Get Your House in Order
The Genius Circle: Who’s in Your Strategic Room?
Jan 12, 2026
Episode 25
Cris Auditore Zimmermann & Dr. Philip Zimmermann
Tired of being the smartest person in the room? In this episode we break open a better path: become the conductor who assembles and orchestrates a circle of genius. Drawing on the Renaissance playbook of Lorenzo de Medici and the realities of modern boardrooms, we show how curated, cross‑disciplinary advisors can change the trajectory of a business faster than any internal meeting ever will.
Some topics covered are:
- Why you shouldn't be the smartest person in the room
- Lessons from a Medici fresco on leadership
- Curating cross-disciplinary advisory boards
- The cost (and value) of surrounding yourself with genius
- Moving from ego to orchestration
- How intention builds confidence
- Making board meetings energizing, not boring
- When and how to build a mastermind or board
- And more...