The Creative Current

 Today I'm talking to Bobby Ghoshal, an incredible human who I first got to know when we worked together in New York City. He served as the head of digital design at WeWork in its forty-five billion dollar heyday, one of the most ambitious scaling stories in startup history. And he's now the CEO and founder of Dupe.com, an incredible app that has helped over two million people find afforda...

In this episode, I interview professional singer Lauren Jelencovich, whom I met at concert in San Francisco. We discuss nerves, performance, and how she has evolved her practice to build trust in her body. And to top it all off, we also discuss how she also made history as the first woman in recent memory to sing on stage for a mixed audience in Saudi Arabia. More on Lauren Jelencovich: https://ww...

My guest today is Ethan Eyler, a creator, a tinkerer, and most notably, inventor of the Carstache, the giant pink car mustache that became the iconic symbol of Lyft in its early days. After Lyft acquired his company, Ethan joined the team and kept dreaming up unexpected, joyful experiences. What I find fascinating about Ethan is that he rarely starts with a grand plan. He starts with something, fo...

Today I'm talking with an amazing human and close friend, Brian Nichols. We first met when working together at Lyft. He's now the founder of Angel Squad, an amazing community that helps you learn how to invest in startups. They've invested over $70 million to date in over a hundred companies and have over 2,500 members. What stuck out to me about this conversation is this unique versio...

I just dropped an amazing conversation with Mike Faherty, founder and CEO of Faherty Brand, on YouTube and Spotify. Mike co-founded the brand back in 2013 with his brother after being fascinated with fabric and clothing ever since he was a kid exploring with his dad. He then went on to Ralph Lauren, where he spent over a decade getting deeply involved in the fabric mills and the pattern creation....

I'm talking today to an amazing human, a near and dear friend, Tina Seelig, who was also a professor of mine when I was at Stanford. She was a founding member of the d.school at Stanford and is the executive director of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program, the largest endowed fellowship program in the world. She has written 17 books on everything from creativity to entrepreneurship and everything...

Today I'm talking with Cory Wong ‬ , the Grammy nominated musician, who's put out over 20 albums to date. What was so clear to me from this conversation was the pure joy that radiates from this guy. He's currently touring the world with his own band. He's a lead guitarist in the group Vulfpeck. And if you've ever wondered how to have a lot of fun and a lot of joy in your creative process, check th...

What if your best ideas aren't something you create — but something you receive? In this conversation, I sit down with Chip Conley — founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, previous Head of Global Hospitality at Airbnb, and founder of the Modern Elder Academy — to explore his creative process and what he's learned about himself through decades of building businesses. Listen in to hear why he believe...