Kelly sits down with Alok Sama, the former President and CFO of SoftBank Group International to discuss his new book ‘The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble.” I read a lot of business books, and your book reads more like a thriller than your average business memoir. “As I set out to to …

Kelly welcomes Boston University professor David Livermore back to the podcast to discuss the latest edition of his successful leadership book, “Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret to Success.”     Words are important and people throw around the term ‘culture’ a lot. What’s your personal definition of culture?  “I actually lean more toward this …

Kelly sits down with old friend Mike Thomas to talk about “Carson the Magnificent,” a book about the iconic talk show host Johnny Carson. The legendary Bill Zehme began the book but never finished it. Years after Bill’s death, Mike was brought on board to complete the book.    There’s a passage on page 23 …

Kelly talks with Lindsey Cormack, a tenured professor of Political Science at Stevens Institute of Technology about her latest book “How to Raise a Citizen (And Why It’s Up to You to Do It).”   I grew up in a big family that talked about politics on a regular basis at the dinner table. “You grew …

Kelly connects with journalist Sarah Jaffe who wrote the best seller “Work Won’t Love You Back.” They talk about her new book “From The Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire.”    Was it hard for you to include your personal grief story in a book that covers the collective grief of so …

Kelly talk to business leader, author and podcast host Mo Bunnell about his new book “Give to Grow: Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your Career.”    You had me sold on this book when you write that it’s all about relationships.  “I just think there’s so many books out there that are …

Kelly connects with Michael Morris of Columbia University to talk about his timely book “Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together.”     It’s kind of amazing that the term “tribal” has become a mostly negative term and this book is about how our tribal orientation is why we actually …

Kelly connects with Karen Brooks Hopkins, the former president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), to discuss her book “BAM…And Then It Hit Me”    You write that working at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), was not a job but a crusade.  “It was a situation that required 100% dedication at all times. …

Kelly welcomes Dr. Kathleen Smith back to the podcast. Dr. Smith is a licensed therapist and associate faculty member of the Bowen Center for Study of the Family. She is the author of “Everything Isn’t Terrible.” Her new book is called “True to You: A Therapist’s Guide to Stop Pleasing Others and Start Being Yourself.”     …