Minna Taylor

I was privileged to speak with the newest cohort last week and we all felt the vibe of Vyve😎✨

If you've been considering ascending into a higher expression of thought leadership or stepping onto global stages, let's have a conversation.

What does play mean to you? Is it unserious and infantile? Perhaps escape into the imaginary? Or maybe it's just unadulterated joy, purely for the sake of itself. I am here to bring play back into the professional sphere. This week, I invite you to step into its space of unpredictability to explore its many layers, structures, misconceptions and rules. A space where creativity and connection thrive. So leave your judgement at the door, stay curious and get ready to understand play in a whole new light+. To tune in, head to link in BIO✌️

Time flies when you love what you do and the people around you!

1) Two weeks in Amsterdam meeting with incredible humans about what potential my work will have when I finally make the move there in September, connecting with my Dutch community, and exploring more of what the Netherlands has to offer.
2) Popped over to London for two days for the launch of !!
3) Then finished this journey with a belated birthday weekend in Copenhagen and rural Denmark, playing in the forest, eating delicious meals in the garden, and deepening friendship with the one and only living unicorn, .

I am back in NYC for four weeks before I transition to Europe on a more permanent basis. Please reach out if you want to catch up IRL before I leave OR if you want to welcome me when I land in Sept in Amsterdam ✌️.
Gratitude upon gratitude⭐

Last chance to come witness the competitive art of improvised PowerPoint Presentations in London at tonight, July 23rd at 19:00!!

is spreading the "come to play and play to win" vibe as the only container for PowerPoint Karaoke enthusiasts from around the world to compete for the title of World Champion.

I am prepping the deck and going over last minute details before tonight's event. Feeling sad my trusty partner won't be here, but feeling proud to activate London on behalf of both of us and our shared mission to create a community of active creators through PLAY and PowerPoint.

Come and cheer on ...







and show some love for our incredible jury ...


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London here we come!! Slide Slam: The World Championship of PowerPoint Karaoke ( ) is launching a new qualifying city and we couldn't be more excited to be hosted by . On July 23rd our contestants will come to PLAY and PLAY to win. Get two tickets for the price of one with code slam241🙌

Competing for a chance to appear at the World Championship:








Our incredible jury panel:

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Freedom within structure.

Creativity within constraint.

It is through this lens and over the course of two sessions that I will work with the Go to Market team to explore how to tell stories that inspire, engage, and move an audience to take action.

Using my Signature Talk Framework as our foundation, we will examine how the use of structure in narrative design and constraint around the delivery, can create an emotional experience for their audience. When we are seeking to persuade, we must speak to the heart before the head.

Send us good vibes for tomorrow's session!

slide_slam , where we come to PLAY and PLAY to win.

When and I developed this quirky container for PowerPoint Karaoke enthusiasts, experts, and novice's alike to come and compete for the title of World Champion, we knew we needed the support of an expert jury panel to legitimize the winner and add credibility to this crazy event that serves an equally crazy community of improvised presenters.

Huge shoutout to , .schechter, and for joining us as we launch London as our new qualifying destination in the UK!! We will land on July 23rd at . If you won't be there, feel free to share! (I find a rhyme helps in a call to action)

Pictured here - sweaty Minna on a bus to the airport (again!)

In 2014, I started traveling. It became my way of expanding my scope and understanding of self and the world outside of the walls of the illustrious big apple. In 2017, I was on my way to Berlin to speak at a change management conference and I was told I must stop in Amsterdam. That's when the love affair began. It was the first time I could see myself living anywhere other than NYC. I have been splitting my time between NYC and Amsterdam since then, always adding on new destinations like Barcelona, Bulgaria, Portugal, Denmark, Nepal.... Sometimes for work, sometimes for PLAY. All the while, feeling more and more inspired.

Travel is what ignites my imagination. It is what grants perspective on the scope of my life and the connectedness I share with the global community. This journey is only three weeks and includes Netherlands, London, and Denmark. Lots of work, lots of play, and lots of love.

What happens when a group of regular people come together to do an extraordinary thing?

We are given the opportunity to witness the reality that anything is possible. It is the alchemy of the creative experience.

For our London qualifying round of at , we welcome an absolutely incredible group of contestants who said YES to doing a bold thing, taking sincere risk, and engaging in the collective power of PLAY.

If you are in London on July 23rd, come and support these bold humans, get inspired to do something bold yourself, and maybe get a chance to compete in our wildcard spot!

If you won't be in London, drop a comment to cheer on our contestants and support their bold action ✌













https://slideslam.co/

This is 40.

Pictured here...me and my twin sister. We take ourselves very seriously.

Wish her a happy birthday✌️.
What are you hoping to see from me in the next 40 years? I'm making an epic generosity and gratitude list!!

Vitality exists is in what you give, not what you get.

Receiving feedback that the transformative work you deliver genuinely transforms your participants is equally humbling and motivating. Thank you to for providing the container to support so many nonprofit leaders and impact workers around the world through our B1G1 program.

How do you get people to give you money? Getting a big check or getting a small check, both have different strategies. Where they align is that the strategies are pretty clear. Each audience has a distinct profile that can be influenced through intentional narrative design and storytelling.

But what about the middle group? The group of people who aren't high end big ticket investors and aren't transactional buy-it-now consumers. That center group of people who value what they invest in, but aren't necessarily in a position to spend a tremendous amount.

will explore activating this consumer population specifically through the lens of fundraising for nonprofits in our next session with and their hundreds of incredible nonprofit leaders from around the world as part of our B1G1 corporate gift program.

The session inquiry....
How do we activate the median donor?