E234 Kate Terentieva: This is Off The Record

Kate Terentieva is a self-proclaimed chatterbox, passionate about intentional, thought-provoking conversation. Growing up, she was the girl who could talk to anyone. As she got older, she noticed conversations often remained at the surface. In fact, we have meaningful dialogue less than 50% of the time!Realizing she wasn’t the only one struggling with post-pandemic loneliness and increased disconnection, Kate created Off The Record as a way to foster and encourage conversations of substance. After all, how well do we actually know the people, with whom we spend our time? On a mission to help us break free from superficial chats with fun, intentional prompts, Kate believes that true connection (and our happiness) begins when we’re willing to share and listen. A creative & art director for some of the world’s most iconic brands -- WhatsApp, Calvin Klein, Converse, Justin Alexander, and Lobos 1707 -- Kate combined her communications experience with her love for relationship-building to create Off The Record. Designed with portability and convenience in mind, Off The Record’s cigarette-pack-esque packaging contains 45 cards with 90 questions to spark addictive, dynamic conversations. All Off The Record questions are family & corporate-friendly, creating opportunities for meaningful connection anywhere.While Off The Record is fun to play, its mission is ambitious— make people happier by equipping them with strong conversational habits. It’s even adored by Jay Shetty and Radhi Devlukia-Shetty (see them playing it in on their sparkling tea brand’s website).