Kyo Conversations

In this episode of Behind the Human, acclaimed filmmaker and director Martin Webb shares his journey and insights on creating emotionally powerful documentaries, including the hit Netflix series Drive to Survive. Listen in as he discusses the importance of humanizing subjects, understanding the audience's emotions, and the power of storytelling.___Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Frank Bach’s Chat GPT bio:A dynamic individual driven by passions that shape his life, thrives in the world of mindful living, skateboarding, and fatherhood. Hailing from the scenic lands of Canada, he embarked on a transformative journey that led him to the sun-soaked shores of California. It was there, amidst the bustling creativity of Edenspiekermann, that he honed his skills in product design, design systems, and the art of seamless collaboration across diverse platforms and time zones.A natural leader, he ventured into the realm of Headspace, where he steered the ship of core product development and monetization with unwavering dedication. His commitment to excellence propelled him forward, as he refined his craft and brought forth captivating features and offerings that not only elevated metrics but also evoked pure joy.Fuelled by his entrepreneurial spirit, he fearlessly embarked on multiple ventures, kickstarting businesses and lending his expertise to startups. From crafting immersive online and offl

Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and psychology lecturer at Northeastern University. She’s also an international bestselling author. Her TEDx talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong, is one of the most popular talks of all time with more than 22 million views. She’s a regular contributor to Forbes, NBC, and Psychology Today where her articles on mental strength reach more than 2 million readers each month.___Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Joe Jacobi is an Olympic Gold Medalist, Performance Coach, and author who guides high-performance leaders to ignite their second wind to confront challenging midlife transitions with meaning and adventure. He practices and refines the core principles and strategies of the midlife high-performance plan he designs for clients in his own life and pursuits at his Pyrenees mountains home beside the 1992 Olympic Canoeing venue in La Seu d’Urgell in the Spanish state of Catalunya - the same canoeing venue where he and his canoeing partner, Scott Strausbaugh, won America’s first-ever Olympic Gold Medal in the sport of Whitewater Canoe Slalom at the 1992 Olympic Games.In 2022, Joe published his first book, Slalom: 6 River Classes About How To Confront Obstacles, Advance Amid Uncertainty, & Bring Focus To What Matters Most - Joe's reflections, experiences, relationships, and strategies from more than 40 years on the river transferred to navigating your river of the life.Link to Joe's Journaling Framework.___Get you

Sudha Ranganathan has 17+ years of experience at companies like P&G, Nielsen and PayPal. She is currently a Director of Product Marketing on the Talent Solutions business at LinkedIn where her team helps employers across the world hire and develop strong talent. She has a strong track record as a leader who develops high-performing, psychologically safe teams. She is also a Mindfulness Ambassador and Coach who loves codifying leadership skills to help leaders worldwide bring out the best in their teams.___Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Anthony Yordanov, known as City Stranger, is a Bulgarian-Canadian artist based in Toronto. With an impressive career as a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and engineer, Anthony has collaborated with renowned artists including Nelly Furtado and Alessia Cara. He recently released his debut EP, "The Goodbye Cure," reflecting his evocative lyrics and mesmerizing sound.___Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Etienne Peirsman is one of the most respected CranioSacral teachers worldwide and has taught for over 30 years. He is the founder and director of the Peirsman CranioSacral Academy (PCA) in the Netherlands, and originated the CranioSacral Professional Organization in Holland, and is an honorary member of The Dutch CranioSacral Practitioner Association (NCSV).___Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Polina Marinova Pompliano founded The Profile, a new media company featuring weekly long-form profiles of successful people and companies. Previously, she spent five years at FORTUNE, writing more than 1,300 articles and earning the trust of prominent investors and entrepreneurs. She was the author and editor of Term Sheet, FORTUNE’s industry-leading dealmaking newsletter. She can now include a published author to this list of well-deserved accolades with her debut book Hidden Genius: The secret ways of thinking that power the world's most successful people.___Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Zack Arnold is an award-winning Hollywood editor & producer (notable credits include Cobra Kai, Empire, Burn Notice, and Glee), a documentary director (GO FAR: The Christopher Rush Story), a career coach, a two-time American Ninja Warrior, and the creator of the Optimize Yourself program & podcast.___Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Tony Conrad is a Partner at True Ventures who gets to work with amazingly talented founders and operating teams from companies like Automattic (WordPress), Hodinkee, Blue Bottle Coffee, MakerBot, and Holey Grail Donuts, to name but a few. Tony also co-founded About.Me & Sphere, both of which were acquired by AOL.He has personal invested in Slack, Automattic, Lowercase Capital, International Smoke, Saltwater Oyster Depot, Elk Fence, flour+water pizzeria, flour+water, Trick Dog, Salumeria, Central Kitchen, Samovar and August.He is also a board member of the Tony Hawk Foundation and formerly a T40 National Co-Chair of Technology for President Obama. Tony also genuinely has great parking karma, communicates well with animals, is a Cubs fan, a former bowler, a wannabe surfer, and a lover of languages, art, and architecture.He grew up in a small farming community in Indiana and has since lived in cities such as New York, New Delhi, Jakarta, Chicago, Paris, and San Francisco. He has worked various jobs not liste

Jeffrey shares his journey of starting as a photographer and becoming famous for his fine craftsmanship, only to transition to sharing his business knowledge, branding, and marketing to support self-employed and small business owners. He talks about the importance of constantly stepping out in a more significant way and being open to dropping lenses on how we see the world or how we want to be perceived. Jeffrey also shares his personal story of coming out as gay at the age of 44 and how it led to a deeper level of authenticity and vulnerability in his life. ___Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Ryan Markham is a father of two girls and has been an action sports athlete for over 30 years. He has also coached freestyle skiing and mountain biking for a decade. As a former X-Games athlete, he not only practices various breathwork and hot/cold therapy techniques, but he is also the owner-operator of Markham Works, a business that builds and sells beautiful saunas."There are times we're at the bottom of the wave, and the wave could be coming and collapsing right up on top of us. There are times that we're right in the pocket and we find that flow in life, and we need to really cherish those moments and ride it as far as we can." — Ryan Markham Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Kelli Moore, the co-founder and CEO of Soulfire™ Productions: a premiere podcast network for thought leaders, free thinkers and visionaries. She has hosted two top rated podcasts, The Kelli Show and OK, Babe., and is deeply passionate about helping people see themselves more clearly. Kelli believes in setting ourselves free from expectations, people pleasing and the stories that hold us hostage in our own lives.She’s also an Emmy Award Winning former Sports TV Host with an eye for truth, and an ear for bullshit. She loves creating life-changing experiences for audiences and holding space for creatives to seek deeper within and become the most genuine expression of themselves.In this episode, Kelli takes us on a journey through her career in sports media, facing sexual assault, and standing up for herself and other women. She shares her passion for putting health first and challenges the current healthcare system, advocating for empowerment and change for women. Her new podcast (The Naked Mama) and focus on ra

Swish Goswami is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and investor. He is the CEO of Surf, an intermediary that helps brands engage with and understand consumers while compensating them for their data. He is also the co-founder and host of Track Limits, a podcast that provides behind-the-scenes content on drivers, engineers, staff, and everything in between in formula racing.Key Themes:Entrepreneurship and pivoting in businessImportance of mental fitness in handling challenges and uncertaintyCompensation for data privacy and transparencyAdapting to remote work and managing teams in a virtual environmentCoping with social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemicPassion for Formula Racing and creating a podcast around it Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a

Dr. Jack Groppel, Professor of Exercise & Sport Science, Professor of Business, and the Faculty Athletic Representative at Judson University, Jack also served as the co-founder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute. He is an internationally recognized authority and pioneer in the science of human performance, speaker, and author and was recently inducted into the United States Professional Tennis Association Hall of Fame.In this episode, Dr. Groppel discusses his journey from being a tennis player to pioneering the science of tennis performance. He shares tips on controlling your thoughts and replacing negative narratives with positive alternatives. Additionally, he emphasizes the importance of rituals and how they can help you achieve an ideal performance state. Whether you're an athlete or not, these tips and techniques for mental fitness can benefit you. Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter 

In this episode, Marc interviews Andrew Horn, co-founder and CEO of Tribute.co, a platform with over 5 million users. They discuss Andrew's journey to finding his purpose, which starts with a question about what it means to live a life well-lived. Andrew talks about his experience at an event called Renaissance Weekend and how it led him to start asking himself essential questions. He shares how he found his passion for service and how it motivated him to start his first entrepreneurial venture.Andrew emphasizes the importance of taking ourselves off autopilot, asking fundamental life questions, and finding clarity through solitude. Andrew is also the founder of the Junto, “A not-so-secret club for the exploration of modern manhood and personal transformation,” and leads monthly men’s retreats around the USA. Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Tha

Amiyra Perkins, forecaster, futurist and designer. She has worked with The Gap, Victoria's Secret, WGSN, and Old Navy and is currently at Pinterest as a senior lead in creative strategy.  Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Corporate coach, financial fixer and stirring speaker. Chris Jarvis helps you see differently, so you can business differently, money differently, life differently. Before creating Go WILD, Chris was an applied mathematician who honed his entrepreneurial skills by solving complicated financial problems for thousands of millionaires and even a few billionaires. Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props

Anna Gabriel is a photographer and video director who recently created EyeD, a portrait series featuring the eyes of many famous people including Lou Reed, David Byrne, and Susan Sarandon. She has also directed music videos and several films for her father, Peter Gabriel.Michael Hermann is a co-founding partner of Reverberation. He has over 30 years of experience building content, brand strategy, and business development for cultural icons such as The Notorious B.I.G., Roberto Clemente's Estate, Julius Erving, Pelé, The Wiffle Ball, Big League Chew, and more. He also co-founded Wicked Cow with Derek Jeter and together, they created the successful media studio Jeter Publishing. Michael engineered the brand, It’s All In Your Head, with partnerships including Time Inc., WebMD, 92nd Street Y, and Seth Rogen’s Hilarity For Charity. He was recently appointed to Fast Company’s Impact Council.Anna and Michael have come together to launch Reverberation Studio and their first project, the highly anticipated book, Rever

Mike Fata co-founded Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods in 1998 and served as Chairman of the Board and CEO helping guide the strategic sale of the company to Tilray for $419 million in 2019. Since then, Mike has celebrated and supported other business ventures as an entrepreneur, investor, advisor and mentor. He is the author of the recently published book GROW: 12 Unconventional Lessons For Becoming an Unstoppable Entrepreneur. Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!*Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth*Special props