The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want; A Conversation with Professor Judd B. Kessler

October 14th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Judd B. Kessler, the inaugural Howard Marks Endowed Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. We discuss the hidden markets that determine almost everything in our lives, and how to tip the scales in our favour.
14-10-2025 19:44:43
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A Conversation with Dr. Russell Kennedy, The Anxiety MD

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Dr. Russell Kennedy—known to many as The Anxiety MD—is a physician, neuroscientist, and leading voice on the emotional and physiological roots of anxiety. Drawing on his own lived experience with childhood trauma and years of clinical practice, Kennedy has developed a unique mind–body approach to healing, blending neuroscience, developmental psychology,…
17-09-2025 19:39:33
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On Leadership: A Conversation with Retired Nuclear Submarine Captain L. David Marquet

September 17th, 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…
17-09-2025 19:37:20
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A Conversation with Marty Dubin, Clinical Psychologist, Serial Entrepreneur & Business Coach to Many of the World’s Top Entrepreneurs.

September 17th, 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…
17-09-2025 19:40:20
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A Conversation with Dr. Richard Hagberg, the Silicon Valley “CEO Whisperer”

September 17th, 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,…
17-09-2025 19:40:31
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A Conversation with Bob Bordone, One of the World’s Foremost Experts on Negotiation & Conflict Resolution.

September 17th, 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…
17-09-2025 19:43:34
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Reimaging the Mind-Body Connection – A Conversation with Ellen J. Langer, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Ellen J. Langer, Harvard’s first tenured female psychology professor and a trailblazer in social psychology, who has spent over 45 years upending assumptions about the human mind. Known for her groundbreaking “counterclockwise” study—where elderly men reversed signs of aging by living as their younger…
17-09-2025 19:43:45
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A Conversation with Dr. Laurie Santos, One of the World’s Foremost Experts on Happiness & Human Cognition.

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Dr. Laurie Santos, one of the world’s foremost experts on happiness and human cognition. Laurie is the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab, one of the most popular podcasts…
17-09-2025 19:44:43
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Understanding our Emotions: A Conversation with Prof. Marc Brackett, Founding Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Professor Marc Brackett, one of the world’s foremost experts in the science and psychology of emotion. Marc is the founding director of the Yale Centre for Emotional Intelligence, and author of the international best-selling book, Permission to Feel. In this powerful discussion, Marc helps…
17-09-2025 19:50:41
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A Conversation with One of the World’s Most Experienced Kidnap-For-Ransom & Hostage Negotiators, Scott Walker.

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to one of the world's most experienced kidnap-for-ransom negotiators, Scott Walker, who has successfully resolved over 300 life-or-death crises, facing down gang leaders, pirates, cyberhackers, and extortionists. Scott spent 16 years as a Scotland Yard detective engaged in counter-terrorism and kidnapping operations. He left the…
17-09-2025 19:51:30
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The Science of Happiness: A Conversation with Professor Bruce Hood.

September 17th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Professor Bruce Hood, a world-leading psychologist and happiness expert. Grounded in decades of neuroscience, Professor Hood’s recent book The Science of Happiness explores the simple, life-changing discoveries that can really impact our own happiness. In our conversation, we discuss the fundamental nature of happiness,…
17-09-2025 19:56:15
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