The Outlier Index

In this episode host Ali Hemyari interviews Matt Tenney, who shares his dramatic transformation from a failed, impulsive scheme and time in military confinement to discovering mindfulness, monastic practice, and a life of service.

Matt explains how solitude and meditation reshaped his priorities, led him to help at-risk youth and hospitalized children, and inspired his approach to leadership and his bestselling book Inspire Greatness.

On this episode of The Outlier Index, Sammy Poori recounts his journey from fleeing Iran with $40 to arriving in Nashville, starting multiple businesses and building a real estate portfolio.

He shares the sacrifices, hustle, and practical lessons—how maintaining cash flow, reinvesting profits, and relentless work ethic turned small ventures into lasting success.

Along the way Sami also discusses his passion for exotic cars and how community and mentorship helped shape his path.

Honoree Corder recounts her rise from foster care and multiple jobs to building a career as an entrepreneur, executive coach, speaker and author, driven by relentless personal development and discipline.

The episode explores how she turned books into intentional revenue-generating assets, her bespoke publishing process, and practical advice on using relationships and positioning to grow a business.

A candid conversation with Olympian Scott Hamilton about his extraordinary path from illness and adoption to Olympic gold, an undefeated competitive run, and a long professional career. Scott shares hard-won lessons on discipline, overcoming failure, building excellence, handling criticism, and how suffering shaped his mindset and philanthropy.

In this episode Ali Hemyari interviews Nataliia Sanzo, a multilingual Ukrainian-born registered dietitian turned entrepreneur, commercial multi-engine pilot, and avid diver. Natalia shares her origin story, the cultural differences in food between Europe and the U.S., and how studying nutrition changed her life.

They discuss Nataliia’s Hashimoto’s diagnosis, the role of applied nutrition in autoimmune health, her move into coaching and social media during COVID, and how lessons from aviation and diving shape her approach to discipline, coaching, and personal growth.

Honoree Corder has built a career around understanding success, discipline, and what makes people move from intention to execution.

On The Outlier Index, we go deeper.

Where does relentless drive come from?

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Success isn't magic. There's a code to it.

Most people see the success.

They don't see the decisions that came before it.

The risks. The failures. The sacrifices. The moments when quitting would have been easier than continuing.

Sammy Poori joins The Outlier Index to talk about what happens behind the accomplishments and what it really takes to separate yourself from the crowd.

Because we're not interested in asking successful people what they have.

We want to know what they have that most people don't.

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What separates the exceptional?

What happens when ambition refuses to stay grounded?

You build.

Entrepreneur and aviator Nataliia Sanzo didn't choose the conventional path. She created her own.

On The Outlier Index, we go beyond what she's accomplished to uncover something far more interesting:

What made her capable of accomplishing it?

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Ordinary was never the destination.

The podium only tells you how the story ended.

It doesn't tell you what it took to get there.

Before the gold, there were obstacles.

Scott Hamilton joins The Outlier Index for a conversation about what really separates the exceptional from everyone else.

The story behind the outlier.

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Some people chase success.

Others study it, understand it, and teach others how to create it.

Honoree Corder has spent her career turning ideas into action and helping people recognize what they're truly capable of.

But on The Outlier Index, we wanted to turn the questions on her.

What shaped her mindset?

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She's written about success. Now we're examining hers.