Henrik Larsen is the Co-Founder and Film Producer at One Eyed King Films. An LA-based, full-service production company specializing in concept-driven content packages for up-and-coming musical artists. They have worked with various artists such as K.A.A.N, Ethan Fields, whokilledkenny, Will Tulip, Rick Patek, Saint Levant and more.

We talk about Henrik’s journey into film and starting a production company during college, being self-employed, the importance of taking a leap of faith, living the LA fantasy, strategies for combating burnout and much more. You can view the list of all the topics we talk about in the timestamps below.

Hope you enjoy!

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[3:26] What Is the Role of a Producer?

[5:43] What is a Full-Service Production Company?

[8:30] Henrik’s Positive Mindset

[10:37] Coping with Overthinking and Being Self-Employed

[14:27] Initial Pull into Film and Creating a Production Company

[22:57] Taking the Leap

[28:54] LA Fantasy

[40:30] Henrik’s Current Watchlist

[42:27] Learning by Consumption

[48:05] Why is it called One Eyed King Films?

[55:35] New Project Process

[58:48] Working With Artists

[1:01:12] Growth from First Project

[1:11:00] Motivation and Goal-Setting

[1:16:16] Strategies for Combating Burnout

[1:19:22] What Has Henrik Learned About Himself?

[1:21:42] Imposter Syndrome

[1:25:11] Future Goals

[1:30:14] Rapid Fire Questions

[1:32:22] The Allmighty Question

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Henrik's Links:

One Eyed King Films Website

LinkedIn

My Links:

LinkedIn

Twitter

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Quinton Markett is a Researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine within the Immunology & Rheumatology Division, as well as the CEO and Co-Founder of a San Jose based non-profit organization called Good Samaritans of Silicon Valley focused on supporting the community of the Silicon Valley who don’t have healthy food to eat or essential items needed to live a healthy life.

Quinton is one of the most disciplined and driven individuals I have talked to. His dedication to a life of service in striving to become a physician centers around his "Why?" of "providing quality healthcare on a level he would want his family to receive." Along with the academic papers and books he wants to contribute to the medical community and the public.

We talk about his 3:45 am wake up routine he developed in college and its evolution to what it is now, personal discipline in how he operates through life and through his thoughts and actions, what he’s learned servicing his community and having conversations with the marginalized, and much much more.

You can watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube here.

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[11:47] Introducing Good Samaritans Of Silicon Valley

[22:38] Balance Of Staying Connected Through Media

[33:45] Journey To Creating A Non-Profit

[36:51] Quinton’s Focus On Medical School

[46:19] Combating Imposter Syndrome With Self-Belief

[52:06] Stoicism & Discipline

[59:16] Day In The Life

[1:02:23] 3:45 AM Wake Up

[1:09:53] Daily Non-Negotiable & Setting A Routine

[1:21:42] Defining Quinton’s Personal Success

[1:27:41] Trusting The Process

[1:29:44] Quinton’s Favorite Books And Podcasts

[1:33:27] Bay Area Is Home

[1:38:12] Quinton’s Favorite Playlists And Music

[1:40:31] Quinton’s Role Models

[1:42:53] The Allmighty Question

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Quinton's Contacts: Email ([email protected]), LinkedIn

Good Samaritans of Silicon Valley: Instagram, LinkedIn, Website, Volunteer Form

Recommended Books: Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins, Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday.

Recommended Podcasts: The Huberman Lab Podcast, The Mindset Mentor with Rob Dial, The Bay by KQED, Total SF by San Francisco Chronicle, WSJ What's News.

My Contacts!: LinkedIn, Twitter

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Today’s conversation is with Nicolas DiDonato.

Nic is an ambitious and relentless entrepreneur and founder. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of BetterConnects, the personality-based social network. His vision for BetterConnects is rooted in his deep interest of personality psychology and understanding people at a deeper level. 

Before this current endeavor, his experience that led to BetterConnects and being a founder includes starting a marketing company, a tea company, working in sales, and the various adventures along the way. We talk about this journey along with our relationships with social media, our quest to understand ourselves, psychedelics, philosophy and applying stoic ideals into our lives, the importance of facing hardships, and more. You can check the list of all the topics we cover within the timestamps below. As well as links to Nic's recommended book list, contact, and more.

And for the first time on the show, you can watch the video of this conversation on YouTube here.

Hope you enjoy!

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4:53 Nic’s intro

9:06 Why Nic started a tea company

12:37 Chasing perfection

13:54 Why BetterConnects?

16:35 Our relationship with social media

28:55 How do we create a better relationship with social media?

32:35 Personality psychology

41:57 Psychedelics experience

48:30 Nic’s personal development journey

59:09 Nic’s 3 pillars for life

1:04:08 Applying Stoic Ideals into your Life

1:07:37 Measuring Personal Success

1:12:32 Nic’s New Years Resolution

1:16:02 Eating the Toad First Thing in the Morning

1:22:23 Quickfire questions

1:31:55 The Allmighty Question

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If you would like to connect with Nic, you can reach out to him on LinkedIn.

Nic's Favorite Books/Podcasts/Other

• The Joe Rogan Experience
• Academy of Ideas
• Nic's Recommended Book List

Want to learn more about BetterConnects? Check out the website or connect on LinkedIn.

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*Note: This conversation was recorded in Q1 of 2022. So a lot of the conversation is outdated but still wanted to share for the value it holds.

Shaunak Pandit is a full-time Software Engineer at Chewy and the Co-Founder and CTO of a personality based social networking app called BetterConnects. This conversation focuses on Shaunak's academic journey that propelled him to become a software engineer and about BetterConnects and why he is passionate about creating a personality-based social networking platform. We also talk about our recent travels, Greek life in University, our views on data collection, and he offers some valuable advice to upcoming graduates.

Hope you enjoy!

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3:43 Shaunak's Journey into SWE

8:30 Job Hunting Process

15:08 Greek Life

22:27 Traveling, TikTok, and Programming

35:36 Transitioning from UW to SCU

42:15 What is BetterConnects?

50:30 Motivation for Joining BetterConnects

56:12 Data Collection

1:02:12 Shaunak's Advice to Upcoming Graduates

1:05:51 The Allmighty Question

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If you would like to connect with Shaunak, you can reach out to him on LinkedIn.

If you enjoyed this conversation, have any feedback, or simply just want to chat, you can reach me via Twitter or connect with me on LinkedIn.

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This conversation is with Brian Dao. He is an equities trader at SMB Capital, and he shares his journey from starting to day trade in the cold and early mornings on his college campus to now becoming a full time trader at his dream company. We dive into what his experience is like being a day trader and working a fully commission-based job, the motivation he had to keep pursuing his dream through months of market losses starting out, the quote he received from a peer that changed his life, goal setting, prioritizing your time, engineering luck, managing expectations, and much more.

He also shares many book and podcast recommendations that have helped him as a day trader and in his life. You can find the links to these recs in the resources shared section near the end of these show notes.

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro

3:47 Trading at SMB Capital

11:26 Working in a commission based job

14:17 Brian’s start into day trading

19:19 Motivation through market losses & “Take every risk you can”

25:52 Having perspective on your accomplishments and time

30:29 Making goals that are in your control

33:17 You have to really love it

36:54 Working full-time while at school

43:10 Feeling after landing the job

46:16 “We’re going to be traders at SMB one day” & Facing doubts

51:23 Engineering Luck & applying 80/20

58:20 Skills Brian’s developed that are necessary for day trading

59:38 Managing expectations

1:09:47 Find the “play” in your life that works for you

1:13:58 Brian’s podcast and book recommendations

1:17:28 Allmighty Question & Outro

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Resources Shared

Favorite Podcasts

• Chat With Traders
• Lance Breitstein on Chat With Traders
• The Michael Singer Podcast

Favorite Books

• Volume Price Analysis by Anna Coulling
• Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke
• One Good Trade & The Playbook by Mike Bellafiore
• How I Made $2 Million in the Stock Market by Nicolas Darvas
• Market Wizards & Unknown Market Wizards by Jack D. Schwager
• The Man That Beat the Market by Jim Simons
• Reminiscence of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre
• Untether Soul by Michael Singer

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If you would like to connect with Brian, you can reach out to him on LinkedIn.

If you enjoyed this conversation, have any feedback, or simply just want to chat, you can reach me via Twitter or connect with me on LinkedIn.

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In this show, Alex has conversations with ambitious individuals about their continual journey toward personal success. These conversations hope to inspire you to realize that it's not about having everything figured out, it's about striving to be the best version of yourself everyday and embracing your lifestyle of growth through the journey.

Welcome back to The Allmighty Podcast Series and thank you for being here! This conversation is with Enzo Belforte and Leo Illing, current university students. This episode highlights a genuine conversation sharing personal anecdotes and giving our opinions on a variety of topics. We converse about our experiences with social media, academic pursuits, future interests, mindfulness and learning to find balance through it all. You can find the rest of the topics we cover in the timestamps below.

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Timestamps 

0:00 Intro

3:31 Enzo’s introduction & experience sticking to a vegan diet

6:21 Leo’s introduction

8:11 Learning to think differently as a skillset

9:35 Enzo’s interest in personal finance & real estate

12:28 Leo’s interest in physics

14:35 Reflection on Don’t Look Up

17:48 Reflection on Social Media

20:08 The Social Dilemma & our social media use

25:30 The effect of new technology on our life

29:11 Reflection on targeted ads & data privacy

33:54 Deleting TikTok & Enzo’s all or nothing approach to social media

43:33 Social media & drugs

46:18 Finding your path

47:40 Finding balance in your life

48:54 The Allmighty Question

51:25 Mindfulness

46:42 Outro

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Resources Shared

One Sec - Break Free from Social Media Distractions

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If you enjoyed this conversation, have any feedback, or simply just want to chat, you can reach me via Twitter or connect with me on LinkedIn.

This podcast is fueled by coffee. If you enjoyed the conversation and want to support the show, consider fueling the next conversation by buying me a coffee!

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In this show, Alex has conversations with ambitious individuals about their continual journey toward personal success. These conversations hope to inspire you to realize that it's not about having everything figured out, it's about striving to be the best version of yourself everyday and embracing your lifestyle of growth through the journey.

* Trigger Warning *

This conversation focuses on stories about eating disorders, body dysmorphia & body image. If you are not comfortable hearing about these topics, I would suggest stopping this podcast and exploring another one of my conversations.

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This conversation is with Lizzy Martin. I talk with Lizzy about her journey with ARFID which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. Throughout the conversation we talk about current life post graduation, Lizzy’s relationship with food and learning about ARFID, therapy and the stigma about it in our society, body image awareness, past trauma and learning to grow from it, and keeping those around who care and support you during your journey. You can find all the timestamps for this conversation below.

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Timestamps

0:00 Trigger Warning

0:16 Intro

4:10 Life in Seattle

12:35 College experience through the pandemic

16:15 Post-graduation anxiety

22:40 Introduction to ARFID

25:39 Lizzy’s journey with ARFID

30:09 First learning she has ARFID

33:28 Stigma with therapy

37:30 Lizzy’s mental health with ARFID

39:46 ARFID & Anorexia

43:06 Treating ARFID

45:07 Symptoms of ARFID

46:57 Trauma around body image

49:21 Fear neutralization

52:46 The impact of social media

53:50 Associating yourself with the right people

56:36 Lizzy’s current mental health

59:04 The Allmighty Question

1:01:07 End notes

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Resourceful links on ARFID

https://www.arfidawarenessuk.org/

https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/article?contentid=275&language=english

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If you are interested in connecting with Lizzy, you can reach her via Instagram or TikTok.

If you enjoyed this conversation, have any feedback, or simply just want to chat, you can reach me via Twitter or connect with me on LinkedIn

This podcast is fueled by coffee. If you enjoyed the conversation and want to support the show, consider fueling the next conversation by buying me a coffee!

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In this show, Alex has conversations with ambitious individuals about their continual journey toward personal success. These conversations hope to inspire you to realize that it's not about having everything figured out, it's about striving to be the best version of yourself everyday and embracing your lifestyle of growth through the journey.

Hello and welcome back to The Allmighty Podcast Series with Alexander Lewis. 

This conversation is with Mandeep Singh. A Santa Clara native, fellow Santa Clara alumnus, and at the time of this conversation a training officer a part of the ROTC program at Santa Clara University. As part of his active service he is now headed to his current placement a part of the cybersecurity branch in Fort Gordon, Georgia. In addition to this, he is also the founder of Puritas Health. A startup building telehealth solutions for the future of connected digital healthcare where they most recently raised a seed round and was involved in the Bronco Venture Accelerator program at Santa Clara University. 

Some of the main talking points we converse on are his decision to join the ROTC program in college, life skills he has learned through his experience, his startup journey, his struggle with imposter syndrome, the valuable impact of mentorship in his life, and next steps on his way towards personal success. You can find all of the timestamps of the various topics we touch on below.

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:20 ROTC Training Drills

7:00 Mandeep’s Decision to join ROTC

13:37 Experience being raised in and going to school at SCU

16:00 ROTC Placement

22:48 Life Skills from ROTC

25:49 Mandeep’s Day in the Life

28:49 Fighting with Personal Doubts

33:13 Decision on Reserves vs Active Duty

36:10 Intro to Puritas Health

45:03 Fighting with Imposter Syndrome

47:40 A Message from Alex

48:54 Mandeep’s Self-Development through ROTC & Puritas Health

57:20 Setting Discipline

1:06:19 Mandeep’s Role Models

1:09:14 Next Chapter at Georgia

1:10:42 Defining Personal Success

1:12:06 Venture Capital Talk

1:16:17 Santa Clara University’s Bronco Venture Accelerator

1:21:33 The Allmighty Question

1:29:53 Outro

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If you are interested in connecting with Mandeep, you can reach him on LinkedIn

If you enjoyed this conversation, have any feedback, or simply just want to chat, you can reach out to me on Twitter or connect with me on LinkedIn

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In this show, Alex has conversations with ambitious individuals about their continual journey toward personal success. These conversations hope to inspire you to realize that it's not about having everything figured out, it's about striving to be the best version of yourself everyday and embracing your lifestyle of growth through the journey.

Welcome back to The Allmighty Podcast Series with Alexander Lewis. Today's conversation is with entrepreneur and shoe-reseller, Zach Yoon. Zach is an undergraduate student at Santa Clara University born and raised in Seattle, WA and in his free time he runs his sneaker re-selling business, Zach’s Market. In this conversation, we talk about his life being born and raised in Seattle, some of his favorite spots there, the journey of Zach’s Market and the shoe reselling culture, along with some life lessons learned along the way.

Zach's Market - Instagram

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Today’s conversation is with August Rosedale. He is an inventor and entrepreneur from San Francisco, CA and after various business endeavors throughout his life, he has found his passion and success with his recent venture Mirage Gallery. Mirage Gallery is a gallery of digitally generated A.I. art that August founded at the end of 2020. This includes art from A.I. generated artists, evolving art via NFTs and the blockchain, and other projects where the incredible technology and innovation of A.I. generated art is showcased. And if you have no idea what any of this means, I have a feeling your questions will be answered in this conversation. We talk about how August built the foundation for Mirage Gallery, the 27 hour roadblock along the way, his life as an entrepreneur growing up in San Francisco, luck vs skill, taxes in crypto and much more.

Mirage Gallery - Website | OpenSea | Twitter

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