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The Meaning Crisis: Arthur Brooks on Technology, Purpose, and Reclaiming a Life That Matters
What happens when success no longer satisfies? Arthur Brooks has spent decades studying achievement, leadership, happiness, and human flourishing. He’s led one of the world’s most influential think tanks, taught at Harvard, written bestselling books, collaborated with Oprah Winfrey and the Dalai Lama, and advised leaders across business, government, and philanthropy. Yet in this episode of Going Big!, Brooks argues that the greatest crisis facing modern society is not politic
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The Mayor Who Never Planned to Run: Lily Wu’s Story of Courage, Gratitude, and Going Big
What happens when an eight-year-old immigrant girl who arrives in America unable to speak English grows up to become the mayor of the largest city in Kansas? For Lily Wu, the answer is simple: gratitude turned into service. On this episode of Going Big!, Mayor Lily Wu shares one of the most compelling personal stories we’ve featured on the podcast. It is a story about immigration, faith, resilience, hard work, mentorship, and the extraordinary opportunities that can emerge wh
May 185 min read
The Future Belongs to High-Agency Thinkers: What Andy Kessler Taught Us About Going Big in the Age of AI
We are living through one of the greatest technological revolutions in human history. That sounds dramatic until you stop and realize how much the world has already changed in just the last fifteen years. In 2010, the idea that a stranger could arrive in five minutes because you pressed a button on your phone sounded absurd. Streaming a movie to a handheld device seemed futuristic. The thought that artificial intelligence could write code, summarize legal documents, help diag
May 105 min read
The Generosity Revolution: What Giving Tuesday Teaches Us About Going Big
From Idea to Global Movement What does it take to spark a movement that unlocks billions in generosity across the globe? In this episode of Going Big, I sat down with Asha Curran, CEO of Giving Tuesday, to unpack exactly that. What started as a simple idea—a day dedicated to giving after Thanksgiving—has evolved into a worldwide movement that has generated more than $22 billion in generosity. But here’s what struck me most: this wasn’t built through control, branding, or tigh
May 43 min read
Going Big! With Bo Ghirardelli and Nicolas Cary
Unlocking Potential: How Sky’s the Limit Is Rewriting the Entrepreneurial Playbook What if the greatest untapped resource in the world isn’t capital, technology, or even ideas, but people? People with talent, grit, and ambition who simply lack a pathway forward. In this episode of Going Big! , I sat down with Nick Cary and Bo Ghirardelli, two leaders who didn’t just identify that gap—they built something bold to close it. Their organization, Sky’s the Limit, is doing somethin
Apr 204 min read
Going Big by Going Deep: What the Digital Age Means for Faith, Leadership, and Your Life
A Different Kind of “Going Big” When most people hear the phrase “going big,” they picture scale, visibility, and influence. Bigger platforms. Larger audiences. Wider reach. But in this conversation with Reverend John Yates III, we’re invited into a very different vision; one that is quieter, slower, and, in many ways, far more enduring. John challenges us to rethink the entire premise. What if going big isn’t about building something that elevates you, but about laying a fou
Apr 124 min read
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