age 29, would have crumbled under the weight of losing control of their family’s one-hundred-fifty-year-old company.

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Not Warwick Fairfax. Now, that’s not to say what he went through wasn’t incredibly difficult. It certainly was.

But Warwick is not your average guy. Now 30+ years removed from the crucible that situation was for him, he’s sharing what he learned about this process with the rest of us.

Before you think, “What do I possibly have in common with a man who once ran a $700MM company?”, let me ask you: Have you ever experienced an event that devastated you? I know I have. Several in fact.

What matters for those of us who find ourselves in that situation is how we choose to respond. Warwick’s new book, Crucible Leadership: Embrace Your Trials to Lead a Life of Significance will show you the way.

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Warwick and his work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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