FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis

Alex O'Dell and Kyle Hoff, co-founders of Floyd, share their story of how a one-product Kickstarter campaign became a multi-million venture with more than 50,000 customers worldwide.Using design innovation, they set out to solve the challenge around disposable furniture by creating thoughtful, beautiful products made for keeping, instead of tossing, which led them to significantly impacting the planet, the industry, and consumer behavior.Learn the role that social media and disruptive non-traditional strategies have played in their business development and how a recent sabbatical led them to a creating smarter organization while honing their leadership abilities.Plus, recommendations from DJ DiDonna, an expert on how to make the most out of a sabbatical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Magic Spoon's co-founder, Gabi Lewis, opens up about his entrepreneurial journey and the decisions he made so far. After building their first company, Exo, a cricket protein bar company, Gaby and his partner, Greg Sewitz, decided to exit the business and switch directions after raising millions of dollars and generating tons of hype. Next, they launched Magic Spoon, with a mission to reinvent everyone's favorite childhood cereals for the health-conscious consumer. By appealing to consumer nostalgia and leveraging social media to implement a direct-to-consumer strategy, their bet paid off big.Learn why these founders chose to pivot and how they learned from their first start-up to build bigger the second time around.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gretchen Rubin, 5-times New York Times Best-Seller, an award-winning podcaster, and speaker, discusses her latest book, "The Four Tendencies." This episode explores the four personality profiles identified in her book: the upholders, the questionnaires, the obligers, the rebels, and how they respond to their inner and outer expectations. By understanding your profile, you can improve your productivity, your life, and the lives of those around you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Shetty, successful entrepreneur, author, and content creator, continues discussing his new book, "Think Like a Monk," and how integrating meditation into your life can bring benefits to your work and to your personal life.The episode explores the importance of gratitude and introduces practical tools, such as "The Perspective Scale," to find greater perspective in day to day life. Finally, Jay shares his top habits for maintaining peak performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Shetty, author, podcaster, and former monk, shares his story and discusses his new book, “Think Like a Monk.” He speaks about the uncertain times we live in and how thinking like a monk - a calmer, clearer, and focused mind - can lead to greater happiness. This episode explores the differences between the “Monkey Mind” and the “Monk Mind,” how they relate to FOMO and FOBO, and how you can find autonomy and empowerment when you are decisive. Jay also shares some practical tips on how to create engaging social content that have garnered him hundreds of millions of views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last episode of the season, author and global affairs expert, Christian Busch, shares the results of 10 years of research into the art and science of luck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler discusses the research and philosophy behind his new book, "Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Essentialism, simply put, is living only for what really matters. Greg McKeown, author of the global bestseller "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less," discusses how to prioritize our time and energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrity party planner Bronson Van Wyck, founder of Van Wyck & Van Wyck event production and design agency, returns to the show to discuss how he pivoted his business to virtual events to survive in the socially distanced age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Kate Ryder started to raise funding for a pioneering healthcare app for women, the (mostly male) VCs didn't believe her idea was "big" enough. So Ryder turned to female investors and VCs with healthcare industry expertise to raise capital for Maven, which has served five million patients in 175 countries, since launching in 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices