Dr. Andrew Huberman on How the Brain Makes Sense of Stress, Fear, and Courage
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist and tenured Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School...
Podcasts
Cal Ripken Jr. on Why You Control Your Life’s Narrative
This week’s conversation is with Cal Ripken Jr., baseball’s all-time Iron Man.
Cal retired from baseball in October, 2001 after 21 seasons with the Baltimore...
Blake Mycoskie on Why External Validation Isn’t The Answer
This week's conversation is with Blake Mycoskie, a social entrepreneur and the founder of TOMS.
Blake started TOMS in 2006 and revolutionized the way compani...
Julie Rice on The Creation of SoulCycle and The Importance of Community
This week’s conversation is with Julie Rice, an entrepreneur best known for co-founding the fitness phenomenon, SoulCycle.
She served as Co-CEO at SoulCycle ...
Duane Brown on Reserving Judgement, Living with Compassion, and Combatting Anxiety
This week’s conversation is with Duane Brown, the starting left tackle for the Seattle Seahawks.
He played college football at Virginia Tech, and was drafted...
Shea Serrano on Why It All Comes Down to Grit
This week’s conversation is with Shea Serrano, an author and journalist.
His books include The Rap Year Book, Basketball (and Other Things), and Movies (and ...
Kelley O’Hara on Responding to Adversity – On and Off The Field
This week’s conversation is with Kelley O’Hara, who plays soccer for both the US women’s national team and Utah Royals FC.
As a member of the USWNT, she has ...
Pete Carroll and Michael Gervais on Living and Leading Authentically
This week’s conversation is with Pete Carroll, the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks and my business partner at Compete to Create.
In this conversation, we ...
Travis Pastrana on Making the Best of Any Situation
This week’s conversation is with Travis Pastrana.
If you're a fan of action sports, you know the name.
By four years old, Travis was already riding a one-...
Soledad O’Brien on Standing Up to Racism
This week’s conversation is with Soledad O’Brien, an award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author and philanthropist.
She is dedicated to telling...
Michael Bennett on Why It’s Time for America to Look in the Mirror
This week’s conversation is with Michael Bennett, a defensive end in the National Football League.
Michael signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted f...
Dr. Melanie Joy on Cultivating Healthy Relationships
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Melanie Joy, a Harvard-educated psychologist specializing in relationships, communication, and social change.
Melanie is...
Deepak Chopra on Our Limited Understanding of Reality
This week’s conversation is with Deepak Chopra, a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation.
Deepak is the founder of The Ch...
Dr. David Fajgenbaum on Living with Urgency —Why Tomorrow Isn’t Promised
This week’s conversation is with Dr. David Fajgenbaum, a groundbreaking physician-scientist and disease hunter.
The timing of his insights is incredibly rele...
George Karl on Getting to the Truth
This week’s conversation is with George Karl, the 6th winningest coach in NBA basketball history.
George coached the Cavs, Warriors, Sonics, Bucks, Nuggets a...
Trent Dilfer on Turning Pain Into Passion
This week’s conversation is with Trent Dilfer, a 14 year NFL veteran and Super Bowl Champion.
Trent played for five teams during his career, including the Ta...
Sage Steele on Choosing Happiness
This week’s conversation is with Sage Steele, one of ESPN’s most popular and respected commentators.
Sage joined ESPN in 2007 and currently serves as the co-...
Marc Randolph on The Creation of Netflix
This week’s conversation is with Marc Randolph, a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor and investor.
Marc is the co-founder of Netflix, served as the...
Dan Quinn on What It Takes to Lead an NFL Franchise
This week’s conversation is with Dan Quinn, the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.
Dan became the head coach in 2015 and has compiled a 43-37 regular season ...
Scott Barry Kaufman on The New Science of Self-Actualization
This week’s conversation is with Scott Barry Kaufman, a humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential.
He has taught courses on intelligenc...
Hilaree Nelson on Confidence in Consequential Environments
This week’s conversation is with Hilaree Nelson.
With a career spanning two decades that includes dozens of first descents through more than 40 expeditions t...
Chip Conley on Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
This week’s conversation is with Chip Conley, a boutique hotel entrepreneur who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hos...
Levi LaVallee on Being a Student of Progression
This week’s conversation is with snowmobiling legend Levi LaVallee, a 13 time X Games Medalist, Snocross Champion, and World Record holder
Levi first tasted ...
Garrett McNamara on Leading with Your Heart
This week’s conversation is with Garrett McNamara, an international big wave explorer known for discovering, pioneering and surfing the biggest wave in the worl...
Jeremy Jones on Passion, Risk, and Managing Stress
This week’s conversation is with Jeremy Jones, an accomplished filmmaker, entrepreneur, environmentalist and snowboarding pioneer.
Jeremy Jones is widely reg...
Sue Enquist on What Makes a Great Coach
This week’s conversation is with Sue Enquist, UCLA Softball’s first All-American, National Champion, and Hall of Famer.
In 2006, Sue concluded her storied 27-...
Chris McNamara on Courage, Risk, and Creative Expression
This week’s conversation is with Chris McNamara, a Big Wall Climber and ex-wingsuit BASE jumper.
He is also the founder of OutdoorGearLab, one of the most po...
Mark Mathews on The Relationship Between Fear and Motivation
This week’s conversation is with Mark Mathews, a world-class big wave surfer, Red Bull Athlete and Surf Contest Director.
He’s made a living at the intersect...
Colin O’Brady on Exploring Human Potential
This week’s conversation is with Colin O'Brady, an explorer and elite endurance athlete, who has set multiple records and pushed the boundaries of what we under...
Tony Blauer on The Art of Managing Fear
This week’s conversation is with Coach Tony Blauer, who’s been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combatives industry for over four decade...
Chase Jarvis on Unlocking Your Creative Potential
This week’s conversation is with Chase Jarvis, an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and one of the most influential photographers of the past 20 years.
His...
Katie Arnold on The Power of Observation and Expression
This week’s conversation is with Katie Arnold, a longtime journalist and an elite ultra runner.
Katie was the 2018 Leadville Trail 100 Run champion.
For t...
Jim Zorn on Putting Principles Into Action
This week’s conversation is with Jim Zorn, a former NFL quarterback and coach who currently serves as head coach and general manager of the Seattle Dragons of t...
Raja Dhir on How the Microbiome Impacts Your Quality of Life
This week’s conversation is with Raja Dhir, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Seed Health, a microbial sciences company pioneering applications of bacteria to impact...
Michael Breus on The Key to a Better Night’s Sleep
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist, better known as the “Sleep Doctor.”
Michael is both a Diplomat of the American B...
Missy Franklin on Being a Champion in Victory and Defeat
This week’s conversation is with Missy Franklin, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FINA World Swimmer of the Year.
Missy retired from swimming i...
Stephan Moccio on Authenticity, Risk, and Adjusting
This week’s conversation is with Stephan Moccio, a producer, composer, recording artist and musician behind some of music’s most massive, inescapable global hit...
Ronnie Lott on Exhausting Every Moment
This week’s conversation is with NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott.
Ronnie has been a champion and a leader his entire life.
After graduating high school in 1...
Mick Fanning on Hard Work, Resiliency, and Sacrifice
This week’s conversation is with Mick Fanning, a professional surfer from Australia, regarded as one of the best surfers ever.
Mick won the ASP World Tour in...
Angela Naeth on Discovery and Acceptance
This week’s conversation is with Angela Naeth, currently ranked among the top triathletes in the world with 3 sub 9-hour Ironman performances.
Angela is a mu...
Brian Volk-Weiss on Following Your Intuition
This week’s conversation is with Brian Volk-Weiss, the founder and president of Comedy Dynamics.
Brian stands at the forefront of comedy’s evolution in the 2...
Tyler Lockett on Living with Alignment
This week’s conversation is with Tyler Lockett, a football player who currently plays Wide Receiver for the Seattle Seahawks.
Tyler was drafted by the Seahaw...
Corey Rich on Seizing The Moment
This week’s conversation is with Corey Rich, a director and photographer.
Corey has built a life and career around his passions for travel, adventure, and te...
Pete Carroll on The Art of Coaching
This week’s conversation comes from the Finding Mastery Live that we recently hosted in Seattle with Seattle Seahawks head coach, Pete Carroll.
In 2009, a mu...
Apolo Ohno on Competition, Olympic Greatness, and Transitions
This week’s conversation is with Apolo Anton-Ohno, an eight time Winter Olympics Medalist and a flat out legend in short track speed skating.
With two gold, ...
Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon on The Essence of Becoming
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon, a former university professor and researcher who now designs curriculum for Precision Nutrition.
She...
Dr. David Sinclair on Slowing Down the Aging Process
This week’s conversation is with Dr. David Sinclair, a professor in the Department of Genetics and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Ag...
Katie Zaferes, #1 Triathlete in The World
This week’s conversation is with 2016 Olympian Katie Zaferes, the #1 ranked triathlete in the world.
Katie recently captured her first ITU World Triathlon ...
Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic Founder
This week’s conversation is with Tero Isokauppila, the founder of Four Sigmatic, a wellness company helping people nourish their bodies inside and out.
Ter...
Meb Keflezighi, Long Distance Runner
This week’s conversation is with Meb Keflezighi, the only runner in history to win the Boston Marathon, the New York City Marathon and an Olympic medal.
Kn...
Jemele Hill, Senior Staff Writer for The Atlantic
This week’s conversation is with Emmy Award winning journalist, Jemele Hill.
Jemele is the co-founder of Lodge Freeway Media and a Senior Staff writer for ...
Nolan Bushnell, Atari and Chuck E. Cheese Founder
This week’s conversation is with inventor and entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell.
In 1972 Nolan created an industry when he founded Atari and gave the world Pong,...
DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love, NBA Stars on Mental Health
This week’s conversation is with NBA stars DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love and it’s unique.
It comes from a live panel we did at Aspen Ideas Festival a few we...
Vicki Golden, Nitro Circus Freestyle Motocross Athlete
This week’s conversation is with Vicki Golden, a professional freestyle motocross rider and four-time X Games gold medalist.
Vicki is the first female memb...
Jermaine Jones, German-American Soccer Player
This week’s conversation is with Jermaine Jones, a German-American soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder for most of his career.
Born in Frank...
Bethany Hamilton, Professional Surfer and Shark Attack Survivor
This week’s conversation is with Bethany Hamilton, a professional surfer and shark attack survivor.
Bethany has become a source of inspiration to millions ...
Dr. Matthew Walker, Professor and Sleep Expert
This week’s conversation is with Matthew Walker, a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Cen...
Georges St-Pierre, UFC Legend and Two Division Champion
This week’s conversation is with Georges "Rush" St-Pierre, also known as “GSP,” a Canadian professional mixed martial artist and UFC world champion who holds ...
Dierdre Wolownick, Oldest Woman to Climb El Capitan and Mother of Free-Soloist Alex Honnold
This week’s conversation is with Dierdre Wolownick, the mother of legendary adventure rock climber Alex Honnold.
You may recognize him from this year’s Aca...
Matthew Futterman, NY Times Deputy Sports Editor
This week’s conversation is with Matthew Futterman, the deputy sports editor of The New York Times.
He has previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, T...
Jonathan Neman, sweetgreen Co-Founder and CEO
This week’s conversation is with Jonathan Neman, Co-Founder & CEO of sweetgreen, the destination for simple, seasonal, healthy real food.
Jonathan and ...
Akshay Nanavati, Marine Corps Veteran
This week’s conversation is Akshay Nanavati, a Marine Corps Veteran, endurance athlete, philanthropist and creator of Fearvana.
After overcoming drug addic...
Abby Wambach, Olympian, Activist, Author
This week’s conversation is with Abby Wambach, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, and the highest all-time international goal scorer f...
Steven Kotler, Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective
This week’s conversation is with Steven Kotler.
The name may ring a bell because he’s been on the podcast twice before and it’s a joy every time we have a ...
Jake Olson, Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Athlete
This week’s conversation is with Jake Olson, an entrepreneur, athlete, speaker and most recently a graduate at the University of Southern California.
When ...
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Trauma Expert
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of posttraumatic stress.
He has spent his career ...
Julie Foudy, U.S. National Soccer Hall of Famer
This week’s conversation is with Julie Foudy, a former Captain of the USA Women’s Soccer Team.
Julie had a sensational soccer career participating in 4 Wom...
Harry Gregson-Williams, Award-Winning Film Composer
This week’s conversation is with Harry Gregson-Williams, one of Hollywood’s most sought-after and prolific composers whose long list of film and television cr...
Dr. Tim Brown, IntelliSkin Founder & Creator
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Tim Brown, the inventor of IntelliSkin.
Tim grew to understand his future creation while working as the medical direct...
Dr. Antonio Damasio, Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Antonio Damasio, a Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy, and Director of the Brain and Creativity Institu...
Paul Rabil, Premier Lacrosse League Co-Founder
This week’s conversation is with Paul Rabil, a professional lacrosse player and co-founder of the Premier Lacrosse League – a new professional lacrosse league...
Andy Petranek, Whole Life Challenge Co-Founder
This week’s conversation is with Andy Petranek, the co-founder of the Whole Life Challenge.
Andy is also a Marine Gulf War veteran and was the oldest parti...
Brenda Tracy, Survivor & Activist
This week’s conversation is with Brenda Tracy, the founder of the national campaign SetTheExpectation which aims to raise awareness around issues of sexual as...
Dr. Stephen Rollnick, Motivational Interviewing Co-Founder
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Stephen Rollnick, the co-founder of Motivational Interviewing.
The Motivational Interviewing style, strategies and ski...
Cliff Avril, Retired NFL Defensive End
This week’s conversation is with Cliff Avril, a former NFL defensive end.
Cliff played college football at Purdue and was drafted in the third round of the...
Kevin Harlan, Sports Play By Play Announcer
This week’s conversation is with Kevin Harlan, a well renowned sports television and radio broadcaster.
If you’ve watched just about any sporting event ove...
Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0 Founder
This week’s conversation is with Soren Gordhamer, the founder and host of Wisdom 2.0.
He's a friend, incredibly purposeful with his life efforts, and what he...
Dr. John Berardi, Precision Nutrition Co-Founder
Dr. John Berardi is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the largest private nutrition coaching, education, and software company in the worl...
Matt Brady, Retired U.S. Army Major
This week’s conversation is with retired U.S. Army Major Matt Brady.
Matt is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point where he was ra...
Suzy Whaley, PGA of America President
This week’s conversation is with Suzy Whaley, the PGA of America's first female President.
Prior to being elected President last November, Suzy served for ...
Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors Head Coach
This week’s conversation is with Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors.
Currently in his fifth season as head coach, Steve has guided the clu...
Kevin Carroll, Author, Speaker, Creative Catalyst
This week’s conversation is with Kevin Carroll, an author, speaker and creative catalyst.
It is Kevin’s job to inspire businesses, organizations and indivi...
Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank CEO and Group Managing Director
This week’s conversation is with Herbert Wigwe, a Nigerian banker, entrepreneur, and the Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank.
He is an Alumnus of Harvard ...
Scott Kriens, 1440 Multiversity Co-Founder
This week’s conversation is with Scott Kriens, chairman and former CEO of Juniper Networks.
Scott has been in the technology industry for more than 35 year...
Annabel Anderson, 5x SUP Champion
This week’s conversation is with Annabel Anderson, the world #1 female SUP athlete from 2012-2017.
Annabel has won the biggest titles in the sport of stand...
Brian Mackenzie, Human Performance Specialist
This week’s conversation is with Brian Mackenzie, an expert in the development and application of custom protocols to optimize human health and performance.
...
Dr. John Ratey, Neuropsychiatry Expert
This week’s conversation is with bestselling author, Dr. John Ratey, an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an internatio...
Bobbi Brown, Beauty Industry Titan
This week’s conversation is with Bobbi Brown, a beauty industry titan, world-renowned makeup artist, best-selling author and serial entrepreneur.
As a prof...
Forrest Griffin, UFC Hall of Famer
This week’s conversation is with Forrest Griffin, a retired mixed martial artist and a UFC Hall of Famer.
A former Georgia Police Officer, Forrest got his ...
Brendan Kane, Business and Digital Growth Strategist
This week’s conversation is with Brendan Kane, a business and digital growth strategist for Fortune 500 corporations, brands, and celebrities.
Brendan’s gr...
Marty Callner, Award-Winning Filmmaker
This week’s conversation is with Marty Callner, an award winning filmmaker.
His diverse resume includes specials starring Chris Rock, The Rolling Stones, J...
Dr. Brené Brown, Research Professor and Author
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Brené Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown En...
John Brenkus, Producer, Director, TV Personality
This week’s conversation is with John Brenkus, who has spent the last decade studying and popularizing the unique characteristics of the world’s greatest athl...
Dr. Daniel Chao, Halo Neuroscience Co-Founder
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Daniel Chao, co-founder of Halo Neuroscience.
Dr. Chao’s whole life has been dedicated to understanding the brain and ...
John Donovan, AT&T Communications CEO
This week’s conversation is with John Donovan, CEO of AT&T Communications.
He’s responsible for the bulk of AT&T’s global telecommunications and vi...
Matt Jacobson, Facebook Head of Market Development
This week’s conversation is with Matt Jacobson, Head of Market Development at Facebook.
In this role, he focuses on strategic partnerships that connect peo...
Michael Murphy, Co-Founder of the Esalen Institute
This week’s conversation is with Michael Murphy, co-founder and chairman emeritus of the board of the world famous Esalen Institute, tucked away on the coast ...
Javier Gómez, Champion Triathlete
This week’s conversation is with Javier Gómez, a Spanish triathlete.
Since 2006, Javier has accumulated one of the best records in triathlon history.
Ja...
Dr. Mark Goulston, Suicide Prevention Expert
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Mark Goulston, a Board Certified Psychiatrist, a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a former UCLA Assista...
Mark Healey, Professional Big Wave Surfer/Waterman
This week’s conversation is with Mark Healey, a professional big-wave surfer, award-winning spear-fisherman, free-diver, photographer, filmmaker, and part-tim...
Aaron Bruno, AWOLNATION Founder and Lead Singer
This week’s conversation is with Aaron Bruno, best known as the founder and lead singer of AWOLNATION.
Formed in 2010, AWOLNATION crafted one of the most...
Tom Bilyeu, Co-Founder of Impact Theory and Quest Nutrition
This week’s conversation is with Tom Bilyeu, the co-founder of Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of ...
Michael Rosenbaum, Actor, Producer, Comedian
This week’s conversation is with Michael Rosenbaum, actor, producer, and comedian.
The diverse actor has worked in over twenty films, such as Guardians of ...
Erik Vendt, 3x USA Swimming Olympian
This week's conversation is with Erik Vendt - a 3x USA swimming Olympian.
He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in...
Dr. Marco Cardinale, Head of Sports Physiology, Aspire Academy
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Marco Cardinale, the Head of Sports Physiology of Aspire Academy in Doha (Qatar).
He started his career in sports scie...
Bob Wright, Former Vice Chairman of GE and CEO of NBC
This week’s conversation is with Bob Wright, who served as vice chairman of General Electric and president, CEO, and chairman of NBC and NBC Universal from 19...
Rich Froning Jr., 4x Fittest Man on Earth
This week’s conversation is with Rich Froning Jr., dubbed the Fittest Man in History after winning four back-to-back individual CrossFit Games championships (...
Bob Hurley, Hurley International Founder
This week’s conversation is with Bob Hurley, founder and chairman of the global apparel brand, Hurley.
Something I love about these Finding Mastery convers...
Andrew Zimmern, Chef and TV Personality
This week’s conversation is with Andrew Zimmern, a four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and teacher.
Andrew is regarded as one ...
Reid Priddy, 4x Volleyball Olympian
This week’s conversation is with Reid Priddy, a 4 time Olympian for the USA Men’s indoor volleyball team, winning Gold in 2008 and Bronze in 2016.
Over the...
Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon Winner
This week’s podcast is with Des Linden, a 2x Olympian, running the marathon for the U.S. in both the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
H...
Peter Park, Fitness and Wellness Coach
This week’s conversation is with Peter Park, founder of the Platinum brand and co-owner of the Platinum Fitness Summerland facility in Santa Barbara, Californ...
David, Special Operations Sniper
This week’s conversation is with David (leaving his last name out for security purposes).
He's been a top special operations sniper for more than 10 years....
Rebecca Rothstein, Top Wealth Advisor
This week’s conversation is with Rebecca Rothstein, a private wealth advisor focused on helping high-net-worth individuals, families and institutions pursue t...
Brett Campbell, Serial Entrepreneur
This week’s conversation is with Brett Campbell, a serial entrepreneur.
He’s currently the CEO of Harvey Partners, focused on assisting new innovative busi...
Kaskade, Multi GRAMMY Award-nominated musician
This week’s podcast is with Kaskade, a Multi GRAMMY Award-nominated musician who has been a groundbreaking innovator in the dance music world, and a titan in ...
Rich Roll, Plantpowered Wellness Advocate & Ultra-Athlete
This week’s podcast is unique.
It’s a follow up with Rich Roll but it’s more of a casual conversation between friends than an interview. I also speak quite...
Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO
Satya Nadella needs no introduction. He and his team are guiding one the world's most significant high-tech companies. He's the Chief Executive Officer of Mic...
Sam Darnold, New York Jets Quarterback
This week’s conversation is with quarterback Sam Darnold on leadership, trust, and confidence.
Sam was just selected by the New York Jets with the 3rd pick...
Chris Ashenden, Athletic Greens Co-Founder
This week’s podcast is with Chris Ashenden, the co-founder of Athletic Greens.
Now I want to be totally transparent here – Athletic Greens is a partner of ...
Jim DiMatteo, Retired US Navy Captain
This week’s podcast is with Jim DiMatteo.
After graduating from the University of California Berkeley in 1986, Jim followed in his father’s and brother’s f...
Ali Smith, Executive Director, Holistic Life Foundation
Ali Smith co-founded the Holistic Life Foundation in 2001, where he currently serves as Executive Director.
He has over 15 years of experience teaching yog...
Cassidy Lichtman, U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team
This week’s conversation is with Cassidy Lichtman, a former member of the United States women’s national volleyball team.
At the age of nine, Cassidy devel...
Conor Dwyer, American Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist
This week’s conversation is with American Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist Conor Dwyer.
You wouldn’t know it looking at him now, with his 6’5”, athletic f...
Admiral Bill Owens, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Red Bison Advisory Group
This week’s conversation is with Admiral Bill Owens on leadership, courage, and relationships.
Bill is currently the executive chairman and co-founder of R...
Valorie Kondos Field, UCLA Gymnastics Head Coach
This week’s conversation is with Valorie Kondos Field, often referred to as “Miss Val.”
She’s the head coach of the six-time NCAA Champion, 21 NCAA Regiona...
Daymond John, CEO and Founder of FUBU
This week's conversation is with entrepreneur Daymond John on the power of clarity, vision, and imagery.
From street hustle -- to Shark Tank to being a Pre...
Bob Bowman, ASU Swimming Head Coach
This week’s conversation is with Hall of Fame swimming coach Bob Bowman, the maestro behind the illustrious career of Michael Phelps.
He’s now the Head Coa...
Jeremy Bailenson, Founder of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab
Jeremy Bailenson is the founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab and a professor at Stanford University.
Jeremy studies the...
Adventure Rock Climber Alex Honnold
This week’s episode is special. It’s from our first Finding Mastery “Live” recorded at the USC Performance Science Institute.
Seattle Seahawks head coach, ...
Snowboarder Jake Blauvelt
This week’s conversation is with Jake Blauvelt, one of the world’s best all around snowboarders.
He’s got a smooth, creative and effortless-looking style a...
Best-Selling Author Gretchen Rubin
This week’s conversation is with author Gretchen Rubin on happiness, human nature, and habits.
Gretchen has spent the past decade researching and writing a...
UC Berkeley Rugby Coach Jack Clark
This conversation is with UC Berkeley rugby coach Jack Clark on team, culture, honesty.
Jack is the iconic rugby coach at the University of California. His...
Nutritional Scientist Chris Talley
This conversation is with Chris Talley, a nutritional scientist who specializes in the unique requirements of ultra-elite athletic performance.
He has more...
MMA Fighter Vitor Belfort
This conversation is with MMA fighter and legend, Vitor Belfort, on belief, mindset, and overcoming fear.
I wanted to sit down with Vitor to understand how...
Rugby Union Coach Stuart Lancaster
This conversation is with rugby union coach Stuart Lancaster on handling pressure, developing resiliency, and building team culture.
Stuart is currently co...
Meditation Expert Sharon Salzberg
This conversation is with Sharon Salzberg on Being Present, Letting Go, and Having Faith.
If you know her name, you know where this conversation will go: M...
Big Wave Surfer Tom Carroll
This week’s conversation is with Tom Carroll on being a maverick, honesty, and risk.
Tom is best known as one of Australia’s great surfers and sportsmen. I...
USA Women’s Water Polo Coach Adam Krikorian
This week’s conversation is with Women’s Senior National Team Water Polo head coach Adam Krikorian on competition, relationships, and sustaining success.
S...
Boeing Vice Chairman Ray Conner: Courage, Servant Leadership, Imagery
This conversation is with Ray Conner, who was responsible for running America's largest manufacturing export, Boeing.
If you're not familiar with the compa...
Coach Anne Parmenter: Resiliency, Mindset, Ethics
Imagine being within striking distance of your lifelong dream, only to come to a fork in the road.
Continue onward but in doing so, put others lives in dan...
Dr. Varun Soni: Mindfulness, Leadership, Spirituality
Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California (USC) and the first Hindu to serve as the chief religious or spiritual leade...
Author David Epstein: Sports Gene, Curiosity, Self-Discovery
This week’s conversation is with David Epstein.
David is author of the New York Times bestseller The Sports Gene. He is a science writer and investigative r...
Thrive Global CEO Arianna Huffington: Wellbeing, High Performance, Habit Development
This conversation is with Arianna Huffington.
Arianna is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 boo...
Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach Luke Walton: Coaching, Leadership, Relationships
On this podcast, we get to hear from many different vantage points: artists, scientists, elite military, politicians, those who run highly successful business...
Robert Rabbin: Fighting Cancer, Curiosity, Authenticity
In January 2012, Robert Rabbin was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and told he had a few months to live. However, in keeping with his contrarian nature, he...
Mike Erwin: Optimism, Relationships, Transitions
This conversation is with Army Major Mike Erwin.
Mike served in the US Army for 13 years, including 3 deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
He is the Found...
Jan Singer: Authenticity, Confidence, Control
In this conversation we sit down with Jan Singer.
Jan is the Chief Executive Officer for Victoria's Secret Lingerie, the world’s most recognized and belove...
Judson Althoff: Striving For Excellence and Finding Balance
Judson Althoff is executive vice president of Microsoft’s Worldwide Commercial Business organization.
He leads the company’s commercial business strategy a...
John Nordstrom: Building Corporate Culture, Relationships, Authenticity
This conversation is with John Nordstrom -- of the Nordstrom high-quality fashion retailer in the US -- whose history has gone from a small shoe store, to hav...
Dr. Albert Bandura: The Theory on Creating Human Results
This conversation with Dr. Albert Bandura was an honor.
He's literally a living legend in the field of Psychology. He's an extraordinarily innovative schol...
Alec Stewart on Authenticity, Work Ethic, and Vision
In these conversations, it's my intent to really dig, relentlessly dig, to work to understand the truth. The truth of the nature of the conversation, but also...
Shaka Smart: Bringing Out The Best in Others
Shaka Smart is the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at the University of Texas and he's got a phenomenal way about himself.
It just jumps out of this conversati...
MJ Hegar: Escaping Death, Remaining Calm, and Trusting Self
This week’s conversation is with Major MJ Hegar
MJ, one of Foreign Policy Magazine's 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2013 and one of Newsweek's 125 Women of...
Rick Welts: Warriors’ Success, Culture, Leadership
This conversation is with Rick Welts.
He has 40 years of experience in the NBA and is currently the President & Chief Operating Officer of the Golden S...
Dr. Harry Edwards: Human Rights, Sport and Society
This conversation is loaded. The center of the conversation is Dr. Harry Edwards journey to impact human rights through the experiences of the African America...
Adam Cheyer: Having a Vision, Approaching Insurmountable Challenges, and Authenticity
If you have an iPhone, you know Adam Cheyer's work. He was the Co-Founder of Siri, Inc.
He's now the Co-Founder and VP of Engineering at Viv Labs.
Their...
Jon Gordon: Team Building, Relationships, Connection
Jon Gordon is a best-selling author: including The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, The Seed, You Win in the Locker Room First and The No Complaining...
Wendy Behary: Narcissism and High Performance
Wendy Behary is a founding fellow and consulting supervisor for The Academy of Cognitive Therapy (Aaron T. Beck Institute). Wendy has a specialty in treating ...
Scott Barry Kaufman: Authenticity, Creativity, Confidence
Scott Barry Kaufman is primarily interested in using solid psychological science to live a creative, fulfilling, and meaningful life.
He's earned his resea...
Lisa Kerney: Growth Mindset, Vision, Being Present
Lisa Kerney is an anchor of the evening and night editions of SportsCenter.
In this conversation we learn what it's like to have a childhood dream -- and -...
Tu Lam: Warfare, Service, Survival
This conversation is with Tu Lam. Tu is a modern day warrior, respected by his peers to have a very special understanding of elite war fighting. Tu shares how...
In Remembrance: Ugo Ehiogu, Tottenham U23 Coach
This conversation is with Ugo Ehiogu, whom I just met in Great Britain. He was a former English professional footballer. If you're in the states you would cal...
Tina Seelig: Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship
Tina Seelig is Professor of the Practice in the Department of Management Science and Engineering, and a Faculty Director of the Stanford Technology Ventures P...
Toto Wolff: Risk, Innovation, Winning
This conversation is with Toto Wolff. If you follow Formula One, you know what Toto has helped build over the past handful of years. He's an owner and the Head ...
Nile Rodgers: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Music, Collaboration
This conversation is with Nile Rodgers. If you've listened to music in the last 40 years, you've heard his work. By trade, he's a musician and a producer -- H...
Chade-Meng Tan: Joy at Scale & Global Peace
Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) is a Google pioneer, award-winning engineer, international bestselling author, thought leader and philanthropist. He retired from Google...
Pat Byrne: Sleep Science & Leveraging Technology
This conversation with Pat Byrne is really about the building of an entrepreneurial venture based on sleep technology.
The importance of getting quality sl...
Lawrence Levy: Pixar CFO, Decision Making, Relationships
Lawrence Levy is the author of To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History. Formerly a Silicon Valley lawyer and ex...
Krisztina “Z” Holly: Innovation, Impact, Manufacturing (Part 2)
Krisztina "Z" Holly is an MIT-trained engineer, tech entrepreneur, ed and pioneer. She was curator and host of the first ever TEDx (TEDxUSC) and founder of tw...
Krisztina “Z” Holly: Innovation, Impact, Manufacturing (Part 1)
Krisztina "Z" Holly is an MIT-trained engineer, tech entrepreneur, and pioneer. She was curator and host of the first ever TEDx (TEDxUSC) and founder of two u...
Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler: Altered States of Consciousness, Stealing Fire
This conversation is with Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler. Many of you will remember Steven from our conversation about flow state -- if you missed that, check ...
Dr. Judson Brewer: Habits, Mindfulness, Addiction
Dr. Judson Brewer is a thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, having combined nearly 20 years of experience with mindf...
Cal Fussman: Questions, Storytelling, Adventure (Part 2)
This is part two of the conversation with Cal Fussman.
In part one, Cal took us deep and he took us into many different parts of his life that were wonderful...
Cal Fussman: Questions, Storytelling, Adventure (Part 1)
This conversation, just like Cal Fussman, gets better as it goes. I really enjoy the conversations, that at the end, I walk away saying, man, I'd love to spen...
David Goggins: The Hardest Human Alive, Ultra Runner
This conversation with David Goggins is real. This podcast is not for kids -- it's for adults -- who want to understand toughness and authenticity.
David i...
Jewel: Music, Insight, Community
This week’s podcast is a bit unique. It’s with singer-songwriter Jewel and also features a guest appearance from Wisdom 2.0 founder Soren Gordhamer.
Soren’...
Amy Hood: CFO Microsoft, Purpose, Progression
Amy Hood is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft Corporation -- whose corporate mission is: "Empower every person and organization on...
Robert Greene: Mastery & Research
Robert Greene is author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and his fifth bo...
Anne Devereux-Mills: Leadership, Philanthropy, Parenting
Anne Devereux-Mills is an incredibly accomplished human. She was the chairman and CEO of a number of ad agencies in New York City – which is a massive underta...
Mark Divine: SEALFIT, Mindset Training
This conversation is with Mark Divine. Mark and I first met a number of years ago at a high performance camp (Elite11).
Mark served 20 years in the Navy SE...
Peter McLoughlin: Negotiation, Change, Management
This conversation is with Peter McLoughlin - the president of the Seattle Seahawks.
When most people think of professional franchises, they think of the athl...
Nic Lamb: Training for Risk, Making Choices, the Ocean
Nic Lamb surfs very large waves. He's a professional surfer on the Big Wave Tour, and was ranked number 4 in the world last year.
A native to the Santa Cru...
George Raveling: Hall of Fame Coaching, Progression, Being Relevant
George Raveling, referred to by many as “Coach”, is Nike’s Director of International Basketball. George is a husband, a father, a friend, and a mentor to many...
Jannell MacAulay: Air Force, Parenting, Health
Lieutenant Colonel Jannell MacAulay is currently the Commander of the 305th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. She...
Karan Bajaj: Mindfulness, Marketing, Sabbaticals
Karan Bajaj is a #1 bestselling Indian novelist with more than 200,000 copies of his novels in print, both optioned into major films. Karan's first worldwide ...
Dacher Keltner: Emotions, Awe, Power
Dacher Keltner is a social psychologist who focuses on the prosocial emotions, such as love, sympathy and gratitude, and processes such as teasing and flirtat...
Michealene Risley: Storyteller, Empathy, Sexual Abuse
Michealene Risley is an award-winning writer, director, entrepreneur, and human rights activist. She has survived and thrived after being sexually assaulted a...
Max Baumann: Millennial Entrepreneurship
Max Baumann is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of The Chill Group, Inc., makers of JUST CHILL® beverages as well as the Founder & President of B...
Drew Bledsoe: NFL Quarterback, Life Student, Entrepreneur, Wine
Drew Bledsoe was a star quarterback at Washington State University before he skipped his senior year to go professional. In 1993, he was the No. 1 NFL draft p...
Vern Gambetta: Movement & Human Development
Vern Gambetta is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. As a pioneer in the field he is considered the father of “Functional Sports Tr...
Lee Clow: Creative Genius, Loving, Listening
Lee Clow has been making this thing called “advertising” for more than 40 years. He started at Chiat Day in Los Angeles when there were 10 people and 2 accoun...
Paul Assaiante: Longest winning streak in NCAA, perspective, and courage
Coach Paul Assaiante knows how to motivate teams for success. As the current coach of the Men’s Squash team at Trinity College and the former Men’s Tennis tea...
Caroline Leaf: What’s Possible for the Mind
Dr. Caroline Leaf is a cognitive neuroscientist with a PhD in Communication Pathology specializing in Neuropsychology. Since the early 1980‘s she has studied ...
Anders Ericsson: The Science of Expertise
Anders Ericsson is a Swedish psychologist and Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University who is internationally recognize...
Kai Lenny: Watermen, Risk, Innovation
In the Hawaiian language Kai means ocean, and Kai Lenny certainly lives up to his name. Born on Maui to parents who loved to surf and windsurf, Kai has grown ...
Ryan Holiday: Ego, Obstacles, Writing
Ryan Holiday is a media strategist and prominent writer on strategy and business. After dropping out of college at nineteen to apprentice under Robert Greene,...
Dan Harris: Authenticity, Panic, Mindfulness
Those that have earned authenticity are rare. At birth we are genuine - then people, environmental conditions and pop-culture pull us down windy trails until ...
Michael Gervais: Initial Thoughts From Rio
Michael Gervais spent the last three weeks in Rio De Janeiro supporting two different volleyball teams at the Olympics.
Throughout this experience, there we...
James Bond: Risk, Creative, Being Real
James Bond, co-founder of Undefeated, is one of the most recognized and well-curated sneaker boutiques in the world.
With its themes of victory and virtue...
Anthony Ervin: Swimming, Finding Authentic Self
Anthony Ervin is a U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, former world record holder in the 50 freestyle, and former World Champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle. After wi...
Stephanie Labbé: Deep Focus, Soccer, Mindfulness
Stephanie Labbe is the goalkeeper for the Canadian women's national soccer team and is headed to Rio for the Olympics.
Stephanie truly believes that everyt...
David Yeung: Movement Maker, Green Monday
David Yeung is a noted environmental advocate and founder of Green Monday, an innovative social venture that takes on on climate change, food insecurity, heal...
Colin O’Brady: Explorers Grand Slam
Two-time world record holder, Colin O'Brady spent the last two decades as an elite endurance athlete.
On a backpacking trip in Thailand, Colin suffered a t...
Jimmy Smith: Creativity, Authenticity, Growth (Part 2)
Authenticity is rare. Those who invest in insight, as well as, the courage to express what is authentically happening for him/her are even more rare. The abil...
Jimmy Smith: Creativity, Authenticity, Growth (Part 1)
Authenticity is rare. Those who invest in insight, as well as, the courage to express what is authentically happening for him/her are even more rare. The abil...
Nicole Davis: Volleyball and Making a Ripple
The word "libero" is an Italian word that means "free." In sport, it captures a player who roams freely - with the design that removing some of the structural...
Michael Gervais: State of Finding Mastery
The purpose of holding a "State of Finding Mastery" is to discuss findings from the recent survey, announce the launch of both "Minutes on Mastery" and the "F...
Nicholas McCarthy: Music, Insight, and Investing in Craft
The conversations we have with ourselves either facilitate or slow down the pursuit to understand potential. It is not the external obstacles that determine o...
Alyssa Roenigk: Writing About and Living Adventure
Some design their life to “go for it” and others research those who do. It’s a joy to know Alyssa Roenigk, who is doing both. Alyssa lives fully – thinks deep...
Pat LaFontaine: Being Ignited and Igniting Others (Part 2)
There are no short cuts on the path of mastery and those that carve a path – that has yet be carved – have much to teach us about pushing the accepted norms o...
Pat LaFontaine: Being Ignited and Igniting Others (Part 1)
There are no short cuts on the path of mastery and those that carve a path - that has yet be carved - have much to teach us about pushing the accepted norms o...
Angela Duckworth: Passion and Perseverance
Is there a set of characteristics that string together those who excel in life?
My grandmother, like most Americans who were raised in the midst of the gre...
Ian Walsh: Big Waves, Facing Fear, Giving
When humility, passion, risk taking, mother nature and service collide: Ian Walsh. The Maui native has been tackling massive waves around the world since he w...
Pete Carroll: Competing to Be Your Best
Is there a right way to live life? For thousands of years, this question has been at the heart of some of the most influential shapers of modern living.
Wo...
Kayt Sukel: Sex, Risk, and the Brain
As a cultural scientist, passionate traveler and science journalist, Kayt Sukel has no problem tackling interesting (and often risky) subjects spanning love, ...
Katie Holloway: Fire in the Eyes
Fire in the eyes. What does that thought conjure up for you? Katie Holloway describes it as what she feels like when she's at her best. She outlines how she t...
Tim Ryan: Congress, Mindfulness, Real Food
Laughter is wonderful. It’s primitive. It’s easily recognized, promotes bonding, and is health providing, independent of culture or geographic region. It’s a ...
Nate Boyer: Going For It (Part 2)
Some people think about adventure — and others make their life a living adventure.
Nate graduated high school unsure about his path in life. Looking for a ...
Nate Boyer: Going For It (Part 1)
Some people think about adventure -- and others make their life a living adventure.
Nate Boyer graduated high school unsure about his path in life. Looking...
John Donahoe: eBay, PayPal, Bain… Leadership
John Donahoe served as president and chief executive officer of eBay Inc. from 2008-2015. In this role, he was responsible for growing each of the company's ...
Liz Wiseman: Multiplying Genius
Leading others is much more involved than the charisma to motivate.
Where are you leading to, is equally as important of a question as: Where are you leadi...
Clint Bruce: On Becoming Tribal – Navy Seals to Entreprenuership
What allows one man to move from elite sport (NFL) to elite special forces (Navy SEALs) to serial entrepreneurship? Clint Bruce shares his approach towards li...
Carli Lloyd: Purpose Driven Work
Imagine there was a global award for what you do, whatever you are most passionate about: parenting, marketing, coaching, law, giving to others, teaching, etc...
Rich Roll: Change
If you've ever thought, “If I would have known then, what I know now, I’d shift gears in a heartbeat” — or — If you've ever wanted to shift gears and blaze a...
Steven Kotler: Ultimate Performance
Those who "go for it" in life, and I mean really go for it, at some level have made the decision to "let go."
They work to let go of trying to hold on to w...
Jon Gordon: Storytelling
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering if you’ve made the mistake of trading your deepest talents — for the security of a good-paying-gig — I think you’ll ap...
Elizabeth Lindsey: Elders’ Wisdoms
Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey is the first female and first Polynesian to become an explorer for the National Geographic Society. She has made it her mission to find,...
Kevin Levrone: Strength
The path toward mastery requires honoring what is true. Often times what is true can be intensely painful. Kevin Levrone walks us through his journey of loss,...
Ashley Merryman: Science of Competition
The origin of the word "compete" emphasizes the notion of striving together (as compared to striving against). Author Ashley Merryman takes a deep dive into t...
Michael Gervais: My Thoughts on Mastery
As the fable goes — there are three paths for each of us, to become:
The Old Fool: the person who chased external rewards and pleasures.
The Bitter Old ...
Dave Phillips: Golf & Entrepreneurship
One of the accelerants to growth is surrounding ourselves with people that have insight…..another accelerant is going down the path of developing insight with...
Ariana Kukors: Swim
In this conversation we learn from Ariana Kukors, who is a USA Olympic Swimmer, current American Record holder and former World Record holder in the 200-meter...
Luke Tyburski: Endurance Adventurer
Luke Tyburski has designed the past three years of his life to push the limits of what “we" think to be possible. He’s designed an event to test his mental an...
Keith Power: High Performance
In this conversation with Keith Power, he shares with us how he's structuring his efforts on high performance for Malaysia. Imagine working to optimize the hu...
Fik-Shun: Dance
Fik-Shun (born as Dushaunt Stegall) has captured the creative expression through dance. In just his 21 years of life, he's discovered a special way to relate ...
Baggio Husidic: Soccer
Sport is a way to learn more about who we are — how we handle success, failure, pain, loss, friendships, challenges and opportunities. In this conversation, s...
Tom Osborne: Leadership
While in graduate school, a psychology professor asked the class to draw a line across the middle of the paper. He asked us to write down, above the line, thr...
Kai Kight: Violin
A contemporary composer & innovator, Kai Kight has a diverse background that has been fueled by creating and making.
He holds an engineering degree fro...
Karch Kiraly: Leadership, Passion, Risk
Volleyball legend and three-time Gold Medalist, Karch Kiraly is synonymous with the sport of Pro Beach Volleyball.
The ‘winningest’ player in the history ...
Finding Mastery Introduction
Dr. Michael Gervais is fascinated by the psychology of high performance, in rugged environments.
Throughout the past 15 years, Michael has been in the tren...