This week’s conversation is with Matthew Futterman, the deputy sports editor of The New York Times. He has previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Star-Ledger of New Jersey, where he was a part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News in 2005. Matthew grew up in Larchmont, New York, and eventually found his way to Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. One of his deep passions in life is running for long distances. While we...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week’s conversation is with Jonathan Neman, Co-Founder & CEO of sweetgreen, the destination for simple, seasonal, healthy real food. Jonathan and his co-founders Nathaniel Ru and Nicolas Jammet started sweetgreen in 2007, opening their first location in Georgetown, DC, just three months out of college. The mission driven brand's strong food ethos, embodiment of passion and purpose, tech-forward thinking and investment in local communities has enabled sweetgreen to disrupt the fast casua...
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 8 min
This week’s conversation is Akshay Nanavati, a Marine Corps Veteran, endurance athlete, philanthropist and creator of Fearvana. After overcoming drug addiction, PTSD and depression from fighting the war in Iraq with the US Marines, and alcoholism that pushed him to the brink of suicide, Akshay has since built a global business, run ultramarathons, and explored the most hostile environments on the planet, from mountains to caves to polar icecaps. Combining his life experience with years of resear...
Jun 05, 2019•59 min
This week’s conversation is with Abby Wambach, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, and the highest all-time international goal scorer for male and female soccer players. She is an activist for equality and inclusion, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller WOLFPACK as well as the New York Times bestseller Forward: A Memoir . Abby is co-founder of Wolfpack Endeavor, a training program that is revolutionizing leadership development...
May 29, 2019•2 hr 43 min
This week’s conversation is with Steven Kotler. The name may ring a bell because he’s been on the podcast twice before and it’s a joy every time we have a chance to connect. As a refresher, Steven is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. His books include The Rise of Superman, Stealing Fire, Abundance, BOLD, A Small Furry Prayer, and West of Jesus. He is also the cofounder of the R...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 14 min
This week’s conversation is with Jake Olson, an entrepreneur, athlete, speaker and most recently a graduate at the University of Southern California. When Jake was 8 months old, he was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer, retinoblastoma. The disease claimed his left eye at 10 months old and in November 2009, Jake lost his right eye after battling the cancer for 12 years. He has used his experience to inspire and motivate others by authoring two books, creating a non-profit foundation to hel...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 1 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of posttraumatic stress. He has spent his career studying how people adapt to traumatic experiences, and has translated emerging findings from neuroscience and attachment research to develop and study a range of potentially effective treatments for traumatic stress. You might be thinking, “Well I don’t have PTSD, how does this conversation apply to me?” What you might be surprised to learn i...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 10 min
This week’s conversation is with Julie Foudy, a former Captain of the USA Women’s Soccer Team. Julie had a sensational soccer career while playing on the USA National Team for 17 years. She was a captain for 13 of her 17 years with the team winning two Olympic Gold Medals and two World Cups. Julie finished her National Team career with 45 goals, 59 assists and 273 international appearances (caps) for the USA. Her 273 caps rank fourth in the world all-time, male or female. Julie was inducted in t...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 22 min
This week’s conversation is with Harry Gregson-Williams, one of Hollywood’s most sought-after and prolific composers whose long list of film and television credits underscore the diverse range of his talents. His recent projects include Warner Bros summer hit “The Meg” directed by Jon Turteltaub, and the action thriller “The Equalizer 2,” starring Denzel Washington. He wrote the score for Disney Nature’s “Penguins,” which just opened a few weeks ago and will next score Disney’s live-action...
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 18 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Tim Brown, the inventor of IntelliSkin. Tim grew to understand his future creation while working as the medical director on the ASP (association of surfing professionals) and the AVP (association of volleyball professionals) during the 1980’s. As an early innovator in functional taping, he developed a hybrid kinesiology technique known as SPRT (Specific Proprioceptive Response Taping). Used on athletes from Olympians to NFL players, the technique quickly beca...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 23 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Antonio Damasio, a Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy, and Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Trained as both neurologist and neuroscientist, Antonio has brilliantly captured the complicated Interplay b/t biology and psychology and culture — and doing it in a way that provides the highest dignity between each discipline, through a structurally artistic and rigorously s...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 5 min
This week’s conversation is with Paul Rabil, a professional lacrosse player and co-founder of the Premier Lacrosse League – a new professional lacrosse league launched in October 2018, with 160 of the best players in the world and a major media rights deal with NBC Sports Group. Paul has gone on to influence the sport at every level, winning championships and MVP’s twice in the NCAA’s, multiple times in professional outdoor and indoor lacrosse, as well as becoming a two-time World Lacrosse Champ...
Apr 03, 2019•2 hr 30 min
This week’s conversation is with Andy Petranek, the co-founder of the Whole Life Challenge. Andy is also a Marine Gulf War veteran and was the oldest participant, at 43, to qualify for the 2009 CrossFit Games. He’s participated in dozens of adventure races that have varied in length from three hours to seven days, and became known for his ability to navigate in the wilderness, carry heavy loads, get through obstacles quickly, and persevere in even the worst conditions. He created the Whole Life ...
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week’s conversation is with Brenda Tracy, the founder of the national campaign SetTheExpectation which aims to raise awareness around issues of sexual assault and domestic violence -- through the power of sports while also engaging, empowering and educating men as agents for change. Brenda was gang raped by four men in 1998. So heavy. In this conversation, she shares that even though law enforcement collected extensive evidence – including confessions from her attackers – the District Attor...
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 23 min
On the final episode of Season 1 of The Process, Alex and Mike reflect on what they've learned over the course of the past year and discuss which skills will be necessary to succeed in a world where automation could soon be the norm. All episodes available here: https://findingmastery.net/kairos/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 15, 2019•45 min
This week’s conversation is with Stephen Rollnick, the co-founder of Motivational Interviewing. The Motivational Interviewing style, strategies and skills have been used to address a wide range of challenges, including those very tough conversations in which there seems little hope of making progress in helping people. I doubt there’s many of us that enjoy having these difficult conversations, but what if there was a better approach to getting the outcome you wanted in these moments? Stephen has...
Mar 13, 2019•1 hr 25 min
This week’s conversation is with Cliff Avril, a former NFL defensive end. Cliff played college football at Purdue and was drafted in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks, where he won Super Bowl XLVIII and made a Pro Bowl. Cliff and I met at the Seahawks and I had the pleasure of catching up with him at the NFL Combine this past week in Indianapolis. He recently retired after a g...
Mar 06, 2019•2 hr 34 min
This week’s conversation is with Kevin Harlan, a well renowned sports television and radio broadcaster. If you’ve watched just about any sporting event over the last few years, you’re familiar with Kevin’s voice. This is his 34th consecutive season broadcasting the NFL and his 31st season broadcasting the NBA, currently as a play-by-play announcer for the NBA on TNT. Kevin is in his ninth season as the full-time voice of Monday Night Football on Westwood One and recently called his ninth straigh...
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week’s conversation is with Soren Gordhamer, the founder and host of Wisdom 2.0. He's a friend, incredibly purposeful with his life efforts, and what he's created is amazing. Wisdom 2.0 brings together leaders in technology, including the founders of Facebook, Twitter, and Paypal, along with wisdom teachers, entrepreneurs, activists and others to explore how we live consciously and wisely in a digital-rich age. Prior to Wisdom 2.0, Soren taught mindfulness programs to a variety of groups ar...
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Dr. John Berardi is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the largest private nutrition coaching, education, and software company in the world. John has advised top organizations like Apple, Equinox, Nike, Titleist, the San Antonio Spurs (as NBA champions), Sloane Stephens (as US Open Champion), George St. Pierre (as 2-division UFC Champion), and numerous Olympic teams. His work and research has been widely cited in the media, from the New York Times to the Harvard Business Revi...
Feb 13, 2019•2 hr 43 min
This week’s conversation is with retired U.S. Army Major Matt Brady. Matt is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point where he was ranked #1 of 940 cadets in leadership for 7 consecutive semesters and graduated in the top 5% of his class overall. While serving in the Army on active duty, Matt flew over 2,000 hours in the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior (Reconnaissance), MH- 47D, and MH-47G Chinook helicopters (Army Special Operations). A seasoned combat veteran, he has deployed 12 tim...
Feb 06, 2019•2 hr 43 min
This week’s conversation is with Suzy Whaley, the PGA of America's first female President. Prior to being elected President last November, Suzy served for two years as PGA Secretary, and two years as Vice President. She is also the PGA Owner of Suzy Whaley Golf in Cromwell, Connecticut and the PGA Director of Instruction at the Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Suzy is recognized as one of the country’s top golf instructors and has won numerous teaching awards including: Go...
Jan 30, 2019•52 min
This week’s conversation is with Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Currently in his fifth season as head coach, Steve has guided the club through four of the most prolific seasons in NBA history with a list of accomplishments that includes: Three NBA championships Four-straight NBA Finals appearances The NBA’s single-season wins record (73) An NBA Coach of the Year award (2015-16) Four of the five winningest seasons in franchise history Steve, who won five NBA championships du...
Jan 23, 2019•50 min
This week’s conversation is with Kevin Carroll, an author, speaker and creative catalyst. It is Kevin’s job to inspire businesses, organizations and individuals - from CEOs and employees of Fortune 500 companies to schoolchildren - to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize their human potential and sustain more meaningful business and personal growth. He has helped turn creative ideas into reality for organizations such as Nike, Starbucks, Adidas, Walt Disney, Target, Proctor &a...
Jan 16, 2019•2 hr 38 min
This week’s conversation is with Herbert Wigwe, a Nigerian banker, entrepreneur, and the Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank. He is an Alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Executive Management Programme. From his early 20’s, Herbert began what would become a successful career in banking and finance, and his first entrepreneurial venture, would be his most successful. In 2002, Herbert and his long-time partner were presented with the prospect of acquiring a small-scale commercial bank, Acce...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 13 min
This week’s conversation is with Scott Kriens, chairman and former CEO of Juniper Networks. Scott has been in the technology industry for more than 35 years. Holding early roles at Burroughs Corp and Tandem, Scott moved to EVP of Sales and Operations at StrataCom before helping found Juniper Networks in 1996. During his tenure, he served as chairman and CEO, growing the company to more than 10,000 employees in over 100 countries worldwide and $4 billion in revenue, and remains cha...
Jan 02, 2019•2 hr 37 min
This week’s conversation is with Annabel Anderson, the world #1 female SUP athlete from 2012-2017. Annabel has won the biggest titles in the sport of stand up paddling multiple times – She’s a 5x world champion, has beaten the best men in the sport, and orchestrated the campaign that resulted for equal pay and opportunities for female athletes globally. She is also an elite cyclist & mountain biker, skier, sailor, and surfer. If there was ever anyone who lived up to the moniker of versatile ...
Dec 26, 2018•2 hr 36 min
This week’s conversation is with Brian Mackenzie, an expert in the development and application of custom protocols to optimize human health and performance. His work harnesses and integrates respiratory, movement, strength and endurance-based training approaches to elicit positive results. His protocols have been used to accelerate and raise both mental and physical performance in world-class Olympic and professional athletes, top executives, and elite military operators, as well as to improve t...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 24 min
This week’s conversation is with bestselling author, Dr. John Ratey, an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an internationally recognized expert in Neuropsychiatry. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles, and 11 books published in 17 languages, including the groundbreaking ADD-ADHD “Driven to Distraction” series with Ned Hallowell. With the publication of "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain," Dr. Ratey has established...
Dec 12, 2018•2 hr 45 min
This week’s conversation is with Bobbi Brown, a beauty industry titan, world-renowned makeup artist, best-selling author and serial entrepreneur. As a professional makeup artist, Bobbi created 10 simple lipsticks that evolved into a global beauty empire. At a time when stark contours and shiny red lips were in fashion, Bobbi designed cosmetics to highlight a woman’s natural look, and introduced Bobbi Brown Essentials in 1991. This line of color cosmetics revolutionized the industry. In 1995, Bob...
Dec 05, 2018•53 min
