Habits of High Performers Podcast with James Laughlin

Upgrade your Brain with Julia Rucklidge 

Julia J. Rucklidge, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology and a Clinical Psychologist in the School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing at the University of Canterbury, the Director of Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab, theme leader in the Child Wellbeing Institute, and co-author of The Better Brain jointly published by Penguin Random House and Harper Collins in 2021.  

Originally from Toronto, Canada, she completed her PhD at the University of Calgary in clinical psychology and in 2000, she immigrated to New Zealand. Her interests in nutrition and mental illness grew out of research showing poor outcomes for individuals with significant psychiatric illness despite receiving standard conventional treatments.  

For over a decade, her lab has been running clinical trials investigating the role of broad-spectrum micronutrients in the treatment of mental illness, including ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety and stress. Julia has over 140 peer reviewed publications, including in the Lancet Psychiatry, JAMA and the British Journal of Psychiatry and is currently on the Executive Committee for the International Society of Nutritional Psychiatry Research.   


Grab your copy of “The Better Brain” here - https://thebetterbrainbook.com/julia-j-rucklidge


Watch Julia’s TedX talk here - https://www.tedxchristchurch.com/julia-rucklidge 


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Removing Wealth Barriers with Brooke Roberts 

Brooke Roberts is a New Zealand entrepreneur and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of the micro-investing platform Sharesies. Roberts was the joint winner of the 2020 New Zealand Women of Influence Award in the Business Enterprise section.

Roberts grew up in Auckland, Mount Maunganui and the United States. She started her career in Wellington, working in finance, product and marketing roles at AJ Park, Kiwibank and Xero.

In 2017, Roberts and six others co-founded Sharesies as an investment platform for New Zealanders.

Sharesies exists to make investing easy and accessible. Before, investing was too hard, too complex, and too damned scary for too many. Deciding to build an accessible digital investment platform was a no-brainer. 

Now, over 575,000 people are using Sharesies in Aotearoa and Australia. They are continuing to break down the barriers to investing for more Kiwis, and create new ways to help people develop their wealth. 


Visit Sharesies here - https://www.sharesies.nz 


Visit Brooke on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooketanderson/ 


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Removing Wealth Barriers with Brooke Roberts 

Brooke Roberts is a New Zealand entrepreneur and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of the micro-investing platform Sharesies. Roberts was the joint winner of the 2020 New Zealand Women of Influence Award in the Business Enterprise section.

Roberts grew up in Auckland, Mount Maunganui and the United States. She started her career in Wellington, working in finance, product and marketing roles at AJ Park, Kiwibank and Xero.

In 2017, Roberts and six others co-founded Sharesies as an investment platform for New Zealanders.

Sharesies exists to make investing easy and accessible. Before, investing was too hard, too complex, and too damned scary for too many. Deciding to build an accessible digital investment platform was a no-brainer. 

Now, over 575,000 people are using Sharesies in Aotearoa and Australia. They are continuing to break down the barriers to investing for more Kiwis, and create new ways to help people develop their wealth. 


Visit Sharesies here - https://www.sharesies.nz 


Visit Brooke on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooketanderson/ 


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Ukrainian Leadership with Roman Shulyar

Today we have the privilege of hearing from Transactional Lawyer from the Ukraine - Roman Shulyar, however, he is no longer practising law. He is now enrolled in the Ukrainian Army. He is currently fighting for the freedom of his loved ones, and his country. He is a normal person, just like you and I, who was going about his life believing that Ukraine was a peaceful country. He thought about war as being something that happened far-away in uncivilised countries. He thought that it would never happen in his country. Yet, here we are.

Roman talks about his beliefs around how and why war starts, and what we all need to be aware of. This is definitely a tough episode to listen to, but Roman shares one of the most important messages in it. Please listen to and share this episode with anyone you know.


Find Roman on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shulyar/


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The New IQ with Michael Brandt  

Everything Michael Brandt does is fast and intense. Aside from being the CEO and co-founder of  Health Via Modern Nutrition (HVMN), he cruises through marathons at a cool 6-minute mile pace. With the launch of Ketone-IQ, Michael and his team created an entirely new category of ketone shots, which have taken over elite sports and high-end workplaces. Michael has quickly scaled the business to multi-million dollars in revenue including a $6MM contract with the US Department of Defense. 

As CEO, Michael is focused on cultivating a world-class team and increasing education and access to metabolic health & performance. Michael majored in computer science and product design at Stanford. He scored 99th %ile on his GMAT but decided to skip business school and go straight into entrepreneurship. 

Prior to starting H.V.M.N. he was a professor of brand strategy at the Academy of Art in San Francisco.

Michael and his cofounder were awarded Forbes 30 Under 30. Outside of work, Michael is an avid triathlete and holds a 2:42 personal record for the marathon. He lives with his wife and daughter in LA.

What are ketones? Ketones are a super efficient source of fuel for your brain, that leave you feeling energized and clear-headed.


Visit Ketone IQ here - https://hvmn.com


Purchase your ketones here - https://hvmn.com/products/ketone-iq-shots


Read more about the science behind it here - https://hvmn.com/pages/ketone-science


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 The New IQ with Michael Brandt  

Everything Michael Brandt does is fast and intense. Aside from being the CEO and co-founder of  Health Via Modern Nutrition (HVMN), he cruises through marathons at a cool 6-minute mile pace. With the launch of Ketone-IQ, Michael and his team created an entirely new category of ketone shots, which have taken over elite sports and high-end workplaces. Michael has quickly scaled the business to multi-million dollars in revenue including a $6MM contract with the US Department of Defense. 

As CEO, Michael is focused on cultivating a world-class team and increasing education and access to metabolic health & performance. Michael majored in computer science and product design at Stanford. He scored 99th %ile on his GMAT but decided to skip business school and go straight into entrepreneurship. 

Prior to starting H.V.M.N. he was a professor of brand strategy at the Academy of Art in San Francisco.

Michael and his cofounder were awarded Forbes 30 Under 30. Outside of work, Michael is an avid triathlete and holds a 2:42 personal record for the marathon. He lives with his wife and daughter in LA.

What are ketones? Ketones are a super efficient source of fuel for your brain, that leave you feeling energized and clear-headed.


Visit Ketone IQ here - https://hvmn.com


Purchase your ketones here - https://hvmn.com/products/ketone-iq-shots


Read more about the science behind it here - https://hvmn.com/pages/ketone-science


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How to Create Resilience with Dr. G

Resilience expert Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G” works with families, organisations, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Renowned for her contagious humour, Dr. G works with groups across multiple generations, to rewire their attitudes and beliefs, and create resilience through personal accountability and a completely different approach to adversity.

She is a leading media personality seen regularly on TODAY, Good Morning America and The Doctors. She is also featured frequently in the Washington Post, The New York Times, Authority Magazine, and countless other digital and print outlets. 

Dr. G is board certified attending family physician and is fluent in American Sign Language. She lives in Pittsburgh with her four sons.  


Visit Dr G here - https://askdoctorg.com


Buy a copy of her book here - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1633375951?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/askdoctorg/  


Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgilboamd/  


Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2HQQm1qa-SbFIjfdFuuoiA 


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How to Create Resilience with Dr. G

Resilience expert Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G” works with families, organisations, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Renowned for her contagious humour, Dr. G works with groups across multiple generations, to rewire their attitudes and beliefs, and create resilience through personal accountability and a completely different approach to adversity.

She is a leading media personality seen regularly on TODAY, Good Morning America and The Doctors. She is also featured frequently in the Washington Post, The New York Times, Authority Magazine, and countless other digital and print outlets. 

Dr. G is board certified attending family physician and is fluent in American Sign Language. She lives in Pittsburgh with her four sons.  


Visit Dr G here - https://askdoctorg.com


Buy a copy of her book here - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1633375951?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/askdoctorg/  


Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgilboamd/  


Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2HQQm1qa-SbFIjfdFuuoiA 


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Using AI to Build Relationships with Rabi Gupta 

Rabi Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evabot, an AI-based corporate gifting platform that makes it super easy for businesses to send highly personalized gifts to their clients and employees, which helps them build authentic relationships that grow their companies. 

They serve 1000+ businesses, including giants like Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, Zendesk, Silicon Valley Bank, and Cigna.  

Corporate gifting has proven effective, with 66% of people who received a promotional product/gift remembering the brand and 79% saying they would do business with the company again. 

Before Evabot, Rabi was also a Co-Founder of iCouchapp, an Indian-based TV show recommendations and social engagement app that had 2M+ monthly active users by the time he sold the company in 2016. 

After the sale, Rabi took a bold step to move to Silicon Valley to start a new company. With no relationships there, he used gifts to build his network but got frustrated by the lack of technology to make gifting easier. So, together with a few friends, he solved this problem using AI, and that's how Evabot was born. 


Visit Evabot here - https://www.evabot.com 


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Using AI to Build Relationships with Rabi Gupta 

Rabi Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evabot, an AI-based corporate gifting platform that makes it super easy for businesses to send highly personalized gifts to their clients and employees, which helps them build authentic relationships that grow their companies. 

They serve 1000+ businesses, including giants like Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, Zendesk, Silicon Valley Bank, and Cigna.  

Corporate gifting has proven effective, with 66% of people who received a promotional product/gift remembering the brand and 79% saying they would do business with the company again. 

Before Evabot, Rabi was also a Co-Founder of iCouchapp, an Indian-based TV show recommendations and social engagement app that had 2M+ monthly active users by the time he sold the company in 2016. 

After the sale, Rabi took a bold step to move to Silicon Valley to start a new company. With no relationships there, he used gifts to build his network but got frustrated by the lack of technology to make gifting easier. So, together with a few friends, he solved this problem using AI, and that's how Evabot was born. 


Visit Evabot here - https://www.evabot.com 


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