Jack Smith is an entrepreneur. He previously sold his company Vungle to Blackstone for $750 million in 2019. But in this conversation, we didn't discuss his company (too much). Instead, we spoke about how Bill Gates' Think Week impacted Jack, what happens when we play roles, how to get into flow, and the questions he asks himself during his quarterly relationship reviews. 0:00 Intro 1:11 How Bill Gates Inspired Jack 9:45 Tips For To Have The Best Think Week 27:22 “I’m Playing The Role…” ...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Dakota Meyer is a former United States Marine. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. In this conversation, we talked about the importance of testing yourself, how Dakota's relationship with Jocko Willink changed his life, and why he's becoming a firefighter. 0:00 Intro 1:16 Tinkerbell 7:45 “There’s No Way You’ll Make It As A Marine” 9:00 Weak Men 17:02 Tim Kennedy’s Influence 18:39 Identity Cha...
Jul 19, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Brent Beshore is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Permanent Equity, a Midwestern-based private equity firm. One part of his Twitter bio intrigued me: "Former atheist who now follows Jesus." And in this conversation, we explored why he initially rejected God, his turning point, and where to start with the Bible. Brent's challenge: Take Jesus seriously. 0:00 Intro 1:14 Meeting With Pastor At 14 7:26 Who Are You More Concerned With? 10:55 Turning Point 17:35 Prodigal Son 22:...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Julian Dorey is a podcaster. He is the host of Julian Dorey Podcast, which has gained close to 500,000 subscribers on YouTube in less than 3 years. In this conversation, we spoke about how has Julian done it? What was the inflection point in his journey? What has he learned about the USA? 0:00 Intro 2:00 How Has Julian Done It? 6:12 Betting On Himself 17:58 When Did Julian Know He Was Good? 25:00 Julian/James Fox UFO Episode 35:22 How To Connect With Others 40:32 What Has Julian Learned About Hi...
Jul 14, 2023•2 hr 15 min
Peter Crone is the Mind Architect. Crone is a writer, speaker and thought leader in human potential who works with world-class entertainers, professional athletes, and global organizations. In this conversation, we spoke about his parents passing away when he was young, what it was like to caddy for a pro golfer, and discovering freedom. 0:00 Thank You Peter 2:00 Dr. Ward 8:55 Being Human Is A Gift 12:24 How Does Peter Give New Perspectives? 19:22 Accumulation Is Not The Real Game 24:19 Becoming...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Alex Hormozi is an entrepreneur. 0:00 Intro 1:48 “You Can’t Hate And Understand At The Same Time” 8:30 Frames To Decrease Stakes 14:00 Nothing Exceptional Takes Little Time 20:36 When Is The Work Done? 24:33 The More You Do, The More You Realize You Can Do 27:10 How To Be Longer Term Thinker? 33:20 What Has Alex Learned About Himself? 35:58 Get Feedback 38:39 Getting Better At Content 41:39 Learning How To Learn 47:00 Are You Born An Entrepreneur? 49:23 Fear & Faith 52:31 Sleeping On Gym Flo...
Jul 09, 2023•2 hr 37 min
Maxx Chewning is a content creator. In this conversation, we spoke about what YouTube was like in the early days, visiting his dad's grave, and becoming at peace. Maxx's Links YouTube: @maxxchewning Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxxChewning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxxchewning/ My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 ...
Jul 07, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Ryan Duey is the cofounder of Plunge – a company that sprouted up in the pandemic. In this episode, we detail how Ryan's journey led him to start the company during the pandemic. Plunge Links Website: https://plunge.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plunge Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecoldplunge Ryan's Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanaduey Twitter: https://twitter.com/RADuey My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dann...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 19 min
David Rosenthal is a podcaster and host of Acquired – a podcast that details the stories of the world's most successful companies. 0:00 Intro 1:24 Ed Zschau’s High Impact Entrepreneurship 7:20 Tim Ferriss Guest Lecturer 9:50 David’s Senior Thesis 12:41 The Skill Of Recall 16:00 What Has David Learned From Parents? 20:00 VC & Hollywood 28:01 First Sponsor Of Acquired 37:58 4 Segments Of Audience 42:08 Taylor Swift 43:52 Does David Feel Guilty For Privilege? 46:00 Why David Was Not A Good ...
Jun 28, 2023•2 hr 53 min
Chris Hutchins is a podcaster (All The Hacks). He previously worked as the founder at Grove (acquired by Wealthfront) & Milk (acquired by Google). (0:00) Why Does Chris Podcast? (4:02) Maximizing Vs. Satisfysing (8:00) How Long Has Chris Been Hacking? (11:06) Wife & Relationship (21:13) Hacks For Relationships (28:15) Building World-Class Network (34:02) Principles Of An Optimized Life (38:50) Curiosity (41:45) How To Figure Out Your Thing (53:00) Driving Lyft (1:03:05) Finding Work You ...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Grace Smith is an entrepreneur and hypnotherapist. (0:00) Intro (1:00) Freedom (5:45) Dealing With Fatigue (8:20) Fearful Of Going Bankrupt (10:34) Raising Consciousness Virtually (13:25) Why Hypnotherapy & Where To Start (18:31) Generational Trauma (22:00) Spontaneous Past Life Regressions (29:02) Why Does Pain Transform Us? (33:21) Identifying What’s Holding Us Back (39:32) Following Advice Vs. Following Yourself (45:31) The Right Timing (50:02) Catching Beliefs (54:00) Clean And Clear Ene...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 8 min
David Senra is a podcaster. He is the host of Founders. Listen here: https://founders.simplecast.com/ (0:00) Intro (1:11) Differentiate Yourself (4:43) Was David Always Searching? (7:31) Meeting Charlie Munger (18:30) Fighter Mentality (30:00) The Power of Podcasts (31:46) Belief Comes Before Ability (37:41) How Has Success Changed (43:21) Parenting Rules (49:50) Simple Rules For Business (58:54) The Good Ones Know More (1:01:10) Network (1:07:40 Terrified Of Fame (1:10:33 Edwin Land (1:19:45) F...
Jun 21, 2023•2 hr 57 min
Polina Marinova Pompliano is the author of Hidden Genius . Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-secret-thinking-successful/dp/1804090034 (0:00) Intro (1:30) Everyone Is Interesting (9:39) Relationships (14:00) Creativity (19:41) Sara Blakely (23:02) Parenting (25:31) The Seesaw of Misery (32:02) Hero Worship (34:20) What Has Polina Changed? (38:38) It’s Not That Serious (41:02) The Need To Control (44:00) Dealing With Suffering (47:30) Content Diet (49:03) Mantras (51:39) Bett...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Mark Sisson is an entrepreneur. He sold Primal Kitchen for $200 million in 2018. More recently, he started Peluva with his son to reimagine footwear. 0:00 Intro 1:01 What Gets Overlooked? 4:08 Surrender Or Push Through? 11:02 Daily Blogging 16:02 Everything In Perfect Timing 19:08 People Are Resilient 23:08 Monk Mode & Achieving Goals 31:31 Childlike Wonder 35:01 Number 1 Book On Amazon 40:00 The $100,000,000 Check 42:08 Parenting 46:31 Writing & Communication 53:22 Reimagining Footwear ...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Nicholas Crown is an entrepreneur, creator, and author. In this conversation, we spoke about how Nicholas's insecurities, how making $100k/month didn't make him happy, how to visualize a dream life, and much more. Nicholas' Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholascrown YouTube: @NicholasCrownYouTube My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Robert Greene is a writer. His books have sold millions of copies (including The 48 Laws of Power). In this conversation, we spoke about what new writers get wrong, valuing experiences over money, why his ideas have stuck for 25+ years, developing empathy, and the role of meditation in his own life. (0:00) Intro (1:58) Ancient Greece & 17th Century France (6:55) Avoiding Yes Men (10:53) Following Up On Success (13:10) Lessons From 12+ Years of Meditation (27:58) Importance Of Boredom (36:00)...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Adam Von Rothfelder is the creator of Strong Coffee Company. In this conversation, we spoke about his abusive childhood, the shortness of life, how pain has led to discovery, and the origins of his company. 0:00 Intro 0:39 Feeling Special 5:10 Common Pattern In Adam’s Life 7:10 Issues With Father 19:24 Middle School Psychologist 22:23 Death 36:01 Validation 40:42 Through Pain Comes Discovery 46:31 Parenting & Children 1:02:15 On The Shortness Of Life 1:07:28 Figuring Out What You Want 1:10:4...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Nick Nanakos is the creator of ZIKI – a seed oil-free restaurant that has raised $6.7 million from Gigafund. In this conversation, we spoke about Nick’s getting diagnosed with cancer, where his ambition comes from, and what role music plays in his life. (0:00) Intro (3:12) Sports To Business Parallel (8:02) Earliest Memories (10:31) War Mode (15:03) Ambition (18:02) Leadership (21:33) Calling Out VCs (28:11) TruckBux To Ziki (36:15) Becoming The Tesla Of Food (43:39) Points Of Failure (46:30) Di...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Pat Walls is an entrepreneur, creator, and writer. In this conversation, we spoke about his internal dialogue, how his energy levels have changed, what he's most proud of, and what it's like to have a YouTube channel blow up. (0:00) Intro (1:30) Pat’s $500 Gift To Me (5:33) YouTube Channel Blowing Up (8:23) Scared To Fail (10:51) Conducting 4,000+ Interviews (14:21) Getting Bullied In High School (24:45) Internal Dialogue (30:30) Impact of Writing (35:12) Not Drinking Alcohol (39:29) Ene...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Zack Telander is a creator. In this conversation, we spoke about why social media can mess up your values, making better friends, Zack’s current internal battle, and much more. (0:00) Intro (1:33) Learning How To Edit (7:33) Documenting Is Lazy (10:51) Social Media Messes Up Your Values (19:51) Creative Process For Music (23:12) Balancing Your Life In An Algorithmic World (30:21) Learnings From Journalist Father (33:25) Work Ethic Regrets (38:30) Social Media Is Optimizing For Wrong Things (44:2...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Seth Godin is a marketer, writer, and teacher. (0:00) Intro (2:30) TrustYourself.com (7:10) Early Days Of The Internet (13:10) What Is The Change You Seek To Make? (15:01) Seth Godin’s First Moment Of Teaching (19:13) Hunters Vs. Farmers (21:13) Start Something (25:49) Learning To Be A Good Talker & Storyteller (31:10) Letting Go Goals (35:02) What’s Seth Hiding From? (38:38) Seth Without Airplanes (39:48) Seth Godin’s Vices (41:08) Unexpected Challenges This episode was originally recorded ...
May 31, 2023•44 min
[Apologies for the audio issues. I considered not putting this conversation out because of it. But it was such a valuable conversation to me personally that I figured it could still be useful to some people.] Zack Honarvar is an entrepreneur. He's helping creators like @airrack and @YesTheory build their empires. And now he's building Creator Now. In this conversation, we spoke about dreaming big, meditation, and what it's like to work with the biggest creators in the world....
May 29, 2023•1 hr 24 min
[listen with headphones for better audio] Mike Vacanti is an online fitness coach and Gary Vaynerchuk’s personal trainer. (0:00) Intro (3:45) Mutual Appreciation (6:13) Social Media & Creating (15:44) Truth (& Intuition) (24:39) Jordan Peterson (29:45) Private Relationship (33:28) Advice To 28-Year-Old Self (39:13) Promiscuity Erodes Your Soul (44:01) God & the Bible (58:31) Fear & Laziness (1:06:52) Relaxation Season (1:15:09) Mike’s Ideal (1:20:00) The Feeling Of Not Wanting Mo...
May 26, 2023•2 hr 49 min
Oliver Brocato is an entrepreneur. In this conversation, we spoke about how he's built Tabs (over $10 million in revenue), core beliefs, his current struggles, the chip on his shoulder, his relationship with his dad, and much more. (0:00) Intro (3:10) The Struggle Of August 2022 (12:53) Text Message From Dad (20:00) Jack’s Dad Vs. Oliver’s Dad (22:57) Authenticity (24:21) Allan Maman (31:12) “I Felt I Was Destined” (33:13) 21-Year-Old Multimillionaire (37:12) Oliver’s Core Beliefs (47:23) Ne...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Taylor Rooks is an interviewer. She currently appears on Thursday Night Football and currently hosts the Taylor Rooks X show for Bleacher Report where she’s interviewed people like Draymond Green, Mark Cuban, Jake Paul, and Israel Adesanya. (0:00) Intro (3:08) Leader Vs. Follower (6:39) How To Create Connection (12:10) Interview Skills To Become A Better Human (17:45) “It’s Hard For Me To Be Present” (21:13) Meditation (28:02) Work Taylor Vs. Personal Taylor (33:20) Online Comments (43:10) Mothe...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Nibras Ib is a writer and product designer. In this conversation, we spoke about cultivating flow, meditation, her ice bath release, masculinity/femininity, and much more. (0:00) Intro (3:23) Substances Imbue The Work (14:35) Cultivating Flow (25:01) Meditation (38:02) Forgiveness (41:20) Ice Bath Release (50:53) Aligning Feelings And Actions (1:00:50) Highest Virtue = Love (1:07:03) Masculinity/Femininity (1:26:31) Challenge Nibras' Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/heynibras Website: http...
May 19, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Simran Sandhu is an entrepreneur. In this conversation, we spoke about Simmy's role behind the scenes working on Our Future, selling his company to Morning Brew, building presence, Simmy's dad passing away, and the role his high school counselor played in his life. (0:00) Intro (2:38) Sending Austin Rief DM (5:33) Why Did Simran Start A Podcast? (9:03) Simran’s Ambition (11:48) Partnership With Michael Sikand (17:41) Uncertain Moments (20:13) Simmy’s Skillset (22:12) Selling To Morning B...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Harry Gray and Brett Ender are podcasters, athletes, and entrepreneurs. In this conversation, we spoke about getting mentioned on Joe Rogan, the origins of the Meat Mafia, the loneliness epidemic, and generating $15,000 in preorders in 1 day. (0:00) Intro (3:51) The Modern Man In 2023 (7:52) Exercise & Nutrition (18:08) How Meat Mafia Started (32:51) Growth Of Podcast As Hosts (38:34) Win & Help Win (42:08) What Should People Do If You’re Lonely (46:40) Getting Mentioned On Joe Rogan (49...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Jamie Rawsthorne was a YouTuber. He built up a channel of more than 900,000 subscribers as one-half of the Zac & Jay Show… and then left the channel to find purpose. (0:00) Intro (2:41) Quitting YouTube With 900,000 Subs (12:30) “The Success Wasn’t Going To Fill A Hole” (15:18) Figuring Out Purpose (21:00) YouTube Tips (24:58) Working With Codie Sanchez (26:37) Coming Up With Ideas (31:30) Downsides To Pranks (35:51) Doing A Lot, But Not Being A Lot (37:38) Going Inward (42:52) Challenge For...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 23 min
JK Molina is an entrepreneur. He recently sold his business (Tweet Hunter) for $1.4 million. In this conversation, we spoke about his $1.4 million sale, his internal peace, and the beliefs holding him back. (0:00) Intro (2:08) Likes Ain’t Cash (5:23) “Nobody Gave Me A Trophy” (8:48) JK’s Insecurity (13:33) JK’s First $1,400 (18:02) $1.4 Million Sale (25:38) Audience Building (30:19) “Everyone Hated Me In High School” (37:40) When Do I Feel Understood? (41:00) Peace Does Not Mean Lack Of Ambition...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 14 min
