Shift Your Perspective of What's Possible | Jimmy Chin
01/27/21 • 84 min
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This week’s conversation is with Jimmy Chin, an Academy Award winning filmmaker, National Geographic photographer and professional mountain sports athlete.
He has led or participated in cutting edge expeditions around the world for over 20 years.
Jimmy has climbed and skied Mount Everest from the summit and made significant first ascents on all seven continents including the coveted first ascent of the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru.
For those of you unfamiliar with Meru, it’s the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes.
Jimmy’s photographs have graced numerous covers of National Geographic Magazine and the New York Times Magazine.
He co-produces and co-directs with his wife Chai Vasarhelyi.
Their film Meru won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015 and was on the 2016 Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary Feature.
Their latest documentary Free Solo, featuring Alex Honnold, won a BAFTA, seven primetime Emmys and the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2019.
If you haven’t seen it, it’s the first thing you should watch after you’re done listening to this podcast.
Jimmy’s resume precedes itself... I’d been wanting to have this conversation for a long time and I can’t wait for you to learn from him.
We talk about his unorthodox path to becoming a photographer and filmmaker, chasing dreams, and managing risk.We also discuss why he almost turned down making “Free Solo” which I think you’ll find captivating...
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This week’s conversation is with Jimmy Chin, an Academy Award winning filmmaker, National Geographic photographer and professional mountain sports athlete.
He has led or participated in cutting edge expeditions around the world for over 20 years.
Jimmy has climbed and skied Mount Everest from the summit and made significant first ascents on all seven continents including the coveted first ascent of the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru.
For those of you unfamiliar with Meru, it’s the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes.
Jimmy’s photographs have graced numerous covers of National Geographic Magazine and the New York Times Magazine.
He co-produces and co-directs with his wife Chai Vasarhelyi.
Their film Meru won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015 and was on the 2016 Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary Feature.
Their latest documentary Free Solo, featuring Alex Honnold, won a BAFTA, seven primetime Emmys and the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2019.
If you haven’t seen it, it’s the first thing you should watch after you’re done listening to this podcast.
Jimmy’s resume precedes itself... I’d been wanting to have this conversation for a long time and I can’t wait for you to learn from him.
We talk about his unorthodox path to becoming a photographer and filmmaker, chasing dreams, and managing risk.We also discuss why he almost turned down making “Free Solo” which I think you’ll find captivating...
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Overcoming Depression and Improving Mental Health | Olympic Runner, Alexi Pappas
This week’s conversation is with Alexi Pappas, an Olympic runner and an award-winning actor and writer.
A Greek-American, Alexi is the Greek national record holder in the 10,000 meters.
She graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College and also ran for the University of Oregon as a 5th year, leading the team to two NCAA victories.
Alexi has been profiled on the cover of the New York Times Sports Page, in Rolling Stone, on NPR's All Things Considered, and was also featured on the cover of Runner's World Magazine's 50th anniversary issu, named as one of the two faces of the "new boom" in running.
Her memoir-in-essays, "Bravey," with a foreword by Maya Rudolph was just released – and it’s the reason I wanted to have this conversation.
Now more than ever – mental health is at the forefront of what so many of us are dealing with.
My hope is that Alexi’s story – one of overcoming depression and seeing a grander version of what her future could look like can help you or a loved one get through any challenges of your own.
This is not an easy time... but maybe... this conversation inspires you, that you have more inside you, and reminds you that you’re not alone in this.
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The Factors That Make or Break a Business | Ankur Jain and Alex Fiance
This week’s conversation is with Alex Fiance and Ankur Jain, the co-founder’s and co-CEO’s of Kairos.
Kairos is focused on solutions that can help solve the affordability crisis for the everyday consumer.
Alex has been leading Kairos since 2013, transforming the company from its roots as a student-run organization into its current focus on building a family of brands designed to make life more affordable.
Ankur launched Kairos in 2008 as a talent incubator and has been recognized for a variety of achievements including the Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2017.
You may remember Alex from the mini-series we did a few years ago called “The Process” where we learned about young entrepreneurs tackling some of the world’s biggest problems.
Considering how many people are struggling to get by right now, I thought this would be a timely moment to have Alex back on, along with Ankur.
I wanted them to catch us up to speed... What progress they have made? And how have they adjusted where they were wrong?
Alex was early on the journey when we first chatted and now he’s earning his stripes...
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In this conversation, we discuss the affordability crisis, the factors that can make or break a business, and what role luck plays in all of this.
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