How do you get people talking about race? Imagine taking a year off to travel to every state in America, sleep on the couches of strangers and tap random people on the shoulder to start a dialog about race. If that’s hard enough to picture, now consider doing it while you’re still a teenager. This unique journey inspired my next guests Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo to create a new curriculum for racial literacy and a book inspired by the experience called Tell Me Who You Are. In our time...

How do you talk to a racist? Dr. David Wiley Campt, aka The Dialogue Guy, is a renowned speaker, master facilitator, and author. He has over 25 years of experience working as an anti-racism trainer and founded The Dialogue Company and the White Ally Toolkit. His latest book, How to Talk to Racists, educates anti-racism allies on engaging in transformative discourse about race and other polarizing conversations. In this episode, Dr. David W. Campt the science behind rage as an instinctive...

What is the truth behind college admissions? New York Times bestselling author Jeff Selingo has written about higher education for over two years, including regular contributions to The Atlantic, New York Times, and the Washington Post. When not writing, he is a special advisor to the president and professor of practice at Arizona State University, and co-hosts the Future U podcast. In this episode, Jeff Selingo takes you inside the college admissions process, and offers an unusual look at...

What are the secrets to brand transformation? Brand guru Emmanuel Probst is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Assemblage, the Global Lead of Brand Growth & Thought Leadership at Ipsos, and teaches Consumer Market Research at UCLA. In this episode, Emmanuel Probst reveals the secrets of building an enduring brand, what mistakes marketers often make when trying to grow their brand loyalty, and how the world's most successful brands thrive by connecting deeply with their audiences.

How do you support female leaders? Corporate inclusion visionary, Deepa Purushothaman encourages companies and individuals to challenge the status quo of ambition, success and power through her seasoned advisory approach to leadership. Her internationally acclaimed book The First, The Few, The Only is a deeply personal call to action for women of color to redefine power in corporate America. In this episode, Deepa Purushothaman talks about the real challenges that women of color face, and...

What does your digital body language convey? Erica Dhawan is an award winning keynote speaker and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Digital Body Language. As the founder and CEO of Cotential, Erica has helped leaders and teams leverage twenty-first-century collaboration skills globally, helping them innovate faster and further, together. In this episode, Erica Dhawan digs into how gender affects communication, bringing empathy into digital body language, and how understanding body...

How do you get people to support you? Suneel Gupta is a bestselling author, renowned speaker, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and host of a global documentary series called Business Class on Amazon Prime. Once seen as the “face of failure” in the New York Times, Suneel understands that the road to success is not always smooth, has learned from his mistakes, and went on to become a founding CEO of wellness app RISE. In this episode, Suneel Gupta defines exhibition matches, the...

How does ownership really work? Michael Heller and James Salzman explore the six simple rules that everyone uses to claim everything in their new book Mine!. Michael Heller is a Professor of Real Estate Law at Columbia Law School, and is the author and co-author of multiple books. James Salzman is a Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA and UC Santa Barbara, and is the author and co-author of numerous bestselling books. In this episode, Michael Heller and James Salazman discuss possession...

What has caused the death of common sense? Martin Lindstrom is a bestselling author, consumer branding expert, and named one of TIME Magazine’s “World’s 100 Most Influential People.” He’s the founder and chairman of Lindstrom Company, the world’s leading brand & culture transformation group, with clients such as Seth Godin and Tyra Banks. His latest book, The Ministry of Common Sense, is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and a humorous yet practical guide to ridding ourselves — and our...

Originally aired: December 15, 2021 Why is ​​collaboration overrated? Safi Bahcall is a former public company CEO, second-generation physicist, biotech entrepreneur, and the author of international bestseller Loonshots. Today Safi advises CEOs and leadership teams on strategy and innovation, and has delivered keynote presentations at industry conferences, investor events, leadership retreats, medical meetings, and leading academic institutions around the world. In this episode, Safi Bahcall...

Originally aired: November 15, 2021 What is the power of outsider thinking? Beth Comstock is an American business executive, advisor, nature conservationist, and the author of Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity and the Power of Change. She has spent more than three decades leading communications at GE and has been named to both the Fortune and Forbes lists of the world's most powerful women. In this episode, Beth Comstock talks about embracing change, finding courage, conquering your...

Originally aired: September 15, 2021 How do you develop big ideas? Daniel H. Pink is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author whose seven books have won numerous awards and sold millions of copies around the world in over 40 languages. Prior to this, he was the chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore and the host and co-executive producer of “Crowd Control” on the National Geographic Channel. In this episode, we discuss Pink’s insights about business, culture, and his latest initiative...

Originally aired: October 15, 2021 What makes someone remarkable? Guy Kawasaki is the Chief Evangelist of Canva and the creator of the Remarkable People podcast. He was one of the original marketing voices at Apple working under Steve Jobs and is a trustee of the Wikipedia Foundation. In this episode, we talk about Guy's criteria for finding great podcast guests, how he decides what products to evangelize, and the responsibility we all have toward thinking for ourselves when it comes to...