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Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat

Simone Heng - How to Connect in a Lonely World

Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat

Mo Gawdat

Business, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture, Change, Google, Slo Mo, Anxiety, Meditation, Mo Gawdat, Solve For Happy, Happiness, Education, Scary Smart, Self-improvement, Depression, Self Improvement

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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I am so amazed by the wonderful Simone Heng who joins us today to talk about the importance of connection during the wave of loneliness sweeping the modern world. As a Human Connection Specialist, Simone introduces us to her mission to inspire people to connect in a world that terribly needs it. She is a former international broadcaster for, among others, Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC, and one of the youngest female Certified Speaking Professionals in the world.Simone is based a...

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0:00.0

I am so glad you could join us. I'm your host Mo Gaudet. This podcast is nothing more than a conversation between two good friends sharing inspiring life stories and perhaps

0:16.3

some nuggets of wisdom along the way.

0:20.3

This is your invitation to slow down with us.

0:25.7

Welcome to slow more. Welcome back. My guest today is a wonderful friend, introduced by a wonderful friend.

0:40.0

You remember Simon on who was here on the podcast after our conversation on the

0:45.1

podcast who became very very close friends. It's a wonderful human being. His work is

0:49.8

amazing and he just keeps referring and connecting and introducing me to the most wonderful people,

0:58.0

one of which is my guest today.

0:59.8

My guest today is Simone Heng, who is a former international broadcaster.

1:05.0

So for 15 years of her life, she was on Virgin Radio in Dubai, on HBO Asia, on CNBC, and many other on-air types of communication.

1:16.0

So she looks at herself as a sort of a connection specialist,

1:21.0

someone that teaches the world how to connect.

1:25.2

And I have to admit the first time we met, I could see that very, very clearly, you know, you feel

1:31.9

that charisma, that comfort around Simone and she very

1:35.0

intelligent woman who really is a brilliant, very intelligent woman who really sees the world in a way that makes a big difference.

1:43.6

Her book, Let's Talk about Loneliness,

1:46.4

is a very valuable resource to talk about what is really

1:51.2

a pandemic in our times today loneliness.

1:54.0

Simone is a speaker that really inspires the, you know,

1:58.0

her audience to connect.

1:59.0

She spoke to hundreds, no thousands, tens of thousands of people, including of course many Fortune 500

2:05.8

organizations. But to me, she's really an incredibly enjoyable intellectual encounter every time we need.

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