Episode Details

This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #124 "Jamie Foxx on Workout Routines, Success Habits, and Untold Hollywood Stories" and #514 "Jacqueline Novogratz on Building Acumen, How to (Actually) Change the World, Speaking Your Truth, and the Incredible Power of 'Dumb' Questions."

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Timestamps:

[00:00] Start

[06:50] Notes about this supercombo format.

[07:53] Enter Jamie Foxx.

[08:19] When Jamie met Kanye West.

[10:58] Why Jamie considers his studio magical.

[13:32] When Jamie met Ed Sheeran.

[15:00] What's on the other side of fear?

[16:53] Making impressions.

[22:15] How Eric Marlon Bishop became Jamie Foxx.

[24:49] Overcoming fear at open mics.

[26:12] Could Prince or Michael Jackson find a career break in today’s "Age of Memes?"

[27:49] How Jamie learned to read the room.

[33:27] Why do some comedians lose the ability to make people laugh?

[39:04] Enter Jacqueline Novogratz.

[39:37] Jacqueline's background and siblings' accomplishments.

[42:06] Jacqueline's journey into social impact investing.

[45:15] An early banking career and reputation for asking tough questions.

[48:36] A tendency to champion underdogs.

[53:18] From banker to disruptor.

[1:00:04] Jacqueline's first opportunity in her new path.

[1:05:28] Failures, small wins, and perseverance.

[1:09:21] Jacqueline's first real win in Rwanda.

[1:13:37] The path between Rwanda and founding Acumen.

[1:16:06] Jacqueline's reasons for applying to Stanford Business School.

[1:18:10] How the Rwanda genocide redefined poverty for Jacqueline.

[1:20:42] Lessons Jacqueline learned about human nature from the genocide.

[1:26:25] Acumen's three main functions and naming process.

[1:29:12] The quantification of impact investment through Lean Data.

[1:37:28] Alternative names for Acumen that got left on the cutting room floor.

[1:40:43] The concept of moral imagination.

[1:44:55] An early win at Acumen.

[1:50:43] Advice for young people aspiring to create positive change.

[1:53:20] The benefits of committing to something large