Frank Greenall has been a copywriter, scriptwriter, artist, political cartoonist, adult literacy tutor and administrator, and Whanganui Chronicle columnist for many years, amongst numerous other sundry occupations. His cartoons and articles have appeared in most major NZ newspapers at various times. He has a BA in politics and a Masters in adult literacy/numeracy. https://stevebaron.co.nz/author/frankgreenall/
catjones says:
Frank’s got a brilliant range of skills there – from cartooning to teaching literacy, that’s the kind of well-rounded background that actually makes someone worth listening to when they talk about making deals. Reckon his political cartoons probably taught him how to read a room pretty quick.
Graham Scott says:
The cartooning angle is clever because you have to distil complex ideas into single images. That skill translates directly to deal-making, where you’re constantly trying to figure out what someone actually cares about beneath the surface. Worth watching though – sometimes reading a room too well can make you overestimate how much common ground exists when there really isn’t any. The best negotiators seem to know when to walk away, not just when to close.
Craig S. says:
Don’t reckon the cartooning background necessarily helps much with deal-making tbh, that’s pretty different skill sets. The literacy teaching part though, that’s where the real value sits.