The Power of Connection
Conversations on leadership, storytelling, and staying human in a noisy world.
I'm Bobby Umar. 5x TEDx speaker, Inc Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker, and 2x LinkedIn Top Voice. For 25 years I've spoken on stages across 4 continents about the one thing that actually drives careers, businesses, and lives: the power of connection.
This show is where influence gets human again. Each episode gives you one big idea and something you can use right away, whether that's telling stories that move people, building a personal brand rooted in who you really are, becoming a thought leader without becoming a performer, or leading with the kind of vulnerability that builds real trust.
Expect solo teaching sessions, masterclasses with brilliant guest experts, and honest conversations about what it takes to be seen, heard, and remembered.
If you're a leader, entrepreneur, speaker, or anyone building something that depends on people trusting you, this show is for you.
New episodes weekly. Let's get into it.
The Power of Connection
Latest Episodes
Why LinkedIn Comments Beat LinkedIn Posts
Digital relationships run on a longer clock than in-person ones. Several comments and a couple of messages spread over weeks, rather than one good fifteen-minute conversation at an event. Most people quit long before it works.In ...
What They Say When You're Not in the Room
A live keynote from the DYPB conference, and the clearest single statement of the ideas Bobby has built a career on.He starts in the room, pulling the leadership struggles people actually name out loud: getting others to do the w...
Speaking Is the Fastest Way to Build a Brand
Public speaking bundles networking, expertise and live content into one high-trust room, which makes it the fastest thought leadership tool there is. In this session Bobby is joined by Melanie Deziel and Lorraine K. Lee for a candid look at ...
Know Your Value (And Everyone Else Will Too)
Most people think pricing is a number problem. It isn't. It's a clarity problem, and usually a packaging problem wearing a price tag.In this session Bobby walks through the full pricing system he uses with coaches, consultants and...
What Leadership Requires Now (and What It Doesn't)
Leadership advice ages badly. What worked five, ten, twenty years ago does not automatically survive contact with the way people actually work now, and a lot of leaders are still running the old playbook without noticing.In this c...