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Alexandra and Jenna discuss how her new venture Fitz is helping people live a simplified life. She reflects on experiences at Gilt, from a surprise visit from Madonna to the more difficult growing pains of accommodating millions of shoppers and how they navigated almost needing a three-month hiatus selling their top brands. We discuss the leadership exercise she runs with her team, filling out the statement - Here’s what you need to know about me to influence me - and how it optimizes collaboration. We also cover the tips and tactics that helped her seed a network of more than 18,000 people and why you should always be open to asking people for help.

Ryan and Jenna discuss creating magical worlds at Omaze, the relationship between presence, connection, and feeling fulfilled, as well as his experience creating and directing Untitled Thinkers - a documentary interviewing over 120 brilliant academics, dignitaries, inventors and pioneers - and the lesson it revealed about the true essence of greatness.

Andy and Jenna discuss why disruption is the most misused word in technology and what it means to actually disrupt an industry. They chat about why you shouldn’t focus on your competition - You’ll only lose less quickly - and how to constantly take leaps of faith, and then savor the surprises, to garner outsized returns for your business.  Andy also shares his experience discovering and leaning into his personal leadership style - being a teacher -and explains how the CEO’s energy and example defines culture. 

Kathy Hannun and Jenna discuss how Dandelion is bringing geothermal heating and cooling technology to our homes. We walk through Kathy’s journey to purpose, from working as a civil engineer in Mexico and the Philippines to spending seven years at Google, including her time at Google [X], and finally starting Dandelion. Kathy also shares frameworks to identify and tackle your must-have priorities to make meaningful progress every day.

For three and a half decades, Phil Stutz has been helping Hollywood elites crush their fears, ignite their creativity and unleash their inner greatness - In this short clip, he demonstrates how The Reversal of Desire tool will help you overcome your biggest fears.

Craig and Jenna discuss how Care/Of is finding the right combination of human empathy and technology to help people feel healthier and the importance of consumer brands investing in tech where it’s a differentiator, not for the sake of having an impressive tech stack. Craig shares his experience at Bonobos and Care/Of creating a brand and the demand, building word of mouth into previously private products and adding new conversation starters overtime. We also chat about the advice Craig wants to share with his son: Spend 90% of your time viewing things from the other person’s perspective.

Jennie and Jenna discuss how Orchard Mile balances empowering consumers to curate collections while simultaneously designing an e-commerce experience that surprises and delights them — It’s like the fourth date, not the first. Jennie shares the challenge of signing their first 30 brands, the $10,000 sales day turning point and how the right mix of marketing and a few good customers can you help you break the threshold. We also dive into Orchard Mile’s culture including their 80-20 approach to evaluating performance, how they spot self-starters, rather than prioritizing degrees or specialized resumes, and how to contextualize your personal best and your team’s best to constantly level up in startups.

Adam and Jenna discuss how MissionU is redefining higher education and pioneering lifelong learning, how to use your voice to change lives, why we should still believe in magic, and the most important lesson he wants to share with his kids: To be the person your inner truth tells you to be.

Tara and Jenna discuss how Follain makes it simple for consumers to find the highest quality clean beauty products. We chat about Follain’s hybrid model bringing digital touch points and data to their stores to personalize every customer experience. Tara also shares how she mapped her transition from public advocacy to starting Follain, from creating her blog the Natural Chemyst to studying at a lavender farm in France and building the first store with her husband. 

Eric and Jenna walk through Eric’s unique career from building the first version of Hulu in 84 days to backing companies like Hollar and The Wing at Kleiner Perkins, and his latest startup Packagd, which is creating QVC for the digital generation. He shares the advice he would give himself starting his first company Mojiti: Never lose sight of product market fit. Focus on the what not the how. We also chat about making the switch from individual contributor to leader, Eric went from leading 8 at Mojiti to 80+ at Hulu, why you must innovate on every part of your business model to be successful, and the importance of involving everyone on your team, in startups and VC, in the decision making process to drive empathy, inclusion, and better results.

Stanford's Bob Sutton rejoins Moe Abdou to discuss his latest book "The Asshole survival Guide." 

Jennifer and Jenna go behind the scenes at Together where speakers like Abby Wambach and Sophia Bush open up about their journey finding their purpose. Jennifer shares the early days of her career as a literary agent and the honor of having authors like Oprah Winfrey and Arianna Huffington share their most intimate stories with her at William Morris Endeavor. We also discuss the notion that the secret to happiness is to want what you have not what you don’t have — “You can’t be grateful and anxious in the same moment.”

Davis and Jenna discuss how Cotopaxi puts their social mission at the heart of everything they do - from incorporating as a B Corp to their Thank You Note Program and their Del Día Collection. Davis explains how if more companies integrate giving back into their business models we can eradicate poverty — The private sector must play a role. We also chat about the importance of establishing rituals that reinforce your values to shape your team’s behavior and output — If you make social good a part of your culture everything else will follow.

Moe Abdou is joined by Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman to discuss the intellectual journey of Claude Shannon. 

Acclaimed Spiritual leader, Steve Taylor joins Moe Abdou to discuss how ordinary people can unlock their awakened state.