Episodes

Sarah Seegal is the CEO of Affect Mental Health. This organization incubates mental health startups, helping them accelerate mental health solutions and address the challenges of stigmas, access, and quality of the mental health system. With an extensive background in the mental health space, including healthcare economics, coaching, and counseling, Sarah has worked with healthcare companies and organizations such as Kip Health, Lyra Health, Breakthrough (later acquired by MDLive), and One Medic...

Fear can be a crippling emotion. It prevents us from stepping out of our comfort zones, meeting new people, and exploring new opportunities. Its primary purpose is to protect us from physical or mental harm. But we can’t live in a bubble forever. Sometimes, we must have the courage to overcome our fears, step out of our comfort zones, and try new things in order to continue our personal and professional growth. And the good news is that having courage versus fear is a choice. So, how do you cho...

Mark J. Silverman is no stranger to adversity and life’s obstacles. After beating addiction and homelessness, Mark started his journey to becoming a resiliency expert, public speaker, leadership coach, and the #1 Amazon bestselling author of Only 10s: Using Distraction to Get the Right Things Done. Mark helps high-performing entrepreneurs and leaders achieve greater heights and find sustainable, fulfilling success in their life and business. He is also the host of the popular podcast, Mastering ...

If you don’t know where you’re going, then how are you going to get there? Our intentions act as a guiding light to help us realize our dreams and achieve our goals. Intentionality increases our chances of achieving the outcomes we seek. The power of setting our intentions truly applies to every area of our lives - from building relationships and parenting our children to establishing a thriving career and leading our businesses and communities. But too often, we fail to articulate what our inte...

My dear friend and Chakra healer, Melissa Yahia, joins me today to discuss the importance of seeking clarity from within and trusting your intuition. We discuss how she helped me through a period of ‘stuckness’ and how it paved the path to become who I am today. We discuss why intuition and metaphysics are considered ‘taboo’ concepts and why we believe your intuitive connections allow real meaning and happiness to flourish. We discuss why most people need to hit ‘rock bottom’ before discovering ...

Rabbi Marc Baker is the President and CEO of Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), a Jewish non-profit organization in Massachusetts. Having spent most of his life in Greater Boston’s Jewish community, Rabbi Marc has served as Head of School at Gann Academy, Greater Boston’s pluralistic Jewish high school, for over a decade. He has also served as scholar-in-residence for CJP’s Cynthia and Leon Shulman Acharai Leadership Program from 2013 to 2018. Rabbi Marc has also spent 4 years in Jerusalem st...

Prior to the pandemic, life was on fast forward. Work was nuts, bars and restaurants were jammed, schedules were packed, traffic was bad and getting worse. There was not enough time on our days to do it all. And then, COVID-19. The world stopped. And so did we. We now find ourselves sitting alone with our thoughts. Scrolling through Facebook or binge-watching Netflix series after Netflix series. We’re doing a whole lot of nothing. But there’s a lot we can learn about ourselves and the world ar...

Lameen Abdul-Malik is the Founder of 100 Ideas Cafe, a crowd-sourcing platform designed to generate impactful ideas for the world, focusing on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Lameen’s ultimate goal with 100 Ideas Cafe is to change the lives of a billion people. In December 2005, Lameen and his team received the Nobel Peace Prize from the International Atomic Energy Agency for their non-advocacy of the Iraq war. Lameen joins me today to discuss what 100 Ideas Cafe is, how he plans to ch...

Eric Weiner is an author, keynote speaker, and blogger. He is known for writing books that ask some of life’s more profound questions on happiness, intellect, and philosophy. His latest book, The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers, explores what dead philosophers can teach us about modern-day living. Eric was also a former foreign correspondent for NPR and a reporter for The New York Times. Eric joins me today to discuss the idea of progress and whether it’s alwa...

Julie Jungalwala is the Co-founder and President of the Academic Leadership Group. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for the Future of Learning as well as a leadership instructor in Harvard Extension School’s Essential Management Skills for Emerging Leaders professional development program. She is the author of The Human Side of Changing Education. Julie has a Master’s degree in Education, Technology, and Innovation and Education from Harvard University Graduate Sch...

Susan Hunt Stevens is the Founder and CEO of WeSpire, an employee engagement platform that designs positive impact programs like sustainability and CSR for forward-thinking global companies. Their programs are meticulously backed by applied behavioral science. She also helped write the first white paper on the internet about behavioral advertising and marketing. Susan joins me today to discuss what WeSpire is about and detail its programs. She describes her passion for sustainability and where ...

Sherin Mathew is an AI strategist, ethicist, public speaker, and data specialist. He founded Public Intelligence, a social enterprise built to represent humanity’s response to the inevitable increase in AI-powered roles and occupations. Their primary concern as a platform is job availability and security for future generations. Aside from speaking about AI’s impact on job opportunities, Sherin works as an AI strategist at AI Tech UK and as the CTO and Chief AI and Ethics Officer at Lexyfi. Sher...

Richard Barrett is a world-renowned thought leader in the areas of cultural transformation, personal development, and values-based leadership. He is the Founder of the Barret Academy, an international think-tank that aims to provide practical advice on human consciousness rooted in science. Richard is also the author of the book, Worldview Dynamics and the Well Being of Nations, which explores the process of setting out to find the dominant worldview and the well-being of a nation. Richard join...

Sabina Bhatia is the Chief Customer Officer at PayActiv, a financial service that aims to help employees get financial relief between paychecks. As the company’s Chief Customer Officer, Sabina is the voice of PayActiv clients and employees. Before becoming part of PayActiv, Sabina learned the tools of the trade from spending 20 years in Wall Street. Sabina joins me today to explain what PayActiv is, how their system works, and how their service improves employees' mental health. She details the...

Progress means taking risks, but sometimes we let fear paralyze us. We allow fear to make us think it’s impossible to move from where we are—that it’s safer to stay put. On the other hand, the bold ignore their fears, which is problematic in itself as it invites an array of dangers and risks. How do we manage the right balance between fear and possibility? In this episode, I explain how to win the battle between fear and possibility. I discuss why having too much fear or possibility is terrible...

Progress means taking risks, but sometimes we let fear paralyze us. We allow fear to make us think it’s impossible to move from where we are—that it’s safer to stay put. On the other hand, the bold ignore their fears, which is problematic in itself as it invites an array of dangers and risks. How do we manage the right balance between fear and possibility? In this episode, I explain how to win the battle between fear and possibility. I discuss why having too much fear or possibility is terrible...

Progress means taking risks, but sometimes we let fear paralyze us. We allow fear to make us think it’s impossible to move from where we are—that it’s safer to stay put. On the other hand, the bold ignore their fears, which is problematic in itself as it invites an array of dangers and risks. How do we manage the right balance between fear and possibility? In this episode, I explain how to win the battle between fear and possibility. I discuss why having too much fear or possibility is terrible...

Seth David Radwell is a thought leader in consumer marketing as well as the author of the book, American Schism, which explores the historical roots of the political divide currently dominating the American landscape. He holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Seth also previously served as CEO of The Proactiv Company, America’s leader in acne skin care. Seth joins me today to describe the historical context of America’s political divide and his o...

Seth David Radwell is a thought leader in consumer marketing as well as the author of the book, American Schism, which explores the historical roots of the political divide currently dominating the American landscape. He holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Seth also previously served as CEO of The Proactiv Company, America’s leader in acne skin care. Seth joins me today to describe the historical context of America’s political divide and his o...

Seth David Radwell is a thought leader in consumer marketing as well as the author of the book, American Schism, which explores the historical roots of the political divide currently dominating the American landscape. He holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Seth also previously served as CEO of The Proactiv Company, America’s leader in acne skin care. Seth joins me today to describe the historical context of America’s political divide and his o...

Matt Spielman is the Founder and Head Coach of Inflection Point Partners, a platform of experienced and trained coaches who help clients reach meaningful goals. He is the author of Inflection Points: How to Work and Live with Purpose, which guides readers toward their goals. Matt is also a career coach at Harvard Business School and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Matt joins me today to describe Inflection Points, what prompted him to wr...

Matt Spielman is the Founder and Head Coach of Inflection Point Partners, a platform of experienced and trained coaches who help clients reach meaningful goals. He is the author of Inflection Points: How to Work and Live with Purpose, which guides readers toward their goals. Matt is also a career coach at Harvard Business School and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Matt joins me today to describe Inflection Points, what prompted him to wr...

Matt Spielman is the Founder and Head Coach of Inflection Point Partners, a platform of experienced and trained coaches who help clients reach meaningful goals. He is the author of Inflection Points: How to Work and Live with Purpose, which guides readers toward their goals. Matt is also a career coach at Harvard Business School and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Matt joins me today to describe Inflection Points, what prompted him to wr...

Despite the challenges imposed by the pandemic, human resilience prevailed when it came to productivity and work—switching to an almost fully-virtual economy for the last two years. Now that we’re slowly coming out of quarantine, industries are now met with a dilemma: Should we retain the current virtual setup, or should we push for back-to-office measures? Neither is correct, and it’s because the future is hybrid. In this episode, I share my thoughts on why we’re finally returning to our pre-p...