Episode 10

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27th Mar 2023

Building Your Empathy Muscle with Rob Volpe

Here’s a muscle you might not know you have in your body: the EMPATHY muscle. According to Rob Volpe, empathy expert and bestselling author, we’re born with the neurobiological capacity for empathy, but we must practice empathy and flex that “empathy muscle” to keep it strong. 

Rob Volpe is an astute observer of life and a master storyteller who brings empathy and compassion to the human experience. As CEO of Ignite 360, he leads a team of insights, strategy, and creative professionals serving the world’s leading brands across a range of industries. 


As a thought leader in the role of empathy in marketing and the workplace, Rob frequently speaks on the topic at conferences, corporations, and college classes. He is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and lives in San Francisco with his husband and three cats.


In today’s episode, Rob shares what originally drew him to empathy, the five steps to achieving empathy, and why people often struggle with finding it. 


Links Mentioned:


‘Tell Me More About That’ by Rob Volpe

Ignite 360 Website


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About the Podcast

The Leadership Tales Podcast with Colin Hunter
The Leadership Tales Podcast is hosted by me, Colin Hunter. I am an author, coach, mentor and the CEO of PotentialSquared – a Leadership Development company based in the UK. My life-long passion is to amplify the “human” in Leadership.
I am fascinated by people and how they have used leadership in their journeys to success.
I have created the Leadership Tales Podcast so that we can indulge ourselves in learning how some amazing people have overcome challenges and failures to achieve in their roles through their leadership. They are leaders, thinkers, and experts who have tales that can help us thrive.

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