How many bad meetings have you attended in your life? And in particular during this pandemic? My dear friend and co-conspirator all topics of the future, Justin Flitter, kindly invited me to keynote Playbooks.Live Town Hall event this week. The theme? The future of meetings. At first I wasn’t sure Read more…
If you know me at all, you know I’m properly obsessed with New Zealand. I studied abroad there in 2008, and started returning regularly as a speaker/mentor in 2015. I’ve made the transpacific journey 13 times, and have come to fortunately refer to the Air New Zealand long-haul between SFO Read more…
Kiwis often joke about New Zealand being a “rock on the bottom of the Earth.” The reality is, it’s a massively creative, stunning, sustainability-focused prototype for the communities of our future. It’s not just their progressive agenda, or (relatively) agile government, it’s the value they place on community. It’s the Read more…
There are a select few humans that get to design the future, and Greg Broadmore is one of them. He’s been with Weta Workshop for 18 years, and has lead the creative studio designing Magic Leap’s first games for seven. If you’re unfamiliar with Weta, they’ve designed some of the Read more…
“This is an evening that is really about celebrating the unique innovation New Zealand brings to the world.” If you know me, you know New Zealand is my favorite place on Earth. Their unique innovation ecosystem lends itself to some of the coolest products and strongest communities I’ve ever seen. Read more…
On a recent trip to Auckland, New Zealand to emcee Blockworks NZ, Paul Spain, the host of the New Zealand Tech Podcast (amongst many others,) was kind enough to invite Savannah to drop by. The two candidly discuss Lime Scooters, Cora’s autonomous flying taxis, Kiwi’s apparent affinity for online scams, Read more…
I was honored to be asked to judge the Young Achievers Award for Auckland Hi-Tech week this year. I joined a lineup of stellar other international judges for the event, and got to meet some incredible kiwi entrepreneurs as a result. In addition to judging the event, I also gave Read more…
Air New Zealand recently started a new series called “Inspiring Voices” that asks thought leaders around the globe “what is world class?” Alongside Tam Tam McQueen and Ned Dyer, I took the #AirNZVoices stage in Christchurch and Wellington. The videos from those two special nights will be in-flight entertainment onboard Read more…
If you know me at all, you know what a soft spot I have for New Zealand. The country is not only one of the earth’s most beautiful, it is also full of creative and inspiring minds. I was lucky enough to get invited back down to the land of Read more…
This week, Air New Zealand in collaboration with the Kiwi Landing Pad launched a new inspiring voices series to celebrate entrepreneurship and innovation in New Zealand. Jeremiah Owyang, Aric Lapera and I contributed our thoughts on the future of transportation, community and the sharing economy. Check out their website to Read more…