Spiraling Up w/ Greg

Another founder episode! Juan is the founder of Picker Express, an on-demand delivery API in Latin America. I invested in him in 2021, and was reminded by our conversation how good he is at communicating his vision for his company. Unlike the vast ajority of founders, Juan hasn't pivoted and is still pursuing the exact same mission he pitched to me 3 years ago.  00:01:00 Welcome Juan! 00:03:5...

This was the highlight of my time in Mexico. Great acid and great people; my 2 favorite things in life. This was also the first time Valerie and Jeffrey ahd seen each other in 2 years, so it was a pretty wild environment to be doing acid, but it turned out to be one of my favorite days in a while. So glad I documented today. 00:00:40 Hot air baloon 00:05:38 Pujol 00:11:38 Recipe Stealing 00:19:28...

Cousin Trish is back! Trish decided last minute to come visit Jeffrey and I in Mexico City, and we recorded a podcast to check in with each other's lives and talk through the things on our mind.  00:00:20 Channeling 00:07:52 Microdosing 00:27:24 Ketamine therapy 00:39:06 Dalli Dynamics 00:48:20 Are we rich? 00:56:50 Women Only! 01:08:46 Leveling up 01:11:40 Trish's love life 01:19:40 Tra...

Emilio is the founder of Kodda, a habit and happiness app that I invested in back in 2021. Emilio has done a lot of self-work and is a very magnetic person. We had a pretty deep conversation about happiness, startups, and habits. I love how this episode turned out, hope you do too.  00:00:20 Welcome Emilio! 00:01:20 What was Kodda? 00:06:54 The Pivot 00:19:30 Building a brand 00:23:32 Emilio'...

Welcome to Mexico City! Loving it here so far. Goign to record some great episodes while I'm here. 00:00:20 Mexico City 00:06:46 Tahoe 00:10:30 Living fast 00:15:34 Taxes & politics 00:23:36 Hi Jeffrey! Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

Meghan is a long-time friend who happened to be visiting SF this weekend. She is also a writer, you can see the link below for something she wrote. This is a pretty heavy conversation, so please be warned if you are senstiive to topics such as depression and suicide.  00:00:20 How we met 00:07:04 Steven 00:29:08 Dating 00:57:54 Meghan today 01:04:48 Rachel Breakup 01:10:16 Embracing labels 01:26:5...

Mir is the owner of Wicked Grounds, a education platform for the kink and BDSM community . We cover a lot from Wicked Grounds, to kink war stories, to our own journeys through kink and self-exploration. Trigger warning to those who are uncomfortable talking about or hearing about sex, this episode may be a bit rough for you. Please Support Mir & Wicked Grounds!   Shop @ Wicked Grounds Take Cla...

Shorter one today, enjoy! 00:00:20 Schism 00:03:54 Recent convos 00:06:46 New biz idea 00:12:38 Upcoming life Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

I've known Grant for 15 years now, and was pretty excited to have him on the podcast. He is a listener which always makes it more fun. Hope you enjoy! 00:00:40 Grant's podcast thoughts 00:03:26 Grant's emotional journey 00:14:50 Dating 00:17:48 More podcast thoughts 00:23:10 Grant's thoughts on Rachel and I 00:34:46 Acid overdose story 00:40:24 Helping people 00:54:32 Ayauasca...

Jim is the founder of Uncovered, a startup focused on helping to find resolutions to unsolved murders using their users experience, dedication, and expertise. This conversation started as a view into what it's like running a company like this, and took a turn towards the personal. Huge props to Jim for staying vulnerable and engaged. Love this episode and so grateful to Jim for making it happ...

I'm going to start recommending content that I encounter that I think is really well made. Below is a history podcast whose first 6 episodes are a deep dive into the Israel <> Palestine conflict. Highly recommend if you are interested in understanding how we got to this point. The Martyrmade Podcast 00:00:40 South Carolina 00:09:30 Kratom company update 00:29:20 49ers vs. Lions 00:36:44...

This is a live recording from my joint birthday bash with Amy. Same format as Friendsgiving, lots of cool conversations. I added a debrief from the following morning this time which I think turned out pretty great. Will try to do this for future episodes. Please check out Troy's furniture company and support him if you like it! IG: Formless Furniture Site: Formless Furniture 00:00:40 Jacob 00...

This is a first date episode with Heather, someone I met on Bloom. These first date podcasts are harder to do as people generally don't want to be recorded on a first date, so huge props to Heather for being brave enough to do this.  00:24:20 First impressions 00:14:52 Polysecure 00:17:06 Polyamory 00:24:20 Mental flexibility 00:33:32 Motivation 00:42:42 Having passions 00:54:04 Healther&apos...

First life update of 2024! 00:02:16 Jackie 00:07:18 Communication 00:12:02 Jackie pt. 2 00:15:24 Does Time heal all? 00:18:28 Sensitivity mirror 00:28:38 2024 outlook 00:36:56 Mediate.me Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

The famous Nathan finally makes a podcast appearance! Nathan has been editing my podcast since its inception and is most of the reason this podcast is any good. Hope you enjoy the great Nathan. 00:00:40 Nathan's music journey 00:08:16 Dutch engineering 00:12:52 Behind the spiral 00:27:08 Headaches 00:37:36 Why spiral?  00:49:28 My tattoos 00:59:42 Working together Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg...

Recorded Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my fam. Had to get all of the weight loss challenge stuff on wax, so here it is. Huge shout out to my parents for hiring a professional commentator and DJ to handle all the walk up music and announcements. The power of Task Rabbit! Hope you all enjoy this. I turn 34 today, and this was a super fun episode to publish today.   00:00:40 Pre-weigh intervie...

WARNING: This is a pretty intense episode, so please be prepared. After spending more than 20 hours on this episode, I can honestly say this is my proudest creation. This was such an emotionally difficult piece of art to make, and I thought about giving up so many times. Now that it's done, I'm so glad I pushed myself and am sharing this with the world. Show Links: Physician Support Hotl...

Last life update of the year! The last 10 days of this year are pretty packed, so this is a shorter episode. Happy holidays! 00:00:20 Yosemite Episode 00:03:06 Dating break 00:05:48 Weight loss finale 00:09:48 Upcoming plans 00:13:28 Acid doodles Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email: spiralingupwgreg@gmail.com with questions / commments

A bit on the surprised side that it took me a year of podcasting to publish an acid episode, but here we go. Definitely a lot I would want to do differently next time, but liked how this turned out. Hope you enjoy! Frederic Chopin - Nocturne No 20 00:00:20 Trip intentions 00:03:30 Rachel joins the chat 00:04:54 Conspiracy corner 00:18:02 Eat the rich 00:27:12 Scared politicians 00:38:56 Money talk...

Second podcast with Rachel was a roller coaster. Started a bit rough but I think we ended up talking about a lot of important stuff. 00:00:40 Welcome Rachel! 00:01:20 Delusional Greg 00:16:04 What is openness?  00:59:14 College co-dependence 01:15:56 Can we do better? 01:21:50 College lessons 01:50:22 Our first jobs 02:04:22 Life cycles Instagram: @spiralingupwgreg Artwork by Luca & Amy Email:...

Been thinking a lot about comfortability lately and how I want to comunicate in my relationships. These ideas are still pretty raw, and will evolve over time, but this is a good insight into how I process thoughts at the beginning phases of development.  00:00:40 Ankle update 00:04:32 Comfort currency 00:14:38 Emotional canaries 00:19:58 Improving my communication 00:02:50 Shoutout Nathan! 00:30:4...

"5th annual friendsgiving literally a record for the books. That's literally what it was. Duh..." - Sabrina For this Friendsgiving, I set up mics in the studio and left them running all night. These are some of the conversations that got captured. 00:00:30 Intro 00:01:38 Sabrina 00:04:40 Eric 00:05:22 Jacob b2b Victoria 00:24:54 Mom 00:39:50 Mom b3b Amy b3b DP 00:43:14 DP 00:47:50 L...

The Jacob pod is in the books. This was a pretty hard podcast to make chapter markers for because the conversation flowed very seamlessly from one topic to the next.  Jacob has grown so much since I first met him, and it was great to talk to him about his thoughts on life and see how he has changed over time. Can't wait to record round 2 with him. 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:28 Podcast evolution 00:...

This is a sibs episode with Jeffrey and Amy where we debriefed our Burning Man experience.  So far, this is definitely one of the epinfsodes I'm most proud of. Covered a lot of stuff, and the editing for this was a total nightmare. Shout out Nathan! 00:00:40 BM Planning 00:05:12 Moop! 00:10:44 Flood 00:27:10 Dickstruck 00:32:02 Zendo 00:53:06 Jerky 01:00:02 KGeorge 01:06:26 Music recap 01:12:...

This is a live recording from Aftershock 2023, a metal festival in Sacramento. Since this was recorded outside the studio, and while all of us were on drugs, the recording quality is a little rough, but I'm glad I was able to capture part of this experience. This was my 4th year at Aftershock and the only piece of media I have to remember it, so hope you enjoy. If it seems like we abruptly sw...