Erin “Big” Diehl is a Business Improv Edutainer, Failfluencer, Author and Keynote Speaker.

Through a series of unrelated dares, Erin created improve it!: a unique professional development company that uses improvisational comedy and experiential learning to sharpen leaders and teams so they can thrive in ever-changing environments, and do it with a whole lot of laughs along the way.

Erin Diehl is a graduate from Clemson University, a former experiential marketing and recruiting professional, and a veteran improviser from the top improvisational training programs in Chicago, including The Second City, i.O. Theater, and The Annoyance Theater.

Having spoken on global stages with companies, including Amazon, LinkedIn, McKesson, and the Obama Foundation, Erin has an energy and message to share with the world that creates lasting ripple effects for change. As a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program and member of The Chicago Innovation Awards Women’s Cohort, Erin is a living testament to the power of life-long learning, and how working to understand ourselves helps others to do so, too.

Erin is the proud host of a Top 1% Global Podcast, The improve it! Podcast, which you can find anywhere you listen to pods! She is also a first time author to the Amazon Best Seller & Top New Release book: I See You! A Leader’s Guide to Energizing Your Team Through Radical Empathy.

Among her many accolades, Erin is most proud of successfully coercing over 35,000 professionals to chicken dance.

When she's not playing pretend or facilitating, she enjoys walking on the beach with her husband, son, and eight-pound toy poodle, BIGG DIEHL.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The power of empathy in leadership and relationship building
• The concept of energy in leadership as the capacity to affect others positively
• How combining self-love and selfless leadership can impact culture
• Erin’s 3P’s that led to her becoming the author of Amazon’s Best Seller, “I See You”
• The impact of power skills like vulnerability and compassion in leadership
• The value of exercises and activities in personal and professional development
• How to learn from the experiences of good and bad leaders to improve your own leadership skills

Aditional Resources:

• Website: www.learntoimproveit.com & www.itserindiehl.com
• Podcast: https://www.learntoimproveit.com/podcast
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/erindiehl
• Instagram: @itserindiehl
• Book: https://www.itserindiehl.com/i-see-you
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