Future Squared with Steve Glaveski

Stemming from chronic illness, health coach Stefan Filippo has made it his mission to learn about how the human body functions with the aim of improving his own health as well as educating and empowering others to evolve into their best self.

From his immersion into the world of biohacking, nutrition, herbalism, naturopathic medicine, spirituality and more Stefan approaches health and optimisation from many angles.

This was a wide-reaching conversation on all things detox, unpacking:

• What is detox, really?
• The body’s natural detoxification system
• How we can augment this system
• Detox fads: are they fact or fiction
• Detoxing protocols: what you can do to rid your body of harmful toxins

We unpacked this and so much more...so strap yourself in for a detoxifying conversation with Stefan Filippo.

Topics Discussed:

1. Stefan’s origin story
2. The definition of detox
3. Phase 1 and 2 detox
4. What are toxins?
5. The body’s detox system
6. Augmenting the system
7. Fact and fiction: Detox trends
8. Fasting
9. Sleep
10. Plants
11. Nervous system detox
12. Mindfulness and meditation
13. Cold showers
14. Ketone binding
15. Being less wrong
16. Conflicts of interest in medicine

Show notes:

1. www.stefanfillipohealth.com.au
2. IG: @stefanfillipohealth

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Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz

Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com

Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

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Tony Nash is co-founder and CEO of Booktopia, which employs 260 people, generates over $170M and sells one item every six seconds.

Tony’s story, however, really starts when he dropped out of college to travel the world for three years  - what he now credits to being his version of a degree.

It paved the way to founding several businesses across different domains, one of which was sold to a listed company, before several strokes of serendipity led Tony to found Booktopia in 2004.

We unpacked numerous topics in this conversation, including:

• How to build great teams
• Why you should just start, instead of waiting for a great idea
• The value of a positive and empowering outlook

...and so much more that Tony credits with the success of Booktopia.

This is a must listen for anybody  trying to build anything great and enduring, so without further ado, I bring you the one and only, Tony Nash.

Note: We’ll have Tony back on the show in the near future to talk going from zero to $170M in part 2 of the conversation, with all of the struggles and challenges overcome along the way.

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Topics Discussed:

• Playing ZORK
• Dropping out of college
• Lessons learned traveling the world for three years in his 20s
• Recruitment and people
• How to attract and retain great talent
• What Tony looks for in new hires
• Questions to ask when hiring
• Why Tony set up his own firm instead of working for someone else
• How an SEO company evolved into Booktopia
• Building company culture
• Starting Booktopia as a side hustle on $10 a day
• Not raising capital
• Thriving through disruption to the book landscape
• Tony’s most impactful books read

 

Show Notes:

Booktopia.com.au

We are the only company to make the AFR/BRW Fast 100 for 8 years from 2009 to 2017. We are ranked in the Power Retail Top 100 websites.

From 2013 to 2018 Booktopia was a finalist across multiple categories for the Online Retailer Industry Awards and won Best Online Store in 2018.

We are proudly 100% Australian owned and love what we are achieving here. I started Booktopia in February 2004 on a budget of $10/day as a side project. All of this has been accomplished with no external investment. We simply sold more books and reinvested the proceeds.

I have been in business with my brother, sister & brother-in-law for the past 21 years.

Booktopia has 13,000 sqm of office and warehouse and it is our stock holding of 150,000 titles and ability to ship books immediately that is proving to separate us from any local competitors.

We also have a flat fee of $6.95 per order for as many books as you want.

Our philanthropic program has donated $750K of books & cash to literacy based projects, writers' festivals & readers' conferences including indigenous literacy programs.

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Twitter: www.twitter.com/steveglaveski

Instagram: www.instagram.com/@thesteveglaveski

Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz

Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com

Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

• GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching
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Alexandra Carter is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School. She has spent the last eleven years helping thousands of people negotiate better, build relationships and reach their goals. In 2019, Alex was awarded the Columbia University Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching, Columbia University’s highest teaching honor.

Alex believes that negotiation is for everyone. She is a world-renowned negotiation trainer for groups and individuals from all over the world—including the United Nations, Fortune 100 companies, the U.S. government, foreign governments, not-for-profit organizations, universities and private law firms. Through the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School, Alex and her students provide free conflict resolution services and training to many people and organizations who otherwise would not be able to afford it.

Negotiation is more important now than ever, as entrepreneurs and business executives scramble to renegotiate contracts amidst the uncertainty we find ourselves navigating thanks to COVID-19.

We unpacked:

• Why negotiation starts with defining first what we want
• How to prime yourself to successfully navigate any situation
• Key questions to ask to get closer to the deal

...and a whole lot more, so strap yourself in for my conversation with the one and only, Alexandra Carter.

Topics Discussed:

• Working through adversity during COVID-19
• How Alex got into negotiation
• The definition of negotiation
• How negotiation has changed since the 20th Century
• Positive sum v zero sum
• Why ‘what?’ is better than ‘why?’
• The power of questions
• Questions to ask yourself before a negotiation (the mirror)
• Questions to ask others during a negotiation (the window)
• Dealing with feelings
• The two big hidden emotions
• Why we need emotion to make decisions
• How to overcome objections and concerns

Show Notes:

Web: Alexcarterasks.com

Twitter: @alexbcarter

Web: alexcarterasks.com

Get the book: https://amzn.to/2AFBtME 

IG: @alexandrabcarter

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Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz

Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com

Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

• GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching
• GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack

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Lydia Denworth is a contributing editor for Scientific American and writes the Brain Waves blog for Psychology Today.

She’s the author of three books, including the newly published Friendship: The Evolution, Biology and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond, which demonstrates how friendship goes deeper than our emotional responses, and affects us on a cellular level.

We explored  the psychology of friendship, and in particular looked at:

• What makes a good friend
• Whether digital friendships and Zoom calls are a substitute for the real thing
• Why loneliness can kill and how friendship makes us healthier people
• How to toe the delicate line between parent and friend
• Friendship at work, and how it can help us to cultivate trust and support innovation

We unpacked that, and more, in this fascinating conversation with today’s guest, Lydia Denworth.

Topics Discussed:

• Definition of friendship
• Foundations of a strong friendship
• Evolutionary foundations
• Physiological impacts
• Loneliness
• Digital friendship
• Neuroscience of friendship
• Friendship in lockdown
• Circles of friendship
• Benefits of friendship
• Trust and group cooperation
• Friendship across gender lines
• Meaningful work and meaningful relationships
• Loneliness in the workplace
• The good life

Show Notes:

Twitter: @lydiadenworth

Web: lydiadenworth.com

Get the book:  https://amzn.to/2yDpSxe

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Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

• GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching
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This episode is brought to you by Collective Campus brand new online innovation courses. Whether you want to learn about business models and testing ideas with Alex Osterwalder, building a corporate startup with Dan Toma, or learn about topics such as design thinking, and agile fundamentals, head to www.collectivecampus.io/online

I’ll also be running a 2-hour webinar on remote work and productivity in early July, based on the popularity of my five levels of remote work article, which you can learn more about at bit.ly/fivelevelswebinar

And to today’s episode.

Dr. Alexander (Alex) Osterwalder is one of the world's most influential strategy and 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 top 50 management thinkers worldwide, Osterwalder is known for simplifying the strategy development process and turning complex concepts into digestible visual models.

Together with Yves Pigneur, he invented the Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, and Business Portfolio Map - practical tools that are trusted by millions of business practitioners from leading global companies including Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, MasterCard, Sony, Fujitsu, 3M, Intel, Roche, Colgate-Palmolive, and many more.

He returned to the podcast to talk about what leaders can do to build truly invincible companies and weather storms that are a result of technological and social change, financial market shocks and of course, viruses.

We explored:

1 - what defines an invincible company

2 - how companies can balance a portfolio between exploration of new business models and exploitation of existing ones

3 - what companies like Amazon, IKEA and Logitech have done to play the long game and stay relevant

4 - and finally, how one such invincible company profiled in the book, Airbnb, might weather the storm of COVID-19

With that, I bring you the one and only, Alex Osterwalder.

Topics Discussed:

• Lockdown in Switzerland
• Alex’s new book
• What is an invincible company
• The wakeup call we needed?
• Cashflow runway and business model reinvention
• Case studies and success stories
• Tools for managing innovation
• Leading indicators v trailing indicators
• Hilti
• Bosch
• Culture lags systems
• The optimism bias and the narrative fallacy
• Transcending boundaries
• Explore v exploit portfolios
• When to kill a project
• Why entrepreneurs are more risk averse than the general public
• Why market validation isn’t a conclusive test, but an indicative one
• The ‘science vs art’ of innovation and entrepreneurship
• How to use patterns to shift from outdated business models
• Questions to ask when assessing business opportunities
• How to play the long game amidst ROI uncertainty
• Metered funding
• Innovation Project Scorecard
• Placing many bets, and how
• Testing business ideas
• The culture map
• Values alignement and intrinsic motivation
• Delegations of authority
• Airbnb in crisis mode and why they’ll come out of it

Show Notes:

Online courses: www.collectivecampus.io/online

Remote work webinar: http://bit.ly/fivelevelswebinar

Strategyzer: Strategyzer.com

The Invincible Company: https://amzn.to/2Lg2tEM

Testing Business Ideas: https://amzn.to/2YLSpLo

Twitter: @alexosterwalder

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Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz

Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com

Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

• GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching
• GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack

 

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Michael Fox is an entrepreneur and investor, best known for co-founding Shoes of Prey, the online retail startup that raised US$25M and grew its team to 200 people, before lagging demand forced the company to famously call it a day in 2019. Today, he heads up plant-based meat alternative company, Fable Foods Co.

Michael joined me to unpack the Shoes of Prey journey, the highs, the lows, the lessons learned and on being a proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes.

We touched on so many big ticket items, but three that stood out for me were:

1 - how so-called market validation can lead startups astray if it is not performed carefully

2 - why raising venture capital isn’t always necessary for startup success and can sometimes come at a detriment to it

3 - how Michael consciously uncoupled from his wife Jodie but continued to work together as co-founders at Shoes of Prey for another 7 years

We unpacked this and a ton more, so strap yourself in for an enlightening conversation with the one and only, Michael Fox.

Topics Discussed:

• Michael’s early years as a lawyer and why and how he got out
• The early days of Shoes of Prey
• Organic growth v venture-backed growth
• Market research and validation - how it can set you astray
• Conscious customer feedback v unconscious reality
• What Michael would do differently next time
• Ethical manufacturing
• Media backlash
• Laying staff off empathetically
• Ethical manufacturing
• The cost of employee engagement and retention
• Being transparent without compromising employee motivation
• The importance of not deriving your entire self worth from one thing
• Conscious uncoupling
• Humility and ego amidst turmoil
• Why it can be darkest before the dawn
• Why 2019 was Michael’s best year
• Fable Food Co and its mission of ending industrial agriculture

 

Show Notes:

Twitter: @mmmichaelfox

Fable Foods: fablefood.co

IG: @fablefoodco

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Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz

Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com

Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

• GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching
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Paul McIntyre is the host of ABC Radio’s ‘Medical Matters’ and has more than two decades of experience at ABC Radio. He is also a playwright and author. His book, Use It or Lose It, is a guide to remaining vital through mid-life and beyond.

While this conversation represents a slight departure from the usual fare on Future Squared, I figured it would bring a lot of value to listeners when it comes to both living a long and healthy life yourself, as well as caring for any seniors in your life who you may not be able to physically be with during this time of COVID-19.

We unpacked many topics from the book, including:

• Why body and mind is a false dichotomy
• What to eat for a ripe old age
• Exercise and mobility
• The connection between sleep, anxiety and neurodegenerative disease
• Community and the value of a flourishing social life
• Maintaining meaning after retirement
• The importance of learning
• Activities seniors can perform to ward off dementia
• How we can engage seniors and look after them during COVID-19

 

Show Notes:

Get the book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Use-Lose-Paul-McIntyre-ebook/dp/B07P18SDD4

Twitter: @pauldavidmc

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Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

• GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching
• GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack

 

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Steve Blank - considered by many to be the father of modern entrepreneurship - returns to Future Squared to talk COVID19 virus survival strategies for business.

Steve is credited with spearheading the customer development movement, which was popularised by his former pupil’s Eric Ries book, under the guise of the lean startup.

We discussed the specific steps that startup CEOs, and to an extent leaders at large organisations too, should be taking in order to not just survive COVID19, but with some luck, come out the other side stronger.

Specifically, we talked:

• Startup runway, and why it’s no time to move slowly if yours is short
• Whether COVID19 is a 3 month, 1 year or 3 year problem
• Whether you need a new business model and operating plan
• New opportunities presented by COVID19
• Managing board and investor expectations
• Compassionate leadership
• and more…

So with that, it is with much pleasure that I welcome back to the show, the one and only, Steve Blank.

Show Notes:

Blog: https://steveblank.com/2020/03/17/the-virus-survival-strategy-for-your-startup/

Blog 2: https://steveblank.com/2020/03/19/action-today-for-cfos/

Twitter: @sgblank

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Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz

Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com

Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

• GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching
• GET LUCAS TO DESIGN YOUR SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/custom-stack

 

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Today I welcome back to the show biohacker, naturopath and human guinea pig, Lucas Aoun, who you might remember from episode 342.

Today, Lucas’ purpose and mission is to assist and empower people to reach their fullest potential, which he does through his company, Ergogenic Health.

Given the rapidly evolving and uncertain times we find ourselves in, I invited Lucas back onto the show to talk about the kinds of things we can be doing to boost our immune system. This is not to say that doing anything discussed in this show will prevent you from contracting COVID19 or will help you to recover quickly should you contract it, but that they are a number of precautionary measures that you could be taking, not just for COVID19, but to live a healthy and optimised life in general.

We touched on various immune boosters, such as:

• Sleep
• Nutrition
• Supplements; and
• Movement

So with that, strap yourself in for an immunity boosting conversation with Lucas Aoun.

Medical Disclaimer

This episode and the content therein is not a substitute for professional medical advice and should not be relied on as health or personal advice. Always seek the guidance of your doctor or other qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.

Show Notes:

Instagram: instagram.com/ergogenic_health

Facebook: facebook.com/ergogenic_health

Website: www.ergogenichealth.com.au

Cistus tea: https://www.ergogenichealth.com.au/product/cistus-incanus-tea
BPC-157: https://www.ergogenichealth.com.au/product/bpc-157

Free sleep webinar: https://optimal-health-masterclass-series.teachable.com/courses/enrolled/799510

Supplements discussed:

Vitamin A, B6, B complex, C, D3, E, K, Monolaurin, Nigella Sativa, NAC, Zinc, Cordyceps, BPC-157, Ecklonia cava

Foods discussed:

Chicken, pomegranate, pumpking seeds, coconut oil, garlic, organ meats (liver, kidneys etc)

More info: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UR4Vus4EzVkcyQZld6HJl3PtfQqxzIDaPP2OaV-A67s/edit

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Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz

Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com

Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

• GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching
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Many of us the world over now find ourselves in isolation, either forced to shelter in place as is the case in large parts of California, or practice social distancing and effectively spend more time at home.

While Counterstrike gamers and Netflix bingers might’ve been unknowingly in training for this moment their entire lives, for most of us — even the introverts among us — this period might test our emotional fortitude, all the more so because there is uncertainty around when this experiment in social isolation will end.

According to The Depression Project, isolation has the capacity to and is already triggering a number of mental health issues as a result of:

• decreased financial security
• social withdrawal and loneliness
• fear the health of our loved ones
• anxiety over catching COVID19
• a survival mindset
• less distractions
• lack of control and feelings of hopelessness

It’s no wonder that solitary confinement is used as a form of punishment at many prisons — one that has been found to cause anguish, provoke serious mental and physical health problems, and work against rehabilitation.

In this episode, I unpack what you can be doing to come out the other side a strong, better version of yourself.

Show Notes:

medium.com/@steveglaveski

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Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz

Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com

Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

Steve's book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io

NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2N77FLx

• GET COACHED BY LUCAS: https://www.ergogenic.health/product/coaching
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