Portfolio Career Podcast

Building and Scaling Reading Rhythms with Ben Bradbury

23 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Bradbury, Co-founder and CEO of Reading Rhythms, returns to share how a rooftop book reading event with 10 friends became a thriving community bus...

From Virtual to IRL: How Clare Purvis Brought Her Community Together

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Clare Purvis, the Founder of WELL, a community for women in digital health, joins the show to discuss how she pulled off her first-ever ticketed Summi...

How To Use LinkedIn To Grow Your Business and Brand with Molly Godfrey

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

LinkedIn strategist and community builder Molly Godfrey shares how she's generated $5M for clients using LinkedIn. She shares what types of posts actu...

Taking Action on Creative Ideas with Nicole Kelner

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole Kelner shares how a Substack post about finding quiet in NYC became a Rizzoli book deal called Quietest Places in New York City. You will learn...

Personal Reflection On Being "Independent" For 6 Months

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to be more self-employed or self-funded? Listen to this episode where I talk about how my portfolio career has evolved over the last s...

No Speakers, No Problem: Hosting The Community-Led Growth Conference

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I cohosted the first-ever Community Led Growth Conference (CLG) with Zach Hawtof on Friday March 13th. On Monday March 16th, we chatted about it in th...

The Golden Age of Community Building with Avital Knoller

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Avital Knoller is the Head of Ecosystem at Orchid Security. In this episode, she shares her 10 years of hard-won community building wisdom. You will l...

Gen Z's Pinterest to Extra: Community-Led Growth with Miri Buckland

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Miri Buckland never planned to be a Founder, until a Stanford class project turned into Landing, a social app that grew to over a million downloads wi...

How to Land Brand Deals and Actually Get Paid with Justin Moore

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk with Justin Moore, the author of Sponsor Magnet, about how creators can successfully land and manage brand sponsorships. Justi...

What does community-led growth look like?

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What does community-led growth look like? A group of founders, marketers, and community builders unpack community-led growth from every angle: why hum...

Simi Shah on Podcasting, Personal Branding, and the Chief of Staff role

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Simi Shah, the Founder of South Asian Trailblazers, shares how she turned a pandemic-era podcast into a thriving community with live podcast events. S...

Alex Chung on Relationship Building, Being Relentless, and Growing Goodword

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Chung, Founding Head of Growth at Goodword, shares her approach to building meaningful professional relationships. She discusses the power of fol...

Structured Networking and Community Building with Lisa Skye

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Skye is the Founder of SkyeCo and is a prolific community builder. In this episode, she shares her unconventional path from BNI chapter President...

Intentional Life Design and Fractional Leadership with Rebekah Rombom

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rebekah Rombom shares how she transitioned from a nearly decade-long role at Flatiron School to building a fractional executive practice—not by desi...

Focus = Growth as a Soloprenuer with Chris Schembra

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Schembra, the Founder of 7:47 Club, reveals how he's built a thriving solopreneur business over 10+ years by doing less, not more. Learn why foc...

Book Notes: Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, David breaks down the key insights from Justin Moore's book Sponsor Magnet: How to Attract, Price, and Execute Your Dream Brand Partn...

Internet Serendipity World Tour: Lessons from 13 Events in 37 Days with Will Mannon

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Will Mannon and David Nebinski reflect on their whirlwind tour bringing the online community magic to in-person events across 13 events in 13 cities i...

Celebrating Change: Finding Confidence in Career Transitions and Life's Uncertainties

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host David Nebinski gathers friends around a table to reflect on recent changes and transformations. What begins as a celebration of David's recent ca...

Paul Millerd on Dream Projects, Creative Persistence, and Taking The Leap

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to know what is like to find work you want to do? Paul Millerd is the author of The Pathless Path and Good Work. In this episode, he t...

Taking Agency Over Who's In Your Life with Carly Valancy

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Carly Valancy, the Founder of The Reach Out Party, believes that you should take more agency over the people who are in your life. In this episode, sh...

What is your definition of leadership? with Stephen Shedletsky

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is your definition of leadership? In this episode, Stephen Shedletsky also known as "Shed" shared his definition of leadership and asked for feed...

The First 90 Days as CEO with Ashwini Anburajan

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ashwini Anburajan shares her journey from Chief Revenue Officer to CEO at Obi, a rideshare aggregator app. In this live episode recorded in New York C...

Navigating Work Transitions and Evolutions Together: Rina Patel and David Nebinski

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rina and David candidly discuss their parallel career transitions and the unexpected ways they've supported each other through the uncertainty. Rina s...

Finding and Excelling in the Chief of Staff role with Erica Akitani-Bob

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Erica Akitani-Bob is currently the Chief of Staff at All Places. This is not her first Chief of Staff role. In this episode, you will learn about how ...

The Power of In-Person Events with Will Mannon

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Will Mannon and I have a shared passion for bringing like-minded people together in-person. The conversations can be incredible and wildly generative....

Building An Agency Word of Mouth with Al Simon

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Al Simon shares his journey from selling his prior company, Elude, to launching The Lab, a creative agency helping pre-seed and seed-stage founders wi...

Building Transformative Communities for Fast-Growing Entrepreneurs with Morgan Brady

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Morgan Brady, the Director of Community at Inc. and Fast Company, shares insights from her 10+ years building communities for entrepreneurs. She discu...

Building A Life Around Building Relationships with Zach Hughes

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Hughes, a Partner at Ascendancy, shares how he built a business around strategic relationship-building. From leaving consulting after reading "Th...

7 Ways To Level-Up Your Events

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to level-up your events? Here are seven ways that I usually apply to my events. Hosting events has changed my life and hopefully these...

From Community Builder to Cofounder with Yael Shemer

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yael Shemer was a community builder before she cofounded TULU. In this episode, she shares how she built her real estate tech startup from three build...

Transitions: A Real-Time Career Change with Friends

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two weeks after leaving his job, David and close friends have an honest conversation about navigating career transitions in real-time. From job search...

The End of an Era: David Talks About His Work Transition

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After 4+ years as a community builder at the Chief of Staff Network, David opens up about transitioning to an advisor role. Taylor Harrington intervie...

The Art of Conversation with Charlotte Jackson

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you will learn from Charlotte Jackson, Co-founder of the Candid card deck, Substack writer, and transitions coach, about transforming...

Making A Career Out Of Making Events Better with Misha Glouberman

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Misha Glouberman has turned his passion for bringing people together into a thriving consulting business, helping organizations transform their confer...

Strategic Planning for Your Life with Michelle Casazza

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you apply corporate strategic planning to your own life? After 12 years in finance and burning out at a high-growth startup, Michell...

Trading Paychecks for Passion: Going Full-Time Creative with Kevin Zych

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Kevin Zych left his corporate job three years ago to become a full-time live event illustrator, he had just enough proof of concept from brand sp...

How to Land Your Dream Job: Lessons from MrBeast's Strategy Team

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bart Dziedzic and Max Zucker from MrBeast's strategy team share how they went from investment banking to working at one of the world's biggest YouTube...

An Emergent Strategy to Building Your Own Business with Tish Dignam

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to start your own thing? Listen to this episode with Tish Dignam about her journey from corporate to entrepreneurship. Tish emphasizes...

How People Are Finding Meaning

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a world that often feels chaotic and uncertain, how do we discover what truly matters? In this Hot Pod event episode, you will hear stories about p...

Was Today Fun? with Bree Groff

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to make work more enjoyable and meaningful? Listen to this episode with Bree Groff, the author of "Today Was Fun.” In this episode, ...

Mari Andrew: On Animals, Humans, and The Overlap Between The Two

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking into better understand yourself and the world around you? Listen to this new episode Mari Andrew about her new book, "How To Be A Livi...

7 Tips For Hosting Great Events

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hosting good events is a life hack. You can meet incredible people, build your network, have fun, etc! In this episode, I detailed 7 tips for hosting ...

Following Your Inner Compass with Lawrence Yeo

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to better understand yourself and take agency of your own life more? Lawrence Yeo, in his new book called The Inner Compass, suggests ...

How To Stand Out When Building A Service-Based Business

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to stand out when building your business? Listen to this new episode with Phil and Xandie. You will learn about how Phil developed his...

Cracking the Creator Economy Code with Jenny Rothenberg

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Rothenberg, Cofounder of Smooth Media, shares real strategies behind sustainable creator monetization. We dive into content-market fit—creatin...

Dating and Relating: Three People's Stories on Dating

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to date? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where three people share their stories, experiences, and interests on dating. There is a...

Dating Frameworks with Ben Von Wong

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to date or find a partner? If so, how are you thinking about it? Ben Von Wong has created a dating framework to help him think about d...

Building a Leadership and Communication Business with Jess Goldberg

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to build a service-based business? For Jess Goldberg, she initially started building her leadership and communication business on the ...

Chris Interviews David on Transitions, Money, and Identity

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was special. Chris Schembra is a really good friend. And he is a really good question asker. I wanted to share an update with you and Chr...

The Art of Hosting Dinner Parties with Saba Ahmed

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to host dinner parties? Saba Ahmed is the Cofounder of Tiny Dinner, a company that hosts dinner parties in homes. In this episode, you...

Turning Frustration into Impact: Navigating Your 30s with Purpose with Amanda Pena

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been frustrated with a situation? Amanda Pena, creator of The Rules of 30 Instagram account with over 130,000 followers, turned her frus...

Simple Hacks To Improve Your Life

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to level-up your life? Listen to this episode to hear Life Hacks from the three people. This episode was recorded at the Life Hacks mi...

The Creative Process

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we explore the creative process from initial spark to finished work. Discover how creators across all disciplines develop their ideas...

How Valerie Chapman is leveraging and educating people on AI

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Valerie Chapman shares her journey from being laid off twice to becoming a LinkedIn creator, achieving over 120 million impressions in 90 days. Valeri...

From Fractional to Founder: How AI Saved Bethany Crystal's Life and Sparked MuseKat

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bethany Crystal discusses her transition from a fractional worker to an AI founder. She shares her experience of using AI often in her role at a dev s...

Is manifesting real?

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can our thoughts truly shape our reality? In this episode, we explore manifestation through many different lenses. Is it the same as goals or somethin...

Starting a New Chapter with Wen-Jay Ying

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you will hear from Wen-Jay Ying, Founder of Local Roots, a modern CSA that recently ended its core operations after 14 years. Wen-Jay...

Telling Stories To Grow Your Work and Impact

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to grow your impact, influence and income? This episode was recorded during the Strategic Storytelling Summit that I cohosted with Ter...

Building Together: How Community Builders Have Collaborated

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we dive into the power of collaboration and how communities have grown through with other organizations and communities. During this ...

Having Hard Conversations

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When was the last time you had a hard conversation? What did you learn from it? What did you wish you would've done differently. In this episode, you ...

Testing Life: Experiments for a Better You with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you will learn from Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Founder of Ness Labs and the author of a new book called Tiny Experiments, about the power o...

How Your Enneagram Type Shapes Your Relationships with Jon Wu

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know your enneagram type? Have you ever considered how your type impacts your connect with other people. In this episode, Jon Wu talks about th...

Community Building Mistakes

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever made a mistake? Probably, right? Building community is hard and mistakes happen. Listen to this episode where 10 or so community builder...

Hosting Journaling Classes for 6+ Years with Emily Chertow

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to building a community-focused business? Listen to this episode with Emily Chertow, the Founder or Journaling Classes. She has been h...

"What does it mean to live an A+ life?" with Katy Atherholt

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to live an A+ life? Katy Atherholt and I both explored this topic and chatted about it in this podcast episode. After a separate con...

Publishing Videos on YouTube for 10+ Years with Kameron Monet

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kameron Monet is an attorney, content creator, and entrepreneur with over 60,000 Instagram followers and nearly 100,000 YouTube subscribers. She began...

Overcoming Setbacks

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we explore the art of bouncing back from life's challenges in this powerful episode. This episode was recorded among  8 or so people at a ...

Going All-In On Community Building with Remi Davenport

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, meet Remington Davenport, who left her career in sales to pursue her passion: creating the world’s backgammon club in NYC with the ...

2024 Community Building Reflections and 2025 Intentions with Veronica Kaulinis

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you build community in 2024? How are you thinking about it in 2025? In this episode Veronica Kaulinis, the Founder of Vulnerable AF, and I discuss...

Working In Community Building Since 2016 with Jessica Lowenstein

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to work professionally as a community builder? Listen to this episode with Jessica Lowenstein who has been working professionally in t...

Building a Community and a Portfolio Career with Mallory Contois

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you a community builder looking to build a portfolio career? Listen to this podcast episode with Mallory Contois, the Founder of the Old Girls Clu...

#350: What People Are Excited About or Inspired By

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What are you excited about? What are you inspired by? Hearing stories about these two topics.... can be inspiring! For episode 350, I hosted an event ...

Lessons from Menswear Dog's Fashion Fame with Yena Kim

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yena Kim has built the Menswear Dog brand and business for 10+ years, which is crazy and inspiring to think about. You will learn about how her dog, B...

Building A Home for Community Builders with Jaclyn Pascocello

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to build community? Jaclyn Pascocello is the Founder of Fabrik, a home for community builders. They currently have a physical space op...

Living Life with Friends at the Center with Lani Assaf

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to live a life with relationships and friendships at the center of it? In this episode, my good friend Lani Assaf and I walked and tal...

Community Building Hot Takes

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to build or grow a community? Listen to these 5 hot takes from community builders. These mini-clips were recorded at my Community Buil...

Being Scared and Going For It Anyways

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you will hear stories of when people were scared and afraid of something. Through inspiring stories, actionable tips, and a few laugh...

When People Felt Alive

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to truly feel alive? In this episode, we dive into the moments, choices, and emotions that awakened a deeper sense of vitality. Whet...

How It Got Started

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you will hear the origin story of a community, my Hot Pods, a business, and much more. You will hear about these key moments, what we...

Community Building Challenges

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Being a community builder is hard. You may want to grow your community but also want to do it thoughtfully. You may want to scale its intimacy but not...

Pivot Points: Personal Tales of Change

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is something that has changed you? In this episode, you will hear short stories and discussion on this topic. You will learn how projects, relati...

The Turning Point: Tales of Overcoming

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is something that you have overcome? In this episode, you will hear short stories from people about overcoming something in their lives. Hopefull...

Roomie Confessions: Surviving and Thriving Together

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Should you live with your friends? What happen can happen when you live with people for 3 years? Rina, Juvoni, and I have lived together for three yea...

Slow Down To Speed Up with Steve Schlafman

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to slow down to speed up? Steve Schlafman is the Founder of Downshift, a coaching company helping high-performers downshift towards a ...

When Someone Bets On You Early

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Has someone taken a chance on you or bet on you early? When this happens, it can have a big and/or lasting impact. In this episode, a few friends shar...

Dating, Relating, and What People Are Looking For

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to find a romantic partner? In this episode, three people talk about what is going on with their dating lives and what kind of person ...

Breakthrough Breakdowns

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking for a breakthrough? The next one could happen soon. In this podcast episode, you will hear multiple stories from people sharing breakt...

How 3 Communities Have Been Growing: Reading Rhythms, StoryTell and Met Through Friends

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to build a community or grow one? In this episode, you will hear from 3 community founders about how they are building their communiti...

Turning Moments

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we dive into the pivotal moments that changed the course of our lives. Whether it’s a career breakthrough, a personal revelation, o...

Community Building Inflection Points

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What has been an inflection moment for you? In this episode, you will hear from three other community builders sharing about the inflection moments fo...

Navigating Transitions

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you going through a transition? In this episode, you will hear stories about prior transitions and learnings from it. You will also hear stories a...

Getting Through The Hard Part

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you trying to build a project, side hustle, or a business? If so, you will likely have to get through the hard part. It could be internal. It coul...

How We Built The Chief of Staff Network

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was originally aired on the Chief of Staff Podcast, which is a podcast I help produce. In this episode, I chatted with my coworker and Ge...

Celebrating Love In All Its Forms

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is it possible to feel love in other ways besides romantically? In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear stories about celebrating love in all of ...

Organizing A Race, A Self-Actualization Framework, and Collecting Beanie Babies

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

During this Hot Seat Podcast Mixer episode, you will learn about organizing a race spontaneously, a self-actualization framework, and lessons learned ...

Cultivating Deeper Relationships

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to cultivate deeper relationships? In this episode, a group of ~10 people discussed and shared many actionable tips and stories for yo...

Childhood Stories with Kaila and Freddi

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What were you like as a child? How do you think that experience shaped you to who you are today? In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear stories ...

Setting Boundaries As A Community Builder

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to develop a Portfolio Career? One thing that is important to do so is: setting boundaries. Ruthie Berber, Lindsey Lerner and I chatte...

Leaving A Dream Job with Carrie Sun

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever thought about leaving your dream job? What if it was the right thing to do for you? Carrie Sun is the author of a new book called Privat...

Learning A Language for Love & The Hard Part of Community Building

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you will learn about how someone learned a foreign language for love, and how that experienced shaped someone. You will also learn ab...