

The Chris Voss Show
Chris Voss
With nearly 10 million downloads, The Chris Voss Show Podcast is a top 1% most popular shows out of 3,254,177 podcasts globally. Over 17 years, 27 millions views of amazing interviews of top CEOs, BILLIONAIRES, Astronauts, the hottest new book Authors, TV & Print News & Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalists, Governors, Congress Members and other inspiring and insightful guests that will expand your mind. Our podcast guests are the CEO’s, thought leaders, presidential advisers and the hottest new book authors and journalists from all the large publishers like Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Hachette, Harper Collins, Macmillan, etc. Interviewed guests include top journalists from news anchors & journalists from all the top media: CNN, MSNBC, Washington Post, WSJ, NYT, The Guardian, etc. FTC Disclosure: Some guests pay advertising/production costs to appear on the show. See more at TheChrisVossShow.com
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Oct 16, 2023 • 40min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Building a Winning Career: A complete guide to securing and thriving in your ideal senior role by William Cowan
Building a Winning Career: A complete guide to securing and thriving in your ideal senior role by William Cowan
https://amzn.to/3PVGfsl
Buildingawinningcareer.com
Finalist in The Australian Career Book Award 2022 - Hosted by The Royal Society of Arts Oceania
Do you know how to seek out and win your next executive role?
Are you well prepared to take the next steps in your career?
If not, you may fail to reach your full potential and miss out on building a winning career.
Most career advice available today does not address the needs of senior job seekers. Building a Winning Career sets out a proven process that has worked for hundreds of senior executives, delivering superior results for those considering their next career move.
In Building a Winning Career, William Cowan describes strategies that best position you for success while avoiding common traps. Filled with Practical examples, this book will help you:
prepare and manage your job search for best results
build your network to be an exponential multiplier for you
be confident and ready when you meet recruiting teams
launch yourself in a new role and nail it
take active steps to think through how to manage your career

Oct 16, 2023 • 34min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Blessing of the Lost Girls: A Brady and Walker Family Novel by J. A Jance
Blessing of the Lost Girls: A Brady and Walker Family Novel by J. A Jance
https://amzn.to/3tzcdDo
From J. A. Jance’s New York Times bestselling Brady and Walker novels, federal investigator Dan Pardee, Brandon Walker’s son-in-law, crosses paths with Sheriff Joanna Brady as he traces the bloody path of a merciless serial killer across the Southwest in this intense thriller.
Driven by a compulsion that challenges his self-control, the man calling himself Charles Milton prowls the rodeo circuit, hunting young women. He chooses those he believes are the most vulnerable, wandering alone and distracted, before he strikes. For years, he has been meticulous in his methods, abducting, murdering, and disposing of his victims while leaving no evidence of his crimes—or their identities—behind. Indigenous women have become his target of choice, knowing law enforcement’s history of ignoring their disappearances.
A cold case has just been assigned to Dan Pardee, a field officer with the newly formed Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s Task Force. Rosa Rios, a young woman of Apache descent and one-time rodeo star, vanished three years ago. Human remains, a homicide victim burned beyond recognition, were discovered in Cochise County around the time she went missing. They have finally been confirmed to be Rosa. With Sheriff Joanna Brady’s help, Dan is determined to reopen the case and bring long-awaited justice to Rosa’s family. As the orphaned son of a murdered indigenous woman, he feels an even greater, personal obligation to capture this killer.
Joanna’s daughter Jennifer is also taking a personal interest in this case, having known Rosa from her own amateur rodeo days. Now a criminal justice major, she’s unofficially joining the investigation. And as it becomes clear that Rosa was just one victim of a serial killer, both Jennifer and Dan know they’re running out of time to catch an elusive predator who’s proven capable of getting away with murder.
About the author
J.A. Jance is the New York Times best selling author of 46 contemporary mysteries in four different series.
A voracious reader, J. A. Jance knew she wanted to be a writer from the moment she read her first Wizard of Oz book in second grade. Always drawn to mysteries, from Nancy Drew right through John D. McDonald's Travis Magee series, it was only natural that when she tried her hand at writing her first book, it would be a mystery as well.
J. A. Jance went on to become the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, three interrelated thrillers featuring the Walker family, and Edge of Evil. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.
Jance is an avid crusader for many causes, including the American Cancer Society, Gilda's Club, the Humane Society, the YMCA, and the Girl Scouts. A lover of animals, she has a rescued Dachshund named Bella.

Oct 15, 2023 • 1h 8min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Brad Gosse, Author and Comedian on Building a Successful TikTok, Instagram and Youtube Brand
Brad Gosse, Author and Comedian on Building a Successful TikTok, Instagram and Youtube Brand
Bradgosse.com
Brad is a comedian living in Toronto, Canada. He loves to entertain people whether it be through his jokes or his books. He started publishing his "children's books" in 2019. He has published over 120 dark humor books so far.
Here are some high-level summary notes from The Chris Voss Show podcast interview with comedian and author Brad Goss:
Brad Goss is an author and comedian who has written over 100 humor books for adults with irreverent, dark comedy styles.
His books have provocative titles like "Why Daddy Hits Mommy" and contain controversial content written in rhyming or storybook style.
He promotes the books through viral TikTok videos where he reads excerpts, generating outrage that drives book sales. Some books have been banned from TikTok.
Goss also does stand-up comedy focused on dark, edgy humor intended to make audiences uncomfortable. He aims to "trigger" people.
His background is in business and he stumbled into the books as a way to go viral. He takes a data-driven approach to optimizing content.
Goss believes having a "healthy narcissism" and not caring about backlash is key to succeeding in comedy. He remains intentionally "uncancelable" by self-publishing and controlling his creative output.
He discussed controversies like books on crystals and religion that unexpectedly triggered certain groups. Goss plans to continue releasing provocative content.
Overall the interview covered Goss' unique style of viral humor books and comedy designed to provoke reactions in the modern outrage culture.

Oct 14, 2023 • 53min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Seeing Others: How Recognition Works―and How It Can Heal a Divided World by Michèle Lamont
Seeing Others: How Recognition Works―and How It Can Heal a Divided World by Michèle Lamont
https://amzn.to/3PVRmBB
Acclaimed Harvard sociologist makes the case for reexamining what we value to prioritize recognition—the quest for respect—in an age that has been defined by growing inequality and the obsolescence of the American dream.
In this capstone work, Michèle Lamont unpacks the power of recognition—rendering others as visible and valued—by drawing on nearly forty years of research and new interviews with young adults, and with cultural icons and change agents who intentionally practice recognition—from Nikole Hannah Jones and Cornel West to Michael Schur and Roxane Gay. She shows how new narratives are essential for everyone to feel respect and assert their dignity.
Decades of neoliberalism have negatively impacted our sense of self-worth, up and down the income ladder, just as the American dream has become out of reach for most people. By prioritizing material and professional success, we have judged ourselves and others in terms of self-reliance, competition, and diplomas. The foregrounding of these attributes of the upper-middle class in our values system feeds into the marginalization of workers, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and minority groups. The solution, Lamont argues, is to shift our focus towards what we have in common while actively working to recognize the diverse ways one can live a life. Building on Lamont’s lifetime of expertise and revelatory connections between broad-ranging issues, Seeing Others delivers realistic sources of hope: By reducing stigma, we put change within reach.
Just as Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone did for a previous generation, Seeing Others strikes at the heart of our modern struggles and illuminates an inclusive path forward with new ways for understanding our world.

Oct 14, 2023 • 35min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Lauren St George, Creativity Expert and Change Facilitator
Lauren St George, Creativity Expert and Change Facilitator
Answerwhatsnext.com
Lauren St George is a South African by birth, an American by choice and a global explorer by design. These life experiences have fostered in her an appreciation for the diversity of people's ideas, motivations, strengths, and dreams. She is a coach and a consultant. Lauren specializes in helping people and businesses think more creatively, overcome big hairy challenges and envision a brighter future. She wears her coach hat with What’s Next. What’s Next is a radically different approach to finding more fulfillment in your life. What’s Next’s process is based in brain science, social psychology and the best practices used by the top businesses to drive innovation, plan for the future and yield success and applies them to our personal lives to disrupt comfortable patterns and design true change. Our program approach and tools get people to breakthroughs and jumpstarts change quickly in a unique and engaging way. Lauren wears her consultant hat with Accenture helping internal teams and their top clients solve big challenges – innovate products/services, envision the future, build partnerships, create targeted messaging for specific audiences, and help win projects ranging from $100+ Million - $2 Billion. Before Accenture, she ran Fresh, a consultancy dedicated to helping startups and innovation teams create fresh brand and marketing strategies. Previous to Fresh, Lauren co-owned a boutique creative agency. UnitOne partnered with clients such as Coca-Cola, Georgia Pacific, Hershey’s, Citi, J&J, TNS, and 3M to name a few. Lauren has worked with everyone from individuals to non-profits and from start-ups to Fortune 500s across most industries, geographies, and products + services. Her experiences help to bring multiple perspectives to all her clients. At the heart of Lauren's entire career, the single thread that connects it together is creativity. Whether that is through herr work with marketing and branding, storytelling, coaching or consulting she helps people think disruptively, break through obstacles and reach their bold goals.

Oct 13, 2023 • 55min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Great Hands, Great Life!: Why Proper Hand Exercise Must Be Part of Your Life by Dr. Terry Zachary
Great Hands, Great Life!: Why Proper Hand Exercise Must Be Part of Your Life by Dr. Terry Zachary
https://amzn.to/3turzsK
Proper hand muscle training is essential. Therapists, trainers, grip athletes, musicians, workers, esport athletes, computer users, hobbyists & general population: What if we have been training hand muscles & grip wrong for decades? Or always? Could this entire fitness area have been misunderstood for so long? What health & performance costs have resulted? Could the hand muscles be a connection to general health, life vibrancy & life longevity? Could imbalanced hand muscles negatively affect the fingers, thumbs, wrists, carpal tunnels, forearms & elbows? Turns out the answer to ALL of these questions is... YES! Dr. Terry Zachary has been studying & training hand muscles & grip mechanics for over 25 years. He was inspired by witnessing rampant repetitive grip injuries (RGI's) while playing professional golf on mini-tours throughout USA & Canada in the mid-90's. Combine that experience with 10 years of private practise as a sports & family chiropractor & many questions about standard 'squeeze-only' hand exercise were brought to question. Dr. Zachary had especially been 'woken up' to the importance of hand exercise via studying elbow & wrist injuries in professional golfers, a pervasive problem. Most every study and expert pinned the blame on wrist extensor tendonitis as the root cause of tennis elbow. Dr. Zachary disagreed strongly. He studied the principles of grip & developed the term 'kinetic chain of grip' to explain how forearm muscles contract to support wrist position during grip, grasp or finger action & how the finger extensor muscles in turn contract to support finger flexor muscles. In the kinetic chain of grip, the finger extensor muscles are constantly contracting. The main finger extensor muscles attach at the lateral epicondyle & are thus a factor in most, if not all, tennis elbow cases. Dr. Zachary further explored the common presence of imbalanced hand muscles in relation to finger, thumb, wrist, carpal tunnel, forearm & elbow breakdown. He recognized a poor posture parallel of the hand muscles; but the training & rebalancing took too long, was confusing & used too many tools. And each tool did not move the hands naturally through full, 3-dimensional ranges of motion (ROMs). A close friend who was travelling with Dr. Zachary as a professional golfer developed tennis elbow & Dr. Zachary responded by developing what is now Handmaster Plus. Handmaster Plus made complete hand & grip exercise easy & convenient for the masses, coupling multiple exercises into few, eliminating the need for multiple resistance items. The 'HC/HO Exercise,' the 'Figure 8 Exercise' and the 'Finger Tip Grip Exercise' have become common exercises in NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, ATP circles as well as in amateur grip sports, music, workplace ergonomics, esports, computers & hobby. 'Great Hands, Great Life!' explains general hand muscle layout & function, & illustrates well how imbalanced hand muscles affect the stability of all upper extremity structures from the elbow to finger & thumb tips. He gives exercises that are easy-to-do so that each user's grip is balanced & the kinetic chain of grip is solid & stable. Dr. Zachary reviews dozens of studies in the book that relate hand exercise to numerous disease conditions, even to the extent of multiple famous studies that draw direct correlations between grip strength & life longevity. Dr. Zachary also illustrates how proper hand exercise stimulates maximum circulation that likely affects the whole body. Hand exercise improves lymph flow, in turn stimulating lymphatic duct drainage, a key to removing toxins from the head, neck, body and brain. We have ignored hand exercise for far too long. Dr. Zachary teaches us that we need to rethink the importance of the hands if we expect high performance, low risk of injury, & a long life. 'Great Hands, Great Life!

Oct 13, 2023 • 45min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Jennifer Chapman, Founder of Just Commit Coaching, ICM Certified Mindset Coach & Speaker
Jennifer Chapman, Founder of Just Commit Coaching, ICM Certified Mindset Coach & Speaker
Justcommitcoaching.com
Jennifer Chapman, an Indy native and Ball State graduate spent the first 16 years as a sales professional in a variety of roles with several organizations where she thrived. After life had different plans for her in 2017, she had to learn how to accept and
embrace this new version of herself. She felt the call to create Just Commit Coaching in 2021 after the power life coaching had on her life after suffering a major health scare. Jennifer’s passion lies in supporting an individual’s whole self on all levels so they can excel in every area of their life. She has completed a year-long certification through Institute of Coaching Mastery. Jennifer is passionate about supporting others through 1:1 and group coaching as well as speaking her message on Embracing Your Inner Warrior: Overcoming a Victim Mentality.

Oct 12, 2023 • 48min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Gregory Stern, Chief Foot Officer and Owner of From the Ground Up Physiotherapy
Gregory Stern, Chief Foot Officer and Owner of From the Ground Up Physiotherapy
Rebuild.groundupphysio.com
Greg Stern is the owner of From the Ground Up Physiotherapy and creator of Rebuild Your Body From the Ground Up mobility program. After experiencing years of chronic pain himself and trying everything, he discovered unqiue methods that most other healthcare professionals don’t know. He helps people get to the root cause of their pain by taking on a holistic approach that teaches them how to get their entire body working together rather than simply focusing on the area of pain. His chief mission is to help guide people through their own path of self-discovery on their health journeys and guide people to not only be pain-free, but to thrive in their everyday lives.

Oct 12, 2023 • 44min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Mr. Bear Speaks Without Fear: The Easiest Way to Learn the Hardest Subject by Reesa Woolf PhD
Mr. Bear Speaks Without Fear: The Easiest Way to Learn the Hardest Subject by Reesa Woolf PhD
Confidentspeaking.com
Dr. Woolf understands our struggles and fixes each one with 45-techniques to stop public speaking fear.
This book uses 25 years of research to guide the most fearful person to stop fear of public speaking.
Before you speak, are these some of your thoughts?
They are judging me!
All eyes are on me!
What if I make a mistake?
What if I lose my place or my mind goes blank?
I ramble and don’t know how to Get to the Point!
You will be helped by Mr. Bear Speaks Without Fear to:
Look Confident When You Don’t Feel It
Stop your Tormenting Thoughts
To recover from Speaking Mistakes
To Confidently Speak to Large and Important Groups
To recapture attention when you've lost it
You will stop saying "uh, um, er, you know..."
It fits your learning style if you learn from a fable and if you like bullet lists of the highlights (at the end of each chapter).
Mr. Bear Speaks Without Fear allows you to be your best self speaking in front of any group, small and large.

Oct 11, 2023 • 51min
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Rachel (The Lawyer King) King, Owner of King Law Firm, Attorney at Law Inc. on Best Practices in Life and Legal Issues
Rachel (The Lawyer King) King, Owner of King Law Firm, Attorney at Law Inc. on Best Practices in Life and Legal Issues
Rachelkingattorney.com