Thought Economics

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL Interviews the world's leading thinkers, and the people shaping the century.

A Conversation with Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street.

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

My conversation with Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street who- in the 1990's - built one of the most dynamic and successful sales organizations in Wall Street history. During that time, he soared to the highest financial heights, earning over $50 million a year, a feat that coined him…

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David Blaine: The Magic of Making the Impossible, Real.

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

My interview with David Blaine, described as “…the greatest magician who ever lived” and has performed endurance feats ranging from being entombed in a plastic box between a three-ton water tank for seven days with no food and little water to encasing himself in a block of ice for almost…

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The Role of Philosophy in Our Lives

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

My interview with Jules Evans - author, philosopher, journalist & researcher.

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The Role of Music in Human Culture

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

In these exclusive interviews, we speak to Moby (Multi Award Winning International Recording Artist, DJ and Photographer), Hans Zimmer (International Award Winning composer and music producer who has composed music for over 100 films), Rita Ora (multi award winning singer & actress), and Rusty Rueff (Chairman Emeritus of The GRAMMY…

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A Conversation with Cherie Blair on Women’s Entrepreneurship.

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women supports women entrepreneurs in developing and emerging economies to access the skills, technology, networks and financial services they need to become successful business owners. They have supported over 140,000 women from 100 countries, and I caught up with Cherie to learn more about how…

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A Conversation with Virginia McKenna OBE Founder of the Born Free Foundation

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

My interview with Virginia McKenna OBE, Founder of the Born Free Foundation - on humanity's relationship with the animal kingdom.

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A Conversation with Ella Mills, Deliciously Ella – Award Winning Cookery Author & Entrepreneur

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

My interview with Ella Mills - an award winning cookery author and entrepreneur, and a champion of eating well.

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On Gender & Science – A Conversation with May-Britt Moser, Nobel Prize Winning Scientist

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

On Gender & Science - A Conversation with May-Britt Moser, Nobel Prize Winning Scientist

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On Europe: A Conversation with Former Estonian President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

On Europe: My interview with Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Former President of Estonia.

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A Conversation with Miguel McKelvey, Co-Founder of WeWork

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

I caught up with Miguel McKelvey, WeWork Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, to learn more about the work revolution.

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A Conversation With Ai WeiWei – Artist & Activist

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

Ai Weiwei is an artist, renowned for making strong aesthetic statements that resonate with timely phenomena across today’s geopolitical world. I spoke to him to learn more about his art.

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A Conversation with Kanya King, Founder of the MOBO Organisation

October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

One of the characteristics linking our greatest entrepreneurs is their ability to create platforms. These are the mechanisms that bring others on the entrepreneur’s journey, creating wealth, success and impact along the way. Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce have created hundreds of multi-million dollar businesses through their sales-channels. Apple and Google…

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A Discussion with Devo Harris: Adventr Founder, Kanye West’s Business Partner, and the Producer Behind John Legend’s Career

In this interview, I speak to Devo Harris, founder and CEO of Adventr, an AI-powered video platform that enables top brands and agencies to produce, publish and share interactive and data-populated videos via no-code streaming. A Grammy-award winner, he co-founded Kanye West's GOOD Music in addition to signing EGOT winner…

On Grief, Love & Resilience – A Conversation with Tembi Locke, NY Times Best Selling Author, Actor & Entrepreneur.

In this interview I speak to Tembi Locke, NY Times Best Selling Author, Actor & Entrepreneur. We talk about her emotionally transformational journey being a caregiver, how she coped with grief, and how life’s most challenging experiences can unlock love and the power of community.

A Conversation with Asher Grodman, Critically Acclaimed Actor, Director, Writer & Producer on the Power of Acting & Storytelling.

In this interview, I speak to Asher Grodman- an actor, director, writer and producer who has worked across all mediums. Asher can currently be seen starring as fan-favorite character Trevor on the critically acclaimed CBS comedy Ghosts. Grodman’s other recent television appearances include Succession (HBO), Chicago Med (NBC), House of…

A Conversation with Sir Terry Waite, Founder of Hostage International, Who Was Held Captive in Beirut from 1987-1991

In this interview, I speak to Sir Terry Waite, Founder of Hostage International. Terry was captured in Beirut in 1987, and held captive for almost five years (nearly four of which were in solitary confinement). No information on his whereabouts or survival reaching the wider world for over four years.…

Business & Economics (332)

A Discussion with Devo Harris: Adventr Founder, Kanye West’s Business Partner, and the Producer Behind John Legend’s Career

A Conversation with Perplexity Founder & CEO, Aravind Srinivas

In this interview I speak to Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of Perplexity, an AI powered answer engine that is transforming the world of search by answering questions conversationally. Perplexity extracts data from lakes including the web, images and video, before applying LLM’s to produce incredibly natural answers to questions, with…

A Conversation with Trip Hawkins Founder of Electronic Arts (EA) & Creator of the Modern Computer Gaming Industry.

In this interview I speak to Trip Hawkins, Founder of Electronic Arts (EA). Trip is often credited as having sparked the creation of the modern gaming industry, with EA now being valued at almost $38bn and being home to some of the most influential games ever made. In this conversation…

A Conversation with Theo Paphitis, Serial Entrepreneur, Star of Dragon’s Den & Philanthropist

In this interview I speak to Theo Paphitis, Serial Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Star of Dragon’s Den. We discuss his incredible career in entrepreneurship, his learnings on what it takes to build successful businesses & brands, the future of retail, and the realities of what entrepreneurial life is really like.

Culture, Society, Sports & Arts (230)

A Discussion with Devo Harris: Adventr Founder, Kanye West’s Business Partner, and the Producer Behind John Legend’s Career

On Grief, Love & Resilience – A Conversation with Tembi Locke, NY Times Best Selling Author, Actor & Entrepreneur.

A Conversation with Asher Grodman, Critically Acclaimed Actor, Director, Writer & Producer on the Power of Acting & Storytelling.

A Conversation with Sir Terry Waite, Founder of Hostage International, Who Was Held Captive in Beirut from 1987-1991

Health & Medicine (61)

A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Amen on Ending Mental Illness by Creating a Revolution in Brain Health.

In this interview I speak to Dr. Daniel Amen, one of the world’s most influential experts on brain health and mental health. We discuss his mission to end mental illness by creating a revolution in brain health, and look at the practical ways we all need to think about brain…

On Immunity: A Conversation with Darshan Shah, MD – World Renowned Health & Wellness Expert.

In this interview I speak to Darshan Shah, MD, one of the world’s foremost health and wellness experts. Dr. Shah discusses the extraordinary power of our immune system, what harms and helps our immune system, and how people in high performance careers can work with their bodies to optimise immune…

A Conversation with World-Renowned Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist & Trauma Expert, Frank Anderson, MD.

In this interview, I speak to Frank Anderson, MD, is a world-renowned trauma treatment expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and psychotherapist. He is the acclaimed author of Transcending Trauma, upcoming memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation, and the coauthor of Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual. As…

A Conversation with the Dean of Stanford School of Medicine, Dr. Lloyd B. Minor.

In this interview, I speak to Dr. Lloyd B. Minor, Dean of the Stanford School of Medicine & Co-Lead of Stanford Health, a $13 billion-dollar health enterprise comprising Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care & Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. We discuss how AI, computing and synthetic biology are transforming…

Nobel Laureates (20)

A Conversation with Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, UNODC Goodwill Ambassador & Founder of Nadia’s Initiative.

Human rights activist and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Nadia Murad is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, is a harrowing account of the…

Noise and the Flaws in Human Judgement – A Conversation with Daniel Kahneman & Cass R Sunstein.

In Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement, Nobel Prize Winner, Daniel Kahneman together with co-authors Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein show how noise helps produce errors in many fields, including medicine, law, public health, economic forecasting, food safety, forensic science, bail verdicts, child protection, strategy, performance reviews and personnel…

On Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies: A Nobel Prize Winning Economist and a World Expert on Blockchain.

In 2008, during the turbulence of a global financial crisis, a person (or group) called Satoshi Nakamoto released a white-paper called Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. The principle was simple but revolutionary- a technique to record digital transactions in a way that was public, permanent and verifiable without requiring…

From Homeless to Nobel Prize Winner: A Conversation with Dr. Mario Capecchi.

Dr. Mario Capecchi has had a remarkable life. At four-and-a-half years old, during World War II, his mother was sent to Dachau concentration camp leading-eventually- to Mario living as a street child for nearly four years, coming in and out of orphanages and almost dying of malnutrition. From this hugely…

Politics & Policy (155)

A Conversation with Sir Terry Waite, Founder of Hostage International, Who Was Held Captive in Beirut from 1987-1991

On Climate Justice: A Conversation with Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland & Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

In this conversation, I speak to Professor Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights & Chair of the Elders. We discuss the concept of climate justice, the human and human rights impact of climate change together with the need for more climate adaptive societies…

A Conversation with Dr. Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.

In this conversation, I speak to Dr. Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Trials. Dr. Brammertz is one of the world’s foremost experts on international criminal law, and we discuss the role & purpose of international courts, and the role of justice in…

Understanding the Laws of War & Conflict.

To better understand the laws of war & conflict, I speak to Sir Geoffrey Nice KC (Former Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, who led the prosecution of Slobodan Miloševic) and Professor William A Schabas OC (International Criminal & Human Rights Lawyer, who Served on the Truth & Reconciliation Commission…

Science & Technology (117)

Will Human Intelligence & Digital Technology Coevolve? A Conversation with W. Russell Neuman, One of the World’s Foremost Experts on Technology & Society.

In this interview, I speak to Professor W. Russell Neuman, one of the world’s foremost experts on the relationship of technology and society. He was one of the founding faculty of the MIT Media Laboratory and served as Senior Policy Analyst in the White House (Office of Science & Technology…

A Conversation with Mike Berners-Lee; One of the World’s Foremost Experts on Climate, Carbon Footprinting & Sustainability

Professor Mike Berners-Lee is one of the world’s foremost experts on climate, carbon foot-printing and sustainability. He is the founder of Small World Consulting, an associate company of Lancaster University, which is a world leader in the field of supply chain carbon metrics and management. Small World works with organisations…

A Conversation with Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist, on the Edge of Knowledge

Lawrence Krauss is a renowned theoretical physicist, bestselling author, and celebrated lecturer who has greatly contributed to various areas of physics and cosmology. Krauss's significant scientific contribution includes the 1995 proposal that most of the Universe's energy resides in empty space, confirmed in 1999 and awarded a Nobel Prize in…

Excellent Advice for Living; A Conversation with Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly, a visionary luminary of our digital age, is renowned as the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, a definitive chronicle of the technological revolution, and the author of groundbreaking books like "Out of Control" and "The Inevitable." Known for his prescient insights into technology and its impact on…

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL Interviews the world's leading thinkers, and the people shaping the century.

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