Behind The Human with Marc Champagne

Leo Rossi spent decades behind the scenes with legendary artists including Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Brian Wilson, Prince, Chaka Khan, and many of the musicians who shaped modern music. But this conversation isn't really about rock and roll. It's about purpose. Leo shares remarkable stories from inside music history, the lessons he learned from creative geniuses, how one decision at 15 years old alt...

For years, we've been told burnout is something individuals need to fix with better habits, stronger resilience, or another meditation app. But what if we've been asking the wrong question? In this episode, former Deloitte Chief Well-Being Officer and author of Hope is the Strategy, Jen Fisher shares why burnout is often the outcome of broken workplace systems—not broken people. Together, we explo...

Why is it that some ideas spread effortlessly while others disappear, even when they're objectively better? Colin Hodge joins Marc Champagne to explore the psychology behind startup growth, customer behavior, identity transformation, and the lessons learned from building successful companies over the last decade. They discuss why empathy is the foundation of sustainable growth, how entrepreneurs b...

How would your life change if you could see the patterns running your future before they became your reality? For more than twenty years, Dave has used journaling as a tool for clarity, growth, and self-discovery. What began as a simple writing practice evolved into Reflection , a platform helping people capture their thoughts, identify patterns, and better understand themselves. In this conversat...

This is a conversation about fear, obsession, and what happens when a scientist decides to rebuild the limits of human creativity. Marc sits down with Alex Mehr (scientist, entrepreneur, and founder of Famous Labs) for a conversation on mental resilience, entrepreneurship, and the future of AI-assisted creativity. Alex opens up about leaving his dream role at NASA, the emotional volatility of buil...

Lately, I’ve been feeling like more and more people are quietly asking the same question: Is there something more going on beneath the surface of everyday life? So for this special roundtable episode, I sat down with Erin Maechler and Valentin Randon for a deep conversation on consciousness, intuition, meditation, altered states, remote viewing, and the future of human potential. We explored why s...

This is a conversation about the invisible emotional weight people carry into work every single day and what happens when someone finally makes space for it. I sat down with Courtney O’Brien (HR leader and community builder) to explore the hidden emotional world inside modern workplaces. We unpack psychological safety, anxiety, spirituality at work, powerful questions, collective healing, and why...

What if the life you’re searching for is hidden inside the things you’ve stopped noticing? Matt Hranek — founder of WM Brown, bestselling author, and storyteller — joins Marc for a conversation about curiosity, craftsmanship, ritual, and the beauty of slowing down in a world addicted to speed. From photography and magazine culture to watches, coffee, saunas, and storytelling, this episode explores...

Former YouTube leader David joins Marc to break down the psychology of great content, what most creators misunderstand about the platform, and what he learned helping build monetization products for creators at YouTube. The conversation also explores burnout, mental health, identity shifts after parenthood, and how David walked away from a high-pressure career at YouTube to build a business aligne...

There’s a moment in every life when what once worked stops working and you have to decide what to do next. Cecily Mak explores the space most people live in—but rarely talk about: the in-between. Not addiction, not crisis but the awareness that something in your life no longer feels aligned. Through her journey of stepping away from alcohol, Cecily discovered that the real work was about listening...

He grew up without limits—roaming forests, facing pain, and learning what it means to be human before the modern world could tell him otherwise. Csaba Lucas shares a radically different perspective on what it means to be human—shaped by a childhood in socialist Hungary, years of elite athletic training, and decades spent living with tribal cultures across Africa, the Amazon, and beyond. From learn...

She spent years mastering the game of business… only to realize the real work was learning how to let go. Julie Meyer spent decades building a global consulting firm, working with some of the world’s biggest brands. Julie opens up about the reality behind high performance—the patterns, pressure, and identity tied to achievement—and what it took to step away from it all. From becoming a “recovering...

Before the whisper, it looked like a life of meaning—until a subconscious message exposed everything underneath. Ben Katt shares the moment that forced him to confront a truth most people avoid: you can build a life that looks meaningful on the outside—and still feel completely disconnected on the inside. After years as a pastor serving others, Ben hit a breaking point that exposed how much of his...

Anna Gudmundson , CEO of Sensate , explores the intersection of technology, nervous system regulation, and human potential. From growing up in Northern Sweden with a deep curiosity for systems, to building a career in early-stage tech, Anna shares how she began to see her own behaviors as patterns—“bugs in her code”—that could be understood and improved. But everything changed when years of stress...

Sleep isn’t just rest—it’s the foundation of your memory, attention, emotional stability, and decision-making. In this conversation, Dr. Michael Breus , “The Sleep Doctor,” breaks down why sleep is the true currency behind mental fitness—and why most people are unknowingly operating at a massive disadvantage. From debunking popular trends like mouth taping and blue light blockers to explaining why...

What a conversation with Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton !" We go inside the mind of a fighter and test pilot who has faced life-or-death decisions in seconds. Where preparation isn’t optional, and hesitation has consequences. But this isn’t just about aviation. It’s about how we live. From growing up through family instability and loss, to becoming an “accidental” fighter pilot, to navigating high-stakes...

What if the biggest breakthroughs in your health didn’t require more supplements, more routines, or more time… but simply focusing on the right 4% ? Marc sits down with entrepreneur and longevity advocate Noah Laith to explore the mindset behind resilience, health, and long-term success. Noah shares the powerful story that reshaped how he interprets life’s challenges, explains why the real pandemi...

Geoff Blades explains why most self-help advice fails, how automatic thought patterns dominate our lives, and why mastering your mind may be the single most important skill for the future. Show Partners: Get your MENTAL FITNESS BLUEPRINT here ! A special thanks to our mental fitness + sweat partner Sip Saunas Personal Socrates : Better Question, Better Life Connect with Marc: https://konect.to/mar...

What if the most important chapter of your life hasn’t been written yet? In this rare in-person conversation, Patricia Sands opens up about grief, reinvention, aging, creativity, and the unexpected power of starting late. Patricia published her first novel at 65. Today, at 80, she has written 13 books — many set in France, a country she fell in love with at 21 while backpacking with friends. But b...

Why is it that we train people to survive under pressure… but never teach them how to come home to themselves? After 20 years serving as a Navy Hospital Corpsman alongside Marines in some of the most demanding environments imaginable, Patrick Nardulli realized something profound: toughness wasn’t the same as resilience. In this episode, Patrick shares his journey from combat medicine to nervous sy...

Why is it that we chase longevity like it’s a number, yet ignore the daily behaviors that are aging us from the inside out? Most of us think longevity is about adding years. But what if it’s really about removing what no longer serves you at the cellular level and at the identity level? Renee Fitton — registered dietitian, longevity specialist, and one of the leading voices in fasting-mimicking sc...

What if mental clarity, emotional regulation, and better sleep weren’t about adding another practice—but undoing a hidden one? In this conversation, Patrick McKeown reveals how chronic over-breathing quietly drives anxiety, rumination, poor sleep, and brain fog. Drawing from decades of research and lived experience, he explains why breathing less (not more) can improve oxygen delivery, blood flow...

Why is it that the stories that change our lives rarely begin with certainty, but with curiosity and risk? Marc sits down with author, ghostwriter, and screenwriter Platte Clark to explore why storytelling isn’t just an art form—it’s a survival tool. From abandoning law school for philosophy, to writing bestselling fiction, to ghostwriting more than two dozen books for thought leaders, Platte shar...

You Don't Need to Try Harder. You Need to Understand the Patterns Running Your Mind. In this solo episode, Marc breaks down a pattern he’s seen across 500+ conversations, boardrooms, and personal turning points: capable, intelligent people who know what to do, yet still feel overwhelmed, stuck, or out of alignment. This episode introduces a practical framework for designing a Mental Fitness Bluepr...

What if grief isn’t something you heal from…but something that teaches you how to love differently? Marc sits down with medium and spiritual guide Michelle Murphy to explore grief not as a problem to solve, but as an experience that reshapes identity, presence, and love itself. Michelle shares what she’s learned from over 20 years of guiding people through loss—why grief lives in the body, why tim...