Best Varol Podcasts (2024)

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S2 E21. Wisdom from Trees (Living with Holes) 4:30

2h ago4:30

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It’s amazing how a tree can have an entirely hollowed-out section in its trunk, and still be thriving. I bet our higher selves think the same thing when they look at us humans.By Kathy Varol

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Episode 60: Öz Deniz Varol on standing up for what you believe 18:49

12h ago18:49

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If you refuse to look inwards, it's impossible to change.By Ros Jones

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89. Breene Murphy on a “Divest, Reinvest, Pressure the Rest” Climate Investing Strategy 27:53

1h ago27:53

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Breene Murphy is the president of Carbon Collective, a climate investment advisor. They create low-fee investment portfolios for employer 401k plans and individuals that divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in climate solutions. They have launched two Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): a climate solutions equity ETF (ticker: CCSO), and a green bond fun…

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MBS854- Think Like a Rocket Scientist with Ozan Varol 1:09:36

2h ago1:09:36

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In this episode, Matt is joined by rocket scientist Ozan Varol. Ozan is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor and author.A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Ozan grew up in a family of no English speakers. He learned English as a second language and moved to the United States by himself at 17 to attend Cornell University and major in astrophy…

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MBS859- Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess with Dr. Caroline Leaf (Neuroscientist) 1:13:32

4h ago1:13:32

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Dr. Caroline Leaf is a neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety--our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world and sustained by an inabili…

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S2 E20. The Weight of Believing People Want to See You Fail 7:22

2h ago7:22

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I have been carrying around the weight of believing people want to see me fail for as long as I can remember. This belief has made me feel guilty, or that I don’t deserve success. What if, instead, I believed everyone wanted to see me succeed? Let me tell you how this perspective shift changed my inner landscape.…

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MBS858- Hyper Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change With Edward D. Hess 57:11

1h ago57:11

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The Digital Age will raise the question of how we humans will stay relevant in the workplace. To stay relevant, we have to be able to excel cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally in ways that technology can't. Professor Ed Hess believes that requires us to become Hyper-Learners: continuously learning, unlearning, and relearning at the speed of …

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S2 E19. The Surprising Lesson from a Bird 7:56

1h ago7:56

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A lesson from the universe that I wasn’t expecting, delivered by a wild bird that keeps visiting and pecking at my office window.By Kathy Varol

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MBS857- David Schonthal, Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at Kellogg, and Author 1:06:35

1h ago1:06:35

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David Schonthal is an award-winning Professor of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Kellogg School of Management where he teaches courses on new venture creation, design thinking, healthcare innovation, venture capital, and creativity. Along with his colleague Loran Nordgren, David is one of the originators of Friction Theory – a ground…

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S2 E18. The Importance of Frequency for Behavior Change 5:59

3h ago5:59

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Finding a way to have frequency/repetition for practicing a new habit is incredibly important for creating lasting behavior change. If it only happens once a month, the change you’re trying to create is hard to remember and almost impossible to keep top of mind. In a relationship, find ways for the new pattern to take up more space - an out-weighed…

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MBS856- How Great Teams Find a Purpose Worth Rallying Around with David Burkus 1:05:49

4h ago1:05:49

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Why are some people and teams more motivated, more innovative, and more successful than others? Why do some teams of talented and seemingly compatible people fall short against lesser teams with less suitable members? Why do some leaders cast bold inspiring visions that fail to materialize, while other, seemingly inconsequential leaders rally their…

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S2 E17. To the Eternal Optimist, Remember, the Sun Is Blinding 5:05

2h ago5:05

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Always being a ray of sunshine has its downsides. Remember, the sun is blinding.By Kathy Varol

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MBS855- Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior with Rorke Denver 1:12:44

4h ago1:12:44

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In this episode, we bring you Rorke Denver. Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots. He starred in the hit film Act of Valor, which is based on true SEAL adventures. His New York Times bestseller, Da…

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S2 E16. The Entrepreneurial Journey Is a Spiritual Journey 7:43

14d ago7:43

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Entrepreneurship is a spiritual journey. I don’t think this is talked about enough. The spiritual aspect of jumping off the corporate cliff took me by complete surprise. Let’s dive into why the entrepreneurial journey is a spiritual journey.By Kathy Varol

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S2 E15. The Addiction of Worry, and What to Do About It 5:32

3h ago5:32

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Worrying about the future can become addictive. Believing you can control what happens by worrying and thinking about it enough. If you find yourself stuck in a worry loop, it’s important to find a way to step outside of it, so you can gain a new vantage point.By Kathy Varol

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MBS853- Peter Newell, Retired U.S. Army Colonel & CEO BMNT 1:02:23

3h ago1:02:23

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Peter Newell is a retired US Army colonel of 32 years and a nationally recognized innovation expert whose work is changing how the government and companies compete and drive growth. Support the Show.By www.MattBrownShow.com

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S2 E14. Spanking as a Form of Discipline - My Evolution of Thinking 9:18

3h ago9:18

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When I grew up, spanking was a common practice. Now, many countries have outlawed spanking children (the USA isn’t one of them). Here I share my personal experience with being spanked as a form of discipline, how my views on it have changed, plus some science.By Kathy Varol

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MBS852- Herminia Ibarra Act Like a Leader Think Like a Leader 55:52

3d ago55:52

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In this episode, Matt is joined by Herminia Ibarra who is an organizational behavior professor at London Business School. She is also the author of Act Like A Leader, Think Like A Leader. Ibarra turns the usual “think first and then act” philosophy on its head by arguing that doing these three things will help you learn through action and will incr…

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S2 E13. Self-abandonment and an Invitation to Be Selfish 7:48

15d ago7:48

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When you have practiced the habit of self-abandonment, to break out of those deep worn patterns, you need to allow yourself to move to the other side of the spectrum. Give yourself permission, an invitation, and a challenge to be selfish. More selfish than you’ve ever been. Try it out. Try it on. See what feels right, and what doesn’t through your …

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Episode 59: Lisa Wight on her life as a digital nomad 26:26

2h ago26:26

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How drug addiction and a failed business turned into helping others get a "F*** Yes!" LifeBy Ros Jones

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MBS851- Inclusify With Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson 1:01:34

2h ago1:01:34

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Humans have two basic desires: to stand out and to fit in. Companies respond by creating groups that tend to the extreme—where everyone fits in and no one stands out, or where everyone stands out and no one fits in. How do we find that happy medium where workers can demonstrate their individuality while also feeling they belong? The answer, accordi…

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S2 E12. Scars on Our Physical Body and Our Energetic Body 7:44

24d ago7:44

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Meditating this morning, an analogy between scars on our physical body and scars on our energetic and relationships bodies surfaced. I’d love to share it with you.By Kathy Varol

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MBS850- How to Eat Your Competitors Lunch with Anthony Iannarino 1:04:22

5h ago1:04:22

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Like it or not, sales is often a zero-sum game: Your win is someone else's loss. Most salespeople work in mature, overcrowded industries, and your offerings are perceived (often unfairly) as commodities. Growth requires taking market share from your competitors, while they try to do the same to you. How else can you grow 12 percent a year in an ind…

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88. Julia Marsh on Seaweed-Based Plastic Packaging 39:18

8d ago39:18

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Julia Marsh is the CEO and co-founder of Sway, a clean tech startup scaling seaweed-based, home-compostable packaging. Sway’s patented products match the vital performance attributes of conventional plastics and are designed to plug into existing infrastructure, enabling scale and massive impact. Julia’s work is driven by a deep passion for regener…

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S2 E11. Redefining Empathy 9:57

26d ago9:57

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For everything in life, there’s a tipping point where more is worse instead of better. Empathy is no different. Identifying too strongly as an empath can have its pitfalls. When empathy becomes central to your identity, you may start to over-empathize. This creates a risk of neglecting your own lived experience. This can make setting personal bound…

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MBS849- Do Cool Sh*t Quit Your Day Job and Start Your Own Business with Miki Agrawal 1:05:02

11d ago1:05:02

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Miki, a successful serial social entrepreneur and angel investor, pulls back the curtain to reveal how you can live out loud, honor your hunches, and leave nothing on the table. Start your business on a shoestring budget, nail your brainstorming sessions and product testing, and get free press coverage—all while living your best life. Whether you’r…

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S2 E10. Your Unhealed Parts Don't Only Hurt Yourself 6:54

28d ago6:54

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Not healing ourselves doesn’t just hurt our own ability to fully engage in the world, but it hurts those closest to us too. Our armor cages out and contracts our partners as well. One of the most important things we can do for our loved ones is take time to heal ourselves.By Kathy Varol

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MBS848- How to build scalable tech products - Marty Kagan, Founder of Silicon Valley Product Group (Built in California #2 ) 1:03:05

11d ago1:03:05

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Marty Cagan is a Silicon Valley-based product executive with more than 20 years of experience with industry leaders including eBay, AOL, Netscape Communications and Hewlett-Packard. Marty is the author of the book “Inspired: How to Create Products Customers Love” which presents techniques for creating winning products. Before founding the Silicon V…

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S2 E9. My Subconscious Mistake in Picking Previous Partners (Hoping to Keep My Heart Safe) 7:59

1M ago7:59

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In the past, I was compromising with the partners I chose, because I thought I was a compromise. And I thought over-compromising - if the “pros” in my list were more than the “pros” in their list - would keep my heart safe. But it doesn’t work that way.By Kathy Varol

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MBS847- Fix This Next with Mike Michalowicz 55:52

6d ago55:52

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Mike is the creator of Profit First, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. He is the creator of Clockwork, a powerful method to make any business run on automatic. And his latest, arguably most impactful discovery, is Fix This Next. In Fix This Next, Mike details the strategy businesses can use to det…

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S2 E8. Let's Talk About Energetic Grounding. Try This. 7:53

1M ago7:53

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I recently heard a definition of grounding that resonated deeply. I hadn’t heard it explained this way before. In this episode, I’ll share that definition with you, and offer a new visualization to try in your grounding practice.By Kathy Varol

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MBS846- Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI 1:00:50

24d ago1:00:50

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Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985, the organization now has over 10,600 chapters in 76 countries throughout every populated continent of the world. Last year alone, BNI generated 12.4 million referrals resulting in more than $18.6 billion dollars wo…

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S2 E7. If You're Feeling Fragmented and Ungrounded 5:28

1M ago5:28

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Each of us has a gravitational force. When you allow yourself to sink into the depths of your being, and call all of your energy back into you, you become a force that is felt deeply. Not only by yourself - allowing yourself to be cocooned in your gravity - but also by everyone who encounters you. But when you allow your energy to be pulled into a …

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MBS845- Launch/preneur with Rachel McCord (Celebrity, CEO and founder of The McCord List) 1:05:04

11d ago1:05:04

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Celebrity entrepreneur, author, producer and host, Rachel McCord is known as a major inspiration to millions of women, empowering them to create epic lives regardless of their background. Named “Master of Branding” and “influencer of influencers” (Daily Mail), McCord has served in a variety of capacities throughout her career including modeling, sp…

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S2 E6. Grief - Honoring the Loss of a Pet 4:44

1M ago4:44

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I recently went to a wake held for the passing of a friend's dog. It got me wondering why wakes for pets aren’t a common thing. Pet’s become true family members, and yet their loss is usually marked in relative isolation. Grief is a hard, heavy, and ferrell emotion. Community is a key part of being supported through the grief journey.…

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MBS844- The Membership Economy with Robbie Kellman Baxter 57:40

26d ago57:40

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In today’s business world, it takes more than a website to stay competitive. The smartest, most successful companies are using radically new membership models, subscription-based formats, and freemium pricing structures to grow their customer base―and explode their market valuation―in the most disruptive shift in business since the Industrial Revol…

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87. Dalila Wilson-Scott on the Holistic Approach to Diversity & Social Impact 1:01:17

22d ago1:01:17

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Dalila Wilson-Scott serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation, and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. Dalila oversees all Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives and philanthropic strategy with a focus on advancing digital equity and economic mobility through Project UP, which is supporte…

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S2 E5. Dystopian Energy and the Rabbit Hole of Global Doom 6:34

1M ago6:34

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Dystopian story energy (Aliens, mad max, horror), is the same frequency as the doom and gloom addiction to the future and current state of our world. Many people fall into an addictive trap, feeling compelled to know about all the suffering in the world and embody it. This addiction causes an unrooted overwhelm that’s driven by guilt, a sense of re…

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MBS843- Thinking Outside The Shoe with Jessica Cox 59:56

1M ago59:56

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We are incredibly honored and privileged to have Jessica Cox on this episode of the Matt Brown Show. Jessica holds the Guinness World Record for being the only licensed pilot to fly using her feet. She was born without arms and rejected any bionics as she found day to day tasks easier without bionics. She has been on the Ellen Show and the Oprah Wi…

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S2 E4. Do You Have the Capacity to Hold Space Right Now? 5:55

1M ago5:55

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It’s important to ask others before unloading on them if they have the capacity to hold you in this moment. This question acknowledges that as humans we don’t always have the capacity to support others. And it’s important to check in with yourself - if someone doesn’t check in with you first - to see if you have the capacity to show up for how some…

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MBS842- Recession Marketing with Christopher Lochhead 2:03:55

1M ago2:03:55

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In this episode, we welcome back Christopher Lochhead. It’s not the strongest, fastest, or smartest that survive, but those most willing to adapt. If your business is struggling to make sales and deal with the challenges of lockdown it’s time to reach out. Listen in with leading business minds Christopher Lochhead and Matt Brown for the guidance an…

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S2 E3. Chemistry Is Like Magic and Each of Us Is a Magician 6:41

2M ago6:41

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Each of us holds the potential to be a magician. Consider how we influence those around us. Our energy shapes meetings, events, and interactions. Our actions trigger responses. The frequencies we operate on ripple out, leaving an imprint around us wherever we go. To harness this power, you must be intentional about the reactions you wish to ignite.…

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MBS841- Extreme Ownership with Former U.S. Navy SEAL Leif Babin 1:11:06

1M ago1:11:06

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In this episode, Matt chats to Former U.S Navy SEAL and author Leif Babin. Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s SEAL task unit faced a seemingly impossible mission: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a city deemed “all but lost.” In gripping firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in S…

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S2 E2. Are You Unintentionally Bringing Into Your Life the Thing You Want to Avoid? 8:36

2M ago8:36

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Many times the way we contort ourselves to behave in an aim to prevent something, causes that thing to happen. Once you become aware of this counterintuitive truth, you start noticing this mind-boggling pattern everywhere. In this episode, I share an example of how I was bringing people who wanted to see me fail into my life.…

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MBS840- Crossing The Chasm with Geoffrey A. Moore 1:00:08

30d ago1:00:08

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In Crossing the Chasm, Geoffrey A. Moore shows that in the Technology Adoption Life Cycle—which begins with innovators and moves to early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards—there is a vast chasm between the early adopters and the early majority. While early adopters are willing to sacrifice for the advantage of being first, the e…

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S2 E1. Season 2 Kick-off 5:15

2M ago5:15

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Welcome back to the Unfolding podcast! It’s been a bit of a break, and I’m so excited to share new perspectives with you, starting with this season's kick-off reminder about how uniquely extraordinary, delightful, and awe-inspiring you are. Anytime you need a reminder of how special your you-ness is, listen to this.…

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MBS839- Alexander Osterwalder, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, & Business Theorist 1:02:33

2M ago1:02:33

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Dr. Alexander (Alex) Osterwalder is one of the world’s most influential innovation experts, a leading author, entrepreneur and in-demand speaker whose work has changed the way established companies do business and how new ventures get started. Ranked No. 4 of the Thinkers50 list of the most influential management thinkers worldwide, Osterwalder is …

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MBS838- Kevin Eastman NBA Championship Coach & Author 1:20:27

27d ago1:20:27

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In this episode, Matt chats to Kevin Eastman.Over Kevin's forty years in the game of basketball at the collegiate and professional levels, Kevin Eastman has become widely known as one of the very best teachers in the game. He is also a lifelong student of the coaches and players at the highest levels. As a coach of the 2008 NBA Champion Boston Celt…

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86. Staff Sheehan on Greening the Aviation Fuel Industry 37:24

2M ago37:24

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Dr. Stafford (Staff) Sheehan is an American scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur at the forefront of the carbon capture and utilization industry. Staff is the Co-founder and CTO of AIR COMPANY, a business converting captured carbon dioxide, water, and electricity into the fuels and chemicals that we get from fossil fuels today. He is the inventor …

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MBS837- Steve Blank The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company 1:04:10

2M ago1:04:10

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The Startup Owner's Manual guides you, step-by-step, as you put the Customer Development process to work. This method was created by renowned Silicon Valley startup expert Steve Blank, co-creator with Eric Ries of the "Lean Startup" movement, and tested and refined by him for more than a decade. Support the Show.…

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