Interviews with creatives, founders and makers, who've created communities or built companies. We dig into their career pivots, behind-the-scenes moments, and personal philosophies.
We end Season 3 with a real one - Kate Assaraf, founder of Dip, is rethinking sustainable hair care by proving you shouldn't have to sacrifice performance to ditch the plastic.
Drawing on her beauty industry experience, Kate built a brand that challenges greenwashing, rejects traditional marketing playbooks, and makes sustainability accessible without the guilt.
From creating high-performing conditioner bars to redefining success through community impact and supporting independent retailers, Kate shares why doing business differently can be better for both people and the planet.
https://dipalready.com/
6 Oct 2026
S3 Episode 7: Dr. Allan Mottram
After two decades in emergency medicine, Dr. Allan Mottram realized he was spending his career treating the consequences of problems that had been developing for decades. That realization led him to build Perennial, a longevity practice focused on catching problems earlier and helping people stay healthier longer.
We talk about what actually matters for longevity, the hype around peptides and GLP-1s, why healthcare is painfully slow to evolve, and how Allan got so frustrated with electronic medical records that he eventually built his own—using AI to pull together a patient's labs, history, etc into one actionable picture. It's a fascinating look at where medicine is headed—and what it might look like if we stopped waiting for things to go wrong.
29 Sept 2026
S3 Episode 6: Luke Mickelson
Luke Mickelson's journey from a successful career and comfortable life to finding a deeper sense of purpose began with something heartbreakingly simple: discovering that children in his own community were sleeping on the floor. What started as a few beds built in his garage with his kids became Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nationwide movement providing beds and a sense of stability to children who need them.
Luke joins us for a candid conversation about purpose, redefining success, the power of serving others, raising kids to care about something bigger than themselves, and turning an overlooked problem into a mission. We also hear the story behind his unexpected run on American Ninja Warrior.
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S3 Episode 4: Beth Mazza
Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But now, and this only has come since I started to write and then they ultimately have read parts of the book, mostly because they thought they were going to be embarrassed. And so they wanted to see it before it went out. But each one of them has come to me individually and said, Mom, we didn't see the struggle. you always made it seem like everything was seamless. Like we didn't see the physical struggle, but we also didn't see the guilt and the emotional struggle. Somehow you hid that from us. And I said to you guys, I felt like I was wearing it on my sleeve, crying all the time, hiding in the bathroom. […]
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