Curiosity is a treasured trait we can all benefit from. It’s the desire to learn about and from each other, and today’s guest is an expert on curiosity. Jeff Wetzler is the author of “Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life.” He has dedicated his career to learning as the co-founder of the educ ... Show More
Oct 26
A Video Game Designer on What Keeps People Coming Back
Bing Gordon spent a decade as chief creative officer of Electronic Arts, the publisher behind many of your favorite video games, like The Sims, Need for Speed, FIFA and Battlefield. His daughter Chloe grew up gaming before doing her homework, and landed her first job at age four ... Show More
26m 7s
Oct 19
Building a Career for a 100-Year Life
We plan our careers like life is short. Go to school, climb the career ladder, retire. But as we live longer, the model doesn’t hold up. London Business School professor Lynda Gratton joins Jessi to offer a model for the arc of a long career. After selling a million copies of The ... Show More
29m 41s
Oct 12
Brené Brown on Leading with Courage and Vulnerability
After more than two decades exploring courage, vulnerability and leadership, Brené Brown’s work has helped millions of people and changed how we talk about shame and belonging. In her latest book, Strong Ground, Brené introduces the idea of “grounded confidence,” a practice of le ... Show More
28m 3s
Apr 2024
How to Be a Better Listener: The Ask Approach | Jeff Wetzler
In today’s episode, we tackle the Ask Approach with Jeff Wetzler. Jeff is a world expert in learning and human potential, has more than 25 years' experience in business and education as a management consultant at the world's top organizations, and is the author of his latest book ... Show More
58m 51s
May 2024
680: How to Tap the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life (with Former Monitor Associate partner and Chief Learning Officer of Teach For America. Co-CEO of Transcend, Jeff Wetzler)
Welcome to an interview with the author of Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life, Jeff Wetzler. In this book, Jeff offers a hands-on, surprisingly effective way to find out what others really think, know, and feel ... Show More
49m 24s
May 2024
679: Make it Easier to Discuss Hard Things, with Jeff Wetzler
Jeff Wetzler: Ask Jeff Wetzler is co-CEO of Transcend, a nationally recognized innovation organization, and an expert in learning and human potential. His experience spans 25+ years in business and education, as a management consultant to top corporations, a learning facilitator ... Show More
34m 23s
May 2025
499: Falling in Love with Questions
<p dir="ltr">In this episode of The Brainy Business podcast, Melina Palmer welcomes Elizabeth Weingarten, journalist and applied behavioral scientist, to discuss her enlightening new book, How to Fall in Love with Questions. Their conversation dives deep into the transformative p ... Show More
46m 22s
Jul 2024
A Billionaire's Perspective On "Balance" w/ Jeff Hoffman (Founder of Booking.com)
Today we talk about the moment that changed Jeff's Life!Book your Free Acquisition Audit at actionacademy.com/podcast . In 30 minutes we map where your cashflow is today, what it takes to get to $20k+/month you own, which asset class fits you best, and how to finance it. 700+ mem ... Show More
10m 6s
Nov 2021
Jeffrey Davis | A Wonder-Full Life
<p>What if you could work, play, and live in a state of wonder? Even now! That’s the question I explore with today’s guest, Jeffrey Davis. A poet, writer, deep-thinker, founder and CEO of the Tracking Wonder Consultancy, Jeffrey’s got an invitation for all of us. To get off the t ... Show More
1h 4m
Jan 2018
Best of the Week: How To Look Past Politics with Ben Shapiro, Mastering Your Mind with Jay Shetty, and Why Diet Is Most Important with Odell Beckham Jr.
Curiosity fuels skill. To get the most out of life means maximizing knowledge in all aspects of it. How to be a better father translates to how to be a better boss. Learning how to talk about politics will better your interview skills for the next job. To gather new skills, you h ... Show More
1h 5m