

Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is on a mission to make you remarkable. His Remarkable People podcast features interviews with remarkable people such as Jane Goodall, Marc Benioff, Woz, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Bob Cialdini. Every episode will make you more remarkable.
Using his decades of experience in Silicon Valley as a Venture Capitalist and advisor to the top entrepreneurs in the world, Guy’s questions come from a place of curiosity and passion for technology, start-ups, entrepreneurship, and marketing.
Listeners of the Remarkable People podcast will learn from some of the most successful people in the world with practical tips and inspiring stories that will help you be more remarkable.
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Using his decades of experience in Silicon Valley as a Venture Capitalist and advisor to the top entrepreneurs in the world, Guy’s questions come from a place of curiosity and passion for technology, start-ups, entrepreneurship, and marketing.
Listeners of the Remarkable People podcast will learn from some of the most successful people in the world with practical tips and inspiring stories that will help you be more remarkable.
Like this show? Please leave us a review -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!
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Aug 25, 2021 • 1h 11min
Jon M. Chu: Hollywood storyteller and director of Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights
Hollywood Storyteller Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights, is this week's guest on Remarkable People podcast. He shares how his passion for creating video started and his love for Macs, much to Guy's delight. Jon also talks about the cultural importance of Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights. A must-listen for creatives, storytellers, and movie lovers! Tune into Remarkable People and enjoy!
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Aug 18, 2021 • 1h 5min
Mark Schulman: Author and Rock Star Drummer for P!nk and Cher
Mark Schulman has performed for more than a billion people in his 30 plus year career. He’s been the drummer for some of the greatest musical artists in history, including P!nk, Foreigner, Cher, Billy Idol, Stevie Nicks, Beyoncé, Tina Turner, and many more. In his first book, Conquering Life’s Stage Fright, through entertaining stories and innovative exercises, Mark reveals three core concepts that you can immediately employ to transform your anxieties — no matter what type of presentation, communication or performance is causing them — into a confident, world-class performance. You'll love this interview by Guy Kawasaki on this week's Remarkable People podcast!
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Aug 11, 2021 • 59min
Erica Dhawan: Communication and Innovation Expert and Author
Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, author and advisor on 21st century teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Named by Thinkers50 as the “Oprah of Management Thinkers”, she is the author of two books Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence and Digital Body Language. This week on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People, Guy talks with Erica about how to be more thoughtful and communicate better in the digital age. You'll be communicating better in tone, message, and emojis after this podcast.
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Aug 4, 2021 • 59min
Cody Keenan: Speech Writer and Former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama
You'll be blown away with this interview with speechwriter Cody Keenan, former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama. President Obama said he relied “on Cody not just to share my vision, but to help tell America’s story.”
“He’s a brilliant writer," Mr. Obama added. “He’s relentless.” Listen in as Guy Kawasaki talks to Cody about his years working at The White House this week on the Remarkable People Podcast.
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Jul 28, 2021 • 58min
Hugh Howey: Author, Storyteller, and Dreamer
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be an author and publish a book? You'll get to find out in this episode's interview with Hugh Howey. His two dreams were to publish a book and to sail around the world and he’s been wildly successful at both. You’ll learn about self-publishing, writing, and how Hugh reached his dreams on this week’s episode of the Remarkable People podcast with host Guy Kawasaki.
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Jul 21, 2021 • 52min
Jodi Kantor: Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter for The New York Times and Best-Selling Author
Jodi Kantor is prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and a best-selling author who broke the Harvey Weinstein story with Megan Twohey and Ronan Farrow. They broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged abuse towards women winning a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service which kicked off the #metoo movement. Ms. Kantor’s investigations into conditions at Starbucks and Amazon prompted national debates and policy changes at both companies.
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Jul 14, 2021 • 1h 3min
Dave Winer: Software Developer, Entrepreneur, and Writer
Dave Winer is considered to be the father of blogging and the RSS feed AKA Really Simple Syndication. He's been connecting the dots and closing parentheses in Silicon Valley since the beginning of the tech industry. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School and NYU, entrepreneur, started two Silicon Valley tech companies. Winer has been given "credit for the invention of the podcasting model." Many of the things we do on the internet have Dave's fingerprints on it. Great conversation between David Winer and Guy Kawasaki on this week's Remarkable People Podcast!
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Jul 7, 2021 • 56min
Haben Girma: Lawyer, Activist, and Advocate for Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Haben Girma, the first deafblind woman to graduate from Harvard Law School, discusses her upbringing, journey to the United States, and her advocacy for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. They explore the limitations of AI in voice to braille conversion and the problematic portrayal of disabled individuals in media. The importance of accessibility and professional captions is emphasized, along with the need for deep thinking and creating transcripts for individuals with hearing disabilities.

Jun 30, 2021 • 1h 9min
Steve Blank: Author, Entrepreneur, and Start Up Whisperer
Have you ever wondered what it's like to run a start up or be in Silicon Valley? You'll get to find out with this episode's interview of Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast with Steve Blank. Blank's customer development methodology is a cornerstone of the lean startup movement, popularized by Eric Ries whom Blank states was "the best student I ever had."
Steve and I talked about:
What should a young entrepreneur supposed to put in his pitch?
Startups are about leadership and culture
Entrepreneurs and technology lovers- this one's for you!
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Jun 23, 2021 • 59min
Ronnie Lott: Super Bowl Winning Football Legend and Venture Capitalist
Ronnie Lott is one of the best football players in the history of the NFL. After a successful college football career at USC he was the first round draft pick of the SF 49ers in 1981.
Over his fourteen year career, he played for the 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, New York Jets, and Kansas City Chiefs.
In his rookie year he helped the 49ers win Super Bowl XVI. He played on three more 49er teams that won the Super Bowl. And was subsequently inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 29, 2000.
In this episode we talk about:
Surrounding yourself around great people
What makes creates a legendary athlete
Professor at Cornell used to play football
How Ronnie transitioned from sports to business
So many nuggets of wisdom in this episode of Remarkable People with Ronnie Lott!
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