Work With Thought Economics
Thought Economics is one of the most decorated and widely read long-form interview publications on the internet. For over fifteen years, Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL has conducted more than 600 in-depth conversations with the people who shape our world — Nobel laureates, heads of state, billionaire entrepreneurs, world-champion athletes, and the artists and thinkers who define culture.
This is not a podcast. Not a panel. Not a five-minute profile. Every conversation is a substantial, considered dialogue — the kind that reveals something genuinely new about how your client thinks, what they believe, and why it matters.
Why Thought Economics
Multiple Webby Award Winner
Thought Economics has won multiple Webby Awards — the internet’s most prestigious editorial recognition, widely described as the Oscars of the digital world. Most working journalists never win one. Vikas has won several, across categories recognising editorial excellence, cultural contribution and digital publishing.
600+ Interviews — An Archive Without Parallel
To put that number in context: the average national newspaper journalist conducts perhaps 200–300 significant interviews over an entire career. Thought Economics has published over 600 — all long-form, all one-to-one, all permanently archived and read globally. Your client’s interview sits alongside conversations with Nobel laureates, world leaders and cultural icons — not buried in a 48-hour news cycle.
Thought Economics Archive — Donated to the University of Salford
In recognition of its cultural and academic value, Vikas donated the Thought Economics archive — to the University of Salford, where it serves as a permanent teaching and research resource. Read more →
Reach That Matters
Thought Economics is read by over 1 million people across more than 120 countries. Its readership skews towards educated, high-income professionals, executives, academics and culturally engaged audiences — precisely the people your client wants to reach and influence.
About the Interviewer, Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Vikas brings rare depth to every conversation. As an entrepreneur and public intellectual, he engages with guests as a peer — not as a journalist chasing a headline or an influencer seeking content. Previous guests have described the experience as one of the most thoughtful conversations of their public life.
Who We’ve Interviewed
Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders
Jim McKelvey (Co-Founder, Square), Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Mark Cuban, Abigail E. Disney, Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook), Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone), Kevin O’Leary, Peter Diamandis (X-Prize), Brian Grazer (Film Producer), Hamdi Ulukaya (Chobani), Federico Marchetti (Yoox Net-A-Porter), Renzo Rosso (Diesel), Steve Ballmer (Microsoft), Jerry Yang (Yahoo!), Tony Hsieh (Zappos), Steve Case (AOL), Jaan Tallinn (Skype), Ed Catmull (Pixar), Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia)
Artists, Creatives, Sports & Entertainment
Shaquille O’Neal, Usain Bolt, Matthew McConaughey, Elif Shafak, Sam Neill, Will.I.Am, Penn Jillette, David Blaine, Tracey Emin, Rita Ora, Ai Weiwei, Perez Hilton, Ken Loach, Paul Greengrass, Olafur Eliasson, Nico Rosberg, Black Thought, George Takei, Nile Rodgers, Bear Grylls, Marina Abramovic, Philippe Starck, Sir Anish Kapoor, Frank Warren, Rankin, David Bailey, Olivia Newton-John, Jordan Belfort, Philip Neville, Moby, Jameela Jamil, Hans Zimmer, Claudia Schiffer, David Baddiel, Heston Blumenthal, Manny Pacquiao
Thinkers, Authors & Leaders
Noam Chomsky, Niall Ferguson, Steven Pinker, Melinda Gates, Buzz Aldrin, Deepak Chopra, Angela Duckworth, Garry Kasparov, Chris Anderson (TED), Jane Goodall, Jocko Willink, Cherie Blair, Maya Angelou, Jordan B. Peterson, Ryan Holiday, Robert Greene, Commander Chris Hadfield, Wim Hof, Frank Abagnale
Nobel Prize Winners
Professor Daniel Kahneman, Kailash Satyarthi, Prof. Edmund Phelps, Prof. Jody Williams, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, President Martti Ahtisaari, Prof. Michael Spence, Prof. Alvin E. Roth, Professor May-Britt Moser, Prof. Brian Schmidt, Dr. Mario Capecchi, Professor Muhammad Yunus
World Leaders
F.W. de Klerk (Former President, South Africa), António Costa (Prime Minister of Portugal), Guy Verhofstadt (Former Prime Minister, Belgium), Lech Wałęsa (Former President, Poland), Bertie Ahern (Former Taoiseach, Ireland), Gen. Michael Hayden (Former Director, CIA & NSA), HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, and more
Browse the full archive of 600+ interviews →
What to Expect
✦ Pre-interview briefing — we research your client thoroughly and share our line of inquiry in advance, so there are no surprises
✦ Long-form published interview — typically 2,000–5,000 words, permanently archived at thoughteconomics.com
✦ Global distribution — published to our full readership and promoted across our social channels
✦ Full editorial integrity — we don’t do puff pieces, but we do deep, fair, substantive journalism your client will be proud of for years
✦ Quotes archive — the sharpest moments from the conversation are distilled into our quotes collection, independently browsed by thousands of monthly visitors
Pitch a Guest
We welcome pitches across all fields — business, science, politics, culture, sport, technology and the arts. The one criterion is that your client has something genuinely interesting to say.
Please use the form below to introduce yourself, tell us about your client and explain why now is the right moment for a Thought Economics conversation. We respond to every genuine inquiry.
Thought Economics is an independent publication. We are not commercially affiliated with any talent agency, PR firm or management company. Editorial decisions are made entirely by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL.