#58 Tony Horton: Creator of P90X
Tony Horton is the creator of the world's most popular home-fitness program, P90X. He is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It”, Crush It!” and his latest book, “The Big Picture” 11 Laws that will change your life. He has appeared on countless television programs as a fitness and lifestyle expert to promote healthy living through exercise and proper nutrition.
In this episode we discuss:
-What life was like after P90X launched
-What new perspective his illness gave him
-His transition from Beach Body and his focus now
-His favorite fitness gadgets, and more..
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#57 Joe Vernachio: On Being a Pro
Joe Vernachio is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Allbirds. He was previously the President of Mountain Hardwear, one of the leading mountain sports brands in the world. Joe is a seasoned retail industry veteran where he began working at Patagonia in the late 1980s and he spent over a decade at Nike. In this episode we discuss:
-Commonalities of the best leaders he’s worked for
-How he earned his real world MBA at Nike
-How he’s tried to balance his ambitious career while being a present father and husband
-Why “being a pro” is one of the most important principals he leads with, and more..
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#56 Ali Orady: Founder & CEO of Tonal
Aly Orady is the CEO and founder of Tonal which is a fitness machine powered by digital weight which has caught fire including an investment from Stephen Curry. Aly earned an engineering degree from Stanford and sold one of his companies to Samsung. In this episode we discuss
-The story behind Tonal
-Setbacks through his journey
-The importance of strength training
-Inspiring career advice, book recommendations, and more
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#55 Scott Weiss: Practical Advice on Landing Your Dream Job
Scott Weis is a Partner and Principal Recruiter at Makena Partners. He shares a trove a practical career advice around securing interviews, preparing for them, positioning yourself on LinkedIn, and other tips to help land your dream job.
Scott Weiss is the Partner and Principal Recruiter at Makena Partners where he primarily recruits candidates for some of the leading roles in technology. He shares a wealth of advice in and around the interview process, branding yourself properly, and ultimately how to best position yourself for your dream job including:
-The benefits creating a failure resume
-The #1 advice for your next interview with a hiring manager
-The truth about about designer looking resumes
-How to approach getting the interview
-When experience trumps potential
-LinkedIn profile best practices to standout to a recruiter and more..
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#54 Scott Galloway: On Post Corona
Professor Galloway shares his views on the pandemic aftermath, the future of education, and solicited parenting advice. We also discuss his latest book, Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity.
Scott Galloway is a professor of marketing at Stern NYU, an entrepreneur, and author of three books including Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity. His YouTube videos on the Algebra of Happiness and The Future of Education have both gone viral. He's widely known for his views on the intersection of technology and politics.
In this episode we discuss:
-The aftermath of the pandemic
-The future of education
-The pandemic affect on mental health
-Solicited parenting tips, and more..
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#53 Troy Bigby: Tech Veteran and Entrepreneur
Troy Bigby is the co-founder of Devil’s Reef, a cinnamon spiced rum he developed with his brother. He shares a treasure trove of career lessons including the inspiration behind the brand.
“Don’t allow people who can’t do something on their own to convince you that you can’t do it either.
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Troy Bigby, along with his brother, co-founded Devil's Reef, a cinnamon spiced rum. His background has spanned technology, music, and spirits. After earning his computer science degree from NYU in the mid 1990s, he joined Roc-A-Fella Records where he helped promote and tour with Jay-Z which led to the height of his career -- arguably the most successful hip-hop star of all-time.
Troy's technology career has led him from Goldman Sachs to Moody's and BlackBerry, where he orchestrated some of the largest mobile device deployments in the world. He's recently partnered with his brother (a former Super Bowl champion) to craft and launch a unique flavor of spiced rum that is being distributed around the country.
In this episode we discuss:
-Some of the most important lessons from his parents
-How he used his computer science degree in the real world
-The most important lesson from his experience working with Jay-Z
-The inspiration behind Devil's Reef and more..
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#52 Dan Sheridan: Leading With Authenticity at Brooks Running
Dan Sheridan shares the life and career lessons he’s learned from the challenging and successful times at Brooks and how they’ve positioned the organization to lead the performance run category.
“The best leaders listen intently to the conversations both in formal meetings and in the hallways.”
Dan Sheridan, EVP and Chief Operating Officer of Brooks Running, shares a treasure trove of life and career lessons from his 20+ years at the company. Dan has also experienced the turnaround of the organization through the leadership of their CEO, Jim Weber. Dan shares the lessons he's learned leading the organization before and after the pandemic and how it's positioned Brooks for a bright future.
In this episode we also discuss:
-The impact of finding the right CEO
-How Dan and his team approach diversity, equity, and inclusion
-Traits of the best leaders
-How Brooks positioned themselves as a market leader in performance running/training
-The upside of working for Warren Buffett and more..
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#51 Dr. Srini Pillay: On Recharging & Managing Stress
Dr. Srini Pillay is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and brain researcher who is able to translate leading practices in neuroscience to help people unlock their potential.
Dr. Srini Pillay is a world-renowned keynote speaker, lecturer, author, consultant and Harvard trained psychiatrist. He is known for combining “head and heart” (figuratively and literally) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, spirituality, and horns-grabbing joie de vivre to combat the stresses faced by ambitious and high-achieving people in academia, business, and life.
He’s published multiple books including Life Unlocked and Tinker, Dabble, Doodle, Try which is about unlocking the power of the unfocused mind. Dr. Pillay is a brain researcher and he uses neuroscience to help people unlock their potential.
In this episode we discuss:
The unconscious mind
A unique approach when feeling overwhelmed with uncertainty
Tips to recharge your brain during the day to be more productive
Ways to boost confidence, relieve stress, and more..
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#50 Pete Flint: Co-Founder of Trulia
Pete Flint is a General Partner at NFX, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. He was the co-founder of Trulia, the popular real estate application that has 50 million monthly users. Trulia merged with Zillow in 2015 and was valued at $3.5 billion. Pete shares a treasure trove of life and career advice ranging from his time at Oxford, Stanford, Trulia, and now.
In this episode we discuss:
-Why he saw the need to start Trulia
-4 reasons why he went to Stanford for b-school
-His appetite for risk tolerance
-The hardest part of going from 50 to 250 employees
-His best advice for hiring the right talent
-The value he found from investors saying no
-How to cultivate self-awareness
-How Trulia was able to pivot successfully out of the housing crisis in 2008
-How the truly exceptional entrepreneurs focus their time/energy and more..
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#49 Bayard Winthrop: Building a Brand Based on Values
Bayard Winthrop is the CEO and founder of American Giant, an apparel brand that is widely known as producing the greatest hoodie ever made — coined by Slate Magazine. Bayard has a rigorous focus on quality and to source and manufacture apparel in the US. We discuss his upbringing and journey while unpacking his leadership philosophies. American Giant hit virality after the article in Slate published and it’s fascinating to learn about the impact of that and the key decisions Bayard had to make moving forward.
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#48 Bruce Smith: How He Built the Peloton of Rowing
Bruce Smith is the CEO and founder of Hydrow which is like the Peloton of rowing. It's designed as a connected fitness device that has classes in a live outdoor reality setting. Bruce was also an elite rowing coach. He won the Head of the Charles, coached the US Lightweight Eight to a Bronze medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships and was the former Executive Director of Community Rowing in Boston.
In this episode we discuss:
How his team was able to bring the product to market in half the time
Why it was important to nail the live outdoor reality aspect of Hydrow
The values Bruce looks for in a hire
Why rowing has some of the best benefits of any other alternative for fitness, and more..
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#47 Adam Schefter: Using Setbacks to Fuel Your Career
Adam Schefter is widely known for being the leading news-breaking sports journalist on ESPN. We discuss his memoir and lessons learned from an amazing 30-year career.
Adam Schefter is a Senior NFL Insider at ESPN. He joined ESPN as an NFL Insider in August 2009, and now appears on a variety of programs, including NFL Live, Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, SportsCenter and more throughout the year. He also hosts his own ESPN Audio podcast, “The Adam Schefter Podcast”, and regularly contributes to other ESPN platforms, such as ESPN.com and ESPN Radio.
Before joining ESPN, Schefter was a reporter/analyst for NFL Network (2004-08) and a sportswriter for more than 15 years for the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News, where he covered the NFL and the Denver Broncos.
A former president of the Pro Football Writers of America, Schefter has authored five books. His most recent, The Man I Never Met: A Memoir (co-authored by Michael Rosenberg), is a powerful story of loss and hope, centered around his family and the memory of his wife Sharri’s first husband, Joe Maio, who died in the September 11 terror attacks.
In this episode we discuss:
His memoir, The Man I Never Met
How he transitioned to fatherhood later in life
How he earned the job he has today
His advice on how to build trust with people
How setbacks he endured fueled his career and more..
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#46 Jay Rao: CEO of Molekule
Jaya Rao is the co-founder and CEO of Molekule, one of the most innovative air purifiers in the market. The prototype of Molekule was developed by her father who is a solar energy scientist and professor because her brother had severe asthma and respiratory issues. Jaya shares the lessons and pitfalls of being the CEO of a young company and other inspirational career advice.
Jaya Rao is the co-founder and CEO of Molekule, one of the leading air purifiers in the market that is disrupting an industry with little innovation in decades. After getting her degree in mechanical engineering degrees from the University of Florida and Stanford, she earned her masters in public policy at Stanford as well. Jaya shares the lessons and pitfalls leading a young company through such a unique time. The story of Molekule is extraordinary and she shares how her father who is a solar energy scientist and professor developed the first prototype because of her brothers respiratory issues. Jaya also shares inspirational career advice that is a must listen.
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#45 Joe Boyle: EVP of Columbia Sportswear Company
Joe Boyle shares lessons he’s learned throughout his career, including cherished ones from his grandmother, Gert Boyle, who helped turn Columbia Sportswear Company into one of the largest outdoor companies in the world.
Joe Boyle is the Executive Vice President of Columbia Sportswear Company and Columbia Brand President. Through his years at one of the largest outdoor companies in the world, Joe served in several roles of increasing leadership and responsibility, ranging from sales and planning to merchandising and product design.
Joe is a fourth-generation member of the founding Boyle family. His grandmother, Gert Boyle, and his father, Tim Boyle, grew the company over the last several decades to become a multi-billion dollar organization. Joe discusses the adversity the company had faced through those times, the secret sauce from a product perspective, career advice, and much more.
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#44 Richard Krulik: CEO of Briggs & Riley
Richard is the CEO of Briggs & Riley, one of the most well respected luggage brands in the world. We discuss the heritage of the company, the values he instills in his company to maintain lifelong relationships with customers, and inspirational lessons learned along his journey.
Richard Krulik is Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Luggage consisting of its two brands, Briggs & Riley and Solo, two leading innovators of high-quality luggage and business case products. Krulik is passionate about the travel goods industry. His philosophy is deeply rooted and reflective of the principles that guided his grandfather almost 100 years ago when he owned a prestigious luggage and leather goods store in Vienna, Austria. After getting off the boat in 1940 with his family and nothing more than what he could carry, his grandfather started the company that Krulik’s father eventually joined and grew further. After finishing his formal education, and then working alongside his father for several years, Krulik took the reins as CEO in 1995.
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#43 Ryan Hawk: Welcome to Management
Ryan Hawk discusses his new book, Welcome to Management, that’s the guide book for new managers he wishes he had when he was promoted to a leadership position.
Ryan Hawk is the host of the most dynamic leadership podcast where he’s interviewed over 350 of the most forward thinking leaders in the world. He surgically distills the commonalities amongst them. He’s had a range of guests from the sports world, corporate, and military on The Learning Leader Show.
Ryan has published a book titled Welcome to Management: How to Grow From Top Performer to Excellent Leader — which is the guide book he wishes he had when he was promoted. We discuss a broad range of topics including his new book, adversity he’s faced, and the most life changing interview he’s ever done.
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#42 Bryant Barr: The Story Behind Stephen Curry's SC30 Inc.
Bryant Barr is the President of SC30 Inc. He shares the lessons he’s learned in his career and the opportunity that led him to reconnect with his college basketball teammate, Stephen Curry.
Bryant Barr is the President of SC30 Inc. where he oversees Stephen Curry’s investments, brand partnerships, and philanthropy. While he and Stephen were college roommates and played basketball together, they went their separate ways after school. Bryant spent the next several years in corporate America also working at Nike, attending Stanford for his MBA, and becoming the founder of a tech start-up which eventually shutdown. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two children.
In this episode we discuss:
-Life after basketball at Davidson
-Important lessons getting his Standford MBA and launching a company
-The ethos behind SC30 Inc. and the role he plays
-The importance of their investment in PALM creating a new category
-Remembering to be present and mindful as a father
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#41 Chris Herren: The First Day
Chris Herren gives a talk that helps students address their struggles. He does this by sharing his setbacks with substance abuse during and after his professional basketball career.
“No one sets out to be an addict. No one sets out to ruin their life and the lives of all the people around them. No one sets out to see the anguish in the eyes of the people who love them. No one sets out to live in constant chaos. No one sets out to live the life I led. It happens over time, sure. But it also happens when you don’t address your issues.”
Chris Herren's story was publicized in 2011 through an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary titled Unguarded. It was the story of his rise and sudden fall of his professional basketball career due to substance abuse. The film also shows how Chris turned his life around.
Over the years, Chris has been telling his new story. The First Day is the evolution of that talk where he weaves in his experiences but truly makes it about the students he's speaking to and about their struggles. His superpower is the ability to connect with these students -- and everyone should watch this film.
In this episode we discuss:
-What led to make this film
-How Coach Tarkanian convinced Chris to play basketball at Fresno State
-The advice he gives to handle criticism
-Bonus interview from the award-winning producer, Jonathan Hock
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#40 Mike Tyson: Preparing for Big Moments
Mike Tyson shares how he used to prepare for big moments and we discuss how we could apply those lessons in our own lives.
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
Mike Tyson is the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and also became the youngest boxer to win the title at 20 years old. His career had a resurgence after the movie The Hangover a decade ago. Later, he partnered with Spike Lee where he starred in his autobiographical Broadway show titled Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth.
In this episode we discuss:
-How his mentor impacted his life
-How he prepared for big matches
-His self talk prior to a fight and more..
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#39 Scott Galloway: The Algebra of Happiness
Professor Galloway provides in-depth, unsolicited career advice based on a class he teaches in business school which was also a YouTube video that went viral titled The Algebra of Happiness.
“The most important decision you’ll ever make is who you choose to partner with, and that’s your spouse. If there’s ever a chance to punch above your weight class, it’s with who you end up with the rest of your life.”
Scott Galloway is a marketing professor at NYU Stern School of Business and an entrepreneur. He’s started nine companies and recently sold his last company, L2, to the research firm Gartner. Scott is a thought leader at the intersection of technology, business and politics. He’s often seen on CNBC and various media outlets. He currently ho-hosts the Pivot podcast with Kara Swisher.
Scott has published two books. His most recent is titled The Algebra of Happiness which is focuses on life advice ranging from love, family, and business. Scott released a YouTube video with the same title that went viral and earned over one million views in the first ten days of release.
In this episode we discuss:
-Why some people with all the resources fail to lead a meaningful life
-The number one thing in a person's life that can predict unhappiness
-The two most significant attributes of entrepreneurs
-Why nothing truly great will happen unless you take risks
-Whether or not you should go to business school and more..
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