Behind The Human with Marc Champagne

What does it take to lead a 1,400-person organization while staying grounded, resilient, and connected to what truly matters? I sit down with Tim Lupinacci, CEO of Baker Donelson, to explore how he balances running one of the largest law firms in the U.S. with personal mental fitness practices, authentic leadership, and a vision for the future. Tim shares the pivotal moments that shaped his leadership philosophy, how reading and music fueled his early growth, and why he believes mental fitness is a competitive advantage in today’s world. We also dive into how AI is reshaping the legal profession, the concept of micro-resilience, and how leaders can clear the path for others while taking care of themselves. Don’t miss Tim’s new book Everybody Leads, now available!   Show Notes 00:00 – Who is Tim Lupinacci? Family, faith, and leadership roots 02:00 – Growing up on the move: books, music, and self-discovery 05:00 – Building daily reading habits and why they fuel his leadership 07:00 – The importance of mental recovery for leaders 09:00 – How Tim stumbled into law and found a passion for problem-solving 11:00 – A tough lesson: the mistake that sparked his leadership journey 14:00 – The internal wrestling before stepping into the CEO role 16:00 – Launching "Baker Next" and overcoming early setbacks 19:00 – Staying the course through crisis and building team accountability 20:00 – The future of law and AI disruption 24:00 – Lessons from other industries and trusted advisor principles 27:00 – Tim’s core leadership values and Disney-inspired analogies 31:00 – Mental fitness on the road: the state of his team in 2025 36:00 – Why mental health must be seen as a strategic advantage 40:00 – Writing his book and why everyone can lead without a title 47:00 – Micro-resilience: the power of small, consistent actions 50:00 – Daily journaling and framing each day for success 52:00 – Closing reflections on leadership, mental fitness, and impact   **** Release details for the NEW BOOK.   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram |   Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

What if the questions you fear the most could become your greatest guides? Journalist and applied behavioral scientist Elizabeth Weingarten joins Behind the Human to unpack the profound power of questions. From questioning her marriage and career to navigating new motherhood, Elizabeth shares how embracing life's unanswerable questions has transformed her world. We explore her new book How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty and dive into the frameworks, stories, and personal practices that help us all sit with uncertainty, reframe stuckness, and find clarity amidst the chaos. Whether you’re facing a major life decision or simply feeling overwhelmed, this episode offers a radically compassionate lens on how to use curiosity, reflection, and even slowness as a way forward. Show Notes 00:00 – Introduction to Elizabeth and her work 02:00 – Lava lamps and evolving identity: Who are you, really? 04:30 – Writing as a grounding practice for motherhood and reflection 06:00 – The paralysis of uncertainty and why we fear the big questions 08:00 – Dating without questions: A wake-up call for deeper curiosity 10:00 – Letters to a Young Poet and falling in love with uncertainty 13:00 – From fear to action: Asking the questions that change everything 16:00 – Reframing "Should I get a divorce?" to "How might we stay together?" 18:00 – Creating safe environments to explore difficult conversations 21:00 – Accompanying each other through life’s hardest moments 23:00 – How ancient wisdom and men’s groups offer modern insight 24:30 – Marc shares his origin story with questions and Chip Conley’s pivotal advice 27:00 – Recognizing “dead leaf” questions vs. expansive ones 29:00 – The power of patience and walking slower to think clearer 31:00 – Slowing down your journaling practice to upgrade your thinking 33:00 – What Elizabeth hopes readers take away from her book   **** Release details for the NEW BOOK.   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram |   Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

What if one prayer could change everything? In this episode of Behind the Human, Marc sits down with Matt Potter—co-founder of Pray.com—to unpack an extraordinary life story that began with a near-abortion and grew into one of the most influential faith-based platforms in the world. They explore how spiritual practice, digital innovation, and how a personal relationship with God are reshaping how we approach mental and emotional health. Whether you're religious, spiritual, or simply curious about how ancient rituals are finding new life through technology, this conversation will stretch your mind and open your heart.   **** Release details for the NEW BOOK.   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram |   Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

What if your biggest breakthrough came from something you’ve been doing your whole life—breathing? I sit down with Adam Ludwin, founder of FivePointFive, a cutting-edge breathwork app that uses real-time biometrics and music to transform your mental, emotional, and physical state—anytime, anywhere. But Adam didn’t start here. We unpack his journey from building and exiting a $100M+ marketing tech company, to nearly burning out, to rediscovering meaning through breathwork. He shares how fatherhood shaped his views on education and well-being, how functional breathwork saved his health, and why he believes personalized, science-backed breathwork is the future of performance and longevity. Show Notes [00:03:00] Adam’s early entrepreneurial drive and family influence [00:07:00] Why he dropped out of university and what he did instead [00:12:00] Teaching mental fitness to his kids: gratitude, journaling, nasal breathing [00:17:00] Burnout, tight chest, and discovering functional breathwork [00:19:00] Selling his company and taking a year to reset with purpose [00:23:00] The emotional side of exits: friendship shifts and family grounding [00:28:00] Founding FivePointFive and the breathwork tool he wished he had years ago [00:34:00] Why FivePointFive is unlike any wellness app you’ve seen before [00:40:00] Habit stacking, wearables, and functional breathing in real life [00:44:00] The future of health isn’t more tech—it’s better use of what we already have   **** Release details for the NEW BOOK.   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram |   Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

What if the friction you feel isn’t a flaw—but a misalignment with how you’re designed to operate? Meet Erin Claire Jones—author, teacher, and one of the world’s top voices in human design—to explore how this mystical-yet-practical framework can unlock more flow, purpose, and clarity in every part of life. From business to parenting to personal growth, this conversation blends wisdom and real-world tools to help you stop forcing what’s not working and start aligning with your true energetic blueprint.   Show Notes 00:02 – Erin introduces herself and shares how motherhood has shifted her sense of identity 00:04 – Why human design feels like “permission to be yourself” 00:08 – The mystical origin story of human design (and why usefulness matters more than belief) 00:14 – Erin’s personal story of discovering her design at a dinner party in NYC 00:21 – How she navigated early failures trying to bring human design to business 00:24 – The role of invitation and visibility for Projectors like Marc & Erin 00:25 – Breakdown of all five human design types 00:33 – Real-world examples from Erin’s family and client sessions 00:41 – Human Design vs. AI: what can’t be automated 00:47 – Erin’s personal mental fitness rituals and boundaries with technology   🔗 Get your chart & Erin’s book: humandesignblueprint.com Join Erin for a live 12-week course all about how to use Human Design as a tool to transform lives, starting with your own: https://erinclairejones.com/hdcc-level-1   **** ✨ Personal Socrates is on SALE! >>> Use UPGRADE20 at baronfig.com for 20% off through May and June.    Release details for the NEW BOOK.   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

Meet Anthony McLean—keynote speaker, screenwriter, and long-time youth advocate. We unpack why mental fitness is “everything you do so you can be at your best for the longest, with the least wear and tear.”  Show Notes Why “your authentic self is your superpower” and how to use it at work Mental fitness vs. hustle culture—Mr Beast as cautionary tale The “big-rocks” calendar hack for protecting creative time Fun as a non-negotiable productivity tool Parenting teens & first-year university students without losing influence Using AI as a creative co-pilot (and where the human stays irreplaceable) Rapid-fire takeaways: breathwork, journaling, therapy, and micro-recovery   **** ✨ Personal Socrates is on SALE! >>> Use UPGRADE20 at baronfig.com for 20% off through May and June.    Release details for the NEW BOOK.   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

What if you could stop achieving your way into feeling worthy—and simply be enough as you are? Meet Melissa Arnot Reid / @melissaarnot — the first American woman to summit and descend Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. But this conversation isn’t about records. It’s about the inner Everest we all face. Melissa reveals how a life of achievement masked wounds of not-enoughness, and how the journey of healing—not summiting—became her most important climb. We discuss shame, self-forgiveness, parenting, and the quiet power of curiosity. This is a raw and rare look at what it means to shift from proving your worth to simply knowing it.   **** ✨ Personal Socrates is on SALE! >>> Use UPGRADE20 at baronfig.com for 20% off through May and June.    Release details for the NEW BOOK.   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

What if every screen you looked at had the power to improve your mental health—would you change what you watch? Meet Muhammad Lila, former CNN war correspondent and founder of Goodable—a platform that delivers clinically backed positive news to nourish your mind. We unpack the invisible cost of constant negativity in media, the neuroscience behind uplifting storytelling, and why the future of journalism could be the very antidote to our global mental health crisis. Muhammad shares his journey from reporting in war zones to launching one of the most impactful positive media platforms in the world. We discuss what happens when people finally feel seen, supported, and hopeful—and why this shift isn’t just good for our minds, but for business, society, and leadership.   **** ✨ Personal Socrates is on SALE! >>> Use UPGRADE20 at baronfig.com for 20% off through May and June.    Release details for the NEW BOOK.   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

Paul M Vincent, a human performance expert and psychedelic researcher, joins the conversation to unravel the complexities of identity. He shares his transformative journey from athletics to psychedelic therapy, touching on mental health challenges and the power of community. The dialogue contrasts Western and indigenous views on happiness, emphasizing emotional expression and belonging. Vincent also delves into the significance of curiosity within indigenous cultures and how flow states can bridge Eastern and Western wisdom for deeper self-awareness.

What if everything you’ve built was just the beginning? In this episode, I sit down with Anne Mahlum – serial entrepreneur, founder of Solidcore and Back on My Feet, and a powerhouse of personal transformation. Anne shares her journey from a $100 million exit to a life of deep contentment and empowerment, emphasizing the power of simplicity, self-trust, and deliberate life design. We talk about the art of letting go, the strength found in creating boundaries, and the often-overlooked importance of defining your own metrics for success. If you’ve ever wondered how to keep moving forward without losing yourself in the process, this episode is for you. Opening Reflection: What would your life look like if you truly lived by your values, not just your goals? Anne’s Journey: From negative net worth to a $100 million exit – the power of purpose-driven work Letting Go for Growth: Why your identity should never be tied to just one role or outcome Building a Game You Can Win: The importance of setting clear, simple goals in business Lessons in Risk and Reward: How Anne navigated her exits and built companies that outlast her Non-Negotiables for High Performance: The simple daily habits that fuel Anne’s energy and clarity Empowering Others: Anne’s current chapter of impact through public speaking and mentorship Closing Takeaway: Why simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in business and life   **** ✨ Personal Socrates is on SALE! >>> Use UPGRADE20 at baronfig.com for 20% off through May and June.    Release details for the NEW BOOK.   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud