Growth Mindset Podcast

Embrace your curiosity and discover your potential

About the show

A growth mindset is the belief that you can do anything if you work for it.

Your host Sam Harris finds remarkable individuals doing extraordinary things and breaks the processes down to show how anyone can achieve anything.

Sam has launched several businesses, travelled the world, and nearly died a few times, all in the spirit of curiosity and adventure. Some highlights include touring North Korea to hitch-hiking across Kazakhstan. He brings his insatiable appetite for learning to the podcast and challenges his guests with unusual questions to bring listeners unique insights.

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Episodes

  • 63: When Terrible == Awesome - Edd Read, Founder CTO Graze, Founder CTO Tiney.co

    July 22nd, 2019  |  Season 3  |  58 mins 17 secs
    business lessons, childcare industry, engineering, food business, mindsets for success

    Edd Read is a self-confessed geek and lover of engineering solutions to problems. A fascinating conversation into the mind of an innovator and doer. We cover a lot of ground and learn about Edd’s story as well as some brilliant life lessons along the way

  • 62: Mental Health without the BS - Petra Velzeboer - Psychotherapist and Executive Coach

    June 30th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  47 mins 27 secs
    executive coach, mental health, mindful process, mindsets for success, public speaking, self-improvement

    An episode with Petra Velzeboer, a mental health consultant, executive coach and podcaster.

    Petra provides lots of insights and tips for really being true to yourself, taking accountability and becoming the person you should be.

  • 61. Light Yourself Up - Kathryn Binkley

    June 22nd, 2019  |  Season 3  |  38 mins 54 secs
    be unique, become better, business coaching, feminism, marketing

    Kathryn Binkley, a success coach helping women achieve awesome things, is a delightful bundle of amazing advice.

    She covered some of the most important things you need to change your mindsets such as how to be original and finding your voice. Also how to market yourself and show up in life.

  • 60. Doing the Difficult Thing - Dr Niall McCann - Intrepid Explorer and Director of National Park Rescue

    June 13th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 5 mins
    climate change, conservationist, life lessons, save the world, science, sustainable economy, wildlife

    This episode highlights an inspiring conversation with Dr. Niall McCann about his work.

    One of our guest's main topic was how to create a sustainable economy that solves environmental and climate problems to pave way for future generations.

  • 59. The World Of Martech with Scott Brinker: VP Platform - Hubspot | CoFounder - Ion Interactive

    June 3rd, 2019  |  Season 3  |  25 mins 38 secs
    agile marketing, computer programmer, marketing technologist, mindsets for success

    Scott Brinker, a computer programmer, one of the most prominent figures in the world of 'Martec' and entrepreneur, shares his knowledge and experience on marketing technology.

    Scott also adds some tips on how to write and start a conference.

  • 58. Travis Jones - CEO, RBT Gym Group [Launching gyms, businesses and dreams]

    May 26th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  38 mins 34 secs
    become an influencer, business coach, exercise, gym, health hacks, marketing

    Travis Jones is the owner of a gym chain, marketing business and a charity. A truly relentless entrepreneur and badass, Travis discusses a multitude of topics and experiences from nearly dying, raising money in a tight spot and big lessons on mindsets.

  • 54. How to Stop Being Boring - Mat Braddy, ex CMO Just Eat (Brand Founder)

    May 26th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  57 mins 15 secs
    creative marketing, mindsets for success, tech startup

    Mat Braddy - Brand founder and ex-CMO of JUST EAT, now spending his time filmmaking whilst occasionally mentoring crazy souls who have foolishly started tech companies.

    Mat talks about work since with Rock, Pamper, Scissors and his new project to help reduce finance problems from Overdrafts with the company Updraft.

    We also dive into topics such as what does one do when they don't need to work for money at all and existential questions about how to find meaning in your life when it doesn't have meaning.

  • 57. Making it as a Migrant - Rafael Dos Santos - CEO High Profile Club

    May 26th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  37 mins 15 secs
    ceo, life lessons, millionaire stories, public relations

    Rafael Dos Santos is the CEO of the High Profile Club. He is passionate about helping people grow their brand and help them achieve success.

    In the episod, Rafael discussed how he dealt with language barriers and starting a business in a foreign country. He also gave insights on how to write a book and his vision for the future.

  • 56. Launch Lessons in Podcasting and Business - Daniel Murray-Serter - Host Secret Leaders

    May 26th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  55 mins 39 secs
    become an influencer, life lessons, online platform, podcasting, self-improvement lessons

    Daniel Murray-Serter is a serial entrepreneur who hosts the Secret Leaders Podcast and is launching his latest business,

    We discuss our lessons growing our podcasts and how Daniel managed to achieve great results in a part-time project. We also discuss plans for his current business as well as his successes and failures in past businesses

  • 55. Creative Healing - Naveen Arles BCA - Founder London International Gospel Choir

    May 26th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  45 mins 35 secs
    break through barriers, british citizen award, change the world, creative healing, growth mindset, happiness, healing, life lessons, london international gospel choir, naveen arles, sam harris, three culture kids

    Naveen Arles BCA is the founder of the London International Gospel Choir. As an immigrant to Britain, he educates me on the concept of Third Culture Kids and how to make friends anywhere.

    His wealth of experience leads to fascinating insights and mindsets for success in the arts and life in general.

  • 53. AI Solutions in Finance - Chandini Jain, CEO Auquan

    May 26th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  28 mins 13 secs
    finance, how to think about money, life lessons, market research

    Chandini Jain is the CEO and founder of Auquan, a platform that provides Machine Learning solutions for big finance.

    Chandini recounts her lessons from trading and tech world and raising finance.

  • 52. Stoic Determination and Tenacity, 'Sisu' - Mike Follett, CEO Lumens Research

    March 10th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  50 mins 56 secs
    ceo, eye-tracking software, future technology, human behavior, ideology, science, startup stories

    Mike Follett is the CEO of Lumens Research. They create eye-tracking software to understand human behaviour and intentions. He has a wealth of experience from a background in Marketing and advertising.

    Mike is full of fascinating insights on life and business. He has some fantastic stories where he used 'Sisu', a Finnish ideology of grit and bravery, to get himself out of sticky situations.

  • 50. Cyber Attack Wargaming - Top 100 Women in Tech Winner Lisa Forte, CEO Red Goat

    February 27th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 27 secs
    cybersecurity, internet hackers, password manager, protection, teaching a growth mindset

    Lisa is an inspirational public speaker and a tenacious entrepreneur. Her business Red Goat Cyber Security helps businesses combat cyber-crime.

    She shares her wisdom on combating cyber-crime and how she thinks the future of Cyber Security will be. Lisa’s attitudes toward life and learning are as infectious as they are brilliant.

  • 47. Building the Future, Matt Ward - Disruptors Podcast, VC, Author, Amazon Millionaire

    February 27th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  40 mins 48 secs
    coaching, consulting, life lessons, podcast

    Matt Ward is a serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, and business coach, investor, author, futurist, and host of The Disruptors podcast.

    Matt has an amazing focus on the future and has a fascinating set of insights into what is in store for us and what we should be excited about and what we should be worried about.

  • 51. Education For the Future - James Potten, MD Red Academy

    February 27th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  30 mins 37 secs
    education, life lessons, mentor, mindsets for success, teaching a growth mindset

    James Potten is an expert in galvanising teams to scale businesses and make purposeful ideas happen.

    James has real insight into how teams work and how to really accelerate learning and get the best out of people. We discuss his current project with Red Academy as well as life lessons along the way.

  • 48. Your Heart is Stupid, Follow Your Interests - Richard Chapo, Internet Lawyer

    February 27th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 48 secs
    automation, business lawyer, legalities, life lessons, mindsets for success

    Richard Chapo is a business lawyer in San Diego who has been practicing law for 25 years.

    Richard has a huge bank of stories and insights from these experiences. His attitude towards solving his own problems by acquiring the skills to do something that would fit the lifestyle he wants is worth listening to.