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🪤 The Self-Promotion Trap: The Difference between Thought Leadership and Self-Promotion

Ft. Daniel Priestley

Alex Merry

🤔 Interviewing: How to ask killer questions on podcasts and panels

Ft. Sean Evans, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Logic, John Boyega and Courtney Cox

Alex Merry

🔴 How to craft a successful TEDx application...

and put yourself in the top 10% of speakers

Alex Merry

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The Unexpected £60k LinkedIn Post

Stats included.

Alex Merry

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🌽 The Greengrocer

And the Storytelling Framework behind it.

Alex Merry

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The Optimism Play

(An antidote to complain culture)

Alex Merry

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🧲 Outlier Thinking: What it is and how to find it

Finding your voice in 2026

Alex Merry

📮 An honest letter about 2025

(and the most important thing I've written all year)

Alex Merry

The Influencer Trap

Do you fall into it?

Alex Merry

⚡️ Listening Age: How to explain nuclear fusion to a 9 year old

Ft. Prof. Anne White

Alex Merry

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♟️ The Status Game: How to overcome feelings of inadequacy

Ft. Reshma Saujani

Alex Merry

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❄️ How to keep your nerve ahead of a high-stakes presentation

Skip this step and there’s a good chance your audience will end up as lost as you are.

Alex Merry

📈 LinkedIn: If I had to start from scratch

This is exactly what I'd do

Alex Merry

How to introduce yourself

In 20 words or less

Alex Merry

🌱 The half-hearted call to action that started a thriving community

What really happened.

Alex Merry

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