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Kelly connects with old friend Peter Murrieta, an esteemed Emmy-winning writer and Deputy Director at the Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University. He is the mastermind behind two highly successful and beloved shows, “Mr. Iglesias” on Netflix and “Wizards of Waverly Place” on Disney. The latter, in particular, played a pivotal […]

Kelly connects with Nir Halevy, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University. His research on influence, power, status, and leadership has appeared in top scientific journals and has been featured in numerous media outlets, including The Economist, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, BusinessWeek, CNN, and MSNBC. He has a new book, “Level Up: Why […]

Kelly talks to economists Emma Harrington and Natalia Emanuel, whose research makes a convincing case for why being in person is better for our health, business success, and ability to be creative and innovative. Their new book is called: “In Person: How Working Together Fuels Creativity, Productivity, and Growth.” “Humans are wired to connect in […]

Kelly connects with Joshua Bandoch, Senior Vice President of Policy Research at The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity. He has a new book, “How to Get What You Want: Mastering the Art and Science of Persuasion.” “Persuasion is shared action.”  “Don’t confuse understanding with agreement.”  “Storytelling is the single most powerful persuasion tool. Period.”

Kelly connects with filmmaker and writer Nick Davis. His films include “Once Upon a Time in Queens” about the 1986 New York Mets for ESPN’s 30 for 30 series; he recently won an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of “The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox” for Netflix. His book about his grandfather and great-uncle, “Competing […]

Kelly talks to Jeff Cole, founder of the World Internet Project – the longest-running global study of online behavior, spanning 27 years in 35 countries. He now directs the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School. He has advised four U.S. presidential administrations, the FCC, Congress, and the Department of Defense, along […]

Kelly connects with Ron Johnson, best known for creating the Apple Stores, working directly for Steve Jobs while serving as a member of Apple’s executive team. Prior to his time at Apple, Ron was highly regarded for the work he did with Michael Graves to bring good design to all as a merchant leader at Target. Their […]

Kelly talks to Roy Schwartz, co-founder and CEO at Axios HQ, the world’s first AI-powered internal communications management platform. He’s also the co-founder of Axios, the award-winning news organization. He is the co-author of “Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less” and he has a new co-authored book called “Simplify: Do 50 Percent More with […]

Kelly welcomes the always amazing Caroline Webb back to the podcast. Caroline is a former Partner at McKinsey, where she continues to serve as a Senior Advisor, and is now CEO of her own firm, Sevenshift. We spoke to Caroline some years back about her book How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of […]

Kelly has an amazing conversation with Lindy Elkins-Tanton: a professor at UC Berkeley, Director of the Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory, and lead of the NASA Psyche mission. Her new book is titled “Mission Ready: How to Build Teams That Perform Under Pressure.”  “Calmness is contagious.”  “Posing problems as questions keeps the solution space open.”  “Seeing […]

Kelly connects with happiness scientist Elizabeth Dunn and climate scientist Jiayang Zhao to discuss their new book “Leave the Lights On: How Joyful Decisions Can Save Our Species.”  “Cooler temperatures are good for our happiness.”  “When it comes to saving carbon, luggage matters.”  “Commuting is one of the unhappiest daily activities.”

Kelly welcomes Scott Curran back to the podcast. He is the founder and CEO of Beyond Advisers and a former general counsel of the Clinton Foundation. His new book is called “Better Good: A Simple System for Creating Lasting Impact.” “Betting against good is betting against the best parts of human nature.”  “To see philanthropy […]

Kelly has a fascinating conversation with New York Times bestselling author David Epstein about his new book “Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.” “Multitasking is the act of distracting yourself.”  “It is usually bad to be a maximizer.” “Too often, we reach for a dream when what we need is a textbook.”

Kelly sits down with Amos Winter, the Germeshausen Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His new book is called “Global by Design: How to Create Innovations That Scale, Travel and Transform.” “Become a tempered dreamer.”  “Technology is not the […]

Kelly welcomes frequent guest Scott Barry Kaufman back to the podcast along with Chris Shipley, a journalist, industry analyst and entrepreneur to discuss the new book that they co-edited, “Leading for Tomorrow: Unlocking Human Potential in the Era of Continuous Change and Endless Possibility.”  “We no longer live through disruptions; we live inside continuous disruption.”  “In a […]