Podcasts

Originally shared in our May 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. Entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant has a counterintuitive take on sales: the best sellers don’t sell at all. In this episode of the Naval podcast, he argues that the most powerful thing you can do, whether you’re recruiting talent, raising money, or closing a deal, is to be credible. That means being honest about what you believe, knowledgeable enough to explain it simply, and genuinely…

Originally shared in our April 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. Daniel Lubetzky didn’t set out to build a snack empire. He set out to build peace in the Middle East through commerce. What he discovered was that mission, no matter how meaningful, isn’t what moves people to act. Customers don’t buy your values. They buy what works for them. That hard-won insight, and the willingness to pivot without abandoning what he cared about, is what…

Originally shared in our March 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. We often inherit cultural scripts that tell us to chase the next achievement or optimize our routines, promising that “meaning” will be waiting for us on the other side. Yet, as the bar continually moves, we can lose touch with what truly brings us alive. In a recent episode of the Rich Roll Podcast, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, co-founders of Stanford’s Life Design Lab,…

Originally posted in our September 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. In this Hidden Brain episode, psychologist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang explores the science of engagement and what she calls “transcendent thinking.” That is, the ability to connect immediate experiences to larger values and possibilities. Her research makes a compelling case for changing how we think about learning and teaching. Her findings indicate that when learners adopt this mindset, they develop resilience, identity, and purpose. We would argue…

Originally posted in our February 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. Entrepreneurial and managerial skills may be distinct, but successful leaders know when and how to apply both. This IdeaCast episode explores how leaders who cultivate critical thinking can achieve dynamic stability—balancing innovation with operational execution. Guest Helen Lee Bouygues highlights how critical thinking helps avoid business failures by ensuring that decision-making processes align with reality rather than unchecked assumptions. Entrepreneurs who develop both innovative and managerial…