Tucker Max is a writer and entrepreneur. In this conversation, we spoke about why Tucker wanted to get famous, his emotional abandonment, why Tucker is always early on trends (like writing on the internet, Austin, and now psychedelics), what it’s like to raise children, and the moment he thought he was going to die. (0:00) Intro (3:12) Starting Journey At 27 (6:33) Academia Is A Scam (18:00) Best Dressed Professions Feel Worse (19:38) Getting Famous (30:50) Tucker’s Emotional Abandonment (35:07)...
May 08, 2023•2 hr 58 min
Sean Oulashin is a creator. In this conversation, we spoke about how to be more charismatic, how to use your phone without letting it use you, Sean’s tricky relationship with the algorithm, how to be more yourself through content, and why it’s important to take time to yourself. (0:00) Intro (2:35) Discipline & Love (6:28) What’s At The Heart Of Sean’s Videos? (10:11) Becoming More Yourself Through Content (15:00) How Sean’s Content Has Evolved (25:46) The Algorithm (33:10) The Advice Sean W...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 5 min
This is a special Q&A episode. In this episode, I discuss if I was nervous to interview Andy Frisella, tips to get into deep work, childhood experiences that have shaped me, main habits/pillars, the greatest books I’ve ever read, and much more. (0:00) How Long Does Each Podcast Take? (2:51) Main Habits/Pillars (6:00) How I Do My Research (7:35) Nervous To Interview Andy Frisella? (9:22) Advice To Myself Prior To Ep. 1 (12:33) 1 Hour Without Phone (13:55) Why Are Sports Cool (15:33) My Muse? ...
May 03, 2023•50 min
Lana Blakely is a YouTuber. In this conversation, we spoke about reflection, imposter syndrome, the power of words, finding peace, what it's like to be on social media, and how to have more inner peace. (0:00) Intro (1:55) What To Do When Anxiety Hits (9:31) The Importance of Reflection (13:31) Become Comfortable With Cringing (16:31) Seeing People Waste Their Own Potential (21:01) Imposter Syndrome (28:10) Words Carry Power (31:00) Forgiveness (35:40) Inner Peace = Outer Glow (46:31) Findin...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Joe Hudson is an executive coach. Joe has trained over 1,000 people across the country including executives and teams at Apple, Alphabet, SpaceX, HP, Automatic, Task Rabbit. He draws on his 20+ years as a meditator to help people gain new understanding. In this conversation, we spoke about making friends with the voice in your head, how to transform, ambition & peace, conscious parenting, and much more. (0:00) Intro (3:41) Holding Onto Anger (9:21) Starting “The Work” (12:11) Trouble With Th...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Chifftie is the editor for one of the biggest podcasts in the world (FLAGRANT). You’ve probably seen a video he’s created if you’ve spent some time on the internet. In this conversation, we spoke about overcoming imposter syndrome, self-awareness, having Andrew Schulz as a mentor, and how editing a special almost broke Chifftie. (0:00) Intro (1:40) Notafox246 (3:28) Finding Passion Young (5:41) The Dream Becomes A Reality (11:20) Imposter Syndrome (18:38) Andrew Schulz As Mentor (20:14) Self Awa...
Apr 26, 2023•46 min
Andy Frisella is an entrepreneur. He is the creator of 75 HARD and host of the Real AF podcast. In this conversation, we spoke about how to improve as a communicator, visualization, what's wrong with the education system, AI & ChatGPT, his impact on young men, and much more. (0:00) Intro (4:20) Mountain Berry Punch Kool-Aid (11:01) Improving As A Communicator (15:43) Why Does Andy Share Flaws? (21:02) Impact On Young Men (George Heaton) (29:58) Tim Grover (34:33) Adjust Your Purpose (41:...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Marcus Milione is an entrepreneur. He is the creator of Minted New York. In this conversation, we spoke about creativity, getting diagnosed with cancer, tips for new runners, and his purpose. (0:00) Intro (0:45) Father McNally (4:12) Creativity (13:15) Customer Service (15:51) Meditations By Marcus Aurelius (18:34) Running & Lifting (23:48) Diagnosed With Cancer (35:39) Minted New York Moments (44:38) Attention To Detail (Packaging) (49:54) What’s Your Purpose? (54:24) Vision Board (1:00:16)...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Dan McCormick is the creator of Create – perhaps the world's first creatine company. In this conversation, we spoke about why he is building in public, why he appreciates Mark Zuckerberg and Meta, and what advice he would give to new ecommerce owners. Dan's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/damccormick13 Create: https://trycreate.co/pages/about-us My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymira...
Apr 19, 2023•58 min
Zach Pogrob is an entrepreneur and writer. In this conversation, we spoke about why every creator is starting a cult, the importance of living in your own world, how to find big ideas, identity change, and why Zach cried during a movie. (0:00) Intro (2:33) Every Creator Is Starting A Cult (9:41) Zach’s First Obsession (11:13) Live In Your Own World (13:44) Voice Notes (20:12) 1,000,000 Followers (26:41) Lack Of Confidence (32:12) What’s Zach’s Bible? (35:33) Identity Change (39:03) New Opportuni...
Apr 17, 2023•59 min
Neema Naz is a comedian. In this conversation, we spoke about how Neema's videos have touched people like David Goggins & Alex Hormozi, how he's opened up for Russell Peters, how to be funnier, his dream collabs, and much more. (0:00) Intro (2:42) What’s Neema Been Up To? (5:42) Post More Content (8:05) How Does Neema Create Content (9:32) Getting Shadow Banned (10:54) David Goggins (15:51) The Craft (19:30) Opening Up For Russell Peters (38:42) Alex Hormozi (41:42) Creating Conversa...
Apr 14, 2023•58 min
Lisa Ann is a former adult film actress and current author and radio personality. In this conversation, we spoke about challenges in the industry, communication, her relationship with her parents, living in survival, and her new book. (0:00) Intro (3:35) Writing (7:31) First Impressions (10:21) First Time Lisa Had Weed (11:49) Social Media (15:49) Peggy (Lisa’s Earliest Role Model) (21:45) Relationship With Parents (28:43) Survival To Self-Love (36:33) Leaving Porn (Minimalism) (46:14) Lisa Ann’...
Apr 12, 2023•2 hr 33 min
Leon Hendrix is a YouTuber and entrepreneur. In this conversation, we spoke about early moments in Leon's journey, why it was so important for him to create a community, getting phone calls from MrBeast, spending time with billionaire Bryan Johnson, and what it's like to have 500,000 subscribers. (0:00) Your First Memory (4:01) Improvement (5:43) Tony Robbins (7:31) Old Versions (9:02) Making It Back To Australia (14:33) Flipping Negative To Positive (21:48) Creating A Community (26:21) ...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Steph Smith is the host of the a16z Podcast. In this conversation, we spoke about the downsides to having a following, how to spot talented people, how to know if your content is working, and common mistakes new content creators make (0:00) Intro (2:10) Discipline vs. Flowing (4:22) How Steph Became The a16z Podcast Host (5:58) Becoming Better At Spotting Trends (8:09) Favorite Questions (10:54) Downsides Of Having A Following (15:21) Having A Smarter Sister (17:20) Parenting (20:51) Compliments...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Steezy Kane is an independent filmmaker. In this conversation we spoke about the law of attraction, letting his team go, early days of creating, his father as an inspiration, the month he blew up, and his 1 hour ritual... (0:00) Intro (1:04) Steezy’s English Teacher (4:08) The Power of Imagining (8:03) Steezy’s 1 Hour Ritual (10:31) Why Does Law of Attraction Work? (11:58) Building A Persona (14:41) The Month Steezy Blew Up (September 2018) (21:03) Steezy Letting Team Go (24:33) Speaking Truth T...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 15 min
This is a special episode of the podcast featuring... some of you! I put out on Twitter a special form asking listeners... What topic(s) do you want to discuss? Who's your favorite person in the world and why? What's a challenge you would leave people with to live a better life? If you were forced to ask me one question, what would it be? What is your level of familiarity with the podcast? Do you have anything you want to plug Anything else I should know? Then I got to dialing. It was an...
Apr 03, 2023•2 hr 51 min
Brad Lancaster is a YouTuber. He runs the channel Discover Connection, which has more than 570,000 subscribers. On the channel, he runs interesting experiments and documents them… like crossing America on $0, asking Mexicans to cook dinner at their home, getting a tattoo with a stranger, and much more. (0:00) Intro (1:20) What Is Connection? (7:10) Brad’s Stress (9:39) Feeling Isolation (17:03) Working For Yes Theory (27:31) Where Does Insecurity Come From? (34:51) Free Car (37:01) There Are No ...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Nicole Behnam is a founder and journalist. She is the creator of Beyond The Interview, a Beyond With Nicole, where she’s interviewed people like Chris Voss, Tom Bilyeu, and Robert Greene. In this conversation, we spoke about turning friends into mentors, how Naval Ravikant spoke at one of her events, overcoming insecurities, reconciling friendships, and her Oscars speech. (0:00) Intro (1:30) Family (5:00) LA Values (8:01) Turning Friends Into Mentors (Chris Voss) (15:03) Naval (17:31) Deep Convo...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Turner Novak is a venture capitalist. He is the creator of Banana Capital – a venture capital firm that invests globally across all sectors from pre-seed to pre-IPO. He became known on Twitter through his legendary memes. In this conversation, we spoke about why investing, virality, common traits for successful founders, why crypto didn't make sense to him, and why he was so interested in video games. (0:00) Intro (1:26) First Viral Moment (4:02) Skipping Class For Twitter IPO (7:10) Why Inv...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Harley Finkelstein is the President of Shopify. In this conversation, we spoke about mentorship, loss, and working with MrBeast, what he learned from law school, and the pivotal lessons he learned from his grandmother - who was a Holocaust survivor. (0:00) Intro (1:20) Why Is Harley On The Show? (2:00) Parental Encouragement (3:40) Seth Godin (5:37) Mentorship (10:21) How Harley Manages Anxiety (14:40) Managing Pressure (17:55) Law School (& Moot Court) (21:29) Handling Pain & Loss (26:1...
Mar 24, 2023•58 min
Greg O'Gallagher is a fitness entrepreneur and creator of Kinobody. In this conversation, we spoke about parenting, charisma, Eckhart Tolle, and the power of self-belief. (0:00) Intro (2:00) Early Days of Fitness & Content (8:21) Greg’s Experience At School (12:12) Dating Advice (18:12 Father Passing Away (25:45) Parenting (28:12 Health & Fitness Tips (30:21) Elon Musk Tweet (34:05) Charisma (39:13) Longevity (43:10) Mushrooms (49:11) USA vs. Canada (57:23) Self-Belief (1:02:32) Eckh...
Mar 22, 2023•2 hr 40 min
Jordan Welch is an entrepreneur & YouTuber. In this conversation, we dove deep into Jordan’s personal journey of entrepreneurship, how he’s done inner work on himself, the power and dangers of the internet, how to talk to famous people, his regrets, and much more. (0:00) Intro (1:30) Early Content (2:52) Confidence (4:51) Quitting? (5:55) Getting Job As A Busboy (7:15) Vision (8:28 Sneaker Convention (11:00 Growing Up Numb (13:01) Connection To Sebastian Ghiorghiu & Iman Gadzhi (13:38) I...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Case Kenny is the host of the top podcast “New Mindset, Who Dis?” where he offers practical thoughts on self improvement, mindfulness and how to live your best life. In this conversation, we spoke about why men are having less sex, his optimistic attitude, what women get wrong about dating, how to be more lucky, and much more. (0:00) Intro (2:21) Why Case’s Show Is Popular (4:14) From Sales To Podcasting (10:03) Case’s Relationship With Self (13:30) Advice For 27 Year Olds (18:33) Why Are Men Ha...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Annie Duke is a former poker player and author. She holds a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet from 2004 and at one point won more money in WSOP history than any other female. She is still in the top four as of September 2021, despite being retired from poker, last cashing at a tournament 2010. She is the author of three phenomenal books Thinking In Bets, How To Decide, and Quit. In this conversation, we spoke about how Annie got into poker, how to decide whether to quit a jo...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Jacob Turner was the ninth overall draft pick in the 2009 MLB draft. He played for 11 years as a professional baseball player. In this conversation, we spoke about the flow state, identity change, the importance of discipline, building your second chapter, and the importance of admitting the truth. (0:00) Intro (1:45) First Round Draft Pick (4:39) Early Days As A Baseball Player (10:50) Discipline (12:39) How Does Getting Paid Change Passion? (14:43) Making $5.5 Million As A Minor Le...
Mar 13, 2023•2 hr 36 min
Billy Oppenheimer is a writer. He is also the research assistant for Ryan Holiday. In this conversation, we spoke about the future of AI and writing, playing the long game, why everything is a remix, what he learned driving Robert Greene from the airport, and why the work is the win. (0:00) Intro (3:02) Uncle Bill (6:09) Ryan Holiday (14:21) Research (19:11) Writing Process (22:41) Coffee Cup Theory of AI (26:01) Improving Taste (30:51) ChatGPT (35:02) Creativity (37:09) The Nerdy Dopamine Pathw...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Max Reisinger is a filmmaker. In this conversation, we dove deep into his vulnerability, how YouTube has changed him, why his following doesn't lead to ego, what it was like to break the 5-minute mile, and what it was like to see his face on a Times Square billboard. (0:00) Intro (2:50) Origami Summer Camp (4:33) Entrepreneur Vs. Artist (7:22) Importance Of Reaching Out (10:43) 19 Years Old (12:18) Parents (16:23) How Has YouTube Changed Max? (18:45) Views (22:12) Following ≠ Ego (23:22) Social ...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Ryan Ng is making films for the next generation of creators. In this conversation, we spoke about building your world, manifestation, how @ColinandSamir have impacted his journey, getting better at creating, how he increased his confidence, and much more. (0:00) Intro (2:50) Growing Up Long Island, NY (7:46) Mr. Brogan Believing In Ryan (15:14) Feeling Like The Invisible Asian Kid (17:49) Create Fearlessly (20:13) Building Your World (23:43) Affirmations (28:20) Creator Camp (35:54) Transp...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Kevin Espiritu is the creator of Epic Gardening. Kevin has amassed over 3.6 million social media followers, 11 million podcast downloads, and 42 million blog visits. Additionally, Espiritu has authored two books, ‘Field Guide to Urban Gardening: How to Grow Plants, No Matter Where You Live” and “Grow Bag Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow Bountiful Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Flowers in Lightweight, Eco-friendly Fabric Pots.” Sponsored by... Connect: 1+1=3 . My new course on how I've co...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Nathan Baugh is a writer, and student of creativity and storytelling. In this conversation, we dived deep into how a near-death experience set Nathan on a different path, how he goes about capturing ideas, why he’s venturing into YouTube, and his morning routine to write effectively. (0:00) Intro (2:51) Nathan’s Near Death Experience (5:06) Nathan’s Fiction Experiment (7:30) How To Become More Creative (10:53) Capturing Ideas (15:38) Nathan’s Dopamine Detox (17:22) Morning Routine (24:02) Why Cr...
Mar 01, 2023•2 hr 32 min
