Last week, I hit 100 episodes on The Empathy Edge podcast.. 100 episodes! In that time, I've had the chance to speak with best-selling authors, CEO's, marketing leaders, psychologists, social and emotional learning experts, culture consultants, and DEI champions. The podcast started in August 2020 as a way to keep my empathy research going. Spending three years writing The Empathy Edge, I … [Read more...]
Can Your Brand Be Aspirational and Authentic?
Marketing gets such a bad rap. Most often, people perceive that it's about lying to people. When we witness soda companies and fast food restaurants conveniently brush aside the negative health effects of their products - or cosmetic companies literally making up ingredient names to feed into the culture's obsessions with youthful skin - well, it can be hard to see marketing as anything but a … [Read more...]