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142 Extreme Life, Extraordinary Meaning w/ Marine Combat Vet Akshay Nanavati

142 Extreme Life, Extraordinary Meaning w/ Marine Combat Vet Akshay Nanavati

Welcome to an amazing episode with Combat Veteran and US Marine Akshay Nanavati. He’s a speaker, entrepreneur, ultra runner, non-profit founder and best selling author. We have a stunning conversation about why overcoming extraordinary challenges is the key to a successful life, why we should all pick worthy struggles and the power of “earning your…

141 The Real DEA Narcos Javier Peña & Steve Murphy Part 2

141 The Real DEA Narcos Javier Peña & Steve Murphy Part 2

Welcome to part two of our dialogue with the real DEA Narcos Javier Peña and Steve Murphy. These are the two real American heroes who partnered with Colombian Law Enforcement to take down the world’s 1st Narco Terrorist, Pablo Escobar, and their story is the basis for the Netflix smash hit Narcos. In this second…

141 The Real DEA Narcos Javier Peña & Steve Murphy Part 1

141 The Real DEA Narcos Javier Peña & Steve Murphy Part 1

Welcome to our super, special two-part dialogue with the real DEA Narcos Javier Peña and Steve Murphy. In this first episode, they take us behind the scenes of how they came together, from the US to Columbia, and worked for six years, to get Pablo Escobar. We learn, what it feels like to have a…

140 Built, Not Born: w/ Self-Made Billionaire Tom Golisano, Founder Paychex

140 Built, Not Born w/ Self-Made Billionaire Tom Golisano, Founder Paychex

Today, we speak with self-made Billionaire, Founder of $30B market cap, Paychex. You’re gonna love this guy! He has a new book: Built, Not Born: A Self-Made Billionaire’s No-Nonsense Guide for Entrepreneurs. We dig into the book and his insights on why and when you start a company. He also talks about how to build…

139 World Without Waste w/ Steve Pratt CEO of AI Startup Noodle

139 World Without Waste w/ Steve Pratt CEO of AI Startup Noodle

This is our second in our two-part series on Digital Business, with Steve Pratt, CEO of Noodle.AI, the remarkable startup on a mission to changing global manufacturing and supply chain business. We have a real conversation about how the combination of Machine Learning / AI, The Cloud, IoT and deep data analytics can come together…

138 Digital Business Guru Big Ben Rewis

138 Digital Business Guru Big Ben Rewis

This is our first in a special two-part series on Digital Business. The legendary Big Ben Rewis joins us today to have a real, powerful conversation about digital businesses today and how big data can contribute to sustainability. In our next episode, watch out for Steve Pratt CEO of Noodle.AI, the remarkable startup changing global…

137 Sex & Intimacy w/ Alice Little #1 Companion At Moonlite Bunny Ranch

137 Sex & Intimacy w/ Alice Little #1 Companion At Moonlite Bunny Ranch

This is a very special episode and a very different episode. Part 1 was with Intimacy Coach Allana Pratt. Today, for Part 2 in our series on Intimacy and Sex, we welcome Alice Little, legal sex worker and #1 Luxury Companion at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Carson City, Nevada USA. We get into it!…

136 Intimacy & Sex W/Allana Pratt

136 Intimacy & Sex w/ Allana Pratt

Yup, we’re doing it! For this week, we have a two-part special on Intimacy and Sex. In this episode, everyone’s favorite intimacy guru and coach, Allana Pratt. This conversation is a wonderful, magical mystery tour about intimacy, pain, pleasure, how we actually feel through our hearts, and a lot more! Pay special attention toward the…

135 Restoring the Soul of Business w/ Rishad Tobaccowala

135 Restoring the Soul of Business w/ Rishad Tobaccowala

Today, we feature another great author in this series. Rishad Tobaccowala is the Chief Growth Officer at Publicis Groupe, an advertising and communications firm with 80,000 people! He has a brand new book, Restoring the Soul of Business. We talk about how business leaders are overly focused on spreadsheets, why the best companies are like…

134 Wisdom At Work w/ Chip Conley

134 Wisdom At Work w/ Chip Conley

This is a powerful conversation about mid-life design with Chip Conley. He used to be the CEO of the second-largest based boutique hotel in the US. He then ended up joining Air BNB, to help the young founders of Airbnb navigate their growth in the hospitality category. Today, we talk about why Chip thinks people…

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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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“Christopher Lochhead is an exploding star – a quasar across the sky."
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"That was— and I bullshit you not— the most fun interview I have ever had”

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