Description
Do you know that your brain waves synchronize with others’ when you have a conversation or tell a story? And that builds connection. In today’s fragmented, “always on” and “always online” world it is easy to feel lonely, distracted, and disconnected. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this session, we’ll show you how to turn connection into your own superpower and set the stage for a safe environment that encourages creativity and innovation
LEADers Kesinee (Gamechanger) and Kevin (Voyager) will share ways to (re)connect with others in the work setting and beyond. We will share our LEAD and LISA journey to starting a company within a year of meeting at LEAD and publishing our book “Yes, and…” for Success: Improv Secrets to Professional Creativity and Connection.
Then we will practice how to build connection through some improv exercises professional improv and actors use to build trust as they build their ensembles to bring you world-class performances. Build connections with those around you and gain new tools for your executive toolkit to deal with anxiety, communications, public speaking, and more.
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Speaker Bio
Kesinee Angkustsiri Yip has been helping companies, organizations, and executives in the public and private sectors manage their reputations for over two decades. The International Association of Business Communications has recognized Kesinee’s work. With consulting, agency, in-house business and communications experience, change management, and DEI communications experience across highly regulated industries and sectors, including health care, technology, government, and non-profit in the United States and Asia for Fortune 500 companies and start-ups, she brings a bespoke approach to building communications strategies and storytelling for internal and external audiences.
She completed Stanford LEAD, Stanford Graduate School of Business’s year-long flagship online executive education program focused on leadership and innovation. She serves as an Executive Committee member for the LEAD-LISA Startup Incubator.
She co-founded Creative Catalyst with fellow LEADer Kevin Weinstein to Banish the Boring and address challenges related to culture and connection by bringing improv into the executive/founder’s toolkit and workplace. A trained improviser and coach, Kesinee has performed at BATS Improv and has led improv workshops and training in the United States, Japan, and Singapore. She has also been spotted at standup comedy open mics in the San Francisco Bay Area.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kesinee/ Kesinee earned a BA from Stanford University and an MBA in Marketing and Strategic Planning from the Jones Graduate School of Administration at Rice University. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, mom-in-law, daughter, and beloved four-legged daughter, Cookie.
She completed Stanford LEAD, Stanford Graduate School of Business’s year-long flagship online executive education program focused on leadership and innovation. She serves as an Executive Committee member for the LEAD-LISA Startup Incubator.
She co-founded Creative Catalyst with fellow LEADer Kevin Weinstein to Banish the Boring and address challenges related to culture and connection by bringing improv into the executive/founder’s toolkit and workplace. A trained improviser and coach, Kesinee has performed at BATS Improv and has led improv workshops and training in the United States, Japan, and Singapore. She has also been spotted at standup comedy open mics in the San Francisco Bay Area.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kesinee/ Kesinee earned a BA from Stanford University and an MBA in Marketing and Strategic Planning from the Jones Graduate School of Administration at Rice University. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, mom-in-law, daughter, and beloved four-legged daughter, Cookie.
