Thrive Loud With Lou Diamond

What do a brothel in Thailand, ancient Egyptian tombs, and Hollywood’s lightsabers have to do with the world’s most successful innovators? More than you’d ever imagine.In this jaw-dropping episode of Thrive LouD with Lou Diamond, host Lou sits down with the remarkable Susan Lindner—global keynote speaker, founder of Innovation Storytellers, and a woman whose journey to innovation storytelling began in the most unexpected of places.Episode Highlights:From Brothel to Boardroom: Susan shares her origin story as an HIV educator in 1990s Thailand, working with brothel owners and sex workers to reimagine their roles as heroes of their own stories—a lesson that transformed how life-saving innovations can change behavior and lives.The Real Role of Storytelling in Innovation: Discover why most innovators fail at storytelling, focusing on their inventions instead of the impact they have on actual people. Susan reveals the secret: make the listener the hero, not the creator.Hollywood, Prophets, and Going Viral: What can