Shows
Coffee with a NeuroscientistThe Neuroscience of Black Joy: Past, Present, FutureIn this episode of 'Coffee with a Neuroscientist,' Shonté Jovan Taylor delves into the concept of intentional joy, particularly Black joy, as a form of resistance and a power strategy. She explains how experiencing joy can heal hijacked nervous systems and become a tool for individual and collective well-being.
Emphasizing the difference between joy, pleasure, and happiness, Taylor frames joy as an intentional, engaging practice rather than a passive state. She discusses the historical roots of black joy, its role during the civil rights movement, the neuroscience behind the benefits of collective singing, and the importance o...
2025-07-2948 min
Coffee with a NeuroscientistThe Neuroscience of Wicked: How Storytelling and Musical Theatre Build Empathy & ConnectionsIn this episode of "Coffee with a Neuroscientist," host Shonté Jovan Taylor delves into the fascinating intersection of neuroscience and musical theater, using the Broadway show and now movie "Wicked" as a focal point. With her new OZ vibes Starbucks coffee mug in hand, Shonté explores how the storytelling and music of "Wicked" impact the brain, fostering empathy, connection and compassion.
Shonté discusses how watching Elphaba’s journey in "Wicked"—from being labeled as the Wicked Witch to understanding her struggles and humanity—challenges viewers to question preconceived narratives and consider multiple perspectives. She explains the role of mirror...
2024-12-1618 min
Coffee with a NeuroscientistMeal Prep Like a Pro: An Exercise Physiologist Discusses The Ultimate Meal Prep System to Save Your Sanity & Bank AccountEver feel like you're just not cut out for that whole "meal prep for weeks in advance" thing?
Well, guess what? It's not you. It's the system.
And joining me to shed some light on this is the one and only Mihn Thong, a Costco connoisseur and long-time employee as well as an undercover exercise physiologist with a knack for turning meal prep into an art form.
Now, let me tell you, I stumbled upon Mihn while he was helping me sort out my son's glasses order, and boy, did I hit the...
2024-03-2253 minCoffee with a NeuroscientistThe Power of A Few Good Habits: Neuroscientific Insights for a Balanced Life
🚀 Elevate your performance with Julie Lowe, the high performance coach on the latest ☕️"Coffee with a Neuroscientist" podcast episode!
🔎 Explore the power of habits and discover a few good habits that can transform your life in ways you never imagined. 🌟
Join Neuroscientist & host Shonté Jovan Taylor in a captivating conversation with Julie Lowe as they dive deep into her book "A Few Good Habits." Discover how these habits can reduce stress, increase energy, boost creativity, and improve relationships.
Tune in to this mind-expanding episode and unlock the secrets to unlockin...
2023-10-0636 min
Women of Austin PodcastEmbracing Authenticity, Overcoming Burnout & Empowerment through Neuroscience w/ Shonté Jovan TaylorThe Women of Austin Podcast is an inspirational conversational show where we focus on the power of connection, community, and collaboration by sharing the stories of women in the community. You will hear from dynamic women from all walks of life, where together, we are igniting the power of women's voices! Welcome to another captivating episode of The Women of Austin Podcast! In this inspirational installment, your host Mindy Hofman engages in a thought-provoking conversation with the brilliant Neuroscientist, Shonté Jovan Taylor. Join us as Shonté shares her remarkable journey from becoming a neuroscientist at UCLA to venturing into neuropsychology. To...
2023-07-2525 min
Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden YearsEncore with Shonte Jovan Taylor & Twins in MexicoWe will be joined by Shonté Jovan Taylor, Neuroscientist and Founder of OptiMind Coach & Leader Training Institute. Shonté will help us start off the New Year with a discussion of harnessing the power of our brains. Dr. Mara continues with the discussion of finding our way back to our path of passion, as well as some caregiver issues in 2023's "new normal." And twins Ruben & Minerva continue exploring the Yucatan Pennisula and talk about Chetumal.
2023-05-0157 min
Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden YearsEncore Performance 1/15/23 Shonte Jovan Taylor & Twins In MexicoWe will be joined by Shonté Jovan Taylor, Neuroscientist and Founder of OptiMind Coach & Leader Training Institute. Shonté will help us start off the New Year with a discussion of harnessing the power of our brains. Dr. Mara continues with the discussion of finding our way back to our path of passion, as well as some caregiver issues in 2023's "new normal." And twins Ruben & Minerva continue exploring the Yucatan Pennisula and talk about Chetumal.
2023-02-1357 min
Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden YearsHarnessing the Power of Our Brains/Shonté Jovan Taylor & Twins In MXWe will be joined by Shonté Jovan Taylor, Neuroscientist and Founder of OptiMind Coach & Leader Training Institute. Shonté will help us start off the New Year with a discussion of harnessing the power of our brains. Dr. Mara continues with the discussion of finding our way back to our path of passion, as well as some caregiver issues in 2023's "new normal." And twins Ruben & Minerva continue exploring the Yucatan Pennisula and talk about Chetumal.
2023-01-1657 min
The Traffic Sales and Profit ShowBest of TSP | How to Unlock Your 7 Figure Entrepreneur Mindset with Shonte TaylorThe ability to get out of our comfort zones to pursue new adventures, professions, and entrepreneurial heights is 90% brain management and the rest is learning new skills, taking action, and being held accountable. In today’s Best of TSP episode, Shonté Jovan Taylor shares some mindset shifts that will help you become a 7 figure entrepreneur.
Shonté is a Neuroscientist, Success Trainer, Author & founder of the OptiMind Institute who is igniting minds and hearts around the world through coaching, training, & speaking. The mind and brain are the keys to our creativity, productivity, focus, happiness and success. She h...
2022-09-1610 min
Leaders With a MissionOptimizing the brain of entrepreneurs - Shonte Taylor - Leaders With A MissionOptimizing the brain of entrepreneurs - is a concept worth a conversation.
As entrepreneurs, we are often looking to optimize systems to help our businesses grow and make it easier for us to expand our business capacities...
But, have we ever considered how to optimize our brains? What if we could optimize our own operating system!.
What - and how can that expand OUR human experience, and how we show up in the world, not only for our customers but - also with our families, and ourselves (🤯) When I think about the possibilities of my...
2022-07-1328 min
Simerjeet Singh PodcastHarness Your Brain Power with Neuroscience | Shonté Jovan Taylor & Simerjeet SinghKeynote Speakers Simerjeet Singh and Shonté Jovan Taylor discuss the importance of harnessing your brain power to reach optimum productivity levels in the next episode of the Beginner's Mind Series.
Join us for another exciting episode as these two global thought leaders and TEDx speakers explore the role of brain management in enabling you to pursue new adventures, scale new entrepreneurial heights, and win internal battles.
A Neuroscientist, Success Trainer, Author & founder of the OptiMind Institute, Shonté Jovan Taylor has been igniting minds and hearts worldwide through her coaching, training, & speaking. Her mission is to gui...
2022-05-2359 min
Natural Born CoachesShonté Jovan Taylor: The Power of Neuroscience in Coaching and LeadershipShonté Jovan Taylor is a Neuroscientist, thought leader, success trainer and futurist whose mission is to empower 100 MILLION people to use their minds and brains better to operate at the highest levels of themselves in their personal, professional, and business lives. On today's episode, Shonté returns to Natural Born Coaches to reveal the true power of neuroscience, and she shares how you can apply it to your coaching business and leadership! Shonté is offering a free masterclass to learn the strategies for optimizing your brain and to apply its power to grow your business and be a bet...
2022-02-1428 min
Rational Black ThoughtRational Black Thought Episode #71 Feb 12, 2022 - You need to git up, git out and git something…OutkastSend a textWhat’s on my mind: This shit is not sustainable: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/us/politics/republicans-jan-6-cheney-censure.html and https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-alabama-voting/News:Kentucky pastor charged with sex crimes involving minor: https://www.whas11.com/article/news/kentucky/kentucky-pastor-thomas-wall-child-sex-crimes/417-646bed51-0a7e-48db-9a8a-5aa87d14c690Examples of white (and Asian) racism denial: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/andrew-yang-apologizes-saying-joe-rogan-isnt-racist-works-black-people-rcna15174 and https://www.nme.com/news/music/india-arie-shares-clips-of-joe-rogan-using-the-n-word-and-calling-black-people-apes-3154174COVID-19 Update, 5 more states to soon end indoor mask mandates: https...
2022-02-121h 21
All-In RemoteThe Neuroscience of Zoom Fatigue with Shonté Jovan TaylorIn this conversation with Shonté Jovan Taylor, Neuroscientist and Success Trainer, she talks about the neuroscience of remote work. Hear about Zoom’s effects on the brain, The 5 dimensions of Zoom fatigue,How to reduce the likelihood of Zoom fatigue, How the pandemic has affected the human experience, Shonté’s goal as a neuroscientist, and Shonté answers some great questions in the Q&A.Shonté is a neuroscientist, author, motivational speaker, coach, multi-generational corporate trainer, and founder of the OptiMind Institute, a neuroscience-based coaching and leadership training organization, where she trains and coaches leaders and employees to improve thei...
2022-02-0741 minCoffee with a NeuroscientistUsing The Neurocycle Process To Clean Up Your Mental MessToday, we are having coffee with TWO neuroscientists. On this episode of Coffee with a Neuroscientist, Shonté Jovan Taylor is talking with one of her favorite authors, Dr. Caroline Leaf, about her mission to “shift the paradigms and stigmas” around mental health diagnoses like anxiety and depression. Dr. Leaf is passionate about the fact that all humans struggle with their minds, and need to find ways to “clean up their mental mess” by learning more effective ways to deal with hard experiences like trauma, depression, and fear. Her solution? A process called neuro cycling.
Dr. Leaf says in her boo...
2021-04-061h 05Coffee with a NeuroscientistChange Your Brain, Change the WorldHow can changing your brain change the world? How can small moments of kindness create ripple effects that echo far into the universe? Shonté Jovan Taylor discusses how compassionate acts, no matter how small, can change both our own and others’ brains in powerful ways. When we witness others acting with kindness or altruism, mirror neurons fire in our brains that help us experience empathy ourselves.
From Malala Yousafzai to Greta Thunberg to Oprah to Jane Goodall, Shonté describes countless individuals who have channeled their compassionate brains to mobilize action across the globe. Importantly, Shonté notes that you d...
2021-03-2313 min
Constance Arnold: Shonte Javon Taylor – 7 Strategies to Build a Resilient BrainJoin Constance and her special guest Shonte Jovan Taylor - Author, Thought Leader, and Neuroscientist. (www.shontejtaylor.com) Shonte gives us detailed insight into how the brain functions and how you can begin to tap into the power of your Brain to unleash unlimited possibilities. She shares 7 strategies that you can begin to apply in your life which will start the process of building a more resilient brain. You will understand how to use your mind and brain better to operate at the highest levels in both your personal and business lives.
2021-03-0800 min
Think, Believe and Manifest ShowShonte Javon Taylor – 7 Strategies to Build a Resilient BrainJoin Constance and her special guest Shonte Jovan Taylor - Author, Thought Leader, and Neuroscientist. (www.shontejtaylor.com) Shonte gives us detailed insight into how the brain functions and how you can begin to tap into the power of your Brain to unleash unlimited possibilities. She shares 7 strategies that you can begin to apply in your life which will start the process of building a more resilient brain. You will understand how to use your mind and brain better to operate at the highest levels in both your personal and business lives.
2021-03-0659 minThink, Believe and Manifest ShowShonte Javon Taylor – 7 Strategies to Build a Resilient BrainJoin Constance and her special guest Shonte Jovan Taylor - Author, Thought Leader, and Neuroscientist. (www.shontejtaylor.com) Shonte gives us detailed insight into how the brain functions and how you can begin to tap into the power of your Brain to unleash unlimited possibilities. She shares 7 strategies that you can begin to apply in your life which will start the process of building a more resilient brain. You will understand how to use your mind and brain better to operate at the highest levels in both your personal and business lives.
2021-03-0659 min
Think, Believe and Manifest ShowShonte Javon Taylor – 7 Strategies to Build a Resilient BrainJoin Constance and her special guest Shonte Jovan Taylor - Author, Thought Leader, and Neuroscientist. (www.shontejtaylor.com) Shonte gives us detailed insight into how the brain functions and how you can begin to tap into the power of your Brain to unleash unlimited possibilities. She shares 7 strategies that you can begin to apply in your life which will start the process of building a more resilient brain. You will understand how to use your mind and brain better to operate at the highest levels in both your personal and business lives.
2021-03-0600 minCoffee with a NeuroscientistBuilding Minds of The Future: 5 Brain-Immersive Activities To Become A Thought LeaderWhat does it take to be a thought leader? Not just to guide your team, but to help them think differently -- to encourage them to reframe how the systems we live in work? In this episode of Coffee with a Neuroscientist, host Shonte Jovan Taylor partners with Dr. Ryeal Simms, Neuropsychologist and Relationship Expert, to talk about thought leadership; and, no surprise here, it all starts with your actual thoughts.
Shonte and Dr. Ryeal take a neuroscience-based approach to thought leadership as they explore the five activities you need to engage in to become a true t...
2021-03-021h 11Coffee with a NeuroscientistUsing The Brain To Reinvent YourselfDo you really know your own brain? In this episode of Coffee with a Neuroscientist, host Shonte Jovan Taylor talks with OptiMind Institute graduate, consultant, coach, and successful speaker Alycia Huston about how her time in the OptiMind Institute changed her career, her ability to support her coaching clients, and even her family life.
For Alycia, OptiMind was about taking a step back, and looking at the world at a higher level. During the recession, Alycia was the CEO of a pharmaceutical company that lost 40% of its revenue virtually overnight. In that moment, she was frazzled, panicked, a...
2021-02-1640 minCoffee with a NeuroscientistYour Brain On Purpose: A Conversation w/Marie ForleoWhat if you didn’t have to suppress any part of yourself to succeed? In this episode of Coffee with a Neuroscientist, host Shonte Jovan Taylor talks with her inspiration and mentor Marie Forleo, founder of B-School and New York Times bestselling author, about just that. Marie shares her story of starting her own business as a life coach in the early 2000s, before anyone even knew what a life coach was. She shares her process of learning how to listen to her intuition, leave high-paying jobs on Wall Street and at Conde Nast, and find the path that wo...
2021-02-0354 min
The Manny Wolfe ShowWhat if I can't be nice? with Shonte Jovan TaylorShonte Jovan Taylor is a neuroscientist and discusses how biases are created with Manny Wolfe.
Our brain grows and is shaped by our experiences
Be aware of what we are feeding our brains
Optimize brain energy
2020-08-2055 min
Good Girls Get Rich by Karen YankovichLisa Lieberman Wang FINE to FABThis week's episode of Good Girls Get Rich will surely relate to each and every one of us. Most of us can relate hard times. But be reminded that if you feel beaten down by life and discouraged, what's more important is you get back up. Today's guest is Lisa Lieberman Wang. Lisa Lieberman-Wang is a success strategist, breakthrough expert, international keynote speaker and trainer. She is the author of the #1 internationally bestselling book FINE to FAB. She is the co-creator of the cutting-edge neuroscience: Neuro Associative Programming "NAP". NAP was created for you to be able to heal...
2019-04-0731 min
Good Girls Get Rich by Karen YankovichYour Brain and Your Business with Shonte Jovan TaylorThis week, Good Girls Get Rich features, guest, Shonte Jovan Taylor. Shonte uses the knowledge of how powerful the brain can be when it is healthy, productive, and centered. When the brain is in these EMPOWERED states, people can better reach success in their personal, professional, and business lives. She's a UCLA Neuroscience graduate with over 15 years of graduate level brain research including intrauterine growth retardation, concussions, PTSD, brain injuries, and dementia research.is a #1 best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, digital marketing expert with more than 10 years of industry expertise helping companies scale revenue, optimize sales and marketing processes and...
2018-10-0856 min
Natural Born CoachesShonté Jovan Taylor: Optimize Your Brain PowerShonté Jovan Taylor is a UCLA Neuroscience graduate with over 15 years of graduate level brain research including intrauterine growth retardation, concussions, PTSD, brain injuries, and dementia research. She now uses the knowledge of how powerful the brain can be when it is healthy, productive, and centered. When the brain is in these EMPOWERED states, people can better reach success in their personal, professional, and business lives.
2017-12-0422 min
Constance Arnold - Neuroscience and SpiritualityJoin Constance and her guest Shonte Jovan Taylor who is a Neuroscientist and Success Trainer and Catalyst. You will gain an understanding of the connection between your brain and spirituality and how the two worlds merge and work together. You will learn how spiritual universal practices such as mindfulness, belief in a higher power, prayer, meditation, visualization and affirmations impact your brain and brings manifestations into your world. You will also hear some of the latest studies behind the brain and neuroscience.
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2017-03-161h 01
Think, Believe and ManifestNeuroscientist Shonte Jovan TaylorJoin Constance and her guest Shonte Jovan Taylor who is a Neuroscientist and Success Trainer and Catalyst. You will gain an understanding of the connection between your brain and spirituality and how the two worlds merge and work together. You will learn how spiritual universal practices such as mindfulness, belief in a higher power, prayer, meditation, visualization and affirmations impact your brain and brings manifestations into your world. You will also hear some of the latest studies behind the brain and neuroscience. www.shontejtaylor.com
2017-03-111h 00Think, Believe and ManifestNeuroscientist Shonte Jovan TaylorJoin Constance and her guest Shonte Jovan Taylor who is a Neuroscientist and Success Trainer and Catalyst. You will gain an understanding of the connection between your brain and spirituality and how the two worlds merge and work together. You will learn how spiritual universal practices such as mindfulness, belief in a higher power, prayer, meditation, visualization and affirmations impact your brain and brings manifestations into your world. You will also hear some of the latest studies behind the brain and neuroscience. www.shontejtaylor.com
2017-03-111h 00Think, Believe and Manifest ShowNeuroscientist Shonte Jovan TaylorJoin Constance and her guest Shonte Jovan Taylor who is a Neuroscientist and Success Trainer and Catalyst. You will gain an understanding of the connection between your brain and spirituality and how the two worlds merge and work together. You will learn how spiritual universal practices such as mindfulness, belief in a higher power, prayer, meditation, visualization and affirmations impact your brain and brings manifestations into your world. You will also hear some of the latest studies behind the brain and neuroscience. www.shontejtaylor.com
2017-03-111h 00Think, Believe and Manifest ShowNeuroscientist Shonte Jovan TaylorJoin Constance and her guest Shonte Jovan Taylor who is a Neuroscientist and Success Trainer and Catalyst. You will gain an understanding of the connection between your brain and spirituality and how the two worlds merge and work together. You will learn how spiritual universal practices such as mindfulness, belief in a higher power, prayer, meditation, visualization and affirmations impact your brain and brings manifestations into your world. You will also hear some of the latest studies behind the brain and neuroscience. www.shontejtaylor.com
2017-03-111h 00Think, Believe and Manifest ShowNeuroscientist Shonte Jovan TaylorJoin Constance and her guest Shonte Jovan Taylor who is a Neuroscientist and Success Trainer and Catalyst. You will gain an understanding of the connection between your brain and spirituality and how the two worlds merge and work together. You will learn how spiritual universal practices such as mindfulness, belief in a higher power, prayer, meditation, visualization and affirmations impact your brain and brings manifestations into your world. You will also hear some of the latest studies behind the brain and neuroscience. www.shontejtaylor.com
2017-03-1100 min
Coffee with a NeuroscientistBoredom is Bad For The BrainBoredom is detrimental for brain functioning. In this episode, Neuroscientist and Success Trainer, Shonté Jovan Taylor describes what a "bored" brain looks like, how it changes the brain and how to reverse its negative effects to have a happier, fulling and stimulating life and profession.
2016-11-0211 min
Coffee with a NeuroscientistGratitude Shapes Your BrainGratitude is MORE than saying thank you. It is a CONSTANT state of mental appreciation. In this episode, Neuroscientist & Success Trainer Shonte Jovan Taylor, discusses why Gratitude is important to shaping our thinking, emotions and ultimately our brain. She also offers strategies on how to enhance the mental habit of gratitude.
2016-10-2814 min
Positive Mindset for Entrepreneurs from The Mind Aware0126 Making a Mindset Shift with Shonté Jovan TaylorWho: Shonté Jovan Taylor - Neuroscientist and Mindset Success Catalyst
What We Talked About: How 90% of success has to do with mindset. Shonté talked about the shift that happens in our brains when we make the leap from working a nine-to-five job to being an entrepreneur and how most of us are not prepared for it. Then she reveals practical advice for making that shift, so you land on your feet.
Why I Like Shonté: I like her viewpoint. She has an original way of looking at things that is really interesting. Additionally, it’s easy to take...
2016-03-3019 min
Law of Attraction Talk RadioNeuro-Scientist Shonte Taylor - Law of Attraction IS RealJoin Jewels as she talks with UCLA trained Neuro-Scientist Shonte Jovan Taylor, Ph.D. Shonte has the secrets in which to retrain the mind to unlock your full potential. http://loaradionetwork.com/jewels http://loaradionetwork.com/shonte-taylor
2014-05-2557 min
Law of Attraction Talk RadioNeuro-Scientist Shonte Taylor - Law of Attraction IS RealJoin Jewels as she talks with UCLA trained Neuro-Scientist Shonte Jovan Taylor, Ph.D. Shonte has the secrets in which to retrain the mind to unlock your full potential.
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2014-05-2558 min
The Inspiration ShowShonte Taylor LIVEoday on the show, Natalie speaks with neuroscientist, coach and founder of the 'Self-Help' Academy, Shonte Jovan Taylor. Shonte joins Natalie to discuss her personal journey from being a struggling, single teenage mom, to becoming a successful career woman. During the show, Shonte explains the amazing works she’s doing by helping people to optimize their leadership potential, professional goals, and personal development, through her 'Self-Help' Academy training program. Plus, she reveals the amazing science behind it and how to implement it to reach your highest potential.
2014-05-1517 min