This podcast is for anyone questioning the endless pursuit of more.
ex-VC & tech exec who left it all behind, sold everything I own and went looking for some answers. This is my search for truth, meaning and what a good life actually looks like.
#34 Ali Benter | Designing Technology With Feeling In Mind
Ali and I talk about her career journey at Microsoft and beyond, balancing passion and creativity with productivity and how she made a massive leap into a life that feels more aligned.
We explore the intersection of design and story, and how she's on a mission to build technology that actually helps humans thrive and feel good.
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15 Jul 2026
#33 TJ Power | How To Hack Your Brain
In this episode I speak with TJ Power— he's a neuroscientist, but more than that, I think he and I see the world in a really similar way. We're both obsessed with the same question: how do we build a brain and body that can actually cope with how fast modern life has gotten?
TJ breaks down his DOSE framework — dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins — and honestly reframed how I think about my own brain. His idea that these four chemicals are like "honest friends" living inside us, constantly trying to steer us toward what's good for us, stuck with me. When we ignore what they want, they don't stay quiet about it.
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8 Jul 2026
#32 Jenny Calvert | How To Escape The Hustle
Jenny Calvert spent years in tech building her identity around output and external validation — holding down a marriage, two kids, and everything else — while a resignation letter sat on her desk for six months. What finally made her hit send was hearing herself say, out loud, that she was terrified she'd never build something of her own.
We talk about what that kind of burnout really does to your identity, why the hustle feels good at first, and the slow work of figuring out who you are when you strip away the title and the targets. We get into redefining success on your own terms, the stories we inherit versus the ones we choose, and how to work through fear when the old path is still right there waiting to take you back.
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