The Danny Miranda Podcast

Ryan Duey, cofounder of Plunge, talks about his remarkable journey starting the company during the pandemic. Topics include near-death experiences in Thailand, the significance of synchronicities, the evolution of the float tank experience, the impact of 'Who Dies' by Stephen Levine, building trust and ethical partnership, and the power of criticism and embracing difficulty.

David Rosenthal is a podcaster and host of Acquired – a podcast that details the stories of the world's most successful companies. 0:00 Intro 1:24 Ed Zschau’s High Impact Entrepreneurship 7:20 Tim Ferriss Guest Lecturer 9:50 David’s Senior Thesis 12:41 The Skill Of Recall 16:00 What Has David Learned From Parents? 20:00 VC & Hollywood 28:01 First Sponsor Of Acquired 37:58 4 Segments Of Audience 42:08 Taylor Swift 43:52 Does David Feel Guilty For Privilege? 46:00 Why David Was Not A Good Student 51:00 Perception Of Content 53:13 The Bar Rising 55:41 Name Change (“Acquired” To “Adapting”) 59:03 Parenting & Relationships 1:21:12 Why Is David So Smiley? 1:27:31 Mediums 1:34:02 Rising Tides Of Podcasting 1:37:00 Business Celebrities 1:39:55 Water Sees Its Own Level 1:47:53 Challenge David’s Podcast Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm Twitter: https://twitter.com/djrosent My Links  🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Chris Hutchins is a podcaster (All The Hacks). He previously worked as the founder at Grove (acquired by Wealthfront) & Milk (acquired by Google). (0:00) Why Does Chris Podcast? (4:02) Maximizing Vs. Satisfysing (8:00) How Long Has Chris Been Hacking? (11:06) Wife & Relationship (21:13) Hacks For Relationships (28:15) Building World-Class Network (34:02) Principles Of An Optimized Life (38:50) Curiosity (41:45) How To Figure Out Your Thing (53:00) Driving Lyft (1:03:05) Finding Work You Love (1:10:30) Brilliant Strategy For Learning/Teaching (1:17:20) Challenge Resources Mentioned https://sarastibitz.com/ https://medium.com/chrishutchins/aceeecb21e48 Bill Perkins On All The Hacks – https://open.spotify.com/episode/29f3WdNtrYs5AdaP8jmKnV?si=736b74ee0003409b Derek Sivers On All The Hacks – https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T7DD03FW5bNf1BjvAE1E9?si=e0ed2bb71a3143f0 Arthur Brooks On All The Hacks – https://open.spotify.com/episode/4c2db9iTcBygScdxxojIPD?si=7e8a754f5fb54f35 Chris Hutchins On Tim Ferriss – https://open.spotify.com/episode/096TX9Cov1jjI1jxureble?si=1d0eb313848345a8 Gary Vaynerchuk On All The Hacks – https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KlYZoHFNCEorl0o1LpYpP?si=8795fbf17d074447 Chris’ Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/hutchins Podcast: https://www.allthehacks.com/ My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Grace Smith is an entrepreneur and hypnotherapist. (0:00) Intro (1:00) Freedom (5:45) Dealing With Fatigue (8:20) Fearful Of Going Bankrupt (10:34) Raising Consciousness Virtually (13:25) Why Hypnotherapy & Where To Start (18:31) Generational Trauma (22:00) Spontaneous Past Life Regressions (29:02) Why Does Pain Transform Us? (33:21) Identifying What’s Holding Us Back (39:32) Following Advice Vs. Following Yourself (45:31) The Right Timing (50:02) Catching Beliefs (54:00) Clean And Clear Energy (1:05:35) Challenge Grace's Links App: https://getgrace.com/app/ Website: https://gracesmith.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracesmithtv My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

David Senra is a podcaster. He is the host of Founders. Listen here: https://founders.simplecast.com/ (0:00) Intro (1:11) Differentiate Yourself (4:43) Was David Always Searching? (7:31) Meeting Charlie Munger (18:30) Fighter Mentality (30:00) The Power of Podcasts (31:46) Belief Comes Before Ability (37:41) How Has Success Changed (43:21) Parenting Rules (49:50) Simple Rules For Business (58:54) The Good Ones Know More (1:01:10) Network (1:07:40 Terrified Of Fame (1:10:33 Edwin Land (1:19:45) Freedom (1:25:00) Interesting Experiences Are Not For Sale (1:27:39) Speech At Daughter’s School (1:32:44) Influence Of Parents (1:38:45) Breaking Generational Patterns (1:41:45) Creating Connections (1:45:00) The Senra Install (1:50:10) Biggest Change In Behavior (1:55:44) Challenge My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Polina Marinova Pompliano is the author of Hidden Genius. Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-secret-thinking-successful/dp/1804090034 (0:00) Intro (1:30) Everyone Is Interesting (9:39) Relationships (14:00) Creativity (19:41) Sara Blakely (23:02) Parenting (25:31) The Seesaw of Misery (32:02) Hero Worship (34:20) What Has Polina Changed? (38:38) It’s Not That Serious (41:02) The Need To Control (44:00) Dealing With Suffering (47:30) Content Diet (49:03) Mantras (51:39) Betting On Yourself (57:12) Commitment & Discipline (1:00:55) Writing On The Internet (1:04:15) What Might Readers Overlook? (1:06:23) Belief Polina Broke (1:11:14) Challenge Links Hidden Genius by Polina Marinova Pompliano – https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-secret-thinking-successful/dp/1804090034⁠ What I Know For Sure by Oprah – https://www.amazon.com/What-Know-Sure-Oprah-Winfrey/dp/1250054052 The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey – https://www.amazon.com/Path-Made-Clear-Discovering-Direction/dp/1250307503 Polina’s Links Book: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-secret-thinking-successful/dp/1804090034 Twitter: https://twitter.com/polina_marinova The Profile: https://theprofile.substack.com

Mark Sisson is an entrepreneur. He sold Primal Kitchen for $200 million in 2018. More recently, he started Peluva with his son to reimagine footwear.  0:00 Intro 1:01 What Gets Overlooked? 4:08 Surrender Or Push Through? 11:02 Daily Blogging 16:02 Everything In Perfect Timing 19:08 People Are Resilient 23:08 Monk Mode & Achieving Goals 31:31 Childlike Wonder 35:01 Number 1 Book On Amazon 40:00 The $100,000,000 Check 42:08 Parenting 46:31 Writing & Communication 53:22 Reimagining Footwear 58:28 Spotting Gaps In Market 1:03:50 Challenge Mark's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/mark_sisson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksissonprimal Website: https://www.marksdailyapple.com/ Peluva: https://peluva.com/ My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Entrepreneur Nicholas Crown explores the impact of insecurities, the pursuit of happiness beyond financial success, and the power of visualization in creating a dream life. They also discuss the importance of being authentically playful, finding spiritual fulfillment, and taking responsibility for achieving big ideas. The podcast concludes with insights on leveraging technology, breaking down big ideas, and believing in one's potential.

Robert Greene is a writer. His books have sold millions of copies (including The 48 Laws of Power). In this conversation, we spoke about what new writers get wrong, valuing experiences over money, why his ideas have stuck for 25+ years, developing empathy, and the role of meditation in his own life. (0:00) Intro (1:58) Ancient Greece & 17th Century France (6:55) Avoiding Yes Men (10:53) Following Up On Success (13:10) Lessons From 12+ Years of Meditation (27:58) Importance Of Boredom (36:00) What Do Most Writers In 20s Get Wrong? (40:21) Developing Empathy (46:38) The Voice (52:28) Do People’s Problems Stick To Robert? (54:12) Success = Freedom (56:08) Death (1:06:00) Ryan Holiday (1:10:01) Valuing Experiences Over Money (1:14:45) Longevity Of Ideas (1:17:54) Robert’s Next Project (1:20:04) Challenge Robert’s Links Website: https://powerseductionandwar.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/robertgreene Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertgreeneofficial My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Adam Von Rothfelder, founder of Strong Coffee Company, speaks about his abusive childhood, the shortness of life, pain leading to discovery, and the origins of his company. Topics include validation, parenting, discovering what you want, and the meaning of greatness.