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159 Life Design w/ Rhonda Smith

159 Life Design w/ Rhonda Smith

Today, a magical, mystical bestselling author and podcaster, Rhonda Smith, is with us today. She’s got a new book out called The Whole Method and a soul-affirming podcast called Cosmic Smith. She’s incredibly open about what she calls “radical fullness.”  We talk about why it’s ok, that not everyone is going to like you and…

158 Turn Barriers Into Windows W/ Marine Akshay Nanavati

158 Turn Barriers Into Windows w/ Marine Akshay Nanavati

Welcome to another amazing episode with Combat Veteran and US Marine Akshay Nanavati. He joined us at Episode 142, which was one of the top-rated episodes. Due to insistent public demand, he’s back. Akshay is a speaker, entrepreneur, ultra runner, non-profit founder, and best selling author. Today, we specifically talk about dealing with life and…

157 How AI can work for everyone, w/ Girl Decoded Author Rana el Kaliouby

157 How AI Can Work For Everyone w/ Girl Decoded Author, Rana el Kaliouby

Today, we have a riveting conversation with Dr. Rana el Kaliouby.  She’s a tech / AI entrepreneur and the author of a brand new book out called Girl Decoded. Rana is the co-founder and CEO of Affectiva. Her work on A.I. is bleeding edge, particularly around human and emotional AI and the ethics of AI…

156 Samsung Rising: Geoffrey Cain, Bestselling Author

156 Samsung Rising: Geoffrey Cain, Bestselling Author

We continue our run of legendary authors with best selling author of the brand new book Samsung Rising, Geoffrey Cain. He takes us into both South and North Korea, what it’s like to live in both places and how relatively small South Korea gained out-sized economic power. We also talk about how Samsung grew from…

155 4Star General Stan McChrystal: Crisis Leadership, Digital Business & Government, COVID19 & Advice for the US President

155 4Star General Stan McChrystal: Crisis Leadership, Digital Business & Government, COVID19 & Advice for the US President

Today, we have a legendary conversation with a legendary American Hero, retired 4-Star General, bestselling author, entrepreneur and educator Stan McChrystal. He is the partner of Chris Fussel who was recently on Follow Your Different Episode #149. We get into these topics: leadership, digital leadership, crisis management, his view on how we got here with…

154 Responsible Hyper-growth w/ Arisa Amano & Bob Remeika Co-founders Internal.IO

154 Responsible Hyper-growth w/ Arisa Amano & Bob Remeika Co-founders Internal.IO

In this episode, two mission-driven, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Arisa Amano and Bob Remeika, co-founders of hot startup Internal.IO and they are on a mission to change Internal systems and productivity. We have a real conversation about how technology can positively change the way work gets done, why is it important to protect customer data and…

153 How to be a Conscious Creator w/ Sachit Gupta

153 How to be a Conscious Creator w/ Sachit Gupta

Today, we have a riveting conversation with Sachit Gupta. He’s been in the background helping some of the top podcasters and content creators build their businesses. He’s an expert at building and monetizing digital content. Recently, he stepped out and built his own podcast Conscious Creators and he wants to help people “Make A Life…

152 Meet Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Dennis Rodman's Super Agent, Darren Prince

152 Meet Magic Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Dennis Rodman’s Super Agent, Darren Prince.

Today the legendary super agent Darren Prince. We dig into it all, how he went from sports memorabilia to a super agent. Pay special attention to why Darren wants to inspire people to overcome addiction. This is an extraordinary guy and conversation, I know you’ll love. The Man Behind The Man and The Woman Darren…

151 The Man Who Saved Metallica Wants To Save You Too w/ Phil Towle

151 The Man Who Saved Metallica Wants To Save You Too w/ Phil Towle

Today the legendary performance coach to rock stars, Phil Towle, joins us today to talk about how we can deal with the coronavirus crisis and how we can make a difference. Phil is a sensei among sensei on life coaching and life design. Kirk Hammett, of Metallica, even said, “If Lennon and McCartney had Phil,…

150 Hacks for Joy At Work w/ Best selling author & #1 Apple Podcaster Bruce Daisley

150 Hacks for Joy At Work w/ Best selling author & #1 Apple Podcaster Bruce Daisley

We continue our run of legendary authors with Twitter’s former head of Europe Operations, Bruce Daisley. He’s got a new book out called Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat, He’s also got a great podcast of the same name! This conversation is fun as we talk about some of his “30 hacks” for more joy at work.…

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“So, so good!!! By far my favorite podcast – really enjoy the straightforward, no BS conversations”
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“#1 Podcast for a reason”
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“This is not your average self help podcast”
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“Quite frankly, unlike any other podcast”
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"Real conversations with no bullshit - the guests get driven away from their standard form responses, and irreverence is valued"
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"I listen during my commute. I feel like I learn something new every conversation and I feel energized and empowered to tackle the small and big challenges. "
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"There is an authenticity to Christopher's approach that I respect, in addition to the breadth of the subject matter. Also a huge fan of his 2 books. "
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"The people that “get it” today are doing things in an authentic manner. They realize that no one wants the over produced glitzy BS and instead they just want to learn. I listen to this podcast because it cuts through the noise and provides incredible insight on how to build a legendary company / career - and it’s coming from folks that have done it, not just talked about it. "
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"Good people, good conversations, fun and insightful"
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"I love Christopher and TOTALLY relate to how his heart and brain work - just like mine! - and I feel a greater invitation to be more ME - as I am-take it or leave it. Every single guest arrives authentic and beyond inspiring and OMG I LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH! I keep buying all their books! Love you Christopher and love that you share your REAL YOU with all of us and invite us all to do the same!"
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"I like being exposed to people and thoughts that I wouldn’t normally get to listen and learn from in the general day to day of life and business”
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"It is like being a fly on the wall in a high level conversation and there are great insights from people with proven legendary results "
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“Christopher Lochhead is the Joe Rogan of Business”


- Jon Bergoff, CEO, Flourishing Leadership Institute

"Off-putting to some"
- The Economist

"Christopher Lochhead is a human exclamation point"
- Fast Company Magazine

"Christopher Lochhead is one of the best minds in marketing"
- The Marketing Journal

“Christopher Lochhead is an exploding star – a quasar across the sky."
- Bill Walton, NBA Hall of Fame Legend

"That was— and I bullshit you not— the most fun interview I have ever had”

- Abby Ellin, Bestselling Author of “Duped” & New York Times Contributor

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