This podcast is all about breaking free of traditional templates and barriers placed upon us by society. Today’s guest exemplifies this in spades. Shermin Kruse is a first generation immigrant from Iran, Northwestern University law school professor, Global Transactions Expert, former law firm partner, TEDx Producer, author, and mother of 4.
Nikhil Torsekar had a wonderful discussion with Shermin about a broad range of topics, including:
- Shermin’s interest in Star Trek (dating back to college), and how the Vulcan philosophies of Dr. Spock partly informed her love of stoicism
- Tactical empathy - a framework that Shermin has developed, that can help us become more skilled negotiators and leaders
Shermin’s multi-faceted involvement with TEDx:
- Founder, producer, and CEO of TEDx Wrigleyville, home to more than 60 talks on neurodegenerative diseases, gender binary distinction, and other topics that “Rethink the Hypothesis”
- A speaker who has delivered two talks – one on cognitive empathy, and another on “how to change the world”
- The ways in which failure can make us stronger – specifically drawing on Shermin’s unrealized ambition of becoming the first Iranian-American federal judge in the US
- What we can learn from concentration camp survivor and world renowned thought leader Victor Frankl about controlling our lives
- Shermin’s involvement in the arts, including hosting art exhibitions, and her critically acclaimed novel Butterfly Stitching, based on the stories of the women of her family before and after the Iranian revolution
To connect with Shermin, please visit her LinkedIn profile, or Website. To learn more about TEDx Wrigleyville, please visit the Website, or check them out on Instagram.
Connect with Nikhil to learn more about Untether Your Life and other projects:
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