You Gotta Play to Win with Lydia Sullivan

You Gotta Play to Win with Lydia Sullivan

Author: Kate Davis June 11, 2024 Duration: 36:52
Lydia Sullivan is the VP of Operations at the Society for Information Management (SIM). She helps thousands of leading technology executives stay connected, build community, and grow together. Lydia has been a certified Association Executive for 5 years, in association management for 10 years, and in nonprofit management roles for 15 years. Her career has allowed her to support boards, philanthropic organizations, and chapters of national associations in various industries. Lydia has also wor...

Kate Davis, a comic and keynote speaker, hosts Humor In The C-Suite, a podcast built on a simple but powerful idea: laughter is a serious business tool. Each episode features conversations with leaders, executives, and business owners who have moved beyond seeing humor as just a Friday afternoon perk. Instead, they explore how intentional levity can fundamentally reshape a workplace, fostering a culture where people feel connected, creative, and genuinely engaged. These discussions get into the practicalities and the psychology, asking whether humor can ever backfire, how it reframes challenges, and the ways it builds trust and curiosity within teams. You’ll hear real stories from the front lines of management about deploying wit during tough meetings, the role of personal storytelling in leadership, and how a lighter atmosphere can directly impact well-being and performance. This isn’t about memorizing jokes for the boardroom; it’s about cultivating an authentic, human approach to the pressures of high-stakes roles. The podcast naturally bridges several worlds-business strategy, mental resilience, and personal development-by examining how a sense of play isn’t opposed to professionalism but can be its foundation. Tune in for thoughtful, often funny, explorations of how the sound of laughter in the office might just be the sound of a company thriving.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 56

Humor In The C-Suite
Podcast Episodes
Humor Around One’s Own Stories with Matt Verlaque [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:42
After spending a decade in the fire department, Matt founded UpLaunch in 2016 and was the CEO through its successful acquisition in 2020. After his exit, he partnered with Dan Martell as the COO of SaaS Academy, the larg…
Baby Steps with Dan MacQueen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:53
Dan was a healthy, active 28-year-old who suddenly suffered from severe headaches. After an optometrist’s appointment to find the cause was cut short, he was handed a sealed envelope and told to go directly to hospital.…
Bingo! with Jack P. Flaherty [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:19
Jack P. Flaherty is a former executive officer, strategic advisor, and Big 4 risk management consultant. Crediting his success to the confident and decisive teams he had built over a twenty-plus-year career, Jack now is…
Anything In My Teeth? with Brittanny Kreutzer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:27
Brittanny Kreutzer is the co-founder of The Speaker Exchange Agency, an organization which helps connect events to public speakers and vice-versa. A graduate of the University of Kansas, Brittanny has an immense passion…
Laughter Is The Best Medicine with Amer Kaissi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:03
Amer Kaissi is an-award winning Professor of Healthcare Administration at Trinity University in Texas. He teaches Leadership and Public Speaking. He is also an executive coach and author. His first book “Intangibles: The…
Humor is a Coping Mechanism with Mark Gasparotto [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:53
Mark Gasparotto is leadership development professional, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and decorated combat-veteran — is a man for all seasons, combining theory with practice, art with science, and experimentation with r…
Positive Attitude is everything with Svetlana Ratnikova [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:21
Svetlana Ratnikova brings a wealth of national and international experience to the companies she is a part of — from entrepreneurial, corporate, recruiting and marketing. With a record of starting and transforming organi…
The Disarming Effect of Humor with Josh Linkner [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:58
Josh Linkner is a Creative Troublemaker. He has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He’s an internationally recognized expert on innovation and is the au…
Be The Spark with Allen Grinberg [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:08
Allen Grinberg began his career in commercial real estate with a focus on helping corporations save money. Over his 26 years, he has worked with a range of companies from rapidly growing start-ups to some of the country’…
Be Comfortable Being Yourself with Martin Perlmutter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:45
Martin Perelmuter is an unapologetic idealist. He is passionate about people and ideas and, after nearly 30 years in the speaking industry, believes more than ever that a great speech can provide the impetus for action a…