Henry Grossman on Behind the Scenes with Legendary Achievers - Intersections Ep. 18

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What character do public figures - like Presidents, renowned opera singers and Hollywood celebrities - reveal in their private moments? What is the source of their charisma? How can we accelerate trust and connection-building with people we are drawn to getting close to - especially if they are busy public figures?

Watch this Intersections episode with Prof. Hitendra Wadhwa in conversation with Henry Grossman, one of the most acclaimed photographers in America. Henry Grossman has interacted at close hand with - and captured beautifully, for posterity - some of the living legends of our time, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, and an array of prominent artists and actors. He also formed a close bond with The Beatles and photographed them extensively between 1964 and 1968, enjoying unprecedented access to their homes, to photograph them informally with their friends and families.

0:00 Introduction
6:43 Formative Experiences that Shaped Henry Grossman’s Career and Life
9:15 Growing up in Close Proximity with the Likes of Einstein, Mussolini, Gandhi and Kennedy
12:00 Henry Grossman’s Time with Former First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt
13:17 The Kennedy Campaign, Conversations with Jackie Kennedy and Learning Mindfulness
23:02 Marilyn Monroe and More with JFK and Jackie Kennedy
27:15 Eleanor Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and the Art of Capturing the Right Moments
34:28 Getting Acquainted with and Forming a Close Bond with The Beatles
40:38 Conversations with George Harrison
43:35 Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, John Lennon, Meryl Streep and More
53:58 Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
55:21 Marion Anderson, Maria Kallus, Thelonious Monk, Luciano Pavarotti and More
1:01:24 On COVID19, Power of Appreciative Inquiry and Looking for Inspiration and Beauty
1:09:15 On Painting and Photography
1:10:53 Seeking Fulfillment and Being Non-Attached to Outcomes
1:13:07 Conclusion

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Hitendra works to empower every individual, team and organization to realize their full potential and operate from their inner core. As a Columbia Business School professor, keynote speaker, and Mentora Institute founder, he brings a mathematician’s rigor to some of the most compelling and challenging questions about life and leadership in today’s transformative times. As the BBC World Service put it, “[Hitendra]’s lessons are about how to become a master of yourself before trying to be a master of the universe.”

His widely acclaimed research and teaching on leadership have been featured in Inc., Forbes, Fortune, CNN, Psychology Today, BBC World Service, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal. On his Intersections webcast he invites accomplished individuals from diverse disciplines to explore what it takes to approach our full potential in life and in leadership, by dissolving boundaries - between theory and practice, science and faith, east and west, inner and outer, and more.

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