Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal

Noah Kagan has gone from being employee #30 at Facebook, #4 at Mint, to now owning the Sumo Group of apps, and is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs start, market and grow their business. In the conversation, we chat about what he learned after being fired from Facebook, how he built a 8 figure business, the things you can do now to get a head start in your career, and some productivity tips too....

Brandon Sanderson is my favourite author of all time. He writes incredible fantasy books, including Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive, and wrote the final 3 books of The Wheel of Time. Brandon's output is legendary - he writes books almost faster than we can read them, and he teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. I recorded this episode with Brandon as a live stream during the 20...

In this episode, I become an interviewee on my podcast as I have a conversation with the general manager of my business, Angus. We chat about how I transitioned from making YouTube videos in my bedroom to having a studio in London and a team of 18 people, how I’m thinking about taking the business forward in different ways and the concepts from the new book I’m writing. Enjoy xx 💌 My Book Journey...

As Season 2 of the podcast draws to an end, I look back at some of the best moments from the season, including conversations with Dr Julie Smith, James Hoffmann, Logan Ury, Julian Hearn, Kharma Medic and Oliver Burkeman. 📣 End of season survey to hear your thoughts on the podcast, it takes 3 mins :) - https://aliabdaal.typeform.com/to/cmuTQTCG 00:00 Intro 02:04 Lessons in meaningful living 14.36...

Patricia Bright is a creator, entrepreneur, and one of the most influential YouTuber's of our time with 2.85 million YouTube subscribers on he fashion and beauty channel Patricia Bright and over half a million subscribers on her finance channel The Break. But her life wasn’t always like this. Her journey started on a council estate in South London and, in her own words, she knew what it felt like...

Hey friends, my guest this week is Rupy Aujla - an NHS medical doctor, entrepreneur and podcaster who’s life changed when he suffered a serious heart condition at the age of 23 while working busy shifts as a hospital doctor. But with the power of nutrition and lifestyle changes Rupy was actually able to reverse his condition. He then started his blog, The Doctor’s Kitchen, which soon evolved into...

A lot of the time we can find ourselves on this hamster wheel of trying to optimise every waking hour of our days, hyper-focused on time and paranoid about how the decisions we make today will influence our future selves. But ultimately the hamster wheel just keeps on spinning when we don’t take a moment to slow down, reflect and enjoy the moment. Nasir Kharma is a medical student King’s College L...

Many of us dream about turning our passion or hobby into the thing we do everyday, but very few of us actually do it. In this episode I talk to World Barista Champion and co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters James Hoffmann about how he had the confidence to make a career out of coffee. Expect to hear how he built a bricks and mortar business from scratch, his regrets about hustling and burnou...

What’s involved in the equation for success? Some say its talent, innate intelligence, education, privilege, grit, or simply dumb luck. Regardless of how many of these things you think may or may not be on your side, my guest this week will show you how to level up your motivations and aspirations to get the success you want. Bobby Seagull started his life from humble beginnings living on a counci...

Whether we like it or not, our desire for status is a fundamental human motive. You’re the hero in your own story that you live out each day and ultimately it’s the unconscious status game you play that defines who you are. But is our desire for status such a bad thing? Will Storr, author of The Status Game tells us that status is what drives you to be a better person, more confident and more succ...

These days we hear a lot of stories about people who start companies at 17 or 18 years old which can make most of us feel as though we've missed our chance - but it's never too late to start a business. Julian Hearn started his career digging holes in a road and doing night shifts at a petrol station. He’s now the owner of multi-million dollar powdered food replacement company, Huel, after foundin...

We take around 25,000 breaths per day and we don’t really give it much thought. But in this episode you'll learn that how you take those breaths can actually determine your quality of life, sleep, blood pressure and even your chances of suffering from heart failure. 🔗 CONNECT WITH MIKE 🎥 YouTube Channel 💻 Website 🎙 Breathcast Podcast 🫁 Get a 22% discount off of Mike's 5 Week Functional Breathi...

Logan Ury is a Behavioural Scientist turned dating coach who recently authored the bestselling book, How to Not Die Alone. Logan’s also the Director of Relationship Science at the dating app Hinge where she leads a research team dedicated to helping people find love. In our conversation we discuss all things relationships and dating including how to apply behavioural science insights to the world...

All of us have different areas of our lives that we'd like to improve. But investing in a life coach isn't always an option. Hasan Kubba is my business coach and the author of the business book of the year 2021 ‘The Unfair Advantage: How You Already Have What It Takes To Succeed’. In the conversation we talk about some of the concepts in his book as well as having a mini coaching session so you ca...

Hannah is a Sex and Relationships Educator, Author and Podcaster whose been making online content for over 10 years. She’s known for having open and taboo busting conversations about sex and relationships, stoma and disability and in this episode we sit down for a chat about how she gained the confidence to start creating sex and relationships content on Youtube, why we should start talking about...

The average human lifespan is around 4,000 weeks - this sounds scary but it's also incredibly empowering. Journalist and Author Oliver Burkeman says that facing our finitude and how little control we have over our lives is key to living a truly fulfilling and meaningfully productive life. For many years Oliver wrote a popular weekly column on psychology, happiness and productivity for The Guardian...

"It's not about what happens to you it's about how you respond when hard stuff happens" - Dr Julie Smith After practicing as a Clinical Psychologist for over a decade, Dr Julie Smith decided it was her mission to make high quality and engaging mental health education more accessible online. So she started using TikTok as a platform for therapy. A year and a bit later, Julie has built a following o...

Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. In each episode, Ali has conversations with guests from wide-ranging areas around the five pillars of a good life: health, wealth, love, happiness and impact - to empower you to li...

As the first season of the podcast draws to a close I look back at some of the most inspiring moments from the season including from conversations with Ben Francis, Krissy Cela, Chris Williamson, Unjaded Jade, Mrwhosetheboss and Dr Grace Lordan. One of the biggest lessons I've learned from all the guests who've appeared this season is that we should embrace uncertainty and the idea of having a pla...

"What would you happily dedicate your time to for free? That thing is embedded in your purpose" - Vee Kativhu In this weeks episode I have the privilege of speaking to educational YouTuber, activist and author of Empowered: Life Your Life With Passion and Purpose,  Vee Kativhu . In the conversation we talk about Vee's journey through education, the challenges she faced, her mission for girls educa...

"This is the new age of influencers and every brand wants to be a part of it" - Arun Maini  Arun Maini is the UK’s number one tech influencer, with over 10 million followers across his social media, and over 1.2 billion views on his youtube channel Mrwhosetheboss. In the episode we talk about his early life, how he chose to become a YouTuber over taking a traditional career path, how he built a 10...

"Success doesn't come without sacrifice" - Natacha Océane In this weeks episode Ali chats to YouTuber and Ironman athlete Natacha Océane. Natacha quit her PhD in Biophysics to start a YouTube channel that tests fitness theories and translates the science behind health and fitness to address information gaps. In our conversation they discuss her feelings around quitting academia, fears of putting h...

"If you want to try and be your version of someone else, the best that you can hope for is being second best in the world at it" - Chris Williamson Chris Williamson is a club promoter, TEDx Speaker, YouTuber and Podcaster. His podcast 'Modern Wisdom' shares life lessons from the smartest people on the planet including the likes of Jordan Peterson, Ryan Holiday and James Clear and was born out of C...

"There's one of you in this world, you're in this world for a very short period of time, do something magical with it" - Krissy Cela In this weeks episode of Deep Dive Ali sits down for a chat with Krissy Cela. Krissy first started posting fitness videos on Instagram and YouTube in 2017 while studying for a law degree. Fast forward 4 years and Krissy has built a health and fitness empire with the...

"With patience water can erode rocks, so with patience and perseverance you can do anything" - Oliver Cookson In this weeks episode Ali sits with down award-winning British entrepreneur, Oliver Cookson. Oliver left school aged 16 with just one GCSE and went on to become one of the UK's leading self-made millionaires after founding sports nutrition business Myprotein. Earlier this year Oliver relea...