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Meikles & Dimes
by Nate Meikle
Every episode is dedicated to the simple, the practical, and the underappreciated.
Episodes
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282: What We Lose When We Work Remotely | Natalia Emanuel, New York Fed Economist and Coauthor of In Person
Natalia Emanuel is a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She earned her PhD in economics from Harvard University and completed a postdoc at Princeton. Her research has been featured by the BBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and NPR's Planet...
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281: The Hidden Cost of Remote Work | Professor Emma Harrington, University of Virginia
Emma Harrington is a professor of economics at the University of Virginia and coauthor of the book In Person: How Working Together Fuels Creativity, Productivity, and Growth. Emma earned her PhD in economics from Harvard and completed a postdoc at Princeton. Her research has been published in…
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280: If You’re Doing My Job, Who’s Doing Yours? | Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and CEO of Kellogg
Carlos Gutierrez is a Cuban immigrant who rose from selling cereal out of a Kellogg’s van to become the youngest CEO in the company’s history. He later served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President George W. Bush and as Vice Chairman of Citigroup. Over the course of his career, Carlos has...
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279: Michelle Gielan, Positive Psychology Researcher, Bestselling Author, & Former CBS News Anchor | Optimism Isn’t a Feeling, It’s a Behavior
Michelle Gielan is a positive psychology researcher, bestselling author, and former national CBS News anchor who examines how optimism shapes performance and well-being. She is the author of Broadcasting Happiness and Resilient Optimism: The Science of Sustaining a Positive Mindset in Tough…
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278: Ron Johnson, Apple Store Creator | Choose Kindness
Ron Johnson is one of the most influential retail executives of the past several decades. After graduating from Harvard Business School, he began his career at Mervyn’s before joining Target, where he helped turn Target into “Tar zhay.” That work caught the attention of Steve Jobs, who recruited...
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277: How to Build Confidence When You Doubt Yourself | Professor Cindra Kamphoff, Certified Mental Performance Consultant
Dr. Cindra Kamphoff is a professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato and a sport and performance psychologist who has spent her career helping elite performers strengthen their mindset and perform at their best. She has worked one-on-one with Minnesota Vikings players, USA Track & Field...
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276: Why Shouting Makes People Perform Worse | Caroline Webb, Former McKinsey Partner & World-Renowned Executive Coach
Caroline Webb is an economist, executive coach, and bestselling author of How to Have a Good Day, which has been published in more than 60 countries. Her new book is Leadership Intelligence: Science-Based Strategies for Mastering Twenty-One Everyday Management Challenges. Caroline has been named...
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275: David Booth, Billionaire Investor and Philanthropist | A $1,000,000 Lesson in Compounding
David Booth is the founder and chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors, one of the most influential investment firms in the world, managing more than $1 trillion in assets. Earlier in his career, David helped develop one of the world’s first index funds and spent decades applying academic financial...
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274: When Confidence Gets in the Way of Feedback | University of North Carolina Professor Elad Sherf
Elad Sherf is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of North Carolina. His research examines workplace fairness and feedback seeking. He also studies why managers resist feedback, including why they avoid asking for input or ignore input when it is offered. His research has…
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273: How to Get Lucky by Saying Thank You | Tina Seelig, Stanford Educator and Author
Tina Seelig is the Executive Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University, the world’s largest fully endowed graduate fellowship program. She is also Director Emerita of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and has spent decades teaching creativity, innovation…
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272: Tell the Truth With Love | Daniel Zimet Certified Mental Performance Consultant
Daniel Zimet is a licensed psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant who specializes in sport and performance psychology, working with athletes, executives, and other high performers on mental performance, relationships, and major life and career transitions. Daniel is a member of...
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271: BYU Defensive Coordinator Kelly Poppinga | Make Yourself Uncomfortable
Kelly Poppinga is the defensive coordinator at BYU. As a player at BYU, Kelly earned both All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors. As a senior, he led the Cougars with 113 tackles and helped BYU win consecutive conference championships in 2006 and 2007. He later spent time with three…
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270: What Astronauts Don’t Miss in Space | Professor Daniel Newton, University of Iowa
Daniel Newton is a professor of management and entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa. His research, which is regularly published in premier management journals, focuses on speaking up and staying engaged at work. A recipient of an eight-year NASA grant, he has conducted research with...
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269: Train Your Mind Like You Train Your Body | Dr. Bobby Low, Assistant Athletic Director for Mental Performance at BYU
Bobby Low is a Mental Performance Doctor who helps athletes, teams, and high performers build the mental patterns needed to perform under pressure. As a former NCAA All-American and professional pole vaulter, he learned that performance rarely breaks down due to lack of talent, but because the…
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268: Sabbaticals—Especially for Non-Academics—as Regret Insurance | Harvard Lecturer DJ DiDonna
DJ DiDonna is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, where he teaches entrepreneurship. In 2019, he founded The Sabbatical Project to define, explore, and research sabbaticals, and he has since advised organizations ranging from nonprofits to Fortune 50 companies on how to design…
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267: Be Kind and Curious | Insead Professor Spencer Harrison on Creativity
Spencer Harrison is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD, where he studies creativity, coordination, and connection at work. He has studied a wide range of fascinating settings, including Grammy-winning bands, modern dancers, t-shirt designers, rock climbers, architects, NASA teams,...
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266: Why Confidence Is Overrated | Braden Brown, Associate Athletic Director for Mental Health at BYU Athletics
Braden Brown is the Associate Athletic Director for Mental Health at BYU Athletics, where he helps student-athletes navigate both the mental and performance demands of athletics. A Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant (in training), Braden works with...
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265: How To Get Ahead | Berkeley Professor Cameron Anderson
Cameron Anderson is a professor of organizational behavior at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on power, status and influence, and he teaches courses on power and politics in organizations, negotiations, and conflict resolution. Before...
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264: Professor Tali Sharot, University College London | Where You Are Matters More Than You Think
Tali Sharot is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London and on the faculty of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. Tali’s research integrates neuroscience, behavioral economics, and psychology to study how emotion and motivation influence people’s…
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263: What Great Teams Do Differently | Social Psychologist Ron Friedman
Ron Friedman is an award-winning social psychologist, and bestselling author of The Best Place to Work and Decoding Greatness. And his new book, SuperTeams draws on data from 6,000 workers. I hope you enjoy learning from Ron Friedman today. In this episode we discuss the following: The best teams...
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262: Data Scientist Sebastian Wernicke | Data Doesn’t Convince People—People Do
Sebastian Wernicke is a leading expert in data and AI strategy who has spent more than 20 years helping organizations—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—turn data into real-world transformation. Sebastian’s work stands out because of his core belief that the power of data isn’t unlocked…
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261: Eric Ries, Author of The Lean Startup | The System Isn't Inevitable
Eric Ries is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup, which is responsible for many of the terms commonly used in tech today, including minimum viable product and the build-measure-learn cycle. And his new book is titled, Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad... and How...
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260: From Felon to Bestseller | Lara Love Hardin on Why What We Hide Connects Us
Lara Love Hardin is a New York Times bestselling author, literary agent, and founder of True Literary, known for her memoir The Many Lives of Mama Love. Her story details her journey from suburban soccer mom to opioid addicted felon, eventually becoming a successful, award-winning ghostwriter…
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259: Good Things Don’t Happen by Accident | NBA Champion Wayne Simien
Wayne Simien is an NBA champion for the Miami Heat and two-time All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year for the Kansas Jayhawks. He currently serves as Associate Athletics Director of Strategic Engagement for KU. Wayne also works as a broadcaster for KU Men’s and Women’s basketball on ESPN+....
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258: The Anti–Midlife Crisis Mindset | Michael Clinton, Former President of Hearst Magazines
Michael Clinton is the former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines and is currently special media advisor to the Hearst Corporation’s CEO. If you don’t know which magazines Hearst owns, here are a few: Cosmopolitan, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Country…
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257: The 5-Minute Habit That Boosts Energy, Focus, and Health | Manoush Zomorodi, Host of NPR's TED Radio Hour
Manoush Zomorodi is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and host of NPR's TED Radio Hour. Her Body Electric project, a groundbreaking collaboration between NPR and Columbia University Medical Center involving over 20,000 participants, represents one of the largest public health…
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256: From #50 to #1 in the World | Will Guidara, Author of Unreasonable Hospitality
Will Guidara is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, “Unreasonable Hospitality.” He is the former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, which under his leadership was named the Best Restaurant in the World. He is the host of The Welcome Conference, a Co-Producer on the Emmy Award-winning…
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255: Stop Turning Dials and Start Flipping Switches | Publisher Eric Nelson, Executive Editor at Harper
Eric Nelson is Executive Editor at Harper and Vice President and Publisher of Broadside, HarperCollins conservative imprint. Since joining Harper in 2017, he has published thirteen New York Times #1 bestsellers. In addition to his time at HarperCollins, Penguin, and Wiley, he has worked as an...
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254: Why the First 5 Minutes Matter More Than You Think | Notre Dame Professor James Lang
Jim Lang is a professor at Notre Dame and the author of several popular books on teaching, including Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It. Jim has delivered keynotes or workshops at more than 300 colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. He also...
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253: Why Being a Good Person Isn’t Always Enough | Lowell Crabb
Lowell Crabb is the Founder and Principal of Drive Wealth Advisors, an independent wealth advisory firm specializing in serving business owners, corporate executives, and high net worth individuals. Lowell is based out of Utah, and is a graduate of BYU. I hope you enjoy learning from Lowell Crabb...
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252: The Power of Rituals | Harvard Professor Michael Norton
Michael Norton is a professor at Harvard Business School and author of the book, The Ritual Effect. He researches the effects of social norms on people’s behaviors as well as the psychology of investment. His research has been the answer to Final Jeopardy, and his TEDx talk, How to Buy Happiness,...
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251: Reshuffling Your Career in an AI World | Sangeet Choudary
Sangeet Choudary is a Senior Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, and has presented at leading global forums, including the G20 Summit and the World Economic Forum. He’s the best-selling author of the new book Reshuffle that was awarded the 2025 Thinkers50 Strategy Award for The most...
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250: How “Protect Your Time” Reduces Opportunities | Northwestern Professor Adam Waytz
Adam Waytz is an award winning professor of ethics and decision making at Northwestern University, where he researches how people think about minds and the psychological consequences of technology. Adam received his BA in Psychology from Columbia University, his PhD in social psychology from the...
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249: Sundays With Tozer Episode 28 | Tozer & Ethan Clayton
In this episode we bring in Ethan Clayton to talk about his friendship with Tozer.
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248: Sundays With Tozer Episode 27 | Tozer & Shaun Parkinson
In this episode we bring in Professor Shaun Parkinson to talk about his friendship with Tozer.
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247: Hortense le Gentil on Authentic Leadership
Hortense le Gentil is an executive coach, author, and leadership expert who has worked extensively with C-suite leaders on authentic leadership and personal transformation. She's the author of the book, The Unlocked Leader which has been read and recommended by Ralph Lauren, Arianna Huffington…
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246: Why the Best Performer Isn’t Always the Best Hire | Minnesota Professor Beth Campbell
Beth Campbell is an award-winning professor of management and leadership development at the University of Minnesota. Her main research projects focus on the consequences high performers spark for themselves and how high performers affect their peers and their teams. She has published in leading...
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245: From Insider Trading to FBI Informant | Tom Hardin aka Tipper X
Tom Hardin, also known as Tipper X, was a rising Wall Street analyst when he traded on a few insider tips leading to the FBI knocking on his door. He decided to cooperate with the FBI, and became a key informant in Operation Perfect Hedge, the largest insider-trading investigation in U.S.…
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244: Cognitive Scientist Scott Barry Kaufman on Intelligence, Engagement, Ability, & IQ
Scott Kaufman is a psychologist, coach, professor, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. He is a professor of psychology at Columbia University and director of the Center for Human Potential. He also hosts The Psychology Podcast which has received over 30 million downloads and is widely...
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243: Careers at the Frontier: Learning to Work on What Matters | Bob Goodson
Bob Goodson was the first employee at Yelp, founder of social media analytics company Quid, co-inventor of the Like button, and co-author of the new book Like: The Button That Changed the World. On Oct 1, 2025, Bob spent a day with our MBA students at the University of Kansas, and he shared so…
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242: How To Fix Broken Meetings | Dr. Rebecca Hinds
Rebecca Hinds is a leading expert on organizational behavior and the future of work. She earned her BS, MS, and PhD from Stanford University, and founded the Work Innovation Lab at Asana as well as the Work AI Institute at Glean, first-of-their-kind corporate think tanks dedicated to cutting-edge...
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241: Hubert Joly on Turning Around Best Buy
Hubert Joly is a Harvard Business School lecturer and globally recognized leadership thinker focused on re-founding business around purpose and people. A former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy, he led one of the most celebrated corporate turnarounds of the past decade by rejecting cost-cutting...
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240: Happiness Researcher Tal Ben-Shahar | The First Step to Happiness
Tal Ben-Shahar is an academic, author, speaker, teacher and co-founder of the Happiness Studies Academy. His classes on Positive Psychology and Leadership were among the largest courses in Harvard’s history, and he teaches, speaks, and consults around the world, to the general public…
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239: Losing and Finding Our Identity | Cognitive Scientist Maya Shankar
Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist and the creator, executive producer, and host of the podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, which Apple awarded as the Best Show of the Year in 2021. Maya was a Senior Advisor in the Obama White House, where she founded and served as Chair of the White House...
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238: Farming, Writing, Filming, & Creating with Josh Foster | Showing Up Every Day
Josh Foster is an award-winning independent writer, thinker, and farmer in Rigby, Idaho. He is the author of The Last Good Snow Hunt (2024), The Clean Package: A Pioneer Assemblage (2023), and The Crown Package: A Personal Anthology (2022). Josh earned a PHD in literature and creative writing…
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237: People over Pep Talks, Relationships over Rules | High School Principal David Beck
David Beck is the principal of Granite Connection High School in South Salt Lake, Utah. He has served as a teacher at Pleasant Grove High School, and Assistant Principal at both Cyprus High School and Granger High School in Utah. David earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from BYU. In…
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236: Asking Instead of Telling | Peter Schein on Humble Inquiry
Peter Schein is co-author of the worldwide bestseller, Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling. Together with his father Edgar Schein, one of the founders of organizational psychology, Peter has co-written six books, including Humble Leadership and Career Anchors Reimagined....
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235: Dorie Clark | The Power of Scale and Social Proof
Dorie Clark is an executive education professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School, and is the bestselling author of several books, including The Long Game and Stand Out. A frequent Harvard Business Review contributor, she has consulted for leading...
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234: ASU Professor Mike Baer | How to Gain Trust, and Its Blessing and Burden
Mike Baer is an award-winning business professor at Arizona State University, where he researches trust, justice, and impression management. Mike has published his research in top academic journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Personnel...
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233: Sébastien Page, Chief Investment Officer at T. Rowe Price on the Psychology of Leadership
Sébastien Page is the Chief Investment Officer at T. Rowe Price, one of the world’s largest investment management firms. Sebastien oversees a team of investment professionals who manage more than $500 billion in assets, and he rose from a non-English-speaking intern to the C-suite. Sébastien is...
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