Smart People Podcast
470 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★ - 702 ratingsSmart People Podcast is a biweekly, interview-based podcast that features today's most well respected thought leaders engaging in authentic, insightful conversation for the benefit of the listener. The host, Chris Stemp, and his co-host/producer Jon Rojas, utilize their insatiable curiosity and relatable charm to provoke their guests into giving the interview of a lifetime.
Every single guest has achieved a high level of recognition within their arena and in doing so has collected a wealth of experiences and insights that are brought to life in this top ranked podcast. Show topics include: psychology, leadership, education, technology, entrepreneurship, relationships, and much more.
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How to Rewrite Your Life Story and Overcome a Lifetime of Conformity with Christina Rasmussen
July 02, 2024 02:29 - 1 hourAcclaimed grief educator, Christina Rasmussen, sheds light on how societal expectations and conformity can lead to a lifetime of accumulated, unacknowledged heartbreak. Learn how to recognize and validate these "invisible losses", and understand the Life Reentry® Model to help you break free from the constraints of conformity and rewrite your life story. This will finally free you from your "waiting room" - the purgatory preventing you from your true identity. Join us as we explore the unspok...
Special Episode - The Optimistic Outlook - Gen Z and the power of multigenerational teams
June 25, 2024 01:48 - 35 minutesPlease enjoy this episode of The Optimistic Outlook hosted by Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens US! The original episode can be found here: https://theoptimisticoutlook.podbean.com/e/gen-z-and-the-power-of-multigenerational-teams/. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Babbel - Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/spp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does UV Light Actually Sterilize? The Truth About Using UV Light to Sanitize and a New Technology That Could Change Everything with Founder, John Rajchert
June 18, 2024 02:28 - 1 hourWe have all seen the new gadgets that use UV light to “sterilize”. Everything from UV light phone cleaners to toothbrush holders, air purifiers, and water cleaners. But does it actually work? Can a simple light keep us healthier and safer? We dive into the science to separate fact from fiction and explore the surprising answers. But that's not all - we also reveal a game-changing new technology that's about to disrupt everything we thought we knew about UV light sanitation. Tune in to find ou...
The Alarming Truth About Brain Surveillance and the War for Your Thoughts with Nita Farahany
June 04, 2024 02:09 - 1 hourImagine a world where your brain can be interrogated to learn your political beliefs, your thoughts can be used as evidence of a crime, and your own feelings can be held against you. A world where people who suffer from epilepsy receive alerts moments before a seizure, and the average person can peer into their own mind to eliminate painful memories or cure addictions. Neuroscience has already made all of this possible today, and neurotechnology will soon become the “universal controller” for...
America in Crisis: A Bold New Solution to Our Broken Democracy with Constitutional Law Scholar, Max Stearns
May 21, 2024 01:59 - 57 minutesIn this episode, Max Stearns explores the core problems behind America's political mess, showing how social media and our strict two-party system deepen divisions and block real progress. Stearns explains how our current voting system forces people to pick between two bad options, which only increases conflict and stops things from getting done. He presents a bold new idea to solve these issues, highlighting the urgent need for a big but possible change. This episode is a must-listen for anyo...
Brian Klaas - Fluke: How to Use Chance and Chaos to Your Advantage
May 07, 2024 01:02 - 57 minutesIf you could rewind your life to the very beginning and then press play, would everything turn out the same? Or could making an accidental phone call or missing an exit off the highway change not just your life, but history itself? And would you remain blind to the radically different possible world you unknowingly left behind? In our episode this week, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas dives deeply into the phenomenon of random chance and the chaos it can sow, taking aim at most p...
Guy Kawasaki Explains How Steve Jobs Taught Him to Think Remarkably
April 23, 2024 02:18 - 59 minutesGuy Kawasaki is a marketing legend and the first Chief Evangelist Officer at Apple in 1984 when he helped launch and market the first Macintosh computer. In this episode, Guy brings us back to the early days of Apple and tells us what it was truly like working alongside Steve Jobs. He explains his rise and fall at Apple, and what he learned from the best entrepreneur of our generation. He then explains how he has taken his professional experience and put it into his new book, Think Remarkable...
The Past, Present, and Future of Real Estate: A Conversation with Dave Liniger, Founder and President of the Largest Real Estate Company in the World
April 09, 2024 02:06 - 53 minutesThe real estate market is the topic of many conversations these days. Are we in a bubble? Is Real Estate still a good investment? Is AirBNB destroying communities? What is the future of real estate agents after the recent lawsuit? In this week's episode we sit down with Dave Liniger, the Founder and President of Re/Max, the worlds largest Real Estate firm, to discuss all of these questions and more. Dave is the chairman of RE/MAX, the Denver based global real estate company that he cofounded ...
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality with Nobel laureate, Venki Ramakrishnan
March 26, 2024 01:02 - 45 minutesToday, we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in understanding why we age—and why some species live longer than others. Could we eventually cheat disease and death and live for a very long time, possibly many times our current lifespan? Venki Ramakrishnan, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and former president of the Royal Society, takes us on a riveting journey to the frontiers of biology, asking whether we must be mortal. Covering the recent brea...
Charles Duhigg - Mastering the Art of Supercommunication in Daily Life
March 12, 2024 02:00 - 58 minutesThis week we are talking with one of the most prolific authors in decades, Charles Duhigg. You may know him from his NYT Bestselling Books, “The Power of Habit,” and “Better Faster Stronger.” His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide! In our episode this week, we are talking about his new book, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. Communication is a superpower and the best communicators understand that whenever we speak, we’re actually participat...
Why We Remember and How to Hold on to What Matters with Dr. Charan Ranganath
February 27, 2024 00:50 - 1 hourMemory isn't just a passive recollection—it's a transformative force that subtly influences our world. Dr. Ranganath, a leading memory researcher, unveils the powerful influence memory has on our lives, from recalling faces and names to shaping learning, decision-making, and even trauma and healing. He reveals how our brains record the past, shaping our present and guiding our future. Join us as we explore practical applications of this knowledge, from daily tasks like finding keys to address...
How to Find Your Life Path with Creative Strategist, Bonnie Wan
February 13, 2024 02:33 - 54 minutesBonnie Wan is a Partner and Head of Brand Strategy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, one of Fast Company’s 2021 Most Innovative Companies In The World. As a career brand strategist she has been celebrated as an Ad Age Leading Woman for 2023 and 2022’s Chief Strategy Officer of the Year. We all have moments when we doubt the path we’re on. Is this the career for me? Am I in the right relationship? Is this as good as it gets? These questions can feel uncomfortable without a method for uncoveri...
From Survival Mode to Thriving: Hacking Your Neurobiology for Success using Polyvagal Theory with Dr. Stephen Porges
January 30, 2024 02:24 - 1 hourStephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. Since Stephen Porges first proposed the Polyvagal Theory in 1994, its basic idea―that the level of safety we feel impacts our health and happiness―has radically shif...
Hate Work? Listen here. A conversation on designing your intentional life with Paul Millerd.
January 16, 2024 01:01 - 1 hourPaul Millerd is an author, consultant, and podcaster. In this episode we talk about what it’s like to find yourself in the wrong life, and then how to get into the real work of figuring out how to live. Our guest pieces together a set of ideas and principles that brought him from unfulfilled and burned out to his good life. Hopefully you can take some things away from this conversation to start living a more intentional, energizing, and passionate life for yourself. Paul's book, The Pathless ...
The Convergence: Blockchain, AI, Extended Reality, and IOT are coming together with Alex Tapscott
January 02, 2024 01:47 - 56 minutesAlex is an entrepreneur, business author, and seasoned capital markets professional focused on the impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, on business, government, and society. An essential introduction and guide to navigating the next Internet revolution—everything from the metaverse and NFTs to DAOs, decentralized finance, and self-sovereign identity—from the co-author of the international bestseller Blockchain Revolution. Alex's most recent book is Web3: C...
Your Wakeup Call: Life Lessons from FBI Negotiation Trainer and Suicide Prevention Specialist, Dr. Mark Goulston
December 19, 2023 01:42 - 1 hourDr. Mark Goulston is dying to tell you about what mortality is teaching him. He is a distinguished psychiatrist, a hostage negotiations trainer, and death and dying specialist who is facing his own mortality and the universe is telling him to share what he's learned from 50 years of listening. He says that if he knew these things decades earlier, it would have changed his life for the better. Now you can learn them to change your life for the better... and you don't need to be dying to learn ...
Bridging the Divide: Using Curiosity as a Solution for Division with Scott Shigeoka
December 05, 2023 01:10 - 56 minutesIt’s no secret that division, loneliness, and polarization are on the rise—to catastrophic impact on our personal lives. While we often think of curiosity as a personality trait, internationally-recognized curiosity expert Scott Shigeoka knows that it’s actually the most potent tool we have to bridge our differences and heal relationships: From political blow-ups to age divides at work; religious differences to languishing friendships; gun rights to gender rights. In this episode, Shigeoka bl...
Reflecting on the Pandemic: What We Learned and What We Didn’t with Joe Nocera
November 21, 2023 01:22 - 54 minutesWhy and how did America, in a catastrophically enormous failure, become the world leader in COVID deaths? In this Episode, veteran journalist Joe Nocera offers fresh and provocative answers. We discuss what really happened when governments ran out of PPE due to snarled supply chains and the shock to the financial system when the world's biggest economy stumbled. We also cover the effectiveness of wildly polarized approaches, with governors Andrew Cuomo of New York and Ron DeSantis of Florida ...
The Neuroscience Behind the Power of Emotions with Dr. Julia DiGangi
November 07, 2023 16:27 - 58 minutesYou may feel as if you don't control your emotional energy, that it's an inevitable consequence of the world around you and the forces bearing down on you. But that's not the case. To reach your full potential, you can learn to recognize and harness the energy in your brain. Dr. Julia DiGangi is an expert in the connection between our brains, our emotions, and our relationships. Her work shows people how to harness the power of the brain to lead more satisfying and emotionally intelligent liv...
Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way with Kieran Setiya
October 24, 2023 01:14 - 52 minutesKieran Setiya teaches philosophy at MIT, working mainly in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. He is an author and also has a podcast called Five Questions. Kieran's book, Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way, is available now. To learn more about Kieran, go to ksetiya.net. You can also find more of his writings on his Substack: ksetiya.substack.com. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplep...
Threshold: Terminal Lucidity and the Border Between Life and Death, with Dr. Alexander Batthyany
October 12, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourProf. Alexander Batthyány, PhD, holds the Chair of the Research Institute for Theoretical Psychology and Personalist Studies at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary. Since 2012, Batthyány is Visiting Professor for Existential Psychotherapy at the Moscow University Institute of Psychoanalysis, Russia. He is Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute and first editor of the 14-volume edition of the Collected Works of Viktor Frankl. Near the end of life, many people--including tho...
If we are the only sentient beings, what does that mean for how we live? A manifesto for living with Physicist, Marcelo Gleiser.
September 26, 2023 00:00 - 57 minutesMarcelo Gleiser is a theoretical physicist and public intellectual at Dartmouth College working on basic research ranging from cosmology and applications of information theory to complex phenomena to history and philosophy of science and how science and culture interact. He is devoted to the public understanding of science and is a popular speaker with a strong social media presence and books published in 15 languages. Marcelo's book, The Dawn of a Mindful Universe: A Manifesto for Humanity'...
The Perfection Trap - Learning to let go and focus on what matters most with Thomas Curran
September 12, 2023 00:29 - 48 minutesThomas Curran is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics. He is a world leading expert on perfectionism. He has written for the Harvard Business Review, was featured in the New Scientist, and his work has been covered by publications including the Guardian, Telegraph, and the Wall Street Journal. Thomas' book, The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough, is available now. Learn more about Thomas at thomasc...
Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars with Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb
August 29, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutesAvi Loeb, the longest serving Chair of Harvard’s Astronomy Department, presented a theory that shook the scientific community: our solar system, Loeb claimed, had likely been visited by a piece of advanced alien technology from a distant star. This provocative and persuasive argument opened millions of minds internationally to the vast possibilities of our universe and the existence of intelligent life beyond Earth. But a crucial question remained: now that we are aware of the existence of ex...
Dealing with Stress, Anxiety, and Panic. How to turn anxious energy into a useful tool with Dr. Luana Marques
August 15, 2023 01:07 - 56 minutesDr. Luana Marques is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Community Psychiatry PRIDE at Massachusetts General Hospital and serves as past-president of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Dr. Luana's book, Bold Move: A 3-Step Plan to Transform Anxiety into Power is available now. Find out more about Dr. Luana at drluana.com. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpe...
How to see things as they really are. A better way to pay attention in a distracted world with Christian Madsbjerg.
August 01, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourPaying attention is a crucial human skill, yet many of us have forgotten how to listen carefully and observe intentionally. In this episode, we talk about how we can recapture our ability to pay attention that helps all of us to see with more empathy, accuracy, and connection to others. Christian Madsbjerg founded (and sold) ReD Associates - a strategic innovation consultancy - with a group of likeminded people in 2007. He is the author of books on social theory and discourse analysis. Christ...
Your IQ doesn't matter, it's all about XQ. How to leverage experiential intelligence with Soren Kaplan
July 18, 2023 00:32 - 55 minutesFirst we had IQ to predict success. Then Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Now, Experiential Intelligence (XQ) expands our understanding of what's needed to thrive in today's disruptive world. Experiential Intelligence reveals how our past experiences impact our present success and future opportunities in ways we often don't recognize. While you can't change what's happened to you or how you've responded to it, within your unique stories are hidden strengths waiting to be discovered. Do just that ...
What do you want to be known for? How to establish your brand with Aliza Licht.
July 04, 2023 01:37 - 48 minutesHow you show up in person, over email, and on social media communicates your personal brand. That brand deserves thoughtful cultivation and crafting as you shape your narrative, build your network, grow your confidence, and plot your future. Aliza Licht, a former fashion executive who successfully turned her communications expertise into a multimedia brand and consultancy, shares both personal and professional advice from her lived experiences and from expert contributors to help you discover...
A New Theory that Explains the Mysteries of Life with Dr. Neil Theise
June 20, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourNeil Theise is a professor of pathology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Through his scientific research, he has been a pioneer of adult stem cell plasticity and the anatomy of the human interstitium. Dr. Theise’s studies in complexity theory have led to interdisciplinary collaborations in fields such as integrative medicine, consciousness studies, and science-religion dialogue. Complexity theory addresses the mysteries that animate science, philosophy, and metaphysics: how this teemin...
Scientific Wellness: How to use your blood, your genes, and AI to help you live longer with Dr. Nathan Price
June 06, 2023 01:29 - 1 hourWe are on the cusp of a major transformation in healthcare—yet few people know it. At top hospitals and a few innovative health-tech startups, scientists are working closely with patients to dramatically extend their “healthspan”—the number of healthy years before disease sets in. In The Age of Scientific Wellness, two visionary leaders of this revolution in health take us on a thrilling journey to this new frontier of medicine. Today, most doctors wait for clinical symptoms to appear before ...
What does it mean to be you? A powerful exploration of identity with Stanford psychologist Brian Lowery
May 23, 2023 01:30 - 59 minutesSocial psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery presents a provocative, powerful theory of identity, arguing that there is no essential "self"—our selves are social creations of those with whom we interact —exploring what that means for who we can be and who we allow others to be. There’s nothing we spend more time with, but understand less, than ourselves. You’ve been with yourself every waking moment of your life. But who—or, rather, what—are you? In this podcast, Brian Lowery argue...
Turn Your Flaws Into Fuel with Shark Tank Investor Matt Higgins
May 09, 2023 01:10 - 49 minutesMatt Higgins was a Guest Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank, is an Executive Fellow and teacher at Harvard Business School, and, through RSE Ventures, the private investment firm he co-founded, an investor in some of America’s most beloved brands. Matt began his career as the youngest press secretary in New York City history, where he helped manage the global press response during 9/11. He has been an executive for two NFL teams – currently serving as vice chairman of the Miami Dolphins. Matt's newest...
The Surprising Benefits of 'Bad' English: Lessons from Linguistics Expert Valerie Fridland
April 25, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourHave you ever been criticized for the way you speak? If you have, you're not alone. As human beings, our need to communicate is inherent, but linguistic standards are often indoctrinated in us early on, leading to a perception of slang and informal language as being incorrect. In our latest episode, we explore the true nature of language and its function beyond correctness. We discuss how language is an accident of socio-historical-political factors and how there is nothing intrinsically wron...
Should America Pay Reparations for Slavery? A Discussion on Racism with Coleman Hughes
April 11, 2023 00:19 - 1 hourColeman Hughes is an American writer, podcast host, and opinion columnist who specializes in issues related to race, public policy and applied ethics. He was a fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and a fellow and contributing editor at their City Journal, and is the host of the podcast Conversations with Coleman. Find out more about Coleman at colemanhughes.org and check out his Youtube channel. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: htt...
Evolution, The Big Bang, and How We Can Live Better By Understanding Our Origin Story with Dan Levitt
March 28, 2023 01:00 - 57 minutesIt all started with the Big Bang. We all know that. But what does that even mean? And how did the big bang lead to us?! Our body is made up of “starstuff”, and by by understanding how everything started, we can make better choices on living. Dan Levitt spent over twenty-five years writing, producing, and directing award-winning documentaries for National Geographic, Discovery, Science, History, PBS, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ken...
Steven Kotler - Peak Performance Aging: Crushing It As You Get Older
March 14, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourSteven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance and is the author of 11 bestselling books (out of 14!!!). His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes. Steven's newest book, Gnar Country: Growing Old, Staying Rad, is available now. Find out more about Steven at stevenkotler.com and gnarcountry.com. Support the Show - Become a Patr...
Garrett Brown and Colin Coggins - Authentic Influence: A New Paradigm in Sales and Effectiveness
February 28, 2023 01:00 - 55 minutesColin Coggins and Garrett Brown are adjunct professors of entrepreneurship at USC’s Marshall School of Business where they teach the popular class they created, “Sales Mindset for Entrepreneurs.” They are also authors, speakers, longtime sales professionals, and best friends who met while working at enterprise software startup Bitium, which they helped lead to an acquisition by Google. Garret and Colin's book, The Unsold Mindset: Redefining What It Means to Sell, is available now! Find more a...
Stefan Falk - Creating Intrinsic Motivation: The Key to Loving Your Work
February 14, 2023 01:00 - 1 hourStefan Falk is an internationally-recognized executive coach and human performance expert. A McKinsey & Company alumnus specializing in leadership and corporate transformation, he has trained over 4,000 leaders across more than 60 different client organizations in North America and Europe. Stefan's book, Intrinsic Motivation: Learn to Love Your Work and Succeed as Never Before, is available now! Find more about Stefan at learntoloveyourwork.com. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us gr...
Gloria Mark - How to Find Focus, Fight Distraction, and Get More Done
January 31, 2023 01:00 - 1 hourGloria Mark is Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She received her PhD from Columbia University in psychology and studies the impact of digital media on people’s lives. She takes a deep dive in examining multitasking, interruptions, and mood with the use of digital devices. She has published over 200 articles, and in 2017 was inducted into the ACM SIGCHI Academy which recognizes leaders in the field of human-computer interaction. Gloria's book, Atte...
Dr. Marc Schulz - How to Live the Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
January 17, 2023 01:01 - 1 hourMarc Schulz is the associate director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development and the Sue Kardas PhD 1971 Chair in Psychology at Bryn Mawr College. He also directs the Data Science Program and previously chaired the psychology department and Clinical Developmental Psychology PhD program at Bryn Mawr. Dr. Schulz received his BA from Amherst College and his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Schulz' book, The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longe...
2022 Year in Review
January 03, 2023 02:35 - 1 hour2022. It was quite the year. Jon's wife is having a baby! Chris is excited to rebrand! Join us as we discuss some of our favorite clips from 2022 and what we are looking forward to in 2023. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: RocketMoney - Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions right now at rocketmoney.com/SMART. Blinkist - Go to Blinkist.com/SMART to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off of a ...
Jennifer Moss - The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It
December 20, 2022 01:04 - 1 hourJennifer Moss is an award-winning writer, international speaker, and workplace culture strategist with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. She is a nationally syndicated radio columnist and freelance journalist. She writes for Harvard Business Review and her work has appeared in CNN, TIME, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Jennifer's book, The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It, is available now! Learn mor...
Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn - Finding Purpose in Silence
December 06, 2022 02:00 - 49 minutesLeigh Marz is an author, leadership coach, and collaboration consultant. She has led diverse initiatives, including a training program to promote an experimental mindset among multi-generational teams at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Justin Zorn has served as both a policymaker and a meditation teacher in the US Congress. On Capitol Hill, he served as Legislative Director to three Members of Congress. As a writer, he has been a contributor to publications including Harvard Business Re...
Bethany Brookshire - Can we Separate Humans from Nature?
November 22, 2022 01:05 - 45 minutesBethany Brookshire is a science writer and author. She is also a podcast host on the podcast Science for the People, where she interviews scientists and science writers about the science that will impact people’s lives. Bethany Brookshire's book, Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains, will be available on December 6, 2022. Learn more about Bethany Brookshire at bethanybrookshire.com. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartp...
David Sikorjak and Ben Valenta - Why it’s Better to be a Sports Fan
November 08, 2022 01:27 - 48 minutesBen Valenta is the SVP of Strategy & Analytics for FOX Sports. In his previous life as a consultant, he advised an incredible array of clients, including: Nike, the NFL, Anheuser-Busch InBev, YouTube, ESPN, National Geographic, MSNBC, NBC News, Livestrong, the New York Knicks, and the New York Rangers. David Sikorjak is the founder of Dexterity Consulting, a strategy and analytics consultancy that artfully blends research, analysis, and empathy to transform how brands think. Prior to that, he...
Kristin Keffeler - How Money Changes Your Perspective
October 25, 2022 00:00 - 49 minutesKristin Keffeler is the founder and principal for Illumination360 and the Chief Learning Officer for the Johnson Financial Group. Kristin graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Chemistry from the University of Denver. Kristin's book, The Myth of the Silver Spoon: Navigating Family Wealth and Creating an Impactful Life, will be available on November 22, 2022. Learn more about Kristin at illumination360.com/about. Support the Show - Become a P...
Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn - The secret to generating great ideas
October 11, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutesJeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn are the authors of, Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters, which is available on October 25th. Jeremy is the Director of Executive Education at Stanford d.school and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford's School of Engineering. He is the co-host of the d.school’s widely popular program “Stanford’s Masters of Creativity.” Perry is a co-founding member of Stanford's d.school faculty. He is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Executive Education at Stanford ...
Christie Hunter Arscott - Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty & Launch a Brilliant Career
September 26, 2022 23:59 - 52 minutesChristie Hunter Arscott is an award-winning advisor, speaker, and author. A Rhodes Scholar, Christie has been named by Thinkers50 as one of the top management thinkers likely to shape the future of business. Christie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Brown University and two Master’s degrees with a focus on gender research from the University of Oxford. She currently serves on the Women’s Leadership Board of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School. Chri...
Mauro Porcini - Will Companies Finally Put People First?
September 12, 2022 23:59 - 50 minutesMauro Porcini is PepsiCo’s first ever Chief Design Officer. He joined the food & beverage corporation in 2012 and in said role he is infusing design thinking into PepsiCo’s culture and is leading a new approach to innovation by design that impacts the company’s product platforms and brands. These brands include Pepsi, Lay’s, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Sodastream, Doritos, Lifewtr, bubly, Aquafina, Cheetos, Quaker, 7Up, Mirinda... just to name a few! Mauro's book, The Human Side of Innovation: Th...
Will Storr - The Status Game - On Human Life and How to Play It
August 30, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourWill Storr is an award-winning writer and author of six books, including his newest, The Status Game. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. He has also been presented with the AIB Award for Best Investigative Documentary for his BBC radio series. Will's book, The Status Game, is available now! Learn more about Will at willstorr.com. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.c...