Credit Karma Chief People Officer Colleen McCreary and Jenna discuss how our self-dialogue shapes our reality and the way we show up for ourselves and others. Colleen shares self-assessment practices you can try right now to write a more empowering story for yourself, expand your dreams, and silence your self doubt realizing them.
Anyone can reach the pinnacle once, but to stay & stretch beyond it requires an all-together different DNA - Moe and Kapil discuss the depth of understanding required to make greatness routine.
Wandering Bear Co-founder Matt Bachmann and Jenna discuss how we can use our experiences to be more empathetic and the importance of extending gratitude to every person who makes our life and work possible. We then chat about using the finiteness of time as a catalyst to make life changes, being honest with ourselves to avoid our ego’s self-preservation, and creating accountability practices with ourselves and others to pause and appreciate the present moment.
No one understands human psychology more than best-selling author and world-class thinker, Robert Greene - he rejoins Moe Abdou to explore the essence of human motivation & desires.
Squeeze CEO and Co-founder Brittany Driscoll and Jenna kick off discussing how her childhood experiences rising to be captain of her high school basketball team and volunteering shaped her grit, sense of belief, and compassion for others. We then dive into what her dad describes as her “coulda been a contender” mentality and how the courage to try new things and fail enabled her to design her early career to work on projects her agency wasn’t equipped for, affording her opportunities to lead one...
Elizabeth Shaffer and Lizzy Brockhoff join Jenna to discuss how they made the decision to launch MASSE, the power of setting big goals and believing in the impossible, and how to create a plan to realize it. Elizabeth and Lizzy also share essential lessons they've learned on maintaining perspective, remembering that everything is a phase and will pass, and the importance of acknowledging when you've done enough.
Splendid Spoon Founder Nicole Centeno and Jenna discuss mindset and mindfulness habits we can all rely on to remain present in our experiences, develop our stamina to overcome challenges and allow them to transform us. In sharing her own experiences, Nicole reveals tactics that can help us get out of our own way, such as practicing self-compassion, talking to our future selves and asking questions like: How is my current strategy working for me right now? What would this look like if it were eas...
charity: water COO Lauren Letta and Jenna walk through her extraordinary impact helping reinvent the charity model and end the global water crisis; Helping give over 8.4 million people access to clean water. Each of Lauren’s experiences - from interviewing 200 Ethiopians and pairing them with similar charity: water donors to planning a live well drilling at their acclaimed charity ball - has been made possible by her choice to focus on growth rather than titles or compensation in her career. We ...
Repeat Roses Founder Jennifer Grove and Jenna kick off discussing her team’s remarkable work repurposing event flowers, delivering them to places like homeless shelters and hospice centers, and then returning to compost them. More importantly, we cover the new precedent the company is setting for businesses to focus on triple bottom line goals: Making an impact in the realm of social responsibility, environmental protection and economic prosperity. Beginning in Jennifer’s college years, we walk ...
Harvard Business School professor, Amy Edmondson, and Moe Abdou discuss the notion of psychological safety & why it's the singular link between world-class teams & organizations.
Tran Wills and Jenna kick off during her teen years, beginning when she decided to leave home at 15, having her son at 16, bringing him to school and still graduating as one of the top in her class, and then starting her own company at 19.In walking through Tran’s journey building businesses in the arts, fashion, and beauty industries, most recently at Base Coat, we focus on how to cultivate key values and mindsets that can help us improve our lives including: How to not be defined by your situa...
Melissa Palmer and Jenna kick off with her family’s remarkable relationship with the ocean, how it healed her great grandmother and inspired her mother to found OSEA as one of the pioneering natural skincare lines dedicated to using ingredients that are healthy for us and healthy for the planet. With the seeds of OSEA being planted in the Palmer family 28 years ago, we discuss how they nurture their family working relationship and the importance of staying true to your vision, trusting it that i...
Kapil Gupta returns to explore why most of us get stuck, why desperation is the beginning of recovery, and why attachment is the seed of all human misery and strife.
Networking is a dreaded activity for many, still as power connector, Karen Wickre discusses with Moe, building an influential network is first and foremost about having a genuine interest in others.
LyAnn Chhay and Jenna kick off discussing her early drive achieving her goal of earning her college degree and creating the future she envisioned for herself. We chat about how she found her unique strengths, the surprising conversation she had with her boss that revealed the value they add to others’ lives and reaffirmed that when you pursue your passions you’ll be rewarded.Focusing on LyAnn’s journey at Poshmark, we rewind back to the early days when she joined as the company’s first team memb...
Evelyn Rusli and Jenna discuss how Yumi is helping families navigate nutrition for the first 1,000 days of their babies lives, which are more important than the rest of your life. We walk through Evelyn’s career as a journalist, beginning when she found out that Rusli isn’t her real last name and was inspired to question fundamental truths, to being a reporter in Jakarta and how the curiosity and persistence she relied on as a journalist have been essential to her success in life and business. E...
Sara Cullen and Jenna discuss how Gem created a real food vitamin by challenging what a vitamin looks like, how it’s made, and what’s inside of it. We walk through two of Sara’s key life experiences - living in one of the most developing parts of Morocco and backpacking across 15 countries - and how empathy transcended words enabling her to build meaningful relationships with the people she met despite not speaking the same language. We also chat about empathy as striving to see people as their ...
Nicole Gibbons and Jenna discuss how she became a self-taught designer, founded a successful design studio, became a design expert on OWN and recently launched her new paint company, Clare. We focus on the importance of actively investing in yourself, cultivating a growth mindset, and how changing your words can change your life. We also chat about why time for yourself is the ultimate recharge and how taking a digital detox can help reveal the important things in your life.
Rothy's COO and President Kerry Cooper and Jenna discuss how to step into our agency to make energizing and fulfilling life and career choices. Reflecting on Kerry's career as a long-time senior executive, we chat about strategies to cope with stress, the weekly framework Kerry uses to align her priorities, and the importance of letting our minds wander.
knix CEO and Founder Joanna Griffiths and Jenna discuss how self-acceptance and positive self-talk enables us to feel mentally lighter and increases our energy and ability to achieve our goals. We chat about the mindset shift that changed Joanna’s life, how deciding to fight for something bigger than herself made her “a woman on a mission,” and why our ability to make an impact begins with the courage to live our truth.
Susan Feldman and Jenna discuss her intentions to use In The Groove to acknowledge, celebrate and empower age-defying women. We chat about how to upgrade the aging conversation by focusing on creating community, seeking new experiences, and most importantly, having fun. We also discuss lessons on risk-taking and constantly iterating ourselves that Susan learned from her dad, who after having two successful careers earned his Masters at 80 to pursue being a painter.
Jessica Rolph, Rod Morris and Jenna discuss the different layers of creating and nurturing a successful partnership. We dive into important topics such as how to help each individual develop their identity within your company, the importance of being vulnerable and having honest conversations, especially when difficult, and consistently ensuring that everyone on your team feels acknowledged and appreciated.
Amanda Haas and Jenna discuss her journey rising from an associate at Williams Sonoma to becoming their Culinary Director. We dive into Amanda’s mission to help people eat healthier and feel their best, her bestselling cookbook, The Anti-Inflammation Cookbook, and simple shifts we can make to build healthy habits. We then delve into Amanda’s 12 Life Tips including the importance of saying your dreams out loud, making the decision to only spend time with people who uplift you, and always having f...
CEO and founder of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants (CMR), Cameron Mitchell joins Moe Abdou to discuss his unrelenting path towards entrepreneurial success.
Gorjana, Jason Reidel and Jenna discuss how being adaptable gives us greater agency to create our desired outcomes, navigating the transitionary phase of change, and the importance of setting and respecting human expectations for ourselves. We also chat about why happiness is like a shooting star and its relationship to presence and success.
Euncie Byun and Jenna discuss Material’s mission to create “beautiful tools to inspire beautiful memories." Eunice highlights the importance of empowering home cooks and celebrating being them by focusing on the joy of cooking rather than striving for mastery. We chat about walking through open doors in life and being patient enough to reflect on our next chapter when it’s time to walk through new ones, how to show people we value them by being present and always taking time to ask them about th...
Denyelle Bruno and Jenna discuss how Tender Greens is creating a new niche for fast-casual healthy restaurants and planting seeds to empower people to make health a habit. We walk through Denyelle’s innate desire to question norms and her own beliefs and why she always asks for the promotion before she’s ready.Denyelle also highlights why our unique strengths are the competitive advantage that makes us untouchable, the importance of asking for what we want and communicating our perspective while...
Deb Puchalla and Jenna discuss Food Network and the Cooking Channel’s intention to inspire and empower home cooks with the insights and tools they need to gather their loved ones around a delicious meal. Deb shares a glimpse into her process of identifying great talent, why the chefs who become household names are the ones you want to share a meal with, and the question she asks everyone she works with to ensure they’re telling their story in its truest form. We also chat about our favorite memo...
Headspace Chief Science Officer Megan Jones Bell and Jenna discuss how meditation empowers us to show up as the people we aspire to be by increasing our sense of presence and compassion and decreasing feelings of anxiety and stress. Megan walks us through simple ways to build our own meditation practices, shares what we should really expect when we meditate, and how cultivating awareness puts us in control of how we choose to perceive and respond to our daily experiences.
Lawrence Levy - handpicked by Steve Jobs to lead Pixar's business - joins Moe Abdou to discuss turning a $50M money pit into a seven plus billion dollar sale to Disney.
