The Mojo Sessions

Gregory Smith turned his back on society to live in a forest as a hermit, surviving for ten years on frogs, bats, ants and water from streams. Today, Gregory has a PhD in Sociology and teaches at Southern Cross University. This is a remarkable story of a man, once haunted by personal demons, who turned his life around. It's a universal story of hope, reminding us that there is always a way out, no...

Eric Kapitulik was a Marine Infantry Officer and Special Ops Officer, 1st Force Reconnaissance Company.  In 1999, during routine training preparing to deploy to the Persian Gulf, Eric and his platoon were in a helicopter crash, resulting in the death of six of his Marine brothers. To raise money for college scholarships for the children of his lost teammates, he has completed 8 Ironman Triathlons...

Michael Bungay Stanier, is best known for ' The Coaching Habit' , the best-selling coaching book of the century. His new book, ' How to Work with (Almost) Anyone' , does what it says on the label. The quality of our working relationships determines our success and our happiness, but often, we leave it all to chance. However, it doesn't have to be like this. Every working relationship can be better...

Jessie Kanzer, author of ' Don't Just Sit There, DO NOTHING' and the newly released ' Unlocking Your Inner Zelensky', was born in the Soviet Union as Asya Bronfman, a descendant of Holocaust survivors. As an 8-year-old refugee in the USA who only spoke Russian, Jessie (or "Asya" then) yearned to fit in, changing her name and much about herself. Experiencing depression and an eating disorder, Jessi...

Dr Gloria Mark is Chancellor's Professor of Informatics, at the University of California, Irvine. Informatics is the intersection of people and computers. With a PhD from Columbia University in Psychology and a visiting researcher at Microsoft Research, Dr Mark has spent 20 years studying multitasking, interruptions & productivity in the digital age. She has published over 200 articles for the New...

Cameron Schwab has been through a lot: losing his father, being publicly sacked as a CEO twice, clinical depression and being diagnosed with cancer. Cameron was CEO of the famous Richmond Football Club at 24, the youngest in the history of the Australian Football League, and spent the next 25 years as the CEO of three AFL clubs, the second longest-serving CEO in the modern game. All the CEO roles...

Diva Diaz shares a perspective on neurodiversity when living with autism, OCD, ADD or ADHD. Diva discourages trying to fit into a box or 'masking', a common practice where people disguise behaviours and their true self to appear "normal" and feel accepted by society. Diva always knew her brain worked differently; she could never do things in a linear way, and she found tasks that were easy for oth...

Zen Priest Marc Lesser brought emotional intelligence training into Google. A resident of the San Francisco Zen Center, the first Zen monastery in the western world for 10 years, Marc developed Google's world-renowned Search Inside Yourself program, a mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training for leaders which teaches the art of integrating mindfulness, emotional intelligence and business...

Dr Taddy Blecher is CEO of the Maharishi Institute and has pioneered the free tertiary education movement in South Africa. After co-founding the Branson School of Entrepreneurship with Sir Richard Branson, he raised over R500 million to support free access to post-secondary education so unemployed South Africans can access education and escape poverty. Named by Tom Peters in his top 5 most influen...

After a high-profile career at L'Oréal, Minter Dial, a specialist in leadership, branding and new technologies, wrote the award-winning ' Heartificial Empathy', a book that explores how to encode empathy into business and Artificial Intelligence. Empathy, a core leadership skill, is one of the most untapped levers of productivity in business, and this fascinating discussion leads us to explore AI,...

Nick Lavery is an active duty member of The United States Army Special Forces, known as Green Berets. In 2013, on his 2nd combat rotation to Afghanistan, his detachment fell victim to an insider attack, resulting in the loss of his leg. Refusing a military medical retirement, he set his sights on returning to operational status and after a challenging and comprehensive assessment designed to evalu...

Thomas M. Sterner is the author of two books ' The Practicing Mind 'and most recently ' It's Just a Thought: Emotional Freedom through Deliberate Thinking' . Tom is the CEO of the Practicing Mind Institute. He studied Eastern and Western philosophy, as well as modern sports psychology, and in addition has also worked as a piano tech for some of the biggest names in music... Pavarotti, Ray Charles,...

When we achieve success, we often see a potential that we never knew existed. It can be exciting, but for many, it's also anxiety-provoking. Laura Gassner Otting explains why success doesn't always bring happiness and how to get "unstuck" when we find ourselves in that situation. Author of the best-seller 'Limitless', her new book 'Wonderhell' helps identify the confidence necessary to tackle bigg...

https://www.themojosessions.com/season-4/ep-410-ambassador-darius-degutis Darius Degutis   is the current Lithuanian Ambassador to Australia. Ambassador Degutis is a seasoned senior government diplomat with experience in major foreign and security policy issues. He has undertaken ambassadorial postings in Australia, Israel, South Africa, and Poland, as well as senior diplomatic postings in embassi...

There is no doubt that more and more people are actively searching for meaning in their lives. It's widely publicised globally that one of the reasons we are feeling so unfulfilled is that our work doesn't give us meaning; we have no 'WHY'. Dr Gary Sanchez helps exceptional leaders find their core purpose, motivation, and their 'WHY'. Founder of the Why Institute, Gary and his team work with hundr...

Joel Green is a former professional basketball player & National Director of Nike Sports Camps. Joel had a challenging upbringing, growing up in an abandoned house in North Philadelphia. His cousin was murdered, he had a knife pulled on him, and he stood just ten feet from another shooting. Years later, he tragically lost his older brother. The game of basketball was a lifesaver, as it took Joel o...

Dr John Demartini is a globally recognised human behaviour expert and polymath who was featured in 'The Secret'. Dr Demartini has spent his life searching to understand the essence and origin of life. A prolific researcher of truth, he has built an extensive library of wisdom across the 260-ologies. His clients range from Wall Street financiers, the highest level corporate leaders, actors and elit...

Tiago Forte has spent a decade researching and experimenting with a new way of organising our digital life. Author of the best-selling book 'Building a Second Brain', what started as a quest to survive a chronic illness, turned into a lifelong mission to help us harness information to fully realise the potential of our thoughts and ideas. Building a Second Brain will increase your productivity, im...

Robert Glazer is the founder of global marketing agency Acceleration Partners which has won every award imaginable for its world-class company culture. Leading a fully remote team of over 270 people, Robert knows people and culture. His new book 'Elevate Your Team' outlines an innovative approach that helps people level up and 'Work Together' to become future leaders. It provides a roadmap for a n...

After 20 years of service as a Recon Marine, Scout-Sniper, and U.S. Navy SEAL officer, which included ten combat deployments, Mike Sarraille turned his attention to using the lessons he'd learned on the battlefield to help businesses develop strong leaders. Mike has seen a great deal in combat. Today, he brings the lessons he learned from the battlefield to his successful management consulting fir...

As the former head of 20th Century Fox International in Hollywood, Scott Neeson hung out with movie stars, flew private jets, and dated models. However, after a profound moment he experienced in a slum in Cambodia he changed his life and gave it all away. Moving to Phnom Penh and using his own money, he set up The Cambodian Children's Fund in one of the poorest areas of the city. Initially establi...

Best-selling author Robin Dreeke is a former Marine Corps Officer, retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of Counterintelligence Behavioural Analysis. Robin has taken his life's work of recruiting spies and broken down the art of leadership, communication, and relationship building to help companies in every aspect of the business. For newly promoted leaders, sales teams, and executives at any level,...

Justin Su'a is Head of Mental Performance for leading Major League Baseball team the Tampa Bay Rays. Justin works with players in the NFL, WWE, PGA, the U.S. Army,  the IMG Academy, the Boston Red Sox and Google and hosts the super successful podcast "Increase Your Impact". Working with the highest performers in the world of sport and business, Justin has a unique perspective on what it takes to o...

Matthew Dicks knows about struggle. Kicked out of his childhood home at 18, he was arrested and tried for a crime he didn't commit. He has been jailed, and he has been homeless. He has died twice, both requiring paramedics to perform CPR to restore his life. In a violent armed robbery at a McDonald's restaurant, he was held at gunpoint. Dealing with a lifetime of PTSD, today Matthew is a full-time...

Documentary producer Yemi Penn believes we should create our own memo. Author of ' Did You Get The Memo?',  Yemi, born in Nigeria, has endured her fair share of trauma for herself and her family, including childhood abuse, and homelessness, yet today Yemi is a self-made millionaire, owning multiple businesses across multiple countries. Yemi shares mindset adjustments to rip up our old backstory an...