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    Join Ken Okel for a special performance of his Dance Machine story. In honor of our 650th episode, we're tearing up the format and doing something different. 

    Hear a story that's about getting unstuck, trying something out of your comfort zone, and how that risk could pay big benefits years later. For Ken, it was about taking a ballroom dancing class, despite the fact he's admittedly a below average dancer. 

    Enjoy the telling of the story that made one man spit out a full glass of water, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

    Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

    The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

    For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

    Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

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