That's Great: Creativity, Improv, Your Professional Life

That's Great: Creativity, Improv, and Your Professional Life shows how improv skills build better communication, leadership, and connection at work. Dr. Mike Smith and Timmy Tamisiea of Healthcare Improv explore improv rules like "Yes, And," share how they found improv, and talk with guests from a wide variety of professions, from serious to silly, who took creative risks, built community, and made play part of their work. Watch or listen to learn how to listen better, adapt faster, and bring more creativity to your career.

Episodes: 1
Typical length: 22 min
On air since: 2026
Latest episode: 5 days ago

Episodes

1 episode, newest first

Yes, And!

Season 1, Episode 1

Show notes

Welcome to That’s Great, the podcast about improv, creativity, and communication at work. In Episode 1, Dr. Mike Smith and improviser Timmy Tamisiea share how they came to improv from opposite directions: a hospitalist whose patient satisfaction scores jumped after improv classes, and a Second City alum turned nonprofit leader. They explain why improv is about listening, not jokes, and break down “Yes, And” as a tool for better conversations, teamwork, and leadership, even when you disagree. Next up: Mel Teply

Oct 29, 2026 22 min