On this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, my guest is Emily Schneider.

Emily is a visual storyteller specializing in presentation design. Her passion for simplifying complex content has become a bit of a magical knack — blending storytelling with a keen design eye. She’s not just a designer; Emily is a strategic collaborator, dedicated to helping businesses confidently transform their messages into beautiful, effective presentations that truly resonate with their intended audiences.

4:10 Learn about how Emily’s passion for storytelling and creative problem solving was shaped by a deep wonder about how things come together to create an emotional connection.

8:00 Hear how leveraging our zone of genius, curiosity, and community can help us become more resilient in order to show up at our best and most favorite self so we can lead by example in uncertain times.

9:15 Hear about the power of connection, community and vulnerability and how we can strengthen, grow and evolve through failure and learning.

13:06 Emily turns the tables and asks Shawn the question, “When I’m hitting my goals consistently, am I setting the right goals?”

17:40 Hear about leveraging external influences for creative input and how boundaries create space to be able to find an edge.

20:00 Hear about the three critical things that make a presentation resonate.

24:40 Hear about the role courage plays as our personal seasons shift, evolving our relationships with ourselves, others, and our connections to things and ideas.

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• Find Emily at iamemilyschneider.com and on LinkedIn.

• The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman and Kaley Klemp