In Episode 91: We look at how Malcolm Gladwell's book 'Blink', changes the way you'll understand every decision you make. Never again will you think about thinking the same way.
Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant - in the blink of an eye - that actually aren't as simple as they seem.
In Episode 90: We dive into a new series on Malcolm Gladwell, starting with his breakthrough bestseller, The Tipping Point, that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behaviour crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.
In Episode 89: Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Part 2: We delve into his book "skin in the game", a phrase we've often heard but rarely stopped to truly dissect and what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others.
In episode 88 we explore Part 1 of our 2 part series on Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The scholar and former options trader who has devoted his life to problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty.
We dive into his book, Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder and discover how to approach the world in the face of uncertainty and what lessons can we take from his work to ensure robustness, to set ourselves or your business up for potential positive and negative events.
We take inspiration from Admiral William H. McRaven and his best selling book, Make Your Bed: Little things that can change the world and your life.
In 2014 he addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas, in a video which immediately went viral. He shared 10 life lessons he had learned during his Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his long Naval career, but also throughout his life.
In Make Your Bed, he builds on these principles by sharing inspiring tales from his own life and those around him in the military, explaining how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves for the better.
In episode 86 we round out our series on Habits with Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer-prize winning reporter and the author of The Power of Habit, about the science of habit formation in our lives, companies and societies.
A graduate of Yale University and the Harvard Business School and a reporter at the New York Times for over a decade, Duhigg was one of a team of New York Times reporters who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series of 10 articles about the business practices of Apple and other technology companies.
He has no less than 13 different literary awards throughout his journalism and writing career. Today, he writes books and magazine articles for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker and The Atlantic.
We are digging into James Clear one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, to learn how to maximise our time, and form positive habits.
Known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. His work has appeared in Entrepreneur magazine, Time magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and on CBS This Morning. He wrote the New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits, a guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Atomic Habits, offers a framework for getting 1 percent better every day. It's the ultimate guide on how to design a system where good habits emerge naturally and unwanted habits fade away.
In this week’s Episode #84 we explore the ‘Iceman’ Wim Hof, and what it takes to have absolute control over your body and mind.
Wim Hof (born 20 April 1959), also known as The Iceman, is a Dutch extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures. He has set Guinness world records for swimming under ice and prolonged full-body contact with ice, and still holds the record for a barefoot half-marathon on ice and snow. He attributes these feats to his Wim Hof Method (WHM), a combination of frequent cold exposure, breathing techniques and meditation.
In episode 83, we explore the wisdom of Esther Wojcicki & T.R.I.C.K; lessons for radical results, based on Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration & Kindness.
Often called the Godmother of Silicon Valley, legendary teacher, author, role model for Silicon Valley legends such as Steve Jobs (and his daughter Lisa), and the mother of three successful daughters.
In an action-packed episode 82, we are delving into some of Gary Vee’s secrets to staying motivated, and becoming successful by working as hard as you possibly can.
Gary Vaynerchuk is a Belarusian-American entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and Internet personality. Vaynerchuk is best known for his work in digital marketing and social media as the chairman of New York-based communications company, VaynerX, and as CEO of VaynerX subsidiary, VaynerMedia. Gary is the author of Crushing It!, Jab, Jab, Jab Right Hook, The Thank You Economy and Crush It!
We re-visit one of our favourite innovators of all time, Elon Musk. Join us as we learn what motivates Elon, and how he navigates the naysayers as well as the celebrators.
Elon Musk is a South African-born American entrepreneur and businessman who founded X.com in 1999 (which later became PayPal), SpaceX in 2002 and Tesla Motors in 2003. Musk became a multimillionaire in his late 20s when he sold his start-up company, Zip2, to a division of Compaq Computers.
Our final 'sports innovator' in the series is Joe Rogan, whose unique and unconventional passion and approach has a lot to teach us.
Warning: this episode features clips with explicit language.
Rogan began a career in comedy in August 1988. In 1997, he started working for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as an interviewer and color commentator. In December 2009, Rogan launched a free podcast with his friend and fellow comedian Brian Redban. By August 2010, the podcast was named The Joe Rogan Experience and entered the list of Top 100 podcasts on iTunes. The podcast features an array of guests who discuss current events, political views, philosophy, comedy, hobbies and numerous other topics. On May 19, 2020, Rogan announced that he had signed a multi-year licensing deal with Spotify, worth an estimated $100 million USD, making it one of the largest licensing agreements in the podcast business.
It's game, set and match in the second episode of Mike and Mark's 'Sports Innovator' series, as they get inspired by Serena Williams.
Serena has revolutionized women’s tennis with her powerful style of play and has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other woman or man during the open era. Serena holds the most Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined among active players, and even won the Australian Open in 2017 while pregnant.
Beginning our 'Sports Innovator' series, Mike and Mark hit the court with Michael Jordan and listen to some of the most inspirational clips and mental models we can learn from 'His Airness'.
By acclamation, Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. Although, a summary of his basketball career and influence on the game inevitably fails to do it justice, as a phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of fundamental soundness, grace, speed, power, artistry, improvisational ability and an unquenchable competitive desire, Jordan single-handedly redefined the NBA superstar.
The Last Dance is a 2020 American sports documentary miniseries co-produced by ESPN Films and Netflix. Directed by Jason Hehir, the series revolves around the career of Michael Jordan, with particular focus on his last season with the Chicago Bulls.
Completing our Adam Grant series, Mike and Mark explore 'Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy', and the ways in which we can cultivate resilience.
Everyone experiences some form of Option B. We all deal with loss: jobs lost, loves lost, lives lost. The question is not whether these things will happen but how we face them when they do. Thoughtful, honest, revealing and warm, Option B weaves Sandberg’s experiences coping with adversity with new findings from Adam Grant and other social scientists. The book features stories of people who recovered from personal and professional hardship, including illness, injury, divorce, job loss, sexual assault and imprisonment. These people did more than recover—many of them became stronger.
Continuing our series on Adam Grant, Mike and Mark reach into Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World to uncover what does it take to be a truly original thinker.
Originals is about how to champion new ideas and fight groupthink. Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt; how parents and teachers can nurture originality in children; and how leaders can build cultures that welcome dissent.
Starting our journey into Adam Grant - celebrated author and professor - Mike and Mark begin a three-part series with Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success, in Episode 75.
Adam has been recognized as one of the world’s most-cited, most prolific, and most influential researchers in business and economics. His pioneering research has increased performance and reduced burnout among engineers, teachers, and salespeople, and motivated safety behaviours among doctors, nurses, and lifeguards. He is a former magician and Junior Olympic springboard diver.
Finishing our 'Media Innovation' series, Mike and Mark turn the telescope to Netflix co-founder, Reed Hastings in Episode 74.
Reed Hastings is an entrepreneur and philanthropist, and is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Netflix. He is also on the board of the social networking website Facebook and several non-profit organizations. Reed's first book is out in September 2020: "No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention", in which Reed reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies.
You can read the 2009 Netflix Culture Deck online.
Continuing our 'Media Innovation' series, we deep dive into Mark Cuban in Episode 73 and listen to his techniques at staying successful, and being ahead of competitors.
Entrepreneur and professional sports team owner Mark Cuban has ventured into many diverse businesses. He made his fortune through the sale of startups MicroSolutions and Broadcast.com in the 1990s, and later became known as the zealous owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.
Cuban has also invested in film production and has appeared on such TV series as Dancing with the Stars and Shark Tank.
Beginning our 'Media Innovation' series, we are delving into Bob Iger in Episode 72. Join Mike and Mark as they go through Bob's career at Disney, and discover what we can decode about being our best versions.
Robert A. Iger is Executive Chairman of The Walt Disney Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. Iger expanded on Disney’s rich history of unforgettable storytelling with the acquisitions of Pixar (2006), Marvel (2009), Lucasfilm (2012) and 21st Century Fox (2019), as well as the landmark 2016 opening of Disney’s first theme park and resort in Mainland China, Shanghai Disney Resort.
Over his 15 years leading the Company, Mr. Iger built Disney into one of the world’s largest and most admired media and entertainment companies.
