Ep 10. Dave Asprey: Becoming Bulletproof

Ep 10. Dave Asprey: Becoming Bulletproof

Dave Asprey is founder and CEO of Bulletproof, a company known for its famous coffee, whose mission is to improve client performance through cutting-edge nutrition. He founded Bulletproof after spending years and over $250,000 to hack his own biology. He lost 100 pounds without counting calories or excessive exercise, used techniques to upgrade his brain...[Click for Show Notes, Links, more]

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Ep 9. Tom Tierney: Co-Founder of the Bridgespan Group

Ep 9. Tom Tierney: Co-Founder of the Bridgespan Group

Tom Tierney is former CEO of Bain & Company and co-founder of The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit management consulting firm that assists other nonprofits. He is chairman of the board at Ebay and serves on the The Hoover Institution’s board and on the Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors. On top of all that, Tom is a successful writer...[Click for Show Notes, Links, more]

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Ep 8. Scott Sonenshein: To Chase or To Stretch?

Ep 8. Scott Sonenshein: To Chase or To Stretch?

Scott Sonenshein is the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice University. His award-winning work has helped Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals in many industries, such as tech and healthcare. Scott holds a PhD in...[Click for Show Notes, Links, more]

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Ep 7. Cal Newport: Focus for Success in a Distracted World

Ep 7. Cal Newport: Focus for Success in a Distracted World

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. But he’s not at all that nerdy, even though he earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009.  Newport writes about the impact of digital technology has on the world of work.  His 2016 book, Deep Work, argues that focus is the new...[Click for Show Notes, Links, more]

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Ep 6. Emily Esfahani Smith: The Four Pillars of Meaning

Ep 6. Emily Esfahani Smith: The Four Pillars of Meaning

Emily Esfahani Smith is author of “The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life that Matters.”  She writes about psychology, culture, and relationships, in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time, The Atlantic, and other publications.   Esfahani Smith has researched the essence of what brings meaning into our lives in our lives.  Her viral article “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy,” published in The Atlantic in 2013, drew the important distinction between...[Click for Show Notes, Links, more]

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Ep 5. Sam Polk: For The Love of Money

Ep 5. Sam Polk: For The Love of Money

Sam Polk is a former hedge fund trader left Wall Street to found two organizations that help bring healthy food to poor communities in Los Angeles: Everytable and Groceryships. He graduated from Columbia University in 2002 with a BA in English, and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Sam started his career on Wall Street as a trader but...[Click for Show Notes, Links, more]

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Ep 4. Anne-Marie Slaughter: Caregivers and Breadwinners

Ep 4. Anne-Marie Slaughter: Caregivers and Breadwinners

Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter is the President and CEO of New America, a think tank and civic enterprise dedicated to renewing America in the Digital Age. From 2009–2011 she served as director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State, the first woman to hold that position... [Click for Show Notes, Links, more]

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Ep 2. Julie Smolyansky: CEO of LifeWay Foods

Ep 2. Julie Smolyansky: CEO of LifeWay Foods

Julie Smolyansky is CEO and President of LifeWay Foods. She took on the role of CEO at age 27 and since then has boosted annual revenues to over $130 million (as of 2015) with a combination of innovative product development and marketing strategies. Julie has also...[Click for Show Notes, Links, more]

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Ep 1. David Burkus: The Death of Email

Ep 1. David Burkus: The Death of Email

David Burkus is a bestselling author, successful podcaster, and professor at Oral Roberts University who challenges traditional ways of conducting business. David’s previous book was The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas.  His most recent is...[Click for Show Notes, Links, more]

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