Recently I was invited by my good friend and colleague (much more of a friend at this point in our lives) Ira Bryck, to be on his radio show about business issues. Barry Graff also joined us for an open discussion of family business issues. Ira, Barry and I are members of Psychodynamics of Family Business (PDFB), a group of mostly (but not all) psychologically-trained professionals working with enterprising families. PDFB meets for one weekend retreat per year in Chicago and is one of the highlights of my professional development in this field.
Hot and sweaty???
Let me explain…
I asked Ira if the interview would be audio-only and he confirmed it would be. So, I had time for a quick run and did a few miles right before the interview. What is the big deal being sweaty/stinky for an audio-only interview? Turns out, Ira preferred Zoom and suggested we keep video on for the personal connection to one another and promised only audio would go out to the public (can you see where this is going?). It seemed fine with me, so I agreed.
The next day Ira reached out saying he really liked how the discussion worked out and wanted to share it with a colleague teaching a college family business class – audio AND video included – as it seemed more powerful to him that way. He assured me I did not look as sweaty and sloppy as I imagined and that he could barely smell me…
So, here it is, and you judge for yourself if this makes the case for audio-only!