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The Future of Insurance
Rick McCathron, President & CEO, Hippo Insurance – LIVE from ITI NYC 2025
Episode Info Over the last decade, the insurtech landscape has rapidly evolved, transitioning from a space dominated by startups innovating at the fringes to becoming a thriving industry amassing huge investment and innovation. But how did we get here, and more importantly, where do they go next? Hippo CEO, Rick McCathron, joins Bryan Falchuk for this conversion, titled, "A Decade of Insurtech: From Startup to Success Story in 10 Years," recorded live from the main stage of ITI NYC 2025. Rick reflects on a decade of progress at Hippo, exploriing the strategies that have propelled...
2025-06-24
31 min
The Future of Insurance
Rick McCathron, President & CEO, Hippo Insurance – LIVE from ITI NYC 2025
Episode Info Over the last decade, the insurtech landscape has rapidly evolved, transitioning from a space dominated by startups innovating at the fringes to becoming a thriving industry amassing huge investment and innovation. But how did we get here, and more importantly, where do they go next? Hippo CEO, Rick McCathron, joins Bryan Falchuk for this conversion, titled, "A Decade of Insurtech: From Startup to Success Story in 10 Years," recorded live from the main stage of ITI NYC 2025. Rick reflects on a decade of progress at Hippo, exploriing the strategies that have propelled...
2025-06-24
31 min
The Future of Insurance
Sales Advice for Vendors & Solution Providers from Bryan Falchuk
Episode Info After a series of conferences where I saw some sales tactics that were having the opposite effect from what the person employing them would have wanted, I thought I'd use an episode to share some of the advice I give to companies I've advised over the years. It's informed by my direct experience having been an executive at insurance companies who got sold to, and running the sales function for a B2B SaaS insurtech solution provider. Hopefully this is valuable to anyone trying to sell into the insurance industry (and to those...
2025-06-17
16 min
The Future of Insurance
Sales Advice for Vendors & Solution Providers from Bryan Falchuk
Episode Info After a series of conferences where I saw some sales tactics that were having the opposite effect from what the person employing them would have wanted, I thought I'd use an episode to share some of the advice I give to companies I've advised over the years. It's informed by my direct experience having been an executive at insurance companies who got sold to, and running the sales function for a B2B SaaS insurtech solution provider. Hopefully this is valuable to anyone trying to sell into the insurance industry (and to those...
2025-06-17
16 min
The Future of Insurance
Bryan Falchuk on The Economic Viability of Insurance
I'm joined my Insurance and Underwriting veteran and thought leader, Nick Lamparelli, for this episode as we discuss the ideas in the new white paper I'm publishing, "The Economic Viability of Insurance," available starting today for free at http://www.future-of-insurance.com/profit. Highlights from the Show The approaches we have been using to stresses on underwriting profit historically have been cutting costs (focusing on expenses), taking rate, pulling out of markets or segments These approaches proved insufficient to deal with the scale of macro-level pressures insurers faced in 2023, and I would argue will continue to face going...
2024-08-20
30 min
The Future of Insurance
Bryan Falchuk on The Economic Viability of Insurance
I'm joined my Insurance and Underwriting veteran and thought leader, Nick Lamparelli, for this episode as we discuss the ideas in the new white paper I'm publishing, "The Economic Viability of Insurance," available starting today for free at http://www.future-of-insurance.com/profit. Highlights from the Show The approaches we have been using to stresses on underwriting profit historically have been cutting costs (focusing on expenses), taking rate, pulling out of markets or segments These approaches proved insufficient to deal with the scale of macro-level pressures insurers faced in 2023, and I would argue will continue to face going...
2024-08-20
30 min
The Future of Insurance
The Future of Insurance – Bryan Falchuk on The Dangers of Hubris
I shared some thoughts triggered by a recent conversation with an executive at an InsurTech solution provider who was voicing frustration with his perception that there seems to be a lot of talk that we are perfect or don't need to look to improve at many carriers. He was curious if this was my observation, as well, and what I thought we could do about it. One thing I know I can do is to talk about it, and help inspire all of you to push your organizations to be humble and honest so we can get back to truly...
2024-08-13
09 min
The Future of Insurance
The Future of Insurance – Bryan Falchuk on The Dangers of Hubris
I shared some thoughts triggered by a recent conversation with an executive at an InsurTech solution provider who was voicing frustration with his perception that there seems to be a lot of talk that we are perfect or don't need to look to improve at many carriers. He was curious if this was my observation, as well, and what I thought we could do about it. One thing I know I can do is to talk about it, and help inspire all of you to push your organizations to be humble and honest so we can get back to truly...
2024-08-13
09 min
The Future of Insurance
Ian White, Former CO-Founder & CEO, Koffie Financial
Ian is the co-founder and CEO of Koffie Financial, a finsurtech platform purpose-built for the trucking and transportation industry. With insurance at its core, Koffie's instant and transparent financial services empower truckers with the modern tools and technology necessary to drive efficiency and safety. He is an entrepreneurial leader at the intersection of data, enterprise markets and geospatial analysis. Previously Ian served as founder/CEO of Urban Mapping, a web-based mapping platform he sold to Pitney Bowes in 2015. Customers included Tableau Software, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Kayak, IAC, CoStar Group. He has also served in...
2024-07-23
27 min
The Future of Insurance
Ian White, Former CO-Founder & CEO, Koffie Financial
Ian is the co-founder and CEO of Koffie Financial, a finsurtech platform purpose-built for the trucking and transportation industry. With insurance at its core, Koffie's instant and transparent financial services empower truckers with the modern tools and technology necessary to drive efficiency and safety. He is an entrepreneurial leader at the intersection of data, enterprise markets and geospatial analysis. Previously Ian served as founder/CEO of Urban Mapping, a web-based mapping platform he sold to Pitney Bowes in 2015. Customers included Tableau Software, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Kayak, IAC, CoStar Group. He has also served in...
2024-07-23
27 min
The Future of Insurance
Joshua Morey, President, The J. Morey Company & Chair, Ori-gen Insurance
Joshua Morey is the Chairperson of Ori-gen and President of The J Morey Company Inc. Ori-gen amplifies the voice of diverse communities throughout America by providing resources, services, and perpetuation planning for indepedent agents and brokers from diverse backgrounds. With offices in Hawaii, Los Angeles, Orange County, Torrance, and San Jose, California, Ori-gen represents a wide variety of personal, business, and specialty insurance from 40+ national and international carriers. He is a founding Board Member of the Asian American Insurance Network and Asian's in Insurance Podcast, and advisory council member of the Equity in Infrastructure Project. In addition Mr. M...
2024-07-16
17 min
The Future of Insurance
Charlie Sidoti, Executive Director, InnSure
Charlie Sidoti is the Executive Director of InnSure, an industry-funded not-for-profit with a mission to foster innovation in insurance. InnSure’s integrated programs are designed to help insurance professionals and organizations survive and thrive by improving their ability to respond to the disruptive forces that are reshaping the industry. InnSure provides a roadmap for corporate sponsors, experienced industry talent, and outside contributors to connect, innovate and move the insurance industry forward, together. To learn more, visit InnSure.org. Highlights from the Show Charlie Sidoti spent 20 years with large, P&C carriers on the commercial side, and th...
2024-06-25
35 min
The Future of Insurance
Amir Kabir, General Partner, AV8 Ventures
Amir leads Fintech and Insurtech investing at AV8 and has been one of the earliest investors in the Insurtech space. Amir has been an entrepreneur, operator and investor with over 15 years of experience, working with early and mid-stage companies on financing, partnerships and strategic growth initiatives. Prior to AV8, Amir was an investment director and founding team member at Munich Re Ventures where he lead and managed investment efforts for two of the funds and made early bets in Insurtech, Mobility and Digital Health in companies like Next Insurance, Inshur, HDVI, Spruce, Ridecell, Babylon Health etc.. Earlier...
2024-06-18
19 min
The Future of Insurance
Wayne Slavin, Co-Founder & CEO, Sure
Wayne Slavin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sure, a VC backed insurtech startup. Prior to Sure he was the VP of Product Management at Tapingo, TechCrunch’s Most Innovative Company of 2013. His other past projects and companies include NetStumbler, a consumer app with more than 1.5 billion downloads, the Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader, Buddy Media (now part of salesforce), and BackupRight the enterprise SaaS company he sold in 2012. He has a Masters Degree from Columbia University. Highlights from the Show Wayne took his experience from outside of insurance and wondered if some of th...
2024-04-09
38 min
The Future of Insurance
Chetan Kandhari, Chief Innovation & Digital Officer, Nationwide
As Chief Innovation and Digital Officer, Chetan is accountable for leading the company’s digital vision and maturing our enterprise digital capabilities and expertise while creating new customer-centric products and services for members and partners. Chetan is a visionary leader who has repeatedly developed high performing teams to work towards a common vision and purpose. During his 18-year career at Nationwide, Chetan successfully delivered several of the industry’s largest transformations, with more than $1B in investment towards creating single core platforms for Policy, Claims, Customer and Data. In his tenure as the lead...
2024-04-02
36 min
The Future of Insurance
Paige Halam-Andres, Managing Director, Innovation, Highline Beta
Paige leads Highline Beta's Corporate Innovation group that works at the intersection between venture capital, startups and enterprises businesses. Her background is in using qualitative, quantitative and behavioral research to shape and build new companies, products and services. During her time at Highline Beta she's worked with numerous Insurance firms to think through investing in innovation or spinning out new ventures. Highlights from the Show Highline Beta is a hybrid corporate innovation studio and venture capital investor that works with corporate partners to help bring ideas they are working on to fruition internally or a...
2024-03-26
19 min
The Future of Insurance
The Future of Insurance – Bryan Falchuk on Culture & Opportunity (Bonus Episode)
This is a short bonus episode to share that there won't be a new episode for a couple of weeks. I also share the message from a recent talk I did on how we, as a legacy industry, can find a path to innovate and evolve. Highlights from the Show Due to some scheduling issues, there won't be a new episode of the show until the week of March 25th, 2024 I recently did a talk on Innovating in a Legacy Industry that had 3 main takeaways Customers - ask them directly, listen to what...
2024-03-12
11 min
The Future of Insurance
The Future of Insurance – Bryan Falchuk on Culture & Opportunity (Bonus Episode)
This is a short bonus episode to share that there won't be a new episode for a couple of weeks. I also share the message from a recent talk I did on how we, as a legacy industry, can find a path to innovate and evolve. Highlights from the Show Due to some scheduling issues, there won't be a new episode of the show until the week of March 25th, 2024 I recently did a talk on Innovating in a Legacy Industry that had 3 main takeaways Customers - ask them directly, listen to what...
2024-03-12
11 min
The Future of Insurance
The Future of Insurance – Dr. Robin Kiera, Author of "Attention Hacking"
Dr. Robin Kiera is the Founder and CEO of Digitalscouting a consulting and marketing agency based in Germany. Robin is an author, renowned speaker, entrepreneur, top-ranked insurance and finance influencer. He started Digitalscouting as an after-work hobby that exploded positively and became a multimedia B2C, B2B and B2B2C consulting and marketing agency – supporting entrepreneurs, c-suits and start-ups in their digital transformations, market-entry, hacking the attention of customers and partners. He joins the show to share about his new book, Attention Hacking: The Power of Social Media Selling in Insurance an...
2024-03-05
11 min
The Future of Insurance
Josh Levine, Founder & CEO, Cake & Arrow
Josh Levine is the founder and CEO of Cake & Arrow, an experience design and product innovation company that works exclusively with insurance companies to create digital products and services that are grounded in real customer needs. With over 25 years practicing human-centered design methodology, Josh has led innovation initiatives for some of the world’s largest carriers and distributors including MetLife, Travelers, Chubb, Aflac, The General, and American Family. A designer by trade, Josh is most passionate about helping insurance companies leverage a design-driven mindset to create authentic and meaningful relationships with the customers and employees they serve....
2024-02-20
31 min
The Future of Insurance
Stacey Brown, Founder & President, InsurTech Hartford
InsurTech Hartford Founder and President (and Godfather of InsurTech), Stacey Brown, joined the show to share what drove him to start the community years ago, how it’s evolved into a thriving, international source of impact for the future of industry, how the InsurTech Hartford Symposium is evolving for its fourth year, and the exciting launch of communities in Chicago, Atlanta and now New England. Highlights from the Show Stacey started his insurance career in an IT role, and had an opportunity to grow his path into the digital opportunities that started to surface in the 2010s...
2024-02-13
27 min
The Future of Insurance
The Future of Insurance – Tomer Kashi, Co-Founder & CEO, Voom
Tomer is CEO and Co-Founder of VOOM. VOOM is an InsurTech pioneer, crafting cutting-edge, usage-based insurance solutions for the future of mobility. Among VOOM products are VOOM&Fly/SkyWatch - the leading digital drone insurance product in North America, VOOM & RIDE - the world's first pay-per-mile motorcycle insurance product, and VOOM & Drive - auto insurance tailored for the unique needs of gig drivers. Before VOOM, Tomer spearheaded award-winning, interdisciplinary technological projects in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office cyber unit. Tomer is a graduate of Israel’s elite technology program “Talpiot”, and holds an MBA fr...
2024-02-06
29 min
The Future of Insurance
The Future of Insurance – Wesley Pergament, Co-Founder & CEO, Sola
Wesley is CEO and Co-Founder of Sola Insurance based in Atlanta, GA. Wesley comes from a tech background and jumped into the insurance industry at a flood insurance startup where he was tasked with working on the data side with private and FEMA flood maps. Realizing this data was telling us exactly where the damage is, Wesley became obsessed with how data can be used to automatically trigger an insurance claim payout. Sola is starting with supplemental tornado coverage for homeowners but plans to expand into every type of natural disaster to help people cover their deductible...
2024-01-30
24 min
The Future of Insurance
The Future of Insurance – Kobi Bendelak, CEO, InsurTech Israel
Kobi is the CEO of InsurTech Israel that established by him to promote and lead the Israeli Insurtech ecosystem. The company has four areas of activity, investments, Bizdev, media and Acceleration program. All that activities make InsurTech Israel as the leading and most active company in the Israeli Insurtech. Kobi was the founder and CEO of Reshef Insurance Brokers, part of Migdal / Generali Insurance Group. Kobi has 22 years of experience in the insurance industry and holds a BA in Management and an MA in Law from Bar Ilan University and he is a Colonel (Reserve) in the...
2024-01-23
23 min
The Future of Insurance
Bobby Touran, Co-Founder & CEO, Rainbow
Bobby Touran is the CEO and co-founder of Rainbow. He is a founder, CEO and operator with over 15 years of experience in insurance and software development, having previously founded Pathpoint, a digital insurance brokerage focused on retail agents and their E&S risk. Follow him on LinkedIn. Highlights from the Show Bobby is an entrepreneur, with the second half of his career being focused on insurance, including starting a digital E&S exchange, and now co-founding an MGA called Rainbow Rainbow is an MGA focused on specific niches or verticals in small commercial, using...
2024-01-16
35 min
The Future of Insurance
Adrian Jones, InsurTech Investor
Adrian Jones is venture capitalist in insurance and former reinsurance executive. Organizations that he has been a part of have invested in 40+ young insurance sector companies. Adrian has been a Board director or observer at eight young companies including distributors, carriers, and service providers in insurance. Before joining HSCM Ventures as a Partner in 2021, he was Deputy CEO of P&C Partners at SCOR, where he set-up and led SCOR P&C Ventures. From 2010 to 2016, he was head of strategy at RenaissanceRe. He started his career in 2001 at Bain & Co and has lived/worked in New York, Paris...
2023-12-19
26 min
The Future of Insurance
Jean-Christophe Garaix of Liberty Mutual Re & Andy Thompson of Safehub
Jean-Christophe Garaix, Head of Agriculture & Parametric Insurance for Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, and Andy Thompson, Co-Founder & CEO of Safehub, join the show to discuss their collaboration on addressing earthquake exposure. Using Safehub's IoT sensors, they've been able to design a parametric insurance product that's live in Mexico City – one of the most quake-prone areas in the world – that brings building-specific shake accuracy to the adjusting of claims. This allows for an affordable coverage that can be provided quickly while solving for the basis risk inherent in previous earthquake data like shake maps. Together, they're work...
2023-12-05
35 min
The Future of Insurance
ITC Recap with Nick Lamparelli
Nick and I sit down once again to talk about all the things on our mind. We recorded this in the hotel the morning after ITC 2023 ended, so we recap the event a bit, talk about insurability in Florida and how the rest of the nation is likely to follow that state, Hurricane Otis and more. As always, Nick is a source of a ton of knowledge, perspective and new thinking on what is and what could be for our industry. Highlights from the Show Nick is the Managing Partner of Insurance Nerds, and...
2023-11-28
30 min
The Future of Insurance
ITC Recap with Ema Roloff
Ema Roloff is a passionate educator and digital transformation expert with a unique background in teaching and over a decade of experience guiding companies through their digital evolution. She is the co-founder of Roloff Consulting and the Host of Leading Change. Ema has received prestigious awards and accolades, including the RISE 35 under 35 Award and recognition as an Industry Influencer by InsurTech Hartford. Ema's diverse experience spans various industries, enabling her to identify patterns and facilitate insightful discussions that transcend industry boundaries. With over 300 expert interviews conducted in Digital Transformation and Innovation, Ema is a trusted voice in...
2023-11-07
12 min
The Future of Insurance
Tim Hays, CIO, Mountain West Farm Bureau
Tim Hays has spent the last couple decades leading digital transformation efforts for pharmaceutical & manufacturing companies. With a track record of over 30 successful full-life-cycle ERP implementations, he has been constantly at work transforming companies through technological innovation & business intelligence. Tim is currently Vice President & CIO of Mountain West Farm Bureau & 360 Insurance companies where significant digital transformation is being enabled by the implementation of the Guidewire Cloud Insurance Suite, and multiple cloud ready platforms. He currently lives in Colorado & Wyoming with his wife of 26 years and their children. Outside of really enjoying his work, if it involves gasoline...
2023-10-31
39 min
The Future of Insurance
Patrick Schmid, President, RiskStream Collaborative
Patrick G. Schmid, PhD is an economist and the President of The Institutes’ RiskStream Collaborative—a risk management and insurance blockchain & emerging technology consortium. He works with RiskStream’s member-led governance boards and oversees RiskStream’s products, relationship management, operations, and technology workstreams. Dr. Schmid offers blockchain and emerging technology thought leadership for The Institutes and coordinates the RiskStream’s consortium of insurers, brokers and reinsurers with industry participants and technical partners in developing production applications that can lower costs, improve customer experience and drive efficiency across the insurance industry. Patrick was the 2018 recipient of the International Insurance...
2023-10-24
31 min
The Future of Insurance
David Glawe, President & CEO, NICB
David J. Glawe is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Mr. Glawe is responsible for leading a united effort of property-casualty insurance companies, law enforcement agencies, car rental companies, and other strategic partners to prevent and combat insurance fraud and crime. Mr. Glawe oversees the operational and intelligence capabilities of NICB employees who are deployed in eight regional offices throughout the United States and Mexico. Prior to joining NICB, Mr. Glawe served as the Under Secretary for Intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security. He was nominated by the Pres...
2023-10-17
23 min
The Future of Insurance
Dan Israel, Managing Director, Global Insurance Accelerator
The Global Insurance Accelerator started in 2014 with a mission to drive innovation through the insurance industry. It was formed as a partnership between insurance carriers, innovation leaders, and local governmental leaders in Des Moines. Their goal was to bring a program to the industry that would combine mentor-led programming and early-stage capital to truly accelerate the best founders in the industry. And since ideas and founders could come from anywhere and anyone, the GIA has brought in founders from all over the world in the years since, attracting founders from five continents and invested over $3 million in ea...
2023-09-26
19 min
The Future of Insurance
Lisa Wardlaw, CEO, 360 Digital Immersion
Lisa Wardlaw a highly-experienced insurance executive with decades of experience. Lisa's entrepreneurial drive and deep industry knowledge can help your startup succeed in the insurance industry. She supports companies with unique perspectives and an authentic desire to innovate the insurance marketplace. Lisa's thought leadership and ability to create innovative insurance solutions across P&C, life, and health insurance is leveraged to provide guidance and solutions for insurtechs across North America and globally. Highlights from the Show Lisa works with corporate clients on innovation and supports insurtechs on their business strategy, go-to-market and sales and...
2023-07-25
26 min
The Future of Insurance
Jeff Radke, Co-Founder & CEO, Accelerant
Jeff Radke is CEO and Co-Founder of Accelerant, a technology-fueled insurance platform that empowers MGUs to more effectively and confidently serve small and medium enterprises. He has spent his career working across all areas of the insurance value chain, from underwriting to reinsurance in global markets. Prior to Accelerant, Jeff spent a decade at Argo Group International Holdings, but he became frustrated with thelegacy system’s antiquated technology and emphasis on maintaining their position in the value chain over doing right by the customer. This inspired him to co-found Accelerant to enable data-driven innovation and collaboration that pu...
2023-07-18
36 min
The Future of Insurance
Steve Shaffer of Homesteaders Life & Brent Williams of Benekiva
Steve Shaffer, CEO of Homesteaders Life, and Brent Williams, CEO and Co-Founder of Benekiva, join the show to share more behind-the-scenes details about the relationship their two companies have built. Homesteaders became Benekiva's first customer while also taking on the role of first investor in a story full of lessons, insights and guidance about how a startup so new its founders still had day jobs and a nearly-120-year-old mutual insurer can work together to change both organizations. Their story is the final case in the new book in The Future of Insurance series, Volume III. The Collaborators.
2023-07-11
33 min
The Future of Insurance
Andrew Johnston, Global Head of InsurTech, Gallagher Re
Andrew Johnston is the Global Head of Gallagher Re InsurTech. Based out of Nashville, Andrew is responsible for managing all InsurTech engagements (where InsurTechs are clients, and where InsurTech solutions are providing solutions to Gallagher Re’s traditional insurance client base). Andrew runs a global team who conduct deep forensic research on the InsurTech landscape, and also support a number of InsurTechs themselves who originate risk. Andrew is the author and editor of the Global Gallagher Re InsurTech report. He holds a PhD from the University of London. Highlights from the Show And...
2023-06-13
37 min
The Future of Insurance
Randel Bennett, VP of Strategic Partnerships, Swiss Re
Randel is a dynamic insurance professional who recently joined Swiss Re's Reinsurance Solutions division as a VP of Strategic Partnerships. Prior to this, he co-founded an insurtech MGA focused on providing private passenger auto insurance to Hispanic consumers in the US. With a strong background in insurance product development and management, he has held notable positions at Allstate, Encompass, National General, First Chicago, and iptiQ. Randel is based in Chicago and is a proud alumnus of Florida International University. Outside of work, he enjoys attending sporting events, planning trips, and creating memorable meals with friends. Highlights from...
2023-06-06
30 min
The Future of Insurance
Margeaux Giles, Co-Founder & CEO, IRYS Insurtech
As Chief Executive Officer of Irys Insurtech, Margeaux has more than 15 years of executive experience in operations and digital transformation for the insurance and finance space. Named Insurtech Woman CEO of the Year, Top 20 Insurtech provider of 2022, Forbes Technology Council member and regular Forbes.com contributor, Margeaux is not only passionate about injecting cutting edge tech into insurance, she’s proactive in changing the landscape for women as well. Margeaux is a founding member of InsureWomen and InsureEquality, Network Liaison of the Central Florida network of the Association of Professional Insurance Women, as we...
2023-05-30
34 min
The Future of Insurance
Sam White, Founder & CEO, Stella Insurance
Sam White is the multi-award-winning CEO of Freedom Services, an ever-expanding insurance business including Action 365, Pukka Insure and Freedom Brokers in the UK, and Stella Insurance in Australia. Having started her first company in 1999 aged just 24 in her sister’s conservatory, 22 years later she employs over 160 staff with offices in Cheadle, Cheshire, and Sydney, Australia with a turnover of over £14million. Sam cares passionately about diversity, equality, innovation and above all, making business human. Motivated by a desire to change the insurance industry for the better, Sam is a vocal advocate for levelling the playing field for wom...
2023-05-23
34 min
The Future of Insurance
Paul Tyler, CMO, Nassau Financial Group
Paul Tyler serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Nassau Financial Group where he leads the marketing strategy, digital channels and innovation activity. Paul drives the branding of the insurance companies and affiliated asset management companies. He built a direct-to-consumer channel for Nassau Re. In addition, he launched Nassau Re/Imagine, an Insurtech-focused incubator based in Hartford. Prior to his role at Nassau Re, he worked at Fidelity & Guaranty Life, MetLife in a variety of roles in strategy, marketing, operations, technology, sales, and compliance. He earned his A.B. from Princeton University and his J.D. f...
2023-05-16
33 min
The Future of Insurance
Keith Daly, Chief Claims Officer, Zurich North America
Keith Daly is Chief Claims Officer for Zurich North America, where he is responsible for leading the Claims unit in delivering transactional excellence in claim handling and achieving a consistent level of superior customer service. Prior to his current position, Daly was President of Personal Lines for Farmers Insurance®, where he was responsible for product development, strategy and underwriting efforts for the Farmers® Personal Lines, Bristol West® and Foremost®lines of business. Daly was also responsible for Toggle, Farmers’ subscription-based Renters Insurance program. He also previously served as Chief Claims Officer for Farmers, and before that led their...
2023-04-25
31 min
The Future of Insurance
The Future of Insurance – Aaron Steffey, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Propeller Bonds
Aaron Steffey is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO for Propeller Bonds—a company with a goal to simplify, automate, and distribute surety bonds more efficiently for agents and carriers. In his role, he is responsible for the company’s strategy, fundraising, and growth efforts. Steffey began his career as a managing partner for his family’s Indianapolis-based insurance firm, Steffey Insurance Agency, and holds an MBA from Villanova University. Highlights from the Show Aaron started his career as an agent, and they did not do a lot of Surety Bond work, but had a...
2023-04-18
26 min
The Future of Insurance
Bryan Falchuk, President & CEO, PLRB
In this episode, I share my news about joining The Property & Liability Resource Bureau as its new President & CEO, and what that means for the "Future of Insurance" thought leadership work I do, including the podcast and books. Prior to joining PLRB, I was Founder and Managing Partner of industry advisory firm Insurance Evolution Partners and am the author of the best-selling book series, The Future of Insurance. I have held senior roles in Insurance and InsurTech companies such as Liberty Mutual, Beazley, Hiscox and Hi Marley, and was a consultant in McKinsey & Company’s P&C pr...
2022-12-06
16 min
The Future of Insurance
Bryan Falchuk, President & CEO, PLRB
In this episode, I share my news about joining The Property & Liability Resource Bureau as its new President & CEO, and what that means for the "Future of Insurance" thought leadership work I do, including the podcast and books. Prior to joining PLRB, I was Founder and Managing Partner of industry advisory firm Insurance Evolution Partners and am the author of the best-selling book series, The Future of Insurance. I have held senior roles in Insurance and InsurTech companies such as Liberty Mutual, Beazley, Hiscox and Hi Marley, and was a consultant in McKinsey & Company’s P&C pr...
2022-12-06
16 min
The Future of Insurance
Ed Halsey, Co-Founder & COO, hubb
When nearly two-thirds of a broker’s day is spent on admin, it’s no wonder commissions are so high. Yet all of that cost isn’t going to adding value to clients, but brokers also struggle to find a way to charge less and have a viable brokerage. This is what hubb is addressing as they rethink the use of technology, tools and approach to build a better customer experience and value through efficiency, AI-empowered decision making, and commissions that are 20-30% lower than the industry norm in the UK, and COO and Co-Founder Ed Halsey shares...
2022-11-29
41 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
The End of the Day with Bryan Falchuk
This is the final episode of the show! After 128 episodes, I have decided to practice that I preach, and make the tough call on priorities and pressures in my life, which means this show will be setting with the sun today. Whether that's forever or for now is not relevant because "forever" is not happening today. With all the demands on my time, I have been facing my own burnout – something I've had as a central theme in many episodes in this show. To protect and love myself, I've taken an inventory of all the things that I...
2020-12-08
22 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Season 3 Recap
In this episode, I close out Season 3 with a recap of episode 56 through 81 of the show, covering all the amazing people who made up this season and summarizing their episodes. Key Points from the Episode with Bryan Falchuk: Episode 056. Transporting From Darkness to Your Future Vision with Sarah Centrella Episode 057. Accept Where You Are to Move Forward with Natalie Jani Episode 058. Accepting The Gift of No Regret with Kirsty Salisbury Episode 059. Surrendering to The Facts To Realize Opportunity with Madeleine Black Episode 060. The Power of Worthiness from Within with Dr. James Kelley Episode 061. Redirecting Y...
2019-12-30
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
The Paradox in Connecting to The World's Needs with Erik Bergman
Erik Bergman is a co-founder of Catena Media, a company that went from 0 to 300+ employees in five years. Under this journey Erik made more money than he will ever need in his life, but at the expense of burning himself out, as well as both his business partner and his fiancee that also worked in the company. Now he has started the company Great.com. This time the focus isn't extreme growth but rather well-being, transparency, trust and flexibility for the team and where 100% of the profits will be donated to help the environment.
2019-12-03
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Loving Yourself Enough to Come Back After a Fall with CrisMarie Campbell
CrisMarie Campbell was an Olympic rower, a Boeing Flight Test Engineer and a Manager at Arthur Andersen. Her rowing career was thriving as she made her way from the college level, national level, international level and finally heading to the Olympics until a chronic back injury cut everything off. It also helped her realize, while she looked good on the outside, she felt like a fraud on the inside. CrisMarie went on a healing journey that lead to competing in the Olympics, but left her feeling empty still when the team failed to win Gold...
2019-11-26
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Life's Challenges Can Illuminate Our Potential with Sharon Falchuk
Sharon Leggio Falchuk, FMCHC, found herself bedridden, with her life threatened by a serious illness in 2011, and when the mainstream medical system had no answers or help for her she took matters into her own hands. She spent every moment she could doing research, changing her diet and lifestyle, and assembling a Functional Medicine and alternative care team to help her forge a path to healing. Her inextinguishable will to be well meant she was willing to try almost anything, and one of the life-changing discoveries she made was the true power of Mind-Body Medicine. On...
2019-11-19
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Find The Answers Within to What You Need with Michelle Bronson
Michelle Bronson believes that not everyone fits into the same box. Everyone has different lifestyles. Finding those healthy changes that will become sustainable, consistent and repeatable, that is how you make change happen. She also believes that it is entirely possible to create your own unique pathway to reaching your goals. And you know what happens along the way? Many people rekindle an old dream, find a new desire or finally understand their calling in life, that feeling they have felt for so long and ignored. 25 years as a personal trainer has provided Michelle with the opportunity to help p...
2019-11-12
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Seeing The Gift in Adversity with Marcus Aurelius Anderson
Marcus Aurelius Anderson is an Bestselling Author, TEDx Speaker and International Keynote Speaker, High Performance Mindset Coach for Leaders, CEO’s and entrepreneurs. He’s also the host of the #1 New and Noteworthy podcast “Conscious Millionaire Epic Achiever” show. While preparing to deploy with the U.S. Army, Marcus suffered a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed. After dying on the operating table twice, the surgeons saved his life, but told him he'd never walk again. Having no other option, Marcus started doing some brutally honest soul searching, looking for the lesson...
2019-11-05
00 min
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Life As an Inquisitive, Crooked Journey with Mark Nepo
Mark Nepo moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Timesbestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A bestselling author, he has published twenty books and recorded fourteen audio projects. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation. And in 2016, he was name...
2019-10-29
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Do The Time to Change Lives with Coss Marte
Coss Marte started selling drugs at age 13 and by 19, he says, he was making $2 million a year. After serving a prison sentence, he founded a "prison style" fitness boot camp called ConBody. Coss, a 3-time felon, grew up in Manhattan's Lower East Side. He was regularly exposed to drugs, violence and poverty. His role models quickly became drug dealers that introduced him to the lucrative business. Starting at the age of 13, he began selling marijuana and cocaine near his neighborhood corner store. At the age of 23, Coss was caught in a drug...
2019-10-22
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Bonus Episode: Reflecting on Doing 3,032 Days with Bryan Falchuk
This episode is a little bonus as I reflect on this, my 41st birthday. I've been healthy and fit, inside and out, for almost a decade (eight years and counting, or 3,032 Days I've Done), been not-obese longer than I've been obese now, and it all just hit me this morning. What I'm creating for myself, how I'm living, and how I keep growing – and get to keep growing. I'm thankful for all of this. And for what I have around me. My family, my friends, my peers, the amazing community of Day Doers li...
2019-10-19
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
True Success Comes from Our Spirit with Nichole Sylvester
Nichole Sylvester is a bestselling author of OH SHIFT: A Journey from Chaos to Consciousness, spiritual teacher, podcaster and creator of The Harmonious Hustle. Her story of radical transformation has inspired her audience to dig deeper and uncover their latent potential. After recovering from addiction and escaping violent abuse, Nichole dramatically turned her life around via spiritual practice. Studying with profound teachers all over the world, she soon went from struggling single mom to operating a half-million dollar business helping others step into their greatness. Nichole’s coaching programs, online workshops, live events and international ret...
2019-10-15
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Honor Your Emotions to Choose Your Path Forward with Karen Millsap
Karen Millsap is a Resilience & Mindset Coach who is passionate about teaching individuals the tools + resources to feel better, live better, and achieve their goals with a healthy mindset. She began her career in human resources and talent acquisition where she led countless training, new process, and change initiatives. However, at a young age, she suddenly became a widow when her husband was tragically murdered. On the quest to rebuild her life, she discovered healthy habits and lifestyle changes that helped her find her way back to a whole heart. Now, she shares practical advice...
2019-10-08
00 min
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Life is About Creating Yourself with Lonnee Rey
Lonnee is currently known as one of the few podcast guest trainers in the world, co-author, speaker, writer, 6x show host and edutainer, Lonnee Rey helps wallflowers bloom & Nervous Nelly's confidently grab the “global microphone” to speak their truth (in no uncertain terms!) on podcasts, in person and on stage. Combining over 20 years as a spokes model for multi-national brands, Lonnse has experience working in TV/film & radio broadcasting, marketing, copy writing and public speaking, she elevates clients to a level of preparedness few can offer. You need to have an angle if you want to ha...
2019-10-01
00 min
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The Human Connection of Storytelling with Gareth Martin & Craig Haywood
This is my first time having two guests on at once, and the hardest part may be the show notes page! Today, I'm bringing you Gareth Martin and Craig Haywood, the hosts of the amazing podcast, Ridiculously Human. They are committed to the art of storytelling by having guests come to tell their stories, and the two of them have a great chemistry and ability to draw out the best of those stories for the listeners (and for the person telling the story and for the two of them). Both from South Africa, they share...
2019-09-24
00 min
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The Power of Being Prepared with Jay Gabrani
After his first child was born in 2005, Jay jumped into the world of real estate investing. Despite several challenges along the way, he built a multiple seven-figure real estate portfolio. That portfolio helped him take a multi-year sabbatical to deal with the heartbreaking personal tragedy when his wife passed away in 2014. The experience lead Jay to reevaluate the purpose of his life during that sabbatical. Before his wife passed away, Jay thought he was financially prepared. After going through the experience of being the executor of his wife's estate, he realized he wasn't. ...
2019-09-17
00 min
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Find Your Voice Through Mindfulness with Bruce Langford
Bruce Langford is a Mindfulness consultant who is hired by companies to improve employee work-life balance by replacing stress and anxiety with team spirit and self-respect. Happy, committed team players result in a climate where ROI is increased, sick days decline and general wellness improves. Bruce’s extensive background in bullying prevention equips him, through mindfulness, to inspire employees to replace self-bullying and judgmental behaviors, with a strong desire for cooperation and respect. When people want to become focused winners at what they do, whether in their business or in their personal life, they seek ou...
2019-09-10
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
To Be Safe, Loved & Worthy with Terah Harrison
Terah Harrison is a Licensed Professional Counselor and hosts the podcast Make More Love Not War which has a clear mission of helping people have more sex and less fighting. She discovered the need for her podcast as she saw male clients at her private practice in Fort Worth Texas, who were struggling to understand their female partners. Most of these men were striving to be better partners but their strategies to achieve this only made things worse. Many times a simple change would improve their relationships dramatically. With this amazing information that would benefit men...
2019-09-03
00 min
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The Therapeutic Power of Running with William Pullen
William is a London-based psychotherapist, author and app developer. He is the founder of Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT), a psychotherapeutic approach which incorporates running. H is book "Running with Mindfulness" published by Penguin, is in 11 countries. The Dynamic Running Therapy appis available on iOS. From his own struggle after a long-term relationship ended, leaving him depressed and withdrawn from life, William learned something. He started running with a friend, and found that these runs helped him work through what he was facing and processing (or not processing). He came to learn why running was so...
2019-08-27
00 min
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Shifting Your Choice to Shift Your Life with Michael O'Brien
Michael O’Brien is the Chief Shift Officer atPeloton Coaching and Consulting.He elevates successful corporate leaders by preventing bad moments from turning into bad days. His award-winning, best-selling memoir Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows chronicles his Last Bad Day and near-death cycling accident recovery journey. He has shared his inspirational story and transformation from human DOer to human BEing and work and at home on the TEDxstage, with multiple Fortune 500 companies, ABC, Real Simple Fast Company, and many wonderful podcasts like Do a Day. Michael was a successful sales professional and Marketing Director. The same str...
2019-08-20
00 min
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Redirecting Your Life by Realizing You Matter with Fernando Flores
Fernando has been a trial and appellate attorney for over 10 years and has worked and excelled in very high-stress, fast-paced work environments. He has handled cases in state and federal trial courts, the Court of Appeal, and the California Supreme Court. Fernando handled large case dockets and represented clients in some of the most vulnerable life circumstances, including victims of human trafficking. While Fernando excelled as an attorney, Fernando did not adequately nurture all 6 dimensions of his well-being. Today, Fernando does not allow a single day to pass without taking time to nurture a...
2019-08-13
00 min
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060. The Power of Worthiness from Within
Who is James Kelley? Well, his path is still being built brick by brick and the current brick is a book Crucible's Gift: 5 Lessons from Authentic Leaders Who Thrive in Adversity. But what about all the previous bricks? He was the youngest of 3 1/2 kids (long story - we get into it) in a traditional Irish Catholic family, which means loud, sarcastic, passive aggressive and a touch of physical discipline, minus the obligation of Mass. His parents did the best they could with what they knew. In the middle of his time at university when h...
2019-08-06
00 min
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Surrendering to the Facts to Realize Opportunity with Madeleine Black
The sharing of her story of sexual assault publicly On The Forgiveness Project’s website in September 2014, opened many doors for Madeleine in ways she never imagined and the invitations started to pour in. Many women and men got in contact and explained how reading her story gave them strength, hope, and a different perspective of what’s possible in their lives. The founder of The Forgiveness Project, Marina, often refers to the various people on her website as “story healers” rather than “storytellers” and now she completely understood why. She has taken par...
2019-07-30
00 min
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The Gift of No Regret to Design Your Life with Kirsty Salisbury
Kirsty Salisbury is a speaker, podcaster and coach who speaks straight from the heart. Her talks explore the topics of resilience, regrets, and how we can create opportunity through effective habits. She is engaging, inspiring and filled with passion in a way that connects at a personal level. Throughher own story of overcoming death and paralysis, Kirstyis inspiring many people to make meaningful change in their lives. Today, Kirsty blends her experience as an established wellness professional, her private coaching business, and her research in the areas of resilience, habits, and long term h...
2019-07-23
00 min
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Accept Where You Are to Move Forward with Natalie Janji
Natalie Janji saw that she was headed down a path that wasn't what she wanted. Despite the odds being stacked against her, she pushed for her dreams, and learned so much along the way about how anxiety and social pressure can hold us back, but more importantly, how we can keep them from doing so. Natalie began her career in personal development at 22, when she became the bestselling author of her first book, The Miracle Morning for College Students. She is the coauthor of three books in The Miracle Morning book series. Her books have been...
2019-07-16
00 min
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Transporting from Darkness to Your Future Vision with Sarah Centrella
Best-Selling Author, Master Coach and Vision Board & Manifesting Expert, Sarah Centrella is the author of the #1 best-selling self-help book Hustle Believe Receive An 8 Step Plan to Changing Your Life and Living Your Dream. Centrella is known as the premier vision board expert and her follow up book: #FutureBoards How to Make a Vision Board to Manifest Exactly What You Want, was released the same day at this episode. As a master life coach, she’s worked with professional athletes in the NBA and NFL, WAGS and thousands of people from around the world, helping them ma...
2019-07-09
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Looking Back on Doing Season 2
Another 26 episodes of the Do a Day Podcast are done, and I thought it would be a great time to pause, reflect, and take stock of all we've taken in with Season 2 of the show. If you've been listening all along, you know how great and powerful these episodes have been thanks to the amazing guests I've had on. If you're new to the show, this is a great way to get a bit of an overview of everything that's come out this season (but the best way is to go back and listen to th...
2019-05-14
00 min
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Magnifying What's Going on So You Can Grow with Dov Baron
Twice cited as one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers to hire, also cited in the Meeting and Event Professionals Guide to The Top 100 Motivational Speakers and Named as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership Guru’s. Dov is a man with a finger on the pulse of the evolving world of NextGen leadership. He is a bestselling author of several books. His latest book is Fiercely Loyal; How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent. He is the host of the national (US) TV show “Pursuing Deep Greatness with Dov Baron” on ROKU TV...
2019-05-07
00 min
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Taking a Brilliant Gamble on Yourself with Blaire Palmer
First, Blaire went grey, then she took her daughter out of school, sold her house, bought an RV, got passports for the dogs and hit the road. How’s that for a midlife crisis? But Blaire doesn’t call it that. She calls it her Brilliant Gamble. Why is Blaire a great guest for your show? There comes a time in life when you want to live on your own terms, when you think ‘If not now, when?”. Blaire is a “serial Brilliant Gambler”, having shaken up her life over and over since she...
2019-04-30
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Living as You Need to From Your Perspective with Dai Manuel
Dai Manuel is a super dad, dating his wife and currently doing life with his family around the globe. He is also an award-winning digital thought leaderand author, executive performance coach and certified lifestyle mentor who empowers people to lead a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community. Dai models his work based on 5 F’s: Fitness, Family, Finances, Faith with an overarching roof of FUN, built on a rock-solid foundation of Health. As a former partner and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million dollar retail company, a keynote speaker, br...
2019-04-23
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
From Homeless to Helping Through Vulnerability with Jaime Jay
At the core, Jaime Jay is a connector of personalities and brands. He constantly challenges himself to be a better human being. He is also an amateur hockey player and starter good who truly enjoys helping his clients rediscover themselves, their companies and how to realize their "Why." He has worked with clients across the world, co-founded and run a publishing company, virtual assistant service company, and hosts the popular "Culture Eats Strategy" podcast – a top 100 podcast in the Business category on iTunes. He is the recipient of the Army's Achievement Medal for Meritorious Service. Be...
2019-04-16
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
From Addiction to Peak Performance with Nick Elvery
Nick Elvery is a Peak Performance Coach who helps CEOs maximize their focus, energy and productivity. Nick Elvery has overcome over a decade of hard drug and alcohol addiction. His experience gave him the insight into just what it takes to create lasting change and build a fulling life that allows for hard work and health. Watching his father's health decline over his life and eventually pass way really gave Nick a different perspective on the importance of health. His mission is to help CEO's take back control of their life and health so...
2019-04-09
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
From Dented to Thriving Through Serving Others with Mary Shores
20 years ago, Mary Shores started with an idea. Today, she is a successful entrepreneur with a multi-million-dollar, heart-centered business and a best-selling book, Conscious Communications. But she didn’t start that way. Mary hit rock-bottom after enduring the loss of her daughter within the first year of her life, and while Mary was still very young. She survived an unstable past filled with abandonment and instability stemming from her mother's mental illness, but found within herself the strength to rebuild by founding an industry-changing business. She now inspires others with lessons of resiliency an...
2019-04-02
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
How Suicide Unlocked The Potential in Living with Frank King
Frank King, Suicide Prevention and Postvention Public Speaker and Trainer, was a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years, is a Corporate Comedian, syndicated humor columnist, and podcast personality, who was featured on CNN’s Business Unusual. Depression and suicide run his family. He’s thought about killing himself more times than he can count. He’s fought a lifetime battle with depression, and thoughts of ending his life, turning that long dark journey of the soul into a TED Talk, “A Matter of Laugh or Death,” which you can watch at FrankTEDTalk.com, and sharing hi...
2019-03-26
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Finding Your Mojo Through Authenticity with Gary Bertwistle
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2019-03-19
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Becoming a Person of Purpose with Tanur Badgley
Tanur Badgley is a school teacher, blogger, and host of the People of Purpose podcast. He is fascinated with understanding the unique gifts he has been given and how he is shaped into a higher purpose when he chooses to live with full appreciation of those gifts. He believes we all have these gifts and can use them to unlock our infinite potential through pursuing our purpose. Tanur started his own path to purpose after a near-death experience falling at Yosemite National Park at the age of 19. Three years later he finished out college without a...
2019-03-12
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Navigating The Mental & Emotional Struggles of Life with Brooke Siem
Brooke Siem is a true renaissance woman. She’s a professional chef (and Food Network Chopped Champion), world traveler (30+ countries), breathwork coach (more nasal breathing, please!), and grief/mental health advocate. Her broad range of life experience helps her to connect to clients while providing actionable tools that help them navigate the mental and emotional challenges of modern living. She believes in the power of using life’s triggers as a roadmap to healing, with self-awareness and self-compassion as the driving force for positive change. Brooke had been prescribed antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs at 15 years old...
2019-03-05
00 min
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Fighting Diseases of Ignorance with Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson, PhD, is Chief of Behavioral Science (aka Chief Habit Nerd) at WellStart Health. He’s the host of the wildly popular (in his home) Plant Yourself Podcast. Howard is co-author, with Josh LaJaunie, of Sick to Fit, and contributing author to T. Colin Campbell, PhD’s WHOLE: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition, and Garth Davis, MD’s Proteinaholic. His work has also been featured in Fast Company and the Harvard Business Review online. Howard is lead instructor at the WellStart Health Coaching Academy, and co-author of the Coaching for Performance chapter of the Americ...
2019-02-26
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
You Are Your Best Investment with Jenn Swanson
Known to be a "pathologically positive" person, Jenn Swanson has been educating, encouraging and empowering others to succeed for more than 25 years. With a background in healthcare and education, a Master's Degree in Public and Pastoral Leadership, and a passion for wellness in the workplace, Jenn brings energy and enthusiasm to all she does. Her weekly podcast, Careers by Jenn, is heard around the globe, and her book, "What They See: How to Stand Out and Shine in Your New Job" has been a popular read for those starting a new job. Jenn l...
2019-02-19
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Coming Back from Tragedy As a Victor, Not Victim with Sandra Younger
Sandra Younger lost her home, 12 neighbors and nearly her own life in a catastrophic California wildfire. Her best-selling book about the disaster, The Fire Outside My Window, is praised by Amazon reviewers and studied by top-level emergency professionals. After the fire, Sandra discovered that personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own recovery experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™—a five-step system of powerful, commonsense practices proven to transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. She teaches the appr...
2019-02-12
00 min
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Going from Why Me to What's Next with Cornell Thomas
Who is Cornell Thomas? That’s a question that even he wasn’t quite sure about until 2011. He is a former athlete, a speaker, an author, a thinker, an activist, but more importantly than any of those titles, he is a husband and father. Cornell Thomas is the youngest son of Bobby and Tina Thomas. That sentence is very important in regards to who he is, as you will hear in the show. If not for his parents, he wouldn’t be the man you see today. His father passed away when he was just three y...
2019-02-05
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Finding Clarity & Peace in a World of Turmoil with Sandy Vo
Sandy Vo is a trained meditation teacher, visibility expert and transformational speaker. She has faced major adversities including having depression and learned how to overcome them by practicing ancient holistic modalities. She has experienced what many today can relate to and used these lessons to develop unique approaches to inspire others to lead an impactful and meaningful life. Sandy specializes in integrating ancient wisdom and modalities with modern day living. Her teaching and work stem from AMI Meditation, the modern link to the World’s Oldest Health and Wellness Tradition called Yoga Science. She has a...
2019-01-29
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
The Power of Intention to Achieve Your Mission with Adam Schaeuble
Adam Schaeuble, aka The PHD (previously heavy dude), is the host of the top ranked fitness podcast "The Million Pound Mission" (and the recently launched "Casting the Pod"). He reached a point in his life where he weighed 327lbs and was already having weight related health issues in his late twenties. He decided to overhaul his lifestyle and his fitness and ended up losing over 100lbs. Feeling inspired, he took what he learned from his own transformation journey and created a bootcamp program that produced over 35,000 lbs of results in his home town of Bloomington...
2019-01-22
00 min
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Facing Trauma to Allow for Growth with Mark Crandall
Mark Crandall’s is a story of uncommon adversity and triumph. At age three, Mark was taken from his biological mother by the Department of Youth and Families and placed in the foster care system. He lacked the tools and supports to manage both his grief and his new reality in society’s margins. From the pieces he conjured stories about his own worth. At around age 12 Mark began contemplating whether or not to just give up. Throughout his early childhood, Mark’s behavior stood out to others as being abnormal and aberrant. He began to eng...
2019-01-15
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Using Disaster to Unlock Wellness with Josh Perry
Josh Perry is a former professional BMX athlete, motivational speaker, and certified holistic health consultant that's fighting 4 brain tumors. His strong motivation for living his best and healthiest life stems from a brain tumor diagnosis & surgery in 2010 followed by 2 additional diagnoses. After overcoming the surgeries & treatments, and realizing he most likely has a genetic predisposition to accumulating tumors, he immersed himself in research on how to enhance the health, performance, and longevity of his brain. Since choosing to change his life and follow a ketogenic diet & lifestyle, the growth of the tumors have stopped and he feels be...
2019-01-08
00 min
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How to Make Time with John Zeratsky
John Zeratsky was a designer in the tech industry who became obsessed with the idea of redesigning time. He is the bestselling author of Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Daysand Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day. John’s writing has been published by The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Harvard Business Review, Wired, Fast Company, and many other publications. John has appeared on stage more than 100 times, including at Harvard University, IDEO, and the Code Conference. For nearly 15 years, John was a de...
2019-01-02
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Falling From High to Rise Up Above with Jon DeWaal
Jon serves as the Executive Director, transition guide and workshop facilitator at Liminal Space. Throughout his personal life and professional career, Jon has discovered that handling transition well will allow for a deeper and more fulfilling life. A native of Michigan, Jon began his career after graduating from Hope College like any other – landing a job that was ‘fine.’ It paid well, offered a comfortable lifestyle, and promised many great career opportunities. But a few years in, waves of discontent just wouldn’t go away. He started asking questions, having conversations, reading and began meeting with a mento...
2018-12-27
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
How to Rise Up When You Feel Stuck in the Middle with Ariana Robinson Danquah
Ariana Robinson Danquah is a mother of two boys under 2, a wife, a full-time working professional and the President of a non-profit. She is the President and Founder of Workplace Lab, a Houston based 501c3 non-profit focused on building employee empowerment and engagement. As an HR professional and business owner, Ariana specializes in empowering people with practical advice on living fulfilling work lives. She has several years of experience in Human Resource management in industry, and business, diversity/inclusion, and psychology research experience that has equipped her to be a credible ally to many.
2018-12-18
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
What it Takes to a Superboss Leader with Syd Finkelstein
Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, where he teaches courses on Leadership and Strategy. He is also the Faculty Director of the flagship Tuck Executive Program, and has experience working with executives at a number of other prestigious universities around the world. He holds degrees from Concordia University and the London School of Economics, as well as a Ph.D. from Columbia University in strategic management. Sydney has published 20 books and 80 articles, with several...
2018-12-11
00 min
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How to Live Free with Sara Quiriconi
My guest for this episode is the amazing, inspiring Sara Quiriconi. Founder and creator of the Live Free Manifesto, Unfck Your Body Series, and author of the just-released Living {Cancer} Free, Sara is a 15-year cancer survivor who is living proof that you can move through anything. A warrior, healer, creator, and determined soul, she travels the world filming, interviewing, experiencing, sharing, and creating online content and in-person conferences to inspire others to live a life of choice, freedom and intention. Graduating with honors and a BFA in Boston, Sara became immersed in the corporate w...
2018-12-04
00 min
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Know Yourself to Empower and Protect Your World with Charise Colbert
Charise Colbert is a life purpose coach, speaker, and founder of Golden Life Living. As a survivor of domestic violence, she knows the importance of self-discovery, tapping into your purpose, pursuing your passion, and choosing better over bitter. Charise works to empower others to pinpoint their goals, remove blocks, and pursue a life of purpose with confidence and clarity through self-reflection and personal development. She draws lessons from personal experiences, comprehensive research, resources and tools used to transform her own life, and utilizing techniques learned via a coaching certification program. She is on a mission...
2018-11-27
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
Don't Make Your Past Stories Part of Your Right Now with Lindsey Heiserman
Lindsey Heiserman is a personal trainer and life coach with over a decade of experience working with a wide variety of clients. Her mission is to empower you to live life on your terms with health and movement as the foundation. The foundation of her training and life philosophy is Mind, Muscle and Movement. Engage your mind, Strengthen your muscle and Experience movement. When not working with clients you can find her training for obstacle course racing, adventuring and traveling around the United States, hanging out with her fur babies, drinking coffee, and e...
2018-11-20
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
How Letting Go Opens You to Meaning & Purpose with Robb Holman
Robb Holman is an internationally recognized leadership expert, executive coach, keynote speaker, and bestselling author who has a heart for authentic relationships and a true talent for equipping people with the skills and the knowledge necessary for their success. His work has been featured in top publications like Inc., Forbes, and Fast Company and endorsed by many of the world's top leadership thinkers. With passion and exuberance, Robb’s dynamic teaching style has successfully led thousands of business owners, executives, and leaders through his exclusive and proprietary method of Inside Out Leadership™ Coaching. In helping his...
2018-11-13
00 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
027. Looking Back on Days Done with Bryan Falchuk
As I come up to my 40th birthday, I thought it would be good to look back on the 26 episodes of the Do a Day Podcast and hit on the amazing guests I've had, some of the key messages they've shared. I also take the time to talk about my efforts to use my 40th birthday to help people trying being Vegan for a day. It's how Do a Day got it's name, and is a great way to prove to yourself that you can do anything for a day!
2018-10-15
43 min
Do A Day with Bryan Falchuk
001: How Do a Day Saved My Life with Bryan Falchuk
I share the story behind Do a Day, and what the philosophy is to introduce you to the concept for the podcast and set you up for the great interviews to come.
2018-06-24
34 min