In this episode of The Remix with Shawn and Wang, we hear a clip from Seth Godin’s Akimbo podcast on long term thinking. Seth Godin is the man! He is a hall of fame marketer and has been featured in our podcast previously because he has such profound insights that help us think about everything … Continue reading "Remix Season 1 Episode 30 – Seth Godin and long term thinking"

Wang knows nothing about basketball – do you think that Shawn and Wang should start a podcast about basketball? Are people interested in Wang’s thoughts on basketball? Probably not. In this episode of The Remix, we hear a clip from a16z – a podcast by Andreessen Horowitz where Dick Costello, the Founder of Twitter talks … Continue reading "Remix Podcast Season 1 Episode 29 – a16z and Dick Costello on what makes a good CEO"

Shawn and Wang seem to be on the same brain wavelength – are we morphing into the same person? Some of our audience members enjoy that we have conflicting, sometimes opposing views – will this change whether audiences will listen to us? We hear a clip from Adam Grant’s podcast (and Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast) where … Continue reading "Remix Podcast Season 1 Episode 28 – Adam Grant vs. Malcolm Gladwell – who wins?"

Back in the day, you may have heard about this freakishly athletic individual named Bo Jackson. He was, and maybe still is, one of the greatest athletes – ranking in the top 5 in numerous top athlete lists across all sports and disciplines. Our very own Shawn Kanungo is an expert on Bo Jackson – … Continue reading "Remix Podcast – Season 1 Episode 27 Is Bo Jackson an anomaly?"

Welcome to our new Gary Vaynerchuk followers! As some of you loyal followers know, Wang is not the biggest fan of Gary Vee. Why? There’s nothing specific, just that Wang is not a big fan of Gary. Shawn shares a clip where Gary is doing an interview on BBC radio (UK) and they ask Gary … Continue reading "Remix Podcast – Season 1 Episode 26 Gary Vaynerchuk on complainers and those that are not winning in life"

We in Shawn’s house now! How important are social skills to you? Do you know exactly what to say to start a conversation? End a conversation? The exact questions to ask to have great conversations? If you’re like me (socially awkward), then the answer is probably no and I recommend learning from Vanessa Van Edwards, … Continue reading "Remix Podcast – Season 1 Episode 25 – Vanessa Van Edwards on social skills"

One of my favourite quotes is from Gretchen Rubin: “what you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while”. It’s a quote that I think about a lot because to me, it means that what you do on a regular basis (brushing your teeth, being grateful, meditating, exercising) has a … Continue reading "Remix Podcast – Season 1 Episode 24 – Barbara Corcoran and her secret to productivity"

We are super excited to bring you another episode of the Remix Podcast where we learn about professional speaking and a bit of the things that Shawn does when he speaks professionally. In this episode, we feature a clip from Grant Baldwin who has a podcast called The Speaker Lab. Grant talks to professional speakers … Continue reading "Remix Podcast – Season 1 Episode 23 – Grant Baldwin and Stephen Shapiro on the brick activity"

Do you have kids? Are you interested in helping them become the best adults they can be (of course you are)! Listen to this episode of the Remix where we get parenting advice from two podcast clips and Shawn and Wang’s thoughts on this advice. In this episode, we hear a clip from Daniel Pink’s … Continue reading "Remix Podcast – Season 1 Episode 22 – Parenting advice from Daniel Coyle and Michael J. Mauboussin"

Shawn and I (Wang) bring in so many great podcasts that inevitably, we get some of them mixed up. In this episode of the Remix, I made a terrible mistake. What I thought was a clip from the Solopreneur Hour with Michael O’Neal (a fantastic podcast that I was listening to recently) was actually a … Continue reading "Remix Podcast – Season 1 Episode 21 – Neen James and why attention pays"