In this episode, I unpack the lessons from “The Short List“, by David Ackert. You can watch the episode here: Here is a PDF with my full notes if you want to reference anything that I shared in the video. Full Transcript: So I heard about the shortlist from a recent meetup we had, our […]
047 – Cues, by Vanessa Van Edwards
In this episode, I unpack the lessons from “Cues“, by Vanessa Van Edwards. You can listen to the episode here: Full Transcript: This is a book called Cues from Vanessa Van Edwards. it’s a great book. The idea behind cues is basically, it’s all the little things that people do, both verbally and non-verbally, that […]
046 – The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker, with Claudia Solares
In this episode, Claudia Solares and I dug into Priya Parker’s book “The Art of Gathering“. You can find Claudia on Instagram here. You can listen to the episode here: Full Transcript: Mickey Mellen (00:02)Because so much gathering advice comes from experts in food and decor rather than from facilitators, that advice almost invariably focuses […]
045 – Banana Ball, by Jesse Cole
In this episode, I dig into Jesse Cole’s book “Banana Ball“. Full Transcript: Mickey Mellen (00:01.336)To me, Savannah Bananas was absolute perfection. I wish I could say everyone else in town shared my enthusiasm. You should all be fired. Throw the owner out of town. This is the worst name we’ve ever heard of.” Those […]