Entertainment

Margot Leitman & The Moth: A Storyteller’s Perspective

January 17, 2022 Tim Business, Entertainment, Episodes, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Society 00:47:15 Comments Off on Margot Leitman & The Moth: A Storyteller’s Perspective

Storyteller Margot Leitman joins Tim to talk about the art of storytelling, and how you can be a better storyteller.  Margot is an award-winning storyteller, best-selling author, speaker and teacher and a Moth Storytelling “GrandSlam” winner.

Read More

“Blood Code:” SEGA v. Nintendo

February 11, 2019 Tim Branding, Business, Entertainment, Episodes, History, Life & Style, Marketing, Media, People, Public Relations 00:50:12 Comments Off on “Blood Code:” SEGA v. Nintendo

Author Blake Harris joins Tim to discuss the story behind his book, which is being turned into a television series: “Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation.” Blake tells the story of when Sega and Nintendo battled Nintendo throughout the 1990s for video game industry dominance, and for the hearts, minds, and the fingers of a new generation.

Read More

O’Brien Communications’ Shaping Opinion Podcast is an award-winning podcast about people, events and things that have shaped the way we think. It sits at the corner of culture, history and communication.

We publish new episodes on Mondays. Each episode features a conversation between Tim O’Brien and a guest.

Get in touch! Use our Contact Form to get in touch. We love to hear from listeners!

Your Host

Tim O’Brien is a Pittsburgh-based communications veteran with experience in complex matters that have ranged from marketing and C-suite issues, to crisis and issues management. He’s the producer and host of Shaping Opinion, where he talks to guests on a wide range of topics at the intersection of communications, history and culture. He’s available to provide media interview coaching,  consulting and speaking, and of course, he is always interested in your thoughts for the podcast. Just get in touch.