Finding Common Ground with Kyle von Hoetzendorff

About this episode

A conversation with Kyle von Hoetzendorff about empathy, identity, leadership, and finding common ground.

In this episode of outside is Magic, I sit down with Kyle von Hoetzendorff — one of the first people I met when I moved to Portland, and someone I’ve respected for years across the outdoors, creative work, and community. Kyle is a partner at Lucky Day, a storyteller, a cyclist, a traveler, and one of the most thoughtful humans I know. This conversation was a chance to slow down and go deeper — to talk about empathy, identity, leadership, adventure, and what it really means to find common grou...

People in this episode

Host: Christopher San Agustin

Guest: Kyle von Hoetzendorff

Topics covered

• empathy
• identity
• leadership
• adventure
• community

Keywords

• empathy
• identity
• leadership
• adventure
• community
• storytelling
• cycling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lucky Day

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