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ReconsideringEpisode 44: Rethinking cancer fears with David RopeikFew health risks conjure deeply held fears as effectively as cancer. Most of us have someone close to us who has been taken by the disease, but risk communications expert David Ropeik wants us to reconsider the scope of our fears.
Drawing on decades of research and his new book, Curing Cancerphobia, David unpacks why cancer—now a treatable or chronic condition in many cases—still looms larger in our psyches than heart disease, which actually claims more lives each year.
He explains how fear drives unnecessary screenings, unproven preventions, and even aggressive treatments for cancers...2025-04-3053 min
ReconsideringEpisode 43: Family estrangement with Dr Karl PillemerFamily estrangement is a silent epidemic affecting millions, yet it's rarely discussed openly. In this episode of Reconsidering, we sit down with Dr. Karl Pillemer, a leading sociologist and gerontologist, to explore the complexities of fractured family relationships. Drawing from his extensive research, including the Cornell Family Reconciliation Project, Dr. Pillemer offers evidence-based insights and practical advice on how to navigate and mend these deep-seated rifts.In this episode we cover:
The prevalence and impact of family estrangement in modern society
Common causes and misconceptions surrounding familial rifts
Strategies for initiating reconciliation and fo...2025-04-1754 min
ReconsideringEpisode 42: Matt Abrahams on mastering impromptu speakingIn this episode of Reconsidering, we sit down with Matt Abrahams, a leading expert in communication and a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Matt shares insights from his latest book, Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot, offering practical strategies to enhance spontaneous speaking skills. We delve into techniques for managing speaking anxiety, the importance of reframing communication as a conversation, and methods to craft concise and compelling messages. Whether you’re navigating impromptu questions or aiming to improve your everyday interactions, this conversation provides valuable tools to communicate with...2025-04-021h 05
Design BetterReconsidering: Mastering change with Brad StulbergOur podcast network, The Curiosity Department, has a new show called Reconsidering.Though design and your work are a big part of who you are, you are so much more. Reconsidering is a show hosted by designers that aims to bring fresh eyes to the important things in life. Co-hosts Meredith Black, formerly at Pinterest and Figma, Bob Baxley, formerly at Apple and Thoughtspot, and Aarron Walter explore topics like how to build a fulfilling career, navigate big life changes like illness and death, and we talk with experts about the skills you need to cultivate to...2025-01-011h 04
DecypherHow to Make DeFi Great Again... with Memes? Goose Run / Maverick Protocol - Bob BaxleyMemecoin launches are broken - at least that's what the team at Goose.run says. Why? It comes down to liquidity and customization - the one-size-fits-all approach of pump.fun means there's room for improvement.So is it true? Can pump.fun's dominance be broken? Decide for yourself on today's edition of the Decypher Podcast.Follow us on social media:X: https://x.com/DecypherPodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Decypher_Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decypher_podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@decypherpodcast 2024-12-1841 min
The Action Mappers Podcast🎙️SURPRISE EPISODE!!!🎙️SURPRISE EPISODE!!!I had the INCREDIBLE privilege and honor to record an episode with a UX Legend, Bob Baxley!!! It was ABSOLUTE gold, and I decided that I would launch a surprise episode, in the middle of the week since many are taking vacation and time off soon and this episode is an AWESOME watch/listen!! If you ever wondered how design shapes the biggest tech companies- this is your episode! Don't miss our latest episode featuring Bob Baxley's wisdom on design leadership and innovation. Get inspired and learn to elevate your UX game! 🌟In this special surprise episode of the U...2024-11-1942 min
Coping Conversations287: Craig Baxley - Stuntman/Author (“Heaven Can Wait”, “Diamonds Are Forever”)- A Return VisitMy returning guest is an actor, stuntman, director, and more. We discuss more details about his career, the dangers of stunt work, we answer questions from our listeners, and much more.2024-11-0728 min
PulseSteve Jobs Shouted 'Not With My Store!' - Ex-Apple Design Lead Shares Untold Stories | Pulse #19In this engaging episode of Pulse by Intuji, Julian Wallis speaks with Bob Baxley, a veteran product design leader with over 34 years of experience in Silicon Valley. Having worked at influential companies including Apple, Pinterest, and ThoughtSpot, Bob shares invaluable insights on the evolution of software design, the importance of user interface, and the moral obligations of designers in today's digital world.With experience leading design teams for projects like the Apple Online Store and retail systems, Bob offers a unique perspective on how software has become a fundamental part of our daily lives and why we...2024-10-3155 min
ReconsideringEpisode 41: Taking an adaptive career path with Jesse James Garrett
In this special, live episode from the Config conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Jesse James Garrett recounts his significant career co-founding Adaptive Path, pioneering foundational processes in software design, and navigating strange waters as his company was sold to Capital One. Just as he was finding his footing as a design executive coach, he got a cancer diagnosis that reshaped his view on work and life. Now on the other side of cancer, he shares what he learned.
Transcript and show notes: http://reconsidering.org
2024-10-0145 min
The RollupThe Next Evolution of Onchain AppsWe've heard all the complaints at ETHCC about no applications and "all infra" in crypto. Where are the apps?
To us, this is a bit silly seeing as we have a fully fledged onchain DeFi and NFT ecosystems as well as DAOs operating. The apps are here. The usecase is money.
But, whats somewhat problematic to us is the lack of innovation on the DeFi rails since 2021-2022.
So, we sat down with Bob Baxley to discuss this and more. Bob takes us through...2024-07-2445 min
Coping Conversations266: Craig Baxley- Stuntman (“Heaven Can Wait”, “Diamonds Are Forever”)My guest is an actor, stuntman, director, and more. We discuss his multifaceted career, his relationship with Warren Beatty, how he would deal with the risks of stunt work, and much more.2024-06-1327 min
The Edge PodcastMaverick V2: The Liquidity Operating System and AI-DEXBob Baxley is a Core Contributor at Maverick Protocol.
In this episode, we cover the upcoming launch of Maverick V2's Liquidity Operating System and AI-DEX. We explore how this next generation AMM enables powerful turnkey solutions such as their veToken factory, directional fees, dynamic fees, and their new AI-DEX customizable pool logic.
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The Samelogic PodcastEpisode #84: How To Master The Art of Creation with Bob BaxleyBob Baxley, a seasoned Silicon Valley UX Designer, shares his journey in software design and unique perspectives on Apple's culture, his experience working with Steve Jobs, leadership challenges, and the impact of his Autism Spectrum Disorder on his work. 2024-03-1139 min
ReconsideringEpisode 40: The Dangers of being nice with Dr Aziz Gazipura
Being nice is a virtue—until it's not. Compulsively helping and staying positive to the detriment to your sanity and needs can lead to resentment and broken relationships. Dr Aziz Gazipura, author of Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, and Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself, wants to help us rethink what it means to be "nice".
In this episode, we talk with Dr Aziz about his personal journey from habitual people pleasing to setting boundaries and learning to communicate honestly. He shares practical guidance about how you ca...2024-01-091h 10
ReconsideringEpisode 39: Work addiction with Bryan Robinson
Americans love a hard worker. The employee who toils eighteen-hour days and eats meals on the run between appointments is usually viewed with a combination of respect and awe. But for many, this lifestyle leads to family problems, a decline in work productivity, and, ultimately, physical and mental burnout.
Bryan Robinson, author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World, knows a thing or two about work addiction. He spent years hiding and repressing destructive addition to his work, which took a toll on his relationships. Today, he’s helping other break the chain including Allanis Mo...2023-12-1259 min
ReconsideringEpisode 38: Rewind: Cultivating community and friendship with Tina Roth-Eisenberg
It's the Thanksgiving holiday break in the US, so we're re-broadcasting one of our favorite episodes about friendship and community, which is very timely as we approach the holiday season.
Living in isolation for two years without the support of community clarified for many of us just how nourishing and essential relationships are to us. Now that we’re starting to re-enter the world, how might we be more intentional about cultivating community?
Tina Roth-Eisenberg—Swissmiss to her hundreds of thousands of followers on the web—has thought about this deeply. She’s the founder of Creat...2023-11-2859 min
ReconsideringEpisode 37: Katherine May: Enchantment
Katherine May first joined us on Reconsidering in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, to talk about her book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. It was a timely topic and a memorable conversation as most of us were confronting one of the most challenging and isolating holidays seasons of our lifetimes.
With that moment now thankfully behind us, Katherine has returned with a new book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age. This time around, she turns our attention to fundamental questions about how else we might live and in particular how...2023-11-141h 01
ReconsideringEpisode 36: The realities of death with Shoshana Berger
It's time to confront one of life's most certain yet most avoided topics: the end of life. While death eventually greets us all, most of us skirt around the topic and what it means for us and our loved ones. In this illuminating conversation, we aim to demystify this phase of life and empower you to approach it with a sense of preparedness and dignity.
Our guest, Shoshana Berger, serves as the Global Editorial Director at Ideo and brings a unique expertise to the table. She's worked on transformative projects with Zen Hospice to improve end-of-life experiences...2023-10-311h 05
ReconsideringEpisode 35: Radical candor and inclusive thinking with Kim Scott
In the bestselling book Radical Candor, author Kim Scott laid out a simple framework for how to create, foster, and thrive in a culture that effectively gives and receives feedback—direct, clear, concise, and actionable. However, when you write a book about feedback, well, you get a lot of feedback, and indeed she did. Rather than ignoring or hiding from it, however, Kim decided to do the hard work of internalizing and processing it with the result being her latest book, Just Work. We had the pleasure of talking with Kim about just work, as well as hearing about th...2023-10-171h 01
Crypto Coin ShowDEX’s new AMM is driving more adoption for DeFi- w_ Maverick Protocol | Blockchain InterviewsAshton Addison speaks with Bob Baxley, CTO of Maverick Protocol on the state of DEX’s, Maverick Protocols AMM technology, DeFi and Liquid Staking advancements, and what will make DEX’s explode here in 2023.Learn more on the live App: https://mav.xyzCrypto Coin Show: DEX’s new AMM is driving more adoption for DeFi? w/ Maverick ProtocolThe interview is available on Reuters Insider/Refinitiv TV: https://refini.tv/3K78Nwl& Investment Pitch Media: http://www.investmentpitch.com/video/1_30echk3f/DEXs-new-AMM-is-driving-more-adoption-for-DeFi-w-Maverick-Protocol-Blockchain-Interviews2023-10-1122 min
ReconsideringEpisode 34: Making better decisions with Dr Richard Winters
Think your job is stressful? Try being an emergency response physician at the Mayo Clinic, one of the top hospitals in the US that sees some of the most extreme emergencies. Dr Richard Winters has been responding under pressure in chaotic situations for a long time, and it’s taught him valuable lessons about decision making and leadership.
In his book, You're the Leader. Now What?, Richard distills his knowledge into simple frameworks and practical tactics that can help us lead colleagues and communities with confidence and make decisions with clarity.
Show notes and transcript: ht...2023-10-0357 min
ReconsideringEpisode 33: How to apologize well with Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy
An apology can mend old wounds, reunite people, and heal communities. Despite the potential power it can have, a good apology is hard to find. There's a simple structure to a good apology we should all have memorized along with the traits of a bad apology that will only lead us into pain and misery.
In this episode, we're going to the apology experts for guidance, Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy, authors of the book “Sorry Sorry Sorry: The Case for a good apology” and founders of SorryWatch.com. Marjorie and Susan teach us how to make a go...2023-09-1953 min
ReconsideringEpisode 32: Mastering change with Brad Stulberg
Like it or not, change is inevitable. Your career, relationships, body, health, mood are all in constant motion. We can fight it but it’s unproductive and leads to suffering.
Our pal Brad Stulberg is back on the show to help us look at change differently. His new book Master of Change: How To Excel When Everything Is Changing - Including You is full of deeply researched wisdom from science and philosophy that will help you become more resilient and adaptable.
Show notes and transcript: https://reconsidering.org/episodes/32
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The Charlie Shrem Show378. Maverick Protocol, Bitfinex, Bitcoin, Tether & EthosBob Baxley, Maverick Protocol.Paolo Ardoino, CTO Bitfinex and TetherShingo Lavine and Adam Lavine, Ethos.ioWelcome to another episode of the Charlie Shrem Show, where we delve into the world of Bitcoin, DeFi, and the heartbeat of the crypto universe. In this episode, we have some extraordinary guests reshaping the landscape of decentralized finance.Bob Baxley, a super tech whiz and the core builder at Maverick Protocol, shares his insights on maneuvering the complexities of the AMM smart contract, automating liquidity, and contributing to the creation of more liquid...2023-07-131h 04
Mission: DeFiMission: DeFi - EP 103 - Maverick (@MavProtocol) changes everything for #DeFi! - Bob Baxley (@Bob_Baxley)Mark these words: Maverick Protocol has the potential to dramatically change the fundamentals of DeFi.
I can usually whip through 3-4 use cases for a protocol within minutes of understanding it, but Maverick gives me a headache, because the possibilities seem endless and more powerful than what we’ve seen before.
And, that’s a good thing!
In this interview with Bob Baxley, one of the founders of Maverick, we walk through not only how they ended up creating Mav after a couple of pivots, but also the secret to their rapid growth into...2023-07-1151 min
Podcasts | The Survival PodcastRobert Baxley on Radical Gastronomy – Epi-3330Robert “Bob” Baxley, a previous guest on our podcast in the episode titled “Pushing Back on Boilerplate Land Use Codes – Epi-3293,” contributed to an exceptional discussion. During the episode, I had the opportunity to discover his fascinating work in the realm of “Radical Gastronomy” and permaculture. Given my personal interests as both a permaculturist and food enthusiast, I was thoroughly intrigued and invited Bob to return as a guest, allowing us to delve deeper into these captivating subjects. Bob is a multifaceted individual, excelling as a homesteader, natural builder, and chef who cultivates his land on Colorado’s Western slope. … Continue reading →2023-06-281h 40The Edge PodcastThe Ethereum AMM for All Market Conditions with Maverick Protocol | Quick HitBob Baxley is a Core Contributor at Maverick Protocol.
In this episode of The Edge Podcast, we cover a rising star among new AMMs on Ethereum Mainnet and zkSync Era--Maverick. Maverick has earned a spot as a top 5 DEX on Ethereum based on daily trading volume and the 2nd highest traded DEX on zkSync Era. Since launching in March 2023, Maverick has introduced new innovations to the AMM sector with automated directional liquidity provisions.
Bob drops all the alpha on different liquidity strategies unlocked by their automated directional LPs!
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📺 If you prefer video, watch episodes of The Edge Podcast on...2023-06-1636 minPodcasts | The Survival PodcastPushing Back on Boilerplate Land Use Codes – Epi-3293Robert Baxley is a homesteader, natural builder, and chef living on Colorado’s Western Slope. A vocationally trained gourmet chef, Bob honed his culinary craft at premier restaurants, resorts, and hotels, before purchasing his own fine dinning restaurant in Southern Colorado. After 12 years of success as a restaurateur, divorce and natural disaster lead to the end of Bob’s restaurant. He began a new career in natural and alternative building with a high school friend. When the ’07 financial collapse happened, he began questioning the sanity of reliance on the complex and corrupt systems that run the world. With inspiration from … Continue...2023-04-191h 30
ReconsideringEpisode 31: The wisdom of games with Oliver Roeder
There’s a point in our lives when we’re told it’s time to grow up and stop playing games. To move away from the trivial pursuits of childhood and get serious about how we spend our time. But what if that advice is wrong? What if games are actually one of the best ways to spend our time and one of our best opportunities to learn about our world and even ourselves?
Why are games so embedded in the human experience and how should we think about them as part of our own lives? That’s the to...2023-02-0748 min
ReconsideringEpisode 30: Figuring out friendship with Kat Vellos
Friendship is something that’s easy to take for granted. Meeting friends in our early years might have come easy but as we age friends move away, people couple off, careers and families start and suddenly making friends isn’t as easy as it used to be.
As many studies have shown, if you want to live a longer, more fulfilling life you’ll need to invest in friendships now.
In this episode we speak with friendship expert and author of We should get together: The secret to cultivating friendships, Kat Vellos. Kat shares practical guidan...2023-01-1756 min
ReconsideringEpisode 29: Giving up on productivity with Madeleine Dore
Are you one of those people who thrives off a check-list? It feels satisfying to complete things, but the satisfaction only lasts for a fleeting moment as a cleared check-list invites more tasks. It's an exhausting treadmill that inevitably gives rise to guilt and shame when we can't keep up.
Madeleine Dore, author of “I Didn’t Do the Thing Today; letting go of productivity guilt” joins us to talk about giving yourself permission to let go to focus on what really matters. We’ll talk about the difference between happiness and satisfaction, burnout and how to spot it...2023-01-0347 min
Open to Explore DevotionsA Festival of Lessons and CarolsOpen to Explore Devotions podcast gladly presents, A Festival of Lessons and Carols. This was first presented on Sunday morning, December 18, 2022, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Athens, GA. Tom Granum, the Interim Director of Music Ministries for First Baptist Church, directed the service. Festival of Lessons and CarolsDecember 18, 2022 Gathering Music: Wait for the Lord (Psalm 40), Wait for the LordO Come, Emmanuel, Alice ParkerComfort Ye from Messiah, G. F. Handel, Charles Hooper, TenorAnd the Glory fro...2022-12-241h 04
ReconsideringEpisode 28: Embracing remote work with Annie Jarvis
A few years ago, most of us were still heading into the office five days a week. But the pandemic changed the workplace dramatically. Most of us now work from home or are working in a hybrid environment, which has introduced challanges in our both our personal and professional lives. How do we navigate these changes?
Annie Jarvis, Vice President of Product at Indeed, joins us to talk about the future of remote work, what she’s seen working at Indeed during the pandemic, and her experiences as a leader working in a remote environment.
Sh...2022-12-2044 min
ReconsideringEpisode 27: The power of mentorship with Felix Lee
Mentorship can be a powerful force that improves life but it's often hard to come by. Most of us struggle to ask, “will you be my mentor” and may not even know what kind of support or commitment we're asking for.
Felix Lee, founder of a thriving community of mentors and mentees called ADP List, saw a lot of people losing their jobs and looking for guidance and support during the pandemic. He also recognized that the crisis had caused people to raise their hand to support those in need. At just 25 years-old, Felix founded an organization that...2022-11-2949 min
ReconsideringEpisode 26: Rethinking education with Connie Liu
High school sucks. It’s socially awkward, culturally confusing, and academically irrelevant. And though the first two might largely be an inescapable part of the teenage experience, the third is of critical concern to both the stability of society and the health of the economy. Which is why we wanted to spend some time learning more about what’s happening in the world of primary education and the ways in which it’s affecting the future of work.
In this episode, we’re joined by Connie Liu, founder of Project Invent – a non-profit who’s stated mission is to “…empo...2022-11-1552 min
Design To Be ConversationBob Baxley: Broaden your career horizonsBob Baxley is a design executive, advisor, mentor, and advocate who has built, managed and led UX teams at some of Silicon Valley’s most respected companies. With a career spanning three decades, Bob's work at Apple, Pinterest, Yahoo!, and elsewhere has touched hundreds of millions of users around the world. Currently, Bob serves as the Senior Vice-President of Design at ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence, and data analytics platform. Committed to recruiting and inspiring the next generation of designers Bob also mentors individuals and advises organizations working to improve the profession and practice of digital product design. We...2022-11-1544 min
ReconsideringEpisode 25: Finding headspace with Leslie Witt
As recently as a decade ago, most of Western culture dismissed meditation as a sort of “touchy-feely” pursuit with no real value.
Thanks in large part to the rise of meditation apps like Headspace however, that attitude has dramatically shifted from one of skepticism to one of curiosity heading towards broad acceptance. And just in time too as the pandemic and lockdown revealed for all of us the perilous state of the mental health system and the importance of emotional self-care.
Our guest today is Leslie Witt, the Chief Product and Designer Officer at Headspace. In t...2022-11-0151 min
ReconsideringEpisode 24: Embracing change with John Maeda
John Maeda would rather be curious than afraid, despite the tectonic shifts in our world. AI—artificial intelligence—is reaching new milestones that foreshadow big changes in many careers. Some ignore what’s on the horizon, others acknowledge what’s to come but are paralyzed by fear. John Maeda takes a different approach: he just keeps reinventing himself.
John jumped from MIT where he was a professor deeply invested in technology to the Rhode Island School of Design where he shook up the traditional notions of creativity. He then went on to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers where he broug...2022-10-1857 min
Hired.Bob Baxley (2014): Presenting to Steve Jobs, scaling design at Pinterest, and portfolio reviewsAt the time of this recording Bob Baxley was Head of Design at Pinterest, formerly at Apple and Yahoo. In this episode Bob shares what it was like to present to Steve Jobs at Apple, joining Pinterest to scale the design team, portfolio reviews in interviews, and more. Hosted by Cameron Moll and recorded in 2014.Send us a textSupport the show—Hired is a podcast hosted by Cameron Moll that ran for several seasons in 2013-2016. Although the original files for many of the episodes were lost, we've published full episodes or...2022-10-1428 min
Hired.Excerpt: Bob Baxley (Apple) on Steve JobsExcerpt from Cameron's 2015 recording with Bob Baxley, formerly of Apple. Here's what Bob had to say about working with and presenting to Steve Jobs, and how Steve was unaffected by his celebrity status.Send us a textSupport the show—Hired is a podcast hosted by Cameron Moll that ran for several seasons in 2013-2016. Although the original files for many of the episodes were lost, we've published full episodes or excerpts for the surviving episodes.2022-10-0402 min
ReconsideringEpisode 23: Life is hard with Kieran Setiya
Life is hard. We want to think that isn’t the case but again and again, the universe shows us we’re wrong. We face loss, periods of illness and infirmity, and failure. Such is the human condition and there is no escaping these essential truths. Where better to turn for comfort, insight, and wisdom than the great minds of philosophy that came before us?
Our guest, Kieren Setiya, professor of philosophy at MIT, has been on the show before and he's back to share what he's learned writing his most recent book, Life is Hard: How Phil...2022-10-041h 07
ReconsideringEpisode 22: The power of regret with Dan Pink
“No regrets.” You’ve heard people proclaim it as a philosophy of life. That’s nonsense, even dangerous, says Dan Pink in his latest book The Power of Regret. Everybody has regrets. They’re a fundamental part of our lives. And if we reckon with them in fresh and imaginative ways, we can enlist our regrets to make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and deepen our sense of meaning and purpose.
In this episode, NYTimes best selling author Dan Pink shares what he learned from his World Regret Survey that collected data from more than 16,00...2022-09-2050 min
ReconsideringSeason 3 coming September 20
Now that season 2 has wrapped, the Reconsidering team is taking a break. Season 3 is already coming together with exciting new interviews that will further illuminate the elements of a satisfying life. Kieran Setiya will be back to talk about his new book, Life is hard, which explores philosophical insights that can set us on the right path. Dan Pink will share the power of regret and how it can actually help us live a more fulfilling life. And we’re working on a special 5 episode series in partnership with our friends at Indeed that will feature inspiring people like Le...2022-08-0301 min
The Optimal PathSoftware as a medium of human expression with Bob Baxley | ThoughtSpotThe Optimal Path is a podcast about product decision-making from the team at Maze. Each episode brings in a product expert and looks at the stories, ideas, and frameworks they use to achieve better product decision-making—and how you can do the same.You can connect with Bob on LinkedIn and Twitter. And if you'd like to discuss the episode with other listeners, socialize with guests, and find extended host notes with going further resources—check out the Host Posts space inside the Maze Community.Resources mentioned:How we built the Figma design team by No...2022-07-2826 min
ReconsideringEpisode 21: Coaching yourself into a better career with Ed Batista
In sports, the coach plays the important role of guiding players and delivering the feedback they need to operate at their best. But in our professional lives we almost never have the guidance and support of a coach, which makes it challenging to reach our full potential and at times leaves us trapped in negative behavior cycles.
Ed Batista has spent years coaching senior leaders who are facing a series of challenges or seeking greater fulfillment in their role. He’s distilled decades of guidance into a self-coaching course at Stanford as well as a book entitled The Ar...2022-07-191h 02
Decades of Horror | Horror News RadioTHE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1977) – Episode 166 – Decades Of Horror 1970s“His is the hand that makes. His is the hand that hurts. His is the hand that heals. His is the House of Pain. He who breaks the law shall be punished back to the House of Pain.” And you definitely don’t want to go to the House of Pain. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take another trip to the tropics to visit H. G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 166 – The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) Join the Crew on the Gr...2022-07-061h 03
ReconsideringEpisode 20: Rediscovering creativity with Kaushik Panchal
Starting early in childhood, creativity is slowly extracted from our lives. It becomes the domain of the select few of exceptional talent. But creativity can and should be an important part of everyone's life.
In this episode of Reconsidering we’re going to explore an entirely different way of approaching creative expression—one that sees it not as a destination that yields a singular artifact but rather one that imagines creativity as an essential tool for learning—one that not only tolerates but actually encourages mistakes, feedback, and unjudged curiosity.
Our guest is Kaushik Panchal, a desi...2022-07-0559 min
Building The Future Show - Radio / TV / PodcastEp. 439 w/ Bob Baxley CTO at Bastille2022-06-2843 min
ReconsideringEpisode 19: Improvising life with Patricia Ryan Madson
If the past few years have taught us anything it is this: don’t get too attached to your plans. Or as Patricia Ryan Madson might put it, “Life is something we all make up as we go along.”
For many of us, the improvisational life can feel awkward, uncomfortable, and even frightening. But with some practice, reflection, and a slight shift in attitude, it can lead us to a life filled with YES! One where opportunities and adventures flow naturally into our lives—ones that we willingly embrace and follow just to see where they might lead us...2022-06-2154 min
Subscription Stories: True Tales from the TrenchesSeason Three Wrap-Up and Season Four Sneak Peek with Robbie Kellman BaxterHey, it’s Robbie Kellman Baxter, host of the Subscription Stories Podcast.
I wanted to just reflect on some of my favorite moments of season 3 and also share a sneak peek at Season 4.
We packed a lot into this season, truly something for everyone. We opened the season with David Lorsch, the Chief Revenue Officer of Strava, the world’s largest athletic community, talking about how to upgrade freemium subscribers to premium.
If you’re interested in how the membership economy is transforming Health & Wellbeing, you’ll also enjoy my conversations with Ben Foster of W...2022-06-1503 min
ReconsideringRewind: Brad Stulberg on getting grounded
In this special rewind episode, we re-air one of our most popular interviews that guests on the show have often cited as a favorite. In it Brad Stulberg shares practical guidance to get out of the grind and build a more grounded life.
Hustle culture keeps us grinding, busy, overcommitted, rushed, and subsequently ungrounded. It’s a phenomenon Brad Stulberg calls “heroic individualism” and it’s something he knows all too well from his own life and his performance coaching work with people doing their best to reach their peak.
Brad wants to shake us out of t...2022-06-0758 min
ReconsideringEpisode 18: Improving mental health with Meredith Arthur
At some point we all struggle with stress, anxiety, and incessant overthinking. Meredith Arthur, author of Get Out of My Head, is on a mission to help us find strategies for defusing these emotional bombs. Meredith founded Beautiful Voyager, an online community where people discuss mental health challenges and support one another on their journey.
In this episode we talk with Meredith about her own struggles with mental health and how to muster the courage to admit to our own limitations so we can find a more peaceful path.
You'll find a transcript and links t...2022-05-2443 min
ReconsideringEpisode 17: The absurd brevity of life with Oliver Burkeman
In his New York Times bestselling book Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman writes, “The average human lifespan is absurdly, terrifyingly, insultingly short. But that isn’t a reason for unremitting despair, or for living in an anxiety-fueled panic about making the most of your limited time. It’s a cause for relief. You get to give up on something that was always impossible – the quest to become the optimized, infinitely capable, emotionally invincible, fully independent person you’re officially supposed to be. Then you get to roll up your sleeves and start work on what’s gloriously possible instead.”
In this...2022-05-1156 min
ReconsideringEpisode 16: Navigating midlife with Kieran Setiya
Though most people pass through a midlife malaise or crisis, few have studied the phenomenon as closely as M.I.T Philosophy Professor Kieran Setiya. As Kieran shares in his book Midlife: A Philosophical Guide, people as far back as ancient Greece have written about midlife crises and searched for answers to life's big questions.
In this episode, Kieran Setiya boils down what happens to us at midlife and exposes the wisdom of those who have come before us and found satisfaction as they entered the second half of life.
Find the show notes and...2022-04-2648 min
ReconsideringEpisode 15: Cultivating community and friendship with Tina Roth-Eisenberg
Living in isolation for two years without the support of community clarified for many of us just how nourishing and essential relationships are to us. Now that we’re starting to re-enter the world, how might we be more intentional about cultivating community?
Tina Roth-Eisenberg—Swissmiss to her hundreds of thousands of followers on the web—has thought about this deeply. She’s the founder of Creative Mornings, a global creative community in 224 cities and 67 countries that welcomes thousands of people each month to inspiring events. She’s also a master at bringing small groups together for support, a...2022-04-1259 min
ReconsideringEpisode 14: Rethinking work with Scott Shute
Too often we’ve been told that the workplace is an arena of competition, a zero-sum game where the strong thrive and the rest barely survive. If we’re going to reconsider anything, it’s hard to imagine a better place to start than this outdated, outmoded, and destructive model of the workplace.
In this episode, Scott Shute, the former Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn and the author of the book, “The Full Body Yes”, shares stories and insights from his experience leading a large-scale mindfulness initiative at a major corporation. We’ll also learn about the po...2022-03-291h 00
ReconsideringEpisode 13: Long-term thinking with Dorie Clark
It’s no secret that many of us feel pushed to the limit, rushed, overwhelmed, and perennially behind. We keep our heads down, focused on an endless to-do list without a moment to breathe.
How can we break out of this vicious cycle of short-term thinking and create the kind of interesting, meaningful lives we all seek?
Dori Clark, Duke University professor and author of The Long Game, wants to help us reorient ourselves towards big picture thinking that will help us make small changes today that will have enormous impact on our future success....2022-03-151h 08
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#83: User interface design by Bob BaxleyBob Baxley is a design executive, advisor, mentor, and advocate who has built, managed, and led UX teams at some of Silicon Valley's most respected companies. With a career spanning three decades, Bob's work at Apple, Pinterest, Yahoo!, and elsewhere has touched hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Currently, Bob serves as the Senior Vice-President of Design at ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence, and data analytics platform. Before ThoughtSpot, Bob was Head of Product Design at Pinterest and spent over eight years at Apple. While at Apple, Bob served in senior leadership roles in the retail and e-commerce t...2022-03-0147 min
ReconsideringEpisode 12: Host mini-episode: Meet Aarron Walter
Now that season 1 is wrapped, we're bringing you a special mini-episode to tide you over while we work on season 2. The tables are turned as Bob Baxley and Meredith Black interview their co-host Aarron Walter to uncover his origin story and why the themes of Reconsidering are important to his personal journey.
Show notes and transcript: https://reconsidering.org/episodes/12
2022-02-0226 min
ReconsideringEpisode 11: Host mini episode: Meet Meredith Black
Now that season 1 is wrapped, we're bringing you a special mini-episode to tide you over while we work on season 2. The tables are turned as Bob Baxley and Aarron Walter interview their co-host Meredith Black to uncover her origin story and why the themes of Reconsidering are important to her personal journey.
Show notes and transcript: https://reconsidering.org/episodes/11
2022-01-2527 min
ReconsideringEpisode 10: Host mini episode: Meet Bob Baxley
Now that season 1 is wrapped, we're bringing you a special mini-episode to tide you over while we work on season 2. The tables are turned as Meredith Black and Aarron Walter interview their co-host Bob Baxley to uncover his origin story and why the themes of Reconsidering are important to his personal journey.
Show notes and transcript: https://reconsidering.org/episodes/10
2022-01-1823 min
Subscription Stories: True Tales from the TrenchesDesigning for Subscriptions with ThoughtSpot's Bob BaxleyBob Baxley is a design executive who lives and works in Silicon Valley. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Design & Experience at ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence and data analytics platform. Prior to ThoughtSpot, Bob was Head of Product Design at Pinterest where he built, led, and managed a multifaceted design team responsible for both the consumer and business facing elements of Pinterest.
Starting in 2006, Bob spent over eight years at Apple, where he served in senior leadership roles for Apple’s retail and e-commerce teams. As a Director of Design, Bob hired and led th...2022-01-0540 min
ReconsideringEpisode 9: Surviving Crisis with Shanti Brien
Shanti Brien received a phone call from her husband that changed everything. Authorities started a criminal investigation into her own husband’s company and he needed a lawyer to defend him. As a criminal defense attorney, Shanti knew how to navigate these situations but not when it was her own husband facing jail time that could tear her family apart.
In this episode, Shanti shares how this moment of crisis and reflection helped her rethink her career as an attorney and inspired her to start a non-profit called Fogbreak Justice and write a book called Almost Innocent. ...2022-01-0446 min
ReconsideringEpisode 8: The Power of Rest and Retreat with Katherine May
Katherine May is a mother, nature lover, writing teacher, and a New York Times best selling author. She’s also been knocked down many times in her life and found a way forward by embracing the coldest passages of life.
Katherine’s personal struggle is the subject of her most recent book Wintering, which has influenced many with wisdom about the power of rest and retreat to help us through difficult times.
On this episode of Reconsidering, we talk with Katherine about work addiction, illness, guilt about not being productive, and how sometimes we have to a...2021-12-2154 min
ReconsideringEpisode 7: Less grinding more grounded with Brad Stulberg
Hustle culture keeps us grinding, busy, overcommitted, rushed, and subsequently ungrounded. It’s a phenomenon Brad Stulberg calls “heroic individualism” and it’s something he knows all too well from his own life and his performance coaching work with people doing their best to reach their peak.
Brad wants to shake us out of the hustle mindset and help us find a more grounded, sustainable existence. His book The Practice of Groundedness provides the framework. In our conversation with Brad he shows us how to neutralize negative talk, be present in the moment, and recognize that how we spend...2021-12-0759 min
ReconsideringEpisode 6: Resilience and career change with Maria GiudiceWe all have those moments of uncertainty where we don’t know if we should stay put at our careers or jump ship. And sometimes we don’t have a choice and are forced to jump. It can lead to an existential crisis. Who am I now? Do I have anything left to offer? What’s next? These are all questions pop up in our conversation with our guest, Maria Giudice, who has navigated career change many times with grace. Maria Giudice is a design executive who has had quite the career in Silicon Valley. She had her own...2021-11-2357 min