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You Can't Laugh At Work 1 Ft. Steve Cody Of Peppercomm

You Can't Laugh At That

English - December 10, 2020 10:37 - 20 minutes - 38.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Steve Cody is more than just the CEO of the marketing communications company Peppercomm: he's an innovator, he's a leader, and he's a... comedian?

In this special episode, David sits down with Cody and they discuss the value of stand-up and improv comedy in today's workplace.

We chat about:


-When Steve got comfortable using humor in the workplace.


-Steve's stand-up origin story.


-The distinction between joke-telling and storytelling.


-How Steve convinced his company to incorporate stand-up comedy training into their culture.


-The edge that using comedy gives Peppercomm when competing for clients and creative job recruits.


-Why leaders need to be more vulnerable in today's workplace.


-The value of giving mental health breaks to his team.


-COVID and how Steve responded in a very human way.


-How Peppercomm has maintained their comedy-centric culture remotely.


-And more!!!


Produced by Water Cooler Comedy | Music: Producedbyzip