A Bit of Optimism
A Bit of Optimism Podcast
1) Your Instincts Know What You Want with Author Arthur Brooks
2) The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well with Gymshark Founder and CEO Ben Francis
3) Simon Goes Nuclear with nuclear energy influencer Isabelle Boemeke
4) The Brilliance of Boredom with creative polymath Elle Cordova
5) The Privilege of Bad Experiences with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim
6) The Business Case for Good Manners with etiquette coach William Hanson
Good manners aren’t just about being polite — they’re about making other people feel seen.
7) Live Like You Have 2 Years Left with dancer and cancer survivor Angela Trimbur
You have two years left to live. What would you do?
8) The Quiet Power of the Empathetic Leader with Navy SEAL turned rowing coach Gordon Schmidt
When morale problems affect a team, some leaders choose to make a big, rousing speech. But quite often, it’s the quiet leader who leads with empathy that sees a better emotional solution.
9) Your Unhappy Brain Needs Some Assistance with happiness expert Mo Gawdat
Happiness is a choice. But it’s not always an easy choice to make.
10) We All Get Cancelled One Day with Somebody Feed Phil’s Phil Rosenthal
We turned the studio into a restaurant for the day—because when Phil Rosenthal’s in the house, you don’t just talk about food, you eat it!