Thought Talk

By Karen Tiber Leland

What's Thought Talk about?

Best-selling author, and branding and marketing strategist Karen Tiber Leland, has engaging conversations with today’s thought leaders from the worlds of business, art, technology, science and entertainment.

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Thought Talk episodes:

05.02.2022
Reputation Management and Online Clean Up
Bant Breen is the Founder and Executive Chairman for Qnary, an award-winning executive reputation management and talent branding company. As more people appear online, it’s become clear that their name searches need to be cleaned up and more professional. Qnary’s...
04.18.2022
Upcoming Design Trends and The Future of Design
Mushrooms, alternative alcohol, digital health and merch have been four of the fastest-growing sectors for startups and small businesses in the past year. Here 99designs by Vista CEO Patrick Llewellyn talks to Karen Tiber Leland about some of the global...
04.06.2022
How to Become a Thought Leader in Your Field
Today’s guest is Peter Winick, the Founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage and the podcast host of Leveraging Thought Leadership. In this episode of Thought Talk, Peter talks about, you guessed it, thought leadership! Since it’s easy to have...
02.18.2021
Four Foolproof Ways to Stay Crazy Ahead of your Competition
As I head into my 79th episode of the Thought Talk podcast, I’ve decided to take a break, step back, and do a bit of reworking. The Thought Talk podcast will be back by the end of March and better...
02.10.2021
The Art of a Better Photograph with the iPhone Diva
Today’s guest, Lynette Sheppard is also known as the iPhone Diva. Lynette joins the show from the highly photographic island of Molokai in Hawaii to give us some insight on how we can best use our phones to practice creativity...
02.03.2021
COVID-19 has Changed Real Estate, maybe forever...
Today’s guest is Theresa Souers, managing broker at Corcoran Global Living. Theresa has been in the real estate business for the past 25 years. On this episode of Thought Talk we discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the broader real...
01.27.2021
Overcoming Multitasking Madness For a More Efficient Workflow
Overcoming Multitasking Madness for a More Efficient Workflow Karen’s latest book, No Nonsense: Time Management: 50 Tips to Hack Your Time and Get Everything Done is now available for order on Amazon. Today, Karen tackles one of the...
01.13.2021
Fine Tune Your Business Goals With Less Excuses & More Adjustments
On my most recent Peloton bike ride, the gentleman leading the session said something that I found applies to so many aspects of our professional lives: “Less excuses, more adjustments.” In today's short episode, I will share five ways for...
12.30.2020
Why Creating A Team Brand Might Be Your Best Bet In 2021 With Karen Tiber Leland
Even as we sit on the verge of bringing an end to COVID-19 with the new vaccines, the trend towards a decentralized workforce seems likely to be an integral part of the new normal. With that in mind, in this...
12.23.2020
Applying The 80/20 Rule for a Winning 2021 With Karen Tiber Leland
Today I am talking about a great principle you should be applying to your business for the coming year. I’ve been using the 80/20 rule for years and regularly suggest it to my clients, and although most of you may...
12.09.2020
To Reach Peak Performance Find Your Inner Calm with Barbra Schulte
I recently renewed my long time passion for horseback riding and met today’s guest — Barbra Schulte — at the C Lazy U dude ranch in Granby, Colorado where she was teaching peak performance on and off a horse. Barbra...
12.02.2020
Creating Audience Engagement On Video Conferencing With Karen Tiber Leland
A lot of us are still spending quite a bit of time on Zoom and other video conferencing platforms— a trend that does not look like it will go away any time soon. As a virtual facilitator and webinar leader...
11.25.2020
The Career Skills You Need To Succeed Post-Pandemic with Mark Herschberg
Today on Thought Talk, I welcome Mark Herschberg, author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Mark has spent his career identifying and studying the skill gap that exists for what he calls firm...
11.18.2020
The Secret To Making Your Videos More Watchable with Michael Dutcher
Video content has exploded in recent years and shows no signs of slowing down as a major marketing medium. But making watchable, engaging videos that are on-brand requires training and practice. I’m pleased to be joined today by Michael...
11.11.2020
How To Take Your Virtual Presentations From Good To Great with Dewitt Jones
On today’s Thought Talk, I speak with my good friend Dewitt Jones about the power of virtual presentations. Jones is an international Keynote speaker, former National Geographic photographer, and the founder of Celebrate What’s Right With the World. Dewitt...
11.04.2020
Is It Time For You To Embrace Mental Toughness? with Dr. Ellen Reed
Dr. Ellen Reed is the co-author of Relentless Solution Focus; she’s worked side-by-side with Dr. Jason Selk for 15 years and has extensive experience in mental training for consistency, accountability, and execution in business, athletics, academics, and the performing arts....
10.28.2020
How Critical Thinking Can Change Your Life with Helen Lee Bouygues
On this episode of Thought Talk I am joined by Helen Lee Bouygues the Founder of the Reboot Foundation an organization that funds and publishes research on improving critical thinking. Helen is joining us from Paris where she lives...
10.21.2020
Converting Followers into Customers With Karen Tiber Leland
“I have a big social media following but it does not seem to be translating into new customers/clients.” I hear this comment all the time from potential clients who call me up wondering how to make their social media a...
10.14.2020
For Greater Productivity Stop Interrupting Yourself With Karen Tiber Leland
Today I want to talk about something that universally impacts our productivity: self-interruption. If you work in an office, it’s obvious that other people are sources of interruption. While those may be less of a productivity problem when working from...
10.07.2020
Preventing Zoom Fatigue with Karen Tiber Leland
I lead a webinar called How to Look Better, Feel More Comfortable and Be More Productive When Video Conferencing and something that’s brought up by a lot of executives, salespeople, and entrepreneurs I’m talking to is Zoom fatigue. Today...
09.30.2020
Why CEO Branding is a Necessity With Karen Tiber Leland
I often get called by CEOs who are interested in the added value of having a CEO brand that is separate from – but connected to – their businesses. In today’s Thought Talk podcast,, I’ll be discussing the three biggest...
09.23.2020
6 Ways to Measure Your Brand Reputation
My guest today is Eddie Hull, the Associate Strategy Director of FutureBrand and he is here to help us understand the biggest takeaways from this year’s FutureBrand Index for entrepreneurs and small businesses. To gain insight on how strong...
09.09.2020
The Seven Myths of Personal Branding With Karen Tiber Leland
With COVID-19, more and more eyeballs are on us online, and our business and personal brands need to be sharp and effective. In today’s solo episode I will be busting the seven most common myths surrounding personal brands. About...
09.03.2020
Consistent Video Content Can Grow Your Business With Nina Froriep
Video marketing has the capacity to create a connection and tell a multifaceted story that just words or audio can’t always accomplish. I’m joined today by Nina Froriep from Clock Wise Productions to discuss what it takes to drive...
08.26.2020
Navigating the Gig Economy With Moves’ CEO, Matthew Spoke
Most people who choose independent work in the gig economy do so because they are pursuing career fulfillment, independence, and flexibility. But the trade-off is that you need to fend for yourself: withholding and remitting taxes, putting money aside for...
08.19.2020
Reinventing In-Person Events for a Sustainable Future With Plamen Russev
My guest today is Plamen Russev, Founder of Webit, author of Power to the People — the New Marketing and the man who successfully rebranded a whole city — not a small feat in any capacity. I’ve had the...
08.12.2020
Tweeting Your Way To The Top With Karen Tiber Leland
Today Karen talks about tweeting your way to the top — how you can use Twitter to build your business, your book, or your brand online. When you consider that 44% of Twitter users are between 18 and 34,...
07.29.2020
The Importance of Philanthropy During COVID-19 With Miracle Foundation’s Caroline Boudreaux
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Caroline Boudreaux, a social entrepreneur and the Founder of the Miracle Foundation. The Foundation is committed to a family for every child in our lifetime. Caroline and I take some time...
07.22.2020
Holistic Financial Planning — Finding Your Financial Quarterback With Joanna Burish
Joanna Burish joins the show today to share her expertise as a licensed holistic financial planner with Northwestern Mutual. Her family office focuses on three ways for her clients to have more power and control over their finances. We...
07.15.2020
Surprising Solutions to Magical Thinking Messing up Our Productivity
Surprising Solutions to The Magical Thinking Messing up Our Productivity Today’s episode is a little different. Instead of interviewing a guest, I’m going to share about something I’ve recently encountered with clients and that I’m dealing with myself. ...
07.08.2020
How TikTok Can Help Build Your Brand — Leveraging User Participation With Evan Horowitz
Evan Horowitz is CEO and Co-Founder of the creative studio Movers+Shakers in Brooklyn New York and I am happy to have him on the podcast to help wrap my head around TikTok, a platform that is about more than just...
07.01.2020
Robots are Not Coming to Take Your Jobs — The Future of Work With Jeff Wald
Jeff Wald is the co-Founder and President of WorkMarket, an ADP company, as well as the author of the book The End of Jobs: The Rise of on Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. He comes on the show today...
06.24.2020
Accessing Your Genius Lounge — How 20 Minutes of Transcendental Meditation Can Change Lives With Bob Roth
Today I welcome Bob Roth to the podcast. He has been teaching transcendental meditation for the past 45 years, and currently serves as the CEO of the David Lynch Foundation. Bob is also the author of the 2018 New York...
06.17.2020
Pitch, packaging, preparation, and perseverance — Getting Into O Magazine With Susan Harrow
I am happy to welcome my friend and colleague Susan Harrow on the show; she is a top media coach and author of the best-selling book Selling yourself Without Selling Your Soul. Susan has written the guide to getting...
06.10.2020
Leading in Extreme Conditions — Respect Trumps Harmony With Rachael Robertson
My guest, Rachael Robertson, led a team of 18 people through a 12-month research expedition in Antarctica. She was chosen to lead this expedition after a boot camp interview process measured her ability to lead with empathy. I’m excited...
06.02.2020
11 Ways Your Business Can Survive the Pandemic — With Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is the Chief Evangelist of Canva and the creator of The Remarkable People podcast. In this episode of Thought Talk Guy shares his thoughts on how bad times make good companies and discussed ideas from his recently...
05.26.2020
How Millennials Have Changed Brand Building On Instagram — With Gayneté Jones
Instagram used to be all about the pretty pictures, but Gayneté Jones, CEO of G.A.M.E. Changing Industries says Millennials have altered the social media landscape. In this episode we discuss the way Millennials approach Instagram, how the way they...
05.19.2020
Optimizing Your Immune System Response is Easier Than You Think — Finding a Silver Lining In Today’s Crisis With Dr. David L. Katz
Today’s episode is densely packed with information, tips, and incredible insights on the current COVID19 crisis. My guest today, Dr. David L. Katz, is a preventative medicine specialist and a globally recognized authority on lifestyle medicine. He is a...
05.05.2020
From Actualization To Transcendence — Finding Joy In Giving With Jenny Santi
How can we keep giving during the COVID-19 crisis, when many of us have seen our livelihoods negatively impacted? In order to address this question and shed light on how giving can change our lives, I welcome Jennifer Rose Santi...
04.29.2020
Thought Talk Chat Tuesday — How Are You Going to Make Today Matter, With Michelle Young
Welcome to the first Thought Talk chat Tuesday, a weekly informal discussion with some of my close friends and colleagues. I am so very happy to welcome my guest Michelle Young — a great, great friend, enough so that we...
04.21.2020
The Future of Your Personal Belongings in Public Space - with Travis Hollman
When one of my colleagues first suggested that I should interview the CEO and President of Hollman Lockers — I wondered how much is there really to say about lockers? Turns out quite a bit. Join me today for a...
04.14.2020
Build Your Edge — From Adversity to Advantage — With Harvard Professor and Author Laura Huang
Today’s Thought Talk show is about overturning adversity in the workplace. I’m happy to welcome Laura Huang — Associate Professor at Harvard, the author of the new book From Adversity to Advantage. The book is based on her research on...
03.31.2020
Logos And The Visual Storytelling Revolution With Rodney Abbot
Rodney Abbot is a senior partner at Lippincott, the global creative consultancy behind the logos of Walmart, Starbucks, Delta, and Southwest Airlines, among others. In this podcast, he discusses the process of creating a logo for a company. Topics include...
03.29.2020
The Power Of Crafting A One Person Show With Gretchen Cryer
Gretchen Cryer has been at the center of writing, performing and directing one person shows for more than three decades. In this episode of Thought Talk she shares insights, experiences and knowledge about how businesspeople can use these techniques in...
03.24.2020
Aesthetic Intelligence: What It Is And Why It Matters With Pauline Brown
Pauline Brown the Former Chairman of LVMH North America discusses her new book, “Aesthetic Intelligence”. Brown left her position at LVMH to do a deep dive into the way aesthetics impact us personally and professionally and teaches about what she...
03.17.2020
Creating A Chocolate Company With Purpose With Sritha Thayi
Sritha Thayi, the co-founder of W3 Chocolate, discusses her journey (from idea to execution) in introducing a new chocolate to an already crowded marketplace. Sritha shares about how she and her co-founders conceived of the concept in a meditation and...
03.10.2020
Why Original Content Creation Is The New Currency For Success With Ben Pines
Ben Pines, Head of Content for Elementor, a Drag and Drop Site builder for WordPress, shares his take on the way content management has evolved and what every business needs to know about creating content for websites and beyond.
03.02.2020
13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do With Amy Morin
This episode features Amy Morin a psychotherapist and author of 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do from HarperCollins. Her work as a psychotherapist, combined with her personal experiences of overcoming tragedy, taught her what it takes to be mentally...
02.24.2020
How To Capture The Creativity In Your Brain With Judah Pollack
The creative mode in your brain is like a butterfly. It’s beautiful and erratic, hard to catch and highly valued as a result. If you want to capture it, you need a net. Enter the executive mode, the task-oriented network...
02.17.2020
Life Lessons From Broadway That Small Business Owners Can Use
In this episode, Tony Award-winning producer, Mara Isaacs, shares the life and business lessons learned from being a Broadway producer As the founder of Octopus Theatricals, an independent production company, Mara shows the parallels between the way Broadway and startups...

What's Thought Talk about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Thought Talk episodes:

Reputation Management and Online Clean Up

Upcoming Design Trends and The Future of Design

How to Become a Thought Leader in Your Field

Four Foolproof Ways to Stay Crazy Ahead of your Competition

The Art of a Better Photograph with the iPhone Diva

COVID-19 has Changed Real Estate, maybe forever...

Overcoming Multitasking Madness For a More Efficient Workflow

Fine Tune Your Business Goals With Less Excuses & More Adjustments

Why Creating A Team Brand Might Be Your Best Bet In 2021 With Karen Tiber Leland

Applying The 80/20 Rule for a Winning 2021 With Karen Tiber Leland

To Reach Peak Performance Find Your Inner Calm with Barbra Schulte

Creating Audience Engagement On Video Conferencing With Karen Tiber Leland

The Career Skills You Need To Succeed Post-Pandemic with Mark Herschberg

The Secret To Making Your Videos More Watchable with Michael Dutcher

How To Take Your Virtual Presentations From Good To Great with Dewitt Jones

Is It Time For You To Embrace Mental Toughness? with Dr. Ellen Reed

How Critical Thinking Can Change Your Life with Helen Lee Bouygues

Converting Followers into Customers With Karen Tiber Leland

For Greater Productivity Stop Interrupting Yourself With Karen Tiber Leland

Preventing Zoom Fatigue with Karen Tiber Leland

Why CEO Branding is a Necessity With Karen Tiber Leland

6 Ways to Measure Your Brand Reputation

The Seven Myths of Personal Branding With Karen Tiber Leland

Consistent Video Content Can Grow Your Business With Nina Froriep

Navigating the Gig Economy With Moves’ CEO, Matthew Spoke

Reinventing In-Person Events for a Sustainable Future With Plamen Russev

Tweeting Your Way To The Top With Karen Tiber Leland

The Importance of Philanthropy During COVID-19 With Miracle Foundation’s Caroline Boudreaux

Holistic Financial Planning — Finding Your Financial Quarterback With Joanna Burish

Surprising Solutions to Magical Thinking Messing up Our Productivity

How TikTok Can Help Build Your Brand — Leveraging User Participation With Evan Horowitz

Robots are Not Coming to Take Your Jobs — The Future of Work With Jeff Wald

Accessing Your Genius Lounge — How 20 Minutes of Transcendental Meditation Can Change Lives With Bob Roth

Pitch, packaging, preparation, and perseverance — Getting Into O Magazine With Susan Harrow

Leading in Extreme Conditions — Respect Trumps Harmony With Rachael Robertson

11 Ways Your Business Can Survive the Pandemic — With Guy Kawasaki

How Millennials Have Changed Brand Building On Instagram — With Gayneté Jones

Optimizing Your Immune System Response is Easier Than You Think — Finding a Silver Lining In Today’s Crisis With Dr. David L. Katz

From Actualization To Transcendence — Finding Joy In Giving With Jenny Santi

Thought Talk Chat Tuesday — How Are You Going to Make Today Matter, With Michelle Young

The Future of Your Personal Belongings in Public Space - with Travis Hollman

Build Your Edge — From Adversity to Advantage — With Harvard Professor and Author Laura Huang

Logos And The Visual Storytelling Revolution With Rodney Abbot

The Power Of Crafting A One Person Show With Gretchen Cryer

Aesthetic Intelligence: What It Is And Why It Matters With Pauline Brown

Creating A Chocolate Company With Purpose With Sritha Thayi

Why Original Content Creation Is The New Currency For Success With Ben Pines

13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do With Amy Morin

How To Capture The Creativity In Your Brain With Judah Pollack

Life Lessons From Broadway That Small Business Owners Can Use