The Mojo Sessions

We are living through a plague of misinformation. From innocent errors to deliberate propaganda, truth is being eroded at speed. In his new book, 'To Be Honest: How making truth happen builds better businesses, lives and societies', author Dom Thurbon explores why truth is not a "nice-to-have", but the crucial foundation of a healthy business. Through extensive research, real-world case studies an...

Laura Vanderkam is a successful author of many time-management and productivity books and a mother of 5 children. Laura's work has appeared in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and Fortune. Many have an adversarial relationship with time, constantly trying to beat the clock, issues rooted in a fear that time is scarce and must be obsessed over, hoarded, and ultraoptimized. What if th...

Bryce Hoffman, the bestselling author of ' Red Teaming: How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything' , helps companies plan more effectively by applying systems learned from business and the military. He became the first and only civilian to graduate from the U.S. Army's Red Team Leader Program at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Red Team Thinking is a systematic approach to m...

Nelson Dellis is one of the world's leading memory experts, having won the USA Memory Championships six times and earned the title of elite Grandmaster of Memory. He is also a successful mountaineer and Alzheimer's disease activist. Nelson was born with an average memory. Inspired by the passing of his grandmother from Alzheimer's disease, he started training his memory so that he could keep his m...

Dr Lee Warren is a practising neurosurgeon, Iraq War veteran, and author who specialises in the intersection of neuroscience, the mind and faith. Dr Warren advocates "Self-Brain Surgery", a method using our own cognitive awareness to change our mental habits, to heal from trauma, and improve the quality of our lives. Dr Warren shares the story of losing his son to a murder, the moment his world wa...

Andrew Nunn is a mentalist who explores how perception, pressure, and hidden assumptions shape our decision-making. Rather than offering generic mindset advice, Andy shows how intelligent people get fooled by their own thinking — often in real time. On stage as a behavioural keynote speaker, through what seems to be live mind-reading and behavioural insight, Andy is able to demonstrate how failure...

Brad Beeler is a recently retired Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, where he became one of the agency's most respected polygraph examiners and communicators. Brad has conducted more criminal polygraph examinations than any other Special Agent in the Secret Service's history and has served on numerous protective assignments, ensuring the safety of US presidents and foreign dignit...

The results of the recent Gallup Worldwide Employee Poll show a continued decline in workplace engagement. How do you change this in your company? David Marquet, a former nuclear submarine commander, was named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc. Mag. A true student of leadership, David is the author of the Amazon #1 Best Seller  'Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers...

Joey Klein is the author of the books 'The Inner Matrix' and 'Relationship Alchemy'. Joey grew up in pain, full of rage, unfulfilled, numbing himself with drugs and alcohol. It was a dark time - his relationships imploded, and he didn't care if he lived or died. Finally, he reached his breaking point and set himself on a quest to find the peace and the fulfilment he craved. He achieved this throug...

Ainsley Melham has just finished playing the lead role in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway, for the second time. Born in Bathurst, west of Sydney, Ainsley studied at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) before scoring his first role in the children's musical group Hi-5, who were huge in Australia, Asia and the UAE. After 3 years with Hi-5 Ainsley departed to go back to his musical th...

Dr Jim Loehr wrote a book that changed my mindset on performance. That book was 'The Power of Full Engagement' . Jim's philosophy is that managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully, both on and off the j...

People want to be seen, heard, valued, understood and appreciated. Jonathan B. Smith is a business strategist and Black Swan Negotiation Instructor with decades of experience. He has founded multiple companies over the years, and his work has helped companies achieve millions in revenue. His new book, 'Fight Less Win More' , is gold - one of the most valuable books I have read recently. Daniel Pin...

Diane Kahn is the Executive Director of  Humans of San Quentin (HoSQ), a humanitarian non-profit organisation that shares the stories of incarcerated people to humanise those behind bars and break down societal stereotypes, through letters, art, and poetry. Inspired by the Humans of New York project, the organisation was founded in 2020 by Diane, a former elementary school teacher, who began the p...

Gary Waldon is the author of 'Mastering the Art of Reinvention: Adapting to life, AI and the other big changes'. Reinvention is an intriguing topic. We go through times when we need to start afresh. Maybe our careers take a different turn, we move to new countries or cities, our relationships change, or our outlook on life evolves. Gary's book guides us on how to handle these unexpected shifts and...

Jenn Donahue is a warrior. On the battlefield, in business, and in the fight against self-doubt. A retired U.S. Navy Commodore, she commanded thousands of troops across multiple deployments, including overseeing the construction of a bridge across the Euphrates River during the Iraq War and leading an 800-person battalion in Afghanistan. We discuss 'Becoming the Warrior' , her book on learning to...

We began this season inspired by Greek mythology's 12 Labours of Hercules, where he faced the crossroads and chose between the seductive comfort of Kakia and the modern path of Arate. Logan Gelbrich, author of 'Going Right, A Logical Justification for Chasing Your Dreams' , owns Deuce Gym in LA—an exceptional group of gyms that promote leadership and higher standards of performance through strengt...

The legendary Mike McCastle. Inspired by Greek mythology and the 12 labours of Hercules, Mike has achieved a world record by doing 5,804 pull-ups in a day, pulled a 5,000-pound truck across the Mojave Desert in summer, climbed a rope to the equivalent height of Mount Everest in a gym, broke a world record in an ice bath, and recently, the former US Navy SEAL pushed his body beyond every limit, cov...

Dr. Paul Taylor is a psychophysiologist, host of the popular 'Hardiness' podcast, and the award-winning author of the book 'Death by Comfort'. Paul has also recently completed his PhD in applied psychology. In this conversation, we discuss his new book, 'The Hardiness Effect', and explore his research on how to boost our psychological and physiological hardiness and cognitive fitness. Paul is very...

Gilbert Enoka changed the way the All Blacks played rugby. With an 80% win rate in test rugby, the All Blacks winning mindset and resilience are just as vital as physical training. Gilbert Enoka was their secret weapon, guiding the All Blacks to win two consecutive Rugby World Cups, multiple Tri-Nations titles, 3 Grand Slams, 21 straight Bledisloe Cups, and maintaining 118 months at the top of the...

Dr Michelle K. Johnston is a best-selling author, an MBA professor, and a leadership coach for the New Orleans Saints and many top executives across the US. Popular author and podcaster Mel Robbins has hailed Michelle's new book, 'The Seismic Shift In You', as "the shift we need in connection." Michelle co-wrote 'The Seismic Shift In You' with former guest of The Mojo Sessions, Marshall Goldsmith,...

Dr Tasha Eurich is an organisational psychologist, researcher, and NY Times bestselling author. Her 2017 TEDx talk has garnered over 10 million views. Her work has appeared in The WSJ, NY Times, HBR, CNN, NBC, Fast Company, and various peer-reviewed journals. Trusted by some of the world's most influential leaders—including Fortune 500 CEOs and clients like Google, Walmart, Salesforce, Johnson & J...

In today's business world, having a true values-based culture can elevate your company by every metric, giving you an enormous advantage over your competitors. Robert Glazer, founder of Acceleration Partners, a $50 million marketing agency, is known for creating values-driven cultures. His insightful new book 'The Compass Within', distills the framework he has taught to thousands of leaders throug...

Dr Abbie Maroño is a leading behavioural scientist and advisor to the US Secret Service. Abbie's new book, 'The Upper Hand', demonstrates how to influence people and situations in our favour with skill and integrity—ethically and without relying on leverage or coercion. Based on principles of prosocial engineering, Abbie explores how to build and sustain trust by understanding the psychological me...

Sarah Boyd, a child and adolescent development expert and founder of the educational company Resilient Little Hearts, believes it is possible to reduce the noise of overstimulation and chronic stress in our family environment. In her new book, 'Turn Down the Noise: A Practical Guide to Building an Emotionally Healthy Family in a Chronically Overstimulated World', Sarah provides psychological frame...

Questionologist Warren Berger has studied hundreds of the world's leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers to understand how they ask questions, generate original ideas, and solve problems. As the author of 11 books, his work regularly features in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Wired magazine, and The New York Times. In this conversation, we explore his book 'A More Beautif...