Shane Mac Experiments

6 years ago I moved to Nashville from San Francisco. I met great friends in SF, I met great friends in Nashville. What struck me is how such great people could be so divided, especially when it came to politics. So for 6 years, I just listened and took notes. I listened to my good friends in SF and my good friends in Nashville. What struck me is that when I really listened, they all kinda sounded...

This AI podcast is a summary of the work of Dr. Ted Klontz and a collection of his work which was arranged by Shane Mac. The book that this summarizes is titled "When Nothing Else Works, Try This" and Ted's work emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and befriending all parts of ourselves, even the ones we deem negative or undesirable. They argue that peace comes from making peace with our inn...

This was a fully AI conversation about the XMTP Protocol. I used the new Google NotebookLM to analyze key documents about it. I did nothing else. It created this entire conversation in less than 2 min fully with AI. The future is going to be wild.

This was a private conversation hosted by NashTech with founders, journalists, and investors in Nashville, TN. The conversation is about how Nashville can keep growing its technology ecosystem, better support founders locally, and be connected to a global startup community and network.  NashTech is a grassroots community of founders and investors on a mission to build the startup ecosystem in...

This was a conversation hosted at Richland Country Club in Nashville, TN.  A group of entrepreneurs, real estate developers, investors, and others got together to discuss what's changing in the Nashville tech ecosystem and how does Nashville ask the right questions to be a switchboard city that is connected to all the other great startup cities and hubs. Shane Mac is interviewed by Logan Mulv...

This is a conversation from an annual sales meeting with a dealer for one of the leading furniture companies in the world. We discuss everything from work-life balance and how it is just "life," hiring all-star teams, changing how you think about company culture, to changing our language to make a better workplace and world.  This was one of my favorite and most vulnerable talks that I've eve...

🎖️ Special Guest: Former US Navy Captain @ldavidmarquet (Part Two) 🗣️ Talking Points: - David’s new book “Leadership is Language” (out TODAY) - Why leaders never say THEY and the WE/THEY boundary - Why THINKING is >>> than doing things FAST Follow David: @ldavidmarquet

🎖️ Special Guest: Former US Navy Captain David Marquet (Part One) 🗣️ Talking Points: - David’s path to the Navy - Internal versus external mindsets - Why REAL leadership means giving others control Follow David: @ldavidmarquet

"What's ultimately at play here is the loudest voice, the strongest cultural narrative. That's where culture orients around risk or reward or safety. The hope that I have is that (people are) looking around for a little bit, pressing pause and saying, wait a minute. The things that used to be couched as safe are arguably now riskier than ever before. That's true for employment, relationships, iden...

why start with the why? Simon's bio: Simon Sinek is an optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. With a bold goal to help build a world in which the vast majority of people go home everyday feeling fulfilled by their work, Sinek is leading a...

how to not pitch a VC? Question everything. Asking questions to world leaders in art, business, music, and technology. Brad's bio: Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur for over 20 years. He lives in Boulder, Colorado and Homer, Alaska with his wife and is on a quest to run a marathon in every state in the US. Brad has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987....

how do you love your work, be happy, and take care of yourself first? A conversation with my mom, Tammy. We discuss everything from work before computers, being a great leader, how to make sure you are happy before anything else and more. I hope you enjoy.

how do you change the sports industry and follow your dream? Ashley is the CEO of The Relish, a new media sports company for female fans. She has an inspiring story and shares her love for sports, women in business and serving an underserved market: women sport's fans. Hope you enjoy.

In this interview with Tanya, we cover many topics from harnessing your passion to start a business, identifying “the magic” of your product that will lead to scale, and managing the work/life/parent balance, and the global shift towards a “skills-based” economy.

where's offline going? Question everything. Asking questions to world leaders in art, business, music, and technology. Robert's bio: Founded GeekSquad, CTO of Best Buy.

what past experiences led to your success? Question everything. Asking questions to world leaders in art, business, music, and technology. T.A.'s bio: I am a founder of Rival IQ - the best way to analyze and monitor your competitive landscape. Focused on active online marketers who want to get ahead, Rival IQ saves you time and delivers key insights about your competitors across their key marketin...

why's culture matter? Ryan's bio: Ryan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Treehouse an online technology school that teaches you how to make Apps. Previously Ryan founded Carsonified (acquired 2011) and DropSend (acquired 2008). You can see interviews of Ryan on The New York Times Foundation with Kevin Rose This Week in Startups with Jason Calacanis Mixergy Founders Talk Ryan was born in 1977 in Colorad...

what is your passion? Question everything. Asking questions to world leaders in art, business, music, and technology. Lewis's bio: Hi there. My name is Lewis and I want to get real with you for a minute. I’ve always dreamed big, strived for greatness and deeply cared about people. My dream growing up was to be a professional athlete and be an Olympian. After getting injured while playing professio...