At the beginning of Lisa’s career, she spent countless hours speaking with people with a terminal illness. These conversations and reflections motivated her to study and seek experiences on how to make the most out of life. Lisa is the CEO and founder of ConsciousWorks, a consulting firm that helps everyone from executives to entrepreneurs apply the findings from leading-edge scientific analyses to maximize their mental and physical well-being at work and at home.

E. Scott Geller, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech, has just completed his 51st year as a faculty member and Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech.  He’s also edited or co-authored 53 books that focus on behavior change interventions to improve quality of life on a large scale.

Michael A. Klaper is an American physician, vegan health educator, conference and event speaker, and an author. He has written countless books on nutrition, and has appeared in several films related to vegan diet and practice, including Eat This! (2005), Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014), and What the Health (2017).

Stephen Kosslyn is an American psychologist, neuroscientist, and expert on the science of learning. Kosslyn is president of Active Learning Sciences, Inc., which helps institutions design active-learning based courses and educational programs. He is also founder and chief academic officer of Foundry College, an online two-year college designed to help working adults develop skills and knowledge that will not be automated in the foreseeable future.

Jasmine Birtles is a TV and radio presenter, director of three companies, author of 38 books, money expert, and stand-up comedian. She is best known as a Money Expert and TV and radio personality who explains complicated money concepts in a way that normal people like you and I can understand. 

After a brief career in investment banking and private equity, he started his first company at age 23 and was named a “Top 25 Entrepreneur Under 25” by Business Week for growing it into one of the most innovative food access businesses in the country. Luke is also a recognized expert in René Girard's mimetic theory and author of the book Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life.

Bill is the Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford. He holds a number of mechanical and design patents, and design awards for a variety of products, including the first “slate” computer. Nowadays, he is the bestselling author of Designing You Life: Build a Life That Works for You, and he teaches a course at Stanford where they teach students how to use design thinking principles to design their ideal life.

James Whiting Pennebaker is an American social psychologist who pioneered writing therapy which explains how we can use writing to heal from trauma. He is recognized by the American Psychological Association as one of the top researchers on trauma, disclosure, and health. Today we show you how you can apply this expressive writing technique to:  - Heal from trauma  - Stop catastrophizing  - Become your best self

Joshua David Greene is an American experimental psychologist, neuroscientist, and philosopher. He is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.  Much of his research has focused on the psychology and neuroscience of moral judgment, examining the interplay between emotion and reason in moral dilemmas. He is also the author of Moral tribes: emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them and the co-founder of Give Well Charity.

Kristen Ulmer (born September 8, 1966) is a former professional extreme skier who was voted by Powder magazine as the best overall female skier in the world. She was known for jumping off up to 70-foot cliffs, throwing flips, and for ski mountaineering feats and because of this she was inducted into the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. 

Robert Richman is a culture hacker, and was Culture Strategist at Zappos. He co-created Zappos Insights, an innovative program focused on educating companies on the secrets behind Zappos’ amazing employee culture. Together with CEO Tony Hsieh, Robert built Zappos Insights from a small website to a thriving multi-million dollar business teaching over 25,000 students per year. Through his work, Robert has been helpful for improving the employee culture at hundreds of companies.

Jay Samit has developed disruptive solutions for brands like Coca-Cola, Disney, and Microsoft, and he has helped grow multi-billion dollar giants such as LinkedIn and eBay. He has also served as Vice Chairman of Deloitte, Vice President of Sony, and President of ooVoo. On top of all that, he is the best-selling author of two books Disrupt You! and Future Proofing You - Twelve Truths for Creating Opportunity, Maximizing Wealth, and Controlling Your Destiny in an Uncertain World.

Former stand-up comic, recovering drug addict, and “all-around fuckup” those are her words not mine. Amy Dresner is a writer, and author who humorously chronicles her epic ups and downs for thefix as well as Addiction.com, Psychology Today, Vice and many other publications. Today we will be diving into Part Two of Amy’s recovery story and where we focus on her learning outcomes and what she recommends to anyone dealing with addiction or an addictive personality!

Dr. Alan Paige Lightman is an American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur. He has served on the faculties of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is currently a Professor of Humanities at MIT. He is also the author of the international bestseller Einstein's Dreams which has been translated into more than 30 languages and adapted into dozens of independent theatrical and musical productions worldwide.

Former stand-up comic, recovering drug addict, and “all-around fuckup” those are her words not mine. Amy Dresner is a writer, and author who humorously chronicles her epic ups and downs for thefix which is a recovery themed online publication as well as Addiction.com, Psychology Today, Vice and many other publications. Today we will be diving into Part One of Amy’s recovery story and what she learned along the way!

Stirling is an Award-Winning Porn Star, author, and entrepreneur who is helping thousands of men improve their sex lives and achieve mastery in the bedroom. Today we will be talking about why did Stirling decide to get into porn, what his life is like, tips to be better in bed, his view on lust and love, and what he has learned from having sex with more than 400 women.

Edward Latimore is a retired American professional boxer (13-1-1), influencer, and author. He is the author of two great books, Not Caring What Other People Think Is a Superpower: Insights from a Heavyweight Boxer and Sober Letters to My Drunken Self. And he runs an extremely successful self-improvement blog called Mind and Fist. Stay tuned to find out more about Ed’s learnings from growing up in the projects, becoming a pro boxer, relationships, and general self-improvement. 

Adam is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: Irresistible The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked and Drunk Tank Pink The Subconscious Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave. Adam’s academic research focuses on judgment, decision-making, and social psychology, with a particular interest in the sometimes surprising effects of subtle cues in the environment on human cognition and behavior.

Colin Wright is an author of 81 books, podcast host of the weekly podcast Let's Know Things, and has an extremely successful blog called exile lifestyle where he writes about living well and travel. Colin has been traveling the world full-time since 2009, and for most of that time, he had his readers vote on what country he would move to next every four months or so.

Nic directs the Princeton’s McGraw Center’s Learning Programs, including the Undergraduate Learning Program and the Graduate Learning Program. Adopting a socio-cognitive approach informed by self-worth theory and positive psychology, Nic explores the problem of procrastination and how to finally beat it. In this episode we explore motivation, growth vs fixed mindset, procrastination, how to deal with failure and much more.

William von Hippel, Ph.D., grew up in Alaska, got his B.A. at Yale and his PhD at the University of Michigan. He is a professor of psychology at the University of Queensland. He has published more than a hundred articles, chapters, and edited books in social psychology. Today we are going to be talking about how evolution has shaped who we are today. Basically, What are our default settings, and how we can utilize them to our advantage.

Peter McCormack is the host of one of the most famous cryptocurrency podcasts globally, "What bitcoin did," is a twice-weekly Bitcoin podcast where host Peter McCormack interviews experts in the world of Bitcoin development, privacy, investment, and adoption. Established veterans such as Adam Back, Charlie Shrem, and Andreas M. Antonopoulos have shared the WBD mic along with rising stars. The podcast currently has over 800k monthly downloads.

Howard Stephen Berg is recognized as the world’s fastest reader thanks to the cutting edge accelerated learning techniques he developed, he is listed in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records for reading more than 25,000 words or around 50 pages a minute with a comprehension rate of about 90%.  He is also the author of the book Super Reading Secrets and his course “Mega Speed Reading,” grossed over $65,000,000, and established him as a leader in brain-based learning.

Andrew Hallam became a millionaire at a very early age off a teacher's salary! He is also the international best-selling author of Millionaire Teacher, The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School and Millionaire Expat: How To Build Wealth Living Overseas.  Listen to learn where you should be investing your money and what get-rich-quick schemes you should be avoiding! You don't have to be a millionaire to start killing your financial adversities!

Maestro Hamilton Souther is one of the most pre-eminent Western born Ayahuasqueros in the world. He is the founder of Blue Morpho Retreats, has written two books about his experiences, and is a 20-year veteran of over 4000 Ayahuasca ceremonies. Today we will learn: what it's like to learn shamanism from the greatest masters in history, why plants have a place in a medicalised modern world, Hamilton's full length description of how plant medicines work and much more...