A Bit of Optimism
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The future is always bright…if you know where to look. Join me each week for A Bit of Optimism! I talk to inspiring people who teach me more about life, leadership and general interesting things.
Autor: Simon Sinek
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A Lifetime of Leadership with President Joe Biden
15 Oct, 2024Leadership is deeply personal. As people change, the way they lead has to change, too.Few leaders have navigated as much change as Joe Biden. He was elected to the Senate at 29 and will end his time as President at …
Duración: 32 minRevisited: How To Be A Friend with chef and entrepreneur Christina Tosi
08 Oct, 2024Friends can help us get through life’s toughest moments. But a true friend remembers to smile about the good times. That’s why I wanted to revisit my conversation with the founder and CEO of Milk Bar, host of Netflix’s Bake …
Duración: 39 minRevisited: Molly's Game with Molly Bloom
01 Oct, 2024Some people’s life stories are too crazy not to tell. So today, we’re revisiting one of my favorite episodes, my conversation with Molly Bloom. Her story is so riveting it's no surprise it became a star-studded Hollywood film. After her …
Duración: 49 minRevisited: We Cannot Heal Alone In The Loneliness Epidemic with Rabbi Sharon Brous
17 Sep, 2024Grief can paralyze us. Most of us aren't given a manual about how to comfort someone grieving or how to ask for help with our own pain. That's why I wanted to revisit one of my favorite conversations, with Rabbi …
Duración: 34 minConfident Ignorance with rapper, novelist, and filmmaker Logic
17 Sep, 2024Vision, not skill, is the heart of creativity. But when a creative vision gets too big for one person, the key is to ask for help.Logic is a platinum-selling rapper who’s made waves in the hip hop world. After a …
Duración: 59 minWealth Is Togetherness with community organizer Kennedy Odede
10 Sep, 2024The slums of Kenya are a tough place to grow up. Stealing a mango could get you killed.Kennedy Odede grew up in Kibera, Africa's largest urban slum. A street kid at age 10, he dreamed of factory work for 10 …
Duración: 36 minLanding Moonshots with Google's Innovation Chief Dr. Astro Teller
03 Sep, 2024Before Elon Musk rebranded Twitter, X was already in use — at Google. Google X was Google's secret research lab, where Google's most imaginative ideas came to life.As CEO and co-founder, Astro Teller's job is to harness X's wildest, most …
Duración: 44 minCreativity Is Connection with poet IN-Q
06 Ago, 2024Business and poetry usually don't mix. But vulnerability has the power to bring teams together.Poet IN-Q has found an unlikely audience in business. A slam poetry veteran and accomplished songwriter, companies invite IN-Q to help strengthen their cultures. He works …
Duración: 37 minThe Smell of Memory with scent designer Dawn Goldworm
30 Jul, 2024Our sense of smell has the deepest tie to emotion and memory. But it's also the most overlooked. In business, that's a giant missed opportunity.Dawn Goldworm knows how to use scent to evoke emotion and create loyalty. From Lady Gaga …
Duración: 44 minMastery is an Infinite Game with performance psychologist Mike Gervais
23 Jul, 2024Fierce competition can lead to burnout. How do we train ourselves to maintain excellence without giving in to the pressure to perform?High-performance psychologist Mike Gervais has a solution. He calls it mastery. Mike's approach to mastering our thoughts and emotions …
Duración: 41 min
