The Danny Miranda Podcast

Zach Bitter is an ultramarathon runner. He currently holds the record for fastest American 100-mile run at 11 hours, 19 minutes, 13 seconds (6:47/mile pace). 0:00 Intro 1:30 Is Zach An Average Runner?  3:56 Running Growing In Popularity 10:25 History of Endurance Races 12:06 Zach’s History With Ultras 18:40 Local Vs. Global Perspective 21:32 Succeed Slowly 23:26 Mental Self-Doubt 27:49 Advice For...

Hunter Weiss is an entrepreneur. In this interview, we spoke about Casey Neistat's role in his development, how he's built a tribe in NYC, his biggest failure to date, the impact of running on his life, and much more.  0:00 Intro 2:20 Doing 100M+ Views For Dan Koe 6:12 “I Slept 4 Hours/Night For Months“ 7:45 How Did Casey Neistat Become Hunter’s Mentor? 13:24 What Has Hunter Learned From C...

Tyler Denk is the founder of beehiiv, a newsletter platform that was started in October 2021. He previously worked for Morning Brew and Google. 0:00 Intro 0:55 Turning Down $50 Million Offer 5:43 What Makes Tyler’s Mindset Different? 7:32 Lessons From Morning Brew 9:30 Established Company Or Startup? 12:39 The Downsides Are Never As Bad… 15:23 Exceptionalism 20:10 Envy Of Austin Rief & Alex Li...

Khalil Rafati is an entrepreneur. He is a former drug addict who has been sober for 20 years. He started SunLife Organics in 2011, and it has since expanded to 10+ locations around the United States. 0:00 Intro 1:29 Khalil’s Message To The World 13:48 When Did Khalil Start Telling Himself A New Story? 19:00 Mom Got Sick 22:43 Scarcity To Abundance 30:23 How To Become A Better Communicator 36:54 Le...

I went away to a cabin in the woods for four days. No phone. No laptop. No technology. I brought a bunch of books. I wanted to use this episode as a way to reflect and give you my thoughts and perspectives on the trip. 0:00 Why'd I Take This Trip? 6:09 Initial Thoughts 11:17 Three Simple Steps 19:32 The Big Leap 23:23 The More You Do... 26:25 Life Is Precious If you enjoyed it, drop a comment...

Dr. Julie Gurner is an executive performance coach. She has been compared to Wendy Rhoades of Billions by the Wall Street Journal. And in this conversation, we spoke about crowning yourself, the paradox of choice, how to approach the internet, what she learned living in an attic, and much more. 0:00 Intro 0:48 Crown Yourself 6:23 Internal Reference Point 7:30 Lessons From Growing Up On Farm 10:41...

Leila Hormozi is the CEO of Acquisition.com. 0:00 Intro 1:35 Living In Isolation For 6 Months 5:22 Becoming Unbreakable 9:23 Getting Arrested 6 Times Between 18-19 13:20 First Year Of Growth 18:53 Lesson From Tony Robbins 21:28 On Camera Vs. Off Camera Leila 23:41 Aligning Thoughts, Words, & Actions 28:51 Uncomfortable Conversation With Alex Hormozi 32:12 How Did Leila Know Alex Was The One? 4...

Dave Kashen is a conscious leadership coach. He's on a mission to help entrepreneurs build conscious companies bring out the best in people and create a positive future for all stakeholders. 0:00 Intro 1:51 What If Nothing Is Wrong? 7:51 Above And Below The Line, Part 1 11:45 Will You Lose Ambition With Peace? 16:05 Creative Tension 19:00 Above And Below The Line, Part 2 23:22 Victims Vs. Vict...

Adam Draper is a venture capitalist. He is the cofounder of Boost VC - where he's invested in companies like Coinbase, Amplitude and Plangrid. 0:00 Intro 1:04 Breakfast With Pops 4:02 Hot Take On Climate Change 14:31 Doing The Research 21:02 Where Do Ideas Come From? 30:51 Grow Your Imagination 34:00 Meeting With Coinbase In 2012  49:23 Advice To Creators 59:21 How Internet Changes Behavior 1:...

Nick Huber is an entrepreneur. 0:00 Intro 1:05 Similarities Between Business and Track 5:53 Setting Goals 9:30 Nick’s Mental Breakdown From Business 18:55 Struggle With Grace 21:21 Difficult Conversations 28:48 What Makes For A Remarkable Cofounder? 33:47 Living A Balanced Life  37:00 Will Nick Become A Billionaire? 38:09 Twitter’s Role 40:51 Becoming Better Writer 44:12 Curiosity 51:00 Any Repeat...

Harry Stebbings is an entrepreneur and investor. He created 20VC in 2015 when he was 19 years old. Now he’s done over 3,127 podcast episodes and built one of the most listened to venture capital show in the world. 0:00 Intro 1:14 “You’re Too Young” 3:51 Milestone Thinking 8:00 Uncovering Blindspots 14:39 Studying Psychology 16:55 Loss Of Childhood Joy 19:58 Struggling With Metrics 23:30 Building M...

Ana Lorena Fabrega is a former teacher turned Chief Evangelist at Synthesis, a new online learning experience for curious and ambitious kids who want to learn how to build the future. In this conversation, we spoke about where the modern education system comes from, why Ana's students love her, what parents should teach from 0 to 5, and how much kids should be allowed to play video games and u...

Kieran Drew is an online writer and entrepreneur.   0:00 Intro 1:30 Military Boarding School 5:02 “Where Is My Energy?” 6:40 Consistency 9:21 Pre-Decide Constraints 14:21 Gameday Launch Strategy 18:34 Figuring Out Core Values 22:40 Dentist Vs. Writing Online 27:39 Business With Girlfriend 32:30 Unplugging From Online World 35:33 Is Social Media Ethical? 41:21 Sending Personalized Videos 43:12 Buil...

Matt Choi is a runner, entrepreneur, and creator.  Three years ago, he didn’t consider himself a runner. Now he’s completed marathons, a 50k run, 50 miles, 100 miles, and 6 marathons in 6 months. 0:00 Thank You Matt 1:28 Advice For First Marathon  4:00 Becoming A Runner 9:20 Building Self-Discipline 15:03 Why Did Matt Document His Journey? 18:54 How To Create Popular Content 26:50 How To Be More A...

Sean Frank is the CEO of Ridge. 0:00 The Truth About Entrepreneurship 4:55 Becoming A Better Writer 7:00 Most Books Are BS? 8:20 Sean’s Upbringing 14:02 Optimize For Outcomes 17:31 Making Ridge A $1 Billion Company 21:10 Picking Your Industry 22:22 How Do You Dream Bigger? 23:48 Rich People Are More Lucky Than Smart 28:01 “Running A DTC Brand Sucks” 31:00 DTC Is Going To Grow 33:50 The Best Year F...

Jack Butcher is an entrepreneur. He is the creator of Visualize Value and Checks. 0:00 Intro 0:40 Jack Redesigning Twitter Logo 3:23 Should You Work For Free? 5:55 Pivoting Brand 10:33 Copycats 18:33 How To Spread Ideas 25:10 Inputs Create Outputs 29:33 Less Is More 30:44 Maintaining Peace On Internet 35:00 You Can’t Have More Yin Than Yang 37:02 The Cold Start Problem 40:11 How Will Media Look Di...

Sherry Ning is a writer. I recently discovered her Twitter account and immediately realized I needed to have her on the podcast to learn more. Somehow, this was her first podcast appearance ever. 0:00 Intro 1:00 What Is The Pluri Society? 2:45 Logotherapy 3:30 Spreading Good Ideas 8:32 Writing Online 13:33 Getting Off The Default Path 20:45 “Days Become Months, Months Become Years” 22:21 Making It...

Justin Su'a is a mental performance coach. He currently is the Head of Mental Performance for the Tampa Bay Rays and has previously worked with the WWE, Cleveland Browns, and Boston Red Sox. In this conversation, we broke down 10 high performance habits to live a better life. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Justin’s Consistency As A Mental Performance Coach 6:40 Win The Morning 11:21 Do Hard Things 17:14 Embr...

Patrick Campbell is an entrepreneur. He sold his company ProfitWell for $200 million to Paddle in May 2022. 0:00 Intro 1:22 What Happened After You Sell Company For $200 Million? 6:29 Psychiatry Experiment (To Learn More) 17:01 Why Was It Difficult For Patrick To Accept Himself? 21:21 Is $200 Million More Important Than Self-Love? 28:29 High Output Marriage 30:30 “We Forget How Much Agency We Have...

Jack Smith is an entrepreneur. He previously sold his company Vungle to Blackstone for $750 million in 2019. But in this conversation, we didn't discuss his company (too much). Instead, we spoke about how Bill Gates' Think Week impacted Jack, what happens when we play roles, how to get into flow, and the questions he asks himself during his quarterly relationship reviews. 0:00 Intro 1:11 H...

Dakota Meyer is a former United States Marine. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. In this conversation, we talked about the importance of testing yourself, how Dakota's relationship with Jocko Willink changed his life, and why he's becoming a firefighter. 0:00 Intro 1:16 Tinkerbell 7:45 “There...

Brent Beshore is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Permanent Equity, a Midwestern-based private equity firm. One part of his Twitter bio intrigued me: "Former atheist who now follows Jesus." And in this conversation, we explored why he initially rejected God, his turning point, and where to start with the Bible. Brent's challenge: Take Jesus seriously. 0:00 Intro 1:14 Meetin...

Julian Dorey is a podcaster. He is the host of Julian Dorey Podcast, which has gained close to 500,000 subscribers on YouTube in less than 3 years. In this conversation, we spoke about how has Julian done it? What was the inflection point in his journey? What has he learned about the USA? 0:00 Intro 2:00 How Has Julian Done It? 6:12 Betting On Himself 17:58 When Did Julian Know He Was Good? 25:00...

Peter Crone is the Mind Architect. Crone is a writer, speaker and thought leader in human potential who works with world-class entertainers, professional athletes, and global organizations. In this conversation, we spoke about his parents passing away when he was young, what it was like to caddy for a pro golfer, and discovering freedom. 0:00 Thank You Peter 2:00 Dr. Ward 8:55 Being Human Is A Gif...

Alex Hormozi is an entrepreneur. 0:00 Intro 1:48 “You Can’t Hate And Understand At The Same Time” 8:30 Frames To Decrease Stakes 14:00 Nothing Exceptional Takes Little Time 20:36 When Is The Work Done? 24:33 The More You Do, The More You Realize You Can Do 27:10 How To Be Longer Term Thinker? 33:20 What Has Alex Learned About Himself? 35:58 Get Feedback 38:39 Getting Better At Content 41:39 Learni...