Summary: Who is Ian Goldsmith and this Interlude Dance? Ian and his crew were students at the University of Northern Iowa who ended up creating and popularizing a goofy dance that stirred the spirit of the campus and people around the world, including first lady Michelle Obama. Episode highlights Story of how the Interlude Dance was created and took off (1:30) Just how rich you become when you're YouTube famous (9:55) How Ian pushed past his doubts to have some real conversations (12:32) The (unfortunate) secret to getting videos to go viral (14:40) Leadership lessons learned from campus involvement and LeaderShape (19:15) How Michelle Obama got involved in the Interlude Dance craze (28:00) Whether to shake hands, fist-bump, or hug the First Lady (31:30) Inspirational wisdom on what it takes to help the world (33:40) Items mentioned in the show The Interlude Dance instructional video The song Interlude by the band Attack Attack on iTunes LeaderShape Institute Let's Move campaign Subscribe to podcast in iTunes Download complete transcript
