

Behind the Brilliance
Lisa Nicole Bell
Behind the Brilliance is the go to podcast for the intellectually curious and relentlessly ambitious. The show features weekly long form interviews with innovative and culture-shaping leaders in art, culture, technology, business, lifestyle, and personal development along with Lisa's inspiring and funny advice on life, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
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Oct 15, 2015 • 41min
061 Status Anxiety + Season 4 Kickoff
Season 4 kicks off with a discussion about Lisa's favorite book of 2015, Status Anxiety.

Oct 15, 2015 • 1h 8min
062 Morgan DeBaun
Lisa sets down with cofounder and CEO of Blavity, Morgan DeBaun, to discuss her journey as an entrepreneur, the impact of black Milennial culture, and her approach to getting things done.

Jul 22, 2015 • 37min
060 Season 3 Recap
After a fun and inspiring season, Lisa recaps her favorite episodes and the most profound insights from this season's guests.

Jul 16, 2015 • 1h 23min
059 Brad Feld
Serial entrepreneur turned venture capitalist Brad Feld joins Lisa to chat about his path to success, his approach to conquering depression, and why he loves marathons.

Jul 8, 2015 • 31min
058 Lisa's Favorite Apps
In this solo episode, Lisa shares her top 5 favorite apps plus an honorable mention. During #LisaLikes, she breaks down the struggle and virtue of the hipster vegetable, kale.

Jul 2, 2015 • 1h 20min
057 Elizabeth Saunders
Bestselling author and Harvard Business Review columnist Elizabeth Saunders joins Lisa to chat about her leap from magazine editor to entrepreneur, her philosophy on minimalism, and why time management should be a priority for everyone. Lisa also goes into a random thing about archery and answers a listener question on wins vs losses.

Jun 25, 2015 • 19min
056 Comfort Zones + Failure
Lisa shares her thoughts on the importance of getting (and staying) out of the comfort zone and how failures can serve us.

Jun 18, 2015 • 36min
055 On Manifestation
In this solo episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on the idea of "manifesting" and shares a personal story on the topic.

Jun 11, 2015 • 34min
054 On Travel
In this solo episode, Lisa discusses her wanderlusty love for travel and offers five reasons you should book your next adventure asap.

Jun 4, 2015 • 1h 7min
053 Franklin Leonard
Franklin Leonard, founder of The Black List and startup advisor, joins Lisa to discuss his path to professional success, his philosophy on fear, and his advice to novices.