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What makes a leader?

A few of my podcast guests share their perspectives on the qualities that shape meaningful leadership.

Different voices. Different experiences. One common thread: leadership begins within.

When we regulate, realign, and rewire, we create the clarity to lead with greater presence, purpose, and humanity.

What does leadership mean to you?

#InnerDesign #R3Method #Leadership by @dizinno

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National Geographic is holding a one-day photography contest after reaching its first 100 million followers. I’m entering this single image of an elegant female leopard in repose we encountered on safari in Botswana.
#natgeo100contest @natgeo taken in Mashatu Game Reserve by @dizinno

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Three questions. That’s all it takes to change how you see the world.
Tony DeZino breaks down a simple but powerful framework he uses in photography and visual storytelling. It’s not just about technique. It’s about awareness, timing, and relationship.

He explains how great images are not just taken. They are recognized in real time through presence and sensitivity to what is unfolding.

Watch the full conversation with Tony DeZino and Rubina Chadha on the Inner Design® Podcast.

Subscribe for conversations on leadership, perception, creativity, presence, and human-centered awareness.
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#InnerDesignPodcast #RubinaChadha #TonyDeZino #Photography #VisualStorytelling #Leadership #Presence #Creativity #DecisionMaking #Awareness #Timing #HumanCenteredDesign #PodcastShorts #YouTubeShorts #InnerDesign by @dizinno

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BIG CATS: cheetah portrait in Botswana on location in the field at Mashatu. We were honored to be invited as a guest speaker at the idube photo Safaris annual visit to this pristine wildnerness. #mashatu #mtv ##blackandwhite #portraitphotography #wildlifephotography #predator #cheetah #hunter #apexpredator #safari #photosafari#cats #fast #natgeoyourshot taken in Botswana by @dizinno

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🎥Di Zinno: NAMIBIA : This is a screengrab from our POV tracking shot video at the CCF (Cheetah Comservation Fund) with Dr. Laurie Marker in Namibia. . Special thanks to my EP and long time collaborator Shannon GALPIN who acquiesced into giving me a second take (the next day) after the Cheetahs proved too fast for my reflexes the first time out... it made all the difference the second time with adjustments for the fastest land animal on the planet! .
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#bts #earthonlocation #bigcats #cheetah #endangeredspecies taken in Cheetah Conservation Fund by @dizinno

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Presence is where my work begins. Not technique.

I asked Tony Di Zinno about the space between being behind the lens and the person in front of it, and how he approaches his process.

He said:
"It always starts with checking myself and how I can be present and real for someone."

That stayed with me.

It reframes the creative process. Before direction, there is presence. Before image-making, there is how I am showing up in the room. The quality of what we create is shaped by the quality of attention we bring.

Watch & Listen to my full conversation with Tony Di Zinno on Inner Design® Podcast. Out now 🤍
Youtube: https://bit.ly/4a3I3ue
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4vmPNQu
Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/4tXHusZ
Listen Notes: https://lnns.co/CPXZWUvbfKw
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#InnerDesignPodcast #Photography #Presence #CreativeLeadership #Storytelling #Awareness by @dizinno

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While on location in Kenya, we had a rare moment to get away from our assignment working with the great designers in the field for IDEO.org and take a moment for ourselves ... as someone who understands people through the prism of sports culture I wanted to see what games people play here and surprisingly I found POLO was one of the local events in action.

photo by tdz

#ideo.org #polo #Kenya #bestjob #sports #sportsculture #horseplay #horses #designthinking #exploring #visualgegraphy # geography #africa taken in Nairobi, Kenya by @dizinno

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📸 Di Zinno / BIG CATS: sub Saharan Leopard portrait in Botswana on location in the field at Mashatu. We were honored to be invited as a guest speaker at the idube photo Safaris annual visit to this pristine wildnerness..
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#mashatu #black and white #portraitphotography #wildlifephotography #predator #cheetah #hunter #apexpredator #safari #photosafari#cats #fast #natgeoyourshot taken in Mashatu by @dizinno

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📷 dizinno / Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain GP today was pretty damned impressive for the oldest driver on the F1 grid .. arguably one of the very best of his generation despite not having the numbers and a few faux pas in terms of sportsmanship #F1 #@fernandoalo_official by @dizinno

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'The first time I met The Greatest of All Time - Muhammad Ali - I didn’t know who he was.
I was 6-years-old and living in East Los Angeles, a tough neighborhood plagued by gang violence, with my family in a small apartment. My parents decided it would be good for me to visit the local youth gym to keep me out of trouble and off the streets. The gym wasn’t even really a gym but rather an old church with the pews removed. The boxing ring was positioned in the same place where the altar for worship once stood.
Ali didn’t say anything to us that day when he walked into the gym. He was alone and dressed in a sweatsuit for training that was fashioned from plastic, carrying a small gym bag. He went to the corner, wrapped his hands and quietly began training. We watched in awe as this towering man went from shadow boxing, to the speed bag, to the heavy bag.
Suddenly, he stopped and called out to us: 'All you kids! Get over here. I have something to tell you.' All of us were wide-eyed, not knowing who this man was and what he was going to say. We crowded around him and listened intently. 'Kids, listen to me. It’s good to want to be a champion. I know that’s why you are here and why you work hard. But, never forget: It doesn’t matter what happens inside the ring; what matters is what you do outside the ring.'
All of us where surprised. We hadn’t heard this before. We all wanted to become champions, to make money and leave our rough neighborhood behind. This was a revolutionary idea for me to hear at such a young age. These few words from Ali had such an impact on me. This became my mantra and has guided how I live my life, how I run my business and what I teach my own kids.
What matters most is the impact you leave on others around you and in your community. Ali lived his life this way. It’s part of the legacy he now leaves behind. It’s how I strive to live my life to this day. And it’s the same message I share every time I go back to my old neighborhood and speak with the young kids there, to inspire and encourage them to lead positive lives and build strong character.'
- Oscar De La Hoya by @dizinno

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