Episode #140
Be Curious About the Humans Around You
Leilani Garrett has spent years inside corporate environments where strategy decks, metrics, and serious meetings often take up most of the room. Her work now asks a quieter question: what happens to the humans inside all of that? In this conversation, Doug and Leilani talk about storytelling as a bridge between people, not just a tool for marketing or presentation. Leilani explains why innovation depends on trust, why AI still needs human judgment, and why leaders should pay attention to the quiet contributors who may be doing excellent work without asking to be seen. One of the most useful moments is her idea of small story-based exercises, like asking people when they were genuinely proud at work. Not as a gimmick. As a way to help people feel known. For planners, Leilani brings warmth, corporate credibility, and practical judgment. She understands the room and still keeps the people in focus.
