Jon Levy: the World’s Greatest Behavioural Scientist Unpacks Community, Trust and Cultivating Influence.

Jon Levy is a behavioral scientist best known for his work in influence, human connection, and decision making. Jon specializes in applying the latest research to transform the ways companies approach marketing, sales, consumer engagement, and culture. His clients range from Fortune 500 brands, like Microsoft, Google, AB-InBev, and Samsung, to startups.

He is also a Springbok fan. :)

More than a decade ago, Jon founded The Influencers Dinner, a secret dining experience for industry leaders ranging from Nobel laureates, Olympians, celebrities, and executives, to artists, musicians, and even the Grammy winning voice of the bark from “Who Let the Dogs Out.” Guests cook dinner together, but can’t discuss their career or give their last name, and once seated to eat, they reveal who they are. Over time, these dinners developed into a community. With thousands of members, Influencers is the largest community of its type worldwide.

Jon’s second book, You’re Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence, has made a big splash since being released in May. In it, he demonstrates the importance of human connection, trust and community to accomplishing what is most important to us.

In his free time, Jon works on outrageous projects. Among them spending a year traveling to all 7 continents, or to the world's greatest events (Grand Prix, Art Basel, Burning Man, Running of the Bulls, etc.) and barely surviving to tell the tale. These Adventures were chronicled in his first book: The 2 AM Principle: Discover the Science of Adventure.

Join us as we explore:

What made Jon a Springbok fan and why they won the South African rugby team won the 2007 World Cup.

The concept of psychological safety, something more relevant than ever before.

The two best predictors of longevity. Spoiler - it’s not diet.

How community is the number one thing correlated to success.

Why you are the people you surround yourself with.

Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me – wrong!

Why the grass isn’t always greener

Redefining the word influencer

What is it that truly fosters connection

What creates trust

The rabbit and IKEA effects

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“You're Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence"

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54870199-you-re-invited?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=3h2RPnGeuM&rank=4

“A social contagious model of the obesity epidemic”, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5124998/

Matthew D. Lieberman b, Bruce D. Naliboff et al, “Rejection Really Hurts, UCLA Psychologists Find”, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031010074045.htm

“Everything You Know About Addiction is Wrong”, Rat Park TED Talk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9DcIMGxMs

The Framingham Heart Study and the Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Historical Perspective, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159698/

Malcolm Gladwell, “Outliers”, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3228917-outliers?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=I9IUYWadPa&rank=1

The Rabbit Effec

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