Most people use AI like a chatbot. Connor explains how to use it like an employee. In this episode, we break down how non-technical founders, marketers, and business owners can start using Claude Code to delegate real tasks, build simple tools, and turn ideas into working outputs without needing to be an engineer. We talk about: • Why most people get stuck when moving from ChatGPT to agentic AI tools • How to think in “AI-shaped” problems inside your business • The easiest way to give Claude Cod...
Apr 23, 2026•25 min
In this episode, we unpack how Brandon, a mental performance coach to NFL players, UFC fighters, boxers, and entrepreneurs, helps high performers reprogram their subconscious beliefs so they stop self-sabotaging and finally unlock ease, flow, and success. Brandon Epstein is a mental performance coach for NFL players, UFC fighters, boxers, and entrepreneurs. He helps high performers reach their full potential by leveraging the power of the mind. We talk about: Why 95% of your thoughts are on repe...
Jul 24, 2025•59 min
Most people try to “network” to grow their career or business. Jordan Carroll does the opposite — and it works. In this episode, we unpack how Jordan became a Superconnector — not by cold outreach or climbing ladders, but by consistently showing up, adding value, and building real friendships inside aligned communities. We talk about: Why “who, not how” is a mindset shift that can change everything How to reconnect with the people already in your orbit How community isn’t just leverage — it’s fu...
May 23, 2025•43 min
Harvard grad, former McKinsey consultant, and seasoned entrepreneur Akash Kanojia shares powerful insights on mastering both emotional and financial intelligence. In this episode, Akash breaks down useful frameworks to build financial literacy, overcome emotional barriers, and effectively use feedback to drive personal and professional growth. 🔗 Connect with Mitchell: 💻 Website: https://mitchelllandon.com/ 📩 3-minute Newsletter: https://making-connections.beehiiv.com/subscribe 👥 LinkedIn: ...
Mar 26, 2025•32 min•Ep. 24
Grant Hushek, employee #1 at Hampton, just quit his job to grow his automation agency. In this episode, Grant shares his favorite automations, the big trends he sees, and how anyone can get started today. Timestamps (00:00) Getting Started With Automations (02:50) The Journey To Automation Consultancy (06:05) Understanding Founders Need (08:59) The Power Of Automation In Business (11:48) Simple Steps To Begin Automating (15:01) Practical Automation Examples (17:56) High ROI Activities In Automat...
Nov 06, 2024•43 min
Bobby shares his journey from Uber driver to entrepreneur —following his excitement to become a coach and viral creator. He reflects on the critical moments that shaped his career, the importance of consistency and alignment, and how personal audits can transform your life. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:52 The Journey of Self-Improvement 02:44 Graduation and Career Choices 07:07 Starting the Podcast Journey 09:00 Lessons from Uber Driving 12:13 Transitioning between opportunities 20:16 Burning the B...
Oct 24, 2024•52 min
In this episode, Paul Millerd, author of The Pathless Path and Good Work , shares his journey of leaving the corporate world to find deeper meaning in writing and creative work. He introduces the concept of “ship, quit, and learn” and the importance of aligning work with your personal energy. Paul shares actionable tactics, resources, and frameworks to help you discover your own path. Timestamps [00:00] Introduction: Paul Millerd and The Pathless Path [02:07] Paul’s Journey: From Corporate Life ...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr
Braxton Manley is the founder Braxley Bands (a D2C Apple Watch bands company). The company started as a class project but now has scaled millions of dollars. Braxton shares his story, lessons learned, favorite resources, and much more. Timestamps : 0:00 Intro 1:22 Origins of Braxley Bands 4:22 First customers and inflection points 07:30 DTC brand learns and restructures using Profit First 11:11 Design frameworks and philosophy 12:13 Scaling brand, facing MOQ challenges, shifted focus 14:18 E-com...
May 17, 2024•52 min
Courtney Johnson creates viral content across LinkedIn and TikTok on her personal accounts (and as a ghostwriter for others). She shares her “unhinged cheat codes” to grow a personal brand, b2b social strategies, leveraging tools/hacks to free up your time, mental models, and much more. Timestamps : (04:31) Leverage and income diversification (08:10) Simplifying tasks to make everything else easier (11:45) Art of using effective hooks in content (13:45) Niche targeting/strategies to increase eng...
Feb 26, 2024•46 min
Charlie Light created the first huge parody account (@cokedupoptions) on Twitter/ X and turned it into a $40K/month content agency. Then he sold it. Here’s how he did it and what he’s up to now. (Recorded Oct 2023.) Timestamps : (00:00) Started first finance meme parody account (05:40) Transition to managing larger Twitter accounts (07:01) Ghostwriting for founders (14:16) Trends on Twitter come and go (19:25) Figuring out what long-term game you want to play (24:33) Up-and-coming writers doing ...
Feb 18, 2024•27 min
Dive into the journey of best-selling author Claire Isenthal who opens up about leaving a stable tech career at Google to unleash her passion for writing. We discuss building genuine relationships, having the courage to bet yourself, and testing passions on the side before going all in. (Recorded 11/9/2023) Timestamps: (04:12) Realized Google wasn't fulfilling, pursued writing instead (07:54) Personal identity struggle (12:15) Leaving Google (16:00) Mini retreats and feeling fully ALIVE (16:55) ...
Feb 09, 2024•30 min
Cam Houser is a 4x founder who builds entrepreneurship and leadership programs. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introducing Cam Houser (00:00:50) Origins of 3 Day Startup (00:07:00) The personal board of directors concept (00:13:00) Personal shareholder meetings (00:19:00) The significance of newsletters and communication (00:23:30) How did Cam became a lecturer at the University of Texas (00:30:00) Starting vs trying to get everything right (00:32:00) Where to find Cam Houser Cam’s Links: Website: www.c...
Jan 28, 2024•33 min
Jordan Carroll is an author and content creator who helps high performers land remote jobs. Timestamps: (01:55) Identity challenged by others' perceptions (03:09) Struggling with identity, seeking external validation, self-forgiveness (07:00) Journaling exercise for self-forgiveness and understanding (11:36) Recognizing milestones, becoming a guide, sharing knowledge (16:28) Prioritized fun and meaningful conversations in life (21:49) Seeking inspiration for comedy (22:41) Improv comedy (27:13) ...
Nov 10, 2023•47 min
Joel Byars is a comedian and founder of Hot Breath! Comedy Network. A few highlights include: how to bring humor into everyday work/life, Joel helping me write a joke live, breaking down Joel's marketing strategy, and giving him feedback (which he calls therapy). And much more. Timestamps: (00:05:57) Humor chemicals (dopamine, serotonin, endorphins) (00:08:28) “Humor Cliff” and daily laughs per age (00:16:34) Approaches to big-name guest interviews (Andrew Schulz, Bo Burnham) (00:21:22) Joke wri...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 18 min
James Camp has been buying and growing businesses on the internet for a long time. Per his bio, "2 Exits, 1000 failures | Buying And Operating Online Businesses & Helping Others Do The Same" We dive into his entrepreneurial journey and actionable nuggets such as: (00:02:32) From early blogging to selling first company at 20 years old (00:08:32) Success in Capital Markets: It's All About Storytelling (00:11:44) From Nightclubs to Cannabis: The Entrepreneurial Journey (00:23:01) "Micro PE Worl...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 11 min
In this episode, I talk to my friend Jordan Carroll about intentional traveling, finding like-minded people, conflict resolution frameworks, and much more. Jordan is an author/entrepreneur/coach/creator helping high performers land remote jobs to gain freedom and flexibility in life. Highlights [00:02:03] Backstory after living together, daily habits, and how ideas happen [00:12:42] Quitting alcohol and documenting the process which has helped others, and continues to receive messages about it [...
Apr 09, 2023•44 min
In this episode, Ding Zheng, aka The Sales Rapper, shares his journey from a failed music career to successful tech sales and creating an album called "Rapping and Bootstrapping." He shares how to connect hidden dots such as his lessons from sales and music to create a philosophy of combining entrepreneurship, sales, and music. Highlights : Ding's journey from a failed music career to successful tech sales and creating an album called "Rapping and Bootstrapping." Philosophy of combining entrepre...
Apr 08, 2023•53 min
Jack Raines turned $6k into $400k day trading when he was 23 years old. Now he’s writing one of the fastest growing (and hilarious) finance blogs on the internet. 5:17 How did you get into writing? 7:28 DMing @Litquidity on Twitter (and getting the job) 10:50 Beehiiv newsletter platform review 12:25 Millenial or Gen Z? 13:34 Turning $6K into $400K in 9 months 18:04 Career Shift and plotting the "Escape Plan" 25:05 Find your niche and get traction (Twitter growth hacks) 29:24 Brand deals and gett...
Sep 25, 2022•47 min
Dan Witmer is the CEO and co-founder of Jump Rope Dudes, an internet media company helping millions of people with fitness via jump rope. In this conversation, Dan covers a TON of interesting topics. A few highlights: - Leaving software job to start an internet media company - Loosing 70 pounds jumping rope (and epic success stories) - CARNAGE lifestyle aka putting 110% into everything you do (this was my favorite) Check out Jump Rope Dudes. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JumpRopeDudes/featu...
Jul 03, 2022•51 min
Aryo Shokohiazar shares two life-changing moments going from college dropout to entrepreneur to a top tech engineer. We also talk about permissionless lifehacks and the best ways to learn. His immigrant mindset is contagious and inspiring! 💪 ---LET'S CONNECT--- 🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://www.MitchellLandon.com/newsletter 🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/vqZd3RMV5-I 🐦 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MitchellLandon 📸 IG: https://www.Instagram.com/mitchelllandon...
Jun 12, 2022•33 min
Jason Wright bought his first company at 28. Then he bought 4 more. Now he shares all the wisdom he learned the hard way. Check out Jason Wright's newsletter & podcast: https://www.Jasonwrightnow.com ---LET'S CONNECT--- 🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://www.MitchellLandon.com/newsletter 🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/FN1ZAgwMhuc 🐦 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MitchellLandon 📸 IG: https://www.Instagram.com/mitchelllandon
Jun 02, 2022•59 min
The TOP ways to wake up early without snoozing. I've tracked my sleep nightly for 5 years and tried a ton of "sleep hacks". This episode outlines the few things that have made the BIGGEST impact for me. And the exact ways to get started: 30-day commitment Tracking system and nudges Accountability system Read the full article here: https://mitchelllandon.com/how-to-wake-up-early/...
May 16, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Here are 6 tips to make ANY trip better. 1) The 2-Night Rule. Open the suitcase two nights before the trip to start packing. 2) Unpack Same Day. Do laundry the day you get back. NO exceptions. 3) Everything is Part of the Adventure. Guide your expectation. Ultimately, happiness = expectations - reality. 4) Double Up. Packing is easier when you have two of everything. 5) Go First. Be the first to smile, open the door, introduce yourself. 6) Is This The End? Think how you would feel if this was yo...
May 08, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Brian Grazer (top Hollywood producer) started his "curiosity conversations" over 35 years ago. He does them as often as once a week... and they've led to massive results for him. Learn about curiosity conversations for yourself and how to find more things you're "pulled" into — and less that you're "pushed" to. Watch the video and read the full article here: https://mitchelllandon.com/curiosity-conversations/
Apr 24, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 4
"Marathon Mindset" — Optimizing Your Daily Focus Full article here: https://mitchelllandon.com/marathon-mindset/
Apr 17, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 3
A short poem about following our intuition. Written May of 2020. Video and poem here: https://mitchelllandon.com/eagle-instincts/
Apr 17, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Originally written 4/11/2020 during the beginning of quarantine. Video and poem here: https://mitchelllandon.com/quarantine-king/
Apr 17, 2021•58 sec•Season 1Ep. 1
