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COSY Classic Hits 103.7"The Friday Morning Breakfast Club" PodcastCountdown to the South Haven Primaries and on this episode we give 3 candidates 8 minutes each to give their 'pitch." First those running for mayor. Mayor Annie Brown, Councilwoman Mary Hosley, and Josh Lemmer share their thoughts on our city's priorities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-07-1830 min
50 Tastes Of GrayImprov, Chocolate & Personal Growth
Unwrapping Life's Ingredients: Cooking, Improv, and Growth with Mary Lemmer
In this engaging episode, Matthew Gray sits down with the insightful Mary Lemmer to explore the unexpected intersections of cooking, improv, and personal growth. From the nuances of 100% chocolate to the highs and lows of customer service and the evolving tipping culture, Mary shares invaluable insights from her journey in entrepreneurship, creativity, and training.
But it doesn't stop there—this conversation dives deep into improv as a life skill, how embracing adaptability can transform communication, and why nostalgia plays a surprising role in shaping identity. Whether you're a...
2025-06-0551 min
Managed Chaos PodcastPublic Speaking for FoundersIn this episode of Managed Chaos, Rachel Anderson sits down with Mary Lemmer to explore how improv skills can make you a better leader, speaker, and decision-maker. Whether you’re pitching investors, leading a team, or handling unexpected challenges, the ability to think on your feet is a game-changer.💡 In this episode, we cover:✅ How improv builds confidence and adaptability✅ Practical exercises to sharpen your communication skills✅ Why embracing uncertainty makes you a stronger leaderIf you’ve ever struggled with public speaking, handling tough conversations, or making quick decisions, this episode is for you! 🎙️🚀🎧 Watch now & don’t forget to subscribe for more!#Man...
2025-02-1219 min
Girls Make BankHow Improv Can Transform Your Sales and Entrepreneurial Success with Mary LemmerIn this episode of Girls Make Bank, we dive into the transformative power of improvisation with Mary Lemmer, entrepreneur, improv expert, and founder of Choose Improve. Mary shares her journey from launching a gelato business as a teenager to discovering the principles of improv that transformed her entrepreneurial and personal life. We explore how improv skills—like active listening, adaptability, and the "Yes, and" technique—translate into real-world success for entrepreneurs and sales professionals. Mary also provides actionable insights into using improv techniques to boost confidence, build empathy, and handle rejection in business. Topics Discussed in the...
2024-12-2630 min
Who Made You the Boss?27. The One Tool You’ve Been Missing: Mary Lemmer’s Improv Tips to Improve Your Entrepreneurial JourneyMary Lemmer, an accomplished entrepreneur with a unique background in improvisation and venture capita, takes us on an entrepreneurial journey that began as a teenager with a gelato business and now leverages improv techniques to help others revitalize their approach to leadership, business, and life. Through anecdotes ranging from broken point-of-sale systems to taking improv classes, Mary unveils the hidden power of "Yes, And" and other improv principles in fostering creativity, tackling imposter syndrome, and embracing uncertainty. This episode promises to deliver insights that can transform your entrepreneurial mindset.
What you'll learn in this...
2024-10-0231 min
Entrusted to Lead PodcastNavigating Change with Improv: A Conversation with Mary LemmerIn this insightful episode, Danita Cummins is joined by Mary Lemmer, an entrepreneur and consultant specializing in intentionality-designed improv techniques. They discuss how improv can be a powerful tool for leadership development, helping individuals and teams navigate change effectively. The episode also includes an announcement of a 30-day comfort challenge with Melony Brown. Key Takeaways: Improv for Leadership Development: Mary Lemmer shares how improv techniques can help leaders and teams manage change and uncertainty. Core Principles of Improv: Learn about the four core principles Mary uses in her coaching: "Yes, And," "Take Everything as a Gift," "Pla...
2024-08-0137 min
Heartbeat For Hire with Lyndsay Dowd99: Creating Impact with Improv with Mary LemmerMary Lemmer is a creative impact-driven entrepreneur, consultant, startup advisor, humorist, and global speaker helping leaders and companies innovate, navigate change and thrive in an unpredictable world. She is the founder of Improve, and designs and delivers engaging keynotes, offsites, trainings, and conference sessions. She brings two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, author, humorist, and recovering venture capitalist and startup unicorn director. She gave the TED Talk "How improv can improve your leadership and life" and has spoken at The Social Innovation Summit, TED Women, TechCon, The Positive Business Conference, multiple years at the...
2024-05-2226 min
Hovedet og halenMary Consolata Namagambe og den grønne kolonialismeHvad er nice-to-know om det danske folkefærd, når man ankommer som besøgende til vores lille andedam? Hvorfor skal congolesiske minearbejdere risikere liv og lemmer for, at vi vil køre Tesla i Danmark? Og hvad er det egentlig, Frederik Vad vil? Det er nogle af de spørgsmål, som Mette Vibe Utzon forsøger at finde hoved og hale i sammen med dagens gæstevært, iværksætter og debattør, Mary Consolata Namagambe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-04-291h 50
Karmels hage på St Rita RadioKarmels hage | Herlighetens fjerde mysterium | Marias Opptagelse i himmelenVi er nå kommet til det fjerde av Herlighetens mysterium, Marias opptagelse i himmelen, der vi mediterer over Kirkens tro på at Maria ble tatt opp i himmelen med legeme og sjel.«Og se, fra nå av skal alle slekter prise meg salig, for store ting har han gjort mot meg,» (luk (Lk 1:48-49).KKK 974: «Den allerhelligste Jomfru Maria, da hun hadde fullført sitt livsløp, ble med legeme og sjel tatt opp i himmelen. Der har hun allerede del i sin Sønns oppstandelsesherlighet, - en foregripelse av oppstandelsen til alle Hans legemes lemmer.»
2024-04-2522 min
The TidbitHow Improv Helps Entrepreneurs Navigate UncertaintyTo be successful in business, entrepreneurs need to be able to adapt to change, communicate clearly, build trust, and handle any unexpected challenges that come their way. On this episode of The Tidbit, Kim speaks with Mary Lemmer about how improv can help entrepreneurs navigate difficult situations, reduce stress and teach us important life lessons along the way. Mary’s company Improve offers training for companies around the world on the techniques of improv so organizations can thrive amidst uncertainty and change.Show notes:Host: Kim BrydenProducer: Gabriela SaldiviaGuests: Ma...
2024-04-1833 min
Maneuvering MondayChapter 4 Episode 3: Mary LemmerSend a textIn the last commentary episode of chapter 4, we talk to Mary Lemmer, who is not only the founder of the company Improve, but also a keynote speaker, conference session facilitator, longtime entrepreneur, writer/author, and improv comedian. The story episode is full of attempts to solve the team communication and culture problems that have been identified earlier, and to disclose the key lessons from the commentary episode up front: The way you approach a situation makes a differenceYou need to acknowledge the root of a problem before you can fix itSugar wi...
2023-11-3056 min
How to Handle AnythingAlice Lemmer on Being in the Moment, Embracing Change, and Mary's DogThis week’s episode features Alice Lemmer (aka Mary’s Mom).
Alice Lemmer is a mom, dog whisperer, and volunteer who has brought a pretty awesome improviser into the world (that’s Mary in case that isn’t clear :)
Prior to retiring she worked at places including Edward Jones, the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition, Iorio Gelato, Hotel Information Systems, Lansing Community College, and the American Red Cross. She has a Bachelors of Science in Child Development, Child Psychology, and Spanish from San Diego State University.
During...
2023-11-2736 min
The Middle Way with Dr. Matthew GoodmanMary Lemmer - Improvising in Business and LifeThere's one certainty in life: life is uncertain. Especially in our rapidly changing world, individuals and organizations are forced to adapt to constant challenges and change. The ability to improvise - the respond to each moment with openness, flexibility, and grace - is pivotal to thriving in a complex and constantly changing world.
In this episode, I speak with entrepreneur Mary Lemmer about how improv can help us better navigate business and life.
Mary Lemmer is a creative impact-driven entrepreneur and consultant helping leaders and companies innovate, navigate change and thrive in...
2023-11-221h 05
How to Handle AnythingKim Bryden on Food Entrepreneurship, Growing Teams, and Holiday Dance VideosThis week’s episode features Kimberly (Kim) Bryden.
Kim Bryden runs a small business called Cureate where they focus on shifting the dollar back into our local communities by building an empowered supply to meet a changing consumer demand. They do this through food & beverage entrepreneurship education and local procurement for institutional foodservice.
During this episode we discuss…
Her business, Cureate, helping food and beverage entrepreneurs grow their businesses
Mary’s first business, a gelato business, and how as a food entrepreneur she benefitted from improvi...
2023-11-2034 min
How to Handle AnythingMax Housner on Engineering, Conflict, and Improvising in SpaceThis week’s episode features Max Housner.
Max Housner works as an aerospace engineer focused in digital mission engineering, but creatively, he is also a musician, writer, and improvisor. Max has a passion for space exploration, discovery, and gets to work with a variety of exciting space programs, but also has a passion for the art of improv comedy and music. Max's experience in improv ranges from masterclasses at iO Chicago, Second City, to classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade in LA for both Harold and musical improv. He's taught improv workshops for long fo...
2023-11-1335 min
How to Handle AnythingGayaneh Davoodian on the Ability to Quickly Adapt in Startups and in LifeThis week's episode features Gayaneh Davoodian.
Gayaneh took improv classes in high school, college, and the Upright Citizens Brigade. Currently she works as a venture capital (VC) Scout for an accelerator and a couple of seed stage funds.
Previously she was Chief of Staff at Sequel.io, Head of Enablement at a Stealth Startup, and Program Manager of People Operations and Talent Acquisition at Curated, where she developed the company’s Talent and People Operations department at the start of Series B, through Series C, oversaw headcount growth of nea...
2023-11-0642 min
How to Handle AnythingMatthew Goodman, Ph.D. on Mindful Leadership and Letting Go of ControlThis week's episode features Matthew Goodman, Ph.D.
Matthew Goodman, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY32423), consultant, speaker, and mindfulness teacher. He is Founder of The Middle Way Consulting, where he supports organizations with wellness, team-building, and communication skills through purposeful play (including improv!), awareness-based practices (e.g., deep listening), and behavioral science principles. Dr. Goodman was previously Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where he provided clinical care, teaching, and supervision within the psychiatry residency program. He has expertise in...
2023-10-3045 min
How to Handle AnythingAli Farahnakian on Improvising as a Way of Life and the Source of HappinessThis week's episode features Ali Farahnakian.
Ali is an American actor, writer, and improvisational comedian. He is the founder of The Peoples Improv Theater in NYC. Ali studied improv in the 1990s at the ImprovOlympic and was a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade. He was a writer on Saturday Night Live during its 25th anniversary season and received a Writers Guild Award Nomination. Ali’s television credits include “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” “Special Victims Unit,” “All My Children,” “Third Watch,” “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” “30 Rock,” and numerous national commercials. He is an alum of SNL, The iO...
2023-10-2342 min
How to Handle AnythingAlec Brown on Happy Accidents, Creativity, Trust, and Pumpkin BreadThis week's episode features Alec Brown.
Alec Brown is a content creator, writer, improviser, stand-up, and musical comedy entertainer. His latest project is the viral TikTok series “Challah At Ya Goy!”A play on words celebrating delicious bread and a Yiddish term for gentiles, “CAYG!” takes viewers on double entendre-laden two-minute riotous recipe revues that climax in tasty test fests: oy vey!
In pre-Covid times, he co-wrote and co-starred in the musical comedy show Peter, Paul and Carly which played a dozen sellouts at NYC’s Duplex Theatre. Alec has performe...
2023-10-1638 min
How to Handle AnythingMel Rubin on Creativity, Silence, and Being Nice to YourselfThis week's episode features Melanie (Mel) Rubin.
Mel Rubin is a tech support specialist, hip hop improv performer, instructor and beatboxer based out of New York City. She studied long-form improv and musical improv comedy at the Magnet Theater (NYC), and is a performer on the hip hop improv team North Coast, who has been featured in The New York Times and Time Out New York. Mel is also an active performer, workshop facilitator and public speaking coach with Freestyle+ and loves to travel across the country bringing the joy of improv to anyone...
2023-10-0947 min
How to Handle AnythingGus Vieweg on Being Yourself, Feeling Enough, and Choosing Where to LiveThis week's episode features Gus Vieweg
Gus is a musician, micro-entrepreneur, programmer, student, playwright, and, of course, improviser.
He got his start with improv in college with the Comedic Improvisational Alliance (CIA) at North Carolina State University. He has also improvised in San Diego and North Carolina, where he started an improv Meetup group and performed in the 2019 North Carolina Comedy Festival with his improv trio Broken Compass. He has also taken improv classes at ComedyWorx and the People's Improv Theater.
A North Carolina...
2023-10-0238 min
How to Handle AnythingCandace Swaninger on Talent Development, Parenting, Relationships and Taco BellThis week's episode features Candace Swaninger…
Candace is a Talent Development manager, passionate about leadership development & onboarding. As the Senior Specialist of Talent Development at Petco she leverages strategy, relationship building, creativity and problem solving to help others become their best selves through impactful Talent Development programs.
She also is a mom, Louisiana State University alum, and loves Broadway musicals and Taco Bell.
During this episode we discuss…
How and why she got started improvising
Her experience as a Learning Experience Designer at Petco
Life as an improvisation
How t...
2023-09-2539 min
How to Handle AnythingJason Moore on Startups, Introverts Improvising, and Pixar’s Point on ImprovThis week's episode features Jason Moore…
Jason Moore is an entrepreneur in health tech, currently the Founder and CEO of Spren. He has spent over a decade building sensor and data systems to make people's lives easier, safer, and more productive. Globally recognized HRV expert — health and performance consultant to pro sports teams, first responders, and medical research teams, he is really fascinated about why humans make the decisions they make, and if we can help them make better ones.
During this episode we discuss…
His fir...
2023-09-1839 min
How to Handle AnythingJustyn Williams on How Improvising Helped Him Land a Job, High Performing Teams, and OG Sarah CooperThis week's episode features Justyn Williams…
Justyn is a man of many interests. His mission in life is “Build bridges, and break barriers for myself and others. Whatever I do, do it with intention." He has an immense level of curiosity and an overflowing sense of imagination. He daydreams a lot. He empathizes heavily. His experiences as a D1 college athlete majoring in psychology (at the University of Pennsylvania) instilled in him a deep passion for well-being encompassing physical fitness, mental wellness, and functional nutrition.
Justyn leads the growth strat...
2023-09-1146 min
CEO Podcasts: CEO Chat Podcast + I AM CEO Podcast Powered by Blue16 Media & CBNation.coIAM1847 - Founder Improves Leadership Skills in a Fun WayWhy it was selected for "CBNation Architects":
This episode of I AM CEO Podcast features Mary Lemmer, the founder of Improve. Mary's company is dedicated to improving leadership and personal lives using improv comedy techniques, all backed by research. As per Mary's own words, they provide "M&Ms laced with vitamins" - beneficial lessons in a fun format.
Mary hails from Michigan and her family originated from Italy. Mary started her entrepreneurial journey at a very young age by selling Italian water ice at events, parties, and festivals - a summer business that's still growing...
2023-09-0416 min
How to Handle AnythingSamantha Cole on Improvising at University, Mental Health, Freedom, and GreeceThis week's episode features Samantha (Sammy) Cole…
Sammy is a Communications Coordinator at Schmidt Futures, founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt to use a broad set of tools—including gifts, grants, investments, and startup activity—for charitable, educational, and commercial efforts with a public purpose.
Sammy tried improv for the first time in college and fell in love with it. She was a member of ComCo, the University of Michigan’s oldest (and according to Sammy, best :) improv group. She has led improv workshops in classes throughout her college career a...
2023-08-2840 min
How to Handle AnythingKate Axelsson on User Research, Letting Go of Control, and FeelingsThis week's episode features Kate Axelsson…
Kate is at User Experience Researcher at Microsoft, TEDx speaker (she gave a talk about comedy when she was 19), and a passionate, curious creative who loves understanding how things work and isn't afraid to be a newbie or be seen trying. She seeks to infuse her work with joy and make wholehearted, authentic connections. As a self-proclaimed multipotentialite who wants to be a dozen things when I grow up, she pulls from her improv training, striving to “yes and” my way through life. She lives by the principle of pay...
2023-08-2137 min
How to Handle AnythingBart Sumner on Improvising Through GriefThis week's episode features Bart Sumner…
In 2009 Bart Sumner’s life was shattered when his 10-year-old son, David, suffered a traumatic brain injury at football practice and died in his arms. Finding a way back to the road forward in a world where mourners are told “He’s in a better place” or to “Get over it” is a daunting and painful journey. He came to realize that the twenty-five plus years he spent as a performer and teacher of improvisational comedy was not only the key to his own survival, but also a powerful tool...
2023-08-1443 min
How to Handle AnythingLauren Schaad on Ways Teams Can Improve with Improv, and Delivering a Baby GoatThis week’s episode features longtime HR executive, Lauren Schaad. In this episode:
Lauren shares about her background in HR and her improv origin story
She talks about the importance of leaning into who you are
We discuss how improv allows us to try out different hats
We talk about the connection between improv and business
Lauren shares how improv helped her be her authentic self at work and why that’s imperative for high performing teams
We discuss the importance of an environment fostering psychological safety and how an improv mindset can foster forgiving environ...
2023-08-0840 min
How to Handle AnythingDavid Fessell, M.D on the Benefits of Improvising in Medical EnvironmentsThis week's episode features David Fessell, M.D.
David is an executive coach, faculty associate at Ross School of Business, and a recently retired Professor of Radiology at the University of Michigan. As an author, he publishes in HBR, JAMA, Psychology Today, and many other venues. He speaks and facilitates webinars & workshops on wellness, resilience, EQ, & humor. He loves to help individuals & groups strengthen their inner & outer resources to flourish amidst stress. David has an MD degree from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree from Harvard. He is a proud graduate of t...
2023-07-3130 min
How to Handle AnythingNicholas Hamlett on Acceptance and How Improvising Helped Him as an Introvert, at Work, and as a ManagerThis week's episode features Nicholas Hamlett. In this episode…
Nicholas shares why and where he took his first improv class
Learn why warm up improv exercises are imperative to mentally preparing to improvise (for improv and life)
Hear how improv helped Nicholas in his role at Twitter and how improv changed how he reacted to challenges and opportunities at work
Get to know how adopting a “yes, and” mindset at work helped Nicholas grow in his career
Find out what it means to say “yes, and” then “no” and why “yes, and” isn’t always a literal “yes”
N...
2023-07-2423 min
How to Handle AnythingAniela McGuinness on Improvising Through Cancer and Humor's HelpfulnessThis week's episode features actress and two time cancer survivor, Aniela McGuinness. In this gift of an episode…
Aniela shares what inspired her to take an improv class
Learn how improv helped her through her mother’s cancer diagnosis and death and her own cancer diagnosis and treatment
Find out why and how improv is a “brain brake” and “oasis” that provides presence, joy, and support when going through hard times
Hear about improvising’s ability to reduce pain and stress
Learn the improv exercise that encourages people to support one another and the gift of asking for...
2023-07-1740 min
How to Handle AnythingJordana Cole on Psychological Safety, Positive Psychology, and UkulelesThis week's episode features, Jordana Cole. In this gem of an episode…
Jordana shares her improv origin story (i.e. how and when she started improvising)
Find out what Jordana does for her ukuleles at Thanksgiving
Learn about athletes as improvisers
Learn about positive psychology - what it is, why it matters, and how improv relates
Discover why improv is so much more than team building
Hear how and why improv can improve psychological safety (and why psychological safety matters for teams; link to information about the Google study referenced in the episode)
Learn the benefits of practicing improv...
2023-07-1045 min
How to Handle AnythingWelcome to Improved!Welcome to Improved, the podcast. There’s one certainty in life, and that’s that it’s filled with uncertainty. One of the things that helps us navigate chaos and uncertainty is the ability to improvise. This podcast is all about how we create, adapt, navigate change, and improvise in our own lives and work. Listen, subscribe, and tune in to hear special guests and special tips. Let’s improve…
If you liked what you heard, Subscribe, write a review, tell a friend. If you didn’t like what you heard, well, try again next time. E...
2023-07-0302 min
Local NewsThe Island Of Misfit Toys and Why is There No Place to Put Your Cart Away at Jewel’s?https://youtu.be/mxGpR4pKwnY
#lakeforestillinois #lakeforestpodcast #transparancy Skoo Walker and Pete Jansons discuss the latest issues happening in Lake forest Illinois on the Lake Forest Podcast Key Moments: 0:00 2:05 Show Start 3:50 Bad Actors during the Lake Forest Illinois Mayoral Race 4:47 David Hunt's superior Leadership of The Lake Forest Caucus 5:47 Skoo Lightbulb idea "Be More Transparent" 6:52 Mt Transparency John Trkla 9:06 People from the Island Of Misfit Toys 11:11 Shout Out To Grace! 11:34 Duffer Story 13:47 Monica on questionable Library Books 14:31 Catherine Lemmer last Library Director talking about questionable books 14:50 Kaye Grabbe New Director of Lake Forest Library 15:25 Sky The Bunny Guy at Lantern 16:20...
2023-07-0200 minPoliticsThe Island Of Misfit Toys and Why is There No Place to Put Your Cart Away at Jewel’s?https://youtu.be/mxGpR4pKwnY
#lakeforestillinois #lakeforestpodcast #transparancy Skoo Walker and Pete Jansons discuss the latest issues happening in Lake forest Illinois on the Lake Forest Podcast Key Moments: 0:00 2:05 Show Start 3:50 Bad Actors during the Lake Forest Illinois Mayoral Race 4:47 David Hunt's superior Leadership of The Lake Forest Caucus 5:47 Skoo Lightbulb idea "Be More Transparent" 6:52 Mt Transparency John Trkla 9:06 People from the Island Of Misfit Toys 11:11 Shout Out To Grace! 11:34 Duffer Story 13:47 Monica on questionable Library Books 14:31 Catherine Lemmer last Library Director talking about questionable books 14:50 Kaye Grabbe New Director of Lake Forest Library 15:25 Sky The Bunny Guy at Lantern 16:20...
2023-07-0200 min
Career Alchemist6. Mastering the Art of the Pitch: Techniques and Tips from Mary LemmerMary Lemmer is an entrepreneur, TED speaker, author, improv comedian, and recovering venture capitalist. She is the founder of Improve, which helps companies and their leaders to innovate, grow, and solve critical business challenges, in ways that just so happen to be fun.
She does this using a unique, engaging, and effective framework that combines improv exercises, high-performance coaching, research-backed techniques, and decades of experience as an investor, impact-driven entrepreneur, executive, and improv comedian.
Mary has worked with thousands of leaders and companies. She started her first company at age 15, w...
2023-05-2520 min
Relating to SelfJoachim answers Mary Lemmer's questions {turning the tables}In this episode of Relating to Self, Mary Lemmer (S02E01) comes back to ask Joachim all the things she wants to know about how he relates to himself.Mary Lemmer brings joy to empowering people to improve themselves and the world around them. She believes that improvisation is a practice that can lead to a better relationship with yourself. Mary is the founder of Improve, a company that improves people’s lives by using techniques inspired by improv comedy and behavioral research. Topics, resources, and useful links mentioned in the episode:W...
2023-05-2348 min
Relating to SelfThe woman in the mirror {with Eleonora}In this episode of the Relating to Self podcast, Joachim speaks to Eleonora, who relates to the woman in the mirror.
Eleonora is a Ph.D. candidate who helps researchers and businesses access "neuroscience-as-a-service."
Learn more about Eleonora and her work here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleonora-borda/
https://www.instagram.com/bordina93/
https://linktr.ee/whattodonext.podcast
Topics, resources, and valuable links mentioned in the episode:
Improvisation to break the chain of fear
How improv can improve your most important relationship {with Mary Lemmer}
The joy of experiencing solitude
The toxicity of...
2022-11-1747 min
Choose the Hard WayMary Lemmer - Improv, Entrepreneurship & Transcending FearFor Mary Lemmer, improv was initially a means to recalibrate and reconnect to her life. Now, the fundamental response of "yes and" has become a guiding principle that changes the way she moves through the world. As the founder of Improve, she has led workshops for tens of thousands of people around the world - to individuals, companies, Fortune 500s, universities, and nonprofits - and she even gave a TED talk about the impact of improv on leadership. We talk about what she learned on her professional path from the gelato cart, to tech and...
2022-11-1656 minChoose the Hard WayMary Lemmer - Improv, Entrepreneurship & Transcending FearFor Mary Lemmer, improv was initially a means to recalibrate and reconnect to her life. Now, the fundamental response of "yes and" has become a guiding principle that changes the way she moves through the world. As the founder of Improve, she has led workshops for tens of thousands of people around the world - to individuals, companies, Fortune 500s, universities, and nonprofits - and she even gave a TED talk about the impact of improv on leadership. We talk about what she learned on her professional path from the gelato cart, to tech and...
2022-11-1656 min
Straight To ItEp. 34: Improving through Improv with Mary LemmerIn this episode, I interview Mary Lemmer, the founder of Improve and Iorio Gelato. Improve teaches employees from companies such as Google, CBS and Lyft in the art of Improv. Iorio sells artisanal gelato in 3 stores in Michigan. Mary founded Iorio when she was only 14 with her brother Nick. During the interview we discussed improv, Mary's goals for Improve and her story of starting her gelato business. I really enjoyed talking to Mary and hope you enjoy this episode!
2022-08-1323 min
Relating to SelfHow improv can improve your most important relationship {with Mary Lemmer}Mary Lemmer brings joy to empowering people to improve themselves and the world around them. She believes that improvisation is a practice that can lead to a better relationship with yourself.
Mary is the founder of Improve, a company that improves people’s lives by using techniques inspired by improv comedy and behavioral research.
In this fascinating conversation, Joachim and Mary explore:
The improv warm-up technique “Crazy Eights”
How to use rituals to prepare for podcasts or important events in our daily lives
The importance of letting go of thoughts and getting into our bodies
H...
2022-08-1151 min
imperfectedSolving Stigma through Story with Ariana Alejandra GibsonImagine a world where your mental health challenges become someone else's hope. Ariana Gibson is the creator of an app that’s designed to end the stigmas around mental health, through the power of story and community. In today’s conversation, we learn about Ariana’s project to use technology to “crowdsource hope.” She shares with us the personal inspirations for creation of the Stigma app - from the mental illness and trauma experienced by her loved ones, to her epiphanies as a storyteller, and her vulnerability as a superpower. Ariana shows us how by sharing stories from the cracks in...
2022-02-101h 08
imperfectedHow Comedy Can Improv(e) Our Lives with Mary LemmerWhat can improv comedy teach us about embracing our imperfections? Mary Lemmer is the founder of Improve, a company that improves people's lives using techniques inspired by improv comedy and behavioral research. By learning the improv fundamental of “say yes” in every circumstance of life, we can embrace the imperfections and flaws in ourselves and others. Mary shares with us how improv comedy changed her life, how it can free us to embrace who we are, and help us create a culture of belonging. Follow Mary on Instagram: @maryimproves Follow Mary on Twitter: @maryimproves
2022-01-061h 01
The JOMOcast with Christina Crook41: The Joy of Missing Out on Taking Things Too Seriously, with Mary LemmerOver the course of over a decade, with improv comedy and other techniques, Mary Lemmer retrained herself to find the fun, humour, and joy in life, which has helped her reduce anxiety and improve her health and overall life. Will you say “yes, and” (it’s an improv thing) to the Joy of Missing Out on Taking Things Too Seriously?Get your FREE JOMO Guide and more at jomocast.com.Learn more about Mary Lemmer at chooseimprove.com.Music by Thomas J. Indge Hosted on Acast. See acast...
2021-12-2238 min
The Runcast with John RichardsThe Weekly Mix, Vol. 766 - Spring SunsetPacific Notions host DJ Alex shares a new meditative springtime mix of ambient, neo-classical, and new age songs to welcome the new season and provide a calming soundtrack for these transitional times. 1. Rhian Sheehan - Toward The Sun (feat. Levi Patel)2. Sweatson Klank - Light Bridge3. The Green Kingdom - Morning Walk4. Tiny Leaves - The Sweetness of the Morning5. Hideyuki Hashimoto - Breath6. Marika Takeuchi - First Light7. Nick Schofield - Garden Court8. Mary Lattimore - Thirty Tulips9. Deniz Cuylan - Object Of Desire10. Yasmin Williams...
2021-04-021h 26
Sequences MagazineSequences Podcast No 186Happy New Year to all our listeners.
Hopefully over the next 12 months will bring a better life for all of us on planet earth, although I’ve got my doubts but will try to keep a positive outlook for 2021!
We start the year with a superb collection of tracks, his first full-length movie score from Computerchemist, the final two from Andy Pickford’s 10 set RadioSilence series & a new solo album ‘Alignment’.
Preview track from Stan Dart’s up & coming album Basilica, cinematic orchestral scores by Kania Wojciech.
Robert Rich expanding the sound of modular analog and digital synthesizers into a bright and...
2020-12-312h 59
I Am Ann ArborMary & Nick Lemmer: Lessons from GelatoMary & Nick Lemmer are proud UofM alumni, and the sibling team behind Iorio's Gelato in Ann Arbor. Mary & Nick recount their tasty startup story, how they started the business as kids, the difficulties of running a store as college students and young graduates, and some lessons learned along the way. Find out where you can taste Iorio's Gelato: https://www.ioriosgelato.com/----Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts or Watch on: YouTubeSouth U Stories is sponsored by:State & Liberty - Visit our newest sponsor, State & Liberty, a...
2020-02-2025 minI Am Ann ArborMary & Nick Lemmer: Lessons from GelatoMary & Nick Lemmer are proud UofM alumni, and the sibling team behind Iorio's Gelato in Ann Arbor. Mary & Nick recount their tasty startup story, how they started the business as kids, the difficulties of running a store as college students and young graduates, and some lessons learned along the way. Find out where you can taste Iorio's Gelato: https://www.ioriosgelato.com/----Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts or Watch on: YouTubeSouth U Stories is sponsored by:State & Liberty - Visit our newest sponsor, State & Liberty, a...
2020-02-2025 min
Funny People TalkingMary Lemmer of Improv4 - Firing Your Inner Critic Can be FunnyMarc gets married, a 3D photo animation app, axe-throwing, movie reviews before you've seen them, living next toAlec Baldwin, inspiring businesses with improv and as a communal experience, and a round of Scenes with Numbers. Mary Lemmer, Founder of Improv4, joins Marc Raco, Danielle Beckmann, and producer Elsie.
In this episode:
Danielle fills us in on her vocal lessons and gives a history lesson on suspenders in the Nerd Tip of the Week
Marc shares some details from his wedding at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, and shows off a new 3D photo animator app called Mug...
2019-05-271h 30
The Reboot Podcast#39 It's Time for New Choices - with Mary Lemmer & Jerry ColonnaYou do not have to be a fire for every mountain blocking you. you could be a water and soft river your way to freedom too. - options by Nayyirah Waheed Mary Lemmer shares the emotional story of seemingly everything working against her in last 18 months - her body giving in, her relationship ending, her business coming apart, and losing her Dad's approval. These are physically and emotionally painful experiences, and yet what if they are exactly what she needs? What if she was only waiting for this moment to arise? Links The show notes: https://www.reboot.io/episode/39...
2016-04-2547 min
Damals (tm) PodcastDTM010_EintopfDie damalsTM-Crew ist unter die Köche gegangen. Aus alten Kochbüchern produzieren wir Eintopf, teils live vor dem Mikrofon.
In Podcasterkreisen ergab sich die Idee, dass man im Rahmen verschiedener culinarischer Podcasts einmal eine Crossover-Folge zum Thema “Eintopf” produzieren könnte. Der damalsTM-Podcast ist demgemäß für die etwas älteren Dinge zuständig.
Ihr habt nicht nur eineinhalb Stunden gute Unterhaltung, sondern auch Audiorezepte zum Nachkochen. Viel Spaß dabei. Besonders mit der Maikäfersuppe.
Die nächste Folge erscheint Ende August. Vielleicht gibt es auch eine Special Edition vom Chaos Communication Camp.
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2015-07-261h 39