Behind The Human with Marc Champagne

INvested Series: Melissa is the CEO of Lighter Capital, the leader in revenue-based financing for SAAS companies. As founder/CEO, Melissa sold two companies generating 10X+ returns to investors. She’s been an angel investor and VC in the US and Australia. She’s the chair of HeadsOverHeels, an organization supporting women entrepreneurs. TOPICS DISCUSSED Venture capital strategies & revenue-based financing options Extending your runway with flexible non-dilutive growth capital Leadership for challenging markets Where to find the “dry powder” (available cash in the market) Visit https://www.highgrowthventures.com.au/invested to download the white paper and for more insights and resources designed specifically for startups and scale-ups.   …… Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!   Show Credits 👇 Editor & Producer - John Balderston Host & Producer - Marc Champagne Associate Producer - Amanda Price Associate Producer - Kylie Little Associate Producer - Kelly Teng ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

Steven Izen is the founder & CEO of Lokai, the iconic bracelet brand that motivates wearers to stay humble at their highs and hopeful at their lows in life. Steven currently serves as the youngest member on the national board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for Retail and Ecommerce in 2017, and was the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Finalist in 2016. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth * Special props 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

INvested Series: Jason Shuman is a General Partner at Primary, leading new consumer investments including consumer healthcare, fintech, and marketplaces. The Boston native and University of Miami alum has jumped between sides of the table over the last eight years but started his career as the Founder of a D2C footwear company. TOPICS DISCUSSED Time and project management solutions How to artificially create opportunities for rest and recovery Importance of celebrating micro-wins with your team Techniques to shift perspective in high-pressure situations Creating moments of levity to lighten the journey Meditation as a daily practice and end-of-week wrap-up rituals Visit https://www.highgrowthventures.com.au/invested to download the white paper and for more insights and resources designed specifically for startups and scale-ups.   …… Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!   Show Credits 👇 Editor & Producer - John Balderston Host & Producer - Marc Champagne Associate Producer - Amanda Price Associate Producer - Kylie Little Associate Producer - Kelly Teng ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

Ben Greenfield is a health consultant, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of a wide variety of books including the widely popular titles Beyond Training, Boundless, Fit Soul, Spiritual Disciplines Journal, the Boundless Cookbook and Endure. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth * Special props 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

INvested Series: James is a Principal on the investment team at Square Peg, a Venture Capital firm empowering exceptional founders across Australia, Israel and South-East Asia. Previously, James ran Startmate, Australia’s most powerful startup network, and helped scale Khan Academy in the US. TOPICS DISCUSSED Founder resilience and energy management How to stop exploiting your energy Increasing your average pace without burning out Finding “neutral” to make big decisions Shaping your business to be maximally fundable Visit https://www.highgrowthventures.com.au/invested to download the white paper and for more insights and resources designed specifically for startups and scale-ups.   …… Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!   Show Credits 👇 Editor & Producer - John Balderston Host & Producer - Marc Champagne Associate Producer - Amanda Price Associate Producer - Kylie Little Associate Producer - Kelly Teng ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

Jake Karls: Hype-man and Co-founder of Mid-Day Squares a company disrupting the $8 Billion health bar market. “The First Functional Chocolate Bar: Everything a chocolate bar isn’t, everything a protein bar wishes it was.” Above all, Jake along with his two co-founders, Lezlie and Nick, are building a chocolate conglomerate with open access to their minds and all the highs and lows on the climb to competing and surpassing the largest chocolate titans in the industry. _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth * Special props 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

INvested Series: Nick is a General Partner at Blackbird Ventures, a Venture Capital firm that backs generational ambition with generational ownership by raising funds and investing in the best startup companies all the way through their journey from idea to beyond IPO. Blackbird’s portfolio is worth over $10B and includes some of the most successful Aussie and Kiwi startups including Canva, Zoox, SafetyCulture and Culture Amp. TOPICS DISCUSSED Time and project management solutions How to artificially create opportunities for rest and recovery Importance of celebrating micro-wins with your team Techniques to shift perspective in high-pressure situations Creating moments of levity to lighten the journey Meditation as a daily practice and end-of-week wrap-up rituals Visit https://www.highgrowthventures.com.au/invested to download the white paper and for more insights and resources designed specifically for startups and scale-ups.   …… Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!   Show Credits 👇 Editor & Producer - John Balderston Host & Producer - Marc Champagne Associate Producer - Amanda Price Associate Producer - Kylie Little Associate Producer - Kelly Teng ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

At age 38, Amberly Lago’s life was turned upside down. She was hit by an SUV. She underwent 34 surgeries to save her leg from being amputated to then be diagnosed with an incurable disease dubbed the suicide disease. As result, she lost her business, had zero self-confidence and spiralled into a depression. Nothing worked for her, except for one critical mindset shift and what we’re here to discuss today.  _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth * Special props 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

INvested Series: Rachael is the Founding Partner at Flying Fox Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm propelling Australian & New Zealand companies across the globe. Over her career, Rachael has worked with thousands of early-stage startups around the globe as Head of Startups for Amazon Web Services ANZ, a Partner at Startmate, and in her two Federal Government appointments distributing commercialization and scale funding to early-stage Australian companies. TOPICS DISCUSSED Auditing and trusting your business plan/strategy A review of actions taken by leaders in previous market downturns Rest and recovery principles to endure for the long game Startups are needed now more than ever How and why mental fitness has been Rachael’s greatest gift from being an athlete Visit https://www.highgrowthventures.com.au/invested to download the white paper and for more insights and resources designed specifically for startups and scale-ups.   …… Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!   Show Credits 👇 Editor & Producer - John Balderston Host & Producer - Marc Champagne Associate Producer - Amanda Price Associate Producer - Kylie Little Associate Producer - Kelly Teng ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

Today I’m speaking with clinical psychologist Dr. Tatiana Zdyb. She has over a decade of experience providing psychological services to adults and has been studying psychedelic medicine for over twenty-five years. Tatiana also serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the Beatrice Society—a guide to the world of healing plants and alternative therapies. Interviewed mentioned in the intro - An Interview with Marc Champagne on Ketamine and Mental Fitness _____ Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  Drop a review and let me know what's resonating with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth * Special props 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud ___ How Prepared is Your Team for the Next Big Disruption? Future-proof your team with Malosiminds.com   Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life   Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter  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 👇 Producer & Editor - John Balderston Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud