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

https://www.youtube.com/@YesAndTheSecondCity
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
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
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
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
Martin Dubin's new book is about blindspots. We all have them, yet leaders rarely acknowledge their own. Check out the full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq3T...
September 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Is Chicago's Fine Arts Building haunted? Find out Tuesday, when my podcast with @keirgraff.bsky.social drops and we discuss his new book about the historic building on Michigan Avenue. Full podcast will drop here: www.youtube.com/@YesAndTheSe...
August 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social is today's guest on the "Getting to Yes, And" podcast. We discuss her new book, “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age.” Full episode is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aO_...
August 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Gary Noesner helped create what is now known as modern hostage negotiation techniques in his storied career with the FBI. He was at Waco, Ruby Ridge and helped solve the DC Sniper case. Check out our full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZYz...
August 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Next week's podcast with Caroline Fleck to discuss her new book "Validation." Full video episodes available here: www.youtube.com/@YesAndTheSe...
July 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Improvisation, if anything, is a practice in becoming comfortable with discomfort. This is a key element of successful negotiation as my guests Robert Bordone and Dr. Joel Salinas talk about in their book "Conflict Resilience." Pod drops next Tuesday: www.youtube.com/@YesAndTheSe...
June 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New pod with Steve Magness on the science of winning performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGJL...
June 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM