Simon Donner is a Professor of Climatology at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He studies why climate matters to society, as well as to ecosystems like coral reefs. His group’s work provides insight into the causes and effects of climate change, public attitudes, policy options at home and abroad, and what can be done to adapt. I've wanted to have a conversation about climate change for a long time - its impacts, the misinformation around this hot button topic - and Simon was the perfec...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 53
Linda is a digital nomad. A couple of years ago Linda decided to sell everything she owned, say goodbye to her beautiful dog, and go after her dream of seeing the vast, amazing world we live in. Over the last 10 years, she's been to 50 countries and has acquired not only unbelievable experiences but a deeper sense of self through endless exploration. Linda helps folks book their travels, and also helps her followers with amazing budget-friendly tips in different countries. Her videos are real an...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 52
Nicci is an outspoken advocate for an organic, vegan lifestyle. She has been eating organic foods exclusively for the last 12 years and swears by the benefits she's seen in herself, her friends, and her clients. She's worked with top MMA fighters helping them cut weight, stay fit, and sustain energy. Nicci has run a few different businesses revolving around organic foods and juices, always focusing on and promoting the benefits to as many people as possible. Nowadays, Nicci focuses more on worki...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 51
Billy and Sierra run the extremely popular Youtube channel Tula's Endless Summer. They have well over 100,000 subscribers that enjoy the weekly videos they post. Billy and Sierra have been living on boats for the last few years, and love the lifestyle. They love it so much they decided to share it with people. Not surprisingly, they managed to gain a massive following of people who enjoy, connect, and more than anything, are inspired by their content. Contrary to popular belief, there is a way t...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 50
Sean is one of the most experienced BASE jumpers in the world and actually holds the record for most BASE jumps and most tandem BASE jumps. Sean's obsession with jumping off things started young - at age 8 he already wanted to go skydiving but had to wait till he was 16 years old before he could actually go for the first time. When he eventually did, he was immediately hooked. Sean has jumped off some of the coolest places on earth, from the epic cliffs in the Dolomites to the KL Tower in Malays...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 49
Elias is one of the top big mountain snowboarders in the world. He's been featured in many documentaries, and recently released his own film, "Contraddiction" . He was also in the recently released "Dark Matter", with Travis Rice. Both of these films are excellent and highly entertaining in their own right. Elias was born in Germany but currently resides in Innsbruck, Austria. He says it is still his favorite place to snowboard despite being all around the world, snowboarding some of the biggest...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 48
Beau, Brandy, and their salty dog Oona, are a couple that decided to leave their jobs in Florida, buy a boat, repair that boat, and sail around the Caribbean. - which they have been doing for the last 2 years. They both knew this was a dream that they really wanted to will into existence, and after a lot of hard work (along with a lot of learning and boat fixing), they eventually set sail, with Oona on board. Beau and Brandy are living the dream. They are seeing amazing places, exploring islands...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 47
This is the second part of my conversation with Kelly. If you want to listen to the first episode: Episode 43 Kelly and I caught up a couple of weeks after our first conversation since we had so much to cover. If we had 20 hours available we could have easily filled those up as well, it's always fun to talk to Kelly and learn more about mobility, full-body mechanics, and fitness. We discussed the importance of sleep (and the connection between thriving and surviving), the astounding advancements...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 46
Adam is a Bellator featherweight and one of the top prospects in his division. Originally from Hungary, Adam decided to leave everything behind - family friends, language, culture - and come to America to pursue his dream of greatness. He came to Florida to Sanford MMA which is one of the best MMA gyms in the world. He trains with some of the best fighters around - Kamaru Usman, Michael Chandler, and Gilbert Burns - to name a few. With a flashy highlight reel that includes a few flying knee knoc...
Sep 07, 2020•58 min•Ep. 45
Patrick Winn is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers rebellion and black markets in Southeast Asia. He tells the stories that you might not hear about in the west, or on mainstream news channels. Winn has received the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and a National Press Club award. He’s also a three-time winner of Amnesty International’s Human Rights Press Awards - amongst other prizes. After watching the Netflix show 'The Business of Drugs', I was extremely interested in lea...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 44
Kelly is a physical fitness and CrossFit coach, mobility expert, author and speaker and is a genius when it comes to body mechanics. Kelly has worked with some of the best athletes in the world, helping them become better athletes, train with less pain, and improve dexterity, flexibility and overall body health. Kelly has also worked with everyone from Obama to Joe Rogan. He is one of the most well-known pioneers of movement and body mechanics in our modern era. We go about our day making uncons...
Aug 31, 2020•53 min•Ep. 43
Petr Is a keynote speaker and the best selling author of the book 'The End Of Procrastination', You could say he is an expert in the field - I mean he literally wrote the book about it. Petr, who is originally from the Czech Republic, but has lived in NYC for the last two years or so - has recently (due to COVID) moved back home. When the time is right, he is looking forward to coming back to NYC. Petr is a very popular figure in the Czech Republic, a regular feature on talk shows and guest inte...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 42
Michael is a top ten welterweight fighter in the top MMA organization in the world - the UFC. After a loss to Anthony Pettis (also a former world champ) and a tough weight cut in 2018, Michael made the wise decision to go up to 170 where he has since flourished. In his last fight, Michael fought and beat RDA who is a former world champion - which gave him a three-fight win streak and declared him a serious contender in the 170 division. Mike has been in the UFC since 2012 and has fought some of ...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 41
Kuntal is a mountaineer, vegan, and animal rights advocate. After two aborted climbs to Mt. Everest in 2014 and 2015 due to natural disasters that left a deep impact on Kuntal, in May 2016, Kuntal broke the record of being the first climber to summit Everest completely vegan - with vegan food, vegan clothing, and vegan gear. Kuntal is an active vegan campaigner. Having been born into a vegetarian family, around 2001, while working in LA, he learned more about veganism and decided to make the tra...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 40
Mike is a kickboxer with a Muay Thai background, currently fighting for Glory Kickboxing . In 2013, Lemaire entered a Road To Glory middleweight tournament and powered through it, stopping two of his three opponents. Fighting 3 times in one night is incredible, and this was his ticket into Glory. Originally from France, Mike grew up watching some of the greats in K1 - deciding that one day, he too, would be a professional fighter - fighting some of the elites in the world. Mike is also dedicated...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 39
DOGS!! Now that I have your attention - today's guest is Brian Hare. Brian is a Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology, Psychology, and Neuroscience at Duke University. He is also the co-author, alongside his wife Vanessa Woods, of the bestselling book "The Genius of Dogs" . I read the book and loved it. I reached out to Brian because I wanted to learn more about this fascinating topic. Dogs and Homo Sapiens are a very unlikely pairing in evolutionary terms - both being top predators, tens of th...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 38
Andrew is a professional speaker, the founder and CEO of Habits At Work, and the co-author of the 11th Habit. A book that shows how to design a company that makes it easy and natural for employees to prioritize and care for themselves, and perform at the highest level as a result. Andrew grew up in South Africa, but at a certain stage decided that what he was doing there was just not enough for him anymore. He eventually set his sights on the US. Andrew focuses on creating good habits and helpin...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 37
Alex is a scuba diver and underwater photographer. He often shoots incredible wreck sites of ships, planes, and tanks. These surreal images are what got me to reach out to Alex. Alex has been diving and shooting incredible underwater photos for decades, even before digital cameras were a fixture - which must have been incredibly difficult. However, this also forced him to shoot with more precision and deliberation. Diving through these pieces of history, one must wonder what went down as the fin...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 36
Dr. Einat Wilf is the co-author of “ The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace ” and a leading intellectual and original thinker on matters of foreign policy, economics, education, Israel and Zionism. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010-2013, where she served as Chair of the Education Committee and member of the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. She is considered one of Israel’s most articulate representa...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 35
Jack is the co-host of the popular outdoors show Rock The Park Turning a hobby and/or a love of the outdoors into an actual show is something that most people would only dream of, but Jack and Colton managed to turn that dream into a reality. They travel the country going to amazing national parks and forests and show the beauty and fun of the outdoors. What I like about the show, is that Jack and Colton bring you the perspective of the everyday person and /or weekend warrior - this isn't your c...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 34
Elias is the mastermind behind the wildly successful Instagram account The Dogist . Elias has shot over 40,000 dogs over the last 8 years or so, and according to him, this is just the beginning. The importance of the story is a vital part of any image, especially when photographing dogs. Dogs don't have egos and do not change the way they behave, or express themselves differently, in front of a camera. Henceforth, the reaction or expression that you get from them is the rawest possible. After ge...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 33
Matteo is an entrepreneur, originally from Italy, where he focused on the renewable energy sector. Since arriving in NYC however, he has dedicated his energy and time into co-founding the athletic sleep company - Eight Sleep . I never realized how important sleep was for athletic ability, recovery, and overall performance. What Matteo's mattress does is essentially adapt to your body temperature, gather data on what facilitates your best sleep, and gradually, the goal is for you to be able to sl...
Jul 23, 2020•50 min•Ep. 32
Sophie Gammand's story is one of serendipity. Sophie is a photographer - you may know her from her Pitbull Flower Power series - which went viral and, in the process, helped many Pitbulls in shelters. Her serendipitous start came one day when she was walking down the street to shoot a project for a photography class she was taking. Her task was to shoot people on the streets of NYC. A man presented himself, asking her to photograph him - upon which Sophie says she "chickened out" and essentially...
Jul 20, 2020•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 31
Marie is a very unique young woman. At the age of 17, she decided to leave her family and friends in Estonia and travel to Thailand to pursue her dream of being a professional Muay Thai fighter. Along the way, she developed into an MMA fighter - and recently - landed a contract with ONE Championship (the largest MMA organization in Asia). Since arriving in Thailand she has had many pro Muay-Thai fights, learned the language, and evolved as a more complete martial artist. We talked about the tran...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 30
Jack Sim is a very unique guy. A successful businessman turned NGO founder, he is determined to solve one of the biggest and overlooked issues of our times - toilets. More accurately, the lack of toilets and proper sanitation in developing nations. Recently, Jack was the star of the documentary "Mr. Toilet, The World's #2 Man", an insightful documentary about Jack, his journey, and the very real problem of sanitation and lack of toilets in developing countries. Jack has realized something very i...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 29
We are all connected to our phones 24/7, it has become our reality. Joe has decided to ask the question, "must it be this way, though?". With the tagline - "A phone that respects your time", Joe has created the Light Phone - a modern, sleek phone that has minimal functionality (goodbye Instagram), and allows for the bare minimum - i.e. calls and texts. Joe, like most of us, was getting tech fatigue and anxiety. He wanted to create a way to take a break from all that the smartphone entices us wit...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 28
Chad is a vegan chef, entrepreneur, author, and together with his brother runs an entertaining, informative, and popular youtube channel. Chad has authored and co-authored numerous cookbooks with John Mackey (Wholefoods co-founder), Kris Carr, and his brother Derek Sarno. He also runs multiple companies and is a father, so I was thankful he had some time to squeeze me in. Together Chad and Derek are trying to show the world that you can enjoy all the foods you love from BBQ to burgers, chili, or...
Jul 06, 2020•53 min•Ep. 27
Most people do not like winter, let alone freezing -40 degree weather, but a few elite explorers thrive in these conditions. Sebastian Copeland is an arctic explorer, photographer, climate researcher, and author. He has been going on arctic explorations for many years in the hopes of raising awareness about climate change, the receding ice, and disappearing poles. I watched his documentary Into The Cold a few years ago and always thought it must be brutal documenting expeditions in those tempera...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 26
If you ever needed inspiration, look no further! There are not a lot of people on this planet that are as inspirational as Jessica is. Jessica was born with no arms - but that has not stopped or slowed her down, by any means. She has achieved amazing things. Jessica is not only the first armless pilot, but also the first armless black-belt in Taekwondo. Her spirit and courage are infectious. She does not accept no, and she has eliminated "I cant" from her vocabulary, allowing her to overcome any...
Jun 29, 2020•54 min•Ep. 25
Joseph grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and small business owners. At a young age he showed an affinity for entrepreneurship, and in college, he not only started his first company - but sold it a few years later. Joe is part of the no-code movement that is happening in tech. The no-code movement, in its essence, is a way to democratize coding - which in itself, only a small percentage of people across the world can do. This movement led Joe to create Universe , the first app dedicated to bui...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 24
