Leadership with Retired Nuclear Submarine Captain L. David Marquet

August 1st, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Captain L. David Marquet (U.S. Navy, Retired), a celebrated leadership visionary, bestselling author, and educator whose career-defining moment came during his command of the nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN‑763) from 1999 to 2001. We discuss his most important learnings on leadership, and how to build…

 

Marty Dubin: Psychology Behind Entrepreneurial Success

July 6th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Martin Dubin, a clinical psychologist, serial entrepreneur, business coach, and adviser to C-suite executives and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. He founded several companies, including a multimillion-dollar health care company where he also served as CEO. A former coach at the Center for Creative Leadership and…

 

Dr. Richard Hagberg: Silicon Valley’s CEO Whisperer

July 5th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Rich Hagberg, Ph.D., often referred to as “Silicon Valley’s CEO Whisperer.” Richard is a trained psychologist who has spent the last 40 years of his career as an executive management coach for over 6,000 executives. Since 2009 he has worked with companies like Tinder, Twitter,…

 

Harvey Whitehouse on Evolution of Social Complexity

June 8th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Professor Harvey Whitehouse, one of the world’s foremost anthropologists- whose research focuses on the evolution of social complexity. Harvey is one of the founders of the cognitive science of religion and has spent decades studying how beliefs and rituals have shaped, and reshaped human…

 

Federico Faggin on Quantum Mechanics, AI & Consciousness

April 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Federico Faggin invented the technology which made the microprocessor possible His semiconductor memory technology was adopted by Intel, and the microprocessor revolution began. Federico went on to found a number of businesses- and was additionally responsible for the technology that makes the touchpads and touchscreens on our modern day devices…

 

Robert Rosenkranz: The Stoic Capitalist

March 5th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to the ‘Stoic Capitalist,’ Robert Rosenkranz, Chairman of Delphi Capital Management (an investment concern with more than $40 billion in assets under management) and the founder of a group of investment and private equity partnerships. Rising from working class origins to self-made billionaire and pioneer…

 

Bob Bordone on Negotiation & Conflict Resolution

March 4th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Bob Bordone, an internationally recognized expert, author, speaker, and teacher in negotiation, conflict resolution, mediation, and facilitation. Recently named one of the Top 30 Negotiation Professionals, Bob is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School, where he served as a full-time faculty member for…