Behind the Brilliance
Summary: 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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A quick recap of the dynamic guests and conversations from Season 9 of Behind the Brilliance. www.behindthebrilliance.com
Elaine Pagels is a preeminent figure in the theological community. She is a religious historian at Princeton and the author of several books including her recent memoir, Why Religion? During this conversation, Elaine opens up about her winding journey with faith, the lessons she's learned about grief, and how she's remained optimistic through it all. Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB185
Vanessa K. De Luca is a brilliant and dynamic journalistic force who was the lauded Editor in Chief at ESSENCE magazine...and then she wasn't. With grace and resilience, she's charted a new path for her career and is creating a blueprint for other professionals who want to create lives that are rich with meaning and relevance. Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB184
Mandela SH Dixon is the founder and CEO of Founder Gym, an online training center for underrepresented founders. During our conversation, we talked about how flipped a talent for teaching into a dynamic career in Silicon Valley. Behind Her Brilliance: Nature and Nurture Say hi to Mandela on Instagram @mandelash and Twitter @mandelash Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB183
Lisa tees up the final block of season 9 with a quick discussion of reinvention. Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB182
Lisa talks with longtime BTB listener Brandy Lucas about BTB's early days, her religious journey, her fitness regimen, and how her relationship with money has changed over time. Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB181
Laura Vanderkam is a prolific author whose TED talk, "How to Gain Control of Your Free Time" has been viewed more than 5 million times. Her books center on productivity and helping readers spend more time on the things they love and less time on the things they don't. This conversation dives into her research on productivity and why pleasure should be planned. Behind Her Brilliance: Experimentation Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB180
Lisa answers a listener question about taming impulse buys and staying on budget. Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTBQA179
Jamila Souffrant is blazing a trail for herself toward financial independence and documenting the journey along the way. We talked about the nut and bolts of her stacking more than $150,000, rethinking how she designed her life, and setting herself up for the long game. Behind Her Brilliance: Daring to do what she wants to do Say hi to Jamila on Twitter @journeytolaunch or follow her on the 'Gram @journeytolaunch Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB178
This solo episode is the gateway for the next block in Season 9: Going Deeper + Leveling Up. Show Notes: http://bit.ly/BTB177
Part 2 Polymath, Blavity cofounder, Nieman fellow, and brilliant thinker Jonathan Jackson sits down with Lisa to pull back the curtain on his journey, his lessons learned, and how he's leveling up.
Part 1 Blavity cofounder, Nieman fellow, and polymath Jonathan Jackson sits down with Lisa to pull back the curtain on his journey, his lessons learned, and how he's leveling up.
Paul Jarvis is back to talk with me about his new book, Company of One, what he's been up to since his last BTB appearance, and other topics like lifestyle design, money, and much more.
Andrea Barrica is the founder of O School, a nonjudgmental resource on all things dating and sex. We talked about how she found herself working in tech, her experience coming out to her Catholic family, and why she started O School. We also talk about the Orgasm Gap (like the pay gap, except for orgasms) and much more.
This solo episode offers fresh perspective on crafting a life and career that works for multidisciplinary folks. Topics Covered: -Thoughts on envy and what to do with it -How to choose what to work on -The path to profitability as a polymath -Defining success personally And more