BookThinkers Newsletter #2 - Leaders Who Read Differently, Lead Differently
Published 6 days ago • 2 min read
BookThinkers Newsletter #2
This Week at BookThinkers
Every week, we spend time in the world of ideas. That means talking with authors, sharing what we're learning, and looking for the one insight that changes how you approach everything else.
Here's what stood out this week.
Instagram Highlight: He said YES!
Big news: Jim Kwik is coming to BookThinkers LIVE 2026.
Jim has helped millions of people upgrade how they think, learn, and perform — and this July, he's bringing that to our stage in Boston. He'll be leading two sessions: one to get every attendee in the right frame of mind for learning and implementation, and one pulling back the curtain on how he's sold over a million copies of Limitless and built one of the most recognizable personal brands in the space.
LinkedIn Highlight: 5 Books for the Next Generation of Leaders
On Thursday, Nick spoke at DataPivot Technologies' quarterly Executive Dinner, where the conversation went somewhere unexpected - outside the tech space entirely, into leadership, human behavior, and what it actually takes to build great teams in 2026.
What made it even more meaningful: Nick has interviewed every one of these authors. The conversations behind the pages have a way of making the ideas land differently.
One thing is certain; leaders who read differently tend to lead differently.
Visit LinkedIn to see the list of five books that Nick shared.
Fitting week for this one. Travis Thomas coached the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team through the 2022 World Cup, and his core argument is simple and hard to argue with: confidence is a feeling, but courage is a commitment. The leaders Nick spoke to at the DataPivot dinner, the authors on stage in Boston — none of them waited until they felt ready. They moved anyway.
Worth a listen if something's been sitting on your list a little too long.
This week, I had the chance to walk through the venue for BookThinkers LIVE - and I have to say, seeing the space in person made it all very real.
There's something that happens when you stand in a room and start to picture it full of people who care about the same things you do. Authors, readers, builders - all in one place, for two days, in Boston this July.
We're building something special. And with Jim Kwik joining us on stage, the energy in that room is going to be something else entirely.
If you've been on the fence, I'd encourage you to stop waiting. The room will fill up, and I'd love for you to be in it.
