

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.
Episodes
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May 29, 2015 • 34min
052 The Birthday Episode
In this annual birthday episode, Lisa reflects on the past year of her life and shares some of her best lessons.

May 22, 2015 • 35min
051 Books on Books on Books
In the final book episode, Lisa shares her favorite business and relationship reads. She also drops some of the most unique names ever.

May 16, 2015 • 43min
050: Lisa's Top 10 Personal Development Books Part 2
Lisa continues her discussion of her favorite personal development books.

May 7, 2015 • 34min
049 Lisa's Top 10 Personal Development Book List Part 1
Lisa shares her favorite personal development books and shares what she's learned from each.

Apr 30, 2015 • 30min
048 Don't Follow Your Passion
In this solo episode, Lisa discusses her perspective on why "following passion" is bad advice and what dreamers should do instead.

Apr 23, 2015 • 29min
047 Four Traits of Achievers
Lisa breaks down 4 specific traits she's observed in Behind the Brilliance guests and provides thoughts on applying those traits to your life and work.

Apr 16, 2015 • 52min
046 Shara Senderoff
Movie producer and tech startup founder Shara Senderoff sits down with Lisa to discuss her path to founding Career Sushi (formerly known as Intern Sushi) and how she manages to stay sane amidst chaos. She also discusses her philosophy on startups and why Disney movies are blueprints for life.

Apr 9, 2015 • 1h 3min
045 Julie Smolyansky
CEO of Lifeway Kefir Julie Smolyansky joins Lisa to discuss her path to becoming CEO of the company, growing the sales to $130 million, and finding balance among the chaos. We also discuss her work with the UN and her work to end violence against women.

Apr 2, 2015 • 55min
044 Michael Carney
Pando Daily editor and soon to be venture capitalist Michael Carney drops by to discuss his career path, his approach to life, and his observations about entrepreneurship.

Mar 25, 2015 • 1h 1min
043 Evita Castine
Emmy award winning director Evita Castine stops by to discuss her work as a filmmaker, identity, race, creativity, and her approach to overcoming fear.