Kyle Cease is a New York Times Bestselling author, comedian and transformational speaker. He began performing comedy at the age of 12 and has since appeared in over 100 television and film roles, including 10 Things I Hate About You and Not Another Teen Movie. He has also released two #1 Comedy Central specials. In this conversation, Sean and Kyle discuss topics such as: Career transitions & how to reinvent yourself The dangers of expectations and how to live your life with less expectations...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Jamil Qureshi is a leading sports psychologist and high performance expert. He's worked with the world's top athletes, such as Manchester United FC, Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC players, Formula 1 drivers, and several golf players that have reached #1 in the world. We discuss topics such as: Why high performance is often about unlocking existing capabilities The importance of studying mind-body connection How to overcome fear and doubt, especially when you have to perform Focusing on strengths ra...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Dr. William Li is a world-renowned physician, scientist, and New York Times bestselling author, best known for his role as President and Medical Director of the Angiogenesis Foundation. His work has led to more than 40 FDA-approved therapeutics and devices for cancer, cardiovascular disease, wound healing, and vision loss. Dr. Li examines “food as medicine” through molecular nutrition, which applies biology and biotechnology to understand not only the components of food, but how the body respond...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Lydia Denworth is an award-winning science writer and a contributing editor at Scientific American. She is the author of several books of popular science including Friendship, The Toxic Truth, and more In our conversation, we go over how friendship has evolved from our ancestors to the modern age, why more people are lonelier than ever, and tools/tips to foster our core relationships to live happier and longer lives. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on ...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Richard is a behavior scientist, consultant, and the author of Illusion of Choice, and The Choice Factory, a best-selling book on how to apply findings from behavioral science to advertising. He is the founder of Astroten, a consultancy that applies behavioral science to marketing. Top questions Richard answers in his work: How do cognitive biases impact consumer decision-making? What role do emotions play in driving behavior and decision-making? How can marketers harness social influence to enc...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Evy Poumpouras is a former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service, serving for the Presidential Protective Division for Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and William J. Clinton. She's the author of the best-selling book Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, Live Fearlessly. Highlights of our conversation: Evy's story on how she went from NYPD to protecting U.S Presidents as a Secret Service Agent How to read people using body language insights Mastering your ...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Wondering how you can hit every single goal you have in 2023? Thomas Frank is a YouTube Content Creator with 2.9 million subscribers, entrepreneur, and writer with a focus on productivity, habits, learning, and personal development. Our conversation was around: How to set more thoughtful goals in the first place Why Thomas believes you should keep your goals a secret What to do when you get off track How to build your body using the power of simplicity The importance of finding a coach in every ...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Dr. Rena Malik is a Urologist & Pelvic Surgeon, with over 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube where she educates her audience around sex health/performance, testosterone, urology, and more. In our conversation we discuss: The most common mistakes most men & women make during sex How long do average men last in bed? (research-backed) How long does it take for a women to orgasm? Tips to increase pleasure for your sexual partner Importance of foreplay and how it can drastically increase orga...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 31 languages and include Making Great Relationship, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain, and Mother Nurture – with over a million copies in English alone. His work is focused on helping you answer common questions like: How might the mind and brain be connected? When the mind chan...
Feb 15, 2023•53 min
Kashif Khan, is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The DNA Company , where personalized medicine is being pioneered through unique insights into the human genome. Before his tenure at The DNA Company, Kashif advised many high-growth start-ups in various industries, including luxury retail, technology, finance, fine arts, healthcare, tourism, and real estate. He participated in over $300 million in revenue in his retail business before launching consulting services to help others thrive. In o...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Dave Asprey is the founder of Bulletproof - the creator of Bulletproof Coffee, New York Time Bestselling author of The Bulletproof Diet, Head Strong, and biohacker. Topics we cover: Behind the scenes of Bulletproof (and why Dave left) Dave's advice for entrepreneurs (or aspiring ones) How Dave spent over $1 million in order to live to 180 years old How to increase your longevity with simple changes How to build muscle fast How to lose weight (without needing to work out hard) Dave's relationship...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Peter Brown is the co-author of Make It Stick, which reveals recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines for becoming more productive learners. In our conversation, we discuss: How to learn any new skills faster in 2023 Retrieval practice: what it is, why it's important, and how you can apply it into your learning The science of how memory works Understanding your specific learning style, and how you can use it to your advance to learn anything faster Why it's beneficial to ...
Jan 04, 2023•58 min
Dr. Perlmutter is a Board-Certified Neurologist and six-time New York Times bestselling author of books like Grain Brain, The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs and Sugar, Drop Acid, and more. He serves on the Board of Directors and is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. Dr. Perlmutter received his M.D. degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine where he was awarded the Leonard G. Rowntree Research Award. He serves as a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Alz...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr
Mark Epstein, M.D. is a psychiatrist and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy, including The Zen of Therapy, Advice Not Given, Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart, and more. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University and is currently Clinical Assistant Professor in the Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at New York University. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please ...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Robin Hanson is a research associate at Oxford University, economist, and author of The Elephant in the Brain. In our in-depth conversation, we talk about the history of status and how that's changed in modern times, breaking down attraction and reverse dominance hierarchy, psychological human bias we have (and how you can can overcome it), and more. Learn more about Robin: Blog: https://www.overcomingbias.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinhanson Elephant in the Brain (book): https://amzn.t...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Dr. Kelly Starrett is the world's top expert on the intersection of mobility, movement, and human performance. He has been described as a "celebrity" and "founding father" of CrossFit, as well as ranking on Greatist's 2017 list of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness. Dr. Starrett is the New York Times Bestselling author of Becoming A Supple Leopard, Ready to Run, and the WSJ bestseller Deskbound. He has worked with top athletes & coaches in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and the US Oly...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Raoul Pal is a co-founder of Real Vision, a financial media company offering in-depth video interviews and research publications from the world’s best investors. He has run a successful global macro hedge fund, co-managed Goldman Sachs’ hedge fund sales business in Equities and Equity Derivatives in Europe, and helped design the BBC TV program Million Dollar Traders, training participants in investment and risk management strategy. Raoul retired from managing client money and now lives in the Ca...
Oct 20, 2022•59 min
Warren Farrell is an American political scientist, activist, and author of seven books on men's and women's issues, including The Boy Crisis. Farrell has been described as the "father of the men's movement." In our conversation, we talked about why boys are struggling, definining what it means to be a man today, how it's evolved over time, and questions that can improve relationships between men & women. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podc...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Robert Breedlove is the Founder & CEO of Digital Parallax, host of the What Is Money show, and author of Thank God for Bitcoin. 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! Learn more about Robert here: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit....
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Dr. Nicholas Christakis is a Greek-American sociologist and physician known for his research on social networks and on the socioeconomic, biosocial, and evolutionary determinants of behavior, health, and longevity. He is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab. He is also the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTun...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Emmet Peppers is the founder of Good Soil Investment Management LLC (“Good Soil”) on the principle that an asset management company can benefit both its investors and society and Good Soil is the General Partner of Accelerated. Prior to founding Good Soil Investment Management, Emmet worked at Interactive Brokers, where he helped grow the Prime Brokerage and RIA businesses. He joined the company in 2006 in Client Services, then moved into institutional sales in 2010, becoming the firm’s #1 US sa...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 14 min
In this video, I share the top productivity tips and methods that have worked most effectively for me. 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 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/heyseankim Learn Spanish by speaking it for free: https://www.jumpspeak.com...
Aug 16, 2022•9 min
Jamie Wheal is an expert on peak performance and leadership, specializing in the neuroscience and application of Flow states. He is the author of the global best-seller and Pulitzer Prize-nominated Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs and Maverick Scientists are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work. His new book Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind, has been described as "a highly personal, richly informed and culturally wide-ranging ...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Juliet’s School of Possibilities , Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours . Her work has appeared in publications including the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , Fast Company, and Fortune. Tranquility by Tuesday: https://lauravanderkam.com/books/tranquility-by-tuesday/ In our conversation we talked about work schedules, how to spen...
Jul 27, 2022•54 min
David Pearce is a British philosopher of the negative utilitarian school of ethics. He believes and promotes the idea that there exists a strong ethical imperative for humans to work towards the abolition of suffering in all sentient life. His book-length internet manifesto The Hedonistic Imperative details how he believes the abolition of suffering can be accomplished through "paradise engineering". He is also currently the director of BLTC Research, a non-profit research organization which was...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Dr . William Davis is a cardiologist and New York Times #1 bestselling author of the Wheat Belly book series. He is Medical Director and founder of the Undoctored program including the Undoctored Inner Circle. He is Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Realize Therapeutics Corp. that is developing innovative solutions for the disrupted human microbiome. In our conversation, we talked about the main issues regarding gut health like bacteria and the human microbiome; we also covered some habits...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Peter C. Brown is a writer and retired management consultant living in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has written books like Jumping The Job Track, The Complete Guide to Money Making , and Make It Stick . Find more about Peter's books here: https://www.petercbrown.com/index.php Time Stamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:24) Make It Stick, learning better (8:23) How memory works + Consolidation (17:14) The roll of a mindfulness practice (18:58) Learning styles, preferences and difficulty (24:14) Developing a g...
Jun 15, 2022•57 min
Brandon Voss is a negotiation instructor for The Black Swan Group and has been with the company since its 2008 inception. In his role, he has established assessment procedures for new clients that enable the Black Swan team to customize its approach to each client based on their unique needs, situation, and corporate culture. In our conversation, we talked about how to use negotiation in life, how to negotiate better, habits that help, skills to have, and more. Learn more about Brandon: ► Books:...
Jun 01, 2022•57 min
Moran Cerf is a neuroscientist and business professor at the Kellogg School of Management and the neuroscience program at Northwestern University. His academic research uses methods from neuroscience to understand the underlying mechanisms of our psychology, behavior change, emotion, decision making, and dreams. He holds multiple patents and has mentored over 50 students and published over 70 academic papers in journals. In our conversation, we talked about how to identify liars, what's happenin...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Daniel H. Pink is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including his latest, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward , published in February . His other books include the New York Times bestsellers When and A Whole New Mind — as well as the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human. In our conversation, we talked about the difference between regret and disappointment, the four core regrets, balancing self-compassion, how to use regret to improve the qu...
May 04, 2022•37 min
