Welcome to Decoding Disruptors, a special edition of the Finding Mastery podcast presented without interruption by Microsoft. Decoding Disruptors takes a deep dive into the minds of extraordinary women who have disrupted the narrative in their businesses, industries, and communities. Every conversation was filmed and is currently available at decodingdisruptors.com . This conversation is with Theresia Gouw, a founder and partner at Acrew Capital and one of the most successful venture capitalists...
Mar 28, 2020•49 min
This week’s conversation is with Hilaree Nelson. With a career spanning two decades that includes dozens of first descents through more than 40 expeditions to 16 different countries, Hilaree is the most prolific ski mountaineer of her generation. Some of these ‘firsts” in the world of ski mountaineering include linking two 8000m peaks (Everest and Lhotse) in one push, first ski descents on Baffin Island, a first American ascent and ski descent of Papsura peak in India , and a first ski descent o...
Mar 25, 2020•57 min
This week’s conversation is with Chip Conley, a boutique hotel entrepreneur who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. After selling Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the company he started as a rebel entrepreneur at age 26, Chip wasn't sure what was next. He could have retired at age 52 but the young founders of Airbnb came calling. Chip served as Airbnb’s Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy for four years — while also being CEO Brian Ches...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 36 min
This week’s conversation is with snowmobiling legend Levi LaVallee, a 13 time X Games Medalist, Snocross Champion, and World Record holder Levi first tasted podium success in 2004 when he won the HillCross snowmobile event at the Winter X Games, in Aspen, Colorado and then made the switch to Freestyle competition. At the 2008 Winter X Games, Levi took gold in both the Speed & Style and Freestyle events and was later named Best Male Athlete of the entire competition. He also made history when...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Welcome to Decoding Disruptors, a special edition of the Finding Mastery podcast presented without interruption by Microsoft. Decoding Disruptors takes a deep dive into the minds of extraordinary women who have disrupted the narrative in their businesses, industries, and communities. Every conversation was filmed and is currently available at decodingdisruptors.com. This conversation is with Shivani Siroya, who built a near-billion dollar business on the back of a simple belief: people are trust...
Mar 08, 2020•47 min
This week’s conversation is with Garrett McNamara, an international big wave explorer known for discovering, pioneering and surfing the biggest wave in the world - The Everest of the Oceans - Nazaré, Portugal. Garrett also lead the iconic two-man team who rode tsunami waves generated by a 300ft calving glacier in Alaska and is the first and only foreigner to receive the Vasco da Gama Medal of Honor from the Portuguese Navy for his contributions to Portugal. He currently lives between Hawaii and ...
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 28 min
This week’s conversation is with Jeremy Jones, an accomplished filmmaker, entrepreneur, environmentalist and snowboarding pioneer. Jeremy is widely regarded as one of the most legendary big mountain riders and explorers of all time. Named a National Geographic “Adventurer of the Year” and ten times voted “Best Big Mountain Rider of the Year” by Snowboarder Magazine, Jeremy has starred in over a hundred snowboard movies and videos worldwide, including his highly acclaimed, foot-powered snowboardi...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 34 min
Decoding Disruptors takes a deep dive into the minds of extraordinary women who have disrupted the narrative in their businesses, industries, and communities. The team at Finding Mastery , Compete to Create , and Microsoft worked together to bring this series to life. I had the chance to interview 9 amazing women, every conversation was filmed, and is currently available at decodingdisruptors.com . On the website you’ll also find a Disruptor Assessment — this quick assessment tool will help you ...
Feb 22, 2020•51 min
This week’s conversation is with Sue Enquist, UCLA Softball’s first All-American, National Champion, and Hall of Famer. In 2006, Sue concluded her storied 27-year career as head coach of the UCLA Bruins with a 887-175-1 (.835) record, making her the winningest softball coach among all active coaches. She is the only person in NCAA Softball history to win a championship as a head coach and a player. During her career, Sue produced 65 All-Americans and 15 Olympians. She has been inducted into six H...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 17 min
This week’s conversation is with Chris McNamara, a Big Wall Climber and ex-wingsuit BASE jumper. He is also the founder of OutdoorGearLab, one of the most popular outdoor gear review sites in the world. Outside Magazine has called Chris one of the world's finest climbers. Climbing Magazine once computed that three percent of Chris's life on earth had been spent on the face of El Capitan, an accomplishment that left friends and family pondering Chris's sanity. He has climbed El Capitan more than ...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 8 min
I'm excited to introduce you to our new series, Decoding Disruptors , a special edition of Finding Mastery, presented by Microsoft. For the past 8 years, Compete to Create and I have had the privilege of working with Microsoft, beginning with their CEO, Satya Nadella, and his executive team -- and then an additional 30,000 people across the company. Microsoft has radically transformed under Satya’s leadership, with his emphasis on building a culture around mindset, inclusion, and diversity, to e...
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 11 min
This week’s conversation is with Mark Mathews, a world-class big wave surfer, Red Bull Athlete and Surf Contest Director. He’s made a living at the intersection of danger and excitement and knows all too well the crippling grasp of fear. While in Tasmania, fifteen feet in front of a cliff in cold, shark infested waters, Mark hit a reef and instantly blacked out. Terror engulfed every inch of his being. Neck braced and hospital-ridden, he didn’t know if he could ever surf again. At that moment, M...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 20 min
This week’s conversation is with Colin O'Brady, an explorer and elite endurance athlete, who has set multiple records and pushed the boundaries of what we understand to be possible. He was a previous guest on Finding Mastery – episode 36 – and I’m excited to have him back on to talk about his latest feat, the world's first solo, unsupported and completely human powered crossing of Antarctica. Previous to this, he set speed records for the Explorers Grand Slam and the Seven Summits. The Explorers...
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 23 min
This week’s conversation is with Coach Tony Blauer, who’s been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combatives industry for over four decades. Tony founded Blauer Tactical Systems (BTS) in 1985 and it has grown into one of the world's leading consulting companies specializing in the research and development of performance psychology, personal safety, and close quarter tactics & scenario-based training for law enforcement, military, and professional self-defense instructor...
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 48 min
This week’s conversation is with Chase Jarvis, an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and one of the most influential photographers of the past 20 years. His expansive work ranges from shooting advertising campaigns for companies like Apple, Nike, and Red Bull; to working with athletes like Serena Williams and Tony Hawk, to collaborating with renowned icons like Lady Gaga and Richard Branson. In 2013 Chase contributed to the Pulitzer-Prize winning New York Times story, Snowfall, and in 2014, ear...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 17 min
This week’s conversation is with Katie Arnold, a longtime journalist and an elite ultra runner. Katie was the 2018 Leadville Trail 100 Run champion. For those of you unfamiliar with Leadville, it’s an Ultramarathon held annually on rugged trails and dirt roads near Leadville, Colorado, through the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The race course climbs and descends 15,600 feet, with elevations ranging from 9,200-12,620 feet – the elevation and terrain makes this an incredibly difficult course. Kati...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 15 min
This week’s conversation is with Jim Zorn, a former NFL quarterback and coach who currently serves as head coach and general manager of the Seattle Dragons of the second incarnation of the XFL. Jim was the starting quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks during their first eight seasons as a franchise and is a Seattle legend. He’s known as one of the more prolific scrambling quarterbacks of his day and was the second Seahawk ever inducted into the team’s “Ring of Honor” in 1991. Jim also coached in...
Dec 26, 2019•1 hr 15 min
This week’s conversation is with Raja Dhir, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Seed Health, a microbial sciences company pioneering applications of bacteria to impact human and environmental health. Now some of you may already be familiar with what the microbiome is but for those who aren’t, I’ll share a brief summary of it via Harvard’s School of Public Health. Picture a bustling city on a weekday morning, the sidewalks flooded with people rushing to get to work or to appointments. Now imagine this a...
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 14 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist, better known as the “Sleep Doctor.” Michael is both a Diplomat of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He was one of the youngest people to pass the Board at age 31 with a specialty in Sleep Disorders. Michael was also recently named both the Top Sleep Specialist in California by Readers Digest, and one of the 10 most influential people in sleep. Sleep is critical ...
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 13 min
This week’s conversation is with Missy Franklin, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FINA World Swimmer of the Year. Missy retired from swimming in December of 2018 after an incredible career. In 2011, she established herself as one of the top swimmers in the world when she won five medals – three of them gold – at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Missy won four gold medals and one bronze medal. Missy’s performance in the 200-meter ba...
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 6 min
This week’s conversation is with Stephan Moccio, a producer, composer, recording artist and musician behind some of music’s most massive, inescapable global hits. In 2013, Stephan co-penned the quintuple-platinum song “Wrecking Ball” with Miley Cyrus. Following the song’s success, Stephan quickly became one of the industry’s most sought-after and in-demand producers and songwriters, going on to co-write and co-produce the two end credit songs for the film Fifty Shades of Grey : the quintuple-pla...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 16 min
This week’s conversation is with NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott. Ronnie has been a champion and a leader his entire life. After graduating high school in 1977, Ronnie went on to the University of Southern California where he helped his team win the 1978 national championship. He was a unanimous All-American and team captain in 1980 and graduated in 1981 with a degree in public administration. Shortly thereafter, he became the first-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers. His legendary footba...
Nov 22, 2019•45 min
This week’s conversation is with Mick Fanning, a professional surfer from Australia, regarded as one of the best surfers ever. Mick won the ASP World Tour in 2007, 2009 and 2013 and is the living embodiment of professional surfing. He’s spent the better part of two decades as one of the biggest gravitational forces on the Tour, racking up 22 Tour wins, 11 Top 5 finishes in addition to those three World Titles. For over 20 years Mick’s schedule has been dictated by event dates and locations — and...
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 39 min
This week’s conversation is with Angela Naeth, currently ranked among the top triathletes in the world with 3 sub 9-hour Ironman performances. Angela is a multiple 70.3 and Ironman Champion and has 30+ podiums at the 70.3 and Ironman distances. If you're not familiar with the 70.3, that's the total distance in miles for what's considered a half-ironman. A full ironman triathlon is 140+ miles (consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.22-mile marathon run, raced in that orde...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 25 min
This week’s conversation is with Brian Volk-Weiss, the founder and president of Comedy Dynamics. Brian stands at the forefront of comedy’s evolution in the 21st century. Since the launch of Comedy Dynamics in 2008, he has guided the award-winning brand to becoming the nation’s largest independent producer and distributor of one-hour comedy specials, while initiating innovative partnerships with Amazon, ROKU, and HULU—where it ranks as one of the platform’s top three most popular comedy channels....
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 23 min
This week’s conversation is with Tyler Lockett, a football player who currently plays Wide Receiver for the Seattle Seahawks. Tyler was drafted by the Seahawks in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft, and played college football at Kansas State, where he broke multiple records. This is the first time I’ve had a current member of the Seahawks on the podcast and it was a special conversation. Both Tyler’s father, Kevin, and uncle, Tyler, were star football players at Kansas State and went on to p...
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 22 min
This week’s conversation is with Corey Rich, a director and photographer. Corey has built a life and career around his passions for travel, adventure, and telling stories with his camera. With a background in rock climbing and photojournalism, Corey’s work spans a range of genres, from iconic still imagery for leading editorial publications, to television spots and films, to directing high-production-value commercial projects for Fortune 100 companies. Corey recently released “ Stories Behind th...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 18 min
This week’s conversation comes from the Finding Mastery Live that we recently hosted in Seattle with Seattle Seahawks head coach, Pete Carroll. In 2009, a mutual friend put Coach Carroll and I together for dinner and instantly, I knew it was right. We were talking about ancient principles, we were talking about modern science, we were talking about really collectively, how do you help people pursue their potential? It was stimulating and we knew much of the same research. We're interested in som...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 20 min
This week’s conversation is with Apolo Anton-Ohno, an eight time Winter Olympics Medalist and a flat out legend in short track speed skating. . With two gold, two silver, and four bronze medals, Apolo is the most decorated American Olympian at the Winter Olympics. Apolo remains involved in the Olympic movement as an ambassador to the Olympic Games, the Special Olympics, and also serves as a broadcaster for NBC. In addition, he is on the 2026/2030 Winter Olympic bid committee for Salt Lake City, ...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 50 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, a former university professor and researcher who now designs curriculum for Precision Nutrition. She focuses on helping people make meaningful change through the Precision Nutrition Coaching and coaching Certification programs. Krista is also the author or co-author of several books, with the latest being Why Me Want Eat: Fixing Your Food Fuckedupitude. Krista likes to think of nutrition coaching as this pathway into a larger life project ...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 30 min
