Podcast Episodes featuring Kelly Leonard

The Magic of Improv with Kelly Leonard, Executive Director of Insights & Applied Improvisation at Second City Works

Mission Daily - December 12, 2019 16:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
“The great thing about creative work is that it actually thrives in constraint.” — Kelly Leonard Today, Chad is joined by Kelly Leonard, Executive Director of Insights & Applied Improvisation at Second City Works. Kelly originally started off as a production assistant (aka dishwasher) in 1988 an...

The Magic of Improv with Kelly Leonard, Executive Vice President of The Second City

Mission Daily - December 12, 2019 16:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 218 ratings
“The great thing about creative work is that it actually thrives in constraint.” — Kelly Leonard Today, Chad is joined by Kelly Leonard, Executive Vice President of The Second City, where he originally started off as a production assistant (aka dishwasher) in 1988 and worked his way up. By 199...

Kelly Leonard: Say Yes! To Funny Business

Simplify - September 27, 2018 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 258 ratings
Effective collaboration, innovative thinking, and constructive problem-solving can be major struggles for many teams, regardless of industry. But for those who really want to fix these issues, it’s time to look beyond how other companies work and turn to improv comedy ensembles for inspiration. ...

139 F100 Executive to Entrepreneur: Kelly Leonard on her leap from a 6-Figure Salary to Growing a 7-figure Business

Wings of Inspired Business - June 05, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 143 ratings
Kelly Leonard walked away from a high 6-figure salary to start her own consulting business, where she helps executives and entrepreneurs leverage LinkedIn to grow revenue and build profitable strategic relationships with her BOOST™ methodology. She shares what it took to make the leap from her e...

Episode 192 - Humor, Improv and Influence - Interview - Kelly Leonard

Maximize Your Influence - June 06, 2017 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratings
What Does Improv Have To Do With Business? With guest Kelly Leonard from www.secondcityworks.com   The ability to thrive amid change requires 4 things:   ·         The ability to recognize where you are in any given moment ·         The flexibility to choose a new path ·        ...

Building A Successful Business Without Jeopardizing Your Faith with Kelly Leonard P2P:043

Plateau to Profits with Lisa Anderson - May 09, 2017 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Faith and business are the topics of discussion today. The question on the table is: can you have a successful business without jeopardizing your faith. That’s a question I get often from many CEO’s I work with. I can tell you as a faith-based leader, I started my business with that question as ...

AB 084: From Tina Fey To Google… Kelly Leonard Has Worked With Them All!

All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett - September 22, 2016 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 128 ratings
Kelly Leonard has been working with the famous Chicago Improv theater Second City for nearly three decades. He is considered a major force behind the “renaissance and expansion” of Second City and it’s alumni’s current dominance of late night television. Famous alums include Tina Fey, Seth Meyers...

TB 20: Kelly Leonard: Speaker, Trainer & Award Winning CEO

I Am Black Success® - June 13, 2016 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 232 ratings
Kelly Leonard is a speaker, trainer, award-winning CEO, and former Fortune 500 Vice President. A certified public accountant (CPA-inactive) and corporate trainer with over twenty-five years serving government, non-profit, private and public industries [including Fortune 100], Kelly has an innate ...

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Improv Nerd With Jimmy Carrane - April 04, 2015 22:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 150 ratings
Kelly Leonard is the Vice President of The Second City, and President of The Second City Theatricals. He's also co-author of a new book with Tom Yorton, "Yes, And." (How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City) Jimmy talks...