LFYC | S3 E19 – Obi Abuchi interviews Kevin Bryant | The Power of Tai Chi for Stress Management
On this week’s Leading from Your Core Podcast and Vodcast, Obi Abuchi interviews Kevin Bryant.
In 2010, Kevin co-founded Educated Change, one of the most innovative consulting firms in the social
media arena, building close relationships with senior executives determined to enhance their firm's and
their own reputation. In 2016, Educated Change was named a Red Herring Top 100 Tech firm.
They recognised early in their growth that people don't want to connect with a corporate logo, they want
to engage authentically with people sharing a common interest, speciality, or cause. Selling is no longer
event-driven, it's a continuous conversation where trust, sharing, education - and even entertainment -
are the keys to capturing attention in our 'attention economy'.
His perspective on sales, relationship building, and change was honed during twenty years in banking,
encompassing all aspects from corporate lending to investment banking to retail. His last position was as
General Manager of BankBoston/Fleet Boston’s European operations. He was later President of a tanker
company owned by one of Greece’s leading shipping families. Kevin has proven experience in leading,
coaching and inspiring teams through change.
Kevin has also served on the boards of two public companies and the board of Babson College,
America’s leading private university in the field of entrepreneurship. As a student there, he played on two
NCAA National Champion soccer teams. He lectures on social media and social marketing at Brunel
University’s business school and has taught Tai Chi to hundreds at his Surrey and Brighton (UK), Tai Chi
schools.
In this episode:
- A personal journey into Tai Chi
- Martial Arts as an outlet for stress
- How to find balance in your professional life
- Learning how to relax into your true self
- Becoming comfortable expressing your whole self
- How to ground yourself and find your feet during stress
- A mother’s basic secrets to reducing stress in your life
- Finding resilience and strength by tapping into something bigger than yourself
- How to borrow and leverage power from key external sources
- Embracing your failures openly and freely in order to move forward
You can find out more about Kevin via the links below:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbryanteducatedchange
Twitter: @Educated_Change
Twitter: @SurreyTaiChi
Taichi School Website: https://www.surreytaichi.co.uk
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