Josh Spector simplifies audience and business growth for creative entrepreneurs. In this episode, we talked about writing, the future of media, how to write, Josh's love for media/business, what to do if you feel imposter syndrome, and Josh's counterintuitive advice. 0:00 Intro 0:41 Josh’s Letter To His Daughter 6:10 Parenting 10:10 How Has Internet Changed Journalism/Media 15:32 What’s The Future Of Media? 18:00 How To Write Masterclass 31:54 Common Writing Mistake 33:58 “You’re Either ...
Oct 06, 2023•2 hr 36 min
Rob Dial is an entrepreneur and podcaster. He is the host of top business podcast (The Mindset Mentor). His new book is now available... Level Up: How to Get Focused, Stop Procrastinating, and Upgrade Your Life. 0:00 Intro 0:43 Rob Crying As A Kid 4:31 What Are The Stories Shaping My Life? 10:39 Journaling And Meditation 22:30 Alcoholic Father Dying 28:45 Mentoring & Teaching 36:10 Reversing Judgements 39:30 End Of Day Practice 41:30 Growing With Wife (Masculine Vs. Feminine) 52:16 Open Up Y...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Jon Gordon is an author and public speaker. He is the author of 28 books, including 15 bestsellers. 0:00 Intro 1:20 Jon’s Journey 6:01 Why Does Success Take Time? 8:49 Who’s Jon’s Rival? 11:55 How Does Jon Keep Getting Better? 15:02 High School Coach Story 19:23 Student First, Teacher Second 22:01 What’s Your Vision? 26:10 Jon’s Word Of The Year 28:41 How To Become Connected 37:31 Parenting Lessons 43:40 3 Times Jon Has Cried 46:21 Healing Relationship With Biological Father 49:40 My Transformat...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 13 min
David Sutcliffe is a facilitator. He is a former actor who has appeared on Friends and Gilmore Girls. And in this interview, we spoke about leaving Hollywood, how we're entering into an age of the unknown, losing the father, where masculinity is going, and what he learned from interviewing Andrew Tate. 0:00 Intro 1:00 What Is A Facilitator? 5:12 What Makes For A Great Facilitator? 9:37 Truth 12:10 Following Instincts 16:40 Leaving Hollywood 25:21 Living In The Unknown 29:10 Connecting With G...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Justin Mares is an entrepreneur. He started two consumer brands that each have done $100mm+ in sales in less than 5 years (Kettle & Fire and Perfect Keto). He also started Surely Wines which has done millions in sales. He's now working on TrueMed, which allows health and wellness brands to tap into the $140B in consumer HSA/FSA accounts He is one of the most interesting people I've studied. 0:00 What Are You A Top 1% Consumer Of? 3:10 Why Is USA Sick & Unhealthy? (Justin’s Curren...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr
Ken Rideout is one of the fastest runners over the age of 50 in the world. He won the 50-and-over division at the New York City Marathon (2:33:31) in 2021 and the Boston Marathon (2:30:21) in 2022 and he has come in second in that age division in London (2:29:54), Chicago (2:29:53), and Berlin (2:35:48). He also won the 2021 Myrtle Beach Marathon outright in 2:30:58 just before turning 50. But in this conversation, we focused more on the real pain. How Ken went to trauma healing center, his stru...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Trevor Blake is an entrepreneur. He grew up in poverty. He started his first business at the age of 43 and went on to sell 3 of his businesses for over $300,000,000. He founded QOL Medical LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical company, in 2002 with a few thousand dollars and sold it in 2012 for over $100 million. In 2006, he founded ANU Oncology, a unique not-for-profit dedicated to developing low side-effect cancer drugs. He has worked with companies such a Biogen, 3M, and Lipha. Blake is donating al...
Sep 22, 2023•2 hr 40 min
Justin Kan is the co-founder Twitch. He sold Twitch to Amazon for $970 million in 2014. Now he spends his time meditating, DJing, and going to Burning Man. He is an investor at Goat Capital and cofounder of Fractal and Rye. In this conversation, we spoke about winning internally, Justin’s experience with source, finding a partner, leadership, having children, his home vandalization, and learnings from Paul Graham. 0:00 Intro 0:54 Justin’s Leadership Story (In College) 6:40 If You Will It, It Is ...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 19 min
David Perell is an entrepreneur and writer. He is the creator of Write Of Passage, an online school to help people transform their lives through writing. He has taught students from Google, Facebook, Harvard, MIT, Stripe, and Goldman Sachs. In this interview we spoke about the difficulties of running a company, David's journey to faith, his season of no, how to find a partner, building deep friendships, advice to creators, and the importance of surrendering to your true nature. 0:00 What’s T...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Keith Rabois is widely known for his early-stage startup investments and his executive roles at PayPal, LinkedIn, Slide, and Square. Additionally, Rabois has been involved in investments in YouTube, Palantir, Lyft, Airbnb, Eventbrite, Wish, and The Org. He currently serves as the CEO of Open Store and the General Partner at Founders Fund. 0:00 Intro 0:32 Margaret Thatcher’s Influence 4:21 Peter Thiel 6:09 Spotting Talent 10:02 Looking For Anomalous Data 12:27 5-Year-Old Keith 13:43 Wasting Decad...
Sep 15, 2023•46 min
Dr. Stan Beecham graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s of psychology in 1983. He completed his doctorate in 1994 from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. After that, he served as the sport psychologist for University of Georgia athletics. And starting in 2002, he founded the Leadership Resource Center where he takes his wisdom to help the business world. He is the author of the bestselling book Elite Minds: How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edg...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr
Zach Bitter is an ultramarathon runner. He currently holds the record for fastest American 100-mile run at 11 hours, 19 minutes, 13 seconds (6:47/mile pace). 0:00 Intro 1:30 Is Zach An Average Runner? 3:56 Running Growing In Popularity 10:25 History of Endurance Races 12:06 Zach’s History With Ultras 18:40 Local Vs. Global Perspective 21:32 Succeed Slowly 23:26 Mental Self-Doubt 27:49 Advice For Running First Marathon 31:40 Advice For Intermediate Marathoners 33:39 Keeping It Fun 39:45 You Are A...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Hunter Weiss is an entrepreneur. In this interview, we spoke about Casey Neistat's role in his development, how he's built a tribe in NYC, his biggest failure to date, the impact of running on his life, and much more. 0:00 Intro 2:20 Doing 100M+ Views For Dan Koe 6:12 “I Slept 4 Hours/Night For Months“ 7:45 How Did Casey Neistat Become Hunter’s Mentor? 13:24 What Has Hunter Learned From Casey? 24:22 The Entrepreneurial Athlete Trend 29:23 Learnings From Our Andy Frisella Trip 35:33 Getti...
Sep 08, 2023•2 hr 38 min
Tyler Denk is the founder of beehiiv, a newsletter platform that was started in October 2021. He previously worked for Morning Brew and Google. 0:00 Intro 0:55 Turning Down $50 Million Offer 5:43 What Makes Tyler’s Mindset Different? 7:32 Lessons From Morning Brew 9:30 Established Company Or Startup? 12:39 The Downsides Are Never As Bad… 15:23 Exceptionalism 20:10 Envy Of Austin Rief & Alex Lieberman (Morning Brew)? 25:02 Working For Google 26:33 Lessons From Morning Brew, Part 2 32:33 Launc...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Khalil Rafati is an entrepreneur. He is a former drug addict who has been sober for 20 years. He started SunLife Organics in 2011, and it has since expanded to 10+ locations around the United States. 0:00 Intro 1:29 Khalil’s Message To The World 13:48 When Did Khalil Start Telling Himself A New Story? 19:00 Mom Got Sick 22:43 Scarcity To Abundance 30:23 How To Become A Better Communicator 36:54 Letting Go Of Resentment 44:44 What If You Were Enough? 50:21 Why So Vulnerable? 53:22 Conscious Break...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min
I went away to a cabin in the woods for four days. No phone. No laptop. No technology. I brought a bunch of books. I wanted to use this episode as a way to reflect and give you my thoughts and perspectives on the trip. 0:00 Why'd I Take This Trip? 6:09 Initial Thoughts 11:17 Three Simple Steps 19:32 The Big Leap 23:23 The More You Do... 26:25 Life Is Precious If you enjoyed it, drop a comment below or hit subscribe for more. Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield – https://www.amazon.com/Turning-P...
Sep 01, 2023•31 min
Dr. Julie Gurner is an executive performance coach. She has been compared to Wendy Rhoades of Billions by the Wall Street Journal. And in this conversation, we spoke about crowning yourself, the paradox of choice, how to approach the internet, what she learned living in an attic, and much more. 0:00 Intro 0:48 Crown Yourself 6:23 Internal Reference Point 7:30 Lessons From Growing Up On Farm 10:41 Restructuring Personalities 15:22 Imaginary Rules, Part 1 18:30 How To “Internet” 24:28 Imaginary Ru...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Leila Hormozi is the CEO of Acquisition.com. 0:00 Intro 1:35 Living In Isolation For 6 Months 5:22 Becoming Unbreakable 9:23 Getting Arrested 6 Times Between 18-19 13:20 First Year Of Growth 18:53 Lesson From Tony Robbins 21:28 On Camera Vs. Off Camera Leila 23:41 Aligning Thoughts, Words, & Actions 28:51 Uncomfortable Conversation With Alex Hormozi 32:12 How Did Leila Know Alex Was The One? 40:33 How Is Leila A Great Teacher? 45:12 Leila’s Focus For The Year 48:42 Becoming More Decisive 50:...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Dave Kashen is a conscious leadership coach. He's on a mission to help entrepreneurs build conscious companies bring out the best in people and create a positive future for all stakeholders. 0:00 Intro 1:51 What If Nothing Is Wrong? 7:51 Above And Below The Line, Part 1 11:45 Will You Lose Ambition With Peace? 16:05 Creative Tension 19:00 Above And Below The Line, Part 2 23:22 Victims Vs. Victim-Consciousness 28:00 What To Do In Prolonged Unchosen Suffering? 33:00 Dave’s Psilocybin Journey 3...
Aug 25, 2023•2 hr 47 min
Adam Draper is a venture capitalist. He is the cofounder of Boost VC - where he's invested in companies like Coinbase, Amplitude and Plangrid. 0:00 Intro 1:04 Breakfast With Pops 4:02 Hot Take On Climate Change 14:31 Doing The Research 21:02 Where Do Ideas Come From? 30:51 Grow Your Imagination 34:00 Meeting With Coinbase In 2012 49:23 Advice To Creators 59:21 How Internet Changes Behavior 1:07:43 How To Get Better At People 1:13:41 Cockroach Mentality 1:17:06 Jet Pack 1:23:01 Parenting Rich...
Aug 23, 2023•2 hr 52 min
Nick Huber is an entrepreneur. 0:00 Intro 1:05 Similarities Between Business and Track 5:53 Setting Goals 9:30 Nick’s Mental Breakdown From Business 18:55 Struggle With Grace 21:21 Difficult Conversations 28:48 What Makes For A Remarkable Cofounder? 33:47 Living A Balanced Life 37:00 Will Nick Become A Billionaire? 38:09 Twitter’s Role 40:51 Becoming Better Writer 44:12 Curiosity 51:00 Any Repeatable Affirmations? 54:46 Video Games? 57:23 Parenting 1:00:45 Decision Making 1:03:41 Regrets? 1:05:2...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Harry Stebbings is an entrepreneur and investor. He created 20VC in 2015 when he was 19 years old. Now he’s done over 3,127 podcast episodes and built one of the most listened to venture capital show in the world. 0:00 Intro 1:14 “You’re Too Young” 3:51 Milestone Thinking 8:00 Uncovering Blindspots 14:39 Studying Psychology 16:55 Loss Of Childhood Joy 19:58 Struggling With Metrics 23:30 Building Mode 25:55 Parenting 30:02 Harry’s Biggest Fear 32:23 What Has Harry Learned From Grandpa? 35:21 Conn...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Ana Lorena Fabrega is a former teacher turned Chief Evangelist at Synthesis, a new online learning experience for curious and ambitious kids who want to learn how to build the future. In this conversation, we spoke about where the modern education system comes from, why Ana's students love her, what parents should teach from 0 to 5, and how much kids should be allowed to play video games and use screens. The Learning Game by Ana Lorena Fabrega – https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Game-Teaching-...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Kieran Drew is an online writer and entrepreneur. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Military Boarding School 5:02 “Where Is My Energy?” 6:40 Consistency 9:21 Pre-Decide Constraints 14:21 Gameday Launch Strategy 18:34 Figuring Out Core Values 22:40 Dentist Vs. Writing Online 27:39 Business With Girlfriend 32:30 Unplugging From Online World 35:33 Is Social Media Ethical? 41:21 Sending Personalized Videos 43:12 Building Email List 48:02 What Got You Here Won’t Get You There 50:21 Kieran’s Advice For Me On My Retreat...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Matt Choi is a runner, entrepreneur, and creator. Three years ago, he didn’t consider himself a runner. Now he’s completed marathons, a 50k run, 50 miles, 100 miles, and 6 marathons in 6 months. 0:00 Thank You Matt 1:28 Advice For First Marathon 4:00 Becoming A Runner 9:20 Building Self-Discipline 15:03 Why Did Matt Document His Journey? 18:54 How To Create Popular Content 26:50 How To Be More Ambitious 30:33 What’s Your Mantra? 33:20 The Grindstone 100 Mile Run 38:41 Pushing The Envelope Of Saf...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Sean Frank is the CEO of Ridge. 0:00 The Truth About Entrepreneurship 4:55 Becoming A Better Writer 7:00 Most Books Are BS? 8:20 Sean’s Upbringing 14:02 Optimize For Outcomes 17:31 Making Ridge A $1 Billion Company 21:10 Picking Your Industry 22:22 How Do You Dream Bigger? 23:48 Rich People Are More Lucky Than Smart 28:01 “Running A DTC Brand Sucks” 31:00 DTC Is Going To Grow 33:50 The Best Year For Ridge 36:21 The Future Of Influencers 51:03 Know Your Profit 55:49 3 Mistakes While Building Ridg...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Jack Butcher is an entrepreneur. He is the creator of Visualize Value and Checks. 0:00 Intro 0:40 Jack Redesigning Twitter Logo 3:23 Should You Work For Free? 5:55 Pivoting Brand 10:33 Copycats 18:33 How To Spread Ideas 25:10 Inputs Create Outputs 29:33 Less Is More 30:44 Maintaining Peace On Internet 35:00 You Can’t Have More Yin Than Yang 37:02 The Cold Start Problem 40:11 How Will Media Look Different In 3 Years? 45:33 Becoming A Top 1% Creator 51:09 Businessman Vs. Artist 1:00:33 Sharing Per...
Jul 31, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Sherry Ning is a writer. I recently discovered her Twitter account and immediately realized I needed to have her on the podcast to learn more. Somehow, this was her first podcast appearance ever. 0:00 Intro 1:00 What Is The Pluri Society? 2:45 Logotherapy 3:30 Spreading Good Ideas 8:32 Writing Online 13:33 Getting Off The Default Path 20:45 “Days Become Months, Months Become Years” 22:21 Making It 24:23 Creating 28:41 Try To Win 36:55 Tapping Into Internal Voice 41:49 Sherry’s Advice To College ...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Justin Su'a is a mental performance coach. He currently is the Head of Mental Performance for the Tampa Bay Rays and has previously worked with the WWE, Cleveland Browns, and Boston Red Sox. In this conversation, we broke down 10 high performance habits to live a better life. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Justin’s Consistency As A Mental Performance Coach 6:40 Win The Morning 11:21 Do Hard Things 17:14 Embrace Feedback 25:33 Powerful Questions/Prompts 31:10 Learn From Failure 38:12 Choose Your Attitude 43...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Patrick Campbell is an entrepreneur. He sold his company ProfitWell for $200 million to Paddle in May 2022. 0:00 Intro 1:22 What Happened After You Sell Company For $200 Million? 6:29 Psychiatry Experiment (To Learn More) 17:01 Why Was It Difficult For Patrick To Accept Himself? 21:21 Is $200 Million More Important Than Self-Love? 28:29 High Output Marriage 30:30 “We Forget How Much Agency We Have” 36:32 Your Job Is To Figure Yourself Out 39:50 Align North Star Vision With Day-To-Day Actions 44:...
Jul 24, 2023•2 hr 39 min
