Episode #657: Helen Lewis – Why Genius Is a Myth, Edison Needed Teams, Self-Promoters Are Overrated, Conspiracy Theories, Shakespeare Needed Luck, and How To Build an Excellent Career

Helen Lewis is a staff writer at The Atlantic and author of The Genius Myth: Great Ideas Don't Come from Lone Geniuses. An award-winning journalist, she previously served as deputy editor of the [...]

By |2025-10-12T20:21:46-04:00October 11th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #656: Dakota Meyer – Medal of Honor, The Battle of Ganjgal, Leadership Under Fire, The Loyalty Question, and What America Needs Right Now

Dakota Meyer, a United States Marine Corps veteran and Medal of Honor recipient. At just 21 years old, Dakota's actions during the Battle of Ganjgal in Afghanistan saved many lives when he repeatedly went [...]

By |2025-10-06T08:44:38-04:00October 5th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #653: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy – Becoming a CEO, Transforming a Company, Earning the Promotion, Knowing Your Non-Negotiables, & Hiring Excellent Leaders

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is the CEO of Xero. Xero is a cloud-based accounting software designed for small businesses. They did $2.1 billion in revenue last year. Over the past 25 years, Sukhinder has [...]

By |2025-09-15T11:05:05-04:00September 14th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #652: Arthur Brooks – The Power of Teaching, The Arrival Fallacy, The Mad Scientist Profile, Lifting Heavy Weights, & The Two Best Practices To Be Happy

Arthur Brooks is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he [...]

By |2025-09-07T06:26:28-04:00September 7th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #649: Sam Lessin – Type 2 Fun, Voluntary Hardship, Joy as a Competitive Advantage, Long-Term Thinking, & Life Lessons From Dad (Lessin’s Lessons)

Sam Lessin is a Partner at Slow Ventures, with prior experience as Vice President of Product Management at Facebook and CEO of Drop.io. He has invested in notable companies like OpenPhone and Identiq, [...]

By |2025-08-16T10:44:13-04:00August 16th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #647: Tim Ferriss – Chasing Your Curiosity, Internal vs External Scoreboards, Effectiveness over Efficiency, Winning Even if You Fail, Fame’s Hidden Costs, & The Mount Rushmore of Podcasting

Tim Ferriss is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers (including The 4-Hour Work Week, Tools of Titans, and Tribe of Mentors). His podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, has been listened [...]

By |2025-08-02T15:09:09-04:00August 2nd, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #643: Anthony Scaramucci – Getting Fired by President Trump, Working With a Life Coach, Playing Quarterback, Building Confidence + Charisma, Telling The Truth, & Finding Your Superpower

Anthony Scaramucci served as the White House Director of Communications for President Donald Trump from July 21 to July 31, 2017. He was at Harvard Law School with President Barack Obama and First [...]

By |2025-07-05T06:28:58-04:00July 5th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #640: Tony Reno (Yale University Head Football Coach) – Writing a Team Creed, Leaving it Better Than You Found It, Going to Gettysburg, Leadership Retreats, & Winning Championships

NEW: We are launching “The Arena.” What is The Arena? The Arena gives you direct access to some of the most respected coaching minds in the game. Led by HOFer Sherri Coale, Brook [...]

By |2025-06-14T15:23:24-04:00June 14th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #636: William Von Hippel – Why We Need Both Autonomy and Connection to Find Happiness (The Social Paradox)

William von Hippel grew up in Alaska, got his B.A. at Yale and his PhD at the University of Michigan, and taught for a dozen years at Ohio State University before finding his [...]

By |2025-05-17T18:22:40-04:00May 17th, 2025|Podcast Episode|0 Comments