Inspiration

is a business

strategy.

Chief Brand Officer, Shake Shack
Strategist, “Most Interesting Man” and “We Have The Meats”
Best-selling author of Stop Making Sense

Michael J. Fanuele

For 25 years,

I thought

the best ideas were

the smartest ideas.

I was wrong.

Smart ideas get boardrooms nodding.

Inspiring ideas get people moving.

Inspiration unleashes energy.

It changes behavior.

It puts our most delusional goals

within our reach.

The good news?

Inspiration isn’t magic.

It’s a craft anyone can learn.

That’s why I founded Talk Like Music.

To help leaders find ideas

that make people move.

To give our big brains

the competitive advantage

that only comes

when we tap our passions.

Selected Work

SHAKE SHACK
DOS EQUIS
ARBY’S

GENERAL MILLS
CADILLAC
UNILEVER

ZENBUSINESS
H&R BLOCK
CASPER

Let’s Work Together

Executive Advisory

Helping leaders build strategies that make people move.

Brand & Marketing Strategy

Creating ideas that turn passive consumers into passionate believers.

Speaking & Workshops

Teaching the craft of inspiration, so we can all accomplish a whole lot more.

“The more we try to persuade — to explain, to convince, to argue — the less likely we are to arouse anybody to do anything.”

Michael J. Fanuele
Stop Making Sense: The Art of Inspiring Anybody