My name is Bruce Kasanoff.
I unblock your genius.
You know it’s there. That breakthrough idea. Your next company. Your next book. Whatever it is… lies just beyond your grasp.
I have deep conversations with my clients. These aren’t strategy sessions; they’re explorations. We talk about what moves you—what you’ve learned, what causes your heart to beat faster, what you wish more people understood.
The result? Your creative block starts to dissolve. The floodgates open. You burst forward.
I won’t overstay my welcome. If you need an hour, I’ll give you an hour. If you want to talk once a week for a year, so be it.
My role is to spark curiosity, awaken wonder, deepen connection, and cultivate compassion and love. If these are elements you seek, let’s talk.
My superpower is my ability to interrupt you—with grace and love—just long enough to create space for you to access an even deeper thought, feeling or insight.
NEWSLETTERS
When I’m not working for a client, I try to touch as many expansive people as possible. Over half a million people read my newsletters:
Bruce Kasanoff on Substack—my most personal and provocative writings go here.
Mountain Minute—how to grow your career by helping others
Meditate for Peace—over 87,000 souls around the world who meditate daily for peace
SELFLSS—when ego leads, progress stalls; let’s move past ego together
Distill the Real You—get closer to who and what you were meant to be
Big Deep Questions—a deep dive into greater growth and meaning (monthly)
BOOKS
How to Self-Promote without Being a Jerk is my most popular book. It’s about doing well by doing good.
Never Tell People What You Do is about learning to say what you want, instead of merely telling people what you have done so far.
I Am is a meditative and enriching workbook that I co-authored with Amy Blaschka.
In 2001, I wrote Making It Personal, one of the earliest books to predict the effects personalization technology would have on business and society.
In 2013, I wrote Smart Customers, Stupid Companies with co-author Michael Hinshaw; it focused on how disruptive technologies would impact companies.
IN THE NEWS
Ask An Expert: Bruce Kasanoff on the Keys to Self-Promotion—All Of It with Alison Stewart on WNYC in New York
Bruce Kasanoff on My Wakeup Call with Mark Goulston—transformational listening.
How to Self-Promote without Being a Jerk—MIT Career Lunch and Learn—This webinar for MIT’s Alumni Association was their most popular ever.
Humans, Not Customers—On The Groundswell Marketing Podcast, host Scott Martin tried to get me to talk about marketing. He failed, but succeeded on many other levels.
Be Human—My second appearance on Scott Martin’s Groundswell podcast, and one of his favorite conversations ever.
Sell Your Talent, Not Your Time—CNBC made a video about my perspective on this.
Storytelling for Career Success—Article #1 in Wharton Magazine.
What If Companies Practiced Kindfulness?— Article #2 in Wharton Magazine
The Best Talent Is Bringing Out Talent in Others—Article #3 in Wharton Magazine.