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Anger Industrial Complex vs. Joy – Michele Mitchell

Michele Mitchell, journalist/author/filmmaker (The Uncondemned), connects with Brian Smiga, TEDxAsburyPark founder, to talk about the economy of fostering division and untruths in today’s...

David Thompson Knows Random Connections Can Enrich Your Life

David Thompson, data scientist/entrepreneur, and Brian Smiga, founder TEDxAsburyPark, talk about random connections and how they can actually enrich your life. Brian Smiga: I'm here with...

Sarah Krüg Talks about Helping Patients be Truthful with Doctors

Sarah Krüg, patient advocate, and Brian Smiga, founder TEDxAsburyPark, talk about the lies patients tell their doctors and how Krüg hopes to counter that with a new project she is working on....

Marion Grodin Finds Joy to be an Inside Job

Marion Grodin, comedian/author, and Ben Freeberg, venture capital funny man (both are co-hosts for TEDxAsburyPark 2021 JOY conference), talk about surviving difficulties through connection...

Craig Wortmann Turns the Idea of Selling on Its Head

Craig Wortmann, entrepreneur / professor / speaker, and Ben Freeberg, venture capital funny man, talk about sales. And how turning the practice on its head can help people make progress in...

Help us Design and Plan our 2020-21 Season

As we look forward to our next season, we welcome input from our community. As a non-profit educator, TEDxAsburyPark is thankful for the goodwill we’ve received from our lineup of speakers and...

Roger Manix Wants You to Play Your Way to Joy

Brian Smiga, TEDxAsburyPark Founder and co-founding partner of Alpha Partners, interviews Roger Manix, business school lecturer at Stanford Business School and Parsons, and founder of Ludolo, a...

Herman Brodie Talks about Inclusion being the Key to Joy

Herman Brodie, London-based Prospecta founder, and TEDxAsburyPark founder Brian Smiga talk about “Inclusion & Joy,” which will be presented at TEDxAsburyPark 2021.

Louis Marks Builds Ropeadope Records for Alternative Jazz

Louis Marks and Brian Smiga, TEDxAsburyPark founder, talk about Ropeadope and how Marks has evolved the label. Louis Marks will deliver his TED talk at our Spring 2021 conference. Brian...

Erin Maguire Earns her Jersey Chops

Comedian Erin Maguire and TEDxAsburyPark founder, Brian Smiga, chat about love, lies, and confessions. Erin will co-host and entertain us at TEDxAsburyPark in Spring 2021 (Date to be...

Jason Watt Lights up Design Thinking around the Globe

TEDxAsburyPark Founder Brian Smiga talks with Jason Watt about how he is lighting up Design Thinking around the Globe. He will be presenting at TEDxAsburyPark 2021 as well. Brian Smiga: Hi,...

Ben Freeberg is the Venture Capital Funny Man

Ben Freeberg and TEDxAsburyPark Founder Brian Smiga talk about "Venture Capital Funny Man," which will be presented at TEDxAsburyPark 2021. Brian Smiga: Hi, this is Brian Smiga, your host at...