Shark Brain

It's critical to express ourselves in life. In times like these, creativity can feel challenging - but there is also a great opportunity to express ourselves in new ways. Today we're joined by Kristin Hettermann, photographer, writer, and creative entrepreneur, recognized for her work in ocean conservation. A Beneath the Waves Advisor, Kristin's work elicits feelings, questions, and a desire to experience life deeply and consciously. Get inspired to embrace your own creativity.

During this time there's a collective sense of fear, worry, and a need for survival - and that's exactly what today's episode is about. Sharks are masters of survival, and today's guest knows what it takes to earn that title. Jeff Zausch is a competitive survivor - you've seen him on Naked and Afraid, NatGeo and Discovery Channel - bringing a unique and positive perspective to the world as we know it today. Learn from his experiences and the challenges he's faced, as he shares his physical and mental tools for survival.

Welcome back to season 2! We're starting this new season with an important message: staying positive. These are strange times: we're in the middle of a global pandemic with coronavirus, and there's a lot of confusion, fear, and anxiety. In the midst of all of this, we're here for you virtually - and here to help you reconnect with positivity, even in the most challenging times. Today, Dr. Austin Gallagher interviews Filipe DeAndrade, filmmaker, conservationist, NatGeo explorer, and one of the most positive people around.

Our first season of Shark Brain comes to a close with this special fireside (literally) chat between host Dr. Austin Gallagher and returning podcast guest and creative entrepreneur Sami Kattan. On this special episode, Austin and Sami used questions sent in by our listeners to go back and forth, asking each other questions related to some of the key themes from this season's podcast episodes, such as development and overcoming challenges. Thank you for a great first season and see you in 2020!

On this special episode, Dr. Gallagher joins Rob Riggle in The Bahamas while filming their second Shark Week feature together. Listen as they share their shark brain mentalities, discussing careers, personal growth, overcoming fears - and of course, sharks.

Every day we're presented with challenges, and being able to solve those problems quickly is crucial to success. Sharks are without a doubt the most successful species in the ocean. These animals just keep swimming - solving problems to get from one meal or habitat to the next. Today we're joined by Malik Adunni, a global connector, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Gold Credentials. Malik is a master problem-solver, and imparts his wisdom from his many years of persevering through challenges big and small.

We all know that predators hunt in order to survive. Prey are essential for predators' growth - and knowing your prey is a strategic move for success. Sharks go after the prey they know they can take down, time and time again. Whether it's your business, career, social media, or emotional intelligence, many of us want to be more successful at what we do...and we all need a strategy to get us there. On today's episode, we're joined by Sheevaun Moran, a highly successful entrepreneur and strategic advisor. She's an author of several books, podcasts, and the creator of Energetic Solutions Inc. Success System, devoted to teaching universal principles with a proven step-by-step "how-to" approach to breakthrough and success. Listen as she shares her outlook on life, and how to know your prey and grow the right way.

Confidence is everything in life. It's the catalyst for starting new projects, forging new relationships, and trying new things. On this episode we are joined by conservation entrepreneur Sam Teicher, who shares his story of how belief in one's self helped him create the world's first scalable coral farm - against all odds and challenges.

On this episode we reached out to our followers directly, to get your questions for Dr. Gallagher on careers, moving forward in life, and sharks. Tune in to hear Austin's advice on finding the right opportunities, coping with stress, failure and success, growing the Beneath the Waves brand, making his way in the shark science world and as always, a little bit about sharks. We hope you enjoy this bonus content, and continue to take the lessons, principles and learnings from our podcast into your own lives!

A great leader inspires and molds the behavior of others, motivating us to push forward often by their own example. Sharks affect entire food chains - as leaders of the oceanic ecosystem - and totally command our attention, while we aren't even part of their world. Today we're joined by Don Donovan, science teacher and department chair at Thayer Academy, sharing his insight on sharks, science, and all of the lessons he's taught and learned over his career inside and outside of the classroom.