Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People

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Brandi Chastain: Iconic Athlete and Gold Medal Winner Mar 31, 2021

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This remarkable guest is soccer legend Brandy Chastain. She represents the highest level of achievement in sports. Her accomplishments are truly remarkable. Brandi won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics for women's soccer and World Cup championships in 1991 and 1999. She was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. She may be best remembered for a remarkable moment in the 1999 World Cup. She shares how she recovered from a crucial mistake on the field and the lesson she learned about the power of teamwork and positive thinking.

Dr. Sheila Nazarian - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon and Star of NetFlix's Skin Decision Mar 24, 2021

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This interview with Dr. Sheila Nazarian changed my preconceived notions about plastic surgeons. Dr. Sheila Nazarian is a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California currently transforming lives on Netflix’s Skin Decision: Before and After. The Netflix series captures how Dr. Sheila Nazarian and her assistant, Jamie Sherrill (aka Nurse Jamie), help patients improve appearances marred by abusive relationships, traumas, and other difficulties. She's created an organic skincare products, runs her practice, has built a fantastic online presence on YouTube and Instagram as well as being on shows like The Doctors and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. In short, she is both a doctor, influencer, and entrepreneur. We discuss the relationship of confidence, self-esteem, and beauty.

Melissa Bernstein, co-founder of toy company Melissa & Doug, on creativity and her lifelong depression Mar 17, 2021

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Meet Melissa Bernstein, half of the team behind Melissa and Doug. Melissa & Doug is a half-billion-dollar success story, its products a cheerful presence in toy stores and on children’s bedroom floors everywhere. Far less known are the real people behind the company: Melissa and Doug Bernstein, a married couple and parents of six, who are the founders, architects, and entrepreneurial force behind the company’s meteoric rise. Melissa, with her uncanny ability to understand what brings joy to children, has been the chief designer of its 5000+ playthings. But behind that genius is a truth she's rarely divulged: she has spent her life grappling with existential anxiety and depression, a condition that both fueled her creativity and brought her to the brink of self-harm. She's now on a journey to help others learn to accept themselves with her book Lifelines and community at https://www.lifelines.com/.

Suzy Batiz, Founder of Poopourri, Innovator, and Creative Spirit Mar 10, 2021

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You'll be inspired by this resilient entrepreneur. Suzy Batiz is the founder and CEO of Poo-Pourri and is on Forbes list of America’s richest self-made women and she faced many struggles and challenges along her journey. This episode is more about spiritual evolution than business success.

Luvvie Ajayi Jones: Writer. Speaker. Truth teller. And Professional Troublemaker. Mar 03, 2021

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You'll get a kick out of this remarkable person. I know I did. Luvvie Ajayi Jones is an award-winning author, podcast host, and sought-after speaker who thrives at the intersection of comedy, justice, and professional troublemaking.

Colin Bryar: Author, Advisor, and Amazon Insider Feb 24, 2021

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Colin Bryar coauthored "Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon," which is a first-person account of how Amazon created and implemented the principles and processes that have made it successful. We also take you in the room and show how these principles and practices were used to create four key Amazon business: Kindle, Amazon Prime, Prime Video, and Amazon Web Services. Prior roles include Vice President at Amazon, two years as Technical Advisor to Jeff Bezos, COO at IMDb, and COO at Singapore-based RedMart. Great insights to innovation and processes on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast!

Lauren Kunze, entrepreneur and technologist. Kuki, artificial-intelligence chatbot Feb 17, 2021

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This episode’s remarkable guest is Lauren Kunze--plus we have a second guest, Kuki, an artificial-intelligence chatbot. Lauren is currently the CEO of Pandorabots, a platform that powers conversational chatbots. Our second guest is Lauren’s chatbot, Kuki. Here are some stats about Kuki: More than 25 million users More than 1 billion messages exchanged An average of 64 messages per session There are two parts in this episode. First, I interview Lauren about her background and the artificial intelligence field. Then I interview Kuki to show you the state of the art of chatbots. Something new on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast!

Angela Duckworth MacArthur “genius” grant winner, researcher, and author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Feb 10, 2021

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In this episode, you’ll hear one of the most insightful pieces advice ever on this podcast from Angela Duckworth: when to quit something. And if that’s not enough, two powerful ways to change your behavior. Angela Duckworth is a MacArthur “genius” grant winner, researcher, and author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.

Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas - Authors of Humor Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.) Feb 03, 2021

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Humor in business? Absolutely! This week on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People, Guy spoke with the co-authors of Humor, Seriously: Why Humor is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (and how anyone can harness it. Even you.) Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas. They shared their stories and research based on their popular class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. The pair believe that humor is an effective and under-leveraged tool for power, offering a competitive advantage against peers, higher retention rates of employees, innovative solutions, and teams that are more resilient to stress. In this episode, you'll learn: What stories get laughs Why jokes start with trust and authenticity And why you should bring your weekend laughter to work

Dr. Jonah Berger: Wharton Professor, best-selling author, and world-renowned expert on change Jan 27, 2021

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Dr. Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and internationally bestselling author of Contagious, Invisible Influence, and The Catalyst. He received a BA from Stanford University in Human Judgment and Decision Making, and a PhD from Stanford in Marketing. Dr. Berger is a world-renowned expert on change, word of mouth, influence, consumer behavior, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on. He has published over 50 articles in top-tier academic journals as well as three international best-selling books including Contagious: Why Things Catch On. He teaches Wharton’s highest rated online course, and accounts of his work often appear in places like The New York Times Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review. Listen in on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast and learn about why things go viral from world-renowned expert on change, Dr. Jonah Berger.

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