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UPCOMING GUESTS

John
Mackey

John Mackey is the co-founder of Whole Foods Market and co-founder of Love.Life.

John Mackey
UPCOMING GUESTS

Patrick
O'Shaughnessy

Patrick O'Shaughnessy is the Chairman Emeritus of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, the founder of Colossus, and the founder and CEO of Positive Sum.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy
UPCOMING GUESTS

James
Dyson

James Dyson is the founder and chairman of Dyson, a technology-led company present in 84 markets worldwide. He is an inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has devoted his life to solving problems through new technologies.

James Dyson
UPCOMING GUESTS

Michael
Ovitz

Michael Ovitz is an American talent agent and entrepreneur, best known for co-founding Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

Michael Ovitz
UPCOMING GUESTS

Todd
Graves

Todd Graves is the founder and CEO of Raising Cane's, one of America's most successful and fastest-growing restaurant chains.

Todd Graves
UPCOMING GUESTS

Brad
Jacobs

Brad Jacobs is chairman and CEO of QXO, founder of eight separate billion-dollar companies including XPO Logistics, United Rentals and United Waste.

Brad Jacobs
UPCOMING GUESTS

Michael
Dell

Michael Dell is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies who revolutionized the computer industry by pioneering the direct-to-consumer sales model, building one of the world's largest technology infrastructure companies, and transforming how businesses and individuals purchase and configure personal computers globally.

Michael Dell
UPCOMING GUESTS

Daniel
Ek

Daniel Ek is the co-founder and CEO of Spotify who revolutionized the music industry by creating the world's largest audio streaming platform with over half a billion users and pioneering the freemium model that transformed how people consume music globally.

Daniel Ek
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After reading 400+ biographies of history's greatest entrepreneurs, David Senra has earned something unprecedented: today's most successful business leaders actively seek him out. They recognize his unique ability to connect their current challenges to centuries of entrepreneurial wisdom.

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Quotes

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Quality is less. Quality is focus. Quality is improving day by day. Quality is rare.

Daniel Ek
Quality is less. Quality is focus. Quality is improving day by day. Quality is rare.
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If I have one superpower, it’s that I have super patience.

Daniel Ek
If I have one superpower, it’s that I have super patience.
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I'm not obsessed about time. I'm obsessed about energy management. If you have time, but you have no energy, you're not going to accomplish anything anyway.

Daniel Ek
I'm not obsessed about time. I'm obsessed about energy management. If you have time, but you have no energy, you're not going to accomplish anything anyway.
"

This is how greatness gets evaporated: you lose focus.

Daniel Ek
This is how greatness gets evaporated: you lose focus.
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Quality is less. Quality is focus. Quality is improving day by day. Quality is rare.

Daniel Ek
Quality is less. Quality is focus. Quality is improving day by day. Quality is rare.
"

If I have one superpower, it’s that I have super patience.

Daniel Ek
If I have one superpower, it’s that I have super patience.
"

I'm not obsessed about time. I'm obsessed about energy management. If you have time, but you have no energy, you're not going to accomplish anything anyway.

Daniel Ek
I'm not obsessed about time. I'm obsessed about energy management. If you have time, but you have no energy, you're not going to accomplish anything anyway.
"

This is how greatness gets evaporated: you lose focus.

Daniel Ek
This is how greatness gets evaporated: you lose focus.
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