Episodes
Dan Schawbel asks TV host and author, Tamron Hall about pursuing a career in media, interview style, crime fiction series, views on the criminal justice system, and her best career advice.
Published 02/19/24
Published 02/19/24
Dan Schawbel asks MSNBC host, Joy-Ann Reid about starting a career as a journalist, the role of journalism with social justice, her new book, what she’s learned from Myrlie Evers about the Civil War, and her best career advice.
Published 02/11/24
Dan Schawbel asks former UFC champion and Olympic wrestler, Dan Henderson about how his upbringing shaped him as a fighter, inspirations, competing in the U.S. Olympics, proudest UFC fight, and his best career advice.
Published 02/05/24
Dan Schawbel asks bestselling children’s fiction author, Kate DiCamillo about growing up with chronic pneumonia, receiving 473 rejection letters for her book, writing for children as an adult, The Puppets of Spelhorst, and her best career advice.
Published 01/28/24
Dan Schawbel asks PAW Patrol and Bob the Builder mastermind, Keith Chapman about his early experience working at the Jim Henson Company, the business of intellectual property, how PAW Patrol became a billion-dollar empire, merchandizing, and his best career advice.
Published 01/21/24
Dan Schawbel asks film directors, producers and screenwriters David and Jerry Zucker about how they created their own theater, collaborating with each other while being brothers, biggest obstacles developing their movie Airplane!, how the movie appeals across generations, and their best career advice.
Published 01/15/24
Dan Schawbel asks playwright and filmmaker, David Mamet about his early influences, becoming a playwright, failures and challenges, and his best career advice.
Published 01/07/24
Dan Schawbel asks philanthropist, Melanie Lundquist about becoming a philanthropist, how she decides whom to donate to, economic factors impacting charities, working with her husband to deliver results for non-profits, and her best career advice.
Published 01/01/24
Dan Schawbel asks TV producer and director, Jeff Margolis about how his uncle helped him break into showbusiness, working with Michael Jackson, how to make a TV show successful, views on streaming shows, and his best career advice.
Published 12/25/23
Dan Schawbel asks entrepreneur, YouTube Star and Actress, Rebecca Zamolo about who inspires her, turning social media posts into a business, going into business with her family, lessons learned, and her best career advice.
Published 12/17/23
Dan Schawbel asks actor, TV host and author Kirk Cameron about going to school on the set of Growing Pains, prioritizing his family, the importance of humility, his children’s book, and his best career advice.
Published 12/10/23
Dan Schawbel asks co-founder and CEO of United Talent Agency Jeremy Zimmer about his motivation for joining a talent agency at age 19, the biggest challenges in the entertainment landscape, developing artists as “multi-hyphenated” brands, his view of NFTs, and his best career advice.
Published 12/04/23
Dan Schawbel asks bestselling author and journalist Doug Preston about his time spent working at a museum, collaborating with Lincoln Child on books, how he gains access to historical places, The Lost Tomb, and his best career advice.
Published 11/27/23
Dan Schawbel asks country singer and songwriter Chase Rice about his work ethic, transitioning from NASCAR to being a singer, new album, relationship with his father, and his best career advice.
Published 11/19/23
Dan Schawbel asks Ed Boon about how pinball games inspired the creation of Mortal Kombat, how the game has evolved, making the reboot, how technologies will change the video game experience, and his best career advice.
Published 11/12/23
Dan Schawbel asks Jana Kramer about her career as an actor and singer, coming to terms with her divorce, writing her new book, lessons learned from relationships, and her best career advice.
Published 11/05/23
Dan Schawbel asks Bane co-creator Graham Nolan about his inspiration for becoming a comic book artist, creating Bane, collaborating with Chuck Dixon, Compass Comics, and his best career advice.
Published 10/30/23
Dan Schawbel asks Bruce Campbell about his dad’s influence on his career, collaborations with Sam Raimi, new comic book, iconic Evil Dead series character Ash Williams, and his best career advice.
Published 10/22/23
Dan Schawbel asks Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key about collaborating on projects together, the history of sketch comedy, interviewing influential performers, the future of sketch comedy, and their best career advice.
Published 10/16/23
Dan Schawbel asks Ben McKenzie about growing up with two brothers who were actors, how The O.C. changed his life, becoming a critic of cryptocurrency, book, and his best career advice.
Published 10/08/23
Dan Schawbel asks Rick Riordan about pursuing a career as an author, how his son inspired the Percy Jackson book series, involvement with the movies and shows based on his material, new book, and his best career advice.
Published 10/02/23
Dan Schawbel asks Felicia Day about being home-schooled in her childhood, expanding her creative pursuits, her new project Third Eye, choosing the right mediums to tell stories, and her best career advice.
Published 09/24/23
Dan Schawbel asks Jerry O'Connell about what influenced him to become an actor, transitioning to being a TV show, his show Pictionary, time management, and his best career advice.
Published 09/17/23
Dan Schawbel asks Alex Gibney about how his father influenced his career, how he comes up with topics for his documentaries, his Boris Becker documentary, upcoming Elon Musk film, and his best career advice.
Published 09/10/23