Jack Conte is a quirky, smart and talented musician — turned tech entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Patreon. What is Patreon? Well, Jack basically built it to help creative people get paid for what they love to do. On Patreon, you can let your fans become active participants in the work they love by offering them a monthly membership. You give them access to exclusive content, community, and insight into your creative process. In exchange, you get the freedom to do your best work, and the stability you need to build an independent creative career. And just this week Jack and team raised another 155 million dollars series F at a $4 Billion dollar valuation to ensure they can continue to do next-level stuff. Between NFTS and Beeples $69 sale to musician JZ joining the Twitter board and announcing “Super Followers” to compete with Substack and Patreon…Jack believes these are all basically the same convergence of what he calls The Second Renaissance. Join us as we do a deep dive into this fascinating world.Support the show

Kara Anne Swisher is an American journalist. Described by Newsweek as Silicon Valley's "most powerful tech journalist", she is an opinion writer for The New York Times, a contributing editor at New York, the host of the podcast Sway, and the co-host of the podcast Pivot.Support the show

Ndamukong Suh is an American football defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football at Nebraska, where he earned All-American honors, and was drafted by the Detroit Lions second overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. In 2021 his team won Super bowl 55. Support the show

Amy Purdy has lived an incredible life. She grew up with the love of Nature, health wellness and travel. She was also a passionate snowboarder. At 19, her life took a detour.  After experiencing flu-like symptoms, Amy was rushed to the hospital in a state of septic shock. When she entered into the hospital she was given less than a 2% chance of survival, put on life support and placed into a coma.After multiple blood transfusions, and the removal of her ruptured spleen, doctors diagnosed Amy with Meningococcal Meningitis, a vaccine preventable bacterial infection. Due to the lack of circulation she had suffered, doctors had to amputate her legs below the knee. She later received a donated kidney from her father a week before her 21st birthday.After going through this life-altering experience, Amy challenged herself to move on with her life and attain goals that even those who have both legs struggle to achieve.She is one of the top ranked adaptive snowboarders in the world,the 2014 Sochi Paralympic bronze medalist and is currently the only double-leg amputee competing in snowboarding at the world-class level.Amy’s creativity, positive outlook and her never-give-up attitude have opened doors to many other opportunities, including being featured in a Madonna music video, a lead actress role in an award-winning independent film and multiple creative modeling projects including a photo shoot with musician and artist Nikki Sixx where her legs were custom made from steel to look like ice picks.Amy has evolved into a powerful inspirational and motivational speaker who has been seen by millions of people and invited to share her story to audiences around the world. Amy’s TED x Orange Coast talk, “Living Beyond Limits” is the number one recommended video by TED x OC to incoming TED speakers formulating their own presentations.Amy’s story and images have been featured in numerous national and international publications, and in 2012 she and her longtime boyfriend, Daniel Gale, raced around the world on CBS’s The Amazing Race.In May of 2013, Amy was named by the International Olympic Committee as one of the top 15 most marketable para-athletes in the world.Although Amy has numerous accomplishments, she is most proud of co-founding Adaptive Action Sports with her husband Daniel Gale. Created in 2005, AAS is a non-profit organization that helps those with permanent disabilities get involved in action sports. AAS has partnered with ESPN and runs “adaptive” action sport competitions at the summer and winter ESPN X Games. These events were instrumental in getting adaptive snowboarding added to the 2014 Paralympic Games.In the spring of 2014, Amy inspired millions of fans with her stunning performances on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, eventually becoming the show’s runner-up. Amy has launched a line of clothing partnership with Element Eden The Amy Purdy Collection” and recently completed her first book New York Times Best Seller “On My Own Two Feet”Amy also recently shared her remarkable story alongside Oprah Winfrey, as part of Oprah’s The Life You Want Tour.  Where she toured with Oprah sharing the stage through cities across America.Amy was also featured in a Superbowl Commercial for her partner Toyota which aired just after kickoff. The commercial fettered Amy Running, Dancing, Snowboarding, modeling and speaking all to the voice of the great Mohammad Ali and his ” How Great I am” speech.Support the show

Dr. Nicole LePera was trained in clinical psychology at Cornell University and the New School for Social Research. She also studied at the Philadelphia School  of Psychoanalysis.As a clinical psychologist in private practice, Dr. Nicole LePera often found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients—and for herself—she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical, and spiritual health that equips people with the tools necessary to heal themselves. Nothing short of a paradigm shift, Dr. Nicole  LePera’s teachings empower the individual to break free  from trauma cycles and create who they want to become.Support the show

Mike Novogratz is the Founder, CEO and Chairman of Galaxy Digital. He was formerly a Partner and President of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Prior to Fortress, Mike spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was elected Partner in 1998. He served on the New York Federal Reserve’s Investment Advisory Committee on Financial Markets from 2012 – 2015.Mike currently serves as the Chairman of The Bail Project and has made criminal justice reform a focus of his family’s foundation. Mike has a degree in Economics from Princeton University,…he served as a helicopter pilot in the US Army and is a self-proclaimed extrovert, investor and crypto maniac. I know you will enjoy this wide-ranging conversion with someone who gives the most interesting man in the world a run for his money.I’d also like to thank our sponsor, our friends at the .STORE domains where you can get your own custom .Store domain name to set up your website to sell products or services. Different from any .com, .net or other extension — .STORE really gives your customers a destination to shop for you stuff..store, instantly tells people your website is a “store” and lets your website URL do the marketing for you!I set up my own .Store recently at https://BehindtheBrand.store and you can find some of my favorite books from bestselling authors who’ve been on this show for sale at a price better than Amazon.Get your own .STORE domain by going to my special link at: http://bit.ly/yourcustomstoreSupport the show

In this episode of Behind the Brand, host Bryan Elliott talks with Hall of Fame Quarterback Brett Favre about success lessons learned the hard way. Get a short note from me each week with what I've learned from interviewing some of the smartest people in the world -- the best inspiration, eduction, access to events, perks, finds, free stuff and more to help you improve your life and business: https://www.behindthebrand.tv/vip: Get Behind the Brand and Subscribe! http://bit.ly/GetBehindtheBrandHere are my personal favorite Behind the Brand playlists:1. Behind the Brand full-length episodes: http://bit.ly/BTBfull-length2. The BEST advice from some of the most successful entrepreneurs: http://bit.ly/supersmartpeople3. 5 Minutes or less with some of the smartest people on the planet http://bit.ly/BTBunder5min---------------------More? Get Behind the Brand on...Instagram: http://instagram.com/1goodbrainTwitter: https://twitter.com/BryanElliottFacebook: http://fb.com/BehindtheBrandFor business inquiries: producer@thegoodbrain.comSee my film and commercial production work here: http://bit.ly/thegoodbrainworkSupport the show

Harris Beber is a skilled marketer who was reluctant about joining the premium platform Vimeo because he didn't have any video experience. But staying open and saying yes to explore opportunities has been one the keys to his success. I know you'll be inspired and learn a lot from this wide ranging conversation with Harris as we explore what's possible on Vimeo. Support the show

Danica Patrick is former professional race car driver who is now a exploring the next chapter in her life as an entrepreneur. Some of her best business advice includes how important it is to visualize your dreams to help them become a reality. Support the show

Scott Belsky is the Chief Product Officer at Adobe, a bestselling author and serial entrepreneur. Scott and Bryan have a wide-ranging conversation about things like creativity, The Messy Middle and how long you give a "great idea" until you quit. Support the show