Watch out for another impactful episode of the #Palveshow this friday!
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This week my guest is Shermin Kruse.
Shermin and I met at the OwnIt Wellness retreat in Costa Rica.
I was blown away by Shermin’s journey from Iran to America and her heroic resume
Shermin and I discuss everything from cultivating resilience and grit to understanding tactical empathy and giving back to our communities.
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Shermin Kruse is an idea curator, professor, writer, lawyer, and storyteller. She currently teaches tactical empathy and complex negotiation, leadership, and global transactions at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Shermin is also TED and TEDx talk producer (having produced nearly 50 different TEDx talks and various TEDx music videos) and a negotiation and leadership consultant specializing in weaponizing empathy and stoicism. She is the author of the critically acclaimed, best-selling novel “Butterfly Stitching,” inspired by the true experiences of herself and the women in her family before and after the Iranian revolution. Prior to this, Shermin was a partner at the law firm of Barack Ferrazzano where she represented international and Fortune 500 companies for 17 years.
Shermin is a frequent speaker on issues relating to complex negotiation, tactical empathy, stoicism, change-agency, leadership, and professional development. She is also often asked to speak on issues of international relations, non-profit management, and civil and human rights. She was recently named as the annual Woman Extraordinaire by the International Women Associates, featured by WomanScape Magazine for her global humanitarian work, and named one of the nation’s top 100 “Women to Watch” by BizWomen Magazine, one of Chicago’s most influential women by Chicago Business Journal, and one of Chicago’s Women of Inspiration by Today’s Chicago Magazine. Dedicated to her local and global community, Shermin is a founder of Pasfarda Arts and Culture Exchange, a director of the international refugee center RefuSHE, a founding member of the Chicago Council for the American Writers Museum, and a former director of the ACLU of Illinois.
Shermin is currently authoring a textbook on global transactions issues, to be published by Northwestern Library in 2022. In addition, she is a frequent columnist and commentator for a variety of international magazines, including WomanScape, Fete Lifestyle Magazine, and the Huffington Post.
Shermin’s educational alumni institutions include the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude), The University of Toronto (BSc, honors dual degree in Psychology and Philosophy), Northwestern University School of Professional Development (negotiation certification), and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (fully funded Emerging Leader Fellowship).
Check out her masterclass on tactical empathy by following the link below: https://www.sherminkruse.com/store
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