Smart People Podcast

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Smart People Podcast is a biweekly, interview-based podcast that features today's most well respected thought leaders engaging in authentic, insightful conversation for the benefit of the listener. The host, Chris Stemp, and his co-host/producer Jon Rojas, utilize their insatiable curiosity and relatable charm to provoke their guests into giving the interview of a lifetime.
Every single guest has achieved a high level of recognition within their arena and in doing so has collected a wealth of experiences and insights that are brought to life in this top ranked podcast. Show topics include: psychology, leadership, education, technology, entrepreneurship, relationships, and much more.

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Scientific Wellness: How to...

06.06.2023

We are on the cusp of a major transformation in healthcare—yet few people know it. At top hospitals and a few innovative health-tech startups, scientists are working closely with patients to dramatically extend their “healthspan”—the number of healthy years before ...

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06.06.2023 Scientific Wellness: How to use your blood, your genes, and AI to help you live longer with Dr. Nathan Price We are on the cusp of a major transformation in healthcare—yet few people know it. At top hospitals and a few innovative health-tech startups, scientists are working closely with patients to dramatically extend their “healthspan”—the number of healthy years before ...
05.23.2023 What does it mean to be you? A powerful exploration of identity with Stanford psychologist Brian Lowery Social psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery presents a provocative, powerful theory of identity, arguing that there is no essential "self"—our selves are social creations of those with whom we interact —exploring what that means for who we can be ...
05.09.2023 Turn Your Flaws Into Fuel with Shark Tank Investor Matt Higgins Matt Higgins was a Guest Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank, is an Executive Fellow and teacher at Harvard Business School, and, through RSE Ventures, the private investment firm he co-founded, an investor in some of America’s most beloved brands. Matt ...
04.25.2023 The Surprising Benefits of 'Bad' English: Lessons from Linguistics Expert Valerie Fridland Have you ever been criticized for the way you speak? If you have, you're not alone. As human beings, our need to communicate is inherent, but linguistic standards are often indoctrinated in us early on, leading to a perception of ...
04.11.2023 Should America Pay Reparations for Slavery? A Discussion on Racism with Coleman Hughes Coleman Hughes is an American writer, podcast host, and opinion columnist who specializes in issues related to race, public policy and applied ethics. He was a fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and a fellow and contributing editor ...
03.28.2023 Evolution, The Big Bang, and How We Can Live Better By Understanding Our Origin Story with Dan Levitt It all started with the Big Bang. We all know that. But what does that even mean? And how did the big bang lead to us?! Our body is made up of “starstuff”, and by by understanding how everything started, ...
03.14.2023 Steven Kotler - Peak Performance Aging: Crushing It As You Get Older Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance and is the author of 11 bestselling books ...
02.28.2023 Garrett Brown and Colin Coggins - Authentic Influence: A New Paradigm in Sales and Effectiveness Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown are adjunct professors of entrepreneurship at USC’s Marshall School of Business where they teach the popular class they created, “Sales Mindset for Entrepreneurs.” They are also authors, speakers, longtime sales professionals, and best friends who ...
02.14.2023 Stefan Falk - Creating Intrinsic Motivation: The Key to Loving Your Work Stefan Falk is an internationally-recognized executive coach and human performance expert. A McKinsey & Company alumnus specializing in leadership and corporate transformation, he has trained over 4,000 leaders across more than 60 different client organizations in North America and Europe. ...
01.31.2023 Gloria Mark - How to Find Focus, Fight Distraction, and Get More Done Gloria Mark is Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She received her PhD from Columbia University in psychology and studies the impact of digital media on people’s lives. She takes a deep dive in examining multitasking, ...
01.17.2023 Dr. Marc Schulz - How to Live the Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness Marc Schulz is the associate director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development and the Sue Kardas PhD 1971 Chair in Psychology at Bryn Mawr College. He also directs the Data Science Program and previously chaired the psychology department and ...
01.03.2023 2022 Year in Review 2022. It was quite the year. Jon's wife is having a baby! Chris is excited to rebrand! Join us as we discuss some of our favorite clips from 2022 and what we are looking forward to in 2023. Support the ...
12.20.2022 Jennifer Moss - The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It Jennifer Moss is an award-winning writer, international speaker, and workplace culture strategist with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. She is a nationally syndicated radio columnist and freelance journalist. She writes for Harvard Business Review and her work ...
12.06.2022 Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn - Finding Purpose in Silence Leigh Marz is an author, leadership coach, and collaboration consultant. She has led diverse initiatives, including a training program to promote an experimental mindset among multi-generational teams at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Justin Zorn has served as both ...
11.22.2022 Bethany Brookshire - Can we Separate Humans from Nature? Bethany Brookshire is a science writer and author. She is also a podcast host on the podcast Science for the People, where she interviews scientists and science writers about the science that will impact people’s lives. Bethany Brookshire's book, Pests: ...
11.08.2022 David Sikorjak and Ben Valenta - Why it’s Better to be a Sports Fan Ben Valenta is the SVP of Strategy & Analytics for FOX Sports. In his previous life as a consultant, he advised an incredible array of clients, including: Nike, the NFL, Anheuser-Busch InBev, YouTube, ESPN, National Geographic, MSNBC, NBC News, Livestrong, ...
10.25.2022 Kristin Keffeler - How Money Changes Your Perspective Kristin Keffeler is the founder and principal for Illumination360 and the Chief Learning Officer for the Johnson Financial Group. Kristin graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Chemistry from the University of ...
10.11.2022 Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn - The secret to generating great ideas Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn are the authors of, Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters, which is available on October 25th. Jeremy is the Director of Executive Education at Stanford d.school and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford's School of ...
09.26.2022 Christie Hunter Arscott - Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty & Launch a Brilliant Career Christie Hunter Arscott is an award-winning advisor, speaker, and author. A Rhodes Scholar, Christie has been named by Thinkers50 as one of the top management thinkers likely to shape the future of business. Christie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political ...
09.12.2022 Mauro Porcini - Will Companies Finally Put People First? Mauro Porcini is PepsiCo’s first ever Chief Design Officer. He joined the food & beverage corporation in 2012 and in said role he is infusing design thinking into PepsiCo’s culture and is leading a new approach to innovation by design ...
08.30.2022 Will Storr - The Status Game - On Human Life and How to Play It Will Storr is an award-winning writer and author of six books, including his newest, The Status Game. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. He has also been presented ...
08.16.2022 Steve Magness - How to Build Healthy Resilience and Toughness Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance and has served as an executive coach to individuals in a variety of sectors. Steve received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and a graduate degree from George Mason University. ...
08.02.2022 Kathryn Judge - The Middlemen who have Taken Control of our Economy Kathryn Judge is a law professor, author, financial regulation expert, and mother of two. Kathryn joined the faculty at Columbia Law School in 2010 and currently serves as the Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law. Her research shows how we ...
07.19.2022 Eric Barker - Everything You Know About Relationships is (Mostly) Wrong Eric Barker is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong, which has sold over half a million copies. Eric is also ...
07.05.2022 Todd Kashdan - How to Challenge the Status Quo… and Win Todd Kashdan is a two-time Smart People Podcast guest. As a Professor of Psychology and a leading educator to the public, Todd translates state-of-the-art science for practical application to improve our everyday lives. He is well-known for his energetic and ...
06.20.2022 Julie Winkle Giulioni - Promotions Are So Yesterday Julie Winkle Giulioni is a champion for workplace growth and development. She believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to reach their potential. Julie is the co-author of the international bestseller, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Organizations ...
06.07.2022 Avery Carl - Making Passive Income With Real Estate In Today’s Market Avery Carl was named one of Wall Street Journal’s Top 100 and Newsweek’s Top 500 agents in 2020. She and her team at The Term Shop focus exclusively on Vacation Rental and Short Term Rental Clients, having closed well over ...
05.24.2022 Chuck Ruby - Is Mental Illness A Myth - Part 2 Dr. Chuck Ruby earned his Ph.D. in 1995 at Florida State University. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 20 years of military service as a criminal, counterintelligence, counterespionage special agent, and investigative psychologist in many capacities ...
05.10.2022 Kute Blackson - How to Find Your Truth Kute Blackson is an inspirational speaker and transformational teacher. He is also the best-selling author of You. Are. The. One. Kute's newest book, The Magic of Surrender: Finding the Courage to Let Go is available now! Learn more about Kute ...
04.26.2022 Dan Pink - The Power of Regret Dan Pink is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. Dan was host and co-executive producer of “Crowd Control,” a television series about human behavior on the National Geographic Channel. He also hosts a popular MasterClass on sales and ...
04.19.2022 Introducing: Success Story with Scott D. Clary This week we're giving you an episode of another podcast we'd think you'd really like, Success Story with Scott D. Clary.
04.12.2022 Becca Levy - A Whole New Way to Live Longer Dr. Becca Levy's research explores psychosocial factors that influence older individuals’ cognitive and physical functioning, as well as their longevity. She is credited with creating a field of study that focuses on how positive and negative age stereotypes, which are ...
04.05.2022 Nate Zinsser - How to Build Unshakeable Confidence Dr. Nate Zinsser is an expert in the psychology of human performance who consults to individuals and organizations seeking a competitive edge. Dr. Zinsser is a PhD in sport psychology from the University of Virginia and has taught at William ...
03.28.2022 Dr. John Abramson - How the Pharmaceutical Industry is Scamming Us Dr. John Abramson has served as a family physician for 22 years. He has been on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for 16 years, where he has taught primary care and currently teaches health care policy. He currently consults ...
03.22.2022 Uma Naidoo - Your brain on food Uma Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on ...
03.14.2022 Nic Voge - What self worth theory says about your motivation Nic Voge directs the McGraw Center’s Learning Programs, including the Undergraduate Learning Program and the Graduate Learning Program. Nic is also a founding member of the Princeton Perspective Project, Principedia, and the Academic Resilience Consortium (formerly The Resilience Consortium). Learn ...
03.08.2022 Ranjay Gulati - Can Purpose be Profitable Ranjay Gulati is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor and the former Unit Head of the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Until recently, he chaired the Advanced Management Program, the flagship senior leader executive program, ...
03.02.2022 Dr. Ethan Kross - The Amazing Impact of Self Talk and How to Master It Dr. Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor and bestselling author in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he studies how the ...
02.14.2022 Robert Abasolo - Passive Income Through Airbnb Rentals with Robuilt Robert Abasolo is a YouTube Creator, a short-term rental (Airbnb) expert, and a tiny house builder. YouTube video mentioned on the episode: This is exactly how much your property will make on Airbnb. Rob's Instagram Rob's Tik Tok Learn more ...
02.01.2022 Rick Plautz - The New World of Web3, Crypto, and NFTs Rick Plautz is a Web3 evangelist and consultant, an NFT Collector & Creator, and an adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Read more about Rick at: rickplautz.com. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become ...
01.18.2022 Peter Bregman & Howie Jacobson - Four Steps to Help Others Change Peter Bregman is an author and the CEO of Bregman Partners. Peter is recognized as the #1 executive coach by Leading Global Coaches. Howie Jacobson, PhD, is Director of Coaching at Bregman Partners and Head Coach at the Healthy Minds ...
01.03.2022 Bradley Schurman - How Demographics Will Change Our World Bradley Schurman is an author, entrepreneur, and a demographic futurist and opinion maker on all things dealing with the business of longevity. Bradley has built his reputation by helping leading organizations harness the opportunities of our increasingly older and generationally ...
12.21.2021 Patrick Leddin - An Army Ranger's Lessons on Leadership, Love, and Life Patrick Leddin has benefited from both hands-on leadership and management experience coupled with academic rigor and expertise. He served as a U.S. Army airborne, infantry, ranger-qualified officer; worked as a Project Manager at KPMG Consulting; and co-started and ran a ...
12.07.2021 Dr. Amishi Jha - Find Your Focus Dr. Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami. She serves as the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, which she co-founded in 2010. She received her Ph.D. from the University ...
11.22.2021 Richard Nisbett - Why Your Reasoning Is Flawed and How To Fix It Richard Nisbett is one of the world's most respected psychologists. His work focuses on issues in social psychology and cognitive science. Richard is also the Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Michigan. Richard's ...
11.09.2021 Paul Bloom - The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning Paul Bloom is a professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. He was also the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University . Paul studies how children and adults make sense of the ...
10.26.2021 Jon McConaughy - Why Farming and Capitalism Don’t Mix Jon McConaughy has been immersed in sustainable agriculture for the past 15 years. His approach at Double Brook Farm is one that is financially sustainable while also being energy sustainable and treating animals in a humane and ethical fashion. Prior ...
10.13.2021 Bill Schutt - What We Can Learn from the Heart Bill Schutt is an Emeritus Professor of Biology at LIU Post and a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History. Bill received his Ph.D. in zoology from Cornell and held a post-doctoral fellowship at the AMNH where he ...
09.28.2021 Bryan Adams - How Companies Find the Perfect Fit and How You Should Too Bryan Adams is the CEO and founder of Ph.Creative. On top of running one of the leading employer brand agencies in the world, Bryan is also an author, podcaster, creative strategist, and specialist speaker. To read more about Bryan and ...
09.14.2021 Jeff Garson - Being Decent in an Indecent World Jeff Garson was an attorney for 25 years before leaving law in 2000 and becoming a psychotherapist. As a psychotherapist, Jeff has supported many clients that have struggled to navigate a competitive world and ultimately judge themselves when they fall ...

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