A Bit of Optimism

Nov 19 2024 152 ep. 34 mins 4.8k
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The future is always bright…if you know where to look. Join me each week for A Bit of Optimism! I talk to inspiring people who teach me more about life, leadership and general interesting things.

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Dr. Mark Hyman: To Live Longer You Need...

Nov 19 2024 48 mins  
Close friends are the best thing for your health. Friendship, it turns out, is one of life’s best medicines.

Alexis Ohanian: Why I Left Reddit and Why Greed Can Inspire Good

Nov 12 2024 64 mins  
In 2020, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigned from his own company in protest. After 15 years building Reddit into a social media juggernaut, why leave?

What can we learn from a rural school in Kenya? with principal Carol Moraa

Nov 05 2024 39 mins  
Kenya's Maasai Mara is rugged, beautiful, and tough. On a trip to Kenya, I had the opportunity to visit The Mara. The intelligence and grit of the young people there blew me away!

Peace Is A Process with negotiation expert William Ury

Oct 29 2024 42 mins  
Peace is a process, not an outcome. It's a process that must begin with understanding the other side. And few people on this planet have as much experience making peace as William Ury.

Creating Astonishment with Chicago Bears CEO Kevin Warren

Oct 22 2024 56 mins  
Kevin Warren's job as CEO of the Chicago Bears is to astonish people with sports moments they'll never forget. A veteran executive of professional football, he's also served as COO of the Minnesota Vikings and Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference.

A Lifetime of Leadership with President Joe Biden

Oct 15 2024 32 mins  
Few leaders have navigated as much change as Joe Biden. He was elected to the Senate at 29 and will end his time as President at 82. His journey has been shaped by unlikely friendships and profound personal loss.

Revisited: How To Be A Friend with chef and entrepreneur Christina Tosi

Oct 08 2024 39 mins  
Friends can help us get through life’s toughest moments. But a true friend remembers to smile about the good times.

Revisited: Molly's Game with Molly Bloom

Oct 01 2024 49 mins  
Some people’s life stories are too crazy not to tell. So today, we’re revisiting one of my favorite episodes, my conversation with Molly Bloom. Her story is so riveting it's no surprise it became a star-studded Hollywood film.

Revisited: We Cannot Heal Alone In The Loneliness Epidemic with Rabbi Sharon Brous

Sep 17 2024 34 mins  
Grief can paralyze us. Most of us aren't given a manual about how to comfort someone grieving or how to ask for help with our own pain. That's why I wanted to revisit one of my favorite conversations, with Rabbi Sharon Brous. I talked with her about being present to someone else's pain and what it means to heal together in the loneliness epidemic.

Confident Ignorance with rapper, novelist, and filmmaker Logic

Sep 17 2024 59 mins  
Vision, not skill, is the heart of creativity. But when a creative vision gets too big for one person, the key is to ask for help.