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Future Squared with Steve Glaveski - Helping You Navigate a Brave New World

500 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratings

Hosted by author and entrepreneur, Steve Glaveski, Future Squared brings you conversations with preeminent thought leaders from myriad disciplines such as startups and entrepreneurship, technology, corporate innovation, psychology, philosophy, economics, politics, biology, human performance and productivity, motivation and self-development, management and leadership, health and fitness and more to help you think in a multi-disciplinary way, avoid relying on the first piece of information that comes to hand, kick goals in your professional and personal life and better navigate what is fast becoming, a Brave New World.

Previous guests include thought leaders such as Adam Grant, Brad Feld, Tim O'Reilly, Gretchen Rubin, Kevin Kelly, Jeremy Heimans, Steve Blank, Neil Patel, Rand Fishkin, Jordan Harbinger, Omar Zenhom, Andreas Antonopoulos, Ryan Blair, Whitney Johnson and various other thought leaders.

Past topics have explored the likes of:
Blockchain, virtual and augmented reality, algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence and universal basic income (UBI), sales and marketing, lean startup, design thinking, agile, political correctness, identity politics, cloud computing, geopolitics, neuroscience, data science, fintech, proptech, sports, tech addiction, CRISPR, venture capital, angel investment, nootropics and cognitive therapies, big data, cloud computing, DevOps, fake news, web development, UX and UI, influencer and content marketing, emotional intelligence, Stoic philosophy, mindfulness and meditation, chatbots, automation, IoT, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Trump, tech trends, Pixar animation studios, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Google, disruption to incumbents, how to measure innovation, extreme ownership, radical transparency and a hell of a lot more!

Future Squared is brought to you by Collective Campus, a innovation accelerator that works with organisations to unlock their people’s latent potential to create more impact for humanity and lead more fulfilling lives. If you need help driving your organisation’s innovation strategy, visit www.collectivecampus.io

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429. Cage Kings: The Business of the UFC with Michael Thomsen

September 27, 2023 04:43 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

Michael Thomsen is a freelancer writer, author, and UFC tragic from New York.   He is the author of Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions & Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 Billion Industry, which unpacks the rapid rise of the UFC an mixed martial arts, the UFC’s business model and economics, the one man tour de force that is longtime UFC president Dana White, the role of the UFC’s owners over time - SEG, Zuffa and Ari Emanuel, and the organization’s anti-co...

Rebroadcast: Jason Calacanis on Angel Investing and Corporate Venture Capital (2017)

June 08, 2023 23:16 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Originally published: 2017 Jason Calacanis is a tech entrepreneur, wildly successful angel investor, and the host of the popular weekly podcast This Week in Startups. He's the founder of a series of conferences that bring entrepreneurs together with potential investors. As a “scout” for top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and later as an angel investor, Jason has invested in 150 early-stage startups including four that have achieved billion-dollar valuations (so ...

428. Oliver Burkeman: Remember That You Will Die

June 07, 2023 06:31 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Oliver Burkeman is a British author and journalist who has written for The Guardian and other publications. He was born in 1975 and has authored several books on topics such as time management, productivity, happiness, and self-help culture. His works include "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals," "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking,", "Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done", and his most recent book, "Four Thousand Week...

427. Building a Billion Dollar Venture Capital Fund with Blackbird's Niki Scevak

May 25, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

Niki Scevak is co-founder of Startmate, and founder and partner at Blackbird VC, Australia’s largest venture capital fund, with its 5th fund having raised AUD$1B (US$640M). Blackbird was an early investor in Canva, SafetyCulture, CultureAmp, BugCrowd, RedBubble, and many more, and has to date generated a net internal rate of return of 56%.    Niki joined me today to discuss: His life before Blackbird Successfully raising his first fund back in 2012, without having a network or any star...

426. The Mick Wall Story - Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n Roll

May 18, 2023 21:00 - 3 hours - 185 MB

Mick Wall has spent over four decades interviewing rockstars and chronicling their amazing stories, and today, we're turning the tables on Mick Wall and unpacking his story in this marathon 3-hour and 40-minute, Joe Rogan-esque interview.   Our conversation focuses on the early years, taking in Mick’s childhood all the way through to Sounds magazine, Heavy Publicity, and the inception of the world-famous magazine Kerrang! magazine.   We touch on ghostwriting, his feud with Axl Rose, and...

425. The Electric Motorcycle Revolution with Dennis Savic

May 11, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MB

Dennis Savic is a pioneering entrepreneur and innovative thinker in the fields of electric vehicles and sustainable transportation.  As the founder and CEO of SAVIC Motorcycles, he has introduced high-performance, eco-friendly models that cater to a wide range of consumers. Born in Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia, and raised in Australia, Dennis holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has always been passionate about the intersection of technology, design, and environmental responsi...

424. The Trillion Dollar Space Economy with Torsten Hoffmann

May 04, 2023 21:06 - 47 minutes - 43 MB

Torsten Hoffmann is a media entrepreneur, filmmaker, and technology investor.  He has produced and directed several documentaries, including "Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It" and the award-winning "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet"   Torsten joins me today to talk about his forthcoming feature documentary,  FORTITUDE: Forging the Trillion Dollar Space Economy, which uncovers how a few influential individuals with utopian ideas and vast fortunes are f...

423. Kevin Kelly: From Wired to Wisdom - Excellent Advice for Living

April 27, 2023 21:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

Kevin Kelly is a renowned technology writer, futurist, and entrepreneur who co-founded Wired magazine in 1993. He has authored several books on the impact of technology on society, including "The Inevitable" and "What Technology Wants." He is also a sought-after speaker and advisor on emerging technologies and their social and economic implications. His new book, Excellent Advice for Living: WIsdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier, distils Kelly’s timeless advice on everything from right living to...

422. Generative AI Risks and Opportunities with Mike Todasco

April 20, 2023 21:01 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

My guest today is Mike Todasco, former director of innovation at PayPal, and current self-imposed AI-researcher, and co-author of numerous AI-generated books under the pseudonym Alex Irons.   We covered a lot of ground in this conversation, including: Generative AI use cases The impact of AI on startups and the venture capital ecosystem AutoGPT The threat of misaligned goals and existential risks posed by AI The 6-month development ban proposal Regulatory considerations  Intellect...

Rebroadcast: Building Atomic Habits with James Clear

April 13, 2023 21:22 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Rebroadcast: This episode originally appeared in 2019. --- James Clear is an author and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. A freak baseball accident put James in a desperate place, fighting to recover from brain damage. The debilitating brain injury forced him to discover a new way of living. Recovery took James to a new understanding of habits and the power of stacking simple, easy habits, one on top of the other, to create momentum and change. H...

Easter Rebroadcast: Michael Shermer on Death and the Meaning of Life

April 06, 2023 21:42 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

This episode originally appeared in episode 318, Feb 2019. --- Dr Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and editor-in-chief of its magazine Skeptic. Shermer engages in debates on topics pertaining to pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism. He’s also a monthly columnist for Scientific American, and a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University where he teaches Skepticism 101. He is the author o...

421. Conquering the Startup Abyss, Navigating Economic Uncertainty, and the Global Banking Crisis with Daniel Cannizzaro

March 30, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

My guest today is Daniel Cannizzaro, founder of fintech company Parpera. I invited Dan back on to discuss the difficult landscape that startups find themselves in, and how Parpera has been navigating both macroeconomic challenges, and some very unique technical setbacks. If you’ve ever found yourself or currently find yourself navigating uncertainty and staring at the proverbial abyss, then this conversation serves as a reminder that when we find ourselves going through difficult times...

420. How to Do What You Love with Musician and Producer, Chris Themelco

March 23, 2023 20:09 - 1 hour - 70.8 MB

Chris Themelco is a founding member, singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Australian metal band Orpheus Omega, founder and chief engineer at Monolith Studios, and producer for numerous heavy rock acts.  Whether you’re a fan of heavy music or not, this conversation is an absolute must-listen for anybody wanting to make it in a competitive or creative pursuit - be it as a musician, entrepreneur, comedian, content creator, artist, athlete, or ‘influencer’.  We unpacked numerous topics that...

419. Extend Your Attention Span with Gloria Mark

March 16, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

Gloria Mark is a Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She’s been a visiting senior researcher at Microsoft Research since 2012 and is a recipient of the Google Research Award and the NSF Career award. She’s the author of the new book, Attention Span: Finding Focus for a Fulfilling Life, which unpacks how our brains operate in the digital world, why we can’t focus, and how we can take back control to find more success in our careers but also more he...

418. Is Crypto a Scam? Debate with Theo Cox from Life Itself

March 09, 2023 23:48 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

Theo Cox is Head of Life Itself Labs, a multidisciplinary research institute and consultancy that works across economics, governance, strategy and technology, and innovates systemic solutions to complex global challenges.  Life Itself recently published its web3 and crypto guide - a multi-month project of research and analysis to "make sense" of crypto and web3 and to evaluate the various claims being made for and against. In this conversation, we unpacked the reports findings, and engag...

417. Our Critical Thinking Crisis, and Affirmative Action in the Workplace with Josh Szeps

March 02, 2023 16:13 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Josh Szeps is an Australian media personality, political satirist, and television presenter. He hosts Afternoon with Josh Szeps on ABC Radio, he hosts the incredibly popular podcast, Uncomfortable Conversations, and he has appeared on numerous high profile outlets over the years, including over a dozen appearances on the Joe Rogan Experience.  In this conversation, we explore: Josh’s views on Australia Day celebrations The breakdown of critical thinking in society The media’s role in ou...

416. Bringing Free Speech to Social Media (recorded in 2022 pre-Elon Twitter)

February 22, 2023 03:55 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

My guest today is Bill Ottman, he’s the co-creator and CEO of Minds - an alternative social media platform based on the blockchain that actively rewards users for their contributions, supports freedom of expression, and unlike many competing platforms, is not incentivized to polarize people for the sake of driving higher engagement.  The platform has several million users and is growing fast on the back of a $10 million capital injection in 2021, and growing dissatisfaction with traditional ...

416. Bringing Free Speech and User Rewards to Social Media with Bill Ottman of Minds

April 14, 2022 01:15 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

My guest today is Bill Ottman, he’s the co-creator and CEO of Minds - an alternative social media platform based on the blockchain that actively rewards users for their contributions, supports freedom of expression, and unlike many competing platforms, is not incentivized to polarize people for the sake of driving higher engagement.    The platform has several million users and is growing fast on the back of a $10 million capital injection in 2021, and growing dissatisfaction with tradit...

415. The Sandbox's Sebastien Borget on How Brands Can Leverage the Metaverse

April 03, 2022 01:12 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

My guest today is Sebastien Borget, co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, one of the world’s biggest and most popular metaverse platforms, with over 2 million wallets connected, and a token with a fully diluted market cap of over US$10 billion. The Sandbox is home to brands and icons such as Snoop Dogg, Adidas, Atari, Steve Aoki, The Walking Dead, and more.   In this rapid fire conversation, we unpack how brands can leverage The Sandbox to: Build stronger customer and fan experiences and r...

414. Building the Metaverse with RFOX's Ben Fairbank

February 21, 2022 04:42 - 59 minutes - 54 MB

Ben Fairbank is the CEO and Founder of RFOX, a web3 platform on a mission to empower everyone to play, create and earn in an immersive metaverse without borders. RFOX is a team of 100 builders creating a metaverse that acts as a platform connecting whitelabel services in one central hub. Businesses and creators can tap into tools for finance, gaming, VR, NFTs, e-commerce and retail and market to a ready-made audience of users.   In this conversation, we unpack: Ben’s origin story Be...

413. Crypto Index Funds with Index Coop’s Crews Enochs

February 17, 2022 12:31 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Crews Enochs is a core contributor to the product growth community & institutional working groups at Index Coop, a new-age web3 crypto index fund DAO aiming to become the Blackrock of crypto. Index coop's mission is to build products that make crypto investing simple safe & accessible to all. In today’s conversation, we discuss: How crypto index funds differ from traditional ETFs We unpack the inner workings of Index Coop’s business model We talk decentralized finance’s big regulato...

412. Talking DAOs with Global Coin Research Deal Lead, Jin Kang

February 03, 2022 22:37 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MB

Jin Kang is deal lead at Global Coin Research, an investment DAO that has poured over US$30M into over 40 deals since just last year, generating an astounding 30X+ return in the process.   In today’s conversation, we talk all about: Decentralized autonomous organizations How investment DAOs differ from traditional early-stage funding mechanisms How GCR sources its deals, and who it has invested in The regulatory landscape surrounding investment DAOs Trade-offs between centraliza...

411. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Collectable Digital Art with Saatchi Art's Monty Preston

December 14, 2021 21:54 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MB

Monty Preston is the Manager of Art Advisory & Curation at Saatchi Art.  Prior to joining Saatchi Art in 2018, she worked at female-led, industry-disrupting startups including Beauty Pie in London, where she managed content and creative, and The RealReal in San Francisco, where she specialized in luxury estate management with a focus on designer apparel and fine art. As an artist and photographer, Monty has collaborated with renowned talents in the fine art and fashion industries, provid...

410. The Sh*t They Never Taught You with Adam Jones and Adam Ashton

November 29, 2021 09:44 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

In this episode, I interview the co-hosts of the popular podcast What You Will Learn, and now co-authors of The Sh*t They Never Taught You, Adam Jones and Adam Ashton, for a conversation on all things books and life. --- Show Notes: Get the book: https://amzn.to/3lkiFXI Listen to the WYWL podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1oQ6gWZqHHBgsrpIISZiAr  What You Will Learn website: www.whatyouwilllearn.com  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wywlpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/wha...

409. How to Make it as a Cocaine Trafficker with Jesse Fink

November 16, 2021 23:52 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

Jesse Fink is the author of five non-fiction books and has been published in over 20 countries and 13 foreign languages. His most recent book, Pure Narco: Th real-life tales of Luis Antonio Navia aka 'El Senador', is out now. In this episode we unpack: - Fink's rise to prominence as a non-fiction author - the life and times of Luis Navia, a Cuban-American cocaine trafficker who is estimated to have been complicit in the shipment of up to 300 tons of cocaine, worth US$10B during his 2...

408: Andrew Bogut on Basketball, Social Justice Politics in the NBA, and Australia’s Lockdown Measures

November 09, 2021 19:43 - 1 hour - 59 MB

Andrew Bogut is one of Australia’s most decorated basketball exports. He was the first overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft, won an NBA championship in 2015 with the Golden State Warriors, and spent 15 years honing his craft in the States, making about US$120M in career earnings.    He also represented the Australian Boomers on three separate Olympic Games.   Away from the court, Bogut has been an outspoken critic of Australia and in particular, the State of Victoria’s lockdown measure...

407: Pizza's Paul Fenech on Making it in Film & Television

August 31, 2021 01:41 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MB

Paul Fenech is an Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer and writer.  He is best known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the television series Pizza, Swift and Shift Couriers, Housos and Bogan Hunters and the motion picture Fat Pizza. In this conversation, we unpack: Fenech's rise to fame Making it in a competitive industry Mental resilience, discipline, and toughness Diversity quotas v merit The modern media landscape Cancel cultur...

PSA: Australia's Lockdown Laws and Obsession with COVID-19 Cases

August 25, 2021 00:11 - 51 minutes - 46.5 MB

Sometimes you just have to stand up for your values. --- GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack

#406: Why the Right to Disconnect is a Bad Idea (solosode)

June 25, 2021 04:03 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

The central idea behind the right to disconnect is that employees don’t have to take calls or read emails after work hours. It’s a well-intentioned proposal, buoyed on by increasing workplace stress. A report by NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety) found that workplace stress is attributable to excessive workload, people issues, and work-life balance conflicts. But the right to disconnect is a half-baked solution to a poorly diagnosed problem, one that could do more harm th...

Episode# 405: Navigating Emotions and Healing the Heart with Amy Chan

June 18, 2021 21:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MB

Amy Chan is the Founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual approach to heal the heart. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Heart Hackers Club - an online magazine that focuses on the psychology behind love, lust, and desire. The Observer calls her  "A relationship expert whose work is like that of a scientific Carrie Bradshaw" and her company has been featured across national media including Good Morning America, Vogue, Glamour, Nightline, and the front...

Announcing My New Podcast and YouTube Channel: WorkFlow

May 13, 2021 05:07 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

Announcing my new podcast, WorkFlow with Steve Glaveski. Find WorkFlow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKt2q_xi_I3sAYfVC8cH0FQ  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6B9aM7iGufCSEI3nRZKjOC  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/workflow-with-steve-glaveski/id1567338763  Web: www.steveglaveski.com  

Episode #404: Cutting Corporate Red Tape and Bulls#!t with Martin Lindstrom

February 10, 2021 18:30 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

Martin Lindstrom is the founder and chairman of Lindstrom Company, a global branding & culture transformation firm, operating across five continents and more than 30 countries. TIME Magazine has named Lindstrom one of the "World's 100 Most Influential People," and for five years running, Thinkers50, has selected Lindstrom to be among the world's top 50 business thinkers. Among the companies he advises are Burger King, Lowes, Boar's Head, Beverly Hills Hotels, Pepsi, Nestle and Google. Li...

Episode #403: Brad Feld on Depression and Work

February 03, 2021 16:27 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Brad Feld is an American entrepreneur, author, blogger, and venture capitalist at Foundry Group in Boulder, Colorado. He joined me to discuss his lifelong challenges with depression, and juggling performing at the highest level in his domain. We discussed what brought him to depression, changes he made to restore balance in life, and web unpacked advice for executives and entrepreneurs struggling with their own mental health.   Show Notes: Twitter: @bfeld The Foundry Group: thefoun...

Episode #402: Reinvent the Way You Work with Jonas Altman

January 21, 2021 08:51 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

Jonas Altman is a workologist who guides companies to leave politics and posturing behind in favor of transparent and trusting cultures. He is the founder of award-winning design practice Social Fabric, Altman coaches leaders to do their very best work and travels the world tirelessly learning and speaking about the changing nature of work. His chronicles have appeared in The Guardian, Quartz, Fast Company, The Telegraph, and The Sunday Times. As two people who have walked similar paths an...

Rebroadcast: Robert Greene on the Laws of Human Nature

December 18, 2020 00:39 - 1 hour - 95.5 MB

This man needs no introduction but I’m going to give him one anyway. Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law and Mastery. His highly anticipated sixth book, The Laws of Human Nature, explores people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents c...

Episode #401: SOWH3 - Burn the Books: Jordan Peterson, Penguin and the Hitler Youth?

December 02, 2020 00:52 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

“Where books are burned, in the end people will burn”.  19th Century German author and literary critic, Heinrich Heine, spoke these words, and they were more than just a well sounding maxim. Totalitarian regimes thrive wherever ideas contrary to their own are suppressed. They thrive when books are burned.  Harvard literary professor Duncan White echoed these sentiments, penning a piece for the New York Times called The Authoritarian’s Worst Fear? A Book. He referenced authoritarian regim...

Episode #400: From Fijian Refugee to Billion Dollar Supplement Empire with Izhar Basha

November 17, 2020 13:18 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

From humble beginnings with a small supplement retail store in Randwick, Izhar Basha has gone on to create and head internationally recognised and celebrated Australian supplements brand, EHPlabs. After an autoimmune disease diagnosis forced Izhar to leave a successful law career, his mission has been to help people focus on their health and wellbeing. Izhar was one of the first in the business sector to utilise the power of social media and his flagship product OxyShred has been hailed as...

Episode #399: SOWH2 - How Diversity Programs Backfire

November 14, 2020 01:33 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

In the second installment of the Strong Opinions, Weakly Held series, I'll be tackling DEI programs, and how they can backfire and cause more harm than good. --- Listen to Future Squared wherever you find your podcasts, or find us online at www.nofilter.media/futuresquared GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack    

Episode #398: Reviving a 200-Year-Old Whisky Distillery with David Prior

October 29, 2020 11:26 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

David Prior is a lifelong entrepreneur. He founded Baroda Packaging, which was acquired in 2007, before turning his eye to yoghurt, with Five:AM Organics, which after just three years in the market was acquired for $80 million. A year later, in 2015, David proceeded to invest half of his net worth into the acquisition of Bladnoch Distillery, a 200 year old whisky distillery in the Scottish lowlands that was in administration; destitute and downtrodden, having not produced any Scotch Whisky...

Episode #397: Gad Saad on Social Justice Politics at Work

October 27, 2020 10:43 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

Gad Saad is a Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary psychologist at the John Molson School of Business who applies evolutionary psychology to marketing and consumer behaviour.  His latest book is The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense, and it explores the numerous idea pathogens permeating today’s social landscape, such as, but not limited to post-modernism. We covered lots of ground in this rapid fire 30-minute conversation with Saad, including: How dangerous fringe...

Episode #396: SOWH1 - Why Disney and Generalists Thrive in a Pandemic World

October 17, 2020 19:30 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

In this very first instalment of the Strong Opinions, Weakly Held series, I'll be talking about why companies like Disney, and generalists in particular, are thriving in the uncertain world that is the one we find ourselves in today. You can subscribe to more SOWH insights at strongopinions.weaklyheld.substack.com GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack

Episode #395: Becoming Financially Well with WeMoney's Dan Jovevski

October 16, 2020 08:13 - 1 hour - 82.4 MB

Dan Jovevski is an entrepreneur, and founder of WeMoney, an AI-based financial wellness platform set out to increase financial wellbeing for all Australians. The company closed a $2m round during the pandemic, which speaks volumes about how pronounced the problem of financial wellness, or should that be not-wellness is amongst people today. This was a fascinating conversation that unpacked Dan’s journey to WeMoney, but also the psychological vulnerabilities that predispose us to making bad...

Episode #394: Get Twice as Much Done in Half the Time with Steve Glaveski

October 03, 2020 00:43 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

This is a repost of my recent interview with Lucas Aoun on the Boost Your Biology podcast, all about getting twice as much done in half the time. We unpack myriad actionable ways you can get more done in less time to free yourself up to lead your best life.  Find Boost Your Biology wherever you listen to podcasts, or find it online at www.nofilter.media/boostyourbiology Show Notes: Get the book: www.timerichbook.com Lucas Aoun on IG: @ergogenic_health GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https:...

Episode #393: My new book, Time Rich, is out today + 10 Productivity Tips

September 30, 2020 22:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB

Today’s the day (finally)! My fifth book, Time Rich: Do Your Best Work, Live Your Best Life, is now available. The book was originally slated for release in May, but with all of the uncertainty surrounding coronavirus at the time, my publisher (Wiley) and I decided to push it back to October, thinking that the world would have returned to some semblance of normality by then.  While that isn’t exactly the case, the book is perhaps more relevant now than ever, with people spending, on av...

Episode #392: Spotify's Censorship Moment: Joe Rogan, Podcasts and Politics

September 27, 2020 23:15 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

In this solosode of the Future Squared podcast, I tackle the recent news that Spotify's NYC staffers want the platform to censor one of the world's most popular podcasts today, the Joe Rogan Experience. This is a recording of an article I wrote on the topic which you can find at https://www.nofilter.media/posts/spotifys-censorship-moment-joe-rogan-podcasts-and-politics GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: h...

Rebroadcast: Focus on What You Can Control with Massimo Pigliucci

September 10, 2020 10:14 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

In this special rebroadcast episode, we go back into the archives for a conversation on the philosophy of Stoicism, and on focusing on what you can control - something of central importance in these trying times of COVID-19. Massimo Pigliucci is a Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York. His research is concerned with philosophy of science, the relationship between science and philosophy, and the nature of pseudoscience. He received a Doctorate in Genetics from the Uni...

Episode #391: Get Rich and Die Trying with John Roa

September 03, 2020 06:18 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

At the age of twenty-six, John Roa founded a tech-consulting and design firm,  ÄKTA,  that he sold for a fortune to Salesforce.  His account of his rise from a self-described below-average student, to becoming a poster boy for the ambitious, successful young entrepreneur, to nearly destroying himself in the process is the subject of his book, A Practical Way to Get Rich . . . and Die Trying. Roa's twenty-year-long journey from being dead-broke to wealth he never imagined is an absurd and...

Announcement: My New Podcast - Battle of the Bands

August 12, 2020 04:50 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MB

I've just launched a new narrative form podcast called Battle of the Bands. If you like Business Wars, and like music, then you'll love Battle of the Bands...at least, I hope you will. Check it out wherever you find your podcasts, or visit www.nofilter.media/battle GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack

Episode 390: Shaping the Future of Money with Daniel Cannizzaro

July 28, 2020 14:25 - 51 minutes - 95 MB

In this episode of Future Squared, founder of Aussie fintech Parpera, shares his journey from Melbourne's northwestern suburbs to EY and London Business School, before founding up and coming fintech, Parpera. Show notes: Crowdfunding campaign: equitise.com Parpera: parpera.com Contact Daniel: [email protected] Future Squared: www.nofilter.media/futuresquared Listen to Future Squared on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, IHeartRadio, Stitcher or wherever you get yo...

Episode 390: Shaping the Future of Money with Daniel Cannizzaro

July 28, 2020 14:25 - 51 minutes - 95 MB

In this episode of Future Squared, founder of Aussie fintech Parpera, shares his journey from Melbourne's northwestern suburbs to EY and London Business School, before founding up and coming fintech, Parpera. Show notes: Crowdfunding campaign: equitise.com Parpera: parpera.com Contact Daniel: [email protected] Future Squared: www.nofilter.media/futuresquared Listen to Future Squared on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, IHeartRadio, Stitcher or wherever you get yo...

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