Todd Cherches

Todd Cherches is one of the world’s top thought leaders in the field of “visual leadership” – the application of visual thinking and visual communication to the practice of leadership and management. Through his patented VisuaLeadership® approach -- and his “Four Ways to Think More Visually” model – Todd instructs and inspires others on how they, too, can become more visual thinkers, innovators, communicators, and leaders.

Author of the groundbreaking book, VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life, as well as a TEDx speaker (“The Power of Visual Thinking”), Todd is the CEO and Cofounder of executive coaching firm, BigBlueGumball, and a three-time award-winning Adjunct Professor of leadership at NYU, and Lecturer on leadership at Columbia University. He is a member of the National Speakers Association and a contributor to numerous business and academic publications including Inc., Leader to Leader, and Chief Learning Officer, among others, and has presented at numerous corporations, organizations, associations, and conferences globally, including those hosted by NYU, Columbia University, the Harvard Medical School Institute of Coaching, and many more.

A member of the Marshall Goldsmith “MG 100 Coaches,” Todd was one of eight global finalists for the 2021 Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Award in leadership, and has been named among the Top 50 global thought leaders on numerous prestigious lists including Thinkers360 and the LeadersHum Power List 200.

The motto of Todd’s leadership development firm BigBlueGumball is, “We make training entertaining,” and his highly entertaining, visual thinking-based approach is designed and intended to “Educate, Engage, and Excite” audiences of all kinds and at every level. Often described as “the Seinfeld of Leadership,” his uniquely-creative, colorful, humorous, and fun VisuaLeadership® methodology is rooted in his unconventional career background in the entertainment and media industries – having worked in tv program development for NBC, Michael Nesmith, Aaron Spelling, Disney, and CBS – as well as his years in the themed entertainment attractions industry, as well as drawing on his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature (with a concentration in Shakespeare and poetry), as well as his Master of Arts degree in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication.