Best Professional Development, Self Improvement & Startup Podcasts - 3 Episodes Per Week

Published on 18 Apr 2018. In this 13-minute podcast, Josh Hirt of Vanguard Investment Strategy Group discusses how rising interest rates can affect bond funds and ETFs.

Published on 26 May 2014. In this episode of the Value Investing Bootcamp podcast, I discuss the differences between investors and speculators, between technical and fundamental analysis

Published on 05 Nov 2018. Craig Newmark on founding & scaling profitable legend Craigslist with dogged dedication to customer service & no VC, now driven to fund the good work in the world, reverse misinformation & stay in touch with what’s real to get our country back on track

Published on 04 Nov 2016. Barron's senior editor Jack Hough and WSJ's Shelby Holliday preview the upcoming issue of Barron's. Topics include why investors might want to take a look at active funds over index funds. Plus, China's debt 'bomb.' Also, numerous states have marijuana-related issues on the ballot on Election Day.

Published on 22 Aug 2018. We have an important question for you to consider in regards to...what do you most need now to help your personal progress? we listen to a clip from Zig Ziglar on having a positive mental attitude. And he brings up the issue of increasing performance...regardless of increasing knowledge. Which begged a great question that I posted on Facebook, "For your current, personal progress, do you feel you need to 1) Learn new information to increase your skills and abilities, or need to 2) Improve your confidence/attitude/faith/motivation in order to increase your skills and abilities?" We had a tremendous response and Tom Ziglar and I talked through the comments. Really intriguing, you’ll want to join us for sure. If you haven’t yet done so, find me on Facebook and friend me...at agentkmiller so you can give your great feedback for these weekly questions.

Published on 27 Apr 2016. In this episode, we don't have any special guests, unless you count the multiple personalities in my own head. We are not talking to Arnold Schwarzenegger, black-market chemists, Josh Waitzkin, Jamie Foxx or anyone else per our regular interviews. Today, I'll be responding to questions you upvoted on Reddit. This episode includes gems like: My favorite books Learning to take better notes How I develop skills Things that I'm excited about in the next 3-5 years Plus much more... Enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service, led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it’s all thr

Published on 26 Oct 2016. There’s a secret out there. A way a living that is so naturally attractive, that is does the heavy lifting for you. It’s based in love. While it sounds like a simple word, living it out in a contagious way isn’t as simple as one would hope. Today’s guest, shows us how it’s done. https://startupcamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/BobGoffS11E1fullepisode.mp3 Subscribe Bob Goff is the New York Times Best-Selling Author of “Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World“. But more than that, he’s a global ambassador for good. Through the work of his non-profit, Bob can be seen taking down vicious witch doctors in Africa and raiding brothels in Southeast Asia. His heart for the protection of children and the willingness to fight good fights thousands of miles from home, is what makes Bob’s story so unique. Our conversation is not only ins

Published on 26 May 2016. Learn to eliminate your distracting ums and ahs and other disfluencies.

Published on 20 Feb 2017. This episode's guest is Claire Tompkins (a.k.a. the Clutter Coach). Claire works with clients to organize and declutter their homes and offices, to manage their time and get things done better. She works with artists, writers, entrepreneurs and more as a professional organizer by creating simple, practical systems for real people.

Published on 13 Feb 2017. Today we are talking about getting up early - a polarizing topic and one that we’ve discussed a lot with our community lately. Thanh and Mike share 8 strategies for getting up early, finding the motivation to get up earlier, and things you should avoid when you do get up ahead of the sun. Full show notes can be found at theproductivityshow.com/130

Published on 18 Jun 2018. Sally Helgesen is one of the leading voices when it comes to women's leadership. Since the publication of The Female Advantage in 1990, she has written five more books in the field and speaks to audiences all around the world. Her new book is How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, Or Job. Resources: * https://sallyhelgesen.com/ – Website * @SallyHelgesen – Twitter * https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyhelgesen/ – LinkedIn * Buy her book, How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, Or Job Sponsored by: * LEADx.org – subscribe to become 1% better every single day Subscribe on iTunes to join our VIP Club: Please click here to subscribe on iTunes, and leave a quick rating. Nothing matters more for bringing the podcast to the attention of others. After you subscribe and leave a review, send an email to info at leadx dot org to let us know, and we’ll invite you into the priva

Published on 29 Apr 2018. A lack of sleep is associated with all types of diseases, including Alzheimer's and cancer. Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab—reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to fight disease and change our lives for the better.

Published on 12 Jan 2017. Poverty is a hard place to be. Many of us, perhaps most of us, as we started out in life, lived for years one paycheck away from poverty, with no savings. Yet people do rise out of poverty each day. According to one my interviewees, poverty is big business. Apparently the various levels of government spend over 900 billion dollars every year, to pay for the food, housing, medical care, and other expenses for the poor. Yet the number of poor is not declining. In 2003 there were 23 million on food stamps and in 2012 there were 46 million on food stamps. Yet immigrant entrepreneurs, most who experienced harsh conditions and poverty, are able to create not just success for themselves, but a pathway, a model for others to follow. Despite language skills, a lack of connections, a lack of credit, or capital, they do break through. So, how do immigrant entrepreneurs break through, how do they rise from zero to hero. The one thing you always hear about, and I talk about it a lo

Published on 02 Jun 2018. Jim Rickards and Alex Stanczyk, The Gold Chronicles April 2018 Topics Include: *There is not enough gold to support finance and commerce *The gold supply doesn’t grow fast enough to support economic growth *Gold has no yield *Gold causes depressions and panics, particularly the great depression *Gold has no intrinsic value *Gold is a Barbarous ... Read moreTranscript of Jim Rickards and Alex Stanczyk – The Gold Chronicles April 2018

Published on 05 Aug 2018. Chris DeRose gives us a high level look into the appeal of cryptocurrencies. No, this is not a “BUY/SELL” discussion. Rather it is a look into the strange, and often upside down world of cryptocurrency. ICOs, trading, arbitrage and psychology are all areas we dig into in this episode – Not to be missed. Plus, we take a look at some wild predictions for the space and examples of which platforms may have long term sustainability. Chris DeRose is one of the oldest, and most controversial speakers in the Bitcoin space. As a avid writer, podcaster, and political commentator – Chris has been involved with cryptocurrency in one way or another after reading Bitcoin’s earliest announcement on slashdot. Unlike most of bitcoin’s adherents, Chris’ advocacy takes a skeptical and critical approach to the problems, solutions, and difficulties of the Internet’s “wild west”. Chris has lectured at numerous universities, written for many industry’s journals, and produced a weekly podcast and yo

Published on 18 Nov 2016. At 24 Winston Churchill was looking for a fight – and he found a war in South Africa. He was captured, escaped, saved a train full of people and became a national hero. David talks to writer and journalist Candice Millard about the adventure that helped make Winston Churchill a world leader.This episode is brought to you by Children’s International, Goedeker’s, and Proper Cloth.

Published on 16 May 2016. Do you consistently prioritize your most productive habits every morning? In this week's episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I share 7 productive habits to complete before 7:00 am. Now, I am assuming that you are already waking up at 5:00 am (or earlier). The good news is that you don't have to wake up at sunrise to be productive, but you will need an intentional plan to dominate your day before breakfast. ← Previous Episode Next Episode → Photo Credit: Damian Gadal via Compfight cc Download the Script Here you have access to the script that I use to record each episode. This is not a complete word-for-word transcript, though it does provide you with a detailed account of what I do to produce every episode of this podcast. Download the script. Resources Mentioned in the Show * Free 30-day Trial of Nozbe PRO [When you upgrade, use coupon code “5AM” for 10% off] * Win a FREE pair of Jabra Headphones [New winner chosen every month!] * Mornings 101 Series [Beg

Published on 05 May 2015. Episode 1 of Startup School Radio: Host Aaron Harris interviews Alexis Ohanian, the Founder and Executive Chairman of Reddit. Also on the show, Kaz Nejatian, Founder and CEO of Kash.

Published on 06 Apr 2014. This is a series about what happens when someone who knows nothing about business starts one. It's called StartUp.  In episode one, Alex Blumberg botches his pitch to Silicon Valley billionaire Chris Sacca.

Published on 16 May 2018. This week is a very special episode, EPISODE 100 - The SuperPod!!! Thank you so much to all of the listeners for making this happen!  I wanted to bring together 3 of my favorite guests (Rob Dyrdek, Kevion Stirdivant & Tom Bilyeu) to talk about the keys to success, happiness & longevity.  This episode is definitely my favorite by far.  Thank you again and enjoy!