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How to Build Trust Across Companies: The Three Leaders Behind Winnebago Connect
This episode is the one I did not expect to learn from. Three leaders from three different companies built Winnebago Connect together. That should not have worked. Usually when you put that many stakeholders in a room you get politics, slow decisions, and a product that reflects the committee instead of the customer. These guys did the opposite. They built something real and they did it fast. What surprised me was how honest they were about the hard parts. I sat down with Mar

David Shaft
Apr 172 min read


Women Don't Cheat and Other Dating Truths: Savanna, Hailey, and Adrianna Get Honest
Three women walked onto a music video set in Detroit and ended up having the most honest conversation about dating, money, cheating, and what they actually want from men that I have heard in a long time. No one was performing. No one was being careful. They just said what was true. This is what communication skills look like when the social pressure to perform drops away. And this communication podcast is here for it. Why This Conversation Belongs on a Communication Show The

David Shaft
Jul 23, 20253 min read


We Went to the American Beauty Show and It Changed How We Talk to Strangers | Savanna Smith
What happens when a banker who covers business and finance walks into one of the biggest beauty conventions in the country? He meets 40 business owners in three days. That is exactly what happened at the American Beauty Show in Chicago, and co-host Savanna Smith and I came back with concrete lessons about how to start a conversation with a complete stranger and make it count. This episode is about networking and communication skills in the real world, not in a workshop or a L

David Shaft
May 1, 20243 min read
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