5 Questions With Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel asks Arianna Huffington about her inspiration for starting Thrive Global, how she manages her well-being, the importance of Microsteps, being resilient during hard times and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Dan Aaykroyd about how his parents encouraged him to be an actor, his experience on Saturday Night Club and at Second City, his new business venture, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Dana Perino about overcoming a quarter-life crisis, how women can get back to work and how men can help them, her mentoring relationship and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Scott Kelly about why he became an astronaut, the relationship with his brother, inspiring children, biggest space challenge and his best career advice.

My guest today is co-host of The Talk on CBS, Sharon Osbourne. Throughout Sharon’s remarkable life, she was raised by a violent and manipulative father, married a rock star and helped launch his career, starred in a reality TV show with her family, and survived cancer. We discuss how she’s persevered despite her many life challenges during this podcast episode. The 5 questions I ask in this episod...

Dan Schawbel asks Tim Tebow about how religion plays a role in his life, what he hopes to accomplish in baseball, optimism for the youth, managing a learning disability and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Stone Cold Steve Austin about what he wants to be remembered for as a wrestler, his diet, what he’s learned from his TV show guests, the secret to an authentic interview and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Priyanka Chopra Jonas about regaining her confidence after being bullied in high school, dealing with mental health issues, recovering from the death of her father, biggest career obstacle and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Robert Greene about his near-death experience, understanding people’s motivations, deciding who we should let go in our lives, detaching from emotions, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Lewis Black about his childhood, why he stands out as a comedian, his anger, why he has hope for the future and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Tori Amos about her career motivations, recovering from failure, her role as an artist, how her music can make a difference, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Bobby Berk about his childhood difficulties growing up gay, his career motivations, how to improve our remote work environments, connecting with people who have opposing views and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Marcus Lemonis why he’s a big supporter of small businesses, tactics for entrepreneurs trying to navigate Covid, what he’s learned in his travels, what makes businesses succeed or fail, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Jim Collins about the impact of Bill Lazier on his life, his business framework, entrepreneurship during a crisis, why purpose leads to profits, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Michael Ian Black about the importance of teaching boys about empathy, the power of vulnerability, his relationship with his dad, the future of gender roles and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks John Cleese about how we can be more creative, creating space for play, why creativity can support our mental health, bringing ideas to the masses and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks James Patterson about the turning point in his career, his connection to historical figures, writing approach, love for childhood education and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Natalie Portman why she decided to become an actress, how she’s stays grounded, why retelling fables is important to her, coping with life challenges and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Dr. Edith Eger about the Holocaust, preserving culture, wisdom she’s passing down to future generations, dealing with anxiety and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Dr. Phil McGraw about our mental health crisis, building meaningful relationships, building trust as a leader, the impact of Covid on childhood education, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Guy Raz about the lessons he learned at NPR that made him a better interviewer, his most inspirational podcast guest, why entrepreneurs are made not born, common qualities of successful entrepreneurs and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Betsey Johnson why she fears death, the qualities she inherited from her parents, overcoming life challenges, staying relevant for so long and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Matthew McConaughey about why he kept a journal for 35 years, his relationship with his father, finding the right career, handling uncertainty and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Steve Madden about his work ethic, early motivations, struggles with alcohol addiction, lessons he learned from his time in prison, how he hires and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Ally Brooke about her relationship with her parents, music influences, her struggles with self-confidence, greatest challenge and her best career advice.