Long Shot Leaders with Michael Stein

100 Episodes in 6 Months! - Michael Stein talks about the who, what, where, why, when how of the podcast - Bonus Episode Answering questions people have asked What the podcast has planned Who will be on the show in the future An inside look How to simplify a podcast A big - thank you, thank, thank you

How to keep your mind and body clean with Dr. Alejandro Junger, MD, is a cardiologist, founder of the Clean Program, and a New York Times best-selling author. Dr. Alejandro Junger, MD, is a cardiologist, founder of the Clean Program, and a New York Times best-selling author. He graduated from medical school in his home country of Uruguay. He then moved to New York City for his postgraduate training in internal medicine at New York University and fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital. The drastic change in lifestyle and diet resulting from his move to New York City soon showed up as irritable bowel syndrome and depression. Becoming a patient of the system he was practicing was such a shock that it started his journey in search of an alternative solution to his health problems. His findings are the subject matter of his New York Times best-selling books, “Clean,” “Clean Gut” and “Clean Eats,” all of which are a manual for readers to learn how to turn on and work with their own detoxification systems to restore and maintain optimal health. After his medical training, Junger studied Eastern medicine in India. Junger has been called the father of detox, and his Clean Program is followed by people worldwide, including dignitaries, A-list celebrities, and media personalities. He is frequently interviewed in the press for his detox expertise and has been featured on major national shows including, “Dr. Oz,” “Martha Stewart,” and ABC News.

How to achieve more through curiosity with executive coach, and humanistic researcher Alison Horstmeyer Getting to know Alison Horstmeyer The new science behind curiosity  The bullet points of her technique 

Colorblind artist, went to university on a baseball scholarship and graduated with a degree in Finance but left it all for his passion with Anthony Ricciardi Anthony Ricciardi is a renowned multi-disciplinary artist from Toronto, Canada who has traveled internationally showcasing his artwork and murals. Driven by enthusiasm, depth, and storytelling to produce art without limits, Ricciardi introduces viewers to distinctive, vivid, and colorful one-of-a-kind masterpieces orchestrated in uncommon forms.       After leaving the comfort of the clout of the corporate finance world to pursue his true passion and a lifelong dream, the self-taught creator induces a fair for inventive color-mixing and layered creating to elicit reaction and emotion.

A young father of 4, quitting University, retail clerk to cooperate success but still finding his true passion with Renzo Urzua His journey from the very beginning How he started his career The Struggles Secrets to his success His true passion Writing Mexican wrestling What he has planned for the future

Award-winning New York-based contemporary art advisor, author, and curator Maria Brito María Gabriela Brito is a Venezuelan-born curator, art advisor, and author based in New York City. Her published works include Out There: Design, Art, Travel Shopping, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2013, and Greek Gotham, published in 2016. A Harvard graduate, originally from Venezuela, her first monograph “Out There” published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2013, was the recipient of the Best Book Awards in both the Art and Design Categories. In 2015 Brito was selected by Complex Magazine as one of the 20 Power Players in the Art World and in 2020 she was named by ARTNEWS as one of the visionaries who gets to shape the art world.       She has written for publications such as Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Elle, Forbes, Artnet, Cultured Magazine, Departures, and the Gulf Coast Journal of Literature and Fine Arts from the University of Houston, Texas. For several years, Maria has taught her creativity course in companies and, in 2019, she launched “Jumpstart”, an online program on creativity for entrepreneurs based on years of research and observation in both the areas of business and art.       She has worked on product collaborations with artists such as Kenny Scharf, Erik Parker, Katherine Bernhardt, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Nir Hod and many more. In 2016, Maria curated “Greek Gotham” presented at Dio Horia, Mykonos with the participation of sixteen New York-based artists including KAWS, Austin Lee, Nina Chanel Abney and Raul de Nieves. A full-color catalogue with an introduction by Jeffrey Deitch was written and designed by Maria to commemorate this exhibition. In 2019 she created and hosted "The "C" Files with Maria Brito", a TV and streaming series for PBS's new station "ALL ARTS". The same year she also curated two exhibitions: “The Thousand and One Nights,” the inaugural show of Artual Gallery in Beirut, Lebanon with seven American artists including Holly Coulis, Allison Zuckerman and Rosson Crow and "MUSE", Shona McAndrew's first New York City exhibition at CHART Gallery in Tribeca.       Maria and her projects have been featured extensively in national and international publications including The New York Times Style Section, T: The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, W Magazine, ELLE Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Time Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, The Daily Beast, The Economist, Interview Magazine, VOGUE Italia, VOGUE Mexico, VOGUE Latin America, VOGUE Brazil, VOGUE China, VOGUE.com, ELLE Décor Spain, Departures, Forbes, Blouin ArtINFO, Hamptons Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, Modern Luxury, Refinery29, goop, Billboard, Marie Claire Australia, Marie Claire Spain, Allure, The Coveteur, House Magazine, House Beautiful, Buro 24/7, Latina, Modern Magazine, and more.

How to get a jump start on a Film Career with 21-year-old filmmaker Ishan Parikh - Bonus Episode Ishan Parikh is still in film school.  He has been writing, directing, and producing indie films for several years. The young man is talented and has already built up a good library of films.  I thought it would be good to talk to someone I consider a spark that could turn into a flame.   

From Drugs to Faith with Power Team Star & Crazy Genius Eddie Dalcour A crazy youth Body Building Foney phone calls  The Dirk Diggler Story Reed Rothchild Boogie Nights The Power Team Christian Defence  

Blind Podcaster, tech specialist, voice-over artist, and rapper Curtis Curveball Jackson. Glaucoma blindness Learning to learn  The inner and outer struggles of being blind  Finding his way Living a full and wonderful life Seeing clouds His plans for the future

Changing the world to a 4 day work week with Andrew Barnes   What made him How did he come up with the idea for the 4 day work week? Is it really 4 days? The science behind it His big plan   Andrew Barnes has made a career of market-changing innovation, most recently, as the founder of Perpetual Guardian, his announcement of the four-day week made headlines around the world. He has established 4 Day Week Global, enabling interested parties to connect and advance this idea as part of the future of work. He is on the advisory boards of both the US and Ireland 4 Day Week campaigns and the newly created Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford University. Previously, Andrew was chairman of realestate.com.au, managing director of Australian Wealth Management Limited, and CEO of Bestinvest, a UK investment advisory company. Andrew holds an MA from Selwyn College, Cambridge.