Kelly Corrigan

Andy Lotz is the co-founder and CEO of a watch company called Nixon, which has absolutely nothing to do with Richard Nixon, although the tagline is, no other watch comes closer to the truth.

I was so nervous when he was on stage that my leg was shaking and my husband, who's his best friend, was sitting next to me and he was like pinching my wrist.

I mean, we were like the crazy parents at the Olympics who are like emoting so insanely while their gymnast is on stage doing her routine.

But all that is neither here nor there when it comes to his talk.

Andy is here as a lifetime learner and a model of intellectual and emotional humility.

And then as soon as Andy started, we were like, oh my God, he's got it.

So here is Andy Lotz on the TED stage.

Thank you.

That was Andy Lotz speaking on the TED 2025 stage.

Stick around for a deep dive into what went into making this talk with Andy, the questions that are still lingering for me, and why I think we should all work with our friends more.

Coming up after a quick break.

When I was watching on stage, I felt like Liz Latz, my friend, his wife, was coming alive a little bit.

Towards the end, they showed this picture of Liz and the kids.

It's like one of the best pictures I've ever seen of motherhood.

So the kids are jumping up and down on a sofa and she is both delighted at their joy and also terrified that one of them's gonna fall and break their ankle.

And it's just one of the best photos of Liz that's ever been taken.

And then Andy came off stage to this enormous standing ovation and we just lost it.

Our interactions around Andy's talk were so emotional.

I mean, we both cried every time we talked.

But Andy's so good at crying.