Kelly connects with Jane Marie Chen, a globally recognized entrepreneur, inventor, speaker, and leadership coach. She is the co-founder of Embrace, which developed an infant incubator that has helped to save over a million babies. Jane has been a TED fellow and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. She has a new memoir, “Like a Wave …

Kelly talks to Jenny Raymond from the Harnisch Foundation and Julie Dumais Osborne from The Second City Training Center to talk about a new partnership that offers free improv-based leadership training for girls in grades 3 through 8 in Chicago called Funny Girls. The best part: IT’S FREE! For more information or to sign up …

Kelly welcomes futurist Bob Johansen back to the podcast to discuss his book “Navigating the Age of Chaos.” Bob introduces us to the term BANI – which describes the world we live in know which is Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, and Incomprehensible. Spoiler alert – improvisation is a skill one needs to navigate this world.    How and …

Kelly talks to Harvard professor Leslie John whose research into self-disclosure provides a rich source of insights into how we can better build relationships, foster connection and lead a more purposeful life when we are willing to be vulnerable and share details of our lives with others.    It’s funny how I’ve made friends for life because I took a …