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Naomi Bagdonas

Lecturer in Management at HumorX

Areas of expertise

  • - Cognitive Psychology
  • - Humor in Business
  • - Entrepreneurship
  • - Brand Strategy

About me

NAOMI BAGDONAS is the co-author of the forthcoming book Humor, Seriously , an Executive Coach, and has taught at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. She runs a strategy consultancy designing and facilitating innovation sessions for the leadership teams of Fortune 100 companies and nonprofits, coaches executives and celebrities for appearances ranging from Saturday Night Live to The Today Show , and volunteers in San Francisco’s county jail. Formally trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Naomi’s comedy has been described by her dog Maxxy as “lacking in treats”.