Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins

What happens when you cross over? In this episode, we dive deep into a profound near-death experience (NDE) that involves an unexpected connection with nature and a direct encounter with the divine.Our guest today shares a story that was passed down to them—a first-hand account of a man who died, crossed over, and returned with a vivid description of the afterlife. It’s one of the most unique accounts we’ve ever featured on Four Fs Podcast.Chapters:0:00 - Introduction1:30 - The Moment of the Accident/Event3:45 - Crossing Over: The Field of Plants6:20 - The Conversation with God9:15 - Coming Back & Lessons LearnedHave you ever had a spiritual experience that changed your perspective on life? Share your story in the comments below—we read every single one!

Explore the intersection of geophysics and AI with Dr. Jeffrey Zurich. Learn how modern technology changes fieldwork on volcanoes.Dr. Jeffrey Zurek ( ⁨@WhimsicalWavelengths⁩  ) a seasoned geophysicist and volcanologist, joins us to discuss his career path and the technical aspects of his work. We examine how gravity measurements provide critical data for understanding volcanic structures and how AI tools are reshaping data analysis in the field. This conversation offers a clear look at the practical application of these technologies in real-world geological studies.Whether you are a student of earth sciences or interested in how AI in science operates, this discussion bridges the gap between academic theory and active fieldwork. We break down the challenges of collecting data in extreme environments and the evolving role of geophysics in predicting geological activity. By the end, you will have a better grasp of the tools used by modern researchers to monitor volcanic regions.Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Desai Link explains how he operates massive mining machinery in the Australian desert from a comfortable office in Perth—over 1,000km away.The truck is at a remote mine. The driver is in an office in Perth. That's not the future of safety — that's right now in Western Australia.Desai Link walks through the rise of autonomous mining trucks in WA and explains why the single biggest safety gain in heavy industry isn't a new control — it's removing the human from the hazard zone entirely.In this 10-minute conversation, Desai shares:• Autonomous mining trucks in remote WA — and the Perth office on the other end• Why removing humans from hazard zones is the ultimate safety upgrade• Why passenger autonomous vehicles are far harder than industrial ones• Forklift driver credibility: "I've done your job" as the safety manager's superpower• His progression: line haul safety → H&S diploma → adult learning → FIFO mining• WorkSafe = the NZ/AU equivalent of OSHA—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Most people pick a mentor by skill set. Tiffanie Janowitz picks differently.For her, the question isn't "what can you teach me?" It's "do I respect the life you're living?" The Limitless founder breaks down the mentor framework that's actually shaped her career — and why alignment beats expertise every time.In this 10-minute conversation, Tiffanie shares:• Why she doesn't look for a specific "thing" in a mentor• The non-negotiable: feeling alignment with the person, not just their resume• Respecting the life they're actually living, not just their public title• Why she needs to respect the human being as a whole person• How this filter has saved her from bad mentor matches• The compounding effect of choosing mentors this way over a full career—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Bottom 10% in accounting. Top of her game in M&A.Himani Naresh — Wharton MBA, former Microsoft M&A leader, and self-described boomerang employee — sits down with The Four Fs Podcast to walk through the wild path from Columbia computer science to Wharton to closing 20+ deals at Microsoft.In this 10-minute conversation, Himani shares:• Why the people in business school matter more than the curriculum• The day she froze in an elevator with George Stephanopoulos• The office romance that brought her back to Seattle• Why she didn't want to be a CFO (despite the finance pedigree)• How an M&A transaction actually works, end to end• Becoming Microsoft's go-to Israel-deal lead — and the falafels she still dreams about—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

A van stuffed floor-to-ceiling with IBM 286 computers, all the seats ripped out, video cameras bolted on. Top speed: a couple inches an hour. Stop. Stare at a leaf. Ponder for 30 minutes whether it's a leaf or a person. Move another inch.That was Carnegie Mellon's self-driving car in the 1980s. Craig Kaplan used to jog past it. The exact same algorithms running on today's hardware? 180 miles an hour.In this 10-minute conversation, Craig shares:• Why applying to undergrad was harder than getting into Carnegie Mellon grad school• Choosing Carnegie Mellon to work with Herbert Simon — the inventor of AI• AI in the 1980s as a "tiny little niche only a few really geeky people knew about"• DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on why all problems collapse into one: build intelligence• The 1980s CMU van with 286 PCs that drove 2 inches an hour — same algorithms, today, would hit 180 mph• Geoff Hinton, the "godfather of AI," and the office mate who spent 5 years teaching a network the letter A• Craig's central claim: "we have company now — we created entities almost as smart as us"—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.Chapters:0:00 Intro: The AI Revolution0:30 The 80s Van: AI’s Humble Start2:15 The Evolution of Machine Learning5:00 Defining Superintelligence8:30 The Future: What’s Next for Humanity?11:30 Closing Thoughts

"You can't suffer unless you love. It's because we love so much that we suffer."Trauma therapist Richie Landward explains why so many people quietly choose suffering — even when it's painful — because it's familiar, because it grants permission not to act, and because losing it is more terrifying than carrying it.In this 10-minute conversation, Richie shares:• Shame as "the backlight of fear" — and why it keeps fear alive• Why homeless veterans he worked with were often more at peace than the housed• The Catholic mother who hid and drank after losing her only child — and why• The real source of trauma: not the event, but the fear of losing love because of it• How peace, once you have it, becomes its own terrifying thing to lose• The choice to suffer because it gives you permission not to change—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

"I was like, wow, I've been working my way through school and paying you, and now they're going to pay me to go to school? I'll do that."Dr. Craig Kaplan — AI researcher who studied under Nobel laureate Herbert Simon at Carnegie Mellon — walks back through the unlikely path that took a kid from Berkeley to Phillips Exeter Academy (yes, the same prep school as Mark Zuckerberg) and then into the field of AI in 1985, when "AI" was still a tiny niche only a few geeky people cared about.In this 10-minute conversation, Craig shares:• Growing up the second-poorest-dressed kid at one of the most elite prep schools in America• Why senior year of high school was harder than his first year at UC Santa Cruz• The professor who pulled him aside and revealed that grad schools pay you to attend• Studying under Herbert Simon — one of the 11 scientists who named the AI field in 1956• Sharing an office with Jeff Hinton's collaborators when neural networks were still skeptical, fringe research• Self-driving cars at CMU in the 1980s — vans that drove inches per hour stopping to ask "is that a leaf or a person?"—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

"I challenge you to stay in alignment with yourself. When you find yourself in those spaces, soak it all up, stay curious, and keep driving from there."Tiffanie Janowitz — youngest of eight, former University of Utah competitive cheerleader, now CEO of Limitless Society — answers a question from an 8-year-old listener about why she chose cheerleading, and uses it to unpack what "living in alignment" actually means.In this 10-minute conversation, Tiffanie shares:• The friend who invited her to a cheerleading practice at age 10 — and the moment everything clicked• What competitive cheerleading actually teaches you as a life skill• Why being the youngest of eight made her MORE independent, not less• The fork in the road: people-pleasing checklist vs. her own voice• What it feels like to operate from alignment — gratitude, peace, less friction• Why she stayed in the mold for years before finally breaking it—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Today's AI sounds smart because it knows a little about everything. But the moment you ask it about something you're an expert in, the cracks show up fast.So how does it become genuinely smarter than the smartest human?Craig Kaplan — Wall Street veteran, AI researcher, and founder of SuperIntelligence.com — joins The Four Fs Podcast to break down the path from "average intelligence" to actual superintelligence in language anyone can understand. No PhD required.In this 10-minute conversation, Craig shares:• Why current AI is the average of the internet — and why that ceiling is lower than people think• The "two heads are better than one" idea, scaled to 2 million heads working together• How AI can train on top-quality experts to leapfrog the average• Why playing itself a million times turned chess and Go AI into unbeatable champions• Synthetic data: how AI generates its own new thoughts to bootstrap higher intelligence• The speed advantage — a lifetime of reasoning in the time it takes you to sip coffee• Why your brain has to fit through a birth canal, and AI doesn't• The 1,000+ pages of designs Craig is giving away for free at SuperIntelligence.com• How knocking AI tail-risk from 20% down to 1% becomes everyone's jobWhether you're an AI skeptic, an AI optimist, or just trying to keep up, this is the simplest explanation you'll hear of where this is actually going.Learn more: https://superintelligence.com—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

One bottle of Centrum Silver. An unlocked locker. One jump away from Ranger selection.David Porter — former 75th Ranger Regiment, now a senior executive at ServiceNow — tells the story of how a tiny mistake at airborne school cost him his shot at Ranger Assessment and Selection, and how the next two weeks reshaped his entire career.In this 10-minute conversation, David shares:• The morning his sea bag got dumped and the bottle of vitamins on the CO's desk• Being reassigned to "the island of misfit toys" while his class moved on to selection• How he rebuilt the headquarters intake system in Excel and Access — and got noticed• The single jump the CO greenlit so he could catch back up to his class• Why he believes the detour actually put him ahead of his buddies• What "engineered failure" in elite training really teaches you—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

"Grab a coffee. Tell me what happened." That's the entire script.Desai Link — author of "Beyond the Incident" — explains why he's the first person to translate 400 years of British legal causation principles into safety investigation tools, and why the word "interview" itself can wreck the conversation before it starts.In this 10-minute conversation, Desai shares:• How British adversarial law evolved tools for weighing competing oral testimony• Why humility + respect + psychological safety beats any structured interview script• The "proactive labeling" technique — naming the conversation before it happens• "Grab a coffee" vs. "I need to interview you" — what changes in the brain• Why the best interview probably doesn't ask a single question• How to apply legal causation to a workplace incident review—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Food poisoning. 5 days in the ICU. Five weeks of chemotherapy. And a priority list that's never changed since.Microsoft veteran Rich Kaplan walks through the 2005 illness that nearly took his life, the operating philosophy he's lived by ever since — family, health, service — and the unforgettable QVC moment where he sold 22,000 copies of Windows 95 in a single appearance.In this 10-minute conversation, Rich shares:• The 2005 food poisoning that became 5 days in ICU and weeks of chemo• Family > health > service to others — and ignoring everything else• Selling 22,000 copies of Windows 95 in a single QVC appearance• Meeting Susan Lucci and working with anchor Joyce Taylor on TV• Joining the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center board after the experience• The early-internet marketing problems no one talks about anymore—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

What does getting handcuffed at 17 over a $1.25 subway token have to do with becoming a Microsoft developer? Everything — if you know how to turn a story into a lesson.In this 10 Minute Wins conversation, Himani Naresh — Columbia computer science grad, version-one SharePoint developer, and former VP at a global media company — walks through the through-line from her NYC subway arrest to her early days as the only woman engineer at Microsoft, and the exit-interview feedback that changed how she thinks about confidence forever.If you've ever felt like you're not as smart as the people around you, this one is for you.🎯 What you'll learn:• Why your past mistakes can be the best material you have• What it really felt like being the only woman on a male engineering team• The exit-interview feedback Himani wishes she'd heard years earlier• How to spot the skills you already have but undervalue• How to build resilience when you have no obvious ally in the room⏱ Chapters:00:00 The $1.25 subway token she still keeps in a photo album01:45 Columbia, computer science, and landing at Microsoft in 199903:10 Version-one SharePoint and writing C++ in Visual Studio04:30 Why she switched from developer to program manager05:30 The exit-interview comment that changed everything07:15 "Stop comparing — focus on what you're good at"08:45 Being the only woman in tech — and on the 40th floor of Embarcadero10:20 Building resilience without an obvious ally12:00 Priorities at 22 vs. priorities at 30+🎙 About The Four Fs Podcast — 10 Minute Wins:Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.#WomenInTech #Resilience #CareerAdvice #Microsoft #FourFsPodcast

An osprey drops a baby turtle from the sky. It hits a worker in the head. Welcome to Barrow Island.Desai Link — NZ-based health and safety leader and author of "Beyond the Incident" — opens with the wildest stories from a career he never planned: Class A nature reserves in Western Australia, 8-foot monitor lizards that don't fear humans, and the day-to-day reality of an H&S role no one teaches you about.In this 10-minute conversation, Desai shares:• 8.5 years in H&S — and the expansion into risk and privacy• What an H&S manager actually does: compliance, engagement, influence, advisory• Barrow Island Class A nature reserve and the osprey-turtle incident• 2.5-meter monitor lizards strolling between trucks with zero fear• Why "influence" matters more than authority in the safety world• The book that translates 400 years of legal precedent into safety practice—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Fear lives only in the past or future. Presence dissolves it. And there's a 2,000-year-old word for the muscle that does it: abhaya.Trauma therapist Richie Landward traces fear back to the origin of creation itself — and walks through the 4-step "abhaya" process that transforms fear from enemy into evolutionary partner.In this 10-minute conversation, Richie shares:• Why fear and chaos exist to drive evolution, not to be defeated• The 4 steps of abhaya: acknowledge, be present, fear breath, cultivate love• PTSD's diagnostic core: avoidance and escape — and how to interrupt it• "You can't truly love until you've been afraid"• Growing up in Holiday, Utah with a sequencing disorder — and a dad who was dean at U of U• Why the parasympathetic system is the secret to staying with fear long enough to learnFour Fs Podcast: 10-MinuteWins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders,veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every othershow — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,and YouTube.

It's already cheaper to train an AI than to hire an analyst. So what does that mean for graduates, for universities, and for the labor side of the economy itself?Johns Hopkins SAIS professor Gordon Bodnar walks through the AI/labor/GDP math: why companies are pulling back on hiring even as they pour billions into AI, what that means for the next decade of mature talent, and why the textbook GDP equation might be due for a rewrite.In this 10-minute conversation, Gordon shares:• Why AI is already winning the analyst, accounting, and entry-level corporate race• The corporate paradox: invest in AI now or starve your future leadership pipeline• Why GDP came in soft this year — and the hidden role of uncertainty• How macro production functions break down: technology, capital, and labor (A, K, L)• What it would mean if AI agents had to be counted as labor. Four Fs Podcast: 10-MinuteWins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class expertsyou won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,and YouTube.

One predator. 400 kids. $6,000 to closea case. And a cybersecurity professional whose biggest fear is that even hisown kids could fall for it.Lee Anderson — Innocent Lives Foundation volunteer and former Federal Reservecybersecurity specialist — walks through the practical, non-punitive approachhe's built for protecting his own kids online.In this 10-minute conversation, Lee shares:• The Innocent Lives Foundation math: 1 predator → up to 400 kids, ~$6K percase• The donor match: gifts up to $200K matched this year• Why his approach is education-based, not punishment-based• "Kids act out because their body is telling them something"• The screen/device agreement: working WITH kids on rules they help write• "Curious and Secure" — his core philosophy for tech-savvy parenting—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depthconversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts youwon't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, andpersonal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,and YouTube.

December 2019: he left Simon Sinek's team. February 2020: last in-person gig. March 2020: the speaker industry vanished overnight.David Mead — co-author of "Find Your Why" — walks through the 2-3 years that followed: a half-built home in Alpine, Utah, a surprise home valuation from real-estate friends at AT&T, and a faith that what was supposed to come would.In this 10-minute conversation, David shares:• Why he left Simon Sinek's organization to go solo as a speaker• COVID hitting the speaker industry mid-Alpine UT homebuild• The lunch with AT&T real-estate friends that re-priced the house• Selling, downsizing, and lifting the mortgage weight• Simon Sinek's 2.5-year consulting offer that arrived right after• Why "Find Your Why" became a book after 6 years of workshops—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Rule one: don't be an asshole. Rule two: when in doubt, refer back to rule one.David Porter — Army Ranger turned ServiceNow senior executive — unpacks why "algorithmic" thinking (do A, then B, then C) breaks down the moment you step into the real world, and why the 52 jobs he held before the Army taught him more than business school ever could.In this 10-minute conversation, David shares:• Why school trains you for chess boards and life happens on a different field• Heuristics = street smarts: how the school of hard knocks teaches the golden rule• Leaving a young family at 25 to climb on a bus to Fort Benning• The night he stared at the barbed-wire fence and thought about going AWOL• Becoming the honor graduate of his combat school after "playing the game"• Why he was more worried about jumping out of a plane than the people doing the jumping—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Your career is not a ladder. It's a jungle gym.Himani Naresh — former VP at a global media company, ex-Microsoft engineer turned MBA turned M&A leader turned nonprofit operator — joins The Four Fs Podcast to make the case that the most fulfilling careers don't follow a straight line.In this 10-minute conversation, Himani shares:• Why your path will be a series of strategic and tactical left and right turns• How "Career 1.0" gave way to "Career 1.5," and what "Career 2.0" looks like in her late 40s• The reinvention everyone is going through right now with AI• Why people leave managers, not jobs — and how to find one who has your back• The manager who promoted her after a 6-month maternity leave• Knowing how YOU like to be managed before you pick your next role• Her summer between MBA years working with Endeavor in Johannesburg and Sony in Tokyo• Climbing Mount Fuji at night with her now-husbandWhether you're stuck on the ladder or eyeing a leap to something different, this episode is a reminder that open doors and open hearts beat rigid plans.—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

David Mead is a leadership expert and co-author of Find Your Why with Simon Sinek — and when COVID hit, he lost nearly everything he had built after leaving Simon's team.No speaking gigs. No book deal. A brand new house in Alpine he wasn't sure he could afford. And a speakers bureau agent telling him straight: "You are not gonna get a job."In this clip from the Four Fs Podcast, David opens up about what it actually felt like to go 3 years with almost nothing coming in — and how faith, patience, and staying open to what was coming eventually turned the chaos into the biggest opportunity of his career.This is a 10-minute highlight from our full conversation. To hear the complete episode, search "Four Fs Podcast" on Spotify or visit fourfspodcast.com.If you're enjoying these daily clips, follow Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins so you don't miss tomorrow's episode.——Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.Chapters:0:00 — Intro: David Mead after leaving Simon Sinek's team0:30 — When COVID hit and everything stopped2:00 — Building a home in Alpine and wondering if it was a mistake3:30 — 3 years in with nothing picking up5:00 — The house number that changed everything7:00 — Selling the house, paying off debt, and feeling free8:30 — The 2.5-year contract that showed up at just the right time9:30 — "God knows what I need when I need it"

Dr. Gordon Bodnar is a Professor of International Finance at Johns Hopkins University and one of the clearest thinkers on what's actually happening in the global economy — beyond the headlines.In this short clip from the Four Fs Podcast, Dr. Bodnar breaks down the real story behind AI investment hype, what tariffs are actually doing to markets and consumer prices, the EV slowdown, and why most leaders are ignoring the macroeconomic forces that will define the next decade.This is a 10-minute highlight from our full conversation. To hear the complete episode, search "Four Fs Podcast" on Spotify or visit fourfspodcast.com.If you're enjoying these daily clips, follow Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins so you don't miss tomorrow's episode.——Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.Chapters:0:00 — Intro: Who is Dr. Gordon Bodnar0:30 — AI investment hype vs. what the data actually shows2:30 — What tariffs are really doing to prices and markets5:00 — The EV slowdown explained7:30 — Why business uncertainty is freezing investment10:00 — What leaders should actually be paying attention to12:30 — Where to find the full episode

The Cybersecurity Card Game That Teaches You to Think Like a HackerLee Anderson is a cybersecurity expert and Federal Reserve red-teamer who has spent over 14 years using psychology, deception, and education to fight scams, protect families, and expose how easy it is to hack a human — not just a system.In this short clip from the Four Fs Podcast, Lee breaks down Hack Attack Defense, his cybersecurity card game built to teach people how to think like a hacker — without the fear or shame that usually comes with security education. If you've ever wondered how social engineering actually works, this is where it starts.This is a 10-minute highlight from our full conversation. To hear the complete episode, search "Four Fs Podcast" on Spotify or visit fourfspodcast.com.If you're enjoying these daily clips, follow Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins so you don't miss tomorrow's episode.——Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.Chapters:0:00 — Intro: Who is Lee Anderson0:30 — What is Hack Attack Defense and why he built it2:30 — How the card game teaches you to think like a hacker4:30 — The psychology behind why people fall for social engineering7:00 — Why humans — not firewalls — are the real security frontline9:30 — How to protect yourself starting today11:00 — Where to find the full episode

From Microsoft executive to mentor of founders, Rich Kaplan breaks down leadership under fire, influence without authority, and how to navigate chaos without losing your values.Rich Kaplan is a former Executive Vice President at Microsoft who led teams through some of the company's most transformative periods — and then had a near-death experience that completely changed how he thinks about leadership, people, and what actually matters.In this short clip from the Four Fs Podcast, Rich breaks down what it actually looks like to lead through chaos, how he built influence at the highest levels of Microsoft, and why the best leaders prioritize people over performance metrics.This is a 10-minute highlight from our full conversation. To hear the complete episode, search "Four Fs Podcast" on Spotify or visit fourfspodcast.com.If you're enjoying these daily clips, follow Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins so you don't miss tomorrow's episode.——Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.Chapters: 0:00 — Intro: Rich Kaplan's Microsoft legacy0:30 — What leading through chaos actually looks like2:30 — Building influence at the EVP level4:30 — Lessons from navigating high-stakes moments at Microsoft7:00 — Why people matter more than performance metrics9:00 — How a near-death experience changed everything10:30 — Where to find the full episode

You're Not Broken — Richie Landward on Healing Trauma and Reconnecting with Yourself Richie Landward is a trauma therapist, combat-vet advocate, and former river guide who has spent over two decades helping people understand that PTSD, shame, and fear don't mean you're broken — they're places you can start to heal from.In this short clip from the Four Fs Podcast, Richie breaks down how to reconnect mind and body with your source, why most people misunderstand what trauma actually does to the nervous system, and what it really takes to begin healing — not just managing symptoms.This is a 10-minute highlight from our full conversation. To hear the complete episode, search "Four Fs Podcast" on Spotify or visit fourfspodcast.com.If you're enjoying these daily clips, follow Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins so you don't miss tomorrow's episode.——Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.Chapters: 0:00 — Intro: Who is Richie Landward0:30 — What trauma actually does to the mind and body2:30 — Why most people are trying to fix the wrong thing4:30 — Reconnecting with your source6:30 — The role of fear in healing vs. surviving8:30 — What the path forward actually looks like9:15 — Where to find the full episode

David Porter went from surfing the North Shore of Oahu to leading elite Army Ranger teams to becoming a senior executive at ServiceNow — and the lessons from that journey are unlike anything you'll hear on most podcasts.In this short clip from the Four Fs Podcast, David breaks down how he uses fear as a compass, what "engineered failure" really means, and how the discipline he built long before the military shaped everything that came after.---Chapters:0:00 — Intro: David Porter's unlikely path0:30 — From surfboards to the Army2:30 — A near-drowning that changed his direction4:30 — Ranch hand life and the power of silence6:30 — The Option 40 contract and engineered failure9:00 — Military fieldcraft in the boardroom11:00 — Using fear as a compass12:15 — Where to find the full episode----This is a 10-minute highlight from our full conversation. To hear the complete episode, search "Four Fs Podcast" on Spotify or visit fourfspodcast.com.If you're enjoying these daily clips, follow Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins so you don't miss tomorrow's episode.——Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Today's AI sounds smart because it knows a little about everything. But the moment you ask it about something you're an expert in, the cracks show up fast.So how does it become genuinely smarter than the smartest human?Craig Kaplan — Wall Street veteran, AI researcher, and founder of SuperIntelligence.com — joins The Four Fs Podcast to break down the path from "average intelligence" to actual superintelligence in language anyone can understand. No PhD required.In this 10-minute conversation, Craig shares:• Why current AI is the average of the internet — and why that ceiling is lower than people think• The "two heads are better than one" idea, scaled to 2 million heads working together• How AI can train on top-quality experts to leapfrog the average• Why playing itself a million times turned chess and Go AI into unbeatable champions• Synthetic data: how AI generates its own new thoughts to bootstrap higher intelligence• The speed advantage — a lifetime of reasoning in the time it takes you to sip coffee• Why your brain has to fit through a birth canal, and AI doesn't• The 1,000+ pages of designs Craig is giving away for free at SuperIntelligence.com• How knocking AI tail-risk from 20% down to 1% becomes everyone's jobWhether you're an AI skeptic, an AI optimist, or just trying to keep up, this is the simplest explanation you'll hear of where this is actually going.Learn more: https://superintelligence.com—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.