The Danny Miranda Podcast

Maxx Chewning is a content creator. In this conversation, we spoke about what YouTube was like in the early days, visiting his dad's grave, and becoming at peace. Maxx's Links YouTube:  @maxxchewning  Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxxChewning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxxchewning/ My Links  🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda...

Ryan Duey is the cofounder of Plunge – a company that sprouted up in the pandemic. In this episode, we detail how Ryan's journey led him to start the company during the pandemic. Plunge Links Website: https://plunge.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plunge Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecoldplunge Ryan's Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanaduey Twitter: https://twitter...

David Rosenthal is a podcaster and host of Acquired – a podcast that details the stories of the world's most successful companies. 0:00 Intro 1:24 Ed Zschau’s High Impact Entrepreneurship 7:20 Tim Ferriss Guest Lecturer 9:50 David’s Senior Thesis 12:41 The Skill Of Recall 16:00 What Has David Learned From Parents? 20:00 VC & Hollywood 28:01 First Sponsor Of Acquired 37:58 4 Segments Of Aud...

Chris Hutchins is a podcaster (All The Hacks). He previously worked as the founder at Grove (acquired by Wealthfront) & Milk (acquired by Google). (0:00) Why Does Chris Podcast? (4:02) Maximizing Vs. Satisfysing (8:00) How Long Has Chris Been Hacking? (11:06) Wife & Relationship (21:13) Hacks For Relationships (28:15) Building World-Class Network (34:02) Principles Of An Optimized Life (38...

Grace Smith is an entrepreneur and hypnotherapist. (0:00) Intro (1:00) Freedom (5:45) Dealing With Fatigue (8:20) Fearful Of Going Bankrupt (10:34) Raising Consciousness Virtually (13:25) Why Hypnotherapy & Where To Start (18:31) Generational Trauma (22:00) Spontaneous Past Life Regressions (29:02) Why Does Pain Transform Us? (33:21) Identifying What’s Holding Us Back (39:32) Following Advice...

David Senra is a podcaster. He is the host of Founders. Listen here: https://founders.simplecast.com/ (0:00) Intro (1:11) Differentiate Yourself (4:43) Was David Always Searching? (7:31) Meeting Charlie Munger (18:30) Fighter Mentality (30:00) The Power of Podcasts (31:46) Belief Comes Before Ability (37:41) How Has Success Changed (43:21) Parenting Rules (49:50) Simple Rules For Business (58:54)...

Polina Marinova Pompliano is the author of Hidden Genius . Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-secret-thinking-successful/dp/1804090034 (0:00) Intro (1:30) Everyone Is Interesting (9:39) Relationships (14:00) Creativity (19:41) Sara Blakely (23:02) Parenting (25:31) The Seesaw of Misery (32:02) Hero Worship (34:20) What Has Polina Changed? (38:38) It’s Not That Serious (41:02)...

Mark Sisson is an entrepreneur. He sold Primal Kitchen for $200 million in 2018. More recently, he started Peluva with his son to reimagine footwear.  0:00 Intro 1:01 What Gets Overlooked? 4:08 Surrender Or Push Through? 11:02 Daily Blogging 16:02 Everything In Perfect Timing 19:08 People Are Resilient 23:08 Monk Mode & Achieving Goals 31:31 Childlike Wonder 35:01 Number 1 Book On Amazon 40:00...

Nicholas Crown is an entrepreneur, creator, and author. In this conversation, we spoke about how Nicholas's insecurities, how making $100k/month didn't make him happy, how to visualize a dream life, and much more. Nicholas' Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholascrown YouTube:  @NicholasCrownYouTube  My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://you...

Robert Greene is a writer. His books have sold millions of copies (including The 48 Laws of Power). In this conversation, we spoke about what new writers get wrong, valuing experiences over money, why his ideas have stuck for 25+ years, developing empathy, and the role of meditation in his own life. (0:00) Intro (1:58) Ancient Greece & 17th Century France (6:55) Avoiding Yes Men (10:53) Follow...

Adam Von Rothfelder is the creator of Strong Coffee Company.  In this conversation, we spoke about his abusive childhood, the shortness of life, how pain has led to discovery, and the origins of his company. 0:00 Intro 0:39 Feeling Special 5:10 Common Pattern In Adam’s Life 7:10 Issues With Father 19:24 Middle School Psychologist 22:23 Death 36:01 Validation 40:42 Through Pain Comes Discovery 46:3...

Nick Nanakos is the creator of ZIKI – a seed oil-free restaurant that has raised $6.7 million from Gigafund. In this conversation, we spoke about Nick’s getting diagnosed with cancer, where his ambition comes from, and what role music plays in his life.  (0:00) Intro (3:12) Sports To Business Parallel (8:02) Earliest Memories (10:31) War Mode (15:03) Ambition (18:02) Leadership (21:33) Calling Out...

Pat Walls is an entrepreneur, creator, and writer. In this conversation, we spoke about his internal dialogue, how his energy levels have changed, what he's most proud of, and what it's like to have a YouTube channel blow up. (0:00) Intro (1:30) Pat’s $500 Gift To Me (5:33) YouTube Channel Blowing Up (8:23) Scared To Fail (10:51) Conducting 4,000+ Interviews (14:21) Getting Bullied In High...

Zack Telander is a creator. In this conversation, we spoke about why social media can mess up your values, making better friends, Zack’s current internal battle, and much more. (0:00) Intro (1:33) Learning How To Edit (7:33) Documenting Is Lazy (10:51) Social Media Messes Up Your Values (19:51) Creative Process For Music (23:12) Balancing Your Life In An Algorithmic World (30:21) Learnings From Jo...

Seth Godin is a marketer, writer, and teacher. (0:00) Intro (2:30) TrustYourself.com (7:10) Early Days Of The Internet (13:10) What Is The Change You Seek To Make? (15:01) Seth Godin’s First Moment Of Teaching (19:13) Hunters Vs. Farmers (21:13) Start Something (25:49) Learning To Be A Good Talker & Storyteller (31:10) Letting Go Goals (35:02) What’s Seth Hiding From? (38:38) Seth Without Airp...

[Apologies for the audio issues. I considered not putting this conversation out because of it. But it was such a valuable conversation to me personally that I figured it could still be useful to some people.] Zack Honarvar is an entrepreneur. He's helping creators like  @airrack  and  @YesTheory  build their empires. And now he's building Creator Now. In this conversation, we spoke about d...

[listen with headphones for better audio] Mike Vacanti is an online fitness coach and Gary Vaynerchuk’s personal trainer. (0:00) Intro  (3:45) Mutual Appreciation (6:13) Social Media & Creating (15:44) Truth (& Intuition) (24:39) Jordan Peterson (29:45) Private Relationship (33:28) Advice To 28-Year-Old Self (39:13) Promiscuity Erodes Your Soul (44:01) God & the Bible (58:31) Fear &amp...

Oliver Brocato is an entrepreneur. In this conversation, we spoke about how he's built Tabs (over $10 million in revenue), core beliefs, his current struggles, the chip on his shoulder, his relationship with his dad, and much more. (0:00) Intro (3:10) The Struggle Of August 2022 (12:53) Text Message From Dad (20:00) Jack’s Dad Vs. Oliver’s Dad (22:57) Authenticity (24:21) Allan Maman (31:12) “...

Taylor Rooks is an interviewer. She currently appears on Thursday Night Football and currently hosts the Taylor Rooks X show for Bleacher Report where she’s interviewed people like Draymond Green, Mark Cuban, Jake Paul, and Israel Adesanya.  (0:00) Intro (3:08) Leader Vs. Follower (6:39) How To Create Connection (12:10) Interview Skills To Become A Better Human (17:45) “It’s Hard For Me To Be Pres...

Nibras Ib is a writer and product designer. In this conversation, we spoke about cultivating flow, meditation, her ice bath release, masculinity/femininity, and much more. (0:00) Intro (3:23) Substances Imbue The Work (14:35) Cultivating Flow (25:01) Meditation (38:02) Forgiveness (41:20) Ice Bath Release (50:53) Aligning Feelings And Actions (1:00:50) Highest Virtue = Love (1:07:03) Masculinity/F...

Simran Sandhu is an entrepreneur. In this conversation, we spoke about Simmy's role behind the scenes working on Our Future, selling his company to Morning Brew, building presence, Simmy's dad passing away, and the role his high school counselor played in his life. (0:00) Intro (2:38) Sending Austin Rief DM (5:33) Why Did Simran Start A Podcast? (9:03) Simran’s Ambition (11:48) Partnership...

Harry Gray and Brett Ender are podcasters, athletes, and entrepreneurs. In this conversation, we spoke about getting mentioned on Joe Rogan, the origins of the Meat Mafia, the loneliness epidemic, and generating $15,000 in preorders in 1 day. (0:00) Intro (3:51) The Modern Man In 2023 (7:52) Exercise & Nutrition (18:08) How Meat Mafia Started (32:51) Growth Of Podcast As Hosts (38:34) Win &amp...

Jamie Rawsthorne was a YouTuber. He built up a channel of more than 900,000 subscribers as one-half of the Zac & Jay Show… and then left the channel to find purpose. (0:00) Intro (2:41) Quitting YouTube With 900,000 Subs (12:30) “The Success Wasn’t Going To Fill A Hole” (15:18) Figuring Out Purpose (21:00) YouTube Tips (24:58) Working With Codie Sanchez (26:37) Coming Up With Ideas (31:30) Dow...

JK Molina is an entrepreneur. He recently sold his business (Tweet Hunter) for $1.4 million. In this conversation, we spoke about his $1.4 million sale, his internal peace, and the beliefs holding him back. (0:00) Intro (2:08) Likes Ain’t Cash (5:23) “Nobody Gave Me A Trophy” (8:48) JK’s Insecurity (13:33) JK’s First $1,400 (18:02) $1.4 Million Sale (25:38) Audience Building (30:19) “Everyone Hate...

Tucker Max is a writer and entrepreneur. In this conversation, we spoke about why Tucker wanted to get famous, his emotional abandonment, why Tucker is always early on trends (like writing on the internet, Austin, and now psychedelics), what it’s like to raise children, and the moment he thought he was going to die. (0:00) Intro (3:12) Starting Journey At 27 (6:33) Academia Is A Scam (18:00) Best...