Humans need love, connection, safety … and hope. Allen Voivod, creator and host of the “Star Wars 7×7” podcast, posits that hope is the singular ingredient to inspiring even the most hopeless to feel optimistic about the future.
But to harness the power of hope, we need to blend it with storytelling. Using the popular and transcendent Star Wars series as a model, Voivod unpacks how even the most hopeless person can connect with a story and feel that their future will be better than the present moment. Allen Voivod hosts the renowned Star Wars 7×7 podcast, the world’s only daily Star Wars podcast. He has produced more than 2,000 episodes, and been featured on nationally syndicated TV and radio programs sharing his love and expertise of the Star Wars galaxy.
The show has been downloaded in more than 140 countries on six of the seven continents, informing and entertaining tens of thousands of fans every month.
When Allen is not doing the podcast, he’s consulting and working with multi-billion-dollar clients as the co-owner of Epiphanies Inc., a company he launched with his wife in 2004. Over the last 15+ years, Allen has been a sought-after online and in-person event speaker and workshop leader on the subjects of online and mobile marketing, brand building, storytelling, and social media analytics. He’s spoken at conferences and in front of civic organizations and trade groups. He’s been a guest lecturer at University of New Hampshire and Southern New Hampshire University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Why hope is Star Wars’ most powerful force | Allen Voivod | TEDxAmoskeagMillyard