The Collective Project
Episodes
#020 - From War to Building Founders: Mirza Sagdati on Pain and Entrepreneurship
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What stays with you when certainty disappears early in life?In this conversation, I sit down with Mirza Sagdati to talk about identity, responsibility...
#019 - Lexi Novitske on Pain, Fear, and Why Doing Hard Things Changes You
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Greenland is all over the news right now.Climate change. Melting ice. Global attention.But this episode answers a different question.What happens to a...
22 Days on Ice: What Greenland Taught Me About Fear and Freedom – Jussi Uusitalo
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most people will never experience true silence.Not the silence of a room…but the silence of 1,600 kilometers of ice, wind, fear, and the possibility...
#017 - The Violence Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight – with Elina Viitasaari
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Violence doesn’t just happen in war zones. It’s in our homes, schools, and streets — and Finland, despite its reputation for equality, now ranks...
#016 - The Black Tax: When Love Turns Into Debt with Michael Gabagas
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel Laurean sits down with South African sommelier and filmmaker Michael Gabagas to unpack one of the least-spoken realities among...
#015 The Hidden Epidemic in Childhood – with Dr. Andrew Agbaje
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Andrew Agbaje, a physician-turned-researcher behind the groundbreaking urFIT-child project. His work focuses on t...
#014 - Is Burnout the Real Identity Crisis? | Dr. Leonor Carvalho
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Burnout isn’t just about long hours—it’s an identity crisis hiding in plain sight. In this powerful episode, Dr. Leonor Carvalho—a burnout coa...
#013 - The Brutal Truth Why Women Don’t Want Nice Guys – Robert Glover
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being “nice” is ruining your life—and no one has the guts to tell you.In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Robert Glover, author of the explosiv...
#012 - Mads Larsen: Inside the Dating Crisis, and Demographic Doom
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is modern love failing—and what can we do to stop it from taking society down with it?In this episode, I sit down with evolutionary scholar and ...
#011 - Jessica Joelle Alexander: The Secret to Raising Happy Children
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why does Denmark consistently rank as one of the happiest countries in the world? And what does that have to do with how you parent your kids?In this ...
#010 - Elia Elenius: Why The Internet Is Changing & Europe Might Be Left Behind
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why The Internet Is Changing & Europe Might Be Left Behind"In this eye-opening episode, I’m joined by Elia Elenius, the COO of Videobot, a ...
#009 - Remi Mae: Country, Rock, and the Art of Saying What Matters
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this raw and revelatory episode, I sit down with country-rock artist Remi Mae, a self-described “old soul” raised in the rodeo life of Western...
#008 - Melanie Kirwa: Life Between Cultures
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“What We Can Learn From Finland, Canada, and the Cultures in Between — with Professor Melanie Kirwa”What happens when a Canadian professor finds...
#007 - Henri Hyttinen: The Silent Crisis - Men, Mental Health, and Fatherhood
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Men’s mental health is an issue often left in the shadows. In Finland, a country that consistently ranks among the happiest in the world, thousands ...
#006 - Lea Schmidt: The Brutal Truth About Becoming an Elite Athlete
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🔥 What does it take to compete at the highest level in CrossFit?Lea Schmidt didn't set out to be an elite athlete—she became one. In this epis...
#005 - Casey Johns: The Art of Producing, Performing, and Persevering
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to go from being a football-playing country boy in West Texas to managing one of the most legendary recording studios in Texas? Case...
#004 - Will Harris - Farming Against the Grain: Regenerative Agriculture & The Future of Meat
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join me in an eye-opening conversation with Will Harris, the owner of White Oak Pastures, a pioneering farm in regenerative agriculture. Once an ind...
#003 - Coach Randy Doege - Beyond the Game: Football, Life & Legacy
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most people talk about winning. Few know what it actually takes.Randy Doege is more than just a football coach—he’s a mentor, a father, and a buil...
#002 - Sanna-Maria Siintoharju - Pioneering Regeneration: Education, Endurance, and Changing Systems
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sanna-Maria Siintoharju shares her pioneering work in bringing regenerative thinking to Finnish universities. She discusses its impact on agriculture,...
#001 - Max Ahonen - From Vision to Reality: The life of a young CEO
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Max Ahonen, the 22-year-old co-founder and CEO of Dora, a revolutionary health monitoring device for dogs....