Everyday Insights

Leah is a mountaineer who survived a catastrophic fall on Mount Hood with little physical injury but has needed to take a profound journey of emotional and mental healing. We delve into her path from running to mountaineering, her harrowing fall and rescue, and her gradual path to overcoming the trauma. This is a bit of a break from my usual format in that we have a single amazing story to uncover...

I sat down with the incredibly versatile Meloney Moore, who has had successful jobs in the fashion, spirits, and beauty industry and is now sharing her secrets of success at Savannah College of Art and Design. She leads the relatively new DeSole School of Business Innovation there and is helping shape the future of the beauty business and creative marketing in general. https://www.scad.edu/academi...

Heartfelt wisdom from my guest Antony Barton, a market insights leader with a long career at tech titans like Intel and Meta. We discuss a wide range of topics including his new small business consulting firm https://www.pmfinsights.com/ , what its like working for a founder-led company vs a mature MNC, how influencing peers is the most important business skill, and his favorite thing he has done...

Jeff Gurtman is the COO of a market research company and his experience teaches us that happiness is about finding your own path. In this wide-ranging episode we talk about how it is important to surround our kids with good influences, but also how sometimes you need to ignore the pressures of your friends to find what really works for you. We also talk about how AI might impact market research, h...

Pack your bags and gear up for an exhilarating episode of Everyday Insights! After a brief hiatus, we're back with a bang, bringing you the adventurous narrative of Brett Cassidy. From the thrill of scaling the heights of the Pacific Crest Trail to the joy and challenges of fatherhood, Brett’s journey is a rollercoaster of emotions and experiences. We’ll traverse through his daring escapades o...

It's been a minute, but I'm back with an interview I recorded at the beginning of the summer. Get comfy for another interesting episode of Everyday Insights! We’re venturing into the vibrant mind of Rhoda Yap, a globe-trotter with a knack for strategy, retail wizardry, and now a guiding light for ambitious minds at INSEAD, one of the top business schools in the world. With her laser focus on maxim...

Grab a snack, and get ready for another fantastic episode of Everyday Insights! Today, we're hanging out with the man, the myth, the legend: Nat Comisar. Nat's worn a lot of hats—restaurant mogul, music enthusiast, sober hero, and a total boss in real estate. We're going to deep-dive into his wild ride running Cincinnati's Maisonette, how he's jammed out with life with music as...

Join your host, Ian McClellan, as we dive into the captivating world of Glenn Østen Anderson, an Emmy-nominated documentarian and a dedicated professor of media and communication studies at Catholic University. Glenn takes us through his journey from high school athletics to an esteemed documentarian, highlighting the highs, lows, and all the lessons in between. In this episode, Glenn shares his b...

In this episode, we delve into an inspiring conversation with Jeff Chen, a product manager at Google who works on the groundbreaking next-gen 3D video chat solution - Project Starline. We explore Jeff's extraordinary life journey - from raising himself and his family at 16, to his successful career in tech, and his ultimate goal of being a great father above all else. Discover the life lessons...

Join me and Brad Barrett, host of the ChooseFI Podcast, https://www.choosefi.com/ as he shares his captivating story of leaving accounting behind to champion the financial independence movement! 🎯 Uncover the secrets to building a booming podcast empire 🎧, and discover how he coaches kids to mastery in swimming, volleyball, and other sports! 🏊‍♀️ Plus, find out how Brad cherishes family time by...

Everyday Insights is a video podcast where we discover life lessons from the stories of our friends. Veteran researcher Ian McClellan leads a series of interviews that delve into the common struggles we all face in life…dealing with change, defining personal success, handling loss, the stages of our career, raising our kids, etc. Watch each episode to see and hear a friendly long-form conversation...

Everyday Insights is a video podcast where we discover life lessons from the stories of our friends. Veteran researcher Ian McClellan leads a series of interviews that delve into the common struggles we all face in life…dealing with change, defining personal success, handling loss, the stages of our career, raising our kids, etc.  Watch each episode to see and hear a friendly long-form conver...

Everyday Insights is a video podcast where we discover life lessons from the stories of our friends. Veteran researcher Ian McClellan leads a series of interviews that delve into the common struggles we all face in life…dealing with change, defining personal success, handling loss, the stages of our career, raising our kids, etc.  Watch each episode to see and hear a friendly long-form conver...