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Bill Schutt, author of Pump: A Natural History of 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 received a Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant. He has also published over two dozen peer-reviewed articles. Bill’s newest book, Pump: A Natural History of the Heart, is available now! Support the Show – Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 386 – Bill Schutt – What We Can Learn from the Heart appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Bryan Adams, author of, Give & Get Employer Branding: Repel the Many and Compel the Few with Impact, Purpose and Belonging 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 his book, Give & Get Employer Branding: Repel the Many and Compel the Few with Impact, Purpose and Belonging, check out giveandget.net. Support the Show – Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Gumball – Meet the mighty host-read ad. Podcasters and advertisers: Browse shows, discover new advertising options, or list your own podcast on gumball.fm. Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 385 – Bryan Adams – How Companies Find the Perfect Fit and How You Should Too appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Jeff Garson, author of, Radical Decency: A Values-Based Approach to a Better Life and 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 short of expectations. Jeff is also the co-founder of the Decency Foundation, which is an organization dedicated to bringing Radical Decency to business. Jeff’s book, Radical Decency: A Values-Based Approach to a Better Life and World, can be found wherever books are sold! Find out more about Jeff and his work at jeffgarson.com. Become a Patron! This show runs on the support of our listeners. Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 384 – Jeff Garson – Being Decent in an Indecent World appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Robert Siegel, author of, The Brains and Brawn Company: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical Robert Siegel is a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a venture investor. Robert is a General Partner at XSeed Capital and Venture Partner at Piva. He sits on multiple Boards of Directors and is a Member of the Supervisory Board of TTTech Auto AG, chairs the Strategic Advisory Board for TTTech Computertechnik AG, and sat on the Board of SmartDrive Systems for 14 years. He also holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford University. Robert’s newest book is The Brains and Brawn Company: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical, which is available now. Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastDonate:Donate here to support the show! The post 383 – Robert Siegel – How to Leverage Digital Thinking in a Physical World appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, author of, Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading digital CEO and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of leadership experience founding, scaling, and advising companies including Google, Amazon, StubHub, Yodlee, and more. Sukhinder served as the leader of StubHub, the premier global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment, which she and her team sold for $4 billion in February 2020. Sukhinder has an undergraduate degree from the Ivey School of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Find out more about Sukhinder’s book at choosepossibility.com. We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 382 – Sukhinder Singh Cassidy – How to Take Calculated Risks and Win at Your Career appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Mike Zani, author of, The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness Mike Zani is the CEO of The Predictive Index, a talent optimization platform that uses over 60 years of proven science and software to help businesses design high-performing teams and cultures, make objective hiring decisions, and inspire greatness in people. Its 8,000+ clients include Bain Capital, Blue Cross Blue Shield, DoorDash, LVMH, Nissan, Omni Hotels, and VMware. Mike is also the co-founder and partner at Phoenix Strategy Investments, a private investment fund. An avid sailor, he was coach of the 1996 US Olympic Team. He holds a BS from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Felix Gray – Go to felixgrayglasses.com/smart for the best Blue Light glasses on the market! Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 381 – Mike Zani – Olympic Coach on Being Happy and Productive at Work appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Alex Bezzerides, author of, Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don’t) Alex Bezzerides is a professor of biology at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho where he teaches a wide range of classes from Human Anatomy and Physiology to Entomology. He earned degrees from Colorado State University and Cornell University. He has published a number of scientific articles about the chemical ecology of insects. His first book is about the aches and pains of the body and how they evolved. Alex’s book, Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don’t), is available now. We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Felix Gray – Go to felixgrayglasses.com/smart for the best Blue Light glasses on the market! LinkedIn Jobs – When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs.  Your first job post is free. Just visit https://linkedin.com/smart. Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 380 – Alex Bezzerides – Why Our Bodies Break appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Annie Murphy Paul, author of, The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain Annie Murphy Paul is an acclaimed science writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Scientific American, and The Best American Science Writing. She is the author of Origins, selected by the New York Times Book Review as a “Notable Book,” and The Cult of Personality. Her TED Talk has been viewed more than 2.6 million times. Annie is a recipient of the Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellowship, the Spencer Education Journalism Fellowship, and the Bernard L. Schwartz Fellowship at New America. You can learn more about Annie at: anniemurphypaul.com. Annie’s book, The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, is available now. We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Felix Gray – Go to felixgrayglasses.com/smart for the best Blue Light glasses on the market! Donate: Donate here to support the show! Transcript: Chris: I was just telling you, you've got this brand new book out as the time this airs the extended mind. And I have to tell you, you know, the title hooked me. I'm all about the mind, but. It was a very confusing topic to me. We have this kind of profiling system at work we go through. And one of the things that I was kind of dubbed as,

Tim Grover, author of, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness Tim Grover is the CEO of ATTACK Athletics, Inc. Tim is known all around the world for his work with champions and Hall of Famers, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and hundreds other athletes. Tim’s book, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness, is available now. We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Felix Gray – Go to felixgrayglasses.com/smart for the best Blue Light glasses on the market! Audible – Prime members can save 53% on 4 months of Audible. That’s only $6.95 a month! Go to audible.com/smart to take advantage of this limited time offer. Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 378 – Tim Grover – Never Forget, Winning is Everything appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Rebecca Schwarzlose, author of, Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain―And How They Guide You Rebecca Schwarzlose is postdoctoral scholar researching brain development in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis. Rebecca received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from M.I.T. and served as the editor of the scholarly journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences for three years. Rebecca’s book, Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain―And How They Guide You, will be available on June 15, 2021. Brainscapes was supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Program in Public Understanding of Science and Technology. We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: FundRise – See for yourself how one hundred fifty thousand investors have built a better portfolio with private real estate. Go to fundrise.com/smart. Felix Gray – Go to felixgrayglasses.com/smart for the best Blue Light glasses on the market! LinkedIn Jobs – When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs.  Your first job post is free. Just visit https://linkedin.com/smart. Donate: Donate here to support the show!

Guy Perelmuter, author of, Present Future: Business, Science, and the Deep Tech Revolution Guy Perelmuter is the founder of GRIDS Capital, a deep tech venture capital firm focusing on artificial intelligence, robotics, life sciences, and technological infrastructure. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering in 1994 and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1996, both from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Guy has 20 years of experience in risk Management, asset allocation and venture capital. Guy’s newest book is Present Future: Business, Science, and the Deep Tech Revolution and is available now. We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Audible – New members can try Audible free for 30 days by going to audible.com/smart or texting smart to 500-500. Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 376 – Guy Perelmuter – The Coming Deep Tech Revolution appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Scott Miller, author of Marketing Mess to Brand Success: 30 Challenges to Transform Your Organization’s Brand (and Your Own) Scott Miller built a 25-year career at the FranklinCovey Company serving in nearly every role imaginable. Scott currently serves as the Special Advisor on Thought Leadership for the FranklinCovey Company and is the host of their weekly podcast series, On Leadership with Scott Miller. Scott’s newest book is Marketing Mess to Brand Success: 30 Challenges to Transform Your Organization’s Brand (and Your Own). You can read more about Scott at: scottjeffreymiller.com. We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Felix Gray – Go to felixgrayglasses.com/smart for the best Blue Light glasses on the market! FundRise – See for yourself how one hundred fifty thousand investors have built a better portfolio with private real estate. Go to fundrise.com/smart. LinkedIn Jobs – When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs.  Your first job post is free. Just visit https://linkedin.com/smart. Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 375 – Scott Miller – How to Brand Yourself for Success appeared first on

Paul English, entrepreneur and activist Paul is the Founder and CTO of Lola.com, the easiest way for businesses to manage their employee travel. Previously, Paul was CTO of KAYAK, a travel company he co-founded in 2004, took public in 2012, and sold to Priceline in 2013. Paul is also the founder of GetHuman, a service created to give consumers excellent customer service at any company, Intermute, a security software company, and Boston Light, a small business ecommerce startup he sold to Intuit. Paul is the subject of Tracy Kidder’s book A Truck Full of Money, published by Random House in September 2016. You can read more about Paul at: paulenglish.com. Check out Paul’s upcoming Podcast app at moonbeam.fm. We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: LinkedIn Jobs – When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs.  Your first job post is free. Just visit https://linkedin.com/smart. FundRise – See for yourself how one hundred thirty thousand investors have built a better portfolio with private real estate. Go to fundrise.com/smart. Audible – New members can try Audible free for 30 days by going to audible.com/smart or texting smart to 500-500. Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 374 – Paul English – Networking and Storytelling are the Keys to Success with Kayak Founder appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Melissa Bernstein, author of, LifeLines: An Inspirational Journey from Profound Darkness to Radiant Light Melissa Bernstein is the co-founder of Melissa & Doug, the toy company committed to nurture children’s imaginations. She is also the author of, LifeLines: An Inspirational Journey from Profound Darkness to Radiant Light. You can read more about Melissa and her book at: lifelines.com/about-melissa. Check out the toys at www.melissaanddoug.com! We have a brand new podcast coming soon! To learn more about the upcoming show, sign up for the newsletter at smartpeoplepodcast.com/new. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 373 – Melissa Bernstein – Billionaire Founder Talks Truth About Entrepreneurship appeared first on Smart People Podcast.

Dr. Shanna Swan, author of, Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race Dr. Shanna Swan is one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists and a professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Her book is, Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race and is available now. You can read more about Dr. Swan and her book at: shannaswan.com. Follow @DrShannaSwan on Twitter. Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: LinkedIn – When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs.  Your first job post is free. Just visit https://linkedin.com/smart. Stereo – Download the Stereo App and follow us at stereo.com/smartpeoplepod. Join us every Wednesday for a podcast deep dive and Q&A! Stuck at Home podcast – If you enjoy listening to our podcast, another show you should check out is Stuck at Home presented by Starburns Audio. Donate: Donate here to support the show! The post 371 – Dr. Shanna Swan – What Your Sperm Says About Your Health appeared first on Smart People Podcast.