Nick Maggiulli is the creator of Of Dollars And Data and the Chief Operating Officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management. He has published a post on his blog every week since 2017. Most recently, he published his first book (Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways To Save Money And Build Your Wealth), which has sold over 10,000 copies in the first month. In this conversation, we speak about what it felt like to get mentioned on The Tim Ferriss Show, the power of books, how Morgan Housel has served as a me...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min
I have recorded around 250 interviews in the past two years. Here's a distillation of what I've learned about how to conduct a better interview, ask better questions, and how that leads to a more rich existence. The backstory of this episode: Dan Go wanted to learn how to conduct a better interview. So he texted me, we hopped on a call, and now we're sharing it with the world. Check out Dan's podcast (The Dan Go Podcast)... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dan-go-podcast/i...
May 23, 2022•53 min
David Perell is a writer and entrepreneur. He is the creator of the wildly successful Write of Passage – an online course that helps people accelerate their careers by writing online. He has amassed a following of over 300,000 people on Twitter alone. In this conversation, we spoke about David's college years, why introspection is overrated, David's interesting writing habits, and why epiphanies are felt. You can access this video on Spotify. Topics: (0:00) Intro (0:48) Probation&nbs...
May 19, 2022•2 hr 39 min
Carter Good is a fitness coach. He has lost over 100 pounds, kept it off, and now coaches other people on how to do it too. But this conversation wasn't centered around his 448,000-person Instagram following or losing the weight. Instead, we spoke about how his passions for fitness have lessened over the years, why Carter turned to therapy, and how he's building internal peace. Topics: (0:00) Intro (0:28) Carter’s tattoos (4:16) Carter’s journey toward internal peace (7:01) Replaying the same so...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Noah Kagan is the CEO of AppSumo.com, a digital marketplace for software. NOTE : Audio gets better after 2:15. This convo got deep. Noah was willing to talk openly about his failings, insecurities, and strengths. And because of that... this conversation turned out incredible. Let me know what your favorite part was on Twitter – @heydannymiranda . Topics: (0:35) Gifting Noah (1:06) Crazy coincidence (2:15) Audio gets better (3:45) Biking across the country because of favorite book (5:30) “The har...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, an attractively vague job title that has allowed him to co-found a behavioral science practice within the agency. Sutherland is a brilliant copywriter and marketing mind, who has an uncanny ability to hold separate ideas simultaneously. (0:00) Once you see it, you can’t look at the world the same (0:54) Electric cars (2:02) Only obvious in retrospect (4:16) Second Life (7:10) Perspective of time (10:10) Too many choices in products (14:30) Typewrit...
May 09, 2022•2 hr 36 min
Pat Walls is an entrepreneur and writer. He is the creator of Starter Story and also my favorite personal blog on the Internet ( patwalls.com ). Connect with Pat on Twitter . Continue the conversation with me... 🎙Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/...
May 06, 2022•55 min
Andrew Murnane is a creator. He's built a following of more than 680,000 people in just two years. In this conversation, we spoke about how Eckhart Tolle impacted his journey, how the dualistic world, the reactions from his friends and family to his new version, his breaks from social media, and much more. (0:00) Welcome Andrew (0:34) Power of Now (3:23) What did Andrew change as a result of reading the book? (5:29) What’s been the reaction to this new version of Andrew? (8:10) Why Andrew starti...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Jonny Miller is an internal explorer. He's a former meditation teacher turned breathwork evangelist. In this conversation, we dive deep into his story. How has he changed? Is he surprised at how his life has unfolded? What is the future for breathwork? What's it like to go into a dark room for days on end? Topics: (0:00) Thank you Jonny (0:36) Freediving (5:53) Guiding in breathwork sessions (10:10) Why does Jonny focus so strongly on breathwork? (16:12) Bottom-up (20:01) Is the person who Jonny...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Eric Zimmer is the creator and host of The One You Feed Podcast, where Eric interviews authors, thought leaders, spirituals teachers, and other experts. He also was a heroin addict who is now a behavior coach. In this conversation, we spoke about self-love, behavior change, meditation, and experiencing Oneness. (0:50) Why is trust something Eric and his spiritual advisor talk about? (2:47) Why is Eric attracted to questions about meaning? (4:21) God (10:06) “Self-love is the prevention and treat...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Jay Clouse is a podcaster and creator. He is the host of Creative Elements, a show with over 1 million downloads (in just than 2 years). In today's interview, he talked about how to create unique messaging, his MOAT method, what it was like to work with Pat Flynn, how his voice is so silky smooth, and much more. Topics: (0:00) Intro (0:25) How Jay helped his dad plant trees (4:30) Why Jay's 1 year of journalism was his most impactful (6:43) Inverted pyramid (style of writing) (10:55) Turning blo...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 12 min
(0:00) Stone’s story (6:31) Has Stone convinced any of his friends to start posting? (8:54) Where does Stone’s wisdom come from? (12:51) Execution. Grind. Hustle. (14:40) Stone’s vision (18:16) From lazy to hard work (19:58) What does a normal high schooler think of crypto? (21:39) Stone’s journey into Bitcoin (23:15) How does Stone create a piece of content? (26:00) What gives Stone confidence? (27:30) Stone’s biggest fear when starting his biz (28:50) “I love proving people wrong” (31:40) Why ...
Apr 18, 2022•53 min
Nick Ercolano is the creator of BDGE - a fantasy football lifestyle brand. Nick started BDGE from his mom's house seven years ago. This year, he moved his operation into NYC offices. In this conversation, we spoke about the journey. In this wide-ranging conversation, we spoke about the Kanye documentary, judging people who vlog in public, and what Nick is putting off. (0:00) Success is happening for people at younger ages (1:14) Flaws in Gary V’s patience argument (2:50) Going on blind dates (4:...
Apr 15, 2022•59 min
Topics: (0:00) How I discovered Matt (2:10) Junior champion rowing (5:08) Losing identity (7:33) Matt’s mental health at 19 years (10:20) Was e-commerce a short-term game for Matt? (14:52) Why was Matt attracted to design? (16:28) Space Goods design (18:40) £1,000,000/month to rock bottom (24:34) Getting back to a place of joy (30:50) Hate online (41:00) Cynical optimism (44:30) Crying in bedroom previous January 2022 (50:05) What does Matt do when he’s feeling down (54:50) What does Matt recomm...
Apr 11, 2022•2 hr 34 min
(0:00) Sahil compliments me (0:45) Crazy coincidence (2:40) Sahil’s been plugging his Twitter since 2011 (3:44) Why Sahil is attracted to motivational tracks (6:31) Obesity research at Nike (11:40) The transition from arrogance to kindness (15:25) Identity (Indian + Jewish parents, nerd + jock) (18:27) 10-year reunion (20:14) Practices that made Sahil more secure? (21:39) Darkest hour friend (25:15) What to say in dark times to a friend? (27:15) How to accept compliments (28:08) “I appreciate yo...
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Topics: (0:00) Welcome Jordan (0:24) Extending his stay in Barcelona (1:30) Backpacking around Europe (3:44) Start a business or backpack? (4:45) What adaptation did Jordan make that surprised him? (6:02) How to start traveling? (7:01) Photography (8:34) Will Jordan get sick of writing? (9:30) Jordan’s 2022 word: surrender (10:43) Jordan’s struggles with surrendering (12:13) Selling 4,840 copies in February (13:54) Why was Jordan’s first reaction “it can’t continue” (15:20) Jordan’s self-limitin...
Apr 04, 2022•56 min
Dan Koe is a writer. He is the creator of Modern Mastery – a private community for personal development and online entrepreneurship. In this conversation, we talked about Dan's growth in the past year, his book, becoming depressed after losing his Dad's money, his social media success, and Alan Watts. (0:00) Intro (0:43) What’s the biggest change from Dan last year to Dan today? (1:40) What was the catalyst for the change? (6:45) How has Dan spiritually evolved? (12:05) Please walk more :) (18:0...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Tej Dosa is a marketer and infinite being. Yesterday he launched his own podcast ( The Tej Dosa Vibe: A Freeflowing Podcast ) which you should most definitely check out. In this episode, we spoke about... living from the ground of being awe, wonder, magic being for, not against what is Truth? how to better find your own uniqueness? setting intention Tej has previously appeared on Episode #001, Episode #046, and Episode #154 of this podcast. Tej's Links Twitter / Podcast...
Mar 28, 2022•2 hr 1 min
(0:00) Intro (1:16) $1,000,000 check by 2022 (3:23) Doubters (5:02) Similarities between podcasting & music (8:28) Why did Bobby create a new podcast? (16:23) Slow vs. long grieving process (17:40) “Everything you do is just a stepping process” (19:51) Bobby’s ability to pull quotes (21:40) Losing nuance on TikTok? (24:33) Blowing up on TikTok (29:21) “The journey is the destination” (33:33) Meeting Gary Vee (36:13) Meeting Kendrick Lamar (37:58) Why does Bobby shoot his shot? (40:21) What has B...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Topics: (2:00) 490 days ago (6:10) “Are you on steroids, Steve?!” (10:02) Why do we get so obsessed? (17:45) *audio issues - it gets better at 23:40* (25:41) Crazy story/coincidence about getting saved by Jesus (36:28) Choose your hard (42:57) Operating from a wound for 25 years (44:01) What allows Steve to lead with vulnerability (49:30) The Weatherford Way (instilling philosophy in children) (53:54) Connecting with Steve Steve Weatherford is a former NFL punter and Super Bowl champion. He has ...
Mar 21, 2022•55 min
Topics: (0:00) Intro (0:43) Getting the courage to start rapping alone (2:40) Putting out music on his own (3:42) LaRussell's biggest fight (4:21) When to stay the course on a dream? (5:20) A frustrating moment (6:17) Keep shooting (7:51) Mushrooms (9:04) “People matter” (9:40) Metamorphosis of LaRussell (10:20) The music is a complete reflection of me (10:48) How to facilitate growth? (11:30) How do you know you’re growing? (12:45) Where does LaRussell’s wisdom come from? (13:50) LaRussell show...
Mar 18, 2022•53 min
Dave Gerhardt is a marketing expert. He has grown an audience of more than 130,000 people on LinkedIn and now is focusing his time on his paid community. In this conversation we spoke about walking, building a paid community, and how he started to grow his online brand in 2014. (0:00) Intro (0:35) Majoring in marketing and journalism at Wagner (5:15) Any signs of future in childhood (9:00) Why do we try to improve our weaknesses? (Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker) (10:20) How do you figure out ...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 9 min
(0:00) Intro (2:15) Ice hockey experience (5:15) What made Dr. Proctor keep going? (6:00) Meeting Olympian hockey players (9:25) Getting recognized in public (11:53) Almost an astronaut (15:07) Why did Dr. Proctor’s friend suggest she apply to be an astronaut? (16:29) How do you cultivate curiosity for new technologies? (18:00) How did Dr. Proctor’s dad help her (20:07) Why your self-talk is so important (22:23) Going to Mars? (24:30) What challenges do we face settling on Mars? (26:16) Civilian...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Frank Michael Smith is a creator who has built a following of over 1.5 million on TikTok and close to 1 million on YouTube. He has dominated short-form content and in this episode, we talk about how he plans on expanding to longer form, why he takes driver's license photos, and how he plans on expanding his media empire. Frank's Links TikTok / Instagram / Twitter Continue the conversation with me... Twitter / Instagram / YouTube / TikTok / Website...
Mar 07, 2022•54 min
Jakob Greenfeld is the founder of several online businesses. His big theme for this year is learning how to win at the Great Online Game . Jakob's Links Website / Twitter Continue the conversation with me... Twitter / Instagram / YouTube / TikTok / Website...
Mar 04, 2022•50 min
Michael Sikand is the creator of Our Future - a media company that focuses on business for Gen Z. His team specializes in short-form content, and they've built an audience of over 300,000 people.
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Iman Gadzhi is a 22-year-old with a net worth above $10 million. That statement alone would make this an interesting conversation. But Iman is more than the amount of money in his bank account. He's also deeply self-aware, aiming to become all he can be in his trips around the sun. In this episode, we spoke about monk mode, his own introspection, and formative moments early in his journey. Iman's Links YouTube / Instagram / GrowYourAgency Continue the conversation with me... Twitter / Instagram ...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Khe Hy is the creator of RadReads. In this conversation, we spoke about how Khe is transitioning from solopreneur to a team, Ram Dass' reflections on suffering, and balancing spirituality with making money. Resources To Explore Khe Hy – Epiosde #036 of The Danny Miranda Podcast (YouTube) Ram Dass Reflections on Suffering Pt. 1 (Spotify) Ram Dass Thoughts on Suffering Pt. 2 (Spotify) Khe's Links Twitter / RadReads / $10K Training Continue the conversation with me... Twitter / Instagram / YouTube ...
Feb 18, 2022•2 hr 44 min
Cory Allen is an author, podcast host, meditation teacher, and audio engineer from Austin. In this conversation, we spoke about Cory's childhood, as well as some of my favorite pieces of writing from Cory - like "calm people calm people" and "start watching your mind and you'll never be without a teacher." Cory's Links Instagram / Now Is the Way / Assorted Links Continue the conversation with me... Twitter / Instagram / YouTube / TikTok / Website...
Feb 16, 2022•56 min
LogFitz is the creator of BodyOptic, a coaching program to help individuals maximize their bodies. In this conversation, we spoke about how Logan taught himself guitar when he was 9, working for KneesOverToesGuy (Ben Patrick), and why it's important to spend energy if you have none of it. Logan's Links Twitter / BodyOptic.Fit Continue the conversation with me... Twitter / Instagram / YouTube / TikTok / Website...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 18 min
