TUCKER
BRYANT

Innovation Strategist +
Nationally Renowned Poet

Unlock Innovation with the Poet’s Keys

Wednesday, July 31
10:45 – 11:45am

Leaders and poets want the same thing. Both strive to innovate on the status quo to offer their audience a new perspective, and consequently, a new way to exist in the world. For some leaders, the status quo often becomes a comfortable place to hide. By contrast, poetry is the act of stepping out of our comfort zone to change the way we see the world, and by its very existence, requires innovation. Without it, poets don’t exist. Both poets and leaders face the same barriers to innovation, but poets turn to five tools to break through. We’ll explore how can leaders use those same tools to unlock the doors to change in our own work, and to inspire our audiences to do the same.

Tucker Bryant is an entrepreneur, innovation strategist, and nationally renowned poet. After nurturing his craft at Stanford University, Tucker went on to become a lead Product Marketing Manager at Google where he discovered the potential of the creative tools poets have relied on for millennia to drive innovative leadership in the corporate world. After a decade in Silicon Valley, Tucker left Google to challenge leaders to unlock creativity, collaboration and competitive advantage using The Poet's Keys.™

His performances, which have garnered millions of views online, have been featured at TEDx, The New York Times, and dozens of other organizations across the globe. He has had the privilege of sharing on stages alongside Mark Cuban, Bill Belichick, Gary Vaynerchuk, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and Mel Robbins as well as governors and executives from scores of Fortune 500 companies.