The 1% with Deepak Sharma

What happens when a pharmacist stops accepting the prescription and starts asking why? In this episode of The 1%, Deepak Sharma sits down with Ariana Medizade, Doctor of Pharmacy, functional nutritionist, founder of CINIS, and the creator behind The Wellness Pharm with over 600,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram, to break down why your wellness routine might be working against you. During p...

What if you could run an eight-figure business from a catamaran in the Bahamas? In this episode of The 1% Podcast, Deepak Sharma joins entrepreneur John Snedegar aboard his catamaran, Disco Daddy, to explore what it really takes to build a successful business while living life on your own terms. John is the founder of a nationwide telehealth company that has served over 21,000 patients. But instea...

What if the business you built for freedom is actually the thing taking your freedom away? In this episode of The 1% Podcast, Deepak Sharma sits down with Ravi Abuvala, founder of Scaling With Systems, for a conversation about building businesses that can grow without consuming your entire life. Ravi breaks down the systems and frameworks he has developed after working with thousands of businesses...

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances, but the beliefs running underneath them? In this episode of The 1% Podcast, Deepak Sharma sits down with high-performance mental coach Brandon Epstein for a deep conversation on rewiring the subconscious, letting go of fear, and becoming the version of yourself capable of creating the life you actually want. Brandon works with hi...

20 arrests. A drug addict mother. An ultimatum: jail or the military. Today he runs a $25M company. In this episode of The 1% Show, Deepak Sharma sits down with Chris Cavallini — former Navy deep sea diver, eight-figure entrepreneur, and founder of Nutrition Solutions — for a conversation about what it actually costs to build something meaningful. Chris shares the full arc: 17 arrests before his 1...

Millions of dollars. Viral success. Financial freedom. None of it guarantees fulfillment. In this episode of The 1% Deep, Deepak Sharma sits down with entrepreneur and creator Blair Richards for one of the most honest conversations we've had on the podcast. Blaire shares the unconventional path that made her a millionaire, why she walked away from a massively successful business, and what she's le...

This week I sat down with Adam Chapman, entrepreneur, coach, and one of the most unapologetic voices in the world of blue collar business. Before the client wins, the Panama move, and the six figure exits, Adam was cleaning windows out of the back of his car in Canada. He built his first company with nothing but hustle, sold it, and is now helping hundreds of others build their own through Home Se...

This week on The 1% Podcast, Deepak sits down with Jonah Kest, a Nike Master Trainer and one of the leading voices in breathwork, movement, and mental resilience. Jonah shares his journey from growing up around yoga to becoming a global coach, and how his path has always been rooted in one core idea: mastering yourself before anything else. What starts as a conversation about fitness quickly evolv...

This week on The 1% Podcast, Deepak sits down with Jake Nauseef, a content creator who gained over 450,000 followers in less than a year by doing what most people overlook: staying consistent. Jake breaks down how documenting simple daily routines turned into a powerful personal brand, and why you don’t need extreme habits to stand out, just the discipline to show up every day. From posting multip...

In this episode of The 1% Podcast, Deep sits down with Robert Breedlove for a conversation that challenges how you think about money, identity, and the way you operate in the world. What starts as a discussion about money quickly turns into something much deeper. Robert breaks down what money actually is, not just as currency, but as a tool for freedom, communication, and optionality in your life....

Deep sits down with Sam Maxwell, entrepreneur and co-founder of Cold Life, for a conversation on reinvention, resilience, and what it really takes to build a premium brand in a crowded market. Sam shares how he went from failed e-commerce ventures, addiction, and rock bottom to founding one of the fastest-growing cold plunge companies on the market, and why cold therapy became the catalyst that ch...

Deep sits down with Madeleine Raiford, short-term rental coach and business strategist, for a conversation that might completely change how you think about leverage, systems, and freedom. Madeleine runs a 7-figure short-term rental business with 20+ Airbnb “doors”… in less than an hour a week. How? She breaks down the exact mindset and operating system behind it: documenting every task, building S...

Deep sits down with Trevor Hague, brand builder and founder of TBD Ventures, to unpack what it really takes to build and scale modern CPG brands, and why discipline is the foundation for everything. They start with the morning routine that’s non negotiable for Trevor (wake up early, gratitude, move the body), and why doing the hardest thing first changes the rest of your day as an entrepreneur and...

Deep sits down with Fred Talisman, a relationship coach with 50+ years of experience, to break down why so many couples stay stuck in the same fights for years, and how he’s helped thousands of people get out of crisis fast and rebuild something that actually lasts. Fred shares the core philosophy behind his work: stop obsessing over “why” things happen and focus on “how” they happen, because skil...

Deep sits down with Jay Roberts, real estate developer and CEO of The Prosper Group, to break down how he went from Wall Street to building a $2.8B+ real estate development pipeline with over 1,300 luxury residences in progress. This conversation explores how elite operators actually think and execute at scale. Jay shares the habits he lives by, why “money loves speed,” and how he evaluates opport...

Deep sits down with Jon Slavet, entrepreneur, father of five, and candidate for Governor of California, for a conversation that moves fast between family, business, and the future of the most influential state in America. Jon shares what pushed him from building companies and growing his podcast into stepping into the political arena, why he believes California needs a reset after decades of one-p...

After almost 7 years and 115 episodes, I have to shut down "It's Not That Deep"... here's why

Deep sits down with Visionary Noir, a magician whose work regularly leaves rooms in complete disbelief, from intimate street moments to a six-hour warehouse party for Kanye West using nothing but a single deck of cards. But this conversation goes far beyond tricks. Noir breaks down how magic is really about storytelling, presence, and understanding human attention, and why the need to “know how it...

Deep sits down with Alex Lotier, founder of Culture Media, the media company behind some of the biggest sneaker and sports content on the internet, with over five million followers across platforms. Alex breaks down the wild moment that changed everything, the viral video that hit 500 million views across 30 days, and how that single swing reshaped the entire business from a sneaker resale brand i...

Deep sits down with Josh Fear , a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Moves Method , a mobility and injury prevention company helping over 150,000 people worldwide. Josh breaks down how they cut through one of the most saturated industries on the planet by targeting a specific pain point, building real systems, and raising the standard of what “results” actually means. He also shares his lon...

Deep sits down with Gill Valerio, a serial entrepreneur who sold his agency for multiple seven figures and now helps other agency owners build something that can actually scale, and eventually exit. But this conversation goes way deeper than tactics. Gill breaks down the real journey behind the “3.5 years” headline, including a decade of failure, the mindset required to keep going when it makes ze...

Deep sits down with Michael Morelli, founder of FitScript, for one of the most raw and honest conversations on the show. From addiction and identity to fatherhood, discipline, and health, this episode explores what happens when a man is forced to completely rebuild his life from the inside out. Michael shares parts of his story that rarely get discussed publicly, including the moment everything co...

Deep sits down with Jake and Ax, the founders of The Nucleus Network, a private warm-introduction community that has transformed how founders and investors build relationships. What started as two friends connecting people has evolved into a network responsible for more than 7,000 warm introductions, over 50 million dollars in deal value generated through connections, and more than 43 million doll...

In this week’s episode, Deepak sits down with Qazi, better known online as Rafeh Qazi: a programmer, YouTuber with over 1.3M subscribers, and the co-founder of Poppy AI, one of the fastest-growing AI tools in the creator economy. Before building a company valued in the tens of millions, Qazi spent years struggling to find product-market fit, burning cash, and trying to solve his own problems as a...

This week on It’s Not That Deep , I sit down with Elan Bibas – ultra-marathon runner, former Love Island contestant, and a relentless advocate for mental health. We explore what drives someone to run 100 kilometers through pain, silence, and solitude – and how those same miles became a pathway to healing. Elan opens up about a moment in his life when everything familiar fell apart: the end of a lo...