The One Away Show

I learned a lot from Frank's story. It's incredible how he was able to overcome his life-changing bike accident, and how he sees himself as oddly fortunate in hindsight. We had a fascinating discussion about vulnerability. People are able to display great courage when they share something anonymously. Frank's platform, PostSecret, has not only changed his life, but the lives of so many people arou...

Frank Warren is the founder of PostSecret, a community art project where he invited total strangers to anonymously mail in their deepest secrets on a homemade postcard. The response was overwhelming with Frank receiving over one million anonymous postcards and counting. The project has raised over $1,000,000 for suicide prevention and Frank Warren was awarded the Mental Health Advocacy Lifetime Ac...

Today's guest on the One Away Show is Melissa Agnes! Melissa is the creator of the Crisis Ready® Model, which is recognized and being taught as a leading industry best practice in the field of crisis management. Recognized globally as an expert, thought leader, and visionary in the field of crisis management, Melissa has worked with global players including NATO, the Pentagon, financial firms, tec...

Melissa Agnes is the creator of the Crisis Ready® Model, which is recognized and being taught as leading industry best practice in the field of crisis management. Recognized globally as an expert, thought leader and visionary in the field of crisis management, Melissa Agnes has worked with global players, including NATO, the Pentagon (DoD), Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, financial firm...

Andy Molinsky is a Professor at Brandeis University's International Business School, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. Andy's work helps people develop the insights and courage necessary to act outside their personal and cultural comfort zones when doing important, but challenging, tasks in work and life. His research and writing have been featured in top media outlets like...

Dr. John Gillis, Jr. is the best-selling co-author of Powerhouse: 13 Teamwork Tactics that Build Excellence and Unrivaled Success, and an acclaimed business facilitator who founded the pioneering leadership development consultancy LeadershipX. The world's leading organizations look to Dr. Gillis to provide them with the practical knowledge needed to improve their performance by focusing on key iss...

I loved my conversation with Jim about how relationships; family, social, and business, are the key to your happiness and success as a human being. You should always be in the business of helping your customers lead a better life. We also discussed how you should make space within your companies for your employees' personal lives, especially when their lives might be consumed by unusual circumstan...

Jim McCann is the Founder of 1-800-Flowers, an e-commerce company that has long been on the cutting edge of business and technology. Jim was working as a social worker in New York City during the 1970's when he took a chance and bought a struggling flower shop. His flower shop grew into a chain, and soon, grew into the largest floral operation in the world. Jim credits his success to his careful a...

I really enjoyed my conversation with Matt, and really respect his intentionality. Here are the biggest takeaways from our conversation: - How healthy living and eating can help to delay the onset of Alzheimer's and other neurocognitive disorders. - Why it is important for caregivers to stay healthy through someone's diagnosis. - Matt's plan to spend retirement advocating to get MapHabit in the ha...

Matt Golden is the Co-Founder and CEO of MapHabit, an interactive care management platform that utilizes a patented visual mapping system with smart devices to improve cognition and reinforce routine habits. Designed for family members, professional support partners, and therapists, MapHabit™ improves the quality of care while reducing caregiver stress. Matt is a 7-time entrepreneur with 20 years...

Alex Kantrowitz is a journalist and Founder of Big Technology, an independent newsletter and podcast that covers big tech stories. Big Technology reaches 40,000+ tech decision-makers with each send and focuses on how major tech corporations like Amazon and Google impact society. Before founding Big Technology, Alex wrote for Forbes, Ad Age, and Buzzfeed. He is also an on-air contributor for CNBC's...

Heather Greenwood Davis is a Contributing Writer and on-air storyteller for National Geographic, as well as a freelance Feature Writer with The Globe and Mail. Heather has been reporting and writing stories professionally for more than 20 years. A recognized expert in the industry, her work appears regularly in print and digital publications. Heather regularly appears as a trusted expert on televi...

This week I sat down with Rishad Tobaccowalla and discussed everything from his own storied career to the development and future of Web3! As an advisor to many of the world's top companies, Rishad gives us insight into how we can take our careers to the next level. He mentions that his career developed because he broke the mold of a traditional corporate ladder climb; he took on a new challenge, u...

Rishad Tobaccowala is an author, speaker, teacher, and advisor with four decades of experience specializing in helping people, organizations, and teams re-invent themselves to remain relevant in changing times. He specializes in unleashing talent and turbo-charging productivity by delivering perspectives, points of view, provocations, and plans of action. Rishad's best-selling book "Restoring the...

Rahaf Harfoush is a Strategist, Digital Anthropologist, and New York Times Best-Selling Author who focuses on the intersections between emerging technology, leadership, and digital culture. She is the Executive Director of the Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture, a Visiting Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, and teaches at Sciences Politique's School of Management and Innovation i...

Today I sit down with Pamela Slim and hear about a very important moment in her life, one that got her to a better place. She gets very personal about a bad situation she was in much earlier in life, and how she managed to escape it, and build the new life she leads today. She reminds us that in business and in life, power imbalances create toxic environments. These relationships founded by domina...

Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, business coach and speaker. She spent the first 10 years of her business as a consultant to large companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab and Cisco Systems, where she worked with thousands of executives, managers and employees. In 2016, she co-founded The Main Street Learning Lab with her husband Darryl, where she works with business owners to remo...

Dr. Diane Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of Tonerra, a consulting and media-based business, as well as the former MBA Program Chair at the Forbes School of Business. She has authored multiple books, including Cracking the Curiosity Code: The Key to Unlocking Human Potential, and The Power of Perception: Eliminating Boundaries to Create Successful Global Leaders. She is the creator of the Curiosit...

Today I sat down with Michael Roderick and spoke about the many different ways we connect with other people. Michael explains how his career led him from education to the exciting world of Broadway Theater, Tech, and finally back towards an educational focus. Michael tells us that it is important to actively listen to those around us. When we engage in active listening, we can build stronger and m...

Michael Roderick is the CEO of Small Pond Enterprises, a company that helps thoughtful givers become thought leaders by making their brands referable, their messaging memorable, and their ideas unforgettable. Through Small Pond, Michael helps coaches and consultants create Referable Brands leading to more speaking opportunities, better clients, and more influence. Michael began his career as a hig...

It was really special sitting down with David. You can tell how incredibly charismatic he is, an attribute that has taken him far. Even through a Zoom call, David's energy radiates out. You can tell how much he cares about everything he does, and will give 100% effort on anything. David is a swift mover, he doesn't let grass grow under his feet. He has an aura about him that is really unique, and...

David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the world's largest platform for finding and building local communities. David has over 20 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and digital traffic acceleration. Prior to joining Meetup, David was CEO of Investopedia, which provides investment dictionari...

One of my favorite interviews to date, I got the chance to speak with Greg Satell who specializes in the science behind change. Whether it's changing something on a global scale or just changing something in an organization Greg Satell shares the advice he's gathered from years of research into "Cascades;" also the name of his book on how to create movements that bring transformations. These casca...

Greg Satell is a popular speaker and adviser, as well as the author of the new book, CASCADES: HOW TO CREATE A MOVEMENT THAT DRIVES TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE. His earlier book, MAPPING INNOVATION, was selected as one of the best business titles of 2017 by 800-CEO-READ. Greg's transformational work has been covered in Harvard Business Review, Barron's, Forbes, Inc, and Fast Company. A global citizen,...

I feel fortunate to have gotten to spend a lot of time with Nick. I'm so impressed by just how relaxed and comfortable in his own skin Nick is. He's someone I really think the world of. A couple of things I took away from our conversation: Nick has found fulfillment by transitioning from grinding for his business into volunteering his time to causes he cares about, like entrepreneurial groups, bei...