Episodes

I have wanted to sit down and talk with Co-Founder and Principal at The Community Roundtable, Rachel Happe (@rhappe) for years. The Community Roundtable is a company dedicated to advancing the business of community.  Recently, I finally got my...

Keynote speaker and influence expert Garrison Wynn shares how influential leaders think differently about conferences – a special interview for attendees! Be sure to keep watching this channel for more exclusive footage and commentary from the ...

Covering the upcoming Association Chat birthday party, the latest Association Chat podcast interview on the Neuroscience of Success with Dr. Shimi Kang, my interview on , and more!

In this episode, Association Chat host KiKi L’Italien interviews Dr. Shimi Kang about the neuroscience of success. Dr. Kang is an award-winning, Harvard-trained doctor, researcher, media expert, writer, and keynote speaker. She is the author of ...

In this episode, Association Chat host KiKi L’Italien interviews Tyler Gates about Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (or AR and VR) for marketers of nonprofits. Tyler is the Managing Principal at Brightline Interactive, President of the DC...

How can the philosophies, habits, and models in entrepreneurship catalyze associations? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Association Chat when I interview the founder of the Associations Catalyzing Entrepreneurship (ACE) group Meena Dayak.

How can the philosophies, habits, and models in entrepreneurship catalyze associations? That’s what we’re talking about this week on Association Chat. I’m KiKi L’Italien, your host at kikilitalien.com. If you are a fan, please do me a favor....

This episode's special guest is Neen James. Neen is the author of Folding Time™ and Attention Pays™. She has been named one of the Top 30 Leadership Speakers by Global Guru several years in a row because of her work with companies like Viacom,...

Welcome to today’s inspiration! I am KiKi L’Italien and today I wanted to continue on the exploration of curiosity. I heard from yet one more human being yesterday who heard this short briefing and responded, so at least I know there are a few...

Welcome to today’s inspiration! I’m KiKi L’Italien and today I’m thinking about the beauty of curiosity.

I’ve been writing more lately than in any of the years since college. And one thing I can say with certainty is that once you begin showing up for the writing, the words you choose, the words you notice, begin to change. Today I want to start you...

One of the best things I love about attending conferences is meeting new people and finding out about the amazing work that they do. It is fortifying.   When my friend, Lauren, tagged me and a person named Jason Williams on a post,...

"The Secret to Building Bigger Buzz" Svetlana Legetic is the co-founder of now BYT Media, Inc. — of content makers, culture curators, event planners and creative marketing strategists. For over a decade now, they’ve produced a legitimately cool...

What if you could harness all the best wisdom - knowledge, experience, intuition - from a group of people and use it to make extremely accurate decisions and predictions? Would that be valuable for you? If the answer is yes, you must watch this...

Simon Sinek says “Working hard for something you don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something you love is called passion.” My guest for this episode is helping people connect their passion and professions and she’s GOOD at it,...

How Comfortable Are You With Challenging the Status Quo?

How can we create a more meaningful human connection?

She has almost half a million people across the globe up and dancing before sunrise. Radha Agrawal will share how she created “Daybreaker” the wildly popular morning dance party concept, plus details on her new book “Belong.”   ...

We talk about the events that happened since the last podcast episode, the Association Chat "Why Associations Matter" project and community.

Communication Challenges in the Age of "Fake News"

How do you feel about your LinkedIn profile? Find out how to up your game on Association Chat with communications connoisseur Dave Delaney! Dave talks with us about ways to improve your profile, networking, and strategies for using your profile to...

How can the power of AI work as a tool to boost existing products and services and can it help us reimagine the membership experience?

Bridging Content and Technology

Guest David Beebe talks with Association Chat about the changing media landscape and transforming marketing organizations and brands to create creative and content that wins the hearts, minds, and wallets of members in an age of disruption. Check out...