Money is Not Evil Podcast

What if financial freedom is built through decisions that seem almost too small to matter? This original episode explores ten practical habits for building a calmer, more intentional financial life—from a ten-minute weekly money appointment and automatic saving to skill-building, courageous asks, purposeful generosity, and measuring real progress. You’ll also hear a practical case study, a 30-day implementation system, and a plan for recovering when life disrupts your goals.

Is money really the root of all evil? This episode starts with the famous misquote everyone gets wrong, then asks the better question: what actually happens when piling up money becomes the entire point of a life, a company, or a society?

We open with the true story of Jack Whittaker, the West Virginia man whose $315 million Powerball win in 2002 unraveled into theft, tragedy, and loss within a few short years. We close with Chuck Feeney, the billionaire who spent decades secretly giving away nearly his entire $8 billion fortune before he died in 2023 with almost nothing left, on purpose.

In between: wealth redistribution, universal basic income (with real pilot results from Finland, Kenya, and Stockton), gift economies, financial activism, ethical banking, corporate accountability, and what it actually means to consume less and live simply.

Money isn't evil. But left unchecked, it concentrates, and concentrated money reliably curdles into greed, corruption, and inequality. This episode is the toolkit for keeping money a servant, not a master.

Iis episode of Money is Not Evil,we explore the harsh reality that most startups fail --nd more importantly,how YOU can beat those odds.This MIT OpenCourseWare lecture covers startup mindset,market identification,and the fundamentals of building a business that actually works:-

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Hi, I'm Elvin, founder of Little Bit Better. In this episode, we explore the inspiring journey of Michelle Obama and how she changed America. Let's break down the mindset and principles that allowed her to make such a significant impact. It's not about where you start, it's about the systems and mindset you build along the way. A little bit better every day.

Atomic Habits in just 13

19 Ridiculously Simple Rules That Made Warren Buffett Rich [From The Intelligent Investor]

👉Why Your Financial Plan Isn't Working – Kiyosaki’s Second Chance”📕 Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/46DCO23

Join Harvard Innovation Labs for an insightful Entrepreneurship 101 session with Gordon Jones. In this hour-long talk, Jones shares foundational principles for building successful startups, including focusing on solving real problems, assembling strong teams, pivoting when necessary, and cultivating passion and persistence. Hear practical advice and inspiring stories to help you launch and grow your own venture.

This episode features the classic MIT OpenCourseWare lecture "How to Speak" by Professor Patrick Winston. In this one‑hour talk, Winston shares practical techniques and heuristics for effective communication, illustrating how to construct arguments, engage audiences, and deliver technical information with clarity. Listen to learn timeless strategies for improving your presentations, lectures, and everyday conversations.

In this episode, we share a special talk from the Stanford Graduate School of Business about how to communicate confidently and concisely. Host and communications lecturer Matt Abrahams offers practical frameworks for speaking spontaneously, from structuring your messages to clarifying your ideas on the fly. Whether you're networking, leading a team, or delivering a presentation, you'll learn techniques to think fast and talk smart so you can express yourself clearly and inspire your audience.

6 manipulation tricks that should be illegal //Robert Cialdini - PRE - suasion👉📕 Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/47bGU3o

How to Build a Business That Runs ITSELF - Expert Guide

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5 BRAIN Tricks Keeping You Broke - TOP Behavioral Economist Explains

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From sleeping on a couch with $47 to building a billion-dollar empire - this is the most incredible rags-to-riches story you'll ever hear! 🚀

Marcus Chen's journey will completely change how you think about money, success, and what's truly possible when you refuse to give up. At 28, he was broke, jobless, and homeless. Today, he's a billionaire who's created 25,000+ jobs and donated over $500 million to charity.

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7 Amazing Psychological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind - PART#2

7 Dangerous Mind Traps - THINKING FAST AND SLOW

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7 Daily STOIC lessons to build self-discipline for hard days - LITTLE BIT BETTER

This ONE Rule Transformed How I Run My Business (more time & less stress)

8 Dangerous psychological traps

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92 Little Tricks to Talk to ANYONE

Science Says You’re Learning the Wrong Way

He Accidentally Built a $22M Business -Then Gave It All Away: 31 Lessons for Entrepreneurs

40 Eye-opening MONEY lessons (from best FINANCE books)

Surrounded by Idiots | 4 Types of Human Behavior | Thomas Erikson

why manipulating you is so easy?(and how to STOP it)

Master the Art of QUESTIONS to Get What You Want

The world as you know it is about to change!

The Art of WAR - Sun Tzu (24 Lessons)

How to QUICKLY Remove Distractions and Start Focusing

Achieve more In 1 DAY Than Others Do In 1 WEEK (Ask Who, Not How!)

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How to save, spend and invest smarter - DOLLAR AND SENSES by Dan Ariely

17 Lessons About Money | The Psychology Of Money

I Used To Worry a lot. These 16 Tips Made Me Calm and Confident.

Achieve more In 1 DAY Than Others Do In 1 WEEK (Ask Who, Not How!)

3 (daily)Habits to achieve more in 1 day than others do in 5 days

Small steps = Life-changing results // The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

From Broke to Millionaire: 7 Baby Steps to Financial Freedom - Dave Ramsey

Forget Discipline - Here’s a Smarter & Easier Way To Get Things Done

HABITS to Break the NEGATIVE Programming of Your MIND - Joe Dispenza 👉📕 Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/4jlRfgB

Tiny changes, remarkable results //Atomic Habits - James Clear

Once you truly look at yourself, YOU will see how big the problem is //ECKHART TOLLE -A NEW EARTH

You are not LAZY or unmotivated! You're just doing this wrong

I Used To Worry a lot. These 16 Tips Made Me Calm and Confident.

Best book I ever read about making MONEY and getting rich fast

Harvard Negotiator Explains: How to Get What You Want Every Time from DIFFICULT People

Build a Business That Runs Itself & Sells for Millions - BUILT TO SELL

40 Brutal MONEY lessons I wish I knew in my 20s

Psychologist explains How to build self-discipline and achieve your goals. I have been fasting for a long time, but recently, I noticed that once I open my fast, I can’t control myself - I keep eating even after I am full. I went back and checked this book again and realized that I had forgotten to follow some of the key principles. Reviewing it helped a lot to get back my self control again. That is why decided to republish it.

2 Habits That Secretly Ruin Your Life Every Day

Robert Kiyosaki ''Increase your Financial IQ''

21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

9 MONEY rules the RICH use that the POOR don't - Robert K.

14 Eye-opening INVESTING lessons from 66 BOOKS [for beginners]

RUN your Business Without You: 14 Tips from Business Expert

Robert Kiyosaki: ''You Only Need To Know These 5 Rules (To Never Be Slave To Salary)

3 steps to master ANYTHING & become EXPERT(no talent needed): MASTERY by Robert Greene

from the Stanford Graduate School of Business channel offers advice on how to make a presentation more engaging and memorable, focusing on preparation, delivery, and audience engagement. Abrahams stresses the importance of personal hygiene, a clear goal, and a structured approach to the message itself, emphasizing the "What, So What, Now What" format for organization. He suggests techniques for practicing and dealing with common presentation anxiety like forgetting what you intended to say. Abrahams also provides tips for audience engagement, such as varying your voice and visuals, tailoring the message to your audience, and incorporating emotion. He advocates for using a variety of evidence and actively involving the audience in physical activities and mental engagement techniques.

The interview also explores Nair's leadership style, her views on gender equality, and her plans for the future of Chanel. Notably, Nair emphasizes the importance of embracing failure, building a culture of compassion, and staying true to the core values of the Chanel brand.

Graham Weaver, Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Founder of Alpine Investors, shares the three most important principles for living a full life as part of the GSB 2024 Last Lecture Series. Hint: It involves discovering the power of your second voice.

Paneez Oliai discusses the importance of reframing our thinking in overcoming obstacles. She discusses the value of changing our thinking in order to change our reality. Paneez Oliai (COL ‘23) is in love with people. Studying History and Psychology with a minor in Government, she spends her time learning about and from the people she encounters as an award-winning speaker, mentor, and speech critic at the Philodemic Society; as the Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review; and as the first host for Georgetown University’s production of Survivor. Having worked with judges, defendants, and non-profit organizations in her quest to improve public access to justice, she is grateful to have witnessed firsthand the immense potential within each of us. In her free time, Paneez is an avid cook, mushroom forager, and reader of Vonnegut, Bradbury, and Dostoevsky.

A TRIBUTE TO KOBE BRYANT — Our society is obsessed with success, but is success everything? We have all asked ourselves, “What is the Purpose of Life?” Is it happiness, success, or freedom? Embedded in that question is the key to fulfillment and well-lived life. "We all need a purpose greater than ourselves," says professor and writer, Hassan Akmal, the author of How to be a Career Mastermind™: Discover 7 "YOU Matter" Lenses for a Life of Purpose, Impact, and Meaningful Work. He escaped from being taken hostage in Afghanistan at the age of 28 and now speaks all over the world as an academic and former professional athlete. Learn more about how developing a Career and Life Vision helps you see what exists around us and within us, with a panoramic lens, as Akmal offers five powerful secrets for Career and Life Mastery — and they may surprise you! This talk was recorded live on March 27, 2021 —About the Speaker: Hassan Akmal, MBA, MPH, is an American career and life mastery consultant, author, professor, thought leader, philanthropist, and former professional tennis player and athlete ambassador to the U.S. He is best known for his Amazon best-selling book: How to be a Career Mastermind™: Discover 7 “YOU Matter” Lenses for a Life of Purpose, Impact, and Meaningful Work and humanitarian work dedicated to Forced Migration & Health.

What idea can transform your world? Through two sentences that changed her life, Kristin Rivas, a hypnotherapist, recounts her journey from crippling mental illness following the death of her sister to healing and liberation, all through the life-changing power of words. Kristin Rivas is a Certified Hypnotherapist practicing in Seattle. She is a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists, the International Medical, Dental, and Hypnotherapy Association as well as the International Association of Counselors and Therapists.

Lauren Weinstein delivers an inspiring TEDxPaloAlto talk on how to break free from limiting beliefs. Lauren Weinstein is a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, teaching one of the most popular classes there—The Essentials of Strategic Communication. In addition to her work at the Business School, she has served as a guest lecturer and skills coach for Stanford Law School, the Stanford undergraduate program and the Stanford d.school. In addition to her work at Stanford, Lauren is the founder of Resonate Coaching. As the principal at Resonate, Lauren works with clients ranging from TED speakers to start-up founders to high-level executives, helping them achieve more powerful public speaking and interpersonal communication skills. Prior to her current work, Lauren served as a communication strategist for high level teams at Fortune 500 companies and worked with Santa Clara County in their mediation and communication skills training program. Lauren received her J.D. from Stanford Law School and her B.A. in psychology from Stanford University. She’s also a certified leadership development coach through the Coaches Training Institute.

Lilia Tarawa was brought up in the Gloriavale Christian Community on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, where she was constantly surrounded by everyone she loved. But over time, she began to see the dark side of her community, and ultimately realised that she had to get out. In this raw and emotional talk, Lilia shares the reality of life in a cult, and her heart-wrenching journey to break free. Lilia Tarawa is a New Zealand writer, speaker, holistic health consultant and business coach. She is a member of the Māori Ngāi Tahu tribe. Lilia was born into New Zealand's infamous religious cult, Gloriavale, and fled with her eleven family members at eighteen years of age. Her extraordinary life experience compelled her to pursue a career promoting human rights, welfare and empowerment.

Sung Cho is the CEO of Chartmetric, a remarkable B2B SaaS company that collects and analyzes music data from streaming platforms and social media to predict the future of the music industry. Through its services, Chartmetric contributes to the growth of the music industry and has achieved an impressive annual subscription revenue of $8.5MM. Before founding Chartmetric, Sung was a founding member of Gamevil, one of South Korea's leading game companies. He jumped into the Korean game industry before it was fully established and led the company's growth alongside the industry's development. However, not content with just the company's success, Sung aimed to fulfill his dream of building a career and starting a business in Silicon Valley. Approaching his 30s, he left Gamevil and started anew as an intern at Sun Microsystems in Silicon Valley. While working at Sun Microsystems, the company was acquired by Oracle, naturally transitioning his career to Oracle. Yet, he chose to step out of his comfort zone for another challenge. After leaving Oracle, Sung faced numerous challenges before finally starting Chartmetric in 2015. The company has since been steadily growing, as evidenced by its increasing ARR and other metrics.

CircleCI’s CEO, Jim Rose, and CTO, Rob Zuber, sit down to discuss a few of the lessons learned as they grew CircleCI to $100M+ in revenue. In this video, they share insights about how to build a winning team, the key to finding and keeping product-market fit, and what it takes to future-proof your business against new technology like Generative AI. While the risk for startups is high, there are many ways SaaS platforms can stay ahead of the competition to come out on top.

Here's the story of Andrew Beebe, the Managing Director of Obvious Ventures. Obvious Ventures was founded by Ev Williams, the former CEO of Twitter. For over a decade, they have managed a $1 billion fund, focusing on investments in three areas: Planetery Health, Human Health, and Economic Health. Andrew was an internet first-generation entrepreneur, having founded a company in San Francisco at a young age. He later transitioned his career into the solar energy sector. Today, we'll explore the insights shared by the Managing Director of Obvious Ventures

In this video, we explore Story, one of the fastest-growing startups revolutionizing the world of IP in the age of AI disruption with blockchain technology. Story recently announced its Series B fundraising, reaching a $2.25 billion valuation just two years after its inception. This video documents the journey of Story, with the EO team following their progress over two months in San Francisco, Seoul, and London. The video features SY Lee and Jason Zhao, co-founders of Story; Chris Dixon, one of the world's top investors and founder of Andreessen Horowitz Crypto; and founders and executives from Sekai, Mahojin, Magma, who use Story to create content products.

Johanna took an unconventional career path and navigated her challenges by adapting her mindset, which allowed her to finally pursue her passions, after growing up believing she cannot. In her Ted talk, she dives into her own experiences, how she changed her mindset to reimagine her boundaries and provides guidance on how the listeners can also start to redefine their future. Johanna Feick is a 2x startup founder, experienced product manager and designer leading teams in tech. She has designed and led multiple apps from 0 to 1 and beyond and managed teams of up to 15 people. Currently, she also mentors startup founders, product managers and designers, judges startup competitions and is a published writer of articles about leadership and product management.

ohn Muldoon talks about the importance of being honest with yourself and practicing metacognition through the context of growing up with family problems and some emotional issues. John Muldoon, originally from the US, has been a teacher/administrator for the last 10 years and is now the principal at Shanghai American School Puxi. John loves spending time outdoors and spending time with his family and friends.

Bethany Butzer, Author, Speaker, Researcher & Lecturer at the University of New York in Prague explains the concept of "down stream effort" and how to live life and achieve goals effectively and efficiently without over exertion. The majority of Bethany’s professional work involves teaching, writing, and doing research in the field of positive psychology, which emphasizes the development of human strength and potential. She received her PhD in psychology from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Bethany has worked in the corporate world and in academia, and she has also spent several years as an entrepreneur. From 2013 to 2015 she was a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Medical School, where she studied the effects of yoga in school settings.

his talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Are you balanced in life? What is the best approaching to finding balance...to creating an awesome life? Dr. Shimi Kang is an award-winning, Harvard-trained doctor, researcher, media expert, and lecturer on human motivation. She is the author of the #1 Bestseller, The Dolphin Way: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy, and Motivated Kids Without Turning Into A Tiger (Penguin Books 2014). Her articles appear in major media outlets including the Huffington Post, Psychology Today and TIME Magazine. Dr. Kang is the Medical Director for Child and Youth Mental Health for Vancouver community, a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, and the founder of the Provincial Youth Concurrent Mental Health and Addictions Program and BC Children’s Hospital.

Robert Kiyosaki is an entrepreneur and the author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, the #1 bestselling personal finance book of all time. In his talk, he discusses the power of financial education and how it relates to income inequality. Best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. He is an entrepreneur, educator, and investor who believes the world needs more entrepreneurs.With perspectives on money and investing that often contradict conventional wisdom, Robert has earned an international reputation for straight talk, irreverence, and courage and has become a passionate and outspoken advocate for financial education.

A small Business can be a success, a small business doesn't have to stay small. Africa like many places is full of small businesses and struggling entrepreneurs, from small shop owners to street vendors. Vusi challenges the African business community as a whole to help grow these entrepreneurs as most businesses need capital and other forms of support from the more well established businesses and for bankers to play their part. As a continent Africa can become an economic giant of the world.

In this epic Talk, Colin O'Brady, explains his journey back from a tragic burn accident only to ascend to the 7 tallest mountains and two poles on earth - in world record time. His idea is centered around mindfulness and how one can achieve anything no matter the circumstances. With special thanks to the UNIVERSITY OF OREGON for presenting partnership, a world class stage design provided by HENRY V, an incredible legacy bound book provided by PREMIER and to the creative digital craft provided by ENJOY THE WEATHER. All of our Partners and event history can be found TEDxPortland.com In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations) Colin, a native of Portland, is a testament to mindfulness, setting audacious goals and achieving them despite overwhelming odds. Last year, Colin set two world records: He became the fastest person ever to complete both the Seven Summits (climbing the highest peak on every continent) and the Explorers Grand Slam (the Seven Summits + skiing to the last degree of the North and South Poles). He completed the challenges in 131 and 139 days, respectively. His nonprofit, Beyond 7/2, strives to inspire kids to lead active, healthy lives and pursue their biggest dreams.

How you define Stephen Duneier depends on how you came to know him. Some define him as an expert institutional investor, while others know him as a large scale installation artist, avid outdoorsman, professor, decision strategist, coach, business leader, mindfulness extremist, author, speaker, daredevil or Guinness world record holder. In his talk, Stephen explains that what truly defines him aren't titles, but an approach to decision making that transformed him from someone who struggled with simple tasks to a guy who is continuously achieving even his most ambitious dreams. For thirty years, he has applied cognitive science to investing, business and life. The result has been the turnaround of numerous institutional businesses, career best returns for managers who have adopted his methods, the development of a $1.25 billion dollar hedge fund and a rapidly shrinking bucket list. Mr. Duneier teaches graduate courses on Decision Analysis in UCSB’s College of Engineering. His book, AlphaBrain is due for release in early 2017 from Wiley & Sons. Through Bija Advisors, he helps business leaders improve performance by applying proven, proprietary decision-making methods to their own processes. His artwork has been featured around the world and is represented by the Sullivan Goss Gallery. As Commissioner of the League of Professional Educators, Duneier is using cognitive science to alter the landscape of American education. He is the former Head of Currency Option Trading at Bank of America and Emerging Markets at AIG International.

Designers spend their days dreaming up better products and better worlds, and you can use their thinking to re-envision your own life, says design professor Bill Burnett. He shares five tips to try, whether you’re at the start of your career or contemplating your next act. Executive director of Stanford’s design program at the d.School, Bill Burnett uses design thinking, a career’s worth of starting companies and coaching students, and a childhood spent drawing cars and airplanes under his Grandmother’s sewing machine to inform his work on how to design your life. In five eyebrow-raising findings, Burnett offers simple but life-changing advice on designing the life you want, whether you are contemplating college or retirement. After years of drawing cars and airplanes under his Grandmother’s sewing machine, Bill Burnett went to college where he discovered that there were people in the world who did this kind of thing every day (without the sewing machine), and they were called designers. Thirty years, five companies, and a couple thousand students later, Burnett is still drawing and building things, teaching others how to do the same, and quietly enjoying the fact that no one has discovered that he is having too much fun. As Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford, he runs undergraduate and graduate programs in design, both interdepartmental programs between the mechanical engineering and art departments. Burnett worked on design of the award-winning Apple PowerBooks and the original Hasbro Star Wars action figures. He holds a number of mechanical and design patents.

Humor is something that transcends most barriers. It is a common unification; a concept understood by all. Despite this, there exists a large portion of the population that does not think they can utilize humor. Andrew Tarvin will show you that everyone can use humor. Andrew Tarvin is the world’s first Humor Engineer teaching people how to get better results while having more fun. He has worked with thousands of people at 200+ organizations, including P&G, GE, and Microsoft. Combining his background as a project manager at Procter & Gamble with his experience as an international comedian, Andrew’s program are engaging, entertaining, and most important, effective. He is a best-selling author, has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and TEDx, and has delivered programs in 50 states, 18 countries, and 3 continents. He loves the color orange and is obsessed with chocolate.

Chris Lonsdale is Managing Director of Chris Lonsdale & Associates, a company established to catalyse breakthrough performance for individuals and senior teams. In addition, he has also developed a unique and integrated approach to learning that gives people the means to acquire language or complex technical knowledge in short periods of time.

Idriz is passionate about teaching others how to improve their memories and believes that with the right practice, almost everyone can get a super-memory.

we delve into the powerful principles of Stoicism and how they can transform relationships. Discover effective strategies to captivate and influence those who may not fully appreciate your worth. Learn how Stoic philosophy provides insights into human behavior and practical techniques to make yourself irresistible to others.

we explore powerful and effective ways to respond to people who hurt you, based on Stoic principles. Learn to maintain emotional control, set clear boundaries, and turn hurt into opportunities for personal growth. Discover how ignoring provocations, responding with kindness, and seeking justice can not only protect your peace of mind but also strengthen your resilience and character. Get ready to adopt strategies that enhance your well-being and show that you are immune to attempts to bring you down. Watch now and transform the way you face adversities!

In today's video, we will address a fundamental topic for everyone who wants to age with health and wisdom: mistakes we should not make in advanced age. Have you ever stopped to think that certain attitudes can compromise your quality of life as you age? We will reveal the main mistakes that can be avoided to ensure a fuller and happier aging process, and also mention some Stoic principles that can help you avoid these errors. Curious to learn more? Watch the video until the end!

Josh Kaufman is the author of the #1 international bestseller, 'The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business', as well as the upcoming book 'The First 20 Hours: Mastering the Toughest Part of Learning Anything.' Josh specializes in teaching people from all walks of life how to master practical knowledge and skills. In his talk, he shares how having his first child inspired him to approach learning in a whole new way.

Thinking of entering the trading world? This talk by finance professor Hicham Benjelloun dives deep into the essential ingredient for success: your mindset.

Professor Benjelloun goes beyond charts and technical analysis, revealing the psychological tools needed to thrive in the fast-paced world of trading. You'll learn how to:

Whether you're a seasoned trader or a curious beginner, this podcast will equip you with the mental fortitude to navigate the markets with confidence.

William Green is the author of Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life. Over the last 25 years, he’s spent hundreds of hours interviewing many legendary investors, exploring the question of what insights, principles, traits, and habits enable them to achieve spectacular wealth and enduring success. In this talk, he shares some of the most valuable lessons he’s learned from the best investors -- lessons that can help us not only to become richer, but to think better and build lives that are abundant in the ways that matter most. As a journalist, William has written for many leading publications, including The New Yorker, Time, Fortune, Forbes, Barron’s, Money, Worth, Bloomberg Markets, and The Economist. He has reported in places as diverse as China, India, Japan, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Mexico, England, France, Monaco, Poland, Russia, and Italy. He has interviewed presidents and prime ministers, prize-winning authors, inventors, criminals, the CEOs of some of the world’s largest companies, and countless billionaires. While living in London, William edited the European, Middle Eastern, and African editions of Time. Before that, he lived in Hong Kong, where he edited the Asian edition of Time. He now lives in New York with his wife, Lauren, and their two children, Henry and Madeleine. Over the last quarter of a century, William Green has interviewed presidents and prime ministers, inventors, criminals, prize-winning authors, the CEOs of some of the world’s largest companies, and countless billionaires for The New Yorker, Time, Fortune, Forbes, Barron’s, Fast Company, Money, Worth, Bloomberg Markets, and The Economist amongst other publications.

Management historian Martin Gutmann challenges us to rethink what great leadership looks like. While we tend to celebrate those with a proclivity for action and brash words, great leaders are often precisely those who don't need to generate excessive noise or activity. To make this point, Gutmann draws on contemporary research and historical examples, including the famed but disaster-prone Ernest Shackleton. Martin Gutmann is a speaker, author, and researcher interested in how the past can shed new light on contemporary issues. He is a professor at the Lucerne School of Business, Switzerland. His most recent book is The Unseen Leader: Martin has a Ph.D. in history from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, USA, an eMBA from IE Business School, Spain, and higher education teacher’s training from Harvard University, USA and ETH Zurich, Switzerland. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at

Are you "too nice" at work? Social psychologist Tessa West shares her research on how people attempt to mask anxiety with overly polite feedback — a practice that's more harmful than helpful — and gives three tips to swap generic, unhelpful observations with clear, consistent feedback, even when you feel awkward.

This episode of the Money Is Not Evil podcast features Sophia Evans, a self-made billionaire who shares her inspiring journey of turning her ambitious dream into reality. From her humble beginnings to her groundbreaking achievements in the tech industry, Sophia's story is a testament to the power of determination, innovation, and calculated risk-taking.

In an unflinching look at issues that widen the political divide in the US, journalist and editor Bari Weiss highlights why courage is the most important virtue in today's polarized world. She shares examples of people who have spoken up in the face of conformity and silence — and calls on all of us to say what we believe. (Followed by a Q&A with head of TED Chris Anderson)

Ever scrolled through Twitter and seen health claims that sound too good to be true? Join us for MythBusting Monday, where Dr. Andrea Love, a biomedical scientist, tackles pseudoscience questions sent in by viewers. In this episode of Wired Tech Support, we separate fact from fiction on everything from detox teas to cell phone radiation. Learn how to spot red flags and make informed decisions about your health!