The Danny Miranda Podcast

Entrepreneur Marcus Milione discusses how art unlocked his creativity, how a cancer diagnosis reshaped his relationship with running, and the milestones behind building Minted New York. He also shares his passion for thoughtful products and packaging, his evolving sense of purpose, and practical advice for people just starting to run.

Dan McCormick is the creator of Create – perhaps the world's first creatine company. In this conversation, we spoke about why he is building in public, why he appreciates Mark Zuckerberg and Meta, and what advice he would give to new ecommerce owners. Dan's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/damccormick13 Create: https://trycreate.co/pages/about-us 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 and writer Zach Pogrob explores why creators build worlds people want to belong to, from online communities to personal “cults.” He shares stories of childhood obsessions, finding big ideas, changing identity, and choosing opportunities that feel like a true fit. Plus, he reveals why the movies Air and Tetris brought him to tears.

Neema Naz, a comedian who has opened up for Russell Peters and has touched people like David Goggins & Alex Hormozi, discusses topics such as creating funny content, being shadow banned on Instagram, opening for idols, and the power of laughter and authenticity in comedy.

Lisa Ann is a former adult film actress and current author and radio personality. In this conversation, we spoke about challenges in the industry, communication, her relationship with her parents, living in survival, and her new book. (0:00) Intro (3:35) Writing (7:31) First Impressions (10:21) First Time Lisa Had Weed (11:49) Social Media (15:49) Peggy (Lisa’s Earliest Role Model) (21:45) Relationship With Parents (28:43) Survival To Self-Love (36:33) Leaving Porn (Minimalism) (46:14) Lisa Ann’s Morning Routine (53:41) Lisa’s Entrepreneurial Itch (1:02:02) Advice To Younger Version (1:04:39) Getting Into Sports Media (1:09:45) Communication (1:13:43) What Are You Running From/Toward? (1:21:54) Dating For Lisa Ann (1:27:10) The Life Back (1:33:03) Challenge Lisa's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/thereallisaann Instagram: https://instagram.com/thereallisaann Website: https://thereallisaann.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

Leon Hendrix, YouTuber and entrepreneur, discusses early moments in his journey, creating a community, getting phone calls from MrBeast, spending time with billionaire Bryan Johnson, and having 500,000 subscribers. They also cover childhood traumas, self-improvement, discovering strengths, forgiveness, and the power of brain training.

Steph Smith discusses the trade-offs of having an audience, how to recognize standout talent, and what makes creators’ work resonate. She shares stories from stepping into a podcasting role, building compelling narratives, and finding fresh perspectives through travel.

Steezy Kane is an independent filmmaker. In this conversation we spoke about the law of attraction, letting his team go, early days of creating, his father as an inspiration, the month he blew up, and his 1 hour ritual... (0:00) Intro (1:04) Steezy’s English Teacher (4:08) The Power of Imagining (8:03) Steezy’s 1 Hour Ritual (10:31) Why Does Law of Attraction Work? (11:58) Building A Persona (14:41) The Month Steezy Blew Up (September 2018) (21:03) Steezy Letting Team Go (24:33) Speaking Truth To Serve Yourself (31:45) Online vs. Offline (34:23) 10 Years To 1,000,000 Subscribers (42:02) Early Days of Creating (44:02) Manson’s Law of Avoidance (50:05) The Thoughts Create The Reality (53:36) Common Mistakes From Newer YouTubers? (56:56) Reprogramming Your Subconscious Mind (1:07:31) Seeking Truth (1:09:34) What Does Steezy Know For Sure? (1:13:42) Challenge  Steezy's Links YouTube: @SteezyKane Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steezykane Twitter: https://twitter.com/steezykane My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube:  @dannymiranda   🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda

This is a special episode of the podcast featuring... some of you! I put out on Twitter a special form asking listeners... What topic(s) do you want to discuss? Who's your favorite person in the world and why? What's a challenge you would leave people with to live a better life? If you were forced to ask me one question, what would it be? What is your level of familiarity with the podcast? Do you have anything you want to plug Anything else I should know? Then I got to dialing. It was an incredibly fun experience – and I hope to do it again.

Brad Lancaster is a YouTuber. He runs the channel Discover Connection, which has more than 570,000 subscribers. On the channel, he runs interesting experiments and documents them… like crossing America on $0, asking Mexicans to cook dinner at their home, getting a tattoo with a stranger, and much more. (0:00) Intro (1:20) What Is Connection? (7:10) Brad’s Stress (9:39) Feeling Isolation (17:03) Working For Yes Theory (27:31) Where Does Insecurity Come From? (34:51) Free Car (37:01) There Are No Bad People  (41:01) Humanity Is All The Emotions (43:39) The Problem With Modern Communities (50:55) Feeling Not Wanted (55:58) Different Lenses (1:00:01) Meeting Random People (1:03:41) Getting A Stranger’s Face Tattooed (1:08:02) Creating Serendipity (1:12:00) Panic Attack In Mexico (1:15:02) Consuming Too Much (1:16:33) Loving Yourself (1:19:21) Growth = Friends Becoming Mentors (1:24:05) Challenge (1:25:52) Second Phone Resources: A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson – https://www.amazon.com/Return-Love-Reflections-Principles-Miracles/dp/0060927488Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ravikant – https://www.amazon.com/Love-Yourself-Like-Your-Depends/dp/0062968726 Brad's Links YouTube:  @DiscoverConnection  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discoverconnection 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