
Ken Sterling
Executive Vice President at BigSpeak, USC professor, former lawyer and dealmaker known for the TILT framework (Trust, Influence, Leverage, Timing) and for combining street-honed survival lessons with high-stakes negotiation expertise.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 57min
How to Handle a Bully With Ken Sterling
Ken Sterling, EVP at BigSpeak, USC professor, former lawyer and dealmaker known for the TILT framework. He recounts street-honed survival lessons and a life-saving leverage moment. Topics include staying calm under aggression, using questions to empower the other side, calling timeouts to defuse bullies, and ethical limits of persuasion.


