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In this new episode Steven sits down with heart surgeon Dr Philip Ovadia MD. Dr Philip Ovadia is an American heart surgeon, founder of Ovadia Heart Health and the author of the new book, “Stay Off My Operating Table”. As a heart surgeon Dr Ovadia saw firsthand the dangers of heart disease, the number one killer worldwide. Having struggling with obesity his whole life and a family history of heart disease, Dr Ovadia was finally able to lose 45kg by following a predominately animal-based foods and low carbohydrate diet. Since then it has been Dr Ovadia’s mission to improve the public’s metabolic health through lifestyle and dietary modification as a way to prevent later health crises and death. In this conversation Dr Ovadia and Steven discuss topics, such as: Philip’s mission to make being healthy normal again Why we should focus more on prevention rather than medication Why cholesterol and fat are not necessarily the cause of heart disease The impact of sugar on your health Metabolic health and ‘skinny fat’ The benefits of the carnivore diet The danger of the standard American diet Why exercise doesn’t help with weight loss You can purchase, ‘Stay Off My Operating Table’, here: https://bit.ly/3mGtdVd Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Apr 20231h 24min

In this new episode Steven sits down with serial entrepreneur Sophia Amouroso. Sophia Amouroso is an American business woman and New York Times best-selling author of ‘#GIRLBOSS’ which later became a Netflix series of the same name. Sophia founded the female fashion retailer, ‘Nasty Gal’ in 2006 when she was 22 years old. 6 years later, Nasty Gal was named the "Fastest Growing Retailer” in America. However, in 2016, the same year that Sophia was named by Forbes as one of the richest self-made women in the world, Nasty Gal filed for bankruptcy. Since Nasty Gal’s bankruptcy Sophia has founded ‘Girlboss Media’, an online community providing mentoring and support for women worldwide. As well as ‘Business Class’, a comprehensive tutorial course that helps founders accelerate and scale their businesses. In this conversation Sophia and Steven discuss topics, such as: How Sophia’s rebellious nature helped her to create an original business How she regards being an outsider as a superpower Why as a CEO you only know 10% of what is happening in your company Why Sophia would never want to be a CEO again You can follow Sophia here: Instagram: instagram.com/sophiaamoruso Twitter: twitter.com/sophiaamoruso Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Apr 20231h 35min

In this moment, Lewis Howes discusses the biggest killer of relationships. According to Lewis, the greatest mistake someone in a relationship can make is abandoning their true self in order to make peace in a relationship. This compromising can actually be a sign of deeper wounds that have not yet been healed. Lewis believes that as part of your responsibility to be emotionally accountable, you have to find your wounds in order to begin the work of emotional healing. This can help you attain emotional regulation, which is the greatest superpower that we can have to deal with the highs and lows in life. Listen to the full episode here - https://g2ul0.app.link/luX8Iro6Xyb Lewis: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/https://lewishowes.com Watch the episodes on YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Apr 202310min

You feel as if you’ve grown up with him, he was a constant presence in the background of your childhood, the beloved character Josh on the wildly successfully Nickelodeon show ‘Drake and Josh’. However, you definitely don’t know the Josh behind the bright lights and rolling cameras. Growing up in poverty with a single mother and under the shadow of an absence father he never met, Josh channeled his pain into comedy and acting, sacrificing a normal childhood in order to support his family as a child star. However, on his journey to fame, these same mental crutches and defence mechanisms became Josh’s worst enemies. In this wide ranging conversation, Josh discusses his life of constant hustling and reinvention, from surviving the pitfalls of child stardom, to a dramatic weight loss journey and finding his niche as a pioneer in social media, this conversation will show you a Josh Peck you’ve never seen before. Follow Josh: Youtube: http://bit.ly/3UABiY6 Instagram:https://bit.ly/414GxBG Twitter: https://bit.ly/41sHCDb Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Apr 20231h 19min

From a bullied and unpopular schoolboy to famous party boy appearing on some of the biggest reality shows, Chris Williamson was living the life most men in their twenties dream about. However, to Chris this didn’t feel like his life and he didn’t truly understand himself, instead he was just going through the motions and pretending to be a success. Since then, Chris has been on a constant mission to evolve and follow his ceaseless curiosity. He has used his podcast as his own university degree, talking to the world’s preeminent thinkers and learning alongside his listeners. In this expansive conversation Chris discusses everything from strategies in the fight against imposter syndrome and gaining confidence, the true price of success and what drives successful people, to the game of love and relationships in the modern world. Chris: Youtube: @ChrisWillx Instagram: https://bit.ly/41c1dr5 Twitter: https://bit.ly/3UjUc5i Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Apr 20232h 7min

What is the meaning of life? Quite a hard question to answer isn’t it? This question has stumped history’s greatest thinkers, however in this moment one of the greatest intellects of our time, Neil deGrasse Tyson, has a theory. It’s too easy to pessimistically countdown your days left on earth and find yourself desperately running around and endlessly searching for a grand meaning to life,. Instead, Neil believes that it is actually right in front of us, as we can create our own meaning of life. For Neil that is his quest for knowledge and learning something new each and everyday, for yourself and other people it could be completely different. Whichever path you decide to take, Neil believes that as long as you help others along the way and follow your interests you will become wiser. Listen to the full episode here - ⁠ https://g2ul0.app.link/XMtuSSePMyb Neil: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/neildegrassetyson/?hl=en https://neildegrassetyson.com/ Watch the episodes on YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Apr 202310min

There is a war going on and the battle is for your brain health. According to Dr Daniel Amen, whether it is food that will kill you, news that will stress you or gadgets that will drain your dopamine and attention, so much of the modern world is dangerous for your brain health. Having scanned and examined over 200,000 brains, Dr Daniel Amen’s mission is to change the way people see mental health as isolated from brain health, and instead reimagine it so that people realise that if your brain healthy your mind will follow. In this life changing conversation Dr Daniel Amen discusses how he revolutionised the field of psychology, discovered the power of brain scans and being the psychiatrist to the stars. In the episode Dr Amen outlines everything you need to know to ensure that you have the healthiest brain, and therefore the healthiest and happiest mind possible. Dr Amen: Instagram: http://bit.ly/40KOHPu Dr Amen’s book: https://amzn.to/3MkB8lx Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Apr 20231h 54min

Alex Hormozi knows all about the highs and lows of the journey to becoming successful. From betrayal, fortunes changing as quickly as going from broke to $20 million in under a year, to using pain and failure as fuel. But one thing that doesn’t change on the journey is strength of character, true relationships and the unbudging will to succeed. As a first generation American Alex knew the sacrifice that his family had made so that his life would be better than theirs, however he also knew that he had to carve out his own path and not the one his father had laid out for him. In this raw conversation Alex discusses everything from business to love and everything in between. If you want to know what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur Alex has had to earn the hard way the lessons he now shares. Alex Hormozi: Instagram: http://bit.ly/40WnLMu Website: http://bit.ly/3UasFTS Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Apr 20231h 54min