Gary Ware is a creative yet strategic Play Consultant that was brought here to make your life even better than it already is. By day, Gary helps companies and professionals level up their skills, and by night he is an improv comedian. In between all of Gary’s passions, his most desirous one is helping people become the best versions of themselves through fun and entertainment. Now that you know that Gary is—indeed—a real person let’s hear more about why he created Breakthrough Play.
Sep 12, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 46
Michael Margolis the CEO of Storied, Inc – #1 narrative expert in tech Works with C-suite and VP leaders that need to get their story straight Clients include product execs at Meta, Google, Shopify, Uber, Salesforce $13B+ in investments thru executive buy-in and influence at scale 500+ keynotes and talks for Microsoft, Visa, Moody’s, SXSW, TEDx Author of Story 10x: a playbook for strategic narratives and tech disruption Color-blind, left-handed, and eats more chocolate than the average human A f...
Aug 15, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 44
Today’s guest is Ion Valaskakis — an executive coach, AI strategist, and expert in helping people thrive at the intersection of technology, neuroscience, and human performance. He’s the founder of Prometheus Strategic Advisors and writes the popular IoNTELLIGENCE newsletter , where he shares practical ways to upgrade your brain and master AI in today’s fast-changing world. Ion works with top executives and entrepreneurs to sharpen their thinking, boost their leadership, and stay future-ready. He...
Jul 18, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 43
In this episode, we go into the culture of content, consumption and dopamine addiction with Ion Valis . Ion is a strategic advisor to entrepreneurs and executives. He helps them perform, transform, and flourish in an era of accelerating change. In 2014, he published his first book, The Magnificent Mistake: How We Can Earn More from Failure than We Learn from Success . It describes an innovative system he developed to teach leaders and teams how to learn from their errors, and why it’s so importa...
Mar 13, 2024•57 min•Ep. 42
Alan Heymann is an executive coach, and was previously Vice President of Communications for The Humane Society of the United States. He also held various roles in the Government of the District of Columbia, including agency public information officer, mayoral speechwriter and legislative staffer. Earlier in his career, Alan was a television reporter, producer and anchor in his native Illinois.
Jan 12, 2024•47 min•Ep. 41
When you run a business, it's so tempting to try new things. But it can come at the cost of the core business. How many do you do? Which ones do you pick? I share my answer through a metaphor...
Feb 02, 2023•7 min•Ep. 40
John is currently the executive-in-residence at Harvard Business School’s Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) and founder and CEO of Open Assembly, a company that provides content, community, and strategic advising to organizations, people, and platforms to co-create the future of work. He was also vice president and executive director of strategy and innovation at Crispin, Porter + Bogusky. Winsor’s books include “Beyond the Brand,” “Spark,” “Flipped, and the best-selling “Baked...
Aug 29, 2022•47 min•Ep. 39
We talk to the founder of Arcimoto, Mark Frohnmayer. He's pioneering the FUV - the Fun Utility Vehicle, and creating a new category. We talk about the business lessons and culture behind being bold.
Aug 08, 2022•38 min•Ep. 38
In Unfollow Your Passion , Terri Trespicio—whose TEDx talk has more than seven million views —skewers the platitudes, inverts conventional wisdom, and calls into question everything you think you need to succeed: passion (fun, but fleeting), plans (flimsy at best), and a bucket list (eye roll), to name a few.
Jul 25, 2022•50 min•Ep. 37
Great to sit down with my fellow culture hacker, Berke Brown. Let me know what you think!
Oct 21, 2021•52 min•Ep. 36
This is an invention ahead of its time. a 5 hour workday, getting more done than a standard day. It's like the 4 Hour Work Week (book by Tim Ferriss), but for a company. Will you dare to explore and experiment?
May 18, 2020•39 min•Ep. 35
Robbe Richman and Kellen Schuh talk culture, San Diego, coffee, music and many other things.
Mar 12, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 34
We're all dealing with it, both in corporations and in our everyday lives. Let's talk about it.
May 09, 2017•11 min•Ep. 33
In this episode I take your questions and answer them!
Oct 24, 2016•42 min•Ep. 32
NYC native Danielle Beinstein has always been passionate about physical, emotional and mental health. After nearly 10 years in the media world, she returned to school, receiving her MA in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica in 2012, followed by an additional year in Consciousness, Health & Healing in 2014. She is particularly fascinated by the role that feelings play in our both our personal and collective experiences and narratives. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a ...
Aug 10, 2016•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 31
Kanban System - 4:32 Thinking Fast and Slow - 8:30 Bot Revolution - 16.33 Phil Libin Investment Thesis - 18:14 Slackbot Integrations on Producthunt - 22 Slack has 600 app integrations Ozlo -23:54 Butter - 29:08 Glide - 31:24...
Jul 23, 2016•45 min•Ep. 30
Featuring Robert Bakhshai and Brian Schoenbaum
Jul 10, 2016•39 min•Ep. 29
Show Notes Introduction of Shirley Eylor Asif [0:22] How Shirley got involved in the field of procrastination [1:25] What do you do when you procrastinate? [2:11] The pattern/cycle/stages/phases of procrastination [2:25] What is at the core of procrastination [6:50] What research shows the reasons for procrastination is [8:15] Can procrastination be hacked just by doing it? [9:16] Research is on motivation [11:26] Strongest motivation [11:56] The procrastinators mindset [12:26] Pareto role appli...
Sep 02, 2015•55 min•Ep. 28
Robbe on anti-marketing, adrenal fatigue and the big productivity hack.
Aug 21, 2015•30 min•Ep. 27
A new and very practical theory on networked leadership.
Jul 06, 2015•44 min•Ep. 25
Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller are two screenwriters I went to high school and college with. We get a bit ridiculous and then cover the darker side of entertainment.
Jun 25, 2015•53 min•Ep. 24
Start-ups, Vegas and more with Jill and Robbe
Jun 22, 2015•39 min•Ep. 23
Rich shares with us the history behind the culture of love.
May 20, 2015•55 min•Ep. 22
Product launches, agile, start-ups and personal efficiency.(and his magic skateboard!)
May 15, 2015•47 min•Ep. 21
Hacking Charisma with Robin Sol
Apr 16, 2015•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 20
A new culture of self-organizing management structures is evolving.
Apr 09, 2015•41 min•Ep. 19
Culture Hacking with Presence with Scott Schwenk
Mar 26, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 18
The Culture of Dating with Dating Hacker Adam Gilad
Mar 25, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 17
Carrie Kish is CEO of CultureSync. We have fun getting into sensitive subjects and even tell about our embarrassing drinking stories! You can find out more about CultureSync at www.culturesync.net and more about Carrie at www.carriekish.com
Mar 06, 2015•52 min•Ep. 16
This is a second episode with Jill Richmond, who will be a co-host on the show.
Mar 02, 2015•43 min•Ep. 15
