Michael Acton-Smith is best known as the co-founder of Calm, the $2 billion meditation, sleep and wellness app, but he is so much more than that. Because Calm is just one of four companies Michael has built. Michael has also built Moshi Monsters, the breakout success web-based children’s game, which after rapid growth suffered a loss in users and for a while ... Show More
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The Scientist Who Scans Fathers' Brains: The Parenting Checklist You NEED Before You Have Babies!
What actually happens to your brain, and how fast or slow do you age when you become a parent? Dr. Darby Saxbe reveals the surprising science of the "parental brain" and how fatherhood physically reshapes a man's mind, why dads lose grey matter, what really happens to testosteron ... Show More
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Most Replayed Moment: Better Sleep Doesn't Always Mean Longer Sleep! Fix These Habits Today
What if getting better sleep has less to do with sleeping longer, and more to do with your daily habits? Dr. Kristen Holmes is a performance scientist whose work focuses on sleep, recovery, circadian rhythms and the everyday behaviours that influence how well our bodies and minds ... Show More
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Konstantin Kisin & The Financial Crash Expert: Our Leaders Have Lost Control, It's TOO LATE To Stop!
Is the West collapsing, or is the planet? Political commentator Konstantin Kisin and rebel economist Steve Keen go head-to-head on the biggest questions facing the West: immigration, the debt crisis, climate change, Trump, China and the future of AI. Konstantin Kisin is a satiris ... Show More
1h 33m
Jan 2018
How to Stay Calm in a Busy World with Michael Acton Smith #2
In this episode, Dr Chatterjee speaks to Michael Acton Smith, co-Founder and co-CEO of Calm - the app, website and book. We hear about what inspired Michael to set up the company through recognising the benefits of meditation and how we can all bring stillness into our lives in t ... Show More
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Dec 2023
Michael Acton Smith: Reduce Stress in 7 Minutes a Day & The Surprising Way the Founder of the Biggest Meditation Company Meditates and How We Can Easily Apply This Tip
Do you want to reduce your stress in just 7 minutes a day? Do you want to learn how to make meditation easy and accessible for you? Today, I welcome my good friend Michael Acton Smith. Michael is the co-founder and co-Executive Chairman of Calm, the leading mental wellness brand ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2019
S3 E1 - Sleep and Meditation with Michael Acton
Welcome back to a new season of The Food Medic Podcast! We are kicking off the season with a very special guest - co-founder of the sleep and meditation app CALM, Michael Acton.Prior to Calm, Michael was the founder of Mind Candy and creator of Moshi Monsters, the online world fo ... Show More
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May 2024
How Simple Modern Built a $200M+ Brand on Generosity & Culture
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How can a business blend substantial growth with a robust culture of generosity? Today on the show, I'm joined by Mike Beckham, CEO and co-founder of Simple Modern, a nine-figure drinkware company nearly a decade old. Mike is also a well-known po ... Show More
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<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tewy">Alex Tew</a> is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO @ <a href="https://www.calm.com/">Calm</a>, the #1 App for Meditation and Sleep allowing you to find your calm, sleep more, stress less and live better. To date, the compa ... Show More
<p>Last year, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebeckhamsm">Mike Beckham</a> donated 1 million dollars. </p><p>This year, he's setting his sights even higher.</p><p>He wants to give away 50% of his annual income. And that's not all—his company, <a href="https://www.simplemo ... Show More
