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The Leff Exchange
by Leff Communications
The Leff Exchange podcast is where the business of storytelling gets interesting. We talk with leaders and innovators from a range of industries and fields to understand their strategy, challenges, creative process, and more. Get insights, ideas, and recommendations that will help you stand out in your next leadership meeting, team project, or cocktail hour.
Episodes
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A conversation with songwriting legend Mark Sanders
One of the pervasive myths about any creative pursuit is that the best artists are able to tap into some kind of divine inspiration. The truth is a bit less interesting: it takes a lot of hard work, day in and day out, to find your voice and a process that can produce consistently high-quality...
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A conversation with Emmy-winning broadcast journalist Lauren Victory
Anyone who works in any storytelling field has had to learn to manage deadlines. It's a threat, a motivator, and sometimes a crucible for creative ideas. While many of us have spent our careers dreading encroaching due dates, the field of journalism is like a full-throttle sprint toward deadlines...
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A conversation with David Plotz, chief executive officer of City Cast
Podcasts are relatively new, but the Slate Political Gabfest—endorsed by Stephen Colbert and others—has been a mainstay on the airwaves for 15 years. We sat down with Gabfest host David Plotz—CEO of City Cast and former editor-in-chief of Slate magazine and CEO of Atlas Obscura—to find out what...
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A conversation with artist manager Howard Greynolds
Think about one of the favorite concerts you've seen. You may need to reach back a little further than you'd like. For those two hours, chances are you were transfixed by the artist. And it wasn't an accident. Behind that artist was a whole crew—lights, sound, staging, and roadies. And behind all...
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Emmy-nominated sitcom director Mark Cendrowski talks storytelling
Crafting a good joke requires hours of writing, rewriting, and experimenting. And then, of course, there's timing and delivery. Mark Cendrowski is an Emmy-nominated sitcom director who has worked at the top of the game for more than three decades. He has directed episodes for a wide range of...
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A conversation with BCV general manager and vice president Mark Skroch
The articles written over the past year on leading through a crisis could fill several encyclopedias. Within them, the terms trust, transparency, and communication have almost become cliché. They are often made into boxes to check for an incoming CEO or other C-suite executive. Yet to truly embed...
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The right way to tell a story: A conversation with Emmy-winning producer Dave Lubbers
Dave Lubbers has made his reputation and picked up a few Emmys and Peabody awards by finding those indelible moments in stories. As a producer for ESPN for more than 20 years, he's covered the athletes, events, and sometimes overlooked angles to give viewers a deeper understanding of sports and...
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Running toward the fire: A podcast with designer and storyteller Erin Sarofsky
People who think of design as just the way you make an idea visually compelling are only scratching the surface for what great designers do. At a fundamental level, design is about solving problems, telling a story, and visualizing ideas or concepts. Great design also has a point of view on what...
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How to excel in visual storytelling: A conversation with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mark Mitten
Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu remarked, "To make a film is easy. To make a good film is war. To make a very good film is a miracle." With so many inputs and variables, much can go wrong in the production process at any time. Since filmmaking is a team sport, successful…
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Managing risk in the pandemic with Gallagher's Chris Demetroulis
Business leaders are always looking for guidance and support in addressing their challenges, and that need has become more acute during the pandemic. When long-term strategy has suddenly been replaced with week-to-week recalibrations, a trusted source of insight can be invaluable. Insurance...
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Raise the alarm: A conversation with Akeem Anderson on Black representation in marketing
In this episode of the Leff Exchange podcast, we are joined by Akeem Anderson, the director of paid media at Zeno Group, a global integrated communications agency. Akeem shares insights and perspectives on the lack of Black representation in marketing, the business imperative for diversity, and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Leff Exchange podcast is where the business of storytelling gets interesting. We talk with leaders and innovators from a range of industries and fields to understand their strategy, challenges, creative process, and more. Get insights, ideas, and recommendations that will help you stand out in your next leadership meeting, team project, or cocktail hour.
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