Menu
Sign In Pricing Add Podcast
Podcast Image

A Bit of Optimism

#198
Language: en Business Education
Last Checked: 2025-03-19 21:22:39

Does Gender Change How We Lead? with retired colonel DeDe Halfhill

Tue, 18 Mar 2025

Is there such a thing as female leadership? Or is gender not a factor?DeDe Halfhill would say yes an...

The Myth of the Perfect Meditator with podcaster Jay Shetty

Tue, 11 Mar 2025

We turn to ancient philosophies to help us cope with the stress of modern life. But what if ancient ...

When Your 'Flaw' Becomes Your Edge with Comedian Hasan Minhaj

Tue, 4 Mar 2025

To recognize your own talent takes time and self-awareness. But to find the courage to pursue it? Th...

Humble Leaders Lead Better Teams with Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

Most people believe the only way to lead is to become the best at something. But what if great leade...

A Sweet Conversation About Dying with Death Doula Alua Arthur

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

Death is a word we like to avoid. We dance around the subject or use vague euphemisms to not hurt an...

The Secret Art of Micromanagement with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

Tue, 11 Feb 2025

People aren’t born great leaders. They learn to become great leaders.For Brian Chesky, the learnin...

You Are More Like Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier Than You Think

Tue, 4 Feb 2025

To create something truly original, do we build something new or break what came before? Perhaps the...

Kids (And Employees) Know More Than You Think with Dr. Becky Kennedy

Tue, 28 Jan 2025

Parenting is the hardest job in the world—and it turns out, it’s also one of the best training g...

Spite Is The Greatest Motivator with Watch Duty founder John Mills

Tue, 21 Jan 2025

When the wildfires struck Los Angeles, turmoil quickly consumed the city. People were desperate for ...

The First Steps to Reducing Your Anxiety with author Mel Robbins

Tue, 14 Jan 2025

Life can feel overwhelming, especially when we're too drained to even get out of bed. So, how do we ...

The Cure for Loneliness with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

Tue, 7 Jan 2025

Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions. Where do we go to feel like we belong?As the Surgeon Ge...

Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt

Tue, 17 Dec 2024

It’s our last episode of 2024, so I decided to invite comedian Trevor Noah on…to get as serious ...

Should You Work With Your Friends? with my friend Will Guidara

Tue, 10 Dec 2024

They say business and pleasure don’t mix. But what about business and friends?My dear friend Wil...

The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger

Tue, 3 Dec 2024

We all want to live a happy life, but what does research say about how to actually achieve it? For ...

The First Steps to Find Love with Matthew Hussey

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

Finding love is a journey. We might take some wrong turns along the way.Matthew Hussey helps people ...

Dr. Mark Hyman: To Live Longer You Need...

Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Close friends are the best thing for your health. Friendship, it turns out, is one of life’s best ...

Alexis Ohanian: Why I Left Reddit and Why Greed Can Inspire Good

Tue, 12 Nov 2024

In 2020, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigned from his own company in protest. After 15 years b...

What can we learn from a rural school in Kenya? with principal Carol Moraa

Tue, 5 Nov 2024

Kenya's Maasai Mara is rugged, beautiful, and tough. Values are everything for the people who live i...

Peace Is A Process with negotiation expert William Ury

Tue, 29 Oct 2024

Peace is a process, not an outcome. It's a process that must begin with understanding the other side...

Creating Astonishment with Chicago Bears CEO Kevin Warren

Tue, 22 Oct 2024

Astonishment. A feeling of amazement so powerful you have to stop in wonder. As President and CEO o...

A Lifetime of Leadership with President Joe Biden

Tue, 15 Oct 2024

Leadership is deeply personal. As people change, the way they lead has to change, too.Few leaders ha...

Revisited: How To Be A Friend with chef and entrepreneur Christina Tosi

Tue, 8 Oct 2024

Friends can help us get through life’s toughest moments. But a true friend remembers to smile abou...

Revisited: Molly's Game with Molly Bloom

Tue, 1 Oct 2024

Some people’s life stories are too crazy not to tell. So today, we’re revisiting one of my favor...

Revisited: We Cannot Heal Alone In The Loneliness Epidemic with Rabbi Sharon Brous

Tue, 17 Sep 2024

Grief can paralyze us. Most of us aren't given a manual about how to comfort someone grieving or how...

Confident Ignorance with rapper, novelist, and filmmaker Logic

Tue, 17 Sep 2024

Vision, not skill, is the heart of creativity. But when a creative vision gets too big for one perso...

Wealth Is Togetherness with community organizer Kennedy Odede

Tue, 10 Sep 2024

The slums of Kenya are a tough place to grow up. Stealing a mango could get you killed.Kennedy Odede...

Landing Moonshots with Google's Innovation Chief Dr. Astro Teller

Tue, 3 Sep 2024

Before Elon Musk rebranded Twitter, X was already in use — at Google. Google X was Google's secret...

Creativity Is Connection with poet IN-Q

Tue, 6 Aug 2024

Business and poetry usually don't mix. But vulnerability has the power to bring teams together.Poet ...

The Smell of Memory with scent designer Dawn Goldworm

Tue, 30 Jul 2024

Our sense of smell has the deepest tie to emotion and memory. But it's also the most overlooked. In ...

Mastery is an Infinite Game with performance psychologist Mike Gervais

Tue, 23 Jul 2024

Fierce competition can lead to burnout. How do we train ourselves to maintain excellence without giv...

Breaking Tradition with cellist Anastasia Kobekina

Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Classical music could use a little disruption. For Anastasia Kobekina, that means playing outside of...

How to Breathe Out Fear with freediver Li Karlsen

Tue, 9 Jul 2024

Courage isn't about bravado. It's about staying calm. Li Karlsen knows a lot about staying calm und...

More Thinking About Thinking with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part Two

Tue, 2 Jul 2024

In Part 2 of our conversation, Brené Brown, Adam Grant, and I continue our journey of out loud self...

Thinking About Thinking with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part One

Tue, 25 Jun 2024

To become more self-aware, sometimes you need a friend. Two friends is even better.Brené Brown and ...

The War On The Young with Professor Scott Galloway

Tue, 18 Jun 2024

Building wealth is an unequal pursuit. Scott Galloway believes no one is getting more screwed financ...

Moral Courage with Diane Foley, mother of executed journalist James Foley

Tue, 11 Jun 2024

Seven years after ISIS killed her son, Diane Foley met with one of his killers. Somehow, she was abl...

Humble Confidence with veteran and entrepreneur Blake Hall

Tue, 4 Jun 2024

Humility stems from confidence. Confident leaders can admit when they're not the smartest person in ...

The Ultimate Infinite-Minded CEO with Trek Bicycle CEO John Burke

Tue, 28 May 2024

The jump from $250 million to $2 billion in revenue doesn't happen overnight. Over 25 years, John Bu...

Be Necessary with war journalist Sebastian Junger

Tue, 21 May 2024

War reporters risk their lives to document conflict. And yet, after a career living on battlefields,...

Invention is Reinvention with entrepreneur Eric Ryan

Tue, 14 May 2024

Starting a company from scratch isn't easy. Doing it multiple times seems downright impossible.Eric ...

The Definition of Success with author Neil Strauss

Tue, 7 May 2024

In 2005, Neil Strauss published The Game, a book about his years living in the pickup artist communi...

Happily Friended with author Rhaina Cohen

Tue, 30 Apr 2024

Society treats marriage like the end goal of human intimacy. Platonic friends can never be as import...

How To Eat with Glucose Goddess Jessie Inchauspé

Tue, 23 Apr 2024

It's not just what we eat but how we eat it that counts. Eating the same meal in a different order c...

Love Is Not Enough with couples therapist Shawn McBride

Tue, 16 Apr 2024

Relationships are hard. No matter how much we like, respect, or love someone, conflict seems inevita...

We Cannot Heal Alone with Rabbi Sharon Brous

Tue, 9 Apr 2024

Loneliness is now an epidemic, with devastating impacts on our health. How can we rekindle the deep ...

Ideas That Stick with advertising legend Lee Clow

Tue, 2 Apr 2024

Apple's "1984" commercial, the Energizer Bunny, and the launch of Air Jordans all have one thing in ...

The Anxious Generation with social psychologist Jonathan Haidt

Tue, 26 Mar 2024

Anxiety disorders affect Gen Z at astronomically higher rates than previous generations. There's ple...

How to Live to 100 with Blue Zones explorer Dan Buettner

Tue, 19 Mar 2024

Most of us would count ourselves lucky to live to age 80. And yet, there are places on Earth where p...

Going To Mars with NASA director Laurie Leshin

Tue, 12 Mar 2024

As the private space industry races to colonize space for profit, where does NASA fit in to the equa...

Four Years in Solitary Confinement with political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez

Tue, 5 Mar 2024

If great leaders are those willing to suffer for their beliefs, Leopoldo Lopez is certainly a great ...

Redemption with charity founder Scott Harrison

Tue, 27 Feb 2024

Life as a nightclub promoter in New York City was an unending cycle of drinking, drugs, models, and ...

Supercommunicators with journalist Charles Duhigg

Tue, 20 Feb 2024

Great communicators aren't born that way. They're self-made.Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winni...

Community Starts at Home with author Alexandra Hudson

Tue, 13 Feb 2024

In a divided society, idealists believe we can overcome our differences.Alexandra Hudson is one of t...

How To Be A Friend with chef Christina Tosi

Tue, 6 Feb 2024

When life gets tough, true friends ask for help.Christina Tosi is that kind of friend. She's someone...

Why Awkward is Awesome with psychologist Ty Tashiro

Tue, 30 Jan 2024

Awkwardness gets a bad rap, but the trait is often an indicator that someone is extraordinary.  Ps...

A Theory of Everyone with behavioral researcher Dr. Michael Muthukrishna

Tue, 23 Jan 2024

What makes humanity unique?Dr. Michael Muthukrishna is fascinated by why our species behaves the way...

Atomic Habits with author James Clear

Tue, 16 Jan 2024

In the New Year, we all aspire to become better versions of ourselves. But how do we change our beha...

Excellence with Silicon Valley Legend Jackie Reses

Tue, 9 Jan 2024

Lasting success requires innovation. But how do we build teams that keep innovation in their DNA?Jac...

Imperfections, Nuance, and Humanity with comedian Alex Edelman

Tue, 19 Dec 2023

Great comedians have the ability to point out some of the madness, ridiculousness, and nuance that e...

Drive with professional racer Danica Patrick

Tue, 12 Dec 2023

Drive can get you to peak performance. But what happens when you enter the next chapter of your lif...

The Value of Values with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon

Tue, 5 Dec 2023

All business leaders want to make a lasting impact, but very few have the scale and tools to change ...

A Curious Mind with movie producer Brian Grazer

Tue, 28 Nov 2023

Authenticity is exceedingly rare.Yet Brian Grazer embodies it with an unparalleled zest and refreshi...

Talking to Animals with A.I. ethicist Aza Raskin

Tue, 21 Nov 2023

When did we get so disconnected from the world around us? How can we find our way back?Aza Raskin th...

A New Paradigm for Trust with entrepreneur Yat Siu

Tue, 14 Nov 2023

We have lost trust in almost everything.Yat Siu has a clear vision for how we can solve our large-sc...

Humanize with designer Thomas Heatherwick

Tue, 7 Nov 2023

We used to care about beautiful architecture. Luckily, Thomas Heatherwick still does. He is on a qu...

Teammateship with NBA champion Shane Battier

Tue, 31 Oct 2023

High-performing teams require more than just a leader. Great teams come from great teammates.  Shan...

The Future of Leadership with educator Elizabeth English

Tue, 24 Oct 2023

When we want wisdom, we turn to people older than us. But there is a lot to be learned from younger ...

Remember Love with the poet Cleo Wade

Tue, 17 Oct 2023

We are told from a young age to pursue love—romantic love, self-love, divine love. But how do you ...

Purpose over Profit with Thrive Causemetics CEO Karissa Bodnar

Tue, 10 Oct 2023

How do you run a thriving company that cares more about impact than about profit and margins?Karissa...

Beautiful Conflict with the poet Yung Pueblo

Tue, 3 Oct 2023

How are you? It’s a question we get asked everyday, but we hardly ever answer it honestly.  When ...

Power with author Robert Greene

Tue, 26 Sep 2023

How do people become powerful? Can understanding power protect us from those who wield it too strong...

Failing Well with professor of leadership Dr. Amy Edmondson

Tue, 19 Sep 2023

Failure is the secret to success. Our failures are agents of inspiration, iteration, and innovation....

Happier-ness with author Arthur Brooks

Tue, 12 Sep 2023

You’ll never achieve perfect happiness. This might sound like bad news, but it’s actually a good...

Intuition vs. Reason with poker champion Liv Boeree

Tue, 5 Sep 2023

When should we trust our gut and when should we depend on logic? Liv Boeree can actually answer tha...

When to Quit with Steven Bartlett (Part 2)

Tue, 29 Aug 2023

When should you quit a project and when should you persevere?As one of the world’s leading entrepr...

Sweating the Small Stuff with Steven Bartlett (Part 1)

Tue, 22 Aug 2023

How you do anything is how you do everything.Steven Bartlett embodies this old adage.  His high sta...

Community and Empowerment with Sharmadean Reid

Tue, 15 Aug 2023

Great businesses often look a lot like social movements.  Sharmadean Reid knows this from experienc...

The Book of Charlie with David Von Drehle

Tue, 8 Aug 2023

What does it mean to live a long and happy life?  David Von Drehle has spent 40 years covering big ...

Leadership with General CQ Brown, Jr.

Tue, 4 Jul 2023

For this 4th of July, I wanted to do something special to celebrate the birth of our nation. So I in...

Preparing for Change with Cassandra Worthy

Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Change is inevitable.  And yet fear, anger, and confusion are often our first reactions to changes....

Trust with Jimmy Wales

Tue, 20 Jun 2023

Information is power. But how do we adapt now that most of the information we consume comes with a h...

Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf

Tue, 13 Jun 2023

What does it mean for a life to go well? What matters most in our time on Earth? These are the most...

Determination with Steven Pressfield

Tue, 6 Jun 2023

Creative success is notoriously elusive, but those who have made the journey insist it comes down to...

Rewarding Kindness with Jimmy Darts

Tue, 30 May 2023

On the path to fame, most rising stars abandon their morals.Not Jimmy Darts. He’s done just the op...

Love Without Judgment with Ana Kirova

Tue, 23 May 2023

Dating doesn’t have to be about finding “The One.”  At its most rewarding, modern love can be...

The Soul of an Idea with David Copperfield

Tue, 16 May 2023

“Soul” is a word that I've never really used, but it perfectly encapsulates what has made David ...

Molly's Game with Molly Bloom

Tue, 9 May 2023

Molly Bloom’s life story is one-of-a-kind.  Her Olympic dreams were dashed, so she planned on goi...

The Courage of Compassion with Robin Steinberg

Tue, 4 Apr 2023

How would you like to be judged for the rest of your life by the worst thing you’ve ever done?Robi...

A Goofy Episode with Bill Farmer

Tue, 28 Mar 2023

There is a very good chance that Bill Farmer has already made your life brighter and you had no idea...

Insane Vacations with Mike Reiss

Tue, 21 Mar 2023

When you get one of the most successful comedy writers in television history to come on your podcast...

Down A Rabbit Hole with Seth Godin

Tue, 14 Mar 2023

Our time, energy, and emotions are valuable because they are finite.And yet conversations with Seth ...

How To Be An Entrepreneur with Jeff Rosenthal

Tue, 7 Mar 2023

Want to go fast? Go alone. Want to go far? Go together.Most entrepreneurs aren’t lone wolves. Foun...

The Wisdom of Anxiety with Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

Tue, 28 Feb 2023

Anxiety is the crown jewel of human evolution. That’s the professional opinion of neuroscience pr...

Guaranteed Joy with Richard Curtis

Tue, 21 Feb 2023

There are precious few moments in life that guarantee joy. That’s what makes time spent with Richa...

Exploration with Leland Melvin

Tue, 14 Feb 2023

Explorers discover new worlds and perspectives that change humanity forever.Leland Melvin has spent ...

Taking Comfortable Risks with Scott Galloway

Tue, 7 Feb 2023

When is a risk worth taking? We have to learn to embrace the comfortable risks - the ones where the ...

Digging Up the Past with Sarah Parcak

Tue, 31 Jan 2023

Sarah has the coolest job: Space Archaeologist.She uses satellites to find undiscovered sites buried...

High Performance with Divesh Makan

Tue, 24 Jan 2023

Divesh is one of the most connected people I know. Charming and opinionated, he advises and invests ...

Embracing The Fall with Carla Hall

Tue, 17 Jan 2023

When you show up with love and aim only to give of yourself, everyone you interact with can feel it....

Gen Z in the Workplace with Jonah and David Stillman

Tue, 10 Jan 2023

Every generation is different, but one thing currently unites Boomers, Gen X-ers, and Millennials: t...

Ask Simon Anything: Part Two

Tue, 3 Jan 2023

New year, new opportunities, new questions!We’re ringing in 2023 with more answers to the hundreds...

Ask Simon Anything: Part One

Tue, 27 Dec 2022

A few weeks ago, I put out an open call on social media to see what questions my listeners have for ...

Two Bits of Optimism with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part Two

Tue, 20 Dec 2022

Remember how it was an incredible idea to get Brené Brown and Adam Grant on a call, have absolutely...

Two Bits of Optimism with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part One

Tue, 13 Dec 2022

What separates exceptional ideas from good ideas?  Here’s an example of a good idea: Book two pod...

Being Yourself with Kathryn Finney

Tue, 6 Dec 2022

Daring to be different feels risky. There’s constant pressure to “read the room” or “tone it...

Live A Long, Happy Life with physician Mark Hyman

Tue, 29 Nov 2022

Turns out laughter isn't the best medicine. Medicine might not even be the best medicine. If you wer...

The Value of Interruptions with Janis Burl

Tue, 22 Nov 2022

Most of us think that social media is the bastion of our younger generations. Until a middle-aged wo...

The Sweet Bitter with Susan Cain

Tue, 15 Nov 2022

There’s something profound in life’s bitter moments. The transformative beauty of a sad song, th...

Kindness with James Rhee

Tue, 8 Nov 2022

You went to Harvard undergrad, you went to Harvard Law, you became a hot-shot Private Equity guy.  ...

How To Be An Optimist with Pat Berges

Tue, 1 Nov 2022

Don’t you hate it when you’re coasting along -- not a care in the world -- and then it feels lik...

The Labor of Love with Francesca Hogi

Tue, 25 Oct 2022

It’s what all the poets write about, all the musicians sing about, and all the brokenhearted cry a...

Unreasonable Hospitality with Will Guidara

Tue, 18 Oct 2022

If you walk up to someone and say “you’re being unreasonable!” most people would be offended. ...

Partnering with Jean Oelwang

Tue, 8 Mar 2022

Some of the most successful people in the world all have a secret power. It’s not their experience...

Vulnerability and Redemption with Adrian Grenier

Tue, 1 Mar 2022

We've all been told in our darkest times: "Don't worry this will get better"...but what happens if e...

Obscure Presidential History with Jeremy Deutsch

Tue, 22 Feb 2022

We all know a bit about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, but which President was drunk at his ...

Happiness with Arthur Brooks

Tue, 15 Feb 2022

Can we ensure that we will stay happy through every phase of our lives? Arthur Brooks discovered tha...

Giving What You Have with Mark Bustos

Tue, 8 Feb 2022

When people want to do good they often get stuck because they don’t know what they can do. Mark B...

Giving A Sh*t with Phoebe Robinson

Tue, 1 Feb 2022

Short packets of content. That’s the world we live in. We've condensed and compressed so much of w...

My True Crime Episode with David Mittelman

Tue, 25 Jan 2022

Less than 5% of major crimes end in a conviction. For cold cases, that number drops to 1%.      T...

Rebuilding Community with Luma Mufleh

Tue, 18 Jan 2022

Engraved on the Statue of Liberty it reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses ye...

No More Lonely Friends with Marissa Meizz

Tue, 11 Jan 2022

How would you react if you found out that your friends purposely planned a birthday party when you w...

Resolving Conflict with William Ury

Tue, 4 Jan 2022

Fear and anger seem to dominate the headlines. So, to start the New Year, I thought it would be a go...

Gratitude with Omar Brownson

Tue, 28 Dec 2021

Stressed from work? Stressed from life? For all the talk of mindfulness and meditation, a lot of us ...

Setting Boundaries with Sara Kuburic

Tue, 21 Dec 2021

Despite all our “social” media, more and more people report feeling lonelier, more stressed and ...

Being Rich with Ron Finley

Tue, 14 Dec 2021

We live in an era in which possessions are, too often, more important than personal health and the h...

Hope with Shamma Al Mazrui

Tue, 7 Dec 2021

So many politicians say our children are our future, so why do so few nations have a cabinet level p...

The Asymmetry of Power with Tristan Harris

Tue, 30 Nov 2021

A small number of tech companies have amassed enormous power in our modern world. Do they wield that...

Family with Ari Emanuel

Tue, 23 Nov 2021

In show business, Ari Emmanuel is the consummate insider. The founder and CEO of the Endeavor agency...

Enchantment with Chloe Valdary

Tue, 29 Jun 2021

What is the best way to navigate the world of diversity, equity and inclusion? Chloe Valdary’s poi...

The Value of Failing with Suneel Gupta

Tue, 22 Jun 2021

There are only a few people in the world who have made a success out of failing. Serial entrepreneur...

Awesome Responsibility with Kyle Carpenter

Tue, 15 Jun 2021

We’ve seen it in the movies, someone throws themselves onto a grenade to save their buddy, but how...

Raising Resilient Kids with Angela Duckworth

Tue, 8 Jun 2021

With unprecedented levels of stress and depression amongst young people, I wanted to know what we, a...

Learning to Love with Tim Shriver

Tue, 1 Jun 2021

Most people know him as a disability rights activist, chairman of Special Olympics or for his book T...

Thinking Differently with Matthew Barzun

Tue, 25 May 2021

Every now and then, I get to meet someone who sees the world differently. Matthew Barzun is one of t...

Having a Laugh with Michael McIntyre

Tue, 18 May 2021

In high stress times it helps to laugh,  which is why I called Michael McIntyre, one of the most  ...

Respect with Nicole Avant

Tue, 11 May 2021

In a world that’s increasingly polarized, it’s harder and harder to bridge the divide between ou...

Designing the Future with Brian Collins

Tue, 4 May 2021

Spotify, Target and Twitch are just three of the brands whose identity has been significantly influe...

Confidence with Sara Blakely

Tue, 27 Apr 2021

Confidence is this thing we all need… this thing we all want. Some seem to find it easier than oth...

Vulnerability with Brigadier General Michael “Johnny Bravo” Drowley

Tue, 20 Apr 2021

If you ask people in the military what makes them willing to sacrifice themselves for each other, th...

The One With Brené Brown

Tue, 13 Apr 2021

People tell me that Brené Brown’s work, more than anyone else, is the perfect companion to my wor...

Faith with Quilen Blackwell

Tue, 12 Jan 2021

Occasionally I get to meet someone whose story absolutely inspires me. Quilen Blackwell is that pers...

A Tension Deficit with James Harding

Tue, 5 Jan 2021

Where do we find the truth? As the business of news has become, well, a business…it seems to have ...

The Infinite Game with Dr. James Carse

Tue, 29 Dec 2020

Many people have theories, but what philosopher, Dr. James Carse, figured out is more profound. He a...

Happying with Derren Brown

Tue, 22 Dec 2020

What happens when someone who is obsessed with human behavior, instead of becoming a psychologist, c...

Conversion with Ric Elias

Tue, 15 Dec 2020

On January 15th 2009, Captain “Sully” Sullenberger, against all odds, landed his US Airways Airb...

Generosity with Ann Marie Scichili

Tue, 8 Dec 2020

In life we learn different things from different people. From my friend, retail executive Ann Marie ...

Joy with Marco Bizzarri

Tue, 1 Dec 2020

Gucci CEO, Marco Bizzarri, finds joy in the little things. This is his secret. His secret to a happy...

Fight with Love, Fight for Love with Aloe Blacc

Tue, 24 Nov 2020

We are living in a polarized world filled with fear and uncertainty. There is, however, a way we can...

Finding your Tribe with Amy Cuddy

Tue, 17 Nov 2020

We all want to feel like we belong. We feel safe surrounded by people who see the world the way we s...

A Bit of Everything with Adam Grant

Tue, 10 Nov 2020

What would you talk to organizational psychologist and author of Give and Take, Adam Grant, about? E...

Moving Forward with my sister Sara

Mon, 14 Sep 2020

Twenty years ago my sister and our family suffered a tragedy that we don’t talk about very often. ...

A Lot of Optimism (Or The One Where I Met Andy Grammer)

Mon, 7 Sep 2020

Where does optimism come from? I think it comes from an innate sense that the future is bright. Andy...

Ethical Fading with Lenny Wong

Mon, 31 Aug 2020

Are you honest? Let me ask the question a different way: have you ever told a lie? You can see the p...

Second Chances with Bruce Deel

Mon, 24 Aug 2020

It’s often easier to learn lessons when we look at extreme cases. I turned to the military to unde...

Challenging Authority with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

Mon, 17 Aug 2020

Two things - money and the internet - influence and impact almost everything in our lives. Which is ...

Extreme Listening with Deeyah Khan

Mon, 10 Aug 2020

Extreme listening are two words that don’t usually go together. But there is no other way to descr...

Quiet Service with General Stan McChrystal

Mon, 3 Aug 2020

General Stan McChrystal was the Commander of The Joint Special Operations Command under President Ob...

Courage with Guy Raz

Mon, 27 Jul 2020

We all need courage these days. The courage to speak out, the courage to be optimistic, the courage ...

Gratitude with Carolyn Adams

Mon, 20 Jul 2020

Carolyn Adams is an extraordinary woman. A world-renown dancer, pioneer, and teacher - she is a ligh...

Shades of Grey with Jenna Arnold

Mon, 13 Jul 2020

We live in a world that is increasingly polarized. Reality, however, is a lot more grey than that, w...

Entrepreneurship with Helene and Seth Godin

Mon, 6 Jul 2020

An entrepreneur is not what most people think…that’s what I discussed with marketing guru and se...

Leadership with Bob Chapman

Mon, 29 Jun 2020

I imagine a world in which the vast majority of people wake up inspired, feel safe wherever they are...

Service with Maria Shriver

Mon, 22 Jun 2020

I wanted to talk about Service. Given how she lives her life, Maria Shriver was the perfect person t...

How To Have Difficult Conversations with David Harris

Mon, 15 Jun 2020

I have a desire to have necessary and difficult conversations. But I don’t always know how to star...

Hope with Curtis Martin

Mon, 8 Jun 2020

Our nation is facing a challenge unlike it’s faced in decades. There’s anger, there’s fear, th...

Relationships with Christina Tosi and Will Guidara

Mon, 1 Jun 2020

The best way to learn more about what it takes to build a great relationship is to spend time with p...

This is... A Bit of Optimism

Tue, 26 May 2020

During these times, we are all having to find new ways to connect.  Starting June 1, join me every ...