by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 21, 2022
People who reach the top in nearly every field have different skills, of course, but they share one thing in common: they’ve learned to express their ideas to inspire others to action. Dr. Leonard Mlodinow is one such expert. He’s co-written two books with his mentor,...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 17, 2016
In The Storyteller’s Secret I devote an entire chapter to one of the great spiritual leaders of the world, Pope Francis, who turns 80 today. Francis learned his communication skills as a Jesuit seminarian and continues to deliver speeches that rely on the building...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Dec 2, 2016
“Take your presentations to the next level with Carmine as your coach.” – Howard Schultz, CEO Starbucks I was grateful to receive that endorsement from Howard Schultz for one of my books on leadership and communication. Schultz recently announced that he would step...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 28, 2016
Thoughts on Leadership: Be Thankful By Gino Blefari This week my travels found me in Northern California where on Monday afternoon I had the opportunity to have lunch with my good friend, Dwight Clark, former All-Pro wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers and...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 17, 2016
Congratulations to Pampers for designing an eye catching ad for a good cause, World Prematurity Day. The ad ran in major newspapers across the U.S. It was effective for several reasons: 1). It makes clever use of white space. The ad shows the actual size of a diaper...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jul 26, 2016
When the announcement was made that Unilever would buy the Dollar Shave Club for $1 billion, experts cited the Southern California startup as yet another example of a business coming up with new ways of selling to consumers, without the overhead of bricks-and-mortar....
