Thomas Shields is the creator of The Dink – the biggest pickleball media company in the world. In this conversation, we spoke about why pickleball is everywhere, how he got his first 1,000 subscribers, his biggest mistake, and the most exciting moments of building his company. (0:00) Intro (2:31) Starting A Pickleball Media Company (4:14) Why Has Pickleball Taken Over? (5:34) Gary V, Tom Brady, & Kevin Durant Buying Pickleball Teams (7:02) Going Into Other Sports? (9:41) Getting First 1,000 ...
Dec 23, 2022•59 min
Cory Allen is a writer, meditator, and podcaster. He is the host of The Astral Hustle Podcast and the book Now Is the Way: An Unconventional Approach to Modern Mindfulness. (0:00) Intro (1:32) What’s Changed For Cory Since February? (3:20) Living More Peace (6:48) Experiencing vs. Intellectual Understanding (14:43) If Overwhelmed, Do This (19:05) Life As A Meditation Teacher (21:52) How Writing Has Evolved (26:33) Cory Breaking Down Tweet (28:23) Writing’s Transformational Power (34:28) How Age ...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min
David Senra is a podcaster. He is the creator of the Founders Podcast , which deconstructs history’s greatest founders. Basically, he reads an autobiography of a famous founder or high performer (like Michael Jordan or Jay-Z) and then does a podcast on it. Currently, there are over 280 episodes to choose from. It has quickly become one of my favorite shows in the world. In this episode, we talk about David’s troubled upbringing, the importance of connecting with yourself, why he’s rewatche...
Dec 19, 2022•2 hr 36 min
Johnathan Bi is the creator of a lecture series on Rene Girard. He is part of the founding team at Opto Investments, graduating from Columbia University with a BA in Philosophy and Computer Science. In this conversation, we spoke about Girard, philosophy, the end of the world, and much more… (0:00) My First Million (0:55) Lecture Series (4:10) David Perell (7:45) Printing Press For Audio/Video (13:40) Buddhism Monastery (22:10) Why Is Johnathan Making Money? (27:00) Devoting To Philosophical Stu...
Dec 16, 2022•2 hr 40 min
Ben Wilson is a podcaster and entrepreneur. He is the host of the incredible How To Take Over The World podcast, which covers great conquerors, explorers, inventors, and people who have taken over the world. He is also the producer of My First Million. (0:00) Intro (1:30) Affirmations (4:44) Becoming Friends With MrBeast (8:01) Producing My First Million (8:29) Sam Parr’s Historical Comparison (10:18) Shaan Puri’s Historical Comparison (11:50) Learning From Sam and Shaan (15:01) How To Take Over...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Dakota Robertson is a writer and entrepreneur. He’s built a 100,000+ person audience on both Twitter and Instagram in less than two years. But what’s even crazier is how his upbringing has shaped him to create this reality. In this conversation, we spoke about how growing up without a father has shaped him, how to be a better writer, and what he’d recommend to other entrepreneurs just getting started online. He even called this the greatest podcast he’s ever done. Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (2:31)...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 17 min
AnnemarieChase is a YouTuber with over 280,000+ subscribers. In this conversation, we spoke about her joy for writing, becoming a better listener, and if YouTube has increased her ego. (0:00) Intro (1:14) More Ideas, Less Things (3:45) Why People (6:12) Thoughts on Sneako (9:00) Anxiety (11:50) Perception Trumps Reality (13:26) Ur Mom’s House (17:21) Old Soul (21:10) Alaska vs. NYC (27:13) Writing (31:11) Bubbles (34:02) Becoming Better Listener (35:33) YouTube = Ego? (39:30) We Put Timeframes (...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Michael Mignano is the creator of Anchor. He previously served as the Head of Talk for Spotify. Now, he serves as a partner at Lightspeed. In this podcast, he talked about stories from his early days at Anchor, when you should sell, misconceptions about Spotify, and how he found Product Market Fit. (0:00) Intro (1:40) Getting Jumped (3:45) Music & Technology (7:31) Early Days of Internet (15:38) Living Through The Audio/Video Revolution (19:33) Starting Anchor (23:21) When Anchor Wasn’t Work...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Thomas Frank is a YouTuber. His main channel has 2.75 million subscribers. His second channel (about Notion) recently crossed 100,000 subscribers. And in today’s episode, we dove deep into YouTube, how to have a better title and thumbnail, why he started a new channel, burnout, what most people get wrong about learning, and much more… (0:00) Intro (1:27) 2.75 Million Subscribers (3:33) Design (7:28) Title/Thumbnail Best Practices (13:15) Early Days of Creating Online (22:23) Why Videos Instead O...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Jack Settleman and Nick Ercolano are two creators. They separately have built two successful sports media companies (SnapBack Sports and BDGE). Now they've partnered up to start a new podcast called Big Content – to discuss the worlds of media, business, and marketing. In this conversation, we spoke about… Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (2:50) Origin of Big Content (7:33) Going Viral With Eich’s Lunch (10:43) 100,000,000 Views (13:02) Creator Advice (15:43) Changing As A Person (17:32) Burning O...
Dec 02, 2022•57 min
Ben Bergeron is a CrossFit coach and gym owner. In this episode, we spoke about mindset, the one difference between his coaching and Navy SEALs, how 9/11 impacted him, and why everything you experience is there for the evolution of your consciousness. (0:00) Intro (1:38) How 9/11 Impacted Ben (13:16) Living A Well-Lived Life (22:30) Defining Success (29:59) Evolution of Consciousness (41:55) Levels of Mindset (51:47) Taking Ownership (55:41) Coaching Practices (1:02:13) Mental Chatter (1:09:58) ...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Bill Ottman is the creator of Minds, a social media platform with more than 6 million users. Bill has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience. In this conversation, we spoke about the importance of free speech, Elon buying Twitter his thoughts on Lex Fridman and Kanye West, Elon buying Twitter, the importance of challenges/accountability, his time on JRE, and much more. (0:00) Intro (1:40) Lex/Kanye (4:50) Daryl Davis (7:01) Free Speech (12:33) Minds (Social Network) (16:40) The Biggest Problem Wit...
Nov 28, 2022•59 min
Mike Salguero is the creator of ButcherBox, a company that is aiming to transform the meat industry. It started out as a lifestyle company. It has since become a life mission. Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (1:13) The Importance of Sales (4:11) Entrepreneurship (5:30) Growing Up Without A Dad (15:45) Journey To Consciousness (23:30) $300k to $600,000,000 In Revenue (25:45) Changing Meat Industry (29:31) Lifestyle Design (34:48) Fridays Off (37:19) Hiring Practices (42:31) Values For ButcherBox (44:10)...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Dylan Jardon and Henry Belcaster are two of the smartest young entrepreneurs in the world. Over the past two years, they’ve worked with people like Naval Ravikant, Will Smith, Dharmesh Shah, David Sacks, and Hasan Minhaj. Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (1:28) Naval Ravikant (6:51) 0 To 300k In 2 Months (13:17) Viral Formula (15:54) Will Smith (Why Hollywood Sucks) (19:58) Dharmesh Shah (22:31) Getting First Client (26:45) Partying With Billionaires (39:25) Chasing Girls (42:11) Content vs. Real Life (...
Nov 23, 2022•58 min
AlexxMedia is one of the cohosts of FLAGRANT with Andrew Schulz. He was also the director and producer for Andrew Schulz's Netflix documentary. In this interview, we talked about how he got started, his perspectives on Israel Adesanya, MrBeast, Joe Rogan, and Mark Gagnon, and how he's improved his energy over the years. (0:00) Intro (1:42) Starting As An Editor (2:54) First Opportunity (4:56) Reflecting On The Journey (5:58) Leaving 9-5 (7:21) Imposter Syndrome (8:42) Social Anxiety (14:01) Prep...
Nov 21, 2022•48 min
Val Katayev is a tech and finance entrepreneur. In his high school yearbook, he decided he wanted to make $1,000,000 by the age of 30. He hit it by 19. In this interview, we spoke about some of his businesses, crypto, the looming recession, the power of a personal brand, and much more. (0:00) Intro (0:45) Wealth At A Young Age (2:48) Resourcefulness (4:44) PlayStation Website (11:34) Val’s Secret Weapon (17:55) Google’s 2nd Biggest Advertiser (24:41) Ringtones (39:11) People Don’t Know (41:00) V...
Nov 18, 2022•2 hr 45 min
Sean Millea is a comedian, filmmaker, and creator. In this conversation, we spoke about becoming friends with Mark Normand, working for Gary Vaynerchuk, how he's consistently viral, the future of video, his fake interviews with Ariana Grande and Tom Holland, and his existential crisis as a creator. (0:00) Intro (1:03) Boxing & Comedy (2:11) Fears Creatively (3:13) Large Following (6:25) Class Clown Energy (10:48) Anxiety (15:30) Mark Normand (17:20) Gary Vaynerchuk (19:58) Viral Beeple Video...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Sriram Krishnan and Aarthi Ramamurthy are two of technology's leading voices. They are also podcasters. Aarthi has worked at Clubhouse, Facebook, Netflix, and Microsoft. Sriram is an investor for Andreessen Horowitz. They have interviewed people like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tony Hawk, Palmer Luckey, and A.R. Rahman. (0:00) Welcome To Show (1:45) Starting Podcast (6:02) Outsider vs. Insider (15:02) Early Technology (31:54) Interviewing (45:04) Sriram’s Love of WWE (58:10) Pub...
Nov 14, 2022•2 hr 32 min
Visakan Veerasamy is a writer. He describes himself as a “friendly, ambitious nerd.” In this wide-ranging conversation, you’ll find out why. We discussed lessons from tweeting 212,000 times, how to make the world a more loving place, why you should consult your inner newsfeed, and how writing a book helped him evolve. (0:00) Lesson From COVID (5:43) Thoughts On Work (15:19) Coaching (20:03) Tweeting (26:37) Greatness (29:38) Online Fame (38:12) What Bothers Visa? (46:03) Consult Inner Newsfeed (...
Nov 11, 2022•2 hr 54 min
Adam Gilbert is the creator of MyBodyTutor. Over the past 15 years, he’s coached thousands of people on creating better habits with their health. In this episode, Adam explained... • How he built his business • How he and Noah Kagan have become friends • Lessons from coaching thousands • Common mistakes he finds most people make in their 20s • Adam’s spiky perspective on therapy • How to find your purpose ...and much more. He even gave me a gift! (0:00) Joining Corporate America (3:44) Dad Passi...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Sid Yadav is the creator of Circle, the all-in-one community platform for creators & brands. In this conversation, Sid talks about his early days as a creator himself, working at Teachable, the importance of sending cold emails, how he raised money, how he found product-market-fit, and his challenge to people listening: (0:00) Early Blogging Days (7:13) Creating (10:18) United States (18:08) Cold Emails (23:01) Teachable (29:10) Employee vs. Entrepreneur (31:10) Multiple Skillsets (33:42) Bu...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Kyle Offutt is a creator. He is attempting to eat a meal with someone in every state (currently halfway through his journey). In this conversation, we spoke about Kyle not feeling understood in his hometown, his transition from planner/engineer to letting go, his perfect day, why taking little steps is important, life as music, and his experience at Creator Camp. (0:00) 50 Meals, 50+ Strangers (9:47) Present Moment (12:10) Changes From Traveling (15:10) It All Works Out (18:55) Two Kyles (20:03)...
Nov 04, 2022•59 min
Ankur Nagpal is the founder of Ocho, a company focused on helping you learn everything you need to build wealth as an entrepreneur, freelancer, consultant, or independent business owner. He is also the creator of Teachable, which has helped over 100,000 creators monetize through courses. Ankur sold Teachable in March 2020 for a "healthy 9-figure amount." In this conversation, we spoke about the early days of Teachable, how Ankur made money on personality quizzes on Facebook, what creators can do...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Nik Sharma is a brand builder. He's the creator of Sharma Brands (a marketing agency that's worked with MrBeast and Emma Chamberlain). In this conversation, we spoke about not going to college, how he's used Twitter effectively, the two skills everyone should learn if they're about to graduate college, and how he got in contact with Mark Cuban via cold email. (0:00) Bob The Builder (2:16) Nik’s Childhood Teacher (6:39) Skills To Learn (9:49) Mark Cuban Email (13:45) Vibes (14:40) David Perell Fr...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Jack Raines is the writer of YoungMoney.co, a blog/newsletter with more than 20,000+ readers. Jack covers finance and career advice and has quickly built it up over the past 18 months. In this conversation, we spoke about how Jack has met his heroes, what it's like to lose $150,000 in a day, getting mentioned in Tim Ferriss' newsletter, why you should travel more, and how he hopes to be remembered. (0:00) Humble Beginnings (4:23 Would Jack Change Anything? (6:27) Inspirations (9:00) Meeti...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Noah Huisman is a modern-day renaissance man. He’s an author, venture capitalist lawyer, gym owner, and fitness connoisseur. In my two weeks in Austin, Noah served as a tour guide. He took me through workouts, allowed me to use his gym, and helped me explore the different sights. He also opened my mind to new perspectives and ideas. He's one of the smartest and strongest people I know. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discussed Noah’s near-death experience, different stories fr...
Oct 26, 2022•2 hr 40 min
Joe Foster is the founder of Reebok. In this conversation, he discussed the early days (his first 21 years in business), why he never got a job, his most important lesson, the importance of a name, what rapid growth feels like, and what he thinks of his American counterpart, Phil Knight. (0:00) Welcome Joe (1:15) World War II (6:10 Father’s Failing Company (9:11) Badminton (11:14) Early Days of Reebok (21:14) Importance of Name (25:01) Why Joe Never Got A Job (33:24) Going To America (50:57) Ang...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Dwarkesh Patel is the host of The Lunar Society – a podcast that interviews intellectuals, scientists, and founders. He's also a writer and an interesting thinker. In this post, we spoke about Dwarkesh getting followed by Jeff Bezos, what the future is going to be like, the most important problems, high volatility, and his interesting challenge to the audience. (0:00) High School Debate (4:10) Jeff Bezos Following Dwarkesh (9:36) Programming, Writing (11:23) Podca...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Nat Eliason is a writer. Over the past year, he went down the wild crypto rabbit hole and lived to tell the tale. In this conversation, we spoke about how he got $30,000 stolen from him, his new book deal, writers who've impacted him, how to get your first 10,000 subscribers, and much more. (0:00) Crypto Rabbit Hole (4:48) Stolen $30,000 (10:08) Writing (22:23) New Book Deal (37:02) First 10,000 Subscribers (42:10) Online Writers (49:35) Th...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Codie Sanchez is an entrepreneur and writer. She is a creator who is winning the game of content (amassing an audience of millions across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube over the past two years). And if you listen to her in this interview, it's no surprise. Before she ran boring businesses as an investor, she worked as a journalist and in private equity. But then she had a realization: in order to have an impact on the world... you need money. (0:00) Asymmetric Experiences&n...
Oct 17, 2022•52 min
