FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis

Max Rose is not your typical politician. He speaks like a real person, says what he thinks, and thinks more like an entrepreneur than a politico. After serving one term, Max narrowly lost a tight race for reelection, but he’s back to give it another shot. On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, we feature part one of our two-episode discussion with Rep. Rose. You’ll find out how Max sees politics and how his background in the military influences his vision for government and service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Long live the rebels! But even though we admire rebels, so many people are wired (and taught) to be rule followers. As a result, they struggle to go against the flow. But sometimes you need to do exactly that to achieve escape velocity in life and in business. On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, we meet Todd Kashdan, the author of The Art of Insubordination. In our conversation, Todd explains why it’s so hard to be insubordinate. He also lays out how you can choose a path of principled rebellion to rebel productively while making sure that you don’t just make an enemy of everyone. Finally, he will share some key strategies for how you can be a constructive rebel every day in your daily life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Kathryn Fantauzzi built a career as an expert in commercializing technology. That skill came in handy when her husband, a neuroscientist, and psychiatrist developed a wearable technology that actively improves energy, focus & sleep. The two decided to pair up to found Apollo Neuroscience and have gone on to raise venture capital to build their business. In this episode, will talk about how she met her co-founder (and now husband) and how she came up with the idea of commercializing the technology he was developing. She’ll also talk about how Apollo Neuroscience creates engagement for the product and how the company convinces its users that the product works. Finally, we’ll unpack how this married pair of founders separate work from the rest of their lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Khaled Kteilly never intended to run a start-up that would allow men to freeze their sperm. But after an accident caused him to worry that he might not be able to have children, he discovered that the entire process of freezing and preserving sperm was antiquated and uncomfortable. That led him to start Legacy, a digital fertility clinic for people with sperm that is helping to change the outdated view that fertility is a “women’s issue”. On this episode of FOMO Sapiens, Khaled tells the Legacy story and talks about what inspired him to launch a business that focuses on male reproductive health. He will also explain how he learned to talk about a very sensitive topic in a way that resonates with people. Finally, he’ll unpack how he found the confidence and the path to raise $45 million from VCs as well as from angel investors like The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, and Orlando Bloom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Reggie Fils-Aimé’s remarkable ascent from growing up in the Bronx to leading Nintendo as its president is an exceptional example of how entrepreneurial thinking can take you places you might not expect. Yet Reggie has always taken a unique path – and even gone against convention – in his career. That approach to work and life allowed him to rise to the top at Nintendo, which as an iconic Japanese company has its own set of rules that he had to learn and then unlearn as a leader. Fils-Aimé shares insights from his new book, Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo, including his five life principles. He also talks about his well-publicized decision to step down from the board at meme stock favorite GameStop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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