Podcasts by FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis

FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis

Patrick J. McGinnis, creator of the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), talks to leaders in business, entrepreneurship, politics, and culture. How do they choose from among the many opportunities in their busy lives and find the courage to miss out on the the rest? Patrick is the author of "The 10% Entrepreneur."

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FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis
FOMOndays: How To Conquer Risk Aversion from 2022-02-21T05:01

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20. How Bearaby’s Dr. Kathrin Hamm Napped Her Way to a Start-Up Sleep Empire from 2022-02-17T05:02

Former economist for The World Bank, founder, and CEO of sustainable weighted bedding company Bearaby, Dr. Kathrin Hamm joins in a discussion about innovation, entrepreneurship, and mastering risk ...

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19. Building a Unicorn with Ali Tamaseb from 2022-02-10T05:01

Ali Tamaseb, Founder & CEO of BootstrapLabs, a leading Artificial Intelligence Venture Capital firm that manages more than $2 billion discusses innovation, unicorns, billion-dollar ideas, and every...

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FOMOndays: How To Invest in a Creative Endeavor from 2022-02-07T05:01

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18. Making a Movie: Entrepreneurship as an Art from 2022-02-03T05:01

Rebecca Eskreis, Michael Cuomo, and Megan Elizabeth Bell come together to discuss the creative and logistic process of making their new feature film What Breaks the Ice, a coming of age film set in...

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FOMOndays: How To Manage Your Career from 2022-01-31T05:01

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17. Creative Careers: How to Succeed without Starving with Jeff Madoff from 2022-01-27T05:01

There has been a long understanding in society that for an artist or any type of creative to be successful, they must “starve,” that they don’t deserve to reap the success of their hard work during...

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FOMOndays: How To Improvise Like A Jazz Musician from 2022-01-24T20:30

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16. Two Beats Ahead with Michael Hendrix from 2022-01-20T05:01

Jazz musician, Berkeley School of Music professor, and co-author of the new book Two Beats Ahead: What Music Teaches Us About Innovation shares insights on the lessons we learn from music, the skil...

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FOMOndays: Patrick's Hot Take On New Years in Socotra from 2022-01-17T08:01

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15. Creating Change with Robin Bronk from 2022-01-13T05:01

Robin Bronk, CEO of The Creative Coalition, the nation’s leading bipartisan advocacy group discusses how the power of social proof paves the way for lasting change not only in the arts, but in soci...

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FOMOndays: How To Build An Idea Mindset from 2022-01-10T05:01

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14. Raging Innovation with Alec Ross from 2022-01-06T05:01

Author and innovation expert Alec Ross shares his thoughts on innovation, opportunity, and knowing when and where to go deep in life. In his new book The Raging 2020s: Companies, Countries, People-...

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FOMOndays: How To Committ to Working Out from 2022-01-03T16:40

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Best Of: A Road Map For The Modern Nonlinear Life from 2021-12-30T19:30

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler discusses the research and philosophy behind his new book, "Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age."
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FOMOndays: How to Write a Book from 2021-12-27T18:00

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13. Danielle Mahfood & Jenny Judson: Successful Creative Partners from 2021-12-23T05:01

It’s hard enough to write a book, harder still to get it published. Throw in two co-authors with two full-time careers and it nearly seems impossible. Not for Danielle Mahfood and Jenny Judson, lif...

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FOMOndays: How To Fail Sucessfully from 2021-12-20T14:24

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12. Tom Eisenmann & The Other F Word (Failure) from 2021-12-16T05:01

Entrepreneurial expert and Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann discusses rookie mistakes, patterns of failures, and other highlights from his new book Why Startups Fail. Explaining stra...

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FOMOndays: How To Be Better Than Better.com's CEO from 2021-12-13T05:01

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11. Better Listening for Better Relationships with Dr. Mark Goulston from 2021-12-09T05:01

Are you looking for tactics to build relationships through trust and connection with less stress? Dr. Mark Goulston, author of the book Just Listen, which has been translated into 28 languages, dis...

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FOMOndays: How to Outsourcing Decision Making from 2021-12-06T16:12

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10. Taking Smarter Risks with Sukhinder Singh-Cassidy from 2021-12-02T14:00

You don’t get to be one of the world’s most creative people in business without taking some risks. Sukhinder Singh-Cassidy discusses her new book Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive and how b...

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FOMOndays: How to Host a Group Meditation from 2021-11-29T07:01

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Diversify And Thrive With Sami Gayle from 2021-11-25T05:01

You may have seen her as a little girl on Broadway or recognize her from your favorite Friday night show Blue Bloods, but Sami Gayle is more than just an actress! Singer, producer, activist, and in...

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FOMOndays: Hot Takes on Theranos from 2021-11-22T18:30

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FOMOndays: Lets Talk About Theranos from 2021-11-22T18:30

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9. Living with Integrity: Martha Beck from 2021-11-18T05:01

Harvard-educated sociologist, life coach, and author Martha Beck joins to discuss the tenets of her new book The Way of Integrity and how learning to live in the present moment will be key to build...

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FOMOndays: Hot Takes on HyperIce from 2021-11-15T13:30

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8. Unexpected Entrepreneurship with Hyperice's Anthony Katz from 2021-11-11T08:01

Anthony Katz, founder of recovery technology company Hyperice, discusses his evolution from education to entrepreneur. From tinkering with neoprene and ice in his off time in search of a more thera...

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FOMOndays: Are You a Grinder? from 2021-11-08T12:40

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7. Prompts & Practices for Success with Marc Champagne from 2021-11-04T04:01

How do you know which questions to ask yourself to make sure you are aligned with your goals? Author, speaker, and celebrated podcast host Marc Champagne discusses his new book Personal Socrates an...

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FOMOndays: Crazy TikTok Stories from 2021-11-01T14:05

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6. News Not Noise with Jessica Yellin from 2021-10-28T04:01

Jessica Yellin, Emmy, Gracie, and Peabody award-winning journalist, discusses how the competition for viewership in the internet age of instant information forced her to re-evaluate her approach. I...

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FOMOndays: LOL, Ha, & Launching Patreon from 2021-10-25T04:01

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FOMOnday: LOL, Ha, & Launching Patreon from 2021-10-25T04:01

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5. Getting Human with Jason Karp from 2021-10-21T04:01

Jason Karp explains his departure from managing a $4B hedge fund to founding HumanCo, a mission-driven company focusing on healthy living and sustainability for all. After a life-changing medical d...

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FOMOndays: How to be a More Creative Thinker from 2021-10-18T04:01

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FOMOnday: How to be a More Creative Thinker from 2021-10-18T04:01

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4. Master the Long Game with Dorie Clark from 2021-10-14T04:01

What do you do when your passion doesn’t result in success? When you fail to shift focus or set meaningful intentions? You play the long game.
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FOMOndays: How an NFT Can Save a Life from 2021-10-11T04:01

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3. Chris Hutchins Reveals All the Hacks from 2021-10-07T04:01

Have you been looking for new hacks to optimize your life, work, and travel? This week our guest Chris Hutchins, host of All the Hacks reveals some of his expert financial, travel, and shopping hac...

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FOMOndays: FOMO Venture Capital & Willy Wonka from 2021-10-04T04:01

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FOMOnday: FOMO Venture Capital & Willy Wonka from 2021-10-04T04:01

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2. Ian Schrager on Creativity and Disobedience from 2021-09-30T04:01

We’re back for the second half of the season premiere interview with the legendary Ian Schrager, who has been innovating in the hospitality industry since the 1970s. In this episode, Ian talks abou...

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FOMOndays: How to Escape the Trough from 2021-09-27T04:01

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FOMOnday: How to Escape the Trough from 2021-09-27T04:01

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How to Escape the Trough from 2021-09-27T04:01

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1. How Ian Schrager Generates FOMO from 2021-09-23T04:01

For over 5 decades, since the 70s, Ian Schrager has achieved international recognition for concepts that have revolutionized the entertainment, hospitality, food and beverage, retail and residentia...

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How Ian Schrager Generates FOMO from 2021-09-23T04:01

For over 5 decades, since the 70s, Ian Schrager has achieved international recognition for concepts that have revolutionized the entertainment, hospitality, food and beverage, retail and residentia...

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And we're Back! Here's What's on Tap. from 2021-09-20T04:01

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Best of Female FOMO Sapiens: Ask for More with Alexandra Carter from 2021-09-09T04:10

Professor Alexandra Carter, director of Columbia Law School’s Mediation Clinic, explains how to overcome FOMO when negotiating for work and in everyday life.
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Best of Female FOMO Sapiens: Cathy Heller of Don't Keep Your Day Job from 2021-09-02T04:10

Podcast host, author, and business coach Cathy Heller discusses her own journey from identifying her passions to taking the action to transform those ventures into a successful career change.
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Best Of: The Smell of Success: How Farmgirl Flowers Is Bootstrapping to $30 Million in Sales from 2021-08-26T04:10

Christina Stembel started Farmgirl Flowers to improve the way the commercial flower industry offers choice, quality, and price. Today she’s at the helm of a growing company that serves flower lover...

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What's Up With the Great Resignation? from 2021-08-23T21:30

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Best Of: How to Make Better Decisions with Gretchen Rubin from 2021-08-19T04:06

Gretchen Rubin, 5-times New York Times Best-Seller, an award-winning podcaster, and speaker, discusses her latest book, "The Four Tendencies." 
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Is There a "Perfect" Morning Routines? from 2021-08-16T04:20

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40. Sergey Young on How to Live to 200 from 2021-08-12T05:00

The prospect of living to 200 years old isn’t science fiction anymore. Sergey Young, a leader in the emerging field of longevity offers his perspective on what cutting-edge breakthroughs are on the...

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Beware FOMO Investing from 2021-08-09T17:00

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39. The Art of Charm on How to Be Social Now from 2021-08-05T04:05

Have you been a little awkward in your first attempts to be social post-vaxx? If you have, don't feel bad. We're all off of our game right now and figuring out what to say, how to safely socialize,...

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I Got Hypnotized - Here's What Happened from 2021-08-02T17:00

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38. Hypnosis: The Facts, The Fiction, & The Benefits from 2021-07-29T05:00

What comes to mind when you think of hypnosis? Some poor fool in a spotlight quacking like a duck who will have no memory of it later in the night? Or guided meditation with a specific outcome in m...

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Listener Mail: Let's Talk Languages & Travel from 2021-07-26T15:30

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37. Rebecca Minkoff & Ali Wyatt’s Female Founder Collective from 2021-07-22T04:01

Rebecca Minkoff built a successful lifestyle brand over two decades but as her success grew as a founder, she noticed more and more the gaps in support and mentorship for female entrepreneurs and t...

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My Stress Dream & The Best Way to Intro Yourself from 2021-07-20T17:28

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36. Cultivating Influence with Jon Levy from 2021-07-15T05:00

Behavioral scientist and author of the new book Cultivating Influence Jon Levy explains how one of the most effective strategies for success is making meaningful connections with people who can pos...

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My Life Motto & Listener Mail from 2021-07-12T05:00

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35. Permission to Dream with Chris Gardner from 2021-07-08T14:00

Entrepreneur, public speaker, and best-selling author Chris Gardner discusses his new book Permission to Dream, and how an inspirational declaration from his mother as a small child empowered him t...

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HOORAY! It's Episode 100! from 2021-07-05T16:51:48

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Best of FOMO Sapiens: How To Preserve and Monetize Community-Driven Free Expression from 2021-07-01T17:07:13

Reddit COO Jen Wong steers one of the largest social networks on the internet, and the one you probably hear about the least. Despite not being a media darling, Reddit is probably one of the larges...

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The Best Entrepreneurs Do This to Find Great Ideas from 2021-06-28T17:00

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33. Stacy’s Pita Chips Founder's Unconventional Path to Success from 2021-06-24T05:00

Stacy’s Pita Chip and BeBOLD Bars founder Stacy Madison, who evolved from food cart owner to a household name, shares insights on the key to building a successful food brand, how to scale growth, a...

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A Scammer Just Used FOMO Against Me! from 2021-06-21T14:00

Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener mail.
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32. Jim McKelvey on Building a Business that Can’t be Beat from 2021-06-17T04:05

Have you ever been faced with a problem and there wasn’t a ready-made solution? Have you ever been frustrated trying to complete a project and couldn’t find a video or article online for guidance o...

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Let's Talk About Bobby Kennedy & Bhutan from 2021-06-14T04:01

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31. Where Skill Ends & Chance Begins with Maria Konnikova from 2021-06-10T07:00

Not many people can say they became a professional poker player while researching a book, but in Dr. Maria Konnikova’s case, she can. In her latest book My Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Atten...

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5 Top Tips for Connecting with People from 2021-06-07T07:00

Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener mail.
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30. Mastering the Art of Connection with Susan McPherson from 2021-06-03T16:30

Do you have an expansive network yet it rarely yields any benefits? Are you frustrated, feeling like you are providing as little value to your network as it does to you? That’s probably because whi...

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What is the Point if You're Not Happy? from 2021-05-31T13:00

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29. Live More Effortlessly with Greg McKeown from 2021-05-27T07:00

Do you struggle to find the balance between hard work and burnout? Does it sometimes seem impossible to get it all done? Once you’ve hit a wall and you strip away all the non-essentials, does it st...

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The Best Pitches I've Ever Heard from 2021-05-24T07:00

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28. How to Get People to Back Your Ideas from 2021-05-20T10:00

How is it that some people can convince others to back them, is its personality, style, charisma? No, says Suneel Gupta, author of the new book Backable. Explaining that creativity and persuasion a...

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27. How the Harlem Children’s Zone Navigated COVID from 2021-05-13T04:01

Can a global pandemic provide a platform for change? If you are Kwame Owusu-Kesse, CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), the answer is a resounding yes. With a pre-existing, comprehensive, platf...

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Way to Support Women at Work from 2021-05-10T04:01

Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener mail.
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26. Influence, and the Psychology of Persuasion from 2021-05-06T04:01

Influence can be a tricky thing, you want to get people to say yes to you but you also want to be able to identify when others are influencing you in unwelcome ways. First published in 1984, Influe...

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Let's Nerd Out on Positive Psychology from 2021-05-03T18:23:10

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25. Level Up with BetterUp from 2021-04-29T11:00

In this week’s all-new episode, founder and CEO of BetterUp, the largest coaching platform in the world, Alexi Robichaux explains how his company uses individualized coaching, counseling, mentorsh...

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Why I Love Ranked Choice Voting from 2021-04-26T07:00

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24. Andrew Yang is Back & He’s Running for Mayor! from 2021-04-22T07:00

From a non-profit start-up to the national political stage, Andrew Yang is not your typical mayoral candidate. After raising nearly $40M in grassroots efforts and outlasting career politicians in t...

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Your Post-Pan Plan from 2021-04-19T13:00

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23. How to use Tech to Take Your Business to the Next Level from 2021-04-15T14:16:14

From a series of startups to the giant Amazon Web Services, this week’s guest, Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio and author of the new book Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Develop...

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Vaccine FOMO from 2021-04-12T13:00

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22. Diversify and Thrive with Sami Gayle from 2021-04-08T07:00

You may have seen her as a little girl on Broadway or recognize her from your favorite Friday night show Blue Bloods, but Sami Gayle is more than just an actress! Singer, producer, activist, and in...

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The Secrets to Setting Up the Perfect Home Office from 2021-04-05T07:00

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21. Did you Know you Can Hack People? from 2021-04-01T07:00

Did you know that like computers, people are hackable? Christopher Hadnagy, adjunct professor of Social Engineering at the University of Arizona’s NSA Design Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber...

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My Experience with Tourette's Syndrome from 2021-03-29T07:00

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FOMO and ADHD from 2021-03-25T08:00

Do you, a loved one, or any of your employees struggle with time management, organization, or decision-making? Does impatience triggers disproportionate anger responses? These could all be signs an...

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20. FOMO and ADHD from 2021-03-25T07:00

Do you, a loved one, or any of your employees struggle with time management, organization, or decision-making? Does impatience triggers disproportionate anger responses? These could all be signs an...

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Patrick's Hot Take on Clubhouse, 2021's FOMOiest App from 2021-03-22T13:17:46

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20. Can't We All Just Get Along? from 2021-03-18T08:00

What do a 22-year-old former venture capital intern and an 11-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker have in common? Political entrepreneurship. Manu Meel, CEO of BridgeUSA, and Mark Kassan, co-founder of A...

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19. Can't We All Just Get Along? from 2021-03-18T07:00

What do a 22-year-old former venture capital intern and an 11-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker have in common? Political entrepreneurship. Manu Meel, CEO of BridgeUSA, and Mark Kassan, co-founder of A...

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Weird & Wild Feedback Stories from 2021-03-15T07:00

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18. Hate Giving Feedback? Let's Fix that Now from 2021-03-11T08:00

Do you hate giving feedback? Are you afraid to hurt someone’s feelings, become the bad guy, or that they won’t be open to hearing it? That’s probably because you were never taught how to give effec...

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Listener Mail: How to Pitch a VC from 2021-03-08T08:00

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17. Vision Science: If You See Success Are You More Likely to Attain it? from 2021-03-04T05:02

Have you ever felt frustrated when trying to achieve a specific goal? Maybe you need to see success to achieve it. 
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Bucket List Basics from 2021-03-01T05:02

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16. Die With Nothing Left on Your To-Do List from 2021-02-25T05:02

Consider this question: If you had only one day more to live, what would you do?
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Listener Mail and Finding Flow from 2021-02-22T05:02

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15. The Neurobiology of Peak Performance with Steven Kotler from 2021-02-18T05:01

Steven Kotler, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and Executive Director for the Flow Research Collective unpacks the formula to achieve peak performance and the science t...

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How to Cold Call on LinkedIn from 2021-02-15T05:01

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14. How to Not Die (or Wake Up) Alone from 2021-02-11T05:01

Logan Ury, Director of Relationship Science for the dating app Hinge and author of "How to Not Die Alone" discusses the evolution of dating apps and their use during COVID-19 - a period during whic...

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How to Make Time Count for More from 2021-02-01T05:01

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Season 4 Finale: The Science of Serendipity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In the last episode of the season, author and global affairs expert, Christian Busch, shares the results of 10 years of research into the art and science of luck.

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A Road Map for the Modern Nonlinear Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler discusses the research and philosophy behind his new book, "Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age."

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Less Is More: The Power of Essentialism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Essentialism, simply put, is living only for what really matters. Greg McKeown, author of the global bestseller "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less," discusses how to prioritize our time...

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Click to Connect: The Rise of the Virtual Event from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Celebrity party planner Bronson Van Wyck, founder of Van Wyck & Van Wyck event production and design agency, returns to the show to discuss how he pivoted his business to virtual events to survive ...

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A Female Founder in a Male VC World from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

When Kate Ryder started to raise funding for a pioneering healthcare app for women, the (mostly male) VCs didn't believe her idea was "big" enough. So Ryder turned to female investors and VCs with ...

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Free Market Politics Part 2: Can We Fix America’s Political System? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Political innovation activists Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter discuss innovative reforms that could increase competition and accountability in American politics.

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Free Market Politics Part 1: How America’s Political System Became a Duopoly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Political innovation activists Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter explain how America's two-party political system undermines the robust competition and accountability necessary for democracy to thr...

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The Lost Art of Thinking for Yourself from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In an age where we increasingly pass responsibility for our most important choices on to experts, trend analyst Vikram Mansharamani explains why cultivating the knowledge and skills of a generalist...

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How TOMS Shoes Founder Rebalanced Life and Work from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Deciphering Big Data to Make Better Decisions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Startup vs. Pandemic: Farmgirl Flowers’ Fight for Survival from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Farmgirl Flowers founder (and friend of the show) Christina Stembel returns to share how she navigated difficult emotions and impossible decisions during the early days of the Covid-19 crisis, as s...

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How to Get What You Really Want in a Negotiation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Professor Alexandra Carter, director of Columbia Law School’s Mediation Clinic, explains how to overcome FOMO when negotiating for work and in everyday life. Plus, social media comedy sensation Mat...

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Bring Deep Focus to Working from Home from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Caveday founders Jake Kahana, Jeremy Redleaf, and Molly Sonsteng explain how an experiment in productivity among friends became a startup that helps companies, teams, and individuals around the wor...

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How Chobani Wins in Business While Giving Back from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Chobani President Peter McGuinness explains how the American food company’s actions outside the boardroom reflect the values of its founder and its employees, and how a commitment to doing good can...

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Will FOMO Survive the Pandemic? (with Hello Monday’s Jessi Hempel) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hello Monday host and LinkedIn Senior Editor at Large Jessi Hempel takes over as host for a day, interviewing Patrick about how he has explored the world to learn how FOMO and FOBO arise as a funct...

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Cultivating Resilience in a Pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Yael Melamed, a psychotherapist and executive coach, explains how she cultivates spirituality, humor, and resilience in the face of adversity – lessons she learned from a wide-ranging career that s...

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Working from Home and Company Culture from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dan Schawbel, a future of work expert, breaks down the pressures that new technology trends have placed on human needs for community and bonding at work. He also explains how teams can communicate ...

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Venture Capital During a Pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Veteran venture capitalist Beth Ferreira compares and contrasts the economic challenges posed by Covid-19 with past economy-wide downturns.

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FOMO Sapiens Goes to Sesame Street from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sesame Workshop’s President of Social Impact and Philanthropy, Sherrie Westin, shares her journey from the White House to ABC to Sesame Workshop. Along the way, she has learned to manage competing ...

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Season 3 Finale: How FOMO Was Created from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Fifteen years ago, while host Patrick McGinnis was a student at Harvard Business School, he wrote a column for the student newspaper about his observation that the student body’s social schedules w...

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Everyone Wants To Be in VC, But No One Wants To Lose Money with Beth Ferreira from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Beth Ferreira has been involved in venture investment in some of the most exciting startups in recent history, both as a venture capitalist and an early employee. She shares her experience managing...

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Swipe Right: How Meredith Golden Helps You Get a Date Online from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Meredith Golden has spent more than 10,000 hours on online dating apps, helping her clients navigate the digital romance market to build the perfect profile and connect with the right matches.

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Nas Daily: Around the World in 14 Million Clicks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Video blogger and author Nuseir Yassin comes to FOMO Sapiens to share the story of why he quit a high-flying tech career to travel the world and document his experiences on Nas Daily, his social me...

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Nir Eyal: Making “Indistractability” a Habit from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Author and FOMO Sapiens alumnus Nir Eyal returns to discuss his new book, “Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life,” and tell us how to tackle everything from time manage...

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From Part-Time Entrepreneurship to Career Change with Cathy Heller from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Podcast host, author, and business coach Cathy Heller discusses her own journey from identifying her passions to taking the action to transform those ventures into a successful career change.

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Returns on Investment: Andy Kuper and the Value of Moral Capitalism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Think capitalism has to be about the profit motive above all else? Think again. Andy Kuper, founder and CEO of LeapFrog Investments, explains how his company is leading a growing movement of corpor...

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Choosing What You Actually Want: Annastasia Seebohm and Luxury Lifestyle Management from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As your options increase, so do the likelihood that you'll be swept away in them. Enter Quintessentially, whose worldwide team of agents, led by CEO Annastasia Seebohm, can curate the perfect exper...

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Flip the Script: Oren Klaff and the Next Way to Sell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Oren Klaff, investment banker and author of "Pitch Anything" and "Flip the Script,” shares how the modern face of sales at any scale requires a new set of interpersonal skills.

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Exploring Your Health: Functional Medicine with Will Cole from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Functional medicine addresses lifestyle factors, such as nutrition, diet, and stress, as root causes of more complex, serious diseases. It’s becoming more popular in the United States, as an adjunc...

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The Smell of Success: How Farmgirl Flowers Is Bootstrapping to $30 Million in Sales from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Christina Stembel started Farmgirl Flowers to improve the way the commercial flower industry offers choice, quality, and price. Today she’s at the helm of a growing company that serves flower lover...

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Doctor, Heal Thyself: Rare Disease Research from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. David Fajgenbaum has almost died five times from Castleman disease, a group of rare and deadly disorders of the lymph nodes. This led him to co-founding and managing the Castleman Disease Colla...

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Introducing Season 3 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In a world of overwhelming choices, being decisive is harder and more important than ever. In the new season of FOMO Sapiens, Patrick J. McGinnis speaks with a diverse and fascinating set of leader...

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Season 2 Finale from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join us for a look back on the best moments with a few words from each guest.

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We Have the Technology: Jamie Metzl and Building Better Humans from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Futurist and author Jamie Metzl explains why complete human genetic engineering is inevitable and will happen soon, and why it demands a crucial global conversation before it arrives.

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You’re Invited: Bronson van Wyck and the Art of the Party from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The founder of the Van Wyck & Van Wyck event production and design agency Bronson van Wyck talks about the marketing power of the perfect party.

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Your Vote Counts? How the Leadership Now Project Wants to Get Your Skin in the Game from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Leadership Now Project CEO and founder Daniella Ballou-Aares shares her organization's mission, efforts, and success in ensuring a fair, principled, competitive, and representative U.S. democratic ...

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Don’t Read the Comments: Katie Rosman’s Survival Guide to Journalism in the Social Media Age from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Times features reporter Katie Rosman lives at the intersection of popular culture, journalism, and social media. She shares her outlook on the future of reporting in an era of click counts...

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19. Season 4 Finale: The Science of Serendipity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In the last episode of the season, author and global affairs expert, Christian Busch, shares the results of 10 years of research into the art and science of luck.

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Disruptive Fair Trade: How Naadam Is Getting the Cashmere Industry’s Goat from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Matt Scanlan, CEO of the cashmere clothing company, Naadam, talks about how he created a successful startup with almost no knowledge of the industry that he was about to disrupt forever.

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18. A Road Map for the Modern Nonlinear Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler discusses the research and philosophy behind his new book, "Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age."

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Reddit, the Bustling Marketplace of Ideas: How to Preserve — and Monetize — Community-Driven Free Expression from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Reddit COO Jen Wong discusses the biggest social network you never talk about, and how Reddit's unique culture of free expression within community-moderated spaces has made it one of the most robus...

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17. Less Is More: The Power of Essentialism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Essentialism, simply put, is living only for what really matters. Greg McKeown, author of the global bestseller "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less," discusses how to prioritize our time...

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The Business of Keeping It Simple: How Less is More at Primary from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Primary cofounders Galyn Bernard and Christina Carbonell discuss how staying true to their model of curated options and organic community engagement has made their children’s clothing company a sta...

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16. Click to Connect: The Rise of the Virtual Event from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Celebrity party planner Bronson Van Wyck, founder of Van Wyck & Van Wyck event production and design agency, returns to the show to discuss how he pivoted his business to virtual events to survive ...

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You Are the Product: Giancarlo Pitocco and the Attention Economy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Former Facebook and Instagram employee Giancarlo Pitocco explains how the attention economy has created a mental health and productivity crisis -- and how we can begin to reclaim our valuable time ...

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15. A Female Founder in a Male VC World from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

When Kate Ryder started to raise funding for a pioneering healthcare app for women, the (mostly male) VCs didn't believe her idea was "big" enough. So Ryder turned to female investors and VCs with ...

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Wicked Lobstah: Vertical Integration and the Luke’s Lobster Success Story from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Founder and CEO of Luke's Lobster, Luke Holden, explains how vertical integration -- taking a direct hand in the supply side of his successful lobster shack business -- has been crucial to the runa...

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14. Free Market Politics Part 2: Can We Fix America’s Political System? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Political innovation activists Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter discuss innovative reforms that could increase competition and accountability in American politics.

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Internet Trolls & Crazy Rich Asians: The Wild World of Vintage Watch Collectors from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Eric Wind, former senior watch specialist at Christie’s and a “watch-preneur,” reveals how you can navigate the often irrational world of collection to make money while having fun in the process.

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13. Free Market Politics Part 1: How America’s Political System Became a Duopoly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Political innovation activists Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter explain how America's two-party political system undermines the robust competition and accountability necessary for democracy to thr...

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The Instagram Army: Activism in the 21st Century from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Venezuelan model, social media influencer, and activist, Eglantina Zingg, shares how Instagram and her remarkable upbringing in the Amazon turned her into a fierce advocate for women and girls.

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12. The Lost Art of Thinking for Yourself from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In an age where we increasingly pass responsibility for our most important choices on to experts, trend analyst Vikram Mansharamani explains why cultivating the knowledge and skills of a generalist...

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The Other FO You Need to Know: FOBO — Fear of a Better Option from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Times Smarter Living columnist Tim Herrera has spent his career writing about the intersection of tech and culture. Tim speaks about the evolution of FOMO, FOBO, and our collective search ...

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11. How TOMS Shoes Founder Rebalanced Life and Work from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After working 90-hour weeks as a successful, serial entrepreneur, a battle with depression led TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie to reevaluate his life balance and, ultimately, create his newest st...

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Start-Ups and the Women Who Fund Them from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Shan-Lyn Ma, CEO of the wedding e-commerce company Zola, and Anu Duggal, founder of Female Founders Fund, talk fundraising, venture capital, and how women are driving diversity in the world of star...

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10. Deciphering Big Data to Make Better Decisions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Data can play an important role in challenging the illusions, presumptions, and prejudices of “common sense.” In this episode, New York Times bestselling author and data scientist Seth Stephens-Dav...

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Andrew Yang’s Audacious Plan to Save Us from Automation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang explains how he’s running his campaign like an entrepreneur and how his plan for Universal Basic Income might just be the viral product he needs to win it all.

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9. Startup vs. Pandemic: Farmgirl Flowers’ Fight for Survival from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Farmgirl Flowers founder (and friend of the show) Christina Stembel returns to share how she navigated difficult emotions and impossible decisions during the early days of the Covid-19 crisis, as s...

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The Science of Good Decisions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Despite our lofty intellects, decision-making is one of the biggest challenges to humans. Cheryl Einhorn shares the process that led to developing AREA, a strategic tool used by some of the most po...

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8. How to Get What You Really Want in a Negotiation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Professor Alexandra Carter, director of Columbia Law School’s Mediation Clinic, explains how to overcome FOMO when negotiating for work and in everyday life. Plus, social media comedy sensation Mat...

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Hometown Kid Makes Good Code from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

FOMO Sapiens’ youngest guest, Diego Gonzalez, shares his triumphs, failures, and learnings from his problem-solving ventures born of hackathons: StudentPeer, a peer-to-peer tutoring client, and a n...

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7. Bring Deep Focus to Working from Home from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Caveday founders Jake Kahana, Jeremy Redleaf, and Molly Sonsteng explain how an experiment in productivity among friends became a startup that helps companies, teams, and individuals around the wor...

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Moneyball for the Music Industry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What makes a hit? Jacob Fain of Sony/ATV Music Publishing knows that the path from creative genius to creative success is rarely a straight line. Jacob shares the thoughts, processes, and tools tha...

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6. How Chobani Wins in Business While Giving Back from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Chobani President Peter McGuinness explains how the American food company’s actions outside the boardroom reflect the values of its founder and its employees, and how a commitment to doing good can...

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Fun Beats FOMO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Vana Koutsomitis is in the business of relationships, and she knows that "fun" brings people together the best. She’s the CEO of DatePlay, where romantic matches meet by playing mobile games togeth...

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5. Will FOMO Survive the Pandemic? (with Hello Monday’s Jessi Hempel) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hello Monday host and LinkedIn Senior Editor at Large Jessi Hempel takes over as host for a day, interviewing Patrick about how he has explored the world to learn how FOMO and FOBO arise as a funct...

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The History and Future of FOMO and FOBO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

From the seismic impact of millennials on the market to the rise of Trump and the first article about FOMO, Ben Schreckinger has written about the intersection of politics, culture, and the economy...

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4. Cultivating Resilience in a Pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Yael Melamed, a psychotherapist and executive coach, explains how she cultivates spirituality, humor, and resilience in the face of adversity – lessons she learned from a wide-ranging career that s...

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Hungry for Success from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Rip Van Wafels co-founders Rip Pruisken and Marco de Leon started their company in a dorm room at Brown University, primarily serving their products to college students. Those products are now sold...

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3. Working from Home and Company Culture from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dan Schawbel, a future of work expert, breaks down the pressures that new technology trends have placed on human needs for community and bonding at work. He also explains how teams can communicate ...

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FOMO, FOBO, and Picking the Perfect College from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kate Eberle Walker, education executive and former CEO of The Princeton Review, breaks down the FOMO- and FOBO-provoking experience of choosing a college.

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2. Venture Capital During a Pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Veteran venture capitalist Beth Ferreira compares and contrasts the economic challenges posed by Covid-19 with past economy-wide downturns.

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Fighting FOMO with Love, Not Fear from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Craig Dubitsky, the nice guy behind disruptors Hello Products, an oral care brand, and EOS, the lip balm maker, knows that building a brand around positivity doesn't just give you warm fuzzies -- i...

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1. FOMO Sapiens Goes to Sesame Street from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sesame Workshop’s President of Social Impact and Philanthropy, Sherrie Westin, shares her journey from the White House to ABC to Sesame Workshop. Along the way, she has learned to manage competing ...

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The Tesla Engineer Who Cured His Startup Hangover from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sisun Lee, the founder of Morning Recovery, a hangover prevention company, shares his story behind one of 2018's most spectacular breakout startups.

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11. Everyone Wants To Be in VC, But No One Wants To Lose Money with Beth Ferreira from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Beth Ferreira has been involved in venture investment in some of the most exciting startups in recent history, both as a venture capitalist and an early employee. She shares her experience managing...

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Fight for Your Beliefs: Trading the Corporate World for Political Entrepreneurship from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Forward Majority's Vicky Hausman leverages her organizational knowledge to heal our democratic process.

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10. Swipe Right: How Meredith Golden Helps You Get a Date Online from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Meredith Golden has spent more than 10,000 hours on online dating apps, helping her clients navigate the digital romance market to build the perfect profile and connect with the right matches.

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Renaissance Men Don’t Get FOMO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As the founder of the clothing brand Rowing Blazers, Jack L. Carlson knows that popular fashion continues to evolve. Find out how he built a worldwide brand that blurs genres and creates its own in...

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9. Nas Daily: Around the World in 14 Million Clicks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Video blogger and author Nuseir Yassin comes to FOMO Sapiens to share the story of why he quit a high-flying tech career to travel the world and document his experiences on Nas Daily, his social me...

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The Secret to an Examined Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Khe Hy was a Wall Street analyst for 15 years and a managing director at the world's largest investment management company. Find out why he's now a blogger, author, and podcast director about happi...

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8. Nir Eyal: Making “Indistractability” a Habit from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Author and FOMO Sapiens alumnus Nir Eyal returns to discuss his new book, “Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life,” and tell us how to tackle everything from time manage...

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Indistractable Equals Indestructible from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The author of "Hooked" and the blog, NirandFar, Nir Eyal’s passion for consumer psychology has a particular focus: how technology can attract, motivate, and even addict us. Nir tells us how we can ...

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7. From Part-Time Entrepreneurship to Career Change with Cathy Heller from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Podcast host, author, and business coach Cathy Heller discusses her own journey from identifying her passions to taking the action to transform those ventures into a successful career change.

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Finding the Courage to Monetize Your Talents from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dorie Clark is passionate about the art and science of personal entrepreneurship -- she writes, speaks, teaches, and lives it. The personal branding expert talks about the emotional jumps you need ...

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6. Returns on Investment: Andy Kuper and the Value of Moral Capitalism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Think capitalism has to be about the profit motive above all else? Think again. Andy Kuper, founder and CEO of LeapFrog Investments, explains how his company is leading a growing movement of corpor...

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How to Scale Your Side Hustle While Working and Studying Full-Time from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

You probably already know MarketSnacks, the newsletter about Wall Street that makes financial news fun, accessible, and bite-sized. But did you know that its co-founders Jack Kramer and Nick Martel...

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5. Choosing What You Actually Want: Annastasia Seebohm and Luxury Lifestyle Management from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As your options increase, so do the likelihood that you'll be swept away in them. Enter Quintessentially, whose worldwide team of agents, led by CEO Annastasia Seebohm, can curate the perfect exper...

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FOMO and the Fight for Your Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Media executive Sally Wolf was diagnosed with cancer three times in the course of two years. In this episode of FOMO Sapiens, she talks about how life’s unexpected twists and turns can change your ...

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4. Flip the Script: Oren Klaff and the Next Way to Sell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Oren Klaff, investment banker and author of "Pitch Anything" and "Flip the Script,” shares how the modern face of sales at any scale requires a new set of interpersonal skills.

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FOMO and the Influencer Economy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Social media expert Ryan Williams, author of The "Influencer Economy," kicks off FOMO Sapiens by exploring how influencers really drive social media marketing, how they're used to manipulate consum...

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3. Exploring Your Health: Functional Medicine with Will Cole from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Functional medicine addresses lifestyle factors, such as nutrition, diet, and stress, as root causes of more complex, serious diseases. It’s becoming more popular in the United States, as an adjunc...

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2. The Smell of Success: How Farmgirl Flowers Is Bootstrapping to $30 Million in Sales from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Christina Stembel started Farmgirl Flowers to improve the way the commercial flower industry offers choice, quality, and price. Today she’s at the helm of a growing company that serves flower lover...

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1. Doctor, Heal Thyself: Rare Disease Research from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dr. David Fajgenbaum has almost died five times from Castleman disease, a group of rare and deadly disorders of the lymph nodes. This led him to co-founding and managing the Castleman Disease Colla...

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12. How to Avoid the Trap of Multitasking to Get More Done from 2021-01-28T05:01

If you think you are great at multitasking, you're actually probably not. Dave Crenshaw, the author of The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done, explains that multitasking is ...

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Jan 25: The Word of Year is....Momentum from 2021-01-25T10:00

Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener mail.
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11. Wondery’s COO on the Future of Podcasts from 2021-01-21T10:01

Podcasting is the next big thing in content and advertising. Did you know that the average podcast aficionado listens to 5-7 podcasts a week? There's currently a gold rush in the podcasting industr...

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Jan 18: Listener Mail: How to Network in a Pandemic from 2021-01-18T05:01

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10. How To Be a Part-Time Entrepreneur from 2021-01-14T05:01

Does entrepreneurship both interest and scare you at the same time?
Join Patrick J. McGinnis, investor, and author of "The 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Jo...

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Jan 11: Meet Super Coffee's Ethicist from 2021-01-11T14:43

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9. How the Brothers Behind Super Coffee Put Its Bro Culture on Ice from 2021-01-07T05:01

How did three college-aged brothers launch a coffee start-up and become the fastest-growing food and beverage company in the country? Join Jimmy DeCicco, CEO and oldest brother at Super Coffee, in ...

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Best of: The Surprising Science Behind Music’s Biggest Hits from 2020-12-31T05:01

Ever wonder how the music industry chooses their next big hit? Join Jacob Fain, Senior Vice President, A&R, and Head of Data & Analytics at Elektra Records as he shares the process for choosing and...

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8. Ignoring the Skeptics (and Proving them Wrong) with Kara Goldin, Founder & CEO of Hint from 2020-12-17T05:01

Kara Goldin, Founder and CEO Of Hint, Inc., author of the recent bestselling book Undaunted and self-proclaimed "accidental entrepreneur," shares her journey from corporate big-tech to launching he...

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7. What will work look like in 2021? from 2020-12-10T05:01

Dan Schawbel, a leading authority on workforce trends, opens up about the current pandemic and how it has changed the way we work forever. He speaks about the Hybrid Approach, a model that will all...

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6. Getting Things Done with David Allen from 2020-12-03T05:01

David Allen, author of the perennial bestseller "Getting Things Done: The art of stress-free productivity" shares his life journey, and explains how his far from the conventional path led him to se...

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5. "Nothing Unnecessary:" How Floyd's Founders Design For Simplicity from 2020-11-26T10:00

Alex O'Dell and Kyle Hoff, co-founders of Floyd, share their story of how a one-product Kickstarter campaign became a multi-million venture with more than 50,000 customers worldwide.
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4. Magic Spoon's Founder on the Power of the Pivot from 2020-11-19T10:00

Magic Spoon's co-founder, Gabi Lewis, opens up about his entrepreneurial journey and the decisions he made so far. After building their first company, Exo, a cricket protein bar company, Gaby and h...

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3. How to Make Better Decisions with Gretchen Rubin from 2020-11-12T10:00

Gretchen Rubin, 5-times New York Times Best-Seller, an award-winning podcaster, and speaker, discusses her latest book, "The Four Tendencies." 
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2. Feeling Stressed? Here's How to Think Like a Monk from 2020-11-05T11:00

Jay Shetty, successful entrepreneur, author, and content creator, continues discussing his new book, "Think Like a Monk," and how integrating meditation into your life can bring benefits to your wo...

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