The Danny Miranda Podcast

Codie Sanchez is an entrepreneur and writer. She is a creator who is winning the game of content (amassing an audience of millions across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube over the past two years). And if you listen to her in this interview, it's no surprise.  Before she ran boring businesses as an investor, she worked as a journalist and in private equity. But then she had a realization: in order to have an impact on the world... you need money.   (0:00) Asymmetric Experiences  (4:03) Curiosity  (8:40) Content  (10:12) Tombstone?  (12:52) Delegate  (16:16) Business Models  (21:30) Monetization Strategies (25:12) Investing = Freedom  (28:34) Christopher Hitchins  (30:50) Storytelling  (32:20) Writing  (35:21) No Meetings Before Noon  (37:11) Burnout  (39:02) Content  (45:35) Fame  (48:28) What’s Next?  (50:31) Challenge   Previous episode with Codie (episode 135): https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda/episodes/135-Codie-Sanchez---Journalism--Investing--and-Cannabis-e1io24l Codie's Links  Newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.co/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Codie_Sanchez  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez/   My Links  ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com (daily emails!) 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda  🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda  📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda  🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Joshua Becker is the author of Becoming Minimalist. It's a blog, a book, and a newsletter - that boasts over 1,000,000 readers every month.  In this conversation, we spoke about how Joshua became a minimalist, how his work as a blogger had origins in theology, why creating happens after clearing space, jealousy, fame, and the first step you should take to minimalism. (0:00) Choosing Theology (4:08) Overcoming Fear (5:48) Youth Pastor (7:01) Knowing God (10:31) Impactful Comments (17:01) Pastor & Minimalism (19:03) Finding Meaning (24:42) Things That Matter (28:41) Creating With Meaning (32:42) Fame (37:03) Jealousy (42:28) 14 Years Ago (46:01) First Step (48:53) Success Stories (53:01) Creation (55:51) Reading (1:00:58) Impactful Quote Resources Joshua’s Website: BecomingMinimalist.com Joshua’s Latest Book: https://www.amazon.com/Things-That-Matter-Overcoming-Distraction/dp/B09C9SGRCT My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Zach Pogrob is a relentless human. He’s the most recurring guest on the podcast (four times!) because he’s a great friend and special human. He's also the owner of a luxury photo booth company.   In this conversation, we spoke about creating online, finding your obsession, design, relentless humans, top creators, and how my Instagram has taken off in the past week since we’ve been here (20,000+ new followers!).   (0:00) Most Recurring Guest  (2:20) Loneliness  (6:32) Stats  (9:00) Design  (15:45) New Paid Newsletter  (19:09) Top Creators  (22:58) Finding Obsession  (28:35) Relentless Humans  (33:33) Location  (35:58) Hard Work vs. Obsession  (38:50) Internal vs. External  (39:35) Moving To Austin  (44:15) Obsession Analysis   Zach's Links  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachpogrob Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachpogrob  Mentioned  Noah’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noahhuisman3 CJ Finley’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cj.finley My Links  ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Andrew Murnane is a creator. In just two years, he's built a following of over 1,000,000 on TikTok and 150,000 on Instagram. Why? Because his videos are thought-provoking, interesting, and insightful.    In this conversation, we went deep on some of Andrew's favorite topics: creating, death, flow state, letting go of the past, and becoming yourself online.   (0:00) Leaving New York  (3:30) Randy Dufrane  (10:03) Trauma  (17:38) Awareness  (19:49) The Past  (29:50) Growth As A Creator  (42:50) Connection  (51:11) Intermittent Fasting  (55:03) Dots Connecting Backward  (1:02:15) Certainty  (1:04:15) Becoming Yourself Online  (1:15:19) Death  (1:20:13) Helping People  (1:26:58) Tweets  (1:32:21) Challenge   My first episode with Andrew (Episode 225): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmHK5uiQVQ  Andrew's Links  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@notandrewmurnane   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notandrewmurnane/   My Links  🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Dulma Altan is a content creator. Her TikTok account has grown a loyal audience of almost 100,000 people (in one year) for her business breakdowns of women. In this conversation, we spoke about what it means to be a skillful human, how Dulma wants to be remembered, how to express your gifts, the ups and downs of creating, why she's been procrastinating her podcast, and why you should romanticize the present moment. (0:00) Discipline (9:20) Self-Love (11:50) Internal Intention (14:40) Women Founders (19:15) Qualifying Statements (22:10) Leaving Bubble (24:55) Skillful Human (27:40) Procrastinating Podcast (32:05) Downsides Of Audience (36:40) Positives of Creating (38:31) Looking At Yourself (45:01) How To Express Gift (51:20) Romanticize The Present Moment (1:00:12) Writing A Book (1:01:40) How To Be Remembered (1:03:58) Challenge Dulma's Links Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4khTBpy7e8YJuZGWhxb2o9?si=6549175ff3e940f8 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@iamdulma My Links 🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Iman Gadzhi is a 22-year-old entrepreneur. In just a few years, he's amassed a multi-million dollar fortune.    And more recently, he's been putting the gas on his socials (100,000,000 views in August). He's built a following of over 600,000 subscribers on YouTube.  In this interview, he went deep on his specific social media strategy, his early childhood moments, his competitive streak, the questions deep in his head, and tapping into the divine.   Recorded September 29, 2022   (0:00) Instagram Deactivated  (1:40) Social Media Takeover  (13:14) Autoimmune Condition  (21:03) Running Marathon  (23:10) Questioning Authority  (25:50) High School  (32:32) Competitive Streak  (37:24) Self-Awareness  (42:10) Ego  (48:01) Young People & Elders  (56:10) Future Uncertainty  (1:01:20) Starting Agency  (1:04:53) Personal View (1:09:40) Tapping Into Divine  (1:15:31) Private Iman  (1:17:18) Loyalty  (1:20:04) Life As Chess  (1:25:58) Full Circle Moments  (1:33:58) Challenge   Resources   Part 1 with Iman (Episode 206): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRU57eeMq94  Iman's Links  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imangadzhi/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ImanGadzhi  My Links   🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view   🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda   📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda   🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda   🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure

Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, and learner. He's also a prolific creator. He writes a newsletter (The Pomp Letter) to over 225,000 people. He hosts The Pomp Podcast, where he's published over 1,000 episodes. He has also previously worked at Facebook.   In this conversation, we spoke about the following topics:   (0:00) Time  (3:35) Lessons From War  (9:06) Pomp’s Transition  (16:50) Core Skill  (19:00) Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg  (23:23) Leadership  (27:04) Military Skills  (30:04) Content  (34:35) Founder Traits  (38:18) Social Media  (45:02) Relationship  (50:15) Good Conversations  (52:40) Friends  (55:00) Betting On Yourself  (1:09:13) School  (1:15:40) Privacy  (1:18:50) The Future   Anthony's Links  Twitter: https://twitter.com/APompliano Newsletter: https://pomp.substack.com/ Podcast: https://www.anthonypompliano.com/podcast  My Links   🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view       🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda       📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda     🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure

Sahil Bloom is a writer and entrepreneur. In this conversation, we spoke about insecurities, imposter syndrome, how his perception of fame has changed, his writing process, a few different challenges on living a better life, and how he met Bill Gates, Tim Cook, and Warren Buffett.    (0:00) Why Sahil Writes  (4:40) Fame  (13:20) Purpose  (16:03) Finding People  (19:45) Technology  (28:30) Twitter vs. Instagram  (31:15) Writing Process  (34:40) Bill Gates, Tim Cook, Warren Buffett   (43:41) Sahil Bloom’s Unique Edge  (47:36) External Pressure  (50:10) Insecurity  (51:30) Imposter  (54:00) External vs. Internal  (58:19) What’s Enough  (1:04:50) 30 For 30 Challenge  (1:08:47) Meditation  (1:10:40) Creative Boredom Challenge (1:17:35) Ice Bath  (1:20:04) Life’s Short   Sahil's Links  Twitter: https://twitter.com/sahilbloom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sahilbloom/  My Links  🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view      🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda      📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda       🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure

Sebastian Ghiorghiu is a 23-year-old entrepreneur. In the past five years, he has transformed his body, brain, and wallet. He has built his following on YouTube from 0 to over 560,000+ subscribers. In this interview, Sebastian talked about how he mended his relationship with his mother, what happened when he went viral on TikTok, and how he started loving himself. Topics: (0:00) Getting Started  (4:01) Past 3 Years  (7:30) Girlfriend  (10:21) YouTube Channel  (12:45) Life Fulfillment  (17:38) Setting Goals  (21:27) Designing  (24:20) Limiting Beliefs  (27:22) Viral TikTok Video  (35:04) Energy Management  (36:53) Gamechanger Moment  (38:10) Privacy  (44:38) Being A Light  (49:13) Game Respects Game  (53:04) Living The Best Possible Life  (58:15) Education  (1:02:35) Get Rich  (1:06:55) Admiring Attributes  (1:11:00) Sticking To Your Word  (1:17:20) Loving Yourself  (1:27:02) Dark Period  (1:36:10) Parenthood   Sebastian's YouTube –  @Sebastian Ghiorghiu    Sebastian's Twitter – https://twitter.com/cbassg16  My Links       🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view      🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda     📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda      🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure

Neville Medhora is a copywriter, course creator, and pioneer of online blogging. In this episode, we spoke about his unusual thoughts on death, how he wrote his little book on copywriting, where the future is going, and his lack of adversity.   (0:00) Early Blogging  (4:25) Twitter Party  (7:03) The Future  (9:43) Happiness  (18:01) Death  (21:31) Hack Your Brain  (30:30) Copywriting Book  (32:32) Copywriting Course  (39:25) Future Of Tech  (42:39) Lex Fridman/Elon Musk  (47:20) Anti-Inflation Kit  (54:00) Dying  (59:06) Adversity   Neville's Links  Twitter – https://twitter.com/NevMed Blog – https://www.nevblog.com/ Course – https://copywritingcourse.com/  My Links      🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view     🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda     📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda     🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda     🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure