The Mojo Sessions

The legendary Mike McCastle. Inspired by Greek mythology and the 12 labours of Hercules, Mike has achieved a world record by doing 5,804 pull-ups in a day, pulled a 5,000-pound truck across the Mojave Desert in summer, climbed a rope to the equivalent height of Mount Everest in a gym, broke a world record in an ice bath, and recently, the former US Navy SEAL pushed his body beyond every limit, cov...

Dr. Paul Taylor is a psychophysiologist, host of the popular 'Hardiness' podcast, and the award-winning author of the book 'Death by Comfort'. Paul has also recently completed his PhD in applied psychology. In this conversation, we discuss his new book, 'The Hardiness Effect', and explore his research on how to boost our psychological and physiological hardiness and cognitive fitness. Paul is very...

Gilbert Enoka changed the way the All Blacks played rugby. With an 80% win rate in test rugby, the All Blacks winning mindset and resilience are just as vital as physical training. Gilbert Enoka was their secret weapon, guiding the All Blacks to win two consecutive Rugby World Cups, multiple Tri-Nations titles, 3 Grand Slams, 21 straight Bledisloe Cups, and maintaining 118 months at the top of the...

Dr Michelle K. Johnston is a best-selling author, an MBA professor, and a leadership coach for the New Orleans Saints and many top executives across the US. Popular author and podcaster Mel Robbins has hailed Michelle's new book, 'The Seismic Shift In You', as "the shift we need in connection." Michelle co-wrote 'The Seismic Shift In You' with former guest of The Mojo Sessions, Marshall Goldsmith,...

Dr Tasha Eurich is an organisational psychologist, researcher, and NY Times bestselling author. Her 2017 TEDx talk has garnered over 10 million views. Her work has appeared in The WSJ, NY Times, HBR, CNN, NBC, Fast Company, and various peer-reviewed journals. Trusted by some of the world's most influential leaders—including Fortune 500 CEOs and clients like Google, Walmart, Salesforce, Johnson & J...

In today's business world, having a true values-based culture can elevate your company by every metric, giving you an enormous advantage over your competitors. Robert Glazer, founder of Acceleration Partners, a $50 million marketing agency, is known for creating values-driven cultures. His insightful new book 'The Compass Within', distills the framework he has taught to thousands of leaders throug...

Dr Abbie Maroño is a leading behavioural scientist and advisor to the US Secret Service. Abbie's new book, 'The Upper Hand', demonstrates how to influence people and situations in our favour with skill and integrity—ethically and without relying on leverage or coercion. Based on principles of prosocial engineering, Abbie explores how to build and sustain trust by understanding the psychological me...

Sarah Boyd, a child and adolescent development expert and founder of the educational company Resilient Little Hearts, believes it is possible to reduce the noise of overstimulation and chronic stress in our family environment. In her new book, 'Turn Down the Noise: A Practical Guide to Building an Emotionally Healthy Family in a Chronically Overstimulated World', Sarah provides psychological frame...

Questionologist Warren Berger has studied hundreds of the world's leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers to understand how they ask questions, generate original ideas, and solve problems. As the author of 11 books, his work regularly features in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Wired magazine, and The New York Times. In this conversation, we explore his book 'A More Beautif...

Imagine a company culture where people happily do meaningful work they believe in, alongside supportive, positive, enthusiastic colleagues. Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, did just that and then wrote 'Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It: Learning Moments from an Everyday CEO of a Multi-Billion-Dollar Company' to share exactly how he did it. I'm willing to bet that somewhere in your home, there is a blue and...

Jeffrey Morgan isn't your typical coach. He's a life strategist and the 2024 Australian Mindset & Life Coach of the Year. Jeffrey grew up in Eveleigh St, Redfern, known as The Block, a place of hard, tough streets where even the police don't want to go. Riots, violence, drugs, and theft led to him spending 20 years behind bars for bank robbery. After losing his parents to cancer and his brother an...

Garrett Gunderson is a financial myth-buster, a prolific author, and a lifelong entrepreneur. He's built a career helping people keep more of their money. The author of 'What Would the Rockefellers Do?' and his more recent book, 'Killing Sacred Cows 2.0: Crush Money Myths & Live Your Richest Life', Garrett is a strong advocate for building wealth through cash flow, not sacrifice. If you've ever fe...

Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Blaise Aguirre is the author of 'I Hate Myself: Overcome Self-Loathing and Realize Why You're Wrong About You'. Recognised for his extensive work in treating mood and personality disorders in adolescents, Aguirre addresses the often-ignored issue of self-hatred, explaining why common practices of "self-care" or "self-love" often fall short when self-hatred becomes part of...

Courtney Carver launched Project 333, the minimalist fashion challenge, in 2010, and it quickly gained global popularity with thousands committing to wear only 33 items from their wardrobe for three months. Courtney was featured in the Netflix documentary Minimalism, on Good Morning America, and in The Oprah Magazine. Her new book, Gentle, is the "don't do it all" self-help guide that shows you ho...

Jeffrey Sanow, a former senior intelligence officer with the CIA, spent decades navigating high-pressure environments where reading people wasn't just a skill—it was a matter of survival. How do you make decisions when the stakes couldn't be higher? Starting as a Peace Corps volunteer, followed by over two decades of service in the Central Intelligence Agency, Jeffrey reveals what years of fieldwo...

Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a former Googler, decided to go back to university to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. The founder of Ness Labs and author of the widely read newsletter, Anne-Laure is the foremost expert on mindful productivity and systematic curiosity. As a neuroscientist, Anne-Laure writes about evidence-based ways to navigate uncertainty and make the most of our minds and shows us how to appl...

It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Former Google leader Jenny Wood chased an attractive stranger off the subway, and later married him. That moment forever changed Jenny's life. It took courage - Wild Courage. In her new book, 'Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It', Jenny challenges conventional wisdom about achieving your goals, giving the permission and the mindset to ditch fear an...

Melli O'Brien wrote 'Deep Resilience: A Four-Step Journey to Unshakable Inner Strength,' giving us a step-by-step guide to navigating life's challenges. The book is for those who might feel overwhelmed by life's whirlwind pace, crave calm, and seek the strength to build confidence. In 2025, Mindful magazine named Melli one of the most powerful women in the mindfulness movement. Melli's journey has...

Most of us have heard stories about the CIA, but we rarely get the chance to look behind the curtain and gain insight into their secretive operations. Michele Rigby Assad lived a lie during her career as a CIA operative in the Middle East. With extensive experience in the Arab world, she developed the ability to interpret and navigate risks while designing safe and effective operations. Michele wa...

Former US Senator Martha McSally was the first ever US female combat fighter pilot, and then became the first female Air Force officer to command a fighter squadron. Having survived a sexual predator in high school, rape by a military superior and the many bureaucratic barriers that were put in her way, Martha had the iron constitution to deal with these many setbacks and still push forward to suc...

David Robson is a British award-winning science writer specialising in medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. David's work has appeared in the Guardian, the Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic. He's worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. He's written a number of books, including The Intelligence Trap, The Expectation Effect, which won the Brit...

Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO of Stewardship Asia Singapore, is the former Chief Learning Officer: Coca-Cola and Morgan Stanley, a TEDx Speaker, and a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. His latest book, "Sustainable Sustainability", discusses why frameworks such as Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) are insufficient to address today's existential challenges, both global and local, and highl...

Dr David Lipman is a medical doctor & exercise physiologist who's transitioned into startups. David specialises in what he calls the nexus between health and performance, specifically focusing on longevity, healthspan and our use of technology. He would describe himself as a 'specialist generalist', and he takes pride in a macro approach while remaining firmly rooted in science, a mindset driven b...

Dan Cockerell started at the Walt Disney Company as a parking attendant and 26 years later was it's Vice President, leading 12,000 cast members at the largest theme park in the world, the Magic Kingdom Park. Dan had nineteen different roles with Disney, including 5 years at the Disneyland Paris Resort. Dan left Disney to start his own consulting company and now shares his leadership and management...

Jay Malkoun served 10 years for heroin trafficking, was the president of the feared Comancheros motorcycle gang, and in March 2019, a car bomb outside a gym in Athens detonated the Mercedes he was sitting in. It was an explosion heard around the world as global media, law enforcement agencies, and underworld cartels speculated on who had moved to assassinate the former gangster and retired leader...