Naveen Jain is a self-made billionaire entrepreneur, and currently co-founder of Viome. Viome is a health testing company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze an individual's gut biology to gain insights into their health. In our conversation, we talked about: The difference between good & great entrepreneurs Advantages of starting new businesses outside of our expertise How to dream so big it scares you How to craft curiosity in yourself and others Success habits of billionaire...
Apr 20, 2022•51 min
Dr. Paul Conti is a psychiatrist, consultant, and author of Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic. In Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic , Dr. Conti examines the most recent research, clinical best practices, and dozens of real-life stories to present a deeper, richer, and more urgent view of trauma. We discussed how Dr. Conti defines a traumatic event, the 3 different types of traumas, the hidden side effects of trauma if left untreated, how to start taking control of it & begin the healing process, a...
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Robert J. Sternberg is an American psychologist and psychometrician. He is a Professor of Human Development at Cornell University. Sternberg has a BA from Yale University and a PhD from Stanford University, under advisor Gordon Bower. Karin Sternberg, PhD is a Research Associate at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, a joint program of School of Public Health and J. F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Robert & Karin co-authored the book: The New Psychology of ...
Mar 22, 2022•54 min
Johann Hari is a writer, journalist, and a three-times New York Times Bestselling Author of Stolen Focus, Lost Connections, and Chasing the Scream. In our conversation we talked about the origins of why our brains are not wired to focus in modern times, the negative costs to us as individuals and society when we can't pay attention, tips & stratgies to regain focus, how to think deeper, and more. Watch the full video version of our conversation: http://bit.ly/38bZNAY Learn more about Johann:...
Mar 07, 2022•58 min
Charles Hoskinson is a technology entrepreneur and mathematician. He co-founded Ethereum, Cardano (IOHK), and Invictus, and is an avid evangelist of decentralization. In our conversation, we talked about what gaining wealth has taught him about life, the most important role that cryptocurrency plays in our society, future applications of blockchain, why Africa will be the wealthiest continent by 2050, the most important skill young people should have, and much more. (00:00) Wealth vs. Happiness ...
Feb 16, 2022•57 min
Drew Ramsey, M.D. is a psychiatrist, one psychiatry’s leading proponents of Nutritional Psychiatry and author of Eat To Beat Depression and Anxiety. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is the author of four books concerning food and mental health, including the award-winning cookbook Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients that Fuel Brain Power, Boost Weight Loss and Transform Your Health, the bestseller 50 Shades of Kale and T...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Dr. Jason Fung is a Canadian nephrologist. He’s a world-leading expert on intermittent fasting and low carb, especially for treating people with type 2 diabetes. He has written three best-selling health books and he co-founded the Intensive Dietary Management program. In our conversation, we discuss the origins of fasting, why most of us have been misinformed about fasting & nutrition facts, benefits of fasting, how to get started in fasting, different types of fasting, and other health tips...
Jan 20, 2022•58 min
Vanessa is Lead Investigator at Science of People. She is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People. Her book has been translated into 15 different languages and more than 30 million people watch her on YouTube. This is her 2nd time on the podcast, as the first one had great reception from you. If you enjoyed this conversation, I'd recommend checking out her new book 'Cues' here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094Z5QBJ2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=...
Jan 05, 2022•57 min
Devora Zack is the CEO of Only Connect Consulting, a Washington Post bestselling author, and keynote speaker. In our conversation, we discussed how anyone can use simple strategies to become a better networker (even if you're an introvert), the power of focus & how to get more done, and ways to be a better leader in the workplace. Hope you enjoy this one! If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating on our Spotify show ? It ...
Dec 15, 2021•32 min
Evan Carmichael is an entrepreneur, author, and YouTube content creator with over 3.2M subscribers. At 19, he built then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to $15M. He's the author of Built to Serve, and has been recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 40 Social Marketing Talents. More about Evan: Website: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Evancarmichael Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evancarmichael/?hl=en B...
Dec 01, 2021•53 min
Scott Young is an author, blogger, and learning expert. His work focuses on helping you master the techniques and strategies to learn any skill faster. Scott's blog: https://www.scotthyoung.com Grab his book ultralearning here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K6MF8MD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating on our Spotify show ? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes ...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. He's the host of multiple bestselling books on astrophysics, and host of StarTalk, Cosmos, and more. Highlights of our conversation: Mysteries that keep Neil up at night How to ask better questions Neil's honest opinion on Neuralink and the singularity Difference between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos What space exploration will look like in the near future Why we choose to habitate Mars (versus other planets) The one innovati...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Eric Pilon-Bignell is a best selling author, speaker, and pragmatic futurist. Eric is a pragmatic futurist focused on addressing disruption by increasing the creative capacity of individuals, teams, and organizations to ignite change, innovation, and foster continuous growth. Eric has an undergraduate degree in engineering, an MBA in Information Systems, and a Ph.D. in Global Leadership. Get Surfing Rogue Waves: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0934WSJCW?geniuslink=true If you enjoy the podcast, would...
Oct 14, 2021•56 min
Kai-Fu Lee is the co-founder of Sinovation Ventures, a venture capital firm funding Chinese start-ups. Before this, he was the president of Google China, and founder of Microsoft Resaerch Asia. He's also the inventor of a speaker-independent, continuous speech recognition system. Watch his TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/kai_fu_lee_how_ai_can_save_our_humanity?language=en If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating on our S...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Garrain Jones has had one of the most difficult journeys life can throw at you. Kidnapped by four, near-death experience at ten, juvenile detention at thirteen, and living out of his car in his twenties. Hear his full story, and how he overcame all adversities to become a millionaire. (00:00) Introduction (07:06) Using your skills (11:05) Turning Garrain's life around (17:40) Overcoming traumas (20:16) Converting trauma into power (23:31) Importance of practising (26:44) Affirmations (28:51) How...
Sep 08, 2021•47 min
Debbie Millman is an author, designer, and creator of one of the longest running podcasts Design Matters. Timestamps: (03:15) Finding an occupation (12:54) Independence (14:48) Dealing with rejection (20:52) Creativity (28:54) Inspiration sources (35:07) Prioritizing relationships (43:20) Working hard vs smart (49:53) Comparing to others (1:01:16) 10 Year Plan If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating on our Spotify show ? It...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Eric Johnson is a behavioral economics researcher, author, and professor at Columbia Business School. We talked about the one psychological bias that all humans have that leads us to make poor decisions, specific tactics that we can do to make better choices in life and business, and persuasion tips. Timestamps: (01:47) Choice architecture (05:15) Loss aversion (09:25) Fear of losing (13:20) Overcoming loss aversion (16:16) Loss aversion vs age (24:23) What influence decisions (38:23) Evil choic...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Flula Borg is a German actor, comedian, DJ, and YouTube personality. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating on our Spotify show ? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/38bZNAY Listen on Apple Podcast: https://buff.ly/2PycRL1 Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/growth-minds Follow me on Ins...
Aug 06, 2021•42 min
Tim Urban is the co-founder and writer of Wait But Why (waitbutwhy.com), a long-form blog discussing topics like artificial intelligence, future technology, relationships, procrastination, career, and more. Tim's TED Talk on procrastination has been viewed more than 50 million times, and his blog has caught the attention of people like Elon Musk. #elonmusk #neuralink #procrastination If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating ...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Jo Koy is a stand-up comedian with multiple stand-up specials on Comedy Central and Netflix. Learn more here: http://www.jokoy.com/ TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:30) - The Jo Koy name (8:20) - Opening up about his brother (15:10) - Prejudice (25:30) - Biggest risks (43:30) - Rejection (48:45) - Depression (54:15) - Bobby Lee (1:07:50) - Bombing on stage (1:17:00) - Purpose & Motivation If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes ...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Greg McKeown is the bestselling author of Essentialism, Effortless, Multiplers, and a keynote speaker. He is the CEO of McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine. He is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review and LinkedIn’s Influencers group: averaging a million views a ...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Ray Couture is an astrologer, who you may recognize from the viral video (16M+ views) of guessing random stranger's zodiac signs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd-yH8hzTLs We got into discussion around the history of astrology, what Ray looks for when he's doing a reading, a dive into each astrology sign and their strengths & weaknesses, and much more. About Ray: Ray Couture is an astrological counselor and life coach. He is of French-Canadian of Lakota Sioux and Cajun descent. Ray has bee...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 45 min
Dr. Adam Gazzaley is your modern day Renaissance man. He's an American neuroscientist, author, photographer, entrepreneur and inventor. He founded Neuroscape, a translational neuroscience center designing and developing novel brain assessment and optimization tools to impact education, wellness, and medicine practices. He's the Chief Science Advisor of Sensync and Akili Interactive, the first FDA approved video game to help children as a medical treatment. He's the co-founder and Chief Scientist...
Jun 30, 2021•56 min
Troy Carter is a former manager of John Legend, Lady Gaga, Meghan Trainer, and more, a Shark Tank investor, former Head of Creator Services at Spotify, and now the CEO of Q & A. He's also an investor in Uber, Lyft, Dropbox, Spotify, and more. Troy has quite a resume & story, coming up with Sean Combs (Puff Daddy) as an intern, being discovered by Will Smith, and managing some of the most famous artists worldwide. In our in-depth conversation, we went over: How Troy was initially discover...
Jun 23, 2021•49 min
Derek Zanutto is the General Partner at CapitalG, a growth-stage venture capital arm of Google (Alphabet). Before CapitalG, he was an investor in Uber, Airbnb, Lynda.com, CAA, and more. In our conversation, we go into: How Derek went from studying liberal arts/touring as a musician to becoming an investor How he got into Wall Street with zero to little financial experience What he looks for in founders before investing in their company Questions that entrepreneurs should ask an investor to leave...
Jun 16, 2021•45 min
Dotsie Bausch is an Olympic athlete, activist, and renowned speaker. She competed in the London 2012 Olympics, and has won 8 US national championships as a professional cyclist. Dotsie is an advocate for adopting the plant-based lifestyle, and was named by VegNews in 2019 as one of the top 20 most influential vegans in the world. She was also featured in the Netflix documentaries "Personal Gold" and "The Game Changers", a popular documentary featuring top plant-based athletes (directed by James ...
Jun 09, 2021•54 min
Jon Oringer is the founder of Shutterstock.com (NYSE: SSTK), a global marketplace of stock photography, footage, music, and editing tools. In our conversation, we discuss how he started Shutterstock, why he recommends entrepreneurs to bootstrap their company for as long as they can, when it may make sense to raise capital from investors, and how you can build a culture of winners. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating on ...
May 12, 2021•33 min
Jordan Belfort is the author of The Wolf of Wall Street, which became a popular film played by the role of Leonardo Di Caprico. In our conversation, we discuss his biggest regrets, life in prison, how he reinvented himself from rock bottom, teaching anyone to sell using the straight-line persuasion system, how to create wealth, and life lessons. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating on our Spotify show ? It takes less tha...
Apr 22, 2021•55 min
Richard Koch is the author of The 80/20 Principle, investor, and entrepreneur. The 80/20 Principle was a popular book to teach you how to apply the Pareto's Principle in your life and business. Enjoy! If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating on our Spotify show ? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! Subscribe on YouTube: ht...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Gad Saad is Professor of Marketing at Concordia University, Evolutionary Behavioral Scientist, and bestselling author. He's the author of multiple scientific papers and several books, the most recent of which is The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas are Killing Common Sense. Learn more about Gad: Website: gadsaad.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/GadSaad Parasitic Mind (book): https://amzn.to/3upffFh If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/i...
Apr 07, 2021•59 min
