Drew Paroz
Drew Paroz leads at the intersection point of people, data, and strategy. For Drew, nothing is better than breaking down problems and systems into building blocks of thought except using those blocks to synthesize fresh models. Drew is on a lifelong Wonder Tour to help take those building blocks into life change in himself and others.
Appears in 141 Episodes
The Office Pt. 1: Zero Sum Games and Prince Family Paper
The guys break down The Office season 5 episode "Prince Family Paper". The focus of the show is the Zero Sum game where there is a clear winner and loser. How do we ...
Fellowship of the Ring Pt. 2: How to Win with the Weaker Hand
The guys discuss games with incomplete or hidden information by looking at how Saruman and the Fellowship's strategies differ in the war for Middle-Earth. They then u...
Fellowship of the Ring Pt. 1: Game Theory
The first Wonder Tour of Lord of the Rings is a milestone. Derrick and Drew celebrate by looking up to one of the most cherished mentors in any media, Gandalf. What...
Doctor Strange Pt. 2: Strategically Breaking the Game
The guys begin by unpacking the wise last words of the Ancient One, "Arrogance and fear still keep you from learning the greatest lesson of all: it's not about you". ...
Doctor Strange Pt. 1: Developing a Growth Mindset
The guys enter another dimension as they analyze how Doctor Strange grows from being a selfish leader to a servant leader. When someone, like Stephen, is stuck in a f...
Inception Pt. 2: Moving on from Unfinished Endings
In the second part of the Tour of Inception the guys unpack the ending, debating if the top is still spinning and what it all means. Alikening our shared journeys to ...
Inception Pt. 1: How to Tear Down our Projections and Let the Truth Have It's Day
The Wonderers begin by wrestling with the way shared dreaming works and what rules and formulas might apply in the movie. They focus on Saito to learn about the spons...
Parks and Rec: Does the End Justify the KABOOM!?
This week's Tour focuses on Parks and Recreation Season 2 Episode 6 (Kaboom). Keef (Paul Scheer) inspires Leslie to KABOOM her pit problem. Along the way Derrick and...
Guardians of the Galaxy: Turning Up the Vibrancy Levels on Life
In one of the guys favorite episodes yet, they weave together elements of music, visuals, themes, and story coming to the conclusion that living life vibrantly is a ke...
Fight Club: Renovating our Over-Structured Lives (and Businesses)
For this Tour the guys attempt to navigate the dream-like arc of Tyler Durdin, Jack, Marla, and Bob. The narrator, Jack, is a great example of how an over-structured ...
Rey Skywalker: How to Lose Phantom Weight
As leaders, we tend to carry extra weight that isn't really ours to wield. Weight that's projected onto us from our past, from our present, from our colleagues, from ...
Batman Begins: The Purpose of Leadership
This week we are throwing back to the first recorded episode of Wonder Tour that we never aired. The guys discuss mentor theory and then work through how we might dig...
Disney Pixar's Up: How to Stop Tunnel Visioning on the Destination and Enjoy the Adventure
When we see too narrow of a vision of the the future, we risk getting stuck in "Tunnel Vision" on a destination. Tunnel Vision can lock up our progress, weaken our ex...
Thor: What to Do When Your Leadership Journey gets Derailed
Drew and Derrick look through the eyes of Thor and Loki to help us understand the path we walk as leaders, specifically focusing on how to deal with crucible moments (...
The Greatest Showman: Setting and Sustaining Vision Density
A grand dream, like a thick gas, can intoxicate people within a confined space, but what happens when the space the vision is cast in scales more quickly than the visi...
The Mandalorian: Harnessing the Relationship Hook
Derrick and Drew explore the world and leaders of the Mandalorian, honing specifically in on Season 1 Episode 7-8. First we get caught up learning from Kuill how puri...
Interstellar: Becoming Curious Explorers
This time the guys start by pondering the power of curiosity through the lives of Interstellar heroes, Murph and Coop (along with how to develop a more curious charact...
Pinocchio: The Organic Growth Rate
Derrick and Drew dive into the lovably naïve world of Pinocchio. On this ride, we decipher why the redemption narrative is so important to humanity and introduce the ...
Iron Man: The Power of Prototyping
Like the Iron Man suit, all awesome innovations start with a prototype. By learning from Tony Stark, we can become great prototypers and by extension more effective ag...
Ocean's Eleven: Strategically Weaving the Perfect Team
This time on Wonder Tour Derrick and Drew tear down the mechanics of great heists and the teams that undergird the best execution. Through the use of strategic weaving...
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Learning to Surrender
On this week's Wonder Tour Derrick and Drew journey into the life of one of their favorite characters, Obi-Wan Kenobi of the Star Wars universe. We dig into the mento...