Coffee with The Greats by Miles Fisher

From building birdhouses as a kid in rural Ohio to selling a nine-figure real estate tech company to Zillow, Austin Allison talks about growing up with a carpenter father, hitting rock bottom at 16, and how chasing passion over money shaped everything from marathon running to reinventing second home ownership.

Humorist and screenwriter Simon Rich talks about growing up in New York, developing a "no reviews" philosophy, and how relentless daily writing shaped his career, from Harvard to Saturday Night Live to creating Man Seeking Woman

We wrap the season with Dr. Condoleeza Rice Dr. Rice is among the most distinguished diplomats, political scientists and professors alive today. Born in the 1950’s in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Rice shares with us her upbringing under two extraordinary parents, how an intense focus on figure skating snapped her out of being a procrastinator, how the great classical musical composers taught her subli...

This week we're joined by former Executive Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems , John Chambers .  John is one of the most respected business leaders globally, and his list of accomplishments is staggering. In his first ten years leading Cisco, he made 10,000 employees millionaires, but John shares some incredible life stories and reveals what he believes the currency of leadership is. He also o...

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are some of the most extraordinary individuals of the 21st century...They are investors, former Olympic rowers, and founders of Winklevoss Capital and Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange .  Their athleticism is Olympian. Their IQ is off the charts. But you'll hear that it's their EQ (emotional quotient), which reveals a thoughtfulness and sensitivity that's one of the...

David Rubenstein has a list of accomplishments from building one of the most prestigious private equity firms, The Carlye Group , to being the chairman of the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts, The Smithsonian Institution, and The Council on Foreign Relations. David shares how he  wasn't  a "big dreamer" growing up, how asking himself "What would his mother think?" helped guide himself,...

Miles speaks with Jeremy Zimmer , co-founder and CEO of United Talent Agency . Jeremy speaks about the lessons he’s learned in the 40+ years in Hollywood. He shares what makes a great agent, the purpose of a celebrity, and how keeping commitments is the key to a life well-lived. ** This episode is sponsored by Bixby Coffee Roasters . Hosted by Miles Fisher **

Herb Kelleher was the Founder and CEO of Southwest Airlines –– an extraordinary entrepreneur who was thought of as a modern day cowboy.  This interview is among the last he gave before passing in 2019. Publishing it now feels poignant, as this conversation is what led to creating Coffee with The Greats. Herb discusses his origins and the risks he took in creating the beloved Southwest Airline...

Miles and Richard sit down with media mogul and legendary entrepreneur Bob Pittman , Chairman & CEO of iHeartMedia. Bob was the CEO of MTV Networks and the cofounder and programmer who led the team that created MTV. Pittman has also been a radio and TV programmer, marketer, investor and media entrepreneur who has had multiple careers in a number of consumer-focused industries.  Miles and...

Miles and Richard chat with philanthropist and financier Mike Milken. Mike shares how he transformed the world of finance and what he learned from it.  ** This episode is sponsored by Bixby Coffee Roasters . Hosted by Miles Fisher **

We sit down with Bob Iger , Executive Chairman of the Walt Disney Corporation.  Bob has been employed within the same company for 46 years. First at ABC television, rising the ranks within their sports, before eventually making his way to Disney, where he became CEO in 2005. Bob has built on Disney's rich history of storytelling innovation with the acquisitions of Pixar , Marvel , Lucasfilm a...

As we wrap our first season, we decided to turn the mic on Richard W. Fisher , Mile's father. Richard has an incredibly inspiring story and led a distinguished career in the public and private sectors. This eye-opening episode is followed by Richard and Miles answering a few listener questions about life, and the constant exploration to better ourselves through the stories of others. ** Coffee wit...

Roger Staubach is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football, but his path to success was anything but usual. After winning the Heisman Trophy playing for the Naval Academy, Staubach served five years in the United States Navy before starting with the Dallas Cowboys as a rookie at age 27. And yet, football is just part of his story. After hanging up his cleats, he went on to...

Randall Stephenson joins to discuss emotional quotient, the value of diversity, and how uprooting his family to Mexico served as the catalyst to becoming CEO of the world’s largest telecommunications company,  AT&T. ** Coffee with the Greats is produced by Blamo Media

In this second episode, we talk to Ajay Banga about his family history growing up in India, what he learned from his parents’ struggles, and how he gambled a promising career at Nestle to go down a path that led him to becoming the CEO of one of the largest financial corporations in the world, Mastercard. ** Coffee with the Greats is produced by Blamo Media

Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon chats about growing up in Queens, what he learned from Abe Lincoln, and how he went from losing his job to becoming one of the top bankers in the world.  ** Coffee with the Greats is produced by Blamo Media

What does it mean to be great, and how do we get there?  Join host, Miles Fisher as he sits down with some of the most accomplished and notable people to unpack and understand this age-old question. Coming July 15th