The 1% with Deepak Sharma

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...

This week, I sit down with Lucy Nelles, founder of Coffee & Chill, and the creative force behind one of the fastest-growing sober movements in Miami and LA. From packed Sunday morning events with over a thousand attendees to deep conversations about faith, identity, and presence, Lucy has built a global community around healing, connection, and purpose — all without a single drop of alcohol. I...

Amr Alian is a rare breed. A creative entrepreneur, mentor, and philosopher of the modern age. In this episode of It’s Not That Deep, we explore the lessons that shaped him as the founder of multiple businesses, a man of many cities, and a believer in taking bold action with faith. We talk about what it means to truly listen to yourself, to others, and to the world around you. Amr shares the story...

This week I sit down with Brandon Epstein, performance coach to elite entrepreneurs, artists, and athletes. After helping build multiple eight-figure ventures, Brandon realized that true success isn’t about just optimizing your business, it’s about mastering your mind. Today's episode features an elite mental performance coach discussing how to improve your mindset. We explore techniques to cu...

What if you treated your life with the same systems, KPIs, and standards as your business? This week I sit down with Mina Elias, a no-nonsense operator and serial entrepreneur who has built multiple 7 and 8-figure companies while optimizing every area of his life—from sleep and social life to SOPs and supplements. We talk about the real cost of not having structure, why hiring a life manager might...

After six months of soul searching, self-discipline, and going all in on Going Pro, Deepak is back in Miami—reborn. In this episode, he shares the unexpected decision to return to South Beach and why it feels like the most aligned move he’s ever made. From a life-changing stint in Colombia to a deeper connection with his purpose, he reflects on what it means to listen to your inner voice and follo...

This week I sat down with Michael Smoke, entrepreneur, content creator, and the man behind one of the most honest transformations on the internet. Once known as “Sloppy Smoke,” Michael was living below his potential, undisciplined, unfocused, and disconnected from who he truly was. But through extreme ownership, faith, and the daily decision to do hard things, he rebuilt himself from the inside ou...