
FOMO Sapiens with 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.
Latest episodes

Feb 14, 2022 • 15min
FOMOndays: How To Think About Market Volitility
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

Feb 10, 2022 • 33min
19. Building a Unicorn with Ali Tamaseb
Ali Tamaseb, Founder & CEO of BootstrapLabs, a leading Artificial Intelligence Venture Capital firm that manages more than $2 billion discusses innovation, unicorns, billion-dollar ideas, and everything in between from his new book “Super Founders.” Garnering wisdom from his vast career as investor, advisor, founder, and leader, in his new book, Ali explains the burning questions that drove him to research and identify the traits of a super founder and what makes a billion-dollar startup.Sharing insights from the over 35,000 data points collected over four years, advice for best pitches, and what makes a million-dollar business, Ali debunks myths about entrepreneurship, startups, and bursting the proverbial bubble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 7, 2022 • 19min
FOMOndays: How To Invest in a Creative Endeavor
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

Feb 3, 2022 • 40min
18. Making a Movie: Entrepreneurship as an Art
Rebecca Eskreis, Michael Cuomo, and Megan Elizabeth Bell come together to discuss the creative and logistic process of making their new feature film What Breaks the Ice, a coming of age film set in the summer of 1998. This innovative, creative team shares their experience as they joined forces to make movie magic. Paralleling the path of any startup, the team discusses how they had to pitch their creative vision not just to investors but to audiences as well. This fascinating conversation provides a unique perspective on the practical approach to the creative process with these experienced entertainment industry professionals who successfully sold their idea, and themselves, in a cutthroat industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 2022 • 18min
FOMOndays: How To Manage Your 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

Jan 27, 2022 • 31min
17. Creative Careers: How to Succeed without Starving with Jeff Madoff
There has been a long understanding in society that for an artist or any type of creative to be successful, they must “starve,” that they don’t deserve to reap the success of their hard work during their lifetime, that perhaps their creative and artistic contributions are not deserving of financial rewards. Jeff Madoff, director, photographer, writer, and professor at Parsons School of Design is here to put that myth to bed.Explaining that creative careers are indeed possible, Jeff argues that anyone can monetize their ideas to make a living. Sharing insights from his experience cultivating a creative career that ranged from days as a fashion designer to the production of his upcoming play, Jeff discusses the practical side of how to make a living with your ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 24, 2022 • 18min
FOMOndays: How To Improvise Like A Jazz Musician
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

Jan 20, 2022 • 34min
16. Two Beats Ahead with Michael Hendrix
Jazz musician, Berkeley School of Music professor, and co-author of the new book Two Beats Ahead: What Music Teaches Us About Innovation shares insights on the lessons we learn from music, the skills it can develop, as well as tips on consumption versus creation.In life and in business, often we are forced to improvise, to pivot on the spot in order to innovate and strategize solutions. In his new book, Michael explains the talent, skills, and tools developed by musicians that are vital to fostering innovation in everyday life. Explaining how to apply the lessons we learn from music, Michael shares how they can strengthen and empower the entrepreneurial spirit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 17, 2022 • 19min
FOMOndays: Patrick's Hot Take On New Years in Socotra
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

Jan 13, 2022 • 33min
15. Creating Change with Robin Bronk
Robin Bronk, CEO of The Creative Coalition, the nation’s leading bipartisan advocacy group discusses how the power of social proof paves the way for lasting change not only in the arts, but in society as a whole. Recognizing the vast influence afforded to the entertainment industry, The Creative Coalition aims to use celebrity-based platforms for the advancement of the arts and positive social impact. Through strategic advocacy, education, and meaningful discussion, Robin explains how her organization pushes to pass legislation and increase federal funding to improve and expand the positive impact that the arts have on society and humanity through representation and action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices