Episodes

Roger Lowenstein's book "When Genius Failed" is one of the best business failure case studies I've ever read. As we come up on the 25-year anniversary of Long-Term Capital Management's downfall, I thought it would be a great ...

Michael Lewis's first book, Liar's Poker, is the ultimate case study of misaligned incentives. The book covers the rise of Salomon Brothers as the king of bond trading in the 80s, and the many perverse incentives that later l...

Made in Japan is the incredible autobiography of Akio Morita, the cofounder of SONY. Akio Morita started SONY in the rubble of post-WW2 Japan, determined to make Japan known as a country of high quality products. Throughout S...

Danny Meyer's book Setting the Table is an instant favorite amongst entrepreneur memoirs, up there with the likes of Creativity Inc and Shoe Dog. Danny Meyer opened his first restaurant, Union Square Cafe, in 1985, and has be...

Matthew McConaughey's book Greenlights gives us a valuable metaphor for life: the problems we face today eventually turn into blessings in the rearview mirror of life. I'll discuss how he was able to use visualization and eli...

Living with a SEAL is a hilarious & motivating book that chronicles the month Jesse Itzler spent training with Navy SEAL legend David Goggins. Serial entrepreneur Jesse Itzler was looking for a new challenge in life, after st...

Can't Hurt Me is one of the most inspiring books I've ever read. David Goggins takes us through his tough upbringing and years battling a victim mentality, until he decided enough was enough. He shares how he remarkably lost ...

Morgan Housel’s fantastic book “The Psychology of Money” is a collection of stories on how we interact with our own money. I really enjoyed reading Housel’s book (for the second time!) because it contains many fundamental les...

"The Irvine Ranch", by Martin A. Brower, shares the remarkable rise of the Irvine Company from a citrus crop ranch to a local real estate behemoth. The Irvine Company is the closest thing to a monopoly I've found in the …

Vicky Ward’s “The Liar’s Ball” gives us a lens into the famous 2003 sale of the GM Building, one of the most valuable real estate buildings in American history. We’ll see how numerous real estate titans, from William Zeckendo...

Michael Mauboussin’s book “The Success Equation” walks through how to distinguish skill from luck and its impact on everything from investing to sports. Mauboussin is the author of one of my favorite books of all time, Expect...

Moneyball, the groundbreaking book by Michael Lewis, forever changed the landscape of professional sports. Moneyball tells the inspiring story of the Oakland A's, a small-market baseball team that defied the odds by leveragin...

Today we'll be discussing "The Club: How the Premier League Became the Richest, Most Disruptive Business in Sports" by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg. Since its inception as a breakaway league in 1992, the English Premier...

Phil Knight's memoir "Shoe Dog” shares his incredible entrepreneurial journey that transformed a small business selling running shoes in Oregon into the global behemoth we know today as Nike. From his ultra risk-taking mental...

Phil Jackson’s book "Eleven Rings" shares his insights on leadership after winning 11 championships in 20 seasons! Studying coaches can teach us about leadership in any domain, spanning from delegating authority and suggestiv...

Kobe Bryant's book "The Mamba Mentality" teaches us vital lessons about studying the greats who came before us, working hard in the dark to shine in the light, and why we need obsession to reach the level of greatness. After …

Today we'll cover the phenomenal book "Michael Jordan: The Life" by Roland Lazenby. Michael Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time, having won six NBA championships, five NBA MVPs, and expandin...

Today we’re gonna explore the fascinating life of William Zeckendorf, one of the most influential real estate developers in American history, as he shares his remarkable journey of revitalizing cities like New York, Los Angel...

“The Score Takes Care of Itself” by Bill Walsh details the rise of a legendary coach who changed the NFL and led the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl titles in just 10 years. Walsh revolutionized the game with …

Today we're going to dive into the mind of Coach John Wooden, the all-time great who led UCLA Basketball to 10 championships over a 12-year period. We’ll discuss Wooden’s Pyramid of Success in detail and highlight qualities t...

I'm excited to dive deeper into the "zig when others zag" philosophy of Henry Singleton with my guest today, Aleem Choudhry. Aleem worked with William Thorndike to study Henry Singleton - one of the best Capital allocators ov...

In "Hit Refresh", Satya Nadella shares his rise to the top of Microsoft as they were struggling competitively, and the drastic changes he made to reinvent the culture of the company around a growth mindset. Since taking over ...

Jon Acuff's book "Soundtracks" explores how our negative thoughts and overthinking can become like broken soundtracks, playing on repeat in our minds. When we consistently listen to these broken soundtracks, they become ingra...

In my conversation with Dr. Anna Lembke, we discuss many of the core insights from her influential book Dopamine Nation, such as the pleasure-pain seesaw, the DOPAMINE framework, and how leaning into pain can lead to a restor...