Discover Possible

What if one of the most important skills you could develop in your life was simply learning how to think better? My guest today, Michael Gelb, has spent much of his life studying human potential—and few people have studied it through a more fascinating lens. Michael is the bestselling author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, and he believes Leonardo represents one of history’s greatest examp...

What if reaching your greatest potential has less to do with planning the perfect career—and more to do with becoming exceptional at whatever is in front of you right now? My guest today is Mark Willes, whose remarkable career took him from earning a Ph. D. in economics and finance at Columbia University, to teaching finance, to leadership at the Federal Reserve, to becoming CFO and a senior execu...

What does it take to become exceptional at what you do—without allowing your career to consume everything else that matters? Today on Discover Possible, I’m joined by Mark Bonham, a Harvard-trained attorney who built his career at Wilson Sonsini, one of the world’s leading law firms for technology and high-growth companies. Mark was drawn to technology before personal computers were even commonpla...

What does it really take to become exceptional at what you do? This episode is an interview I conducted with Geoff Colvin, longtime Fortune editor, bestselling author, broadcaster, and one of the most respected voices in business journalism. Throughout his career, Geoff has interviewed and studied some of the world’s most successful business leaders—and in this conversation, he shares what he’s le...

What does it really take to become a great leader—and reach your full potential? This episode is an interview I conducted of Bill George, the former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic and a professor at Harvard Business School. Bill is one of the world’s leading voices on authentic leadership, and in this conversation, he shares lessons from a remarkable career about getting out of the “press...

What does it take to build a career around some of the world’s most iconic brands—and consistently turn strategy into ideas that actually connect with people? Today’s episode, is an interview I did with Joe McCarthy, who built his career in advertising and marketing working with organizations including Saatchi & Saatchi, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, and Publicis. Along the way, he helped shape...

What if one of the biggest things standing between you and your potential isn’t a lack of talent—but a lack of exposure? Exposure to what’s possible. Exposure to people who have already been where you want to go. And exposure to opportunities that can completely change the direction of your life. My guest in this episode is Mariela Dabbah, who has built her career helping people recognize those op...

What if the biggest problem in online shopping wasn’t price… or shipping… or even product quality—but how we search? In this episode of the Discover Possible Podcast, host Patrick sits down with Bridger Hart, a 26-year-old founder and Forbes Under 30 honoree who is redefining product discovery in e-commerce through something most brands overlook: color. Bridger is the co-founder and CEO of Hoppin,...

In this powerful and timeless conversation, legendary entrepreneur, investor, and teacher Randy Komisar sits down with Andrew Schreiner to explore what it really takes to build meaningful companies—and a meaningful life. Randy shares lessons from an extraordinary career that spans working alongside Steve Jobs, helping guide the acquisition of Pixar, founding and leading multiple technology compani...

Several years ago, under the banner of the IMNO organization, we did this interview with Randy Garn, the New York Times Best Selling Author and Entrepreneur who is now serving as a Mission President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Randy shares how he has built his team, focused his team culture, and how we found his voice and talents.

In this episode you will hear the story of Robert Stiles, the former Sr. VP of Helios Partners, who was known as one of the world's experts in Olympic and World Cup bids. He teaches you how to get into the most difficult opportunities and how to take raw materials and turn it into the world's #1 location for the world's elite athletes to compete in the highest levels.

In this interview I conducted with Tom Kelley, Tom shares his story and IDEO's story, before teaching us the steps of conducting a "The Future of ___" study. He shares the study they did for Procter & Gamble, called "The Future of Cleaning" which resulted in the launch of Swiffer, one of the fastest growing cleaning products of all time.

We organized this mentorship interview opportunity with Alex Bogusky and Matt King at the Fuqua School of Business. Alex shares how he rose up the ranks at Crispin Porter & Bogusky and his experiences creating some of the biggest advertising campaigns in the industry.

In this Discover Possible episode, Alison Levin, the world renown mountain climber, mentors Michelle Barnum on how to use your power for Good. 

This mentorship interview of Fraser Bullock, partner at Sorenson Capital and former COO of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee, was conducted by Brett Ward. Learn Fraser's advice on getting an MBA, consulting at Bain & Company, Private Equity, Marriage, Parenting, etc.

This was a mentorship conversation we setup for Amy Freeman. We connected her with Blake Ross, the founder of Firefox. Discover Possible can help you connect with your ideal mentor.

This is an interview with Dallan Quass, an early Stanford Database Team student who became the co-founder of Junglee and FlipDog.

In this episode Patrick Tedjamulia interviews Douglas Rushkoff, the American Media Theorist and Author of books like, "Survival of the Richest", "Team Human", etc. This was truly a one of a kind interview with a one of a kind person, done several years ago for IMNO.org. Check it out!

In this episode of Discover Possible, you will hear the interview Patrick Tedjamulia conducted with David Allen, the world's genius on productivity, and the author of the book, "Getting Things Done", you will not want to miss this opportunity to take a deep dive into David's life, and how he developed his systems and talent to build systems. And how to build your system for productivity in your li...

In this episode of Discover Possible, you will hear the interview Patrick conducted with Dipak Jain, one of the greatest teachers and leaders of our time, Dipak has served as the Dean of the Kellogg School of Business, Dean of Insead, and now is the co-President of the China Europe International Business School. His insights on leadership, success, and growth can help you achieve your desires. In...

In this episode of Discover Possible, you will hear the interview Patrick conducted with Glen Meakem, one of the greatest American Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists.

In this Discover Possible episode you will hear an interview conducted with Aaron Patzer, the founder of Mint.com that was sold to Intuit when it reached 10 Million users. You will learn how Aaron developed as an entrepreneur and how he overcame obstacles to build Mint. Check out this episode to learn what's possible in your life!

In this interview with Steve Zaffron we study how he built his consulting firm focused on organizational and human performance, the Vanto Group. Steve reviews how he discovered what was possible in his life and how he helps people within organizations see new possibilities.

In this Discover Possible podcast, we interview Donna Fenn, author of 'Upstarts: How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business.' Learn how a writer fell in love with entrepreneurship and worked at Inc Magazine for 25+ years.

Patrick interviewed Aaron Magness, Sr. Director of Brand and Business Development at Zappos in 2009. This is a gem. If you want to learn how Zappos built it's famous customer service focused company, listen to this podcast interview.