On today’s show we welcome Chris Schembra, Founder and Curator of the 7:47 Club, a company that awakens empathy in people and organizations.

Topics Include:

• How Chris architected his life based on how he grew up.
• Why Chris finds David Burkus’s book, The Myths of Creativity so profound.
• The empathy coach: Chris’s greatest insecurity.
• Being a connector and giving joy to others through human connections.
• 4 Ways of getting people to open up.
• Tapping into your WHY.
• How empathy breaks down the silos that keep us from connecting.
• Embracing the art of human connections through asking the right questions.
• Maintaining focus and keeping connections strong through fluctuations.
• Acknowledging your fear, compartmentalizing it and getting through it = resilience.

Guest Bio:

Chris Schembra, known as “The Empathy Coach,” is a keynote speaker, sought-after social influencer, executive coach, and entrepreneurial advisor whose passion lies in facilitating profound human connection in a deeply disconnected world. Chris is called on regularly by elite creatives, corporate executives, and multi-billion- dollar entrepreneurs.  In theater, as Producing Partner at OHenry Productions and formerly as Associate Producer at MNA Productions, the shows he’s been involved with have earned 14 Tony Awards, 7 Emmy’s and a Grammy. As a marketer, he’s been on the team of Emmy Award winning social campaigns with 950,000+ participants, garnering 20.6 million views and enlisting more “shares” than “likes”. As an executive advisor and mentor, he provides groundbreaking, innovative insights to leading global companies.

As a philanthropist, he serves on the Philanthropic Board of Trustees of the Easterseals Foundation. Easterseals is the largest disability services provider in the nation, serving more than 2,000,000 (million) people annually.  By choreographing shared responsibilities and conversation, Chris dismantles barriers, builds teams, and changes lives. Today, Chris and his 7:47 Club are called on to help build community for executive leaders, virtual team members, and potential business partners?creating breakthrough connections.

Learn more about Chris Schembra at Chrisschembra.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.

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