Mindset Booster

What if better business results start with the state of mind you bring into the room?

In this episode of the Mindset Boosters Podcast, Umar Hameed sits down with Deri, creator of Ultra States and Freedom Founders, to explore how leaders can move beyond stress, build trust, and create the conditions for stronger performance.

They discuss accessing flow, learning from people outside your industry, aligning sales and marketing, and putting the right people in the right roles. Deri also shares how simple breathing practices and deliberate transitions can help you lead more effectively at work and be more present with your family.

A practical conversation for founders, sales leaders, and anyone who wants to accomplish more while connecting more deeply with the people who matter.

What happens when AI can do more work than ever before, yet human connection becomes more valuable than ever?

In this episode, Umar Hameed sits down with Mark Goldfinger, executive leader at Mind Space and a former WeWork executive who helped drive expansion across China, Europe, and international markets.

Mark shares what he learned leading teams across cultures, building high-performance organizations, and creating environments where innovation happens naturally.

You'll discover:

• Why collaboration is becoming MORE important in the age of AI
• The surprising reason people are returning to the office
• Lessons from scaling businesses across the U.S., U.K., China, and India
• How great leaders create cultures where employees challenge ideas openly
• Why the best salespeople aren't selling—they're solving problems
• The leadership mindset that builds trust, accountability, and performance
• How accidental conversations can lead to breakthrough innovations
• The real difference between managing people and leading people.

Mark also shares stories from his time helping grow WeWork internationally, including a powerful lesson about leadership, culture, and adapting to different markets.

One of the biggest takeaways:

"The best leaders aren't the smartest people in the room. They're the conductors who help great people perform at their highest level."

Whether you're a CEO, entrepreneur, sales leader, founder, or someone navigating the future of work, this conversation offers practical insights on leadership, innovation, workplace culture, and building organizations that thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Why do we hesitate even when we know exactly what to do?

Harvard-trained psychiatrist and brain researcher Dr. Srini Pillay joins Umar Hameed to explore the neuroscience behind confidence, creativity, imposter syndrome, and meaningful change.

You’ll discover why unfocused time can unlock better leadership, how expectations shape the brain, and why fear of success may keep talented people stuck. Dr. Pillay also shares CIRCA, a practical five-step method for calming overwhelm, shifting attention, and moving forward:

• Chunk it down
• Ignore mental chatter
• Reality-check your thoughts
• Check what you can control
• Aim your attention toward the solution

This thought-provoking conversation will help you understand how your beliefs shape your reality, and how to become a creator within chaos.

In this episode of the Mindset Boosters Podcast, Umar sits down with venture capitalist and entrepreneur Shambhavi Mishra for a wide-ranging conversation about building bigger, thinking differently, and staying human in an increasingly AI-driven world.

Shambhavi’s message is simple:

Be uncomfortably ambitious. Think bigger. Be useful. And don’t lose the human connection.

In this episode:

• Why Canada needs more entrepreneurial ambition
• What founders can learn from India, the U.S., and global markets
• The role of honesty and courage in leadership
• How to build trust and stronger networks
• Why people still invest in people
• How AI can improve productivity without replacing human connection
• Why the next generation needs both IQ and EQ

Stop Playing Small: Mindset, AI, and Ambition is a conversation about leadership, entrepreneurship, technology, and what it takes to build something meaningful.

What does it take to keep reinventing yourself from medicine to machine learning, to Microsoft, to building technology that could transform healthcare around the world?

In this episode of the Mindset Boosters Podcast, Umar Hameed sits down with Dr. Khan Siddiqui, founder and CEO of Hoppr, for a fascinating conversation about innovation, resilience, leadership, and the future of AI.

They explore:

• Why “If you don’t try, the answer is no” became a guiding philosophy
• How Khan thinks about risk, persistence, and probability
• Why first-principles thinking leads to breakthrough innovation
• The difference between product-market fit and a broken sales strategy
• Why trust is the foundation of high-performing teams
• How leaders can give people the confidence to take on challenges they’ve never faced before
• What AI means for the future of healthcare, leadership, and human connection

This is a conversation about much more than technology.

It’s about curiosity, courage, trust and the mindset required to solve problems that other people assume can’t be solved.

In this episode of the Mindset Boosters Podcast, Umar Hameed speaks with leadership coach, former Royal Air Force pilot, and author Will Steel about resilience, authentic leadership, team alignment, and overcoming limiting beliefs.

Will shares how his upbringing in Northern England, military experience, and years leading transformational leadership programs shaped his philosophy on vision, trust, accountability, and high-performance teams.

We discussed:

• Building resilience and mental toughness
• Leadership and organizational culture
• How limiting beliefs sabotage performance
• Creating a compelling vision for teams and companies
• Trust, integrity, and accountability in leadership
• Why alignment matters more than talent
• Lessons from the Royal Air Force and Landmark Forum
• How authentic leadership transforms organizations

Will also discusses his book, Free to Lead: Unleash Your Hidden Leadership Genius, and explains how leaders can remove internal barriers, inspire teams, and create organizations people genuinely want to be part of.

This episode is packed with insights for entrepreneurs, executives, founders, sales leaders, and anyone committed to personal growth and transformational leadership.

In this episode of the Mindset Boosters Podcast, Umar Hameed speaks with Don Campbell, COO of the Touch Pad Pro Foundation, about resilience, accessibility, disability inclusion, and Braille innovation.

After surviving a devastating car accident at 19, Don transformed adversity into purpose and dedicated his career to improving accessibility for people with disabilities.

We discussed:

• Overcoming trauma and rebuilding mindset
• Accessibility and inclusive design
• Braille literacy challenges worldwide
• The future of AI and assistive technology
• How the Braille Doodle is helping blind and low-vision learners
• Why accessible products benefit everyone

This episode is a powerful conversation about turning obstacles into impact and building a more inclusive world.

Why do so many people give up on their dreams the moment life gets difficult?

In this powerful episode of the Mindset Boosters Podcast, Umar sits down with Russell Harvey to unpack the psychology of resilience, purpose, confidence, and human behavior.

This conversation explores:

• Why do humans naturally choose the “path of least resistance”
• The hidden connection between purpose and confidence
• How aligning your head, heart, and gut changes everything
• Why resilience is really about “springing forward with learning.”
• The seven dimensions of resilience
• The importance of recovery, reflection, and self-awareness
• How leaders shape workplace wellbeing and culture
• Why do many people stay stuck even when they know what they should do?
• How to build resilience in children and adults alike

This episode is filled with practical wisdom for entrepreneurs, leaders, coaches, and anyone trying to push through fear, setbacks, or self-doubt.

🎧 Listen now and learn how to strengthen your resilience muscle, expand your comfort zone, and create a life driven by purpose instead of fear.

AI isn’t coming someday.
It’s already here, and it’s forcing humanity to level up.

In this episode, Umar Hameed sits down with Pete Sacco to explore what artificial intelligence really means for our future, not just for business, but for civilization itself.

We unpack the fear surrounding AI, why younger generations adapt faster, and how every major technological leap from electricity to the printing press sparked panic before progress. Pete shares bold predictions about a post-scarcity world, abundant energy, and how automation could reshape work, crime, and opportunity at scale.

But this isn’t techno-fantasy.

This isn’t about replacing humans.
It’s about amplifying what makes us human.

What you’ll learn:

• Why does fear always show up before breakthrough technology

• How AI could reshape energy, work, and wealth

• What younger generations understand is that others resist

• Where humans still matter most no matter how advanced tech gets

• How to use AI as a tool, not a crutch

Most leadership problems aren’t strategy problems. They’re human problems.

In this episode, Umar Hameed sits down with Michael Walsh, a consultant with 30 years of experience helping companies scale from millions to nine figures.

What he’s learned is simple and uncomfortable: "You don’t manage people into greatness, you create the conditions where they can do their best work."

This episode isn’t about commanding harder.
It’s about designing leadership that works with human nature.

What you’ll learn:

• Why trust is the foundation of every high-performing team

• How ego sabotages leadership decisions

• The shift from controlling people to supporting their thinking

• Why systems must evolve as teams grow

• How curiosity and listening build real influence