Level 🆙 Leadership Lessons with the ‘80’s Pop Culture Guy!’ - TTST Interview with Speaker and Author Chris Clews

Show NotesChris Clews is a speaker and author of three acclaimed books on work and life lessons from '80s pop culture. Growing up in the '80s and with over twenty years of leadership experience in corporate marketing, Chris knew three things very well – '80s pop culture, business and this crazy thing we call life. He combined these areas of expertise to create the popular book series, The Ultimate Series on Essential Work & Life Lessons from ‘80s Pop Culture. He’s spoken to a diverse set of organizations and companies including Visa, DHL, University of Florida, UPenn Medicine, CMAA (Club Management Association of America), SGAC (State Government Affairs Council), DisruptHR, FuturePharma, HR Healthcare, Nostalgiacon, and more. He’s a frequent guest on podcasts with topics ranging from workplace culture to 80s pop culture and he has been referenced or interviewed in numerous publications such as Entrepreneur.com and Esquire UK magazine. A graduate of Elon University in North Carolina, Chris has over 20 years of marketing leadership experience with companies ranging from Planet Hollywood to DHL. He’s built brands, led brands through transition and spearheaded sports sponsorships with NCAA Basketball, PGA, MLB, International Soccer and the UFC. He’s also passionate about animal rescue and donates a portion of the proceeds from his book and speaking engagements to Wonder Paws Rescue and lives by the quote from the poet laureate Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it.”Quote: Cool stuff in humans is below the surface. Get curious - Chris ClewsKnowledge Nuggets and Take-Aways:Chris loves to drop Glitter Bombs of individuality and creativity that began in the 1980’sCool stuff in humans is below the surface. Get curiousLeaders share the stage of success, encouragement doesn’t cost a thing.Hand written notes are a lost art, start writing them to people who influence you or you’ve picked up a solid idea fromLive life on your own termsConfident people question themselves, the arrogant question othersHere is a link to this episode on our website: https://timetoshinetoday.com/podcast/chrisclews/  Recommended Resources:  Visit Chris’s Site Pick up Chris’s Book: Raised on the 80’sChris’s Linked INChris’s FacebookChris’s YouTubeChris’s InstagramChris’s TwitterHost Your Podcast for Free with Buzz Sprout Our Show Sponsor Sutter and Nugent Real Estate - Real Estate Excellence Music Courtesy of: fight by urmymuse (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/58696 Ft: Stefan Kartenberg, Kara SquareArtwork courtesy of Dylan Allen