Growth Minds with Sean Kim

Moran Cerf is a neuroscientist and business professor at the Kellogg School of Management and the neuroscience program at Northwestern University. His academic research uses methods from neuroscience to understand the underlying mechanisms of our psychology, behavior change, emotion, decision making, and dreams. He holds multiple patents and has mentored over 50 students and published over 70 acad...

Daniel H. Pink is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including his latest,  The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward , published in February .  His other books include the  New York Times bestsellers When and A Whole New Mind — as well as the #1  New York Times  bestsellers  Drive and  To Sell is Human. In our conversation, we t...

Naveen Jain is a self-made billionaire entrepreneur, and currently co-founder of Viome. Viome is a health testing company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze an individual's gut biology to gain insights into their health. In our conversation, we talked about: The difference between good & great entrepreneurs Advantages of starting new businesses outside of our expertise How to dr...

Dr. Paul Conti is a psychiatrist, consultant, and author of Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic. In Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic , Dr. Conti examines the most recent research, clinical best practices, and dozens of real-life stories to present a deeper, richer, and more urgent view of trauma. We discussed how Dr. Conti defines a traumatic event, the 3 different types of traumas, the hidden side effec...

Robert J. Sternberg is an American psychologist and psychometrician. He is a Professor of Human Development at Cornell University. Sternberg has a BA from Yale University and a PhD from Stanford University, under advisor Gordon Bower. Karin Sternberg, PhD is a Research Associate at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, a joint program of School of Public Health and J. F. Kennedy School...

Johann Hari is a writer, journalist, and a three-times New York Times Bestselling Author of Stolen Focus, Lost Connections, and Chasing the Scream. In our conversation we talked about the origins of why our brains are not wired to focus in modern times, the negative costs to us as individuals and society when we can't pay attention, tips & stratgies to regain focus, how to think deeper, and mo...

Charles Hoskinson is a technology entrepreneur and mathematician. He co-founded Ethereum, Cardano (IOHK), and Invictus, and is an avid evangelist of decentralization. In our conversation, we talked about what gaining wealth has taught him about life, the most important role that cryptocurrency plays in our society, future applications of blockchain, why Africa will be the wealthiest continent by 2...

Drew Ramsey, M.D. is a psychiatrist, one psychiatry’s leading proponents of Nutritional Psychiatry and author of Eat To Beat Depression and Anxiety. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is the author of four books concerning food and mental health, including the award-winning cookbook Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients that F...

Dr. Jason Fung is a Canadian nephrologist. He’s a world-leading expert on intermittent fasting and low carb, especially for treating people with type 2 diabetes. He has written three best-selling health books and he co-founded the Intensive Dietary Management program. In our conversation, we discuss the origins of fasting, why most of us have been misinformed about fasting & nutrition facts, b...

Vanessa is Lead Investigator at Science of People. She is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People. Her book has been translated into 15 different languages and more than 30 million people watch her on YouTube. This is her 2nd time on the podcast, as the first one had great reception from you. If you enjoyed this conversation, I'd recommend checking out her n...

Devora Zack is the CEO of Only Connect Consulting, a Washington Post bestselling author, and keynote speaker.  In our conversation, we discussed how anyone can use simple strategies to become a better networker (even if you're an introvert), the power of focus & how to get more done, and ways to be a better leader in the workplace.  Hope you enjoy this one! If you enjoy the podcast,...

Evan Carmichael is an entrepreneur, author, and YouTube content creator with over 3.2M subscribers. At 19, he built then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to $15M. He's the author of Built to Serve, and has been recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 40 Social Marketing Talents. More about Evan: Website: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/ YouTube: h...

Scott Young is an author, blogger, and learning expert. His work focuses on helping you master the techniques and strategies to learn any skill faster.    Scott's blog: https://www.scotthyoung.com Grab his book ultralearning here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K6MF8MD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short&...

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. He's the host of multiple bestselling books on astrophysics, and host of StarTalk, Cosmos, and more. Highlights of our conversation: Mysteries that keep Neil up at night How to ask better questions Neil's honest opinion on Neuralink and the singularity Difference between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos What space exploration will...

Eric Pilon-Bignell is a best selling author, speaker, and pragmatic futurist.    Eric is a pragmatic futurist focused on addressing disruption by increasing the creative capacity of individuals, teams, and organizations to ignite change, innovation, and foster continuous growth. Eric has an undergraduate degree in engineering, an MBA in Information Systems, and a Ph. D. in Global Leaders...

Kai-Fu Lee is the co-founder of Sinovation Ventures, a venture capital firm funding Chinese start-ups.  Before this, he was the president of Google China, and founder of Microsoft Resaerch Asia.  He's also the inventor of a speaker-independent, continuous speech recognition system.   Watch his TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/kai_fu_lee_how_ai_can_save_our_humanity?language=en&nb...

Garrain Jones has had one of the most difficult journeys life can throw at you.   Kidnapped by four, near-death experience at ten, juvenile detention at thirteen, and living out of his car in his twenties.   Hear his full story, and how he overcame all adversities to become a millionaire.   (00:00) Introduction (07:06) Using your skills (11:05) Turning Garrain's life around (17:40)...

Debbie Millman is an author, designer, and creator of one of the longest running podcasts Design Matters. Timestamps: (03:15) Finding an occupation (12:54) Independence   (14:48) Dealing with rejection (20:52) Creativity   (28:54) Inspiration sources (35:07) Prioritizing relationships   (43:20) Working hard vs smart (49:53) Comparing to others   (1:01:16) 10 Year Plan If you en...

Eric Johnson is a behavioral economics researcher, author, and professor at Columbia Business School.  We talked about the one psychological bias that all humans have that leads us to make poor decisions, specific tactics that we can do to make better choices in life and business, and persuasion tips.   Timestamps: (01:47) Choice architecture (05:15) Loss aversion   (09:25) Fear of...

Flula Borg is a German actor, comedian, DJ, and YouTube personality.  If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes and a rating on our Spotify show ? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! Subscribe on YouTube: htt...

Tim Urban is the co-founder and writer of Wait But Why (waitbutwhy.com), a long-form blog discussing topics like artificial intelligence, future technology, relationships, procrastination, career, and more.   Tim's TED Talk on procrastination has been viewed more than 50 million times, and his blog has caught the attention of people like Elon Musk. #elonmusk #neuralink #procrastination  ...

Jo Koy is a stand-up comedian with multiple stand-up specials on Comedy Central and Netflix.  Learn more here: http://www.jokoy.com/ TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) - Introduction (1:30) - The Jo Koy name (8:20) - Opening up about his brother (15:10) - Prejudice (25:30) - Biggest risks (43:30) - Rejection (48:45) - Depression (54:15) - Bobby Lee (1:07:50) - Bombing on stage (1:17:00) - Purpose & Motiv...

Greg McKeown is the bestselling author of Essentialism, Effortless, Multiplers, and a keynote speaker.   He is the CEO of McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!.  His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine. He is among the mos...

Ray Couture is an astrologer, who you may recognize from the viral video (16M+ views) of guessing random stranger's zodiac signs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd-yH8hzTLs  We got into discussion around the history of astrology, what Ray looks for when he's doing a reading, a dive into each astrology sign and their strengths & weaknesses, and much more.    About Ray: Ray Coutu...

Dr. Adam Gazzaley is your modern day Renaissance man. He's an American neuroscientist, author, photographer, entrepreneur and inventor.    He founded Neuroscape, a translational neuroscience center designing and developing novel brain assessment and optimization tools to impact education, wellness, and medicine practices. He's the Chief Science Advisor of Sensync and Akili Interactive, t...