Erin Foster might have been born into a famous family (her dad is music mogul David Foster) but she didn’t have the charmed upbringing you might expect. Far from the shallow, superficial Hollywood celeb focused on all the wrong things, Erin’s got a hell of a work ethic and a desire to give back. Comedian, writer, actress, entrepreneur, and investor with a Midas touch, she and her sister Sara hitched their ponies to both Mirror and Bumble and started the Favorite Daughter clothing brand during...

Megan Taylor is a kickass DJ who gets that music is the soundtrack to our lives. In fact, we met when she was hired to play the afterparty for my company’s event years ago. Her beats were solid, her sneaker game on point, and once we got to talking, I realized I was talking to someone who knew they were a spiritual being having a human experience. We got to talk about what we think is really going on here, finding our purpose, death and dying, the spiritual world, crystals, mediums - you...

Adrian is a Peloton tread instructor with a fanatical following called the Thunder Squad that I am personally proud to be a part of. Intensely fit with a beaming smile and a heart of gold, he has the ability to motivate and inspire those who take his classes. But it was Adrian’s strength in vulnerability that was on display during our conversation as we talked about an experience that changed the course of his life forever and explored how regret can serve as a transformative...

Tope Awotona is the founder of tech unicorn Calendly which makes scheduling calls + meetings so delightfully simple. I’ll never waste any more of my precious time with the old-school back and forth! To get the company off the ground, Tope maxed out credit cards and high interest loans in lieu of taking outside funding, essentially pushing in all his chips on the bet. Hear us talk about how his mom’s cancer battle and her innate sense of urgency compelled Tope to take the risk and go all in...

Ethan Zohn won Survivor: Africa back in 2002 but he’s also survived cancer - twice. We talked about his life before Survivor (playing pro soccer in Africa), life after (living the dream at 27), and then the impacts - mental, physical, emotional - of getting diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma (pretty terrible), beating it, only to have it come back years later to fend it off again. Later in the episode, we both share exactly what WE do to tackle the fear and anxiety that comes with...

In 2017, prominent ultrarunner and North Face athlete Hillary Allen fell 150ft off a ridgeline during a skyrace in Norway. She was presumed dead, broke 14 bones in the fall, and had to relearn how to walk again. Shockingly, Hillary was back to winning races less than a year later. But more recently, she learned the hard way that recovering from that kind of near-death trauma requires a lot more than just the physical rehab. Hear her share her journey of mental and emotional health in her...

Amy Elisa Jackson calls herself a proud widow. She lost her husband Jeremiah in 2016 when his 34 yr old heart stopped suddenly while on his annual friends’ trip to Sundance in Park City. Just weeks away from the five year anniversary of his death, we talk about how she trudged through the muck and messiness of that grief, and the pride she takes in now guarding and growing Jeremiah’s personal legacy. Then on the lighter side, if you’ve ever found yourself at a loss for words when dealing...

Andy is the co-founder and voice behind Headspace, the leading mindfulness, meditation and sleep app that seeks to improve the health and happiness of the world. He’s also an ordained Buddhist monk who spent 10 years training all over the world, a cancer survivor, and a compassionate, humble human with a lovely British accent. Andy and I talked about the tragedies that shaped his decisions in life, the importance of intuition, and how to find peace in our minds when life doesn’t go our way,...

The modern voice of all hard things ,Nora McInerny, is back for the conversation I originally envisioned - the harder one - that I wasn’t forced to have the first time around. Remember, Nora knows what it's like to get dealt a crappy hand. At 31, her unborn baby, father, and husband all died within the course of six weeks, and her work has since focused on helping others navigate the terrible things of life. Unlike our first exchange, this time Nora and I were in person together and I got to...

Entrepreneur Jen Gurecki is a mover, a shaker, a hustler, and above all else, a modern day feminist who lives a purpose-driven life where SHE makes the rules - not society - and she’s been marching to the beat of her own drum since birth. At 26 years old while doing her masters’ research work in Africa, Jen founded nonprofit Zawadisha which provides microloans, solar-powered equipment and education to rural Kenyan women to empower them to become financially self-sufficient. In 2014, she...

We all know who Lance Armstrong is - what he’s known for, and what he’s not. I just wanted to talk to him about cancer. When I got diagnosed back in September 2018 one of the first things I did was go buy his book, “It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life.” I needed to know how Lance beat the advanced testicular cancer that had already spread to his lungs and brain by the time they discovered it, when he was just 25 years old and at his physical prime. So that’s what Lance and I...

Justin Grunewald is the Chairman of the Brave Like Gabe Foundation, part of the legacy of his late wife, runner Gabe Grunewald, who passed away last year in 2019 at the age of 32 after a long and very public battle with a rare cancer. Justin is also a lifelong runner himself, recently transitioning his talents from the track to the trails, and a doctor literally fighting COVID on the front lines right now in Minnesota. I share in the episode what Gabe meant to me and how her story inspired me...

Molly MacDonald is the Founder + CEO of The Pink Fund, a scrappy non-profit that provides “Real Help Now” to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients by directly paying their bills like utilities, cell phones etc to take the tasks off their plates and not have to worry about paying taxes on the financial donations - totaling $4.5 MILLION to date in direct support. But it’s Molly’s personal story that really got me because this is not your average Boomer. After living much of her life in...

Think you’ve had a rough month? At 31, Nora McInerny aka @noraborealis miscarried her second baby and lost her father and then her husband to aggressive brain cancer - all within a few weeks. As soon as I heard her 2018 TED Talk about the experience of moving fwd (vs moving on) through this grief with wit and realness and truth, I realized I’d stumbled upon the refreshing and relatable voice I’d been searching for. I fell into a welcomed rabbit hole of her content which brings “heart and...

It all started at musical theater camp in Upper Darby, PA with Tina Fey (yep, dead serious). Chris Heuisler and I spent our middle school summers surrounded by fellow theater nerds basking in the glow of all day rehearsals, absolute freedom, and Dairy Queen, just feelin’ so cool. Life took us down different roads but over time, our identities as athletes emerged as the ones that fueled our souls. Chris scored a dream job as the Westin Global Run Concierge while I sat in my corporate office...

Caroline’s one of the most accomplished ski mountaineers in the world and a passionate activist for the environment and gender equality. But we didn’t hit on any of that in this interview. Instead, we talked about her experience being forced to confront mortality - first when she was 15 and her half-brother died in an avalanche, later when she lost her best friend to the same fate in 2014, and as recently as 2019 when she summited Everest and encountered something rarely talked about. It was...

US Women’s Soccer legend and host of ESPN’s “Laughter Permitted” Podcast, Julie Foudy just led the charge in successfully bringing a professional women’s soccer team to LA as part of the NWSL thanks to a group of 30 star-studded investors. Hear her talk about Angel City, donuts, doodles, real leadership and how to stay grateful and interject joy into everything you do. Giveaway: Julie Foudy Leadership Academy Swag Pack @juliefoudy

US Paralympics Team Member Roderick Sewell became the first bilateral above-the-knee amputee to conquer the Ironman World Championships in Kona - on two blades! Listen to this gem of a guy talk about the challenges on the path to Kona, his goal of becoming a two-sport athlete at the 2021 Paralympic Games and his penchant for giving back. Giveaway: Rudy Project Multisport Backpack 36 ($150 value) @rsewell92 www.rodericksewell.com

Who is @ncrunnerjacky? For starters, she’s a 20-yr Cancer Survivor, Amputee, and Professional Ultrarunner who most recently broke the World Record for completing 100 miles as an amputee in under 24 hours...on a treadmill! Hear her story of grit and resilience and marvel at her lovely British accent. Giveaway: $100 Jackrabbit Gift Card + Trail Sisters Crusher Hat www.ncrunnerjacky.com

Passionate about showing women what the trails can offer and championing gender equality in the sport of ultrarunning, Gina has a great spirit and a mission build around inclusion and participation. Hear her journey of founding Trail Sisters which has exploded since launching in 2016 with local chapters in the US, Canada, and Europe and an expansive online journal. Giveaway: Trail Sisters swag pack @trail_sisters www.trailsisters.net

“I’m a big, burly, beard-growing, fisherman, hunter, former All-ACC college football player and swim with swordfish, the baddest fish in the sea. If I can get breast cancer being this type of guy, then any man can get it and it doesn’t matter how tough you are.” Hear Zac’s story and learn how he’s using his crappy hand as an opportunity to educate and drive awareness. Giveaway: Pelagic Gear bundle ($200 value) for anyone who loves life outdoors @zacyarbroughoutdoors

After going through his wife’s double lung + heart transplant journey battling Cystic Fibrosis, my good friend Ryan has a deep appreciation for life, endless gratitude and a desire to give back now through fostering that embodies the No Time to Waste spirit. Giveaway: Fresh Out of Effs Mug + Goodr Sunglasses @ryankaltenbach

Alison opens up to share a highly personal update about the metastatic cancer spreading to her chest, going back into treatment indefinitely, and grappling with an updated prognosis that brings new meaning to the phrase “No Time to Waste.” #imnotcryingyourecrying Giveaway: Tyler Stender Photography “Calm Before the Crowds” 21x31 on Metal ($200 Value) @notimetowasteproject

The inaugural episode of No Time to Waste kicks off with 5X Olympian and one of the most decorated XC skiers in the sport, Kikkan Randall. Hear her story of getting diagnosed with breast cancer just three months after winning Gold in 2018 and after completing a year of grueling treatments, finished sub-3 hr at the NYC Marathon. Giveaway: Rudy Project Cycling Helmet + Sunglasses Bundle ($400 Value) @kikkanimal www.kikkan.com Laughter Permitted Podcast