The SuperHuman Academy Podcast

My guest today is Ronnie White, one of the top memory experts in the world. He's a two-time national memory champion, having won the USA competition in both 2009 and 2010. He also held the record for the fastest memorization of a deck of shuffled cards for 2 years - a shocking 1 minute and 27 seconds. Today, he trains individuals and corporations all over the world on how to better take advantage...

Today, we are joined by the Director of Sport Initiatives at Spartan Race, Joe DiStefano, aka "Joe DI." If you haven't heard of Spartan, they're a company that has started a movement all across the world, hosting events, training seminars, and all-out, extreme obstacle races that push people to their absolute limits. Spartan is a sport, community, a philosophy, a training and nutrition program – w...

Today, I have an especially exciting treat for you guys. That's because today's guest is a motivational speaker, university professor, life coach, and clown, who, believe it or not, has been my personal mentor and role model since I was just 4 years old. Through her work at San Jose State University, she has been instrumental in creating the university's top rated course, Creating a Meaningful Lif...

Today, we have a very special treat for you. For the second time in the history of this show, we are graced by the presence of a certified Grandmaster of Memory - Mark Channon. In fact, he was one of the first people in the world to earn that certification, way back in 1995. For over 15 years, Mark has worked as a memory trainer and coach, working with students of all ages. He's also the author of...

My guest today is Indian-American author Karan Bajaj, who is known for the 3 bestselling novels he has written. In fact, Karan is here to tell us about the incredible journey he embarked on a few years ago, after attaining his success. It was a journey of spiritual awakening, detachment from the world of work, and of discovery. My goal for this episode is to help discover how my guest went from be...

I'm joined today by Alex Heyne, the founder of Modern Health Monk and author of the book Master The Day: Eat, Move and Live Better With The Power of Tiny Habits. Given my recent interest and deep dive into the world of habits, I was really excited to interview today's guest. In the episode, we talk about how to create and modify habits, through the lens of someone who has spent years working with...

Greetings, SuperFriends! Today, we have a special treat for you. We're going to talk about poop! Just kidding. But actually, not really. That's because we have Jessica Richman, the Founder and CEO of a company called uBiome, with us, to discuss the rapidly growing field of the "micro biome." My guest today has quite impressive credentials, from Stanford and Oxford to Clarendon and Fulbright Schola...

Greetings, SuperFriends! Today's guest has, as many guests do, a pretty unusual story. Trina Felber started her career by spending 22 years as a nurse - starting out in a Burn Intensive Care Unit. Her experience in that world caused her to understand the vital role of our body's largest organ - our skin - in protecting us and promoting health. Since then, she has gone on to found Primal Life Organ...

My guest today has a ton of impressive credentials. He's met presidents. He's set multiple Guinness world records. He's spoken on stage at TED 6 times. He's worked with Robin Williams for years. He's an entrepreneur. So far, he sounds like just another in a long line of high-caliber folks we invite on this show. My guest today, Dan Holzman, has attained all of this incredible success by building a...

Today, I'm joined by an internationally recognized nutrition expert, board certified family physician, New York Times bestselling author, and nutritional researcher Dr. Joel Fuhrman, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. And yes, those are all one person. You may have read one of his multiple bestselling books, from Eat to Live, to Super Immun...

My guest today is Shawn Stevenson, the bestselling author behind the book Sleep Smarter, and the top-rated podcaster behind The Model Health Show. Through his background in biology and kinesiology, he went on to found the Advanced Integrative Health Alliance, which has broad him into the limelight and given him the opportunity to impact hundreds of thousands of people - if not more - through his l...

Today, I'm joined by one of the top names in the world of productivity and time management. As we've talked about in a lot of episodes before, a lot of the secret science behind truly becoming superhuman lies in organizing your time, prioritizing, and getting things done. That's why I'm so excited about today's guest - because he literally wrote the New York Times bestselling book on Getting Thing...

Today, we're joined by Jimmy Moore, the blogger and author behind the Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog. Not only is the the author of about half a dozen books on ketogenic dieting… he also has an incredible story. 12 years ago, at 32 years of age, Jimmy weighed in at an alarming 410 pounds, and he knew something had to change. In this episode, we're going to learn how he dropped over 50% of his body w...

Today, we are joined by an author, educator, public speaker, and expert on influence known as Niurka. For over 15 years, Niurka has been helping people improve their communications and influence skills. She was the top trainer for the legendary Tony Robbins, and has since launched her own business, where she offers workshops to help people transform and grow. She's also the author of "Supreme Infl...

Today's guest is another interesting fellow that I met at the Summit at Sea conference at the end of last year. I met Joel Einhorn because there was a ton of buzz all throughout the ship about his product called Hannah One. After hearing enough celebrities and pro athletes talking about how awesome it was, I connected with today's guest and we started chatting and sharing common interests. In this...

Today's episode is about Transcranial bright light therapy, and basically, it's where you… well, there's no delicate way to say this… you shine super bright white light onto your brain in order to alter circadian rhythm, jet lag, or mood. Our guest is Timo Ahopelto, beyond just Valkee, I found out that my guest is not only a serial entrepreneur himself, but also sits on the boards of tons of incre...

Today's show is a little bit different. That's because our guest today will be the first to tell you that he's not in fact SuperHuman… but you won't believe him. His name is Daniel Harel. Daniel's gift? He's a mentalist, or mind-reader. The feats that I've seen Daniel perform are so astounding, that I actually had to record some of them so you can view them on our website. In this fun and absolute...

Today's show, we're going to talk about magic mushrooms. Not those kind of magic mushrooms. But still, pretty magical. That's because today, we're joined by a 13th generation mushroom farmer turned entrepreneur and biohacker from Finland. Through his company, Four Sigmatic Foods - today's guest is working hard to bring the ancient wisdom of mushrooms and their nutritional and medicinal benefits ba...

Today, we have a special treat for you, especially if you enjoyed our episode with language learning expert Benny Lewis. Today's guest is Gabriel Wyner, the guru I turn to when I have difficult language learning questions. His book, Fluent Forever, completely changed the way I approach learning a language, and his extremely detailed, in-depth blog on the subject was an invaluable resource to me wh...

Today's guest, is a total badass. Actually, she wrote the book on being a badass. No… seriously, though. She's the NYT bestselling author of "You are a badass: How to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life," and a bunch of other books, including one interesting titled "a straight girls guide to sleeping with chicks." With titles like that, coaching clients who themselves hav...

In this episode, we talk about tons of nitty gritty details about all of the various nootropics (or "smart drugs") with expert Jesse Lawler… we talk about diet and nutrition… we talk about self experimentation, polyphasic sleep… and so, so much more. I really enjoyed this episode, and I just know you're going to enjoy it, too.

This week, we welcome a serial entrepreneur and high performance coach Josh Felber to help us deconstruct the science of excellent. My guest's vision is to transform the lives of 100 million people, helping them have more time, freedom, and passion… sounds amazing to me! In the episode, we're going to talk about what differentiates the world's top performers from everyone else. We go into habits,...

Today, I'm excited to welcome  back  one of the most entertaining, engaging, and personable guests we've had on the show - productivity expert Chris Bailey. For this of you who don't know, Chris is a life-long productivity enthusiast and devoted a year of his life to testing every productivity hack and strategy and blogging about it.  His blog  exploded in popularity, and so this week, Chris is pu...

This week, we've invited the man whom many to consider to be the leading authority on the topic of grains and their dangers. He's a cardiologist, blogger, and author of many books, including the New York Times bestseller  Wheat Belly ,  two Wheat Belly cookbooks, Wheat Belly Total Health, and his newest book, Wheat Belly 10-Day Detox .   In this episode, we go into very deep into the health concer...

My guest today is a theoretical neuroscientist, technologist and entrepreneur who was named one of Inc. Magazine's top 10 women to watch in tech in 2013. She co-founded  Socos , a cutting-edge startup which applies cognitive modeling to create adaptive, personalized educational technology. She is also a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience pursuing her rese...