About Naomi
Bio
Naomi is a corporate strategist who has spent her career straddling the worlds of business and improv comedy. She is a Lecturer at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, an executive coach for CXOs, politicians, professional athletes, and celebrity clients and their leadership teams, and a bestselling author.
In her executive advisory work, Naomi facilitates interactive sessions for the boards and leadership teams of Fortune 100 companies and nonprofits. Versed in behavioral science, human perceptions, and comedy, she coaches her clients for events ranging from appearances on Saturday Night Live, to company All Hands meetings, to political campaign speeches.
A leading expert in the intersection of humor and business, Naomi is the co-author of the national bestseller "Humor, Seriously: Why Humor is a Secret Weapon in Business (and Life)". Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Financial Times.
In her spare time, Naomi runs a program teaching improv comedy in San Francisco County Jail, backpacks in the Sierras, and fosters a revolving door of rescue dogs whom she adores and who systematically destroy everything she owns.
An idea worth spreading
Navigate your life on the precipice of a smile.