Nina Crowe knows how to make big ideas happen, and how to make the process feel inspired, not overwhelming. As Partner at The Awesome Experience, she helps executives bridge vision and execution, designing the systems, strategies, and workflows that turn ambition into results.
A seasoned CEO and strategist, She led Glendale Arts through a bold transformation, securing multi-million-dollar funding, tripling unrestricted giving, and launching the organization’s first Endowment Fund. Her leadership earned her the Women in Business Award, presented by Senator Anthony Portantino, for driving innovation and economic vitality.
With an MBA from UC Davis and a BA in Dance from UC Irvine, She embodies the belief that business and the arts aren’t opposites. They’re powerful partners. She thrives where creativity meets structure, bringing clarity to complexity, coaching leaders through change, and designing operations that empower people as much as processes. She’s also Lean Six Sigma certified, blending efficiency and innovation to fuel growth.
At The Awesome Experience, She partners with leaders to craft actionable roadmaps, streamline systems, and build organizational agility all while keeping the human side of leadership at the forefront.
Whether you laugh at his videos, learn from his YPO podcast: 10 Minute Tips From the Top or raise eyebrows at his popular column on Inc.com, you’ll figure out quickly that Kevin Daum can’t help but brutally tell you the truth, entertaining you along the way.
He is a media strategist, Inc. 500 CEO, and award-winning, bestselling author of 9 books including the Amazon #1 Bestsellers Video Marketing For Dummies (Wiley) and ROAR! Get Heard in the Sales and Marketing Jungle (Wiley). His latest release, 12 Habits of Valuable Employees, co-written with Verne Harnish, is a multi-category Amazon #1 Bestseller, Super Players with Verne Harnish and Kevin Daum with Anne Mary Ciminelli releasing Fall 2026
He is a major contributor to several other books including the best-selling Scaling Up (Gazelles). He has been a prolific editorial contributor for SkyLife Magazine, Smart Business Magazine, YPO and garners several thousand monthly views for his column on Inc.com. He is consistently one of the highest rated speakers for YPO, EO, Inc., and Gazelles.
As an Inc. 500 entrepreneur, his marketing approach delivered more than $1 billion in sales with over 95% efficacy. As a serial entrepreneur he built and successfully exited several companies, and raised millions in start-up capital. He has coached dozens of companies through the Scaling Up process resulting in exponential growth and measurable employee satisfaction. He has advised several start-up companies and global brands on strategy, leadership development, and multimedia communication.
Leveraging his degrees in media and theatre arts plus involvement in hundreds of video, audio, and stage productions, Kevin, through his firm, TAE International, coaches executives to engage their internal and external communities through multimedia. He helps them pursue The Awesome Experience, mastering Compelling Messaging, Intentional Marketing, and Memorable Delivery.
He is a champion for liberal arts education as a priority over STEM. As head of business development for Americans For the Arts’ Creativity Connection, he facilitated unique arts-based-learning programs for Fortune 500 companies. He was also instrumental in the development of an interdisciplinary arts and entrepreneurship curriculum at Baylor University. He has published several articles on marketing and the managerial relationship between the arts and entrepreneurship. He lectures regularly at Columbia University in the City of New York.
He is a graduate of the MIT Enterprise Forum’s Entrepreneurial Master’s Program and received the Global Learning Award 3 times from the Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) where he founded the Silicon Valley Chapter and served in several board positions. He was named Distinguished Alum by his alma mater, Humboldt State University and has an M.S. in Media Management from Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business, where he teaches graduate level multimedia mastery as an adjunct professor.
I feel bombarded by “experts” offering to help me leverage the powers of AI. So much of what I hear is about how AI can either “do for me” or “think for me.” What I have personally experienced with Stop Boring Us is pure “actionable value” as they easily walk their clients on how AI can “think WITH me!” I now understand the power of having an AI partner, and its impact is beyond imagination.
I had no idea I was using ChatGPT at maybe 20% of its potential. Stop Boring Us showed me the framework for customizing it for research, execution, and writing in my voice. Once I implemented it, my mind was blown and I got really excited about how I could use this to grow my business in so many ways.
We needed help thinking through long-term strategy, and Stop Boring Us delivered. What stood out was how they made AI useful without making it feel complicated. They didn’t just use the tools for us — they showed us how to use them ourselves, so we could keep building on the work afterward. That gave us more clarity and a better sense of how AI can support our thinking going forward.
I thought I already had a good system for organizing my thoughts, but Stop Boring Us showed me a new way to think with ChatGPT. They made something that could have felt abstract feel natural and usable, and it helped me move more easily from ideas into action without losing my voice. The growth feels ongoing—and incredibly empowering.
Kevin and Stop Boring Us have completely changed how I use AI in both my business and day-to-day life.
He breaks down how AI works into clear, practical frameworks that are easy to understand and immediately usable—no technical background needed. More importantly, he shows you how to think with it, not just use it.
What stood out to me was how quickly it translated into results. I’m thinking clearer, moving faster, and seeing opportunities I would’ve missed before.
Kevin brings a rare combination of deep understanding and real-world application. He doesn’t just teach about AI—he shows you how it can enrich your work and life.
I feel bombarded by “experts” talking about AI. Most of what I hear is about how it can do things for me or think for me. Stop Boring Us showed me the real value of AI: not thinking for me, but thinking with me. That took the mystery out of it and made it real. I now see AI as a partner in my thinking, not just another tool, and that shift has been bigger than I expected.
Stop Boring Us helped me understand ChatGPT and integrate it into my daily leadership as CEO of Crunch Fitness Canada. They made it far less abstract and helped me use it as a practical thinking partner for better decisions and clearer thinking. More than anything, it showed me this isn’t something to hand off completely — it’s something I need to engage with directly as a leader.