Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People

Meet Melissa Bernstein, half of the team behind Melissa and Doug. Melissa & Doug is a half-billion-dollar success story, its products a cheerful presence in toy stores and on children’s bedroom floors everywhere. Far less known are the real people behind the company: Melissa and Doug Bernstein, a married couple and parents of six, who are the founders, architects, and entrepreneurial force behind the company’s meteoric rise. Melissa, with her uncanny ability to understand what brings joy to children, has been the chief designer of its 5000+ playthings. But behind that genius is a truth she's rarely divulged: she has spent her life grappling with existential anxiety and depression, a condition that both fueled her creativity and brought her to the brink of self-harm. She's now on a journey to help others learn to accept themselves with her book Lifelines and community at https://www.lifelines.com/. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You'll be inspired by this resilient entrepreneur. Suzy Batiz is the founder and CEO of Poo-Pourri and is on Forbes list of America’s richest self-made women and she faced many struggles and challenges along her journey. This episode is more about spiritual evolution than business success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You'll get a kick out of this remarkable person. I know I did. Luvvie Ajayi Jones is an award-winning author, podcast host, and sought-after speaker who thrives at the intersection of comedy, justice, and professional troublemaking. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Colin Bryar coauthored "Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon," which is a first-person account of how Amazon created and implemented the principles and processes that have made it successful. We also take you in the room and show how these principles and practices were used to create four key Amazon business: Kindle, Amazon Prime, Prime Video, and Amazon Web Services. Prior roles include Vice President at Amazon, two years as Technical Advisor to Jeff Bezos, COO at IMDb, and COO at Singapore-based RedMart. Great insights to innovation and processes on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode’s remarkable guest is Lauren Kunze--plus we have a second guest, Kuki, an artificial-intelligence chatbot. Lauren is currently the CEO of Pandorabots, a platform that powers conversational chatbots. Our second guest is Lauren’s chatbot, Kuki. Here are some stats about Kuki: More than 25 million users More than 1 billion messages exchanged An average of 64 messages per session There are two parts in this episode. First, I interview Lauren about her background and the artificial intelligence field. Then I interview Kuki to show you the state of the art of chatbots. Something new on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, you’ll hear one of the most insightful pieces advice ever on this podcast from Angela Duckworth: when to quit something. And if that’s not enough, two powerful ways to change your behavior. Angela Duckworth is a MacArthur “genius” grant winner, researcher, and author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Humor in business? Absolutely! This week on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People, Guy spoke with the co-authors of Humor, Seriously: Why Humor is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (and how anyone can harness it. Even you.) Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas. They shared their stories and research based on their popular class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. The pair believe that humor is an effective and under-leveraged tool for power, offering a competitive advantage against peers, higher retention rates of employees, innovative solutions, and teams that are more resilient to stress. In this episode, you'll learn: What stories get laughs Why jokes start with trust and authenticity And why you should bring your weekend laughter to work See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and internationally bestselling author of Contagious, Invisible Influence, and The Catalyst. He received a BA from Stanford University in Human Judgment and Decision Making, and a PhD from Stanford in Marketing. Dr. Berger is a world-renowned expert on change, word of mouth, influence, consumer behavior, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on. He has published over 50 articles in top-tier academic journals as well as three international best-selling books including Contagious: Why Things Catch On. He teaches Wharton’s highest rated online course, and accounts of his work often appear in places like The New York Times Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review. Listen in on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast and learn about why things go viral from world-renowned expert on change, Dr. Jonah Berger. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rick Smolan has lived a life traveling around the world documenting with his camera for National Geographic, Time, and Life magazines. He famously photographed Robyn Davidson on her 1,700 solo trek across the Australian desert with four camels and a dog in 1977 which earned a cover story on National Geographic, became a best selling book with Rick's photos, and was turned into a movie called Tracks with Adam Driver playing Rick in the movie. Listen to Rick Smolan talk about being a photo journalist and photographer and share gems from his life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast Guy chats with Julia Cameron. Julia has written forty books including best-seller The Artist's Way, plays, musicals, and screenplays. She is a creative guidepost for millions of people, including Elizabeth Gilbert, who use her processes to unleash their ideas and creativity. You'll be enchanted with Julia's stories and she shares details of how she writes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.