Episodes

Mike Robbins is an author, thought leader and sought-after speaker who teaches people, leaders, and teams to infuse their lives and businesses with authenticity and appreciation. As a leadership expert, he partners with some ...

Liz Fosslien is a consultant on product design and experience design projects with companies including Salesforce, SYPartners, and Ernst & Young. Her work has been featured by The Economist, The Financial Times, NPR, Quartz, ...

Melissa Steginus is a mindfulness teacher and productivity coach helping people structure their work and lives to be intentional, empowering, and fulfilling. With a background in social work and over a decade of experience as...

Elizabeth Emens is a Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, and the author of Life Admin: How I Learned to Do Less, Do Better, and Live More . Elizabeth Emens was a working mother with two young children, swamped like so ma...

Mamie Kanfer Stewart founded Meeteor, a global venture providing meeting management solutions. Through consulting and technology, Meeteor enables teams and organizations to develop a healthy and productive meeting culture. He...

Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dream—to spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of productivity, a subject he had been enamored with since he was a teenager. Erik an...

Lacy Boggs is director of The Content Direction Agency . She helps small businesses and solopreneurs teach them how to drive their own content marketing with strategies and frameworks that make content easier and more effecti...

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D ., is a Clinical Psychologist and both a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Michael joins Erik in this episode to talk about discov...

Matt Bodnar is also the Creator and Host of The Science of Success Podcast. He was named to "Forbes 30 Under 30” and partner in multiple "Inc Fastest Growing Companies," is a deal maker and strategy expert who has scaled busi...

Nir Eyal is the bestselling author of 'Indistractable: 'How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life' . In this conversation Erik And Nir talk about the secret of finally doing what you say you will do and the hidden ps...

James Clear is an author and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Time, and on CBS This Morning. He is a regular speaker at Fortune...

In this brief 15 min episode, Erik takes a few minutes to talk about two previous crisis from his past in hopes of being real about how there is no 'one size fits all' approach to life and productivity when a crisis hits. Men...

Kate Swoboda is author of ' The Courage Habit: How to Accept Your Fears, Release the Past, and Live Your Courageous Life '. She's also Director of the Courageous Living Coach Certification where she teaches people how to chan...

Michael Hyatt is the founder and CEO of Michael Hyatt & Company and no stranger to this podcast! His newest book is ' The Vision Driven Leader: 10 Questions to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your Team, and Scale Your Business '...

Grant Baldwin is the founder and CEO of TheSpeakerLab.com, a training company for public speakers. He is the best-selling author of " The Successful Speaker " and also host of "The Speaker Lab Podcast." In this episode Grant ...

Anne Bogel is an Author , Podcaster , and Blogger. This is her third appearance on the show. Anne’s new book is Don't Overthink It - Make Better Dicisions, Stop Second Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life . Learn more ab...

Merlin Mann is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster based in San Francisco. Merlin mostly makes podcasts: Do By Friday , Reconcilable Differences , Roderick on the Line , and Back to Work . Covered in this episode:...

Merlin Mann is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster based in San Francisco. Merlin mostly makes podcasts: Do By Friday , Reconcilable Differences , Roderick on the Line , and Back to Work . Covered in this episode:...

James Beshara is a startup founder and investor in San Francisco, CA. After developing a heart condition in 2013 from excess caffeine consumption, James became fascinated by the science and research backing up alternatives to...

Jessica Cording , MS, RD, CDN, INHC is a registered dietitian, health coach, and writer with a passion for helping people streamline their wellness routine and establish a balanced relationship with food and exercise. Through...

John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker and best selling author Duct Tape Marketing, Duct Tape Selling, The Commitment Engine, The Referral Engine and SEO for Growth. He is the creator of the Duct Tape Marketing Syste...

Amber De La Garza works with business owners who are ready to transform the way they work so they can reduce stress, maximize time, and grow their business. She is also the host of the Productivity Straight Talk Podcast . In ...

Donald Miller is all about story. He is the author of several books, including multiple New York Times Best Sellers. After studying story for years and successfully using the elements of story to engage customers, Don created...

Rob Bell is a New York Times bestselling author and top Podcaster . He’s been profiled in The New Yorker, he’s toured with Oprah on her Life You Want Tour, and in 2011 Time Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential P...