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Kelly Leonard
@kleonard.bsky.social
The Second City, VP Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development.

https://www.youtube.com/@YesAndTheSecondCity
youtu.be/eqISml8QcbI?... - Our new limited series podcast starts dropping episodes next week. Check out our trailer!
Can Humor and Empathy Save Our Divided Nation?
YouTube video by The Second City Podcasts
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November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We talk to longtime BBDO CEO, Andrew Robertson about his new book: “The Creative Shift: How to Power Up Your Organization by Making Space for New Ideas.” Full video podcast is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBDH... #creativity #advertising #improvisation
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Reposted by Kelly Leonard
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper

www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Check out my conversation with Muriel Wilkins. We discuss her new book "Leadership Unblocked." Full video episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLmp... #leadership #coaching #improvisation
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We talk to @alibera.bsky.social about her new book "Funnier." Full video episode available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Satc...
October 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
www.forbes.com/councils/for... My latest for the Forbes Business Development Council.
The Improvised Art Of Negotiation: Start, Listen, Repeat
In business, we are always negotiating: salaries, union agreements, sales contracts.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
BONUS PODCAST with Nobel Prize winning economist Richard Thaler and his co-author Alex Imas. They've written an updated version if Thaler's seminal book "The Winner's Curse." Full video episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbGG...
October 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
FREE live event tonight. I talk to Caroline Fleck about her fantastic book "Validation." Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUDT... - “By all means, keep it real – just don’t make everyone else suffer for it.”
The Hidden Rule of Success No One Talks About
YouTube video by Yes, And The Second City
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October 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
How comedy can help us handle life’s challenges www.wbez.org/say-more-wit...
How comedy can help us handle life’s challenges
Columbia College professor and Second City director Anne Libera talks about bulking up your funny bone and how comedy can be a catharsis.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The kicker for Oregon is named Atticus Sappington. Do what you want with that information.
October 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
FREE LIVE PODCAST TAPING AT SECOND CITY TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF @alibera.bsky.social new book "FUNNIER." Book signing follows the taping: www.paperlesspost.com/go/VKK4GJxtk...
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A new John Candy documentary offers a deeper understanding of the comedian and his Second City influence www.wbez.org/movies-tv/20...
A new John Candy documentary offers a deeper understanding of the comedian and his Second City influence
Backed by actor and producer Ryan Reynolds and directed by Colin Hanks, the film "John Candy: I Like Me" screens Sunday at the Chicago Theatre, followed by a Q&A with Reynolds.
www.wbez.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Go Cubs Go!
September 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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September 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reposted by Kelly Leonard
So fun to talk about talking with @kleonard.bsky.social of Chicago's The Second City Improv on the "Getting to Yes, And" Podcast. A wonderful discussion about the value of talking, listening, comedy, improvisation! On the podcast apps or here on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=MElx...
Master The Art Of Talking With Anyone Easily
YouTube video by Yes, And The Second City
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September 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Maryellen MacDonald studies the science of talking. Not communication, per se. But what's going on in our brain when we talk. Check out the full video episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MElx...
September 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM