This week’s conversation is with Cal Newport, an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, where he specializes in the theory of distributed systems. Cal is also a New York Times bestselling author who writes about the intersection of technology and culture. He’s the author of seven books, including Digital Minimalism and Deep Work , which have been published in over thirty languages. In his latest book titled, A World Without Email , he makes the case that our current ap...
Mar 10, 2021•55 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Trudy Goodman, the founding teacher of InsightLA and cofounder of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Trudy has trained in mindfulness and Zen since 1973, holds a graduate degree in developmental psychology from Harvard, and is one of the senior Buddhist teachers in the U.S. She has taught at universities and retreat centers worldwide for 25 years. Trudy is widely known for her role as Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series "Midnight Gospe...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min
This week’s conversation is with Morgan Housel, a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, winner of the New York Times Sidney Award, and a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. Morgan recently published a book titled, The Psychology of Money , and it’s the impetu...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. David Rabin, MD, PhD, a neuroscientist, board-certified psychiatrist, health tech entrepreneur & inventor who has been studying the impact of chronic stress in humans for more than a decade. David has always been fascinated by consciousness and our inherent ability to heal ourselves from injury and illness. As such, he has specifically focused his research on the clinical translation of non-invasive therapies for patients with treatment-resistant illnesse...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 24 min
This week’s conversation is with Nneka Ogwumike the 2016 WNBA MVP, WNBA Champion, and 1st overall pick of the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2012 WNBA Draft. Nneka is on a mission to inspire others to discover their greatness with an open heart, enthusiasm, integrity, courage, and compassion. She is currently serving as President of the WNBA Players’ Association (WNBPA) and successfully led the group in its renegotiation of a groundbreaking WNBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. She is a six-time WN...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 6 min
This week’s conversation is with Alex Fiance and Ankur Jain, the co-founder’s and co-CEO’s of Kairos. Kairos is focused on solutions that can help solve the affordability crisis for the everyday consumer. Alex has been leading Kairos since 2013, transforming the company from its roots as a student-run organization into its current focus on building a family of brands designed to make life more affordable. Ankur launched Kairos in 2008 as a talent incubator and has been recognized for a variety o...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 18 min
This week’s conversation is with Jimmy Chin, an Academy Award winning filmmaker, National Geographic photographer and professional mountain sports athlete. He has led or participated in cutting edge expeditions around the world for over 20 years. Jimmy has climbed and skied Mount Everest from the summit and made significant first ascents on all seven continents including the coveted first ascent of the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru. For those of you unfamiliar with Meru, it’s the sacred five-peaked ...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 24 min
This week’s conversation is with Alexi Pappas, an Olympic runner and an award-winning actor and writer. A Greek-American, Alexi is the Greek national record holder in the 10,000 meters. She graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College and also ran for the University of Oregon as a 5th year, leading the team to two NCAA victories. Alexi has been profiled on the cover of the New York Times Sports Page, in Rolling Stone, on NPR's All Things Considered, and was also featured on the cover of Runn...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 2 min
This week’s conversation is with Henry Fraser, a talented artist, who paints stunning landscapes, animals, portraits, and more. There’s one caveat -- he draws using his mouth, as an accident years ago left him paralysed from the neck down. So that would beg the question, how did he learn to paint? He began by using a stylus on his iPad, which he held using his mouth to draw. He then taught himself to use a pencil, and then paint, by fixing the utensils required a stick attached to his mouth. Hen...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 16 min
This week’s conversation is with Jack Kornfield, a PhD, who holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma, and is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society, and the Spirit Rock Center. Jack is one of the key teachers to introduce mindfulness practice to the west and has taught meditation internationally since 1974. His 14 books include A Path with Heart; A Lamp in the Darkness; After the Ecstasy, the Laundr...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 23 min
This week’s conversation is with Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, the Corporate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Microsoft. From thought leadership, to operational execution, to employee engagement, Lindsay leads Microsoft’s strategic efforts on systemic solutions to advance diversity and inclusion guided by a commitment to be mission-driven, outcome-oriented, globally-informed, science-based, and culturally-competent. She spearheaded the publication of Microsoft’s first Diversity & Inclus...
Dec 30, 2020•50 min
This week’s conversation is with Owen Eastwood, a Performance Coach engaged by high profile teams around the world hunting for a competitive advantage through their culture. He currently works with the British Olympic and English football teams and has previously worked with diverse teams such as the Command Group of NATO, the South African cricket team, corporate leadership teams and in elite ballet. Owen’s a New Zealander with a unique approach based on an evolutionary understanding of what ma...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 14 min
This week’s conversation is with James Clear, a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits. His work has appeared in Entrepreneur magazine, Time magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and on CBS This Morning. His website, jamesclear.com , receives millions of visitors each month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his popular email newsletter. So why do habits matter? We all...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week’s conversation is unique – it’s with Lauryn Evarts Bosstick and Michael Bosstick, our first husband and wife duo on Finding Mastery and it definitely doesn’t disappoint! Lauryn and Michael host a top podcast called The Skinny Confidential: HIM & HER Michael is also the CEO and Co-Founder of the Dear Media Podcast Network, the first and leading podcast network focused on female voices, audiences, and narratives. Before they had the podcast, Lauryn simply had a passion for beauty, we...
Dec 09, 2020•48 min
This week’s conversation is with Sergey Young, a longevity investor with a mission to extend healthy lifespans of at least one billion people. Building on his investment expertise, which spans over 20 years, Sergey founded the $100M Longevity Vision Fund to accelerate life extension breakthroughs and to make them affordable and accessible to all. The investment focus of Longevity Vision Fund includes technologies, products, and services that extend healthy human lifespans and mitigate the negati...
Dec 02, 2020•59 min
The events of this summer plunged us into a period of racial reckoning and soul searching. Waves of protests and demonstrations across the globe pushed race to the center of our social discourse. People are hopeful that this complex, fraught moment is the beginning of a real meaningful movement towards racial equality. But change starts within. The beliefs, attitudes, and stories that we carry shape the lens through which we see other, and ourselves. I had a series of conversations with friends ...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 45 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Donald Hoffman a Professor of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. I got introduced to Donald through the legendary Deepak Chopra so I was very excited to speak with Donald… Donald received a PhD from MIT and is an author of over 120 scientific papers and three books, including The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes . He received a Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for ...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 23 min
This week’s conversation is with Glennon Doyle, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller UNTAMED, a Reese’s Book Club selection. She’s also the author of New York Times bestsellers LOVE WARRIOR (an Oprah’s Book Club selection) and CARRY ON, WARRIOR. An activist and thought leader, Glennon is the founder and president of Together Rising, an all-women led nonprofit organization that has revolutionized grassroots philanthropy – raising over $25 million for women, families, and children in cri...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 17 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Andrew Weil, an internationally recognized expert on medicinal plants, alternative medicine, and the reform of medical education. He is the founder and Director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, where he also holds the Lovell-Jones Endowed Chair in Integrative Rheumatology and is Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health. Andrew is the founder and Chairman of the Weil Foundation, and the founder and co-Chairman ...
Nov 11, 2020•55 min
This week’s conversation is with Charles Duhigg, a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and a former columnist and senior editor at the New York Times. Charles is the author of The Power of Habit, which has spent over three years on the New York Times bestseller lists, and Smarter Faster Better, also a New York Times bestseller. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. Charles currently writes for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, and hosts How To! with Charles Duhigg, ...
Nov 04, 2020•45 min
This week’s conversation is with Tianna Bartoletta, a professional track and field athlete from Elyria, Ohio that specializes in the short sprints, the 4x100m relay and the long jump. Tianna and Jesse Owens are 2 of just 3 athletes in the states history to win four state titles two years in a row. She attended and ran track for the University of Tennessee, but turned pro after her sophomore season when she won her fist world championship title at 19 years old. Tianna’s a two-time Olympian, a 3x ...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 18 min
This week’s conversation is with Wes Pfiffner, a member of Joovv’s leadership team. Joovv is the first company to develop a modular, full-body light therapy for personal, in-home use. So why am I so interested in light therapy? You probably know that UV light from the sun helps us create Vitamin D, but other colors and wavelengths of sunlight are crucial for our health as well, like red light and near-infrared light. I’ve been hooked on Joovv for a while and I wanted to have Wes on to take a dee...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 14 min
A few days ago I connected with former NFL legend and Seattle Seahawk running back, Marshawn Lynch, to discuss mental health. It was a great conversation - live on Uninterrupted's Instagram page. I wanted to share it here in case you missed it. The audio is a little subpar since its from Instagram but the conversation makes up for it. Enjoy! _________________ Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for more powerful conversations at the intersection of high performance, leadership, and meaning: https:/...
Oct 18, 2020•28 min
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Pedram Shojai, a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Master Herbalist and acupuncturist. Pedram is the New York Times bestselling author of The Urban Monk and The Art of Stopping Time. He is an acclaimed Qigong Master and Taoist Abbot with a practical approach to modern living, using Eastern thinking and practices to help himself and others overcome the Westernized challenges of everyday life. His upcoming book, FOCUS: Bringing Time, Energy and Money into Flow , is ...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 19 min
This week’s conversation is with Jill Ellis, the former head coach of the U.S Women’s National Team. Jill is the all-time winningest coach in U.S. Soccer History. She led the team to World Cup victories in 2015 and 2019 and was twice named FIFA World Coach of the Year. She completed her time with the National Team with a record of 106 wins, 7 losses, and 19 ties. Previous to the National Team, she was the head coach of the women’s soccer team at UCLA for 12 years. A few weeks back I had the fort...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 22 min
This week’s conversation is with Rich Roll – if you’ve listened to Finding Mastery for a while you know the name – this is his third time on the podcast and he’s someone I just love getting a chance to chat with. For those of you unfamiliar with Rich, he was named one of the “ 25 Fittest Men in the World ” by Men’s Fitness and “ The World’s Fittest Vegan ” by Men’s Health . Rich is a globally renown ultra-endurance athlete, wellness advocate, bestselling author, husband and father of four. When ...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 13 min
This week’s conversation is with NASCAR champion, Kurt Busch. In 2019, Kurt made the move to Chip Ganassi Racing to become the driver of the No. 1 Monster Energy Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Kurt has more than 650 career starts in the MENCS spanning over 21 years of competition. He’s made 12 appearances in the NASCAR Playoffs including six consecutive appearances. In addition to being the 2004 MENCS Champion, he also has marquee wins in the NASCAR All-Star race, C...
Sep 23, 2020•56 min
This week’s conversation is with Becky Sauerbrunn, an American soccer player, Olympic gold medalist and two time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. A veteran defender for the United States women's national soccer team, she also plays for the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League, the highest division of women's soccer in the United States. Becky is a 4-time NWSL Defender of the Year and 7-time NWSL First XI selection. In this conversation, Becky shares what’s it’s like to be at her...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 6 min
This week’s conversation is with Mark Manson, the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, the mega-bestseller that reached #1 in fourteen different countries. Mark’s books have been translated into more than 50 languages and have sold over 12 million copies worldwide. He runs one of the largest personal growth websites in the world, MarkManson.net, a blog with more ...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 14 min
This week’s conversation is with Randy Jackson, a world-renowned musician, record producer, A&R executive, and founder of Unify Health Labs. You might be familiar with Randy as one of the judges of the wildly popular “American Idol” but Randy’s roots in the music industry go way back. Randy first entered the music industry in the ‘80s as a for-hire studio session bassist. His skill, easy-going personality, and never-say-die work ethic saw him appearing on stages and records with world-famous...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr
