Bridges Between Us

Themes: Haircuts, Entrepreneurship, Sales, Venture Capital, Pareto Principle, High School Superlatives

Summary: Collin is the founder and CEo of Reachsuite a Demo Automation Platform. Today we talk about the lessons from his career in his twenties led him into becoming a founder, we talk about some of the lessons from the companies first year, we make some live calls to friends on the air, AND we get to chat with someone from The Godfather. 

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Themes: Change, Burnout, Innovation, Collaboration, Leadership, & Systems.

Summary: This episode is the first of our leadership series. We're joined by Jenny Magic and Melissa Brekker. As we talk, we explore the five pitfalls of leadership and review the strategies for preventing burnout and fostering team buy-in. Drawing from their extensive experience, Melissa and Jenny highlight the key elements of effective leadership in today's fast-paced world: clear vision, effective communication, empowered team members, empathy, and accountability. Learn how these factors contribute to sustainable success and gain practical tips for leading through change better.

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Themes: Sales, Burnout, Consciousness, Conscious Leadership, AI, Future of Work

Summary: In this episode, Sabba Nazhand and I talked about the future of work, the state of modern sales teams, and the qualities that leaders need today. He opens up about his early life challenges, his encounter with burnout, and how these experiences led him to adopt principles of Conscious Leadership. We explored how embracing these principles not only transformed his approach to sales and leadership but also his personal life. Through our conversation, Sabba laid out a blueprint for what it means to lead and sell with intention and heart, underlining the critical role of empathy and resilience in today's fast-paced, often impersonal, business world.

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Themes: Creativity, Power, Social Media, Israel, Hamas, Gaza, Festival, Art, Culture, Leadership

Summary: Reverend Nathan Kohlerman has a diverse background in integrative somatic therapy, transpersonal psychology, mysticism, ritual, and plant medicine. 
Nathan struggled in childhood with a lot of pain, confusion and difficulty. He was  introduced to gang culture and was battling addiction at a young age, He felt he was on a path to self destruction. Looking for a new path for his life. He served with the US military for over five years. This time ignited his passion for wellness, health and fitness. He had hopes of serving in special ops but was unexpectedly medically discharged feeling lost in life that went to children's to support explore his passions for physical fitness as a personal trainer, shortly after he suffered a traumatic and debilitating hand injury, which left him again feeling helpless and hopeless just a few years ago, in 2017, as he was contemplating taking his own life, a client invited him to a transformational healing training, which he considered divine intervention. So that turning point  brought him onto the path that he is on today as a devoted father, a leadership consultant, speaker, writer, Minister, and the founder of Neuintention.

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Themes: Dopamine, Performance, Pleasure, Pain, Addiction, & Motivation.

Summary: "Our primitive wiring is mismatched to our modern world." Today we’re talking with Dr. Anna Lembke about how understanding our wiring helps us enhance how we perform in our modern world. Dr. Lembke is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries. She's written two riveting books Dopamine Nation & Drug Dealer MD.  

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Themes: Gun Violence, Gun Laws, Mental Illness, Myths, Homicide, Suicide, Criminal Statistics

Summary: I spoke with criminologist Thomas Gabor about his new book American Carnage, which analyzes the alarming rise in mass shootings and gun violence. We unpacked some of the top myths about gun violence and dove into questions around overcoming polarization and the role of mental illness. Gabor argues that while multifaceted, the core driver enabling rising carnage is the flood of guns in America. He urges that popular, sensible reforms like licensing and liability could curb the epidemic if leaders summon the courage. This conversation isn't aimed at spreading or supporting any legislative agenda. We just need to talk more about this sh*t together.

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Themes: Oxytocin, connection, neurobiology, trust, belonging

Summary: A conversation with neuroscientist Dr. Larry Young about the vital role of oxytocin in human life. We discussed how oxytocin functions and what we can do at work and at home to boost oxytocin in ourselves and those around us. We also talked about how modern technologies can undermine oxytocin systems, driving loneliness and depression. Understanding oxytocin's biology gives insights into designing technologies and policies that support our innate need for belonging.

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Themes: Artificial Intelligence, Organizational Culture, Start-up Advice, Origins of Rewind AI, Leadership

Summary: A chat with Rewind CEO Dan Siroker on lessons from starting AI companies. We discussed his career journey, the inspiration for Rewind, and advice for startups. Dan is optimistic about AI's potential to give people "superpowers", but cautions that products must solve real user needs. Understanding human needs is key to developing AI that uplifts.

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Themes: Oxytocin, Neuroiology, Sociostasis, Safety, Healing, Evolution, Future of Work, and Healthcare

Summary: a fascinating conversation with pioneering neuroscientist Dr. Sue Carter about the crucial role of oxytocin in human social bonding and flourishing. We discussed how oxytocin promotes trust, empathy, and prosocial behaviors - essentially helping us connect. However, modern society and technology often work against our oxytocin systems, increasing isolation and anxiety. Understanding oxytocin's biology provides insights into how we can engineer better systems and spaces that nurture our inherent need for belonging.

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Read about Oxytocin Pathways and the Evolution of Human Behavior

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Themes: Confidence, Fear Thresholds, Belonging, Wisdom, Truth, & Manifestation

Summary: Cait and I go way back and in this episode we dive way in. We start the conversation with Cait getting real and vulnerable about challenges with her own confidence right now. Then we explored what it really means to cultivate true confidence within ourselves. We discussed how societal systems often erode our self-trust from a young age by telling us not to listen to our inner wisdom. To reclaim confidence, we must make a commitment to connecting with our deepest truth and having our own back.

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