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The Mojo Sessions
by Gary Bertwistle
The Mojo Sessions features in-depth conversations with the world's most interesting people. Hosted by Gary Bertwistle, who has collected a catalogue of over three hundred interviews with some of the world's most interesting minds, The Mojo Sessions podcast series takes a minimalist approach that focuses on the guest and brings you valuable and memorable conversations.
Episodes
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EP 720: Brook Cupps - Masterclass in Building Strong, Consistent, Winning Cultures
Brook Cupps is the head basketball coach at Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio. In the classroom, he leads students in leadership classes focused on leading oneself and how to best lead others. Brook is also a part of The Learning Leader team with Ryan Hawk, where he creates the...
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EP 719: Dr Steven Storage - Strong Mental Health Starts With Good Brain Health
Dr Steven Storage graduated from the University of California Berkeley magna cum laude with a degree in molecular and cell biology. Prior to joining Amen Clinics, Dr Storage was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at USC. He published several peer-reviewed articles on neuroimaging of...
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EP 718: Andrew Horsfield - What To Do When You Feel Stuck in Business and Life
Andrew Horsfield, author of 'Better: Escape Average, Beat Burnout, Own your Life', explores how leaders and professionals can navigate setbacks, uncertainty and self-doubt. After more than 20 years working with leaders across business, education and elite sport, and having to restart his career…
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EP 717: Ryan Hawk - Becoming Who You Are Meant To Be
Ryan Hawk is the host of The Learning Leader Show, which Forbes called "the most dynamic leadership podcast out there." Ryan has interviewed hundreds of best-selling authors and world-renowned corporate, athletic, and military leaders; his show has millions of listeners. Ryan speaks regularly at...
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EP 716: Jim Murphy - How to Quiet the Mind to Execute When It Matters Most
Jim Murphy is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller 'Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life', which explores how to quiet the mind and perform when it matters most. 'Inner Excellence' is a mental toughness manual that shot from…
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EP 715: Dominic Thurbon - An Honest Conversation About the Truth
We are living through a plague of misinformation. From innocent errors to deliberate propaganda, truth is being eroded at speed. In his new book, 'To Be Honest: How making truth happen builds better businesses, lives and societies', author Dom Thurbon explores why truth is not a "nice-to-have"…
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EP 714: Laura Vanderkam - The Mindset Shift to Create an Abundance of Time
Laura Vanderkam is a successful author of many time-management and productivity books and a mother of 5 children. Laura's work has appeared in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and Fortune. Many have an adversarial relationship with time, constantly trying to beat the clock, issues...
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Featured: Bryce Hoffman - Red Team Strategic Thinking
Bryce Hoffman, the bestselling author of 'Red Teaming: How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything', helps companies plan more effectively by applying systems learned from business and the military. He became the first and only civilian to graduate from the U.S. Army's...
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EP 713: Nelson Dellis - Remember More. Forget Less.
Nelson Dellis is one of the world's leading memory experts, having won the USA Memory Championships six times and earned the title of elite Grandmaster of Memory. He is also a successful mountaineer and Alzheimer's disease activist. Nelson was born with an average memory. Inspired by the passing…
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EP 712: Dr Lee Warren - How the Art of Self-Brain Surgery Can Radically Transform Your Life
Dr Lee Warren is a practising neurosurgeon, Iraq War veteran, and author who specialises in the intersection of neuroscience, the mind and faith. Dr Warren advocates "Self-Brain Surgery", a method using our own cognitive awareness to change our mental habits, to heal from trauma, and improve the...
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EP 711: Andrew Nunn - The Mentalist Who Distorts Our Reality & Perception
Andrew Nunn is a mentalist who explores how perception, pressure, and hidden assumptions shape our decision-making. Rather than offering generic mindset advice, Andy shows how intelligent people get fooled by their own thinking — often in real time. On stage as a behavioural keynote speaker,...
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EP 710: Brad Beeler - Communication: How the Secret Service Gets People to Share Vital Information
Brad Beeler is a recently retired Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, where he became one of the agency's most respected polygraph examiners and communicators. Brad has conducted more criminal polygraph examinations than any other Special Agent in the Secret Service's history and...
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Featured: David Marquet - Managing the Trend of Employee Disengagement
The results of the recent Gallup Worldwide Employee Poll show a continued decline in workplace engagement. How do you change this in your company? David Marquet, a former nuclear submarine commander, was named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc. Mag. A true student of leadership, David...
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EP 709: Joey Klein - Understand and Unlock Your Personal Inner Matrix
Joey Klein is the author of the books 'The Inner Matrix' and 'Relationship Alchemy'. Joey grew up in pain, full of rage, unfulfilled, numbing himself with drugs and alcohol. It was a dark time - his relationships imploded, and he didn't care if he lived or died. Finally, he reached his breaking...
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EP 708: Ainsley Melham - The Journey to Broadway
Ainsley Melham has just finished playing the lead role in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway, for the second time. Born in Bathurst, west of Sydney, Ainsley studied at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) before scoring his first role in the children's musical group Hi-5, who were…
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Featured: Dr Jim Loehr - Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Dr Jim Loehr wrote a book that changed my mindset on performance. That book was 'The Power of Full Engagement'. Jim's philosophy is that managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. The Power of Full Engagement is a highly...
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EP 707: Jonathan B Smith - The Game Changing Power of Helping People Feel Understood
People want to be seen, heard, valued, understood and appreciated. Jonathan B. Smith is a business strategist and Black Swan Negotiation Instructor with decades of experience. He has founded multiple companies over the years, and his work has helped companies achieve millions in revenue. His new...
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EP 706: Diane Kahn - Redemption - Behind the Walls of San Quentin Prison
Diane Kahn is the Executive Director of Humans of San Quentin (HoSQ), a humanitarian non-profit organisation that shares the stories of incarcerated people to humanise those behind bars and break down societal stereotypes, through letters, art, and poetry. Inspired by the Humans of New York...
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EP 705: Gary Waldon - How to Navigate and Own the Transitions in our Life
Gary Waldon is the author of 'Mastering the Art of Reinvention: Adapting to life, AI and the other big changes'. Reinvention is an intriguing topic. We go through times when we need to start afresh. Maybe our careers take a different turn, we move to new countries or cities, our relationships...
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EP 704: Jenn Donahue - How the Warrior Rewires the Inner Imposter Syndrome
Jenn Donahue is a warrior. On the battlefield, in business, and in the fight against self-doubt. A retired U.S. Navy Commodore, she commanded thousands of troops across multiple deployments, including overseeing the construction of a bridge across the Euphrates River during the Iraq War and…
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EP 703: Logan Gelbrich - Navigating Decision Points at the Intersections of Life
We began this season inspired by Greek mythology's 12 Labours of Hercules, where he faced the crossroads and chose between the seductive comfort of Kakia and the modern path of Arate. Logan Gelbrich, author of 'Going Right, A Logical Justification for Chasing Your Dreams', owns Deuce Gym in LA—an...
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EP 702: Mike McCastle - Going Beyond Preconceived Barriers - The 12 Labours
The legendary Mike McCastle. Inspired by Greek mythology and the 12 labours of Hercules, Mike has achieved a world record by doing 5,804 pull-ups in a day, pulled a 5,000-pound truck across the Mojave Desert in summer, climbed a rope to the equivalent height of Mount Everest in a gym, broke a…
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EP 701: Dr Paul Taylor - What Type of Life Do You Wish to Lead This Year?
Dr. Paul Taylor is a psychophysiologist, host of the popular 'Hardiness' podcast, and the award-winning author of the book 'Death by Comfort'. Paul has also recently completed his PhD in applied psychology. In this conversation, we discuss his new book, 'The Hardiness Effect', and explore his...
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EP 623: Gilbert Enoka - Meet the Man Behind the All Blacks Mental Game
Gilbert Enoka changed the way the All Blacks played rugby. With an 80% win rate in test rugby, the All Blacks winning mindset and resilience are just as vital as physical training. Gilbert Enoka was their secret weapon, guiding the All Blacks to win two consecutive Rugby World Cups, multiple...
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EP 622: Dr Michelle K. Johnston - The Seismic Shift in Business Today
Dr Michelle K. Johnston is a best-selling author, an MBA professor, and a leadership coach for the New Orleans Saints and many top executives across the US. Popular author and podcaster Mel Robbins has hailed Michelle's new book, 'The Seismic Shift In You', as "the shift we need in connection."...
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EP 621: Dr Tasha Eurich - Is Our Approach and Mindset to Resilience Wrong?
Dr Tasha Eurich is an organisational psychologist, researcher, and NY Times bestselling author. Her 2017 TEDx talk has garnered over 10 million views. Her work has appeared in The WSJ, NY Times, HBR, CNN, NBC, Fast Company, and various peer-reviewed journals. Trusted by some of the world's most...
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EP 620: Robert Glazer - Why Values Give You an Enormous Company Advantage
In today's business world, having a true values-based culture can elevate your company by every metric, giving you an enormous advantage over your competitors. Robert Glazer, founder of Acceleration Partners, a $50 million marketing agency, is known for creating values-driven cultures. His...
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EP 619: Dr Abbie Maroño - How to Influence People & Situations in Our Favour
Dr Abbie Maroño is a leading behavioural scientist and advisor to the US Secret Service. Abbie's new book, 'The Upper Hand', demonstrates how to influence people and situations in our favour with skill and integrity—ethically and without relying on leverage or coercion. Based on principles of...
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EP 618: Sarah Boyd - Strategies and Tools to Turn Down the Noise at Home
Sarah Boyd, a child and adolescent development expert and founder of the educational company Resilient Little Hearts, believes it is possible to reduce the noise of overstimulation and chronic stress in our family environment. In her new book, 'Turn Down the Noise: A Practical Guide to Building…
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EP 617: Warren Berger - In Pursuit of a More Beautiful Question
Questionologist Warren Berger has studied hundreds of the world's leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers to understand how they ask questions, generate original ideas, and solve problems. As the author of 11 books, his work regularly features in Fast Company, Harvard Business...
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EP 616: Garry Ridge - The Building of the Iconic WD-40 Brand and Culture
Imagine a company culture where people happily do meaningful work they believe in, alongside supportive, positive, enthusiastic colleagues. Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, did just that and then wrote 'Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It: Learning Moments from an Everyday CEO of a Multi-Billion-Dollar...
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EP 615: Jeffrey Morgan - Tough Streets, Bank Robbery & Extreme Ownership
Jeffrey Morgan isn't your typical coach. He's a life strategist and the 2024 Australian Mindset & Life Coach of the Year. Jeffrey grew up in Eveleigh St, Redfern, known as The Block, a place of hard, tough streets where even the police don't want to go. Riots, violence, drugs, and theft led to…
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EP 614: Garrett Gunderson - Busting Myths on Your Way to Personal Wealth
Garrett Gunderson is a financial myth-buster, a prolific author, and a lifelong entrepreneur. He's built a career helping people keep more of their money. The author of 'What Would the Rockefellers Do?' and his more recent book, 'Killing Sacred Cows 2.0: Crush Money Myths & Live Your Richest…
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EP 613: Dr. Blaise Aguirre - Why We Hate Ourselves
Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Blaise Aguirre is the author of 'I Hate Myself: Overcome Self-Loathing and Realize Why You're Wrong About You'. Recognised for his extensive work in treating mood and personality disorders in adolescents, Aguirre addresses the often-ignored issue of self-hatred…
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EP 612: Courtney Carver - Gentle: The 'Don't Do It All' Self-Help Book We Need
Courtney Carver launched Project 333, the minimalist fashion challenge, in 2010, and it quickly gained global popularity with thousands committing to wear only 33 items from their wardrobe for three months. Courtney was featured in the Netflix documentary Minimalism, on Good Morning America, and…
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EP 611: Jeffrey Sanow - Reading People in High-Pressure Environments
Jeffrey Sanow, a former senior intelligence officer with the CIA, spent decades navigating high-pressure environments where reading people wasn't just a skill—it was a matter of survival. How do you make decisions when the stakes couldn't be higher? Starting as a Peace Corps volunteer, followed…
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EP 610: Anne-Laure Le Cunff - The Scientific Method of Running Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff, a former Googler, decided to go back to university to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. The founder of Ness Labs and author of the widely read newsletter, Anne-Laure is the foremost expert on mindful productivity and systematic curiosity. As a neuroscientist, Anne-Laure writes...
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EP 609: Jenny Wood - What Could You Do If You Had Wild Courage?
It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Former Google leader Jenny Wood chased an attractive stranger off the subway, and later married him. That moment forever changed Jenny's life. It took courage - Wild Courage. In her new book, 'Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It', Jenny challenges...
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EP 608: Melli O'Brien - Developing Deep Resilience to Face Today's Challenges
Melli O'Brien wrote 'Deep Resilience: A Four-Step Journey to Unshakable Inner Strength,' giving us a step-by-step guide to navigating life's challenges. The book is for those who might feel overwhelmed by life's whirlwind pace, crave calm, and seek the strength to build confidence. In 2025…
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EP 607: Michele Rigby Assad - The CIA Undercover Operative Breaks Cover
Most of us have heard stories about the CIA, but we rarely get the chance to look behind the curtain and gain insight into their secretive operations. Michele Rigby Assad lived a lie during her career as a CIA operative in the Middle East. With extensive experience in the Arab world, she…
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EP 606: Martha McSally - Do Things Afraid, Dare to Fly
Former US Senator Martha McSally was the first ever US female combat fighter pilot, and then became the first female Air Force officer to command a fighter squadron. Having survived a sexual predator in high school, rape by a military superior and the many bureaucratic barriers that were put in…
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EP 605: David Robson - The Profound Impact Expectation Can Have on Our Lives
David Robson is a British award-winning science writer specialising in medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. David's work has appeared in the Guardian, the Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic. He's worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. He's...
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EP 604: Rajeev Peshawaria - When the Mission Really Becomes the Mission
Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO of Stewardship Asia Singapore, is the former Chief Learning Officer: Coca-Cola and Morgan Stanley, a TEDx Speaker, and a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. His latest book, "Sustainable Sustainability", discusses why frameworks such as Environmental, Social, and...
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EP 603: Dr David Lipman - The Healthy High Performing Corporate Athlete Playbook
Dr David Lipman is a medical doctor & exercise physiologist who's transitioned into startups. David specialises in what he calls the nexus between health and performance, specifically focusing on longevity, healthspan and our use of technology. He would describe himself as a 'specialist...
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EP 602: Dan Cockerell - Lessons From a Lifetime of Leadership at Disney
Dan Cockerell started at the Walt Disney Company as a parking attendant and 26 years later was it's Vice President, leading 12,000 cast members at the largest theme park in the world, the Magic Kingdom Park. Dan had nineteen different roles with Disney, including 5 years at the Disneyland Paris...
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EP 601: Jay Malkoun - A Life From the Comanchero & Pentridge to the Corporate Boardroom
Jay Malkoun served 10 years for heroin trafficking, was the president of the feared Comancheros motorcycle gang, and in March 2019, a car bomb outside a gym in Athens detonated the Mercedes he was sitting in. It was an explosion heard around the world as global media, law enforcement agencies…
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EP 525: Matthew Dicks - The Building Blocks of Great Storytelling
Matthew Dicks makes stories come alive. He began competing in live storytelling events in New York City in 2011 and is a record 58-time Moth StorySLAM winner and 9-time GrandSLAM champion. Fortune 500 companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Slack, and Salesforce hire Matt…
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EP 524: Nick Kush - The Mindset of an Explosive Ordnance Device Specialist
Imagine kneeling before a bomb. Your job, deactivate. How do you calm your nerves? Nick Kush was a Seal Team Explosive Ordnance Device Technician serving 20 years in Special Ops. With combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, Nick was the EOD for Task Unit Bruiser under the command of JOCKO Willink…
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EP 523: Rajeev Kapur - Generative AI. Why It Matters & What's to Come?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing so rapidly that entire industries are being reshaped as we speak. There's an urgent need for leaders to understand the impact of this technology on their company and their people. Rajeev Kapur, author of 'AI Made Simple', has vast and deep experience in...
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EP 522: Judd Shaw - What's Really Hiding Behind Your Armour?
On the outside, we see a lawyer with the external trappings of success, the office, the suit, the watch, the car, the home and assume they have the perfect life. Right? But often, behind the armour, it's a different story. Judd Shaw is a guy who blends his work as a lawyer/CEO of Judd Shaw Injury...
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The Mojo Sessions features in-depth conversations with the world's most interesting people. Hosted by Gary Bertwistle, who has collected a catalogue of over three hundred interviews with some of the world's most interesting minds, The Mojo Sessions podcast series takes a minimalist approach that focuses on the guest and brings you valuable and memorable conversations.
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