Weekly Curiosities

Curiosity #98 - Have You Gone Nose Blind?

🎤 Quotable quotes: “If that's a joke, I love it. If not, can't wait to unpack that with you later." — Ted Lasso One of the ideas we often talk about in our keynotes and workshops is something called being nose blind. And yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. You know that thing where you walk i...

Aug 19, 2026

Curiosity #97 - Intention

🎤 Quotable Quote“You're really only one or two connections from maybe, quite possibly, the best connection of your career.”— Katie Regan 🎧 This Week’s Guest: Katie Regan Let's start with a confession. We loved this book. Katie Regan's Intention: You Already Know Everyone ...

Aug 12, 2026

Curiosity #96 - Time to Recombobulate

🎤 Quotable quotes: “I think things come into our lives to help us get from one place to a better one." — Ted Lasso This week, we found ourselves walking through the Milwaukee airport when a sign stopped us in our tracks. Recombobulation Area. Now, if you've never been to Milwaukee, that's app...

Aug 05, 2026

Curiosity #95 - Build the Bridge Before You Need to Cross It

🎤 Quotable quotes: “Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing" — Ted Lasso One of the questions we get asked most often is: "How do you build a great network?" It's an interesting question. Because we don't think Ted Lasso would have liked the word network. It sounds... transactional. Like ...

Jul 29, 2026

Curiosity #94 - Practice Beats Credentials

🎤 Quotable Quote“The only way to master a skill is to do it again and again and again.”— Jeremy Smith 🎧 This Week’s Guest: Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith doesn't just question higher education. He rebuilt it. A multiple-exit startup founder and CEO of pega6, Jeremy believes we'v...

Jul 22, 2026

Curiosity #93 - Rivals Make Us Better

🎤 Quotable quotes: “Sport has the power to unite people in a way that little else does." — Nelson Mandela Later today, England and Argentina meet in a World Cup semifinal. That sentence alone should be enough to make football fans sit up a little straighter. These two nations have history. Real ...

Jul 15, 2026

Curiosity #92 - The Reverse Career Fair (and so much more)

🎤 Quotable Quote“You have to earn the right to have those conversations.”— Jason Van Nus 🎧 This Week’s Guest: Jason Van Nus Jason Van Nus calls himself a "gentle disruptor." We think that's about right. As the CEO of the new WIN Regional College and Career Academy, Jason is...

Jul 08, 2026

Curiosity #91 - Futbol Is Life!

🎤 Quotable quotes: “Futbol Is Life!" — Dani Rojas At the time we're writing this, we're in the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup. And honestly? It's been fantastic. Today, both the United States and England take the pitch with a chance to advance to the Round of 16. We'll be cheering for bot...

Jul 01, 2026

Curiosity #90 - Faaaaaaaack! Roy was right.

🎤 Quotable quotes: “Don't you dare settle for fine." — Roy Kent We were walking through an airport recently when someone noticed our Lead It Like Lasso patch and asked if it was related to Ted Lasso. Naturally, we said yes. We explained that while Ted may be the title character, the leadership l...

Jun 24, 2026

Curiosity #89 - Stop Asking Kids What They Want to Be

🎤 Quotable Quote“Be open and be positive.”— Dr. Heather Handler 🎧 This Week’s Guest: Dr. Heather Handler Dr. Heather Handler knows what it's like to be handed a challenge with no roadmap. When she was tasked with launching a youth apprenticeship program, there was no playbo...

Jun 17, 2026

Curiosity #88 - What the Villains Teach Us

🎤 Quotable quotes: “Character is revealed by what we admire and what we reject." — Adapted from Warren Buffett This week, the Ted Lasso community lost one of its own. Anthony Head, the actor who brought Rupert Mannion to life, passed away at age 72. He was beloved by fans, castmates, and fellow ...

Jun 10, 2026

Curiosity #87 - Running Toward the Edge

🎤 Quotable quotes: “This feels like a terrible idea." — Nick, approximately three seconds after running off a mountain in Lake Como This week, I found myself standing on the side of a mountain overlooking Lake Como. About to go paragliding. Now, if you know me, you know this should not have h...

Jun 03, 2026

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