

FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis
Patrick J. McGinnis
FOMO Sapiens is the podcast for anyone who wants to make smarter decisions, take action, and thrive in an unpredictable world. Hosted by Patrick J. McGinnis—the guy who coined FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)—this show brings you insights from world-class entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders who’ve mastered the art of navigating uncertainty.Each episode is packed with real-world strategies, powerful stories, and actionable advice to help you cut through the noise, take control of your choices, and build a life you actually want—without the fear of missing out.Listen now and start making decisions on your own terms.
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May 16, 2022 • 20min
FOMOndays: How to Make Travel Meaningful
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

May 12, 2022 • 37min
6. Reclaiming Your Financial Independence with MaryRuth Ghiyam
Sometimes the driving factors of success are born from passion but other times, it’s pure necessity. MaryRuth Ghiyam, founder of MaryRuth Organics, explains how her determination to overcome overwhelming debt drove her to become an entrepreneur, creating a successful company and achieving the ultimate financial independence. Although she had been lucky enough to have been offered financial support from those in her life, MaryRuth rejected those generous offers in lieu of becoming the master of her own destiny and being in total control of her financial future. Ghiyam explains how she had to change her thinking to change her outcome and what it took to leave her debt in the rear-view mirror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 9, 2022 • 17min
FOMOndays: How to Build a Beverage Company
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

May 5, 2022 • 34min
5. Oso Trava on Entrepreneurship in Latin America
What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur in LATAM, is it all that different than in the United States? Author, podcaster, and serial entrepreneur Oso Trava shares insights on his experience leaving corporate America to embrace Latin entrepreneurship.Explaining his journey as an entrepreneur, Trava discusses the genesis of his ideas, businesses, and the necessary lessons he had to learn to gain the valuable experience necessary to be a success in LATAM. Explaining the importance of separating his success from his businesses’ success, Trava shares insights, and advice on creating growth and opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 2, 2022 • 16min
FOMOndays: How to Build a Business in Latin America
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

Apr 28, 2022 • 35min
4. The Business of Busyness with Juliet Funt
How do you know when being busy goes from an indication of an upward trajectory to a fast track to burnout? CEO of the Juliet Funt Group, Juliet Funt, shares insights from her new book A Minute to Think and the cost being busy has on creativity and quality of life. An expert on how to eliminate the counterproductive and overwhelming demands of everyday tasks, Juliet promotes awareness of the true cost of busy work and helps to design culture shifts for the smarter use of work hours. By creating more productive spaces, decreasing the number of unproductive touchpoints like emails and meetings, and utilizing the latest technology, Juliet argues that not only will the work-life balance be improved but that creativity, productivity, and success will naturally increase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 2022 • 16min
FOMOndays: How to Build a Speaking Career
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

Apr 23, 2022 • 37min
FOMOBonus Episode: How to Think about NFTs with Jordan Fried of NFT.com
The NFT market has seemingly come out of nowhere in the last year and the FOMO is everywhere. Despite all the buzz, it’s hard to know exactly what’s going on and how the market works. Jordan Fried, the co-founder of NFT.com, is at the center of the market and is about to launch the newest major platform in the space. On this episode, Magnus unpacks what is going on with NFTs, explains how the work, and then talks about what it takes to build a company to take on the incumbents in the space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 21, 2022 • 31min
3. Magnus Resch: The Art World's Most Practical Man
The business of being an artist is all too often plagued by uncertainty and self-doubt. Magnus Resch, serial entrepreneur, economist, and art market expert explains that when artists think in terms of being an entrepreneur, long-term success is much more attainable. Magnus argues that it is entrepreneurial thinking and personal marketing that provides the best path to success for artists globally. Magnus shares interesting insights on the logistics of opening an art gallery, building a personal art collection, and how artists can create lasting success in the 21st century by leveraging technology like social media and NFTs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 18, 2022 • 19min
FOMOndays: How to Do Your Taxes
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