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FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis

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Oct 20, 2022 • 39min

S8 Ep7. CNBC’s Julia Boorstin on What Happens When Women Lead

In her work as a journalist, Julia Boorstin has met most of the big names in tech and entertainment. This unique perspective also fed her curiosity about the persistent gender gap in tech. Why do so few female-led companies get funded when start-ups led by women outperform?On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, Julia shares the findings of her deeply researched new book When Women Lead, and unpacks the ways in which women lead differently and achieve success based on those strategies. She also explains how men can learn from these strategies as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 17, 2022 • 24min

FOMOndays: How To Save More Money

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 13, 2022 • 48min

S8 Ep6. Walter Masterson on What It Takes - and What It’s Like - to be Huge on TikTok

Walter Masterson’s edgy yet hilarious political comedy has catapulted him to online fame, with more than 1 million followers and 50 million likes on TikTok alone. On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, Walter takes us from his early days as a content creator to his first viral videos and explains what takes to blow up online. He also talks about the realities of living off of content creation as well as the mental toll that creating edgy content can take. If you've ever had major FOMO about being huge on TikTok, this episode will show you what it’s really like to achieve online fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 10, 2022 • 22min

FOMOndays: How to Think About Gen Z

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 6, 2022 • 40min

S8 Ep5. Amy Gallo on How to Get Along With Anyone (Even the Bad People)

As the author of the new book Getting Along With Anyone – Even Difficult People and the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, Amy Gallo has spent years unpacking the tricky personality types you encounter at work and in your life - and she’s figured out how to deal with them. On this week’s episode of FOMO Sapiens, Amy details the 8 archetypes of difficult people and shares practical and tactical tips on how to neutralize their behavior so that you don’t waste your valuable time on people who will hold you back or frustrate you. Because who has time to slow down your progress while you’re trying to fix them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 3, 2022 • 21min

FOMOndays: How to Let Others Fail

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 29, 2022 • 44min

S8 Ep4. Embracing your Wyrd (and your Weird) with Marcus Buckingham

Why do so many people feel disconnected from their work? That’s the question that best-selling author and SkillsFinder co-creator Marcus Buckingham seeks to answer in his new book Life + Work. The answer, at least partially, lies in finding your Wyrd, the nordic concept that each person is born with a distinct spirit that makes you an individual. On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, Marcus unpacks how you can find your wyrd and how you can figure out where Love meets Work in the process. He also talks about managing the external forces - things like reference anxiety and FOMO that keep you from finding what you really want to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 26, 2022 • 21min

FOMOndays: How To Find Your Wyrd

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 22, 2022 • 37min

S8 Ep3. Alex Amouyel Explains How The Answer to Solving The World’s Biggest Problems is You

As Executive Director of Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alex Amouyel seeks to solve big global challenges through open innovation. But you don’t have to call on her to solve problems in your own community. She’s written a step-by-step book - The Answer is You - to tell you what you need to do. By applying entrepreneurial thinking, you can find a problem that piques your passion and step forward to make things better. On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, Alex details the process you can follow to create impact by solving the problems that you care about in a meaningful, yet sustainable, way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 19, 2022 • 23min

FOMOndays: How to Be a 10% Activist

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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