At age 38, Amberly Lago’s life was turned upside down. She was hit by an SUV. She underwent 34 surgeries to save her leg from being amputated to then be diagnosed with an incurable disease dubbed the suicide disease. As result, she lost her business, had zero self-confidence and spiralled into a depression. Nothing worked for her, except for one critical mindset shift and what we’re here to discuss today. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc &...
Oct 30, 2022•51 min•Ep. 251
INvested Series: Rachael is the Founding Partner at Flying Fox Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm propelling Australian & New Zealand companies across the globe. Over her career, Rachael has worked with thousands of early-stage startups around the globe as Head of Startups for Amazon Web Services ANZ, a Partner at Startmate, and in her two Federal Government appointments distributing commercialization and scale funding to early-stage Australian companies. TOPICS DISCUSSED Auditing...
Oct 26, 2022•42 min•Ep. 250
Today I’m speaking with clinical psychologist Dr. Tatiana Zdyb . She has over a decade of experience providing psychological services to adults and has been studying psychedelic medicine for over twenty-five years. Tatiana also serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the Beatrice Society—a guide to the world of healing plants and alternative therapies. Interviewed mentioned in the intro - An Interview with Marc Champagne on Ketamine and Mental Fitness _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Bet...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 249
INvested Series: Michelle Duval is a business coach with over 20 years of experience in the field. She is the CEO and founder of Fingerprint for Success—a personal coaching tech startup that uses people analytics and AI to maximize the human potential of companies, teams, and individuals. TOPICS DISCUSSED How to achieve mental fortitude The power of well-being habits and rituals Stress and recovery management Recognizing your blind spots Sleep and nutrition strategies for high performance Founde...
Oct 19, 2022•44 min•Ep. 248
INvested Series: Paul Naphtali is the cofounder of Rampersand VC, an early-stage Australian tech fund established in 2013 to help address the funding gap for Aus/NZ founders. He returned to Australia after several years working in Silicon Valley and the UK as a senior marketing and strategic communications exec and consultant for a number of successful venture-backed tech companies. TOPICS DISCUSSED The evolution of the Australian startup ecosystem Changing perspective around global startup hots...
Oct 19, 2022•44 min•Ep. 247
Amilya Antonetti is one of the most sought-after Human Behavior and Strategic Advisor experts in the world. She has appeared as a regular business and behaviour expert on Oprah, The Steve Harvey Show and Dr. Phil. For more than 25 years, Amilya has dedicated her life to helping people and leaders through some of the most challenging and scariest parts of their lives. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instag...
Oct 16, 2022•47 min•Ep. 246
Joey Cofone is the Founder & CEO of Baronfig, an award-winning designer and entrepreneur, and author of The Laws of Creativity. Joey has designed and art-directed over 100 products from zero to launch. His work has been featured in Fast Company, Bloomberg, New York Magazine, Newsweek, Bon Appétit, Quartz, Mashable, Print, and more. Joey was named a New Visual Artist and, separately, Wunderkind designer, by Print magazine. He is also a 1st place winner of the American Institute of Graphic Art...
Oct 09, 2022•59 min•Ep. 245
Diego Perez is a meditator and New York Times bestselling author who is widely known on Instagram and various social media networks through his pen name Yung Pueblo. Online he has an audience of over 2.2 million people. His writing focuses on the power of self-healing, creating healthy relationships, and the wisdom that comes when we truly work on knowing ourselves. His two books, Inward and Clarity & Connection were both instant bestsellers. Diego’s third book, Lighter , will be coming out ...
Oct 02, 2022•47 min•Ep. 244
John Livesay , aka The Pitch Whisperer, is a sales keynote speaker, author, and storytelling expert. Make sure to catch John's TED Talk: Be The Lifeguard of Your Own Life! Grab your copy of John's latest book: The Sale is in the Tale _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best ...
Sep 25, 2022•45 min•Ep. 243
Today I’m speaking with writer, creator and instigator Kyle Creek , a.k.a, The Captain. "As a kid, I wanted to be a cowboy. Then, my mom bought me a skateboard and I got on with my life. In college, I decided copywriting was the career move for me and, for the last decade, I’ve held a variety of creative positions both in-house and within agency settings. I’ve also published five books, spoken at events around the country, and educated the masses about shark dating as the host of “Shark Sex 101”...
Sep 18, 2022•46 min•Ep. 242
Jess Ekstrom is the founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope , a company that donates headbands to kids with illnesses with every headband sold. Headbands of Hope has donated over 1 million headbands (1.3M at the time of recording), reaching every single children's hospital in America and 22 countries. After starting her company, she wanted to use her ups and her downs to help other women become valued as experts in their industry. In 2020, she started Prompted.io : a self-improvement platform deliv...
Sep 11, 2022•54 min•Ep. 241
Steven Kotler , one of the world’s foremost experts on human peak performance and author of ten bestsellers (out of fourteen books), including The Art of Impossible, The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, and Bold and Abundance to name but a few. He’s back with THE DEVIL’S DICTIONARY, an action-packed cyberpunk novel that will also appeal to fans of climate fiction—as it provides a serious approach to addressing the myriad complex issues surrounding climate cha...
Sep 04, 2022•48 min•Ep. 240
Brian Scudamore is the founder & CEO of O2E Brands: Home of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, and Shack Shine. He’s the author of #1 bestselling books 'WTF?! Willing To Fail' and ' BYOB: Build Your Own Business, Be Your Own Boss ’. And above all, Brian is a master “Imagine if” thinker! _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about...
Aug 28, 2022•43 min•Ep. 239
Joshua Dean Church is the co-creator of Edge Theory Labs (The Iceless Ice Bath), host of the Find The Others podcast and leads workshops, retreats and unique experiences designed to help people operate as happy, healthy and more successful human beings. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listenin...
Aug 21, 2022•40 min•Ep. 238
Today I’m speaking with Eli Wehbe , endurance athlete, best-selling author and someone who previously lived in the white-hot center of Los Angeles as one of America’s nightclub greats. Eli’s debut book, Mask: My Race Through the Belly of Hollywood to Self-Discovery chronicles his ultimate odyssey from teen outcast to Hollywood mogul to extreme athletic achievement. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagra...
Aug 14, 2022•46 min•Ep. 237
Amanda Breckenridge launched Breckenridge Coaching & Advising after 15 years of servant leadership. Amanda is dedicated to partnering with executives at early-stage, high-growth startups to discover ways to lead with compassion, develop sustainable cultures that empower teams to win, and create scalable revenue engines for long-term success. This episode is part of the Founder Series where I explore the mental fitness required for entrepreneurs and teams to thrive during the most demanding p...
Aug 07, 2022•41 min•Ep. 236
Colin O’Brady is a ten-time world record-breaking explorer, speaker, entrepreneur, and mindset expert. His feats include the world’s first solo, unsupported, and fully human-powered crossing of Antarctica, speed records for the Explorers Grand Slam and the Seven Summits, and the first human-powered ocean row across the Drake Passage. His work has been featured by The New York Times, The Tonight Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, and The Today Show. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller ...
Jul 31, 2022•57 min•Ep. 235
Katherine Twellshas spent the last 33 years at The Coca-Cola Company in multiple leadership positions, currently the Senior Vice President of Customer Excellence. She launched the Coca-Cola Compassion Lab to promote emotional agility and mental well-being in the workplace. She hosts The Compassion Lab Podcast to explore the power of conscious leadership and the interconnectivity of all things. She lives in Long Beach with her 16-year-old twin boys. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Bette...
Jul 24, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 234
Elliott Bisnow is a co-founder of Summit Group , whose family of organizations includes Powder Mountain, Summit Series, Summit Junto, and Summit Impact. Elliott and his co-founders just published their first book — Make No Small Plans: Lessons on Thinking Big, Chasing Dreams, and Building Community . _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with y...
Jul 17, 2022•58 min•Ep. 233
As a sports and performance psychologist, Dr. Michael Gervais is one of the world’s leading experts on the relationship between the mind and elite performance. Over the course of a 20-year career working with world-class performers and organizations, Dr. Gervais has developed a framework for the mental skills and practices that allow athletes to thrive in pressure-packed environments. His clients include the NFL’s Super Bowl Champions, Seattle Seahawks, world-record holders, Olympians, MVPs from...
Jul 10, 2022•52 min•Ep. 232
Today, New York Times best-selling author, founder, investor, coach, and CEO of Practice , Julien Smith joins me. This episode is part of the Founder Series where I explore the mental fitness required for entrepreneurs and teams to thrive during the most demanding phases of building a business. Because when minds thrive, so do innovations, teams, and businesses. We all win. _____ The Better Questions Newsletter - https://www.behindthehuman.com/newsletter Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Bette...
Jul 03, 2022•46 min•Ep. 231
Chris Schembra is the bestselling author of "Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection". Forbes ranks his book as the #2 book of 2020 to create Human Connection, USA Today calls him their "Gratitude Guru". He is the Founder of the 7:47 Gratitude Experience — an evidence-based framework used to strengthen client and team relationships in profound ways. But above all, Chris is someone I’m proud to call a friend and I’m honoured to have an entire chapter dedicated to his mind and w...
Jun 26, 2022•51 min•Ep. 230
Today I’m speaking with Candice Mama whose work in forgiveness, reconciliation and trauma began after her story of forgiving her father’s murderer, Eugene De Kock, made international news. Her story has been listened to by the Dalai Lama, she’s been named one of Vogue Magazine’s top 33 most inspiring women in the world and recognized as one of the top 20 African Women by the African Union and United Nations celebrating women who have contributed to building peace in Africa. _____ Get your copy o...
Jun 19, 2022•44 min•Ep. 229
Eliah Werner : Brand director at Procter & Gamble by day and founder of Young Poets by night and weekends. Millennials’ wine brand Young Poets , was put on the watchlist of the 2022 most important wine personalities in Germany from Vinum. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have ...
Jun 12, 2022•47 min•Ep. 228
Leah Smart : Editor and host of In the Arena, a podcast part of the LinkedIn News network. She is deeply passionate about connecting the mind and the soul. Her belief is that with deep knowledge and acceptance of both, we can live with more fulfillment, joy and openness to the mystery of life. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you abou...
Jun 05, 2022•44 min•Ep. 227
Michael Brandt is the co-Founder & CEO of Health Via Modern Nutrition (@hvmn) building what's next in human nutrition. Prior to H.V.M.N., he was an adjunct professor of brand strategy at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, product manager at YouTube, and studied CS & design at Stanford. He’s also a sub-elite marathoner and lives with his family in LA. _____ The Better Questions Newsletter - https://www.behindthehuman.com/newsletter Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, B...
May 29, 2022•55 min•Ep. 226
Mark Groves is a human connection specialist and founder of the incredibly popular Create The Love. He's a speaker, writer, motivator, creator, collaborator and flat-out awesome human! _____ Download the Tony Robbins Personal Socrates style chapter/profile here - https://www.behindthehuman.com/newsletter **** Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating wit...
May 22, 2022•54 min•Ep. 225
Alex Carter can help anyone negotiate better, and feel more confident doing it. Alex is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School. Her first book, Ask for More: Ten Questions to Negotiate Anything , was published May 5th by Simon & Schuster and became an instant Wall Street Journal bestseller — the first negotiation book solo-authored by a woman to make that list. Alex lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with her husband and daughter. In her spare ti...
May 15, 2022•38 min•Ep. 224
Dr. Mike Mallin : Chief Science Officer, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder at Wild Health Dr. Mallin has been in medical practice for 10 years but obsessed with health, physical performance, and longevity his entire life. He currently practices in Bend, Oregon where he lives with his wife and 2 children. Mike is board certified in emergency medicine and co-founder of Wild Health which was founded in response to a broken medical system, one focused on sick care instead of healthcare. Mike is a...
May 08, 2022•51 min•Ep. 223
Jerry Colonna is the founder and CEO of Reboot.IO , Inc. and is a certified professional coach drawing on his wide variety of experiences to help clients design a more conscious life and make needed changes to their careers to improve their performance and satisfaction. He established his coaching practice in 2007. Prior to this work, Jerry was a venture capitalist focused on investing in early-stage technology-related startups. This episode is part of the Founder Series where I explore the ment...
May 01, 2022•50 min•Ep. 222
