#38 Julie Zhuo: A Handbook for New Managers
Julie has written a book that’s a great handbook for new managers.
“Our performance at work in a particular moment in time does not need to be our identity, and it does not need to be the thing in which we judge others worth on.”
Julie Zhuo is one of the leading design executives in Silicon Valley. She’s currently the VP of Design at Facebook where she was also the social network’s first intern years ago. At the age of 25, Julie was a rookie manager where she felt unprepared.
She has published a book that serves as a handbook for new managers called The Making of a Manager. It’s a great read for people thinking about getting into management, those who are new managers, and seasoned managers looking to compare notes with a world-class leader.
In this episode we discuss:
-How to know if you will like management
-How to run stellar one on one meetings
-Why it’s important to be vulnerable as a leader are more..
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#37 Ricky Williams (Part 2): On Redefining Yourself
Ricky reads my astrology chart. We talk about relationships, parenting, and redefining yourself.
“Successful people are clear about who they are and where they’re headed and share that clarity with people around them so they know what the expectations are.
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To football fans Ricky Williams is known as a Heisman Trophy Winner and two-time All American at Texas. He's scored many touchdowns during his 12-year career in the NFL. In 2004, he retired at the peak of his career. He returned to the NFL with his future in mind and treated his work as his craft to set himself up for his next career.
Ricky is becoming well-known for his work as a holistic healer, a journey that began nearly 15 years ago after his first retirement from the NFL. He has immersed himself in the study of evolutionary astrology as well as other healing modalities including Ayurvedic medicine, cranial sacral therapy, meditation, pranic healing and yoga. Ricky is currently pursuing his doctorate in Chinese medicine and continues to help people around the world gain a deeper understanding of their lives through his evolutionary astrology practice.
In this episode we discuss
Ricky reads my astrology chart (about 45 minutes long)
Relationships and parenting
The idea of redefining yourself and more..
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#36 NFL All-Pro Ricky Williams: On Redefining Yourself
Ricky has redefined himself from being an NFL All-Pro to becoming a holistic healer by immersing himself into the study of evolutionary astrology, meditation, yoga, and Chinese medicine. He draws lessons from life on the field and off.
“Successful people are clear about who they are and where they’re headed and share that clarity with people around them so they know what the expectations are.”
To football fans Ricky Williams is known as a Heisman Trophy Winner and two-time All American at Texas. He's scored many touchdowns during his 12-year career in the NFL. In 2004, he retired at the peak of his career. He returned to the NFL with his future in mind and treated his work as his craft to set himself up for his next career.
Ricky is becoming well-known for his work as a holistic healer, a journey that began nearly 15 years ago after his first retirement from the NFL. He has immersed himself in the study of evolutionary astrology as well as other healing modalities including Ayurvedic medicine, cranial sacral therapy, meditation, pranic healing and yoga. Ricky is currently pursuing his doctorate in Chinese medicine and continues to help people around the world gain a deeper understanding of their lives through his evolutionary astrology practice.
In this episode we discuss
How Ricky defines success
The common traits of successful people
The most successful person he’s been around
Why he chose to play college football at Texas
What it means to be conscious and more self-aware
Why parenting is an inner-reflection and more..
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#35 Karla Starr: Can You Learn To Be Lucky?
Karla has the ability to uncover how we can cultivate luck in our personal and professional lives — backed by science.
Karla Starr has written for O, The Atlantic, Slate, Popular Science, the Guardian, and the Los Angeles Times, and appeared on CBS Sunday Morning as an expert on luck. The recipient of a Best Science/Health award from the Society of Professional Journalists, she lives in New York and spends an inordinate amount of time lifting heavy things. Her first book, Can You Learn to Be Lucky? Why Some People Seem to Win More Often Than Others, was published by Penguin in 2018.
She has since co-authored The Hilton Effect with Made to Stick co-author Chip Heath. Starr currently helps organizations foster lucky traits in their employees and business practices.
In this episode we discuss:
-How to nail a first impression
-The benefits of going last in an interview
-Tips to become the safe choice in a job search
-Networking advice for introverts
-Why it’s important not to outshine the hiring manager
-When beauty can be a liability in your job hunt
-How to cultivate more confidence
-How to embrace your inner Kanye West
-Why it’s sometimes good to fake it until we make it, and more..
-Why a near-death accident was the best thing that ever happened to Karla
-The common traits of lucky people
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#34 Scott Shute: The Art of Work-Life Integration
Scott’s journey in Silicon Valley has diverged from sales leadership to helping companies improve from the inside out by focusing on its people. He shares how an increase of self-awareness can impact your work and your life.
Scott Shute is at the heart of LinkedIn's quest to create a culture of compassionate leadership, serving as the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs. The programs are in service to the employees, building characteristics like emotional intelligence, resilience, and a better sense of well-being. This ultimately translates to a better experience for LinkedIn's customers.
As a mindful leader, he has cultivated his mastery of meditation and awareness from his early days farming with his family in rural Kansas to leading thousands in meditation in Silicon Valley and beyond. Scott's journey has led him from an engineering degree, to sales leadership, impacting thousands of employees at LinkedIn, all weaved in with his love of photography.
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In this episode we discuss:
The importance of a mindfulness practice and how to develop one that works for you
How to think about work-life integration instead of work-life balance
Scott’s advice for a first time manager
Ideas to lead better meetings and more..
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#33 Laura Vanderkam: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
The foundation of Laura’s work is grounded in time management. She discusses her latest book in which she shares some of the most fascinating findings from studying the most successful people as well as illustrating examples from her own life (as a mother of four). She gives advice on how to find the time we think we don’t have to live a more rich and fulfilled life.
Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books. Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done(Portfolio, May 29, 2018) explores, through more than 900 time diaries collected on a single March day, why some busy people feel relaxed about time, while others do not. I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time (Portfolio, 2015) tackles the question of how women combine work and life through an analysis of 1001 days in the lives of women with demanding careers and children at home. What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast (Portfolio, 2013) profiles prominent people who use time creatively to achieve their goals. 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (Portfolio, 2010) argues that time is best approached from the holistic perspective of a week (168 hours) rather than any single day.
Laura is also the author of a time management fable, Juliet’s School of Possibilities, which will be released by Portfolio in early 2019. Another novel, The Cortlandt Boys, is available as an ebook.
Laura’s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company.
She has appeared on numerous television programs, including The Today Show and Fox & Friends, hundreds of radio segments, and has spoken about time and productivity to audiences of all sizes. Her TED talk, “How to gain control of your free time,” has been viewed more than 7 million times. She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds.
She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and four children. She blogs most days at LauraVanderkam.com.
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In this episode we discuss:
How the most successful people schedule their days
The most common blindspots that appear when you track your time
The one question to ask yourself daily to live a more rich and fulfilled life
Advice on creating most lasting memories
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Order a copy of her latest book, Off the Clock, here
Watch her TED Talk titled “How to gain control of your free time” here
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#32 A.J. Jacobs: Finding More Happiness Through Gratitude
A.J. Jacobs is a renowned NYC journalist who immerses himself in real-life experiences. He shares some of the most surprising lessons he’s learned and we dive into his latest journey about gratitude where he was on quest to literally thank one thousand people who helped create his morning cup of coffee.
“We are so good at noticing the 3 or 4 things that go wrong every day, but we have to notice the hundreds of things that go right.”
A.J. Jacobs is a renowned NYC author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. He is also editor at large at Esquire magazine, a commentator on NPR and a columnist for Mental Floss magazine.
He immerses himself in experiences and lives to tell about it. His book The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible has over 1,000 reviews on Amazon.
He has given several TED talks, including ones about living biblically, creating a one-world family, and living healthily.
He recently published Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey which is about his quest to thank everyone who had something to do with creating his cup of morning coffee including the farmers to the lid manufacturer and everyone in-between. This is a story about gratitude and there are many important lessons through his journey.
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In this episode we discuss:
What we can learn from about his new book about gratitude
How we can instill some of these lessons with our kids
Fascinating lessons from his other experiments of telling the truth no matter & when he tried to literally follow rules from the bible
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#31 Mike Grossman: High-Stakes Decisions in Silicon Valley
Mike shares some of the most incredible stories from his career as an entrepreneur and CEO in Silicon Valley. What he’s learned and how he made some of the most critical decisions.
Mike Grossman has been a CEO in Silicon Valley for over 25 years. He’s started companies from the ground up, successfully sold them, and he’s had to make some tough decisions while doing so. He’s currently the CEO of Inflection and he’s an adviser to companies like Quicken.
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In this episode we discuss:
What he learned from his mentor who helped shape him as a CEO
How he handled one of the most crucial business meetings of his career
A high-stakes decision he had to make as an entrepreneur early on in his career
Career advice he would give a college graduate about to enter the real world
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#30 Ron Nash: The LinkedIn Whisperer
Coach Ron Nash has helped thousands of people find their dream job and understand how to maximize the use of LinkedIn. He shares his framework to make sure we lead a fulfilled life and career.
“A dream without a plan is just a fantasy.”
Coach Ron Nash has worked with thousands of people to help them gain clarity and to show them the secret strategies on LinkedIn they need to land a job. He's certified in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and has been executive recruiting for 20 years. He's also published several books and developed courses to help people maximize LinkedIn and to find their dream job.
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In this episode we discuss:
Coach Ron’s framework for a successful career
How to invest in your network on LinkedIn
How he developed a relationship with Cesar Milan using LinkedIn
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#29 Calvin Chen: Creating Home Court Advantage
Calvin shares his story from changing careers to working for Tony Robbins and ultimately launching his own successful executive coaching business.
“It’s hard to succeed against the tide.”
Calvin Chen is an executive leadership coach who specializes in emotional intelligence for high performance, leadership, and happiness. He used to work for Tony Robbins and then launched his own coaching business. Calvin is a renaissance man. He earned a BS in Bioinformatics from UC San Diego and he has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. His coaching has also yielded a first-round knockout in the UFC. With over ten years of coaching experience and a certification in NLP and other coaching certifications -- Calvin works with professionals to achieve peak performance.
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What he’s learned from immigrant parents
Why he decided to pivot his career from science
The traits of the most successful achievers and more..
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#28 Kirsten Newbold-Knipp: On Forging Your Own Path
Kirsten has led a remarkable career in marketing while changing careers early on and forging her own path. She unpacks some of the most important lessons every professional can learn from.
“Your career path is your own. You plan it and you’re in charge of yourself and making it happen.”
Kirsten has more than 15 years of senior marketing leadership experience at Fortune 100 companies and high-growth startups, including HubSpot, SolarWinds and BigCommerce. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Convey Inc. based in Austin, TX. Most recently she was research vice president at Gartner, where she advised CMOs on refining strategy, organization and martech priorities. Kirsten graduated from Cornell University and earned her MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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In this episode we discuss:
How Kirsten changed careers from hospitality to technology
How to communicate your transferable skills
Career advice she’d give a college graduate about to enter the real world
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#27 Martin Kihn: Solicited Career Advice
We deconstruct Martin’s multi-dimensional writing and marketing career to learn wise lessons.
“Working life is a marathon. I’m not talking about getting enough sleep or eating right or exercising; you know that. I mean in the long run, over years, managing a build-up of stress that tears you down from the inside until — one day — you realize you simply can not make another phone call, write another document.”
Marty Kihn is an accomplished writer and one of the most in-demand marketing experts in the field of advertising. He's published three books, one of which was titled House of Lies which turned into a popular TV show on Showtime starring Don Cheadle. Marty was also the head writer for a VH1's Pop-up Video. He graduated from Yale with an MBA from Colombia. He was recently a marketing analyst at Gartner for 5 years.
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In this episode we discuss:
How Marty figured out what he wanted to do in his multi-dimensional career
The process of writing his first book and how it turned into a hit TV show on Showtime
How to address and avoid burnout, and more..
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#26: Chef Michael Mina: His Recipe for Building an Empire
Chef Mina tells his story of how his persistence, hard work, and luck led him to build a restaurant empire.
“If you don’t have a lemon, replace it with another acid. If you don’t have molasses, try honey. And if you run out of butter, perhaps use an avocado. Stick to the main ingredients, don’t be afraid to play around – and keep the balance.
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Michael Mina is an award-winning chef based in San Francisco who has built an empire with over 40 restaurants around the world. He was the executive chef at AQUA from 1993-2002 and his flagship restaurant, MICHAEL MINA is a Michelin two-star establishment.
He has been a featured guest chef at the James Beard House numerous times; cooked for three U.S. presidents: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama; and has been a guest speaker at C.I.A. in Hyde Park and at other culinary institutes in California.
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In this episode we discuss:
How Michael's persistence led to his big break
How he was able to get Andre Agassi to become his investment partner
The highs of being awarded two Michelin stars and the lows of losing one
How he has mentored and partnered Ayesha Curry
Advice he has for surrounding yourself with a great team
The last time he was nervous cooking for someone
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#25 Ryan Hawk: How to Be Everyone's Favorite Leader
Through Ryan's experience you'll learn how to be a better leader.
“Henry Cloud told me you will get what you create and what you allow as the leader.”
Ryan Hawk runs the Leadership Advisory team at Brixey & Meyer. Ryan has been a student, teacher, and practitioner of leadership and performance excellence most of his life. First as a collegiate and professional quarterback, and now in the business world. He shares what he’s learned from his own experience as well as from interviewing more than 250 of the most thoughtful leaders in the world on his hit podcast, The Learning Leader Show. Ryan is a sought-after public speaker, an accomplished writer, and a trusted advisor to leaders all over the world.
The Learning Leader Show is a top rated business podcast that focuses on learning from the smartest, most creative leaders in the world (including such luminaries as Simon Sinek, Seth Godin, Kat Cole and Adam Grant). Hawk’s podcast has exploded on a global scale with listeners in 134 countries world-wide. Forbes has called The Learning Leader Show “The most dynamic leadership podcast out there.” Inc. Magazine listed The Learning Leader Show as one of the top 5 podcasts to “help you lead smarter.”
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In this episode we discuss:
Ryan's favorite things of 2017
How to understand if leadership is a path for you
Pitfalls in leadership to avoid
Tips to be everyone's favorite leader
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#24 Phil Jones: Exactly What to Say
Phil reveals the magic words you can use with your customers to help move them from maybe to YES.
“In a world littered with smoke and mirrors, what I’ve seen work best is blatant well packaged honesty.”
Phil M Jones grew his career in sales from when he started working at the age of 14 washing cars on the weekends to hiring his own fleet of car washers. Based in the UK, his sales career took off from there. He later developed a sales training workshop that was very successful. He's turned that experience into speaking in front of thousands of people and writing books about sales. We discuss Exactly What to Say and his other book Exactly How to Sell which is available for pre-order on Amazon. Phil has an innate ability to use magic words that are impactful and yet subtle to help you influence people without the stigma of sounding like a sleezy salesperson.
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In this episode we discuss:
The major pitfalls salespeople and companies make around sales
How to disarm a decision maker and how to drive a sense of urgency
We review some of the strategies from his book, Exactly What to Say
We discuss what Phil has uncovered is the secret to success and more
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#23 Mario Lopez: Follow Your Passion
Mario shares what's helped him develop and sustain a great career and how he's been able to consistently live a healthy lifestyle.
“Find your passion with something that makes you want to get up every day. Like working out, whatever gets you moving. Focus on that, the rest is a waste of time. If it doesn’t make you happy you won’t be good at it.”
Mario Lopez is currently the host on Extra. He's one of the top hosts in Hollywood. You know him from Saved by the Bell and he's been on Dancing with the Stars. Mario has had a great career over an extended period of time. In this interview we cover a broad range of topics relating to career, life advice, and fitness tips.
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In this episode we discuss:
How his family's upbringing has shaped him
How becoming a generalist has helped him in his career
How he broke into hosting in Hollywood
How he's been able to stay consistent - both in his career and in his workout regiment
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#22 Alex Ikonn: Co-founder of Luxy Hair and The 5-Minute Journal
Alex's journey is an inspirational one and he shares how he's started two successful companies.
“Just go out and do it!”
Alex Ikonn is an entrepreneur who co-founded Luxy Hair which provides high quality hair extensions. He helped grow the Luxy Hair YouTube channel to one of the most visited channels which has over 421 million views. Alex has the drive and creativity to build beautiful products. He's also the co-founder of Intelligent Change where he's helped create The 5-Minute Journal which helps you be mindful about planning your day. He also has a Vlog on YouTube where he posts great behind the scenes videos about his business, family, and other things that inspire him.
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In this episode we discuss:
How Alex's upbringing shaped his character
The origin story of Luxy Hair
Best practice for using The 5 Minute Journal
Other fantastic advice from Alex including book recommendations
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Alex's personal website: www.alexikonn.com
Intelligent Change where you can find The 5 Minute Journal
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#21 Ayesha Curry: How the MVP in the Kitchen is Building Her Empire
Ayesha shares the details of her entrepreneurial journey and the vision for her brand.
Ayesha Curry is literally catching on fire. The mompreneur of two has been coined the Martha Stewart for millennials. Following the recent success of her cookbook, The Seasoned Life (available on Amazon), she has a cooking show on The Food Network (Ayesha's Home Kitchen) and recently launched a meal delivery kit service (www.cookhomemade.com). If that wasn't enough, she's opening a new restaurant in San Francisco and launching her own cookware line in Target. How does she do it? Listen to our interview and follow her on Instagram (@ayeshacurry) to find out.
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In this episode we discuss:
What quality is most important to her in marriage
Her new meal-kit delivery service
No Kid Hungry and other charitable causes she supports
Her long-term vision for her brand
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#20 TNT's Ernie Johnson: How to Embrace the Unpredictable Moments in Life
Ernie discuss how often the unscripted, or unplanned events in our lives are the experiences that shape us. We also talk about fatherhood and the speed of life, and why it's important to slow down.
Ernie Johnson, Jr. is one of sport’s most respected and loved personalities. The three-time Sports Emmy Award winner and host of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” has helped audiences break down games and belly laugh for decades. Maybe more impressive than his professional fame and recognition is Ernie’s innate ability to connect with people on a human level. His willingness to discuss topics such as the adoption of his and his wife Cheryl’s children, including their special needs son Michael; the death of his father and best friend, iconic sportscaster and pitcher Ernie Johnson; and his own battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma has endeared him and given hope to millions . We discuss the experiences he's shared in his autobiography Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary.
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In this episode we discuss:
What led to Ernie deciding to write a book
His great relationship with his father and the lessons that it taught him about being a dad
How he's handled family circumstances like adopting a child with special needs
Why it's important to slow down in life
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#19 John Kralik: How Gratitude Changed His Life
Ryan Hawk interviews John and shares how his life changed when he started to notice the things in his life he should be thankful for.
This is a special episode where Ryan Hawk, the host of The Learning Leader Show, interviews one of my favorite authors, John Kralik. His book, A Simple Act of Gratitude, greatly impacted my life. John was going through a turbulent time in his life and it's about the story of how he began to notice the things in his life he should have been thankful for. I loved this interview so much that I wanted to share it on my podcast. Not only does John share his story, but I liked how Ryan helps us put the power of gratitude into practice. I highly recommend getting a copy of the book on Amazon, it's actually the book I gift the most to the guests on my podcast. I interviewed John myself a couple of years ago and I wrote an article about how his book impacted my life (link below).
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In this episode they discuss:
What led to John's downward spiral in his life
How he learned to notice the things in his life that he should be thankful for
How writing thank you notes changed his life
How you can begin to write really good thank you notes
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A Simple Act of Gratitude on Amazon
Ryan Hawk's website to hear other episodes
The article I published on Forbes.com about John's book and how it impacted me
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