Iron Insights: An Evening with Laurent Che

Schedule

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

414 Walnut Street 11th & 12th Floors, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Ohio 45202 | Cincinnati, OH

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Iron Insights is the publishing debut of spoken word artist, poet, and speaker, Laurent Che, in which he pens an illuminating collection of poetry that takes you on a transformative journey through unique propositions of wisdom and satiating food for thought.
Each poem is an individual body of work with its own intentional message that taps into the shared pulse of this entire collection: Perspective.
Che uses each piece to offer various examples of how changing the way you see your world leads to your world changing. Expand your horizons with his thought-provoking poetry on matters of emotional intelligence, self-worth, resilience, and building a powerful personal philosophy to live an enriching life.
6 pm reception/6:30 pm program
Free & open to the public. Registration required.
Copies of Iron Insights will be available for sale & signing.
About Laurent Che
Laurent Che is a renowned spoken word artist and inspirational speaker. He’s commanded stages across the United States, and graced screens internationally for universities, corporations, churches, local government, notable franchises, and beyond.
For almost a decade, Laurent has maintained an award-winning career as a senior copywriter, content producer, and content strategist for various industry leaders from Foot Locker Inc. to LinkedIn.
Combining his aptitude for advertising with his artistry, he’s become an “Architect of Brand Anthems” through his business, Laurent Che Speaks, using his unique style of spoken word poetry to amplify the missions of prominent brands and organizations.
Born and raised in Cincinnati, he remained in Ohio to attend Kent State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Soon after, he ventured out to the East Coast to receive his master’s degree in advertising from Boston University, where he further honed his writing skills.
After years of empowering audiences by bringing his poetry to life on the mic, he recently made his publishing debut with his first book of poetry, Iron Insights: Enlightening Poetry to Enrich Your Perspective.
With this concise collection of poetic masterpieces purposed to strengthen perspective, he now aspires to empower audiences around the world with written words from his heart that continuously speak to them on the deepest level without ever having to hear him speak.
A quote he lives by: “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.” - Ernest Hemingway
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