Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors

In Episode #64, we deconstruct Dana Dunford's peak performance playbook—from her favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on her life. Dana is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hemlane. We cover affordable housing, a love for work, and the power of saying no. “It's important for you to think of the pros and cons of both capitalism as well as keeping culture and roots and technology, a...

In Episode #63, we explore managing rental properties and building the rental management platform of the future. We’re joined by Dana Dunford, Co-founder and CEO of Hemlane. We cover problems in the property management industry, the current technology in that space and, and the co-founder dynamic. “For anyone out there starting a company, just start with one pain point and build something for that...

In Episode #62, we deconstruct Rachel Sanders’ peak performance playbook—from her favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on her life. Rachel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rootine. We cover data-driven health, no-call days, and learning to let go as a founder. “Being a founder is hard. There are a lot of high highs and a lot of low lows, and just making sure that you figure ou...

In Episode #61, we explore building the future of vitamins, micronutrients, and data-driven health. We’re joined by Rachel Sanders, Co-Founder & CEO of Rootine. We cover why the vitamin and supplement industry is broken, the ups and downs of being a founder, and advice for women founders. “Feedback's a gift. The worst thing that you can have as a founder is someone ghosting you or not telling you...

In Episode #59, we explore self-reflection, self improvement, and the Socratic Method. We’re joined by Marc Champagne, author of Personal Socrates. We cover building a mental fitness practice, simplifying the Socratic method, and the writing process. “You need to understand if you're climbing the right mountain to begin with and understand who you're optimizing to become.” – Marc Champagne EPISODE...

In Episode #60, we deconstruct Marc Champagne's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Marc is the author of Personal Socrates: Questions That Will Upgrade Your Life from Legends & World-Class Performers. We cover breathwork, the dialogue about mental health, and building a life wiki with Notion. “The thing that lights me up th...

In Episode #57, we explore network effects and investing in network effect businesses. We’re joined by James Currier, co-founder and general partner of NfX. We cover virality vs. network effects, tweaking rules and systems to take advantage of network effects, and network effects as a business strategy. “Every company is its own work of art, and the founder is the artist.” – James Currier EPISODE...

In Episode #58, we deconstruct James Currier's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. James is General Partner of NfX. We cover working with ADD, bonding curves, and a Buddhist perspective of success. “I think about it from a Buddhist perspective, which is that just being present and being in joy is success, and therefore it's...

In Episode #55, we explore building the fastest email client in the world. We’re joined by Vivek Sodera, co-founder of Superhuman. We cover early failures and learnings as a CEO, empathy and the CEO role, and building an amazing team. “I'm a big believer that a startup, at the end of the day, is a series of experiments to unlock some type of learning or user psychology.” – Vivek Sodera EPISODE GUI...

In Episode #56, we deconstruct Vivek Sodera's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Vivek is the Co-Founder of Superhuman. We cover identifying great founders, opportunities for growth, and having accountability partners for health. “I'm trying to optimize for happiness. I'm not trying to optimize for ego.” – Vivek Sodera EPIS...

In Episode #53, we explore investing in the future of retail and real estate technology. We’re joined by Dave Eisenberg, Founding Partner of Zigg Capital. We cover considerations when creating the cap table, investing in talent, and the future of physical retail. “Great founders never stop recruiting.” — Dave Eisenberg EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscr...

In Episode #54, we deconstruct Dave Eisenberg's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Dave is Founding Partner at Zigg Capital. We cover recruiting executive talent, the wisdom of Winston Churchill, and using negative feedback for growth. “I do believe in direct feedback and specifically from a good place where you want the pe...

In Episode #52, we deconstruct David McDonough's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. David is the Founder and CEO of Commonstock. We cover inspiring newsletters and films, the Eisenhower matrix, and learning from rejection. “My definition of success is impacting as many people as possible in the biggest way possible.” – Davi...

In Episode #51, we explore building a social platform for stocks. We’re joined by David McDonough, founder and CEO of Commonstock. We cover the future of social investing, making investing accessible to all, and the NFT movement. “The loudest voices in the room are seldom the best investors, the people sharing the best knowledge. Sometimes the people who are the quietest are sharing some of the mo...

In Episode #49, we explore lessons in risk, reward, and entrepreneurship. We’re joined by Ryan Boykin, Founder and CEO of REACTIV. We cover building for the long-term, how Atlas Real Estate and REACTIV began, and what makes a person an entrepreneur. “You have to start businesses with an eye towards what they will become, but also an eye towards some of the risk associated with it. And a two-miracl...

In Episode #50, we deconstruct Ryan Boykin's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Ryan is Co-Founder and Partner at Atlas Real Estate and Co-Founder of REACTIV. We cover daily fasting, emotional intelligence, and learning from business failures. “I don't think success is an endpoint. People say, ‘I'll have been successful whe...

In Episode #47, we explore psychedelics and democratizing access to psychedelic therapy with Jack Swain, Head of Clinical Operations at Mindbloom. We cover why Mindbloom is focused on treating depression and anxiety, Mindbloom’s treatment model and clinicians, and the importance of journaling in mental health therapy. “The research around psychedelics is just unreal; the potential of these medicin...

In Episode #48, we deconstruct Jack Swain's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Jack is the Head of Clinical Operations at Mindbloom. We cover daily habits, being a super optimist, and focusing on true success. “I'm a super optimist. I'm generally pretty buoyant. I see the silver lining in just about everything. Throughout l...

In Episode #46, we explore optimizing risk, return, and impact in investing with Sir Ronald Cohen, author of Impact: Optimizing Risk, Return, and Impact in Investing. We cover the three major forces that increase gains with impact investing, how larger companies are addressing impact, and how companies can get started in making a positive impact.  “If you want to run a big successful company or a...

In Episode #44, we explore the future of consumer brands and what the best ones get right with Dan Frommer, Founder of the New Consumer. We cover what technology can unlock for brands, how legacy brands fail to serve the consumer, and how small and direct-to-consumer brands can grow in today’s market. “That's the lesson here: the businesses that figure out how to use technology to the best of thei...

In Episode #45, we deconstruct Dan Frommer's peak performance playbook—from his favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on his life. Dan is the Founder and Editor in Chief of The New Consumer. We cover creative serendipity, the Remarkable tablet, and learning from chefs. “I think I do my best work when I can really see whatever passion or expertise someone has in their creati...

In Episode #27, we explore the past, present, and future of collectibles and fractional ownership with Rob Petrozzo, Founder of Rally. We cover the asset allocation model and investment priorities of the next generation, the process of bringing museum-quality assets to the Rally platform, and handling physical assets in Rally’s retail store and warehouse. “You have no choice now—being a Swiss army...

In this Replay Episode, we explore why and how to invest in gold. We’re joined by Simon Mikhailovich, Co-Founder of The Bullion Reserve. We cover cycles of financial euphoria, the three ways to get out of debt, and whether people should invest in gold ETFs. “The most important thing is that technology evolves, but people don't. That's the biggest lesson of history—humans don't change.” – Simon Mik...

In Episode #42, we explore adaptogens and building a better coffee alternative with Lopa van der Mersch, Founder and CEO of Rasa. We cover the concept of energy intelligence, the importance of herb sourcing and trained staff to Rasa’s success, and how branding and product quality breeds customer loyalty.  “Right now my question is, is this something that I and only I can do? And I'm prioritizing e...

In Episode #43, we deconstruct Lopa van der Mersch's peak performance playbook—from her favorite book to the tiny habit that's had the biggest impact on her life. Lopa is the Founder and CEO of Rasa. We cover CEO retreats, Kalari, and learning from failure. “Living what you are uniquely here to do in integrity with that, because if you're doing that, you're not going to burn yourself out. If you'r...