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We love podcasts. You can listen, learn, and grow while you’re getting ready in the morning, going for a jog, driving around, or even working. And there are a lot of options out there. So we asked the Franchise team to share some of the best business podcasts they’ve been listening to lately, so you could press PLAY for practical advice, inspiration and motivation, or simply, joy.
TED Talks Business - Frankly, Ted Talks in any category make for hours of interesting listening, and this podcast presents the best of TED talks for business. Every Monday, host Modupe Akinola presents the most powerful and surprising ideas from global leaders and industry experts along with advice on how to apply the ideas in your own life.
The School of Greatness - Every Friday Lewis Howes offers concise five-minute episodes around the study of greatness, covering inspiration, business, entrepreneurship, health and relationships, and how you can apply it to your life. With 500-plus episodes it’s a great podcast if you want to focus not just on being successful, but living a healthy and fulfilling life as well.
The Tim Ferriss Show - In his really popular podcast, Tim interviews innovators from a wide range of sectors, focusing on daily routines and processes while uncovering secrets to high performance. Well researched and insightful, episodes last anywhere from an hour to over three - Tim and his guests just talk openly until they feel they've unearthed enough substance.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin - Gretchen Rubin’s book The Happiness Project spent two years on the bestseller list and her podcast has won a string of awards. The topics vary from parenting to eliminating clutter to time management but are all centered around making the life and work decisions that ultimately make you happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative. The podcast is full of tips to help achieve efficiency and minimize stress—perfect for busy business owners.
The EntreLeadership - Hosted by Ken Coleman, the EntreLeadership Podcast features lively discussions and tips on leadership and business by some of the top minds in the business, like Mark Cuban, Seth Godin, Jim Collins and Simon Sinek.
The Mentor with Mark Bouris; Mark Bouris speaks frankly to business owners and entrepreneurs, digging into their stories, finding out what makes them tick, discussing their challenges and plans for growth. Based on his own personal experiences and learnings, he also passes on his own guidance on how to take their business to the next level.
Start With Why - Simon Sinek is an unshakable optimist who believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. He may be best known for popularizing the concept of WHY in his first TED Talk in 2009. It rose to become the third most watched on TED.com, with over 40 million views and subtitled in 47 languages.
Invisibilia - Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things— explores those 'invisible' things that have an impact on our behaviour as humans and that inform our opinions and thoughts through mixing narrative storytelling with science.
Mind Your Business - James Wedmore, shares his secrets for success, and shows why he believes success is created by mindset over strategy, magic over metrics, and attitude over action. In this podcast, James untangles the common misconception that hustle and hard work are all it takes to be successful. A good listen for mindset inspiration.
Take the Leap - Host Tiffany Toombs invites guests who have succeeded (and failed) in their leap into entrepreneurship, and they share important lessons, tackling the dread, self-sabotage, doubt and worry many of us face.
The Mindvalley Podcast - Insight and inspiration from world-leading visionaries and thought leaders in personal transformation (such as Tom Chi, Neale Donald Walsch, Mel Robbins, and Steven Kotler).
How I Built This - Host Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies engaging in intimate conversations with all-star founders, focusing on how it all happened before the money and fame. Raz and his guests aren’t afraid to tackle touchy subjects and tough details along the way.
Everyday Wellness - Everyday Wellness aims to deliver science-backed but practical information to improve your physical and mental wellness every day. Designed to be short in time and big on impact, nurse practitioner and nutritionist Cynthia Thurlow interviews a variety of guests in the field of health and wellness, covering important issues and providing practical strategies to use in everyday life.
How Success Happens - How Success Happens with Robert Tuchman features some of today's brightest entrepreneurial minds talking about overcoming challenges and using them as learning experiences to create success.
The $100 MBA: This fluff-free podcast offers pure business building training, with practical business lessons for the real world. Host Omar Zenhom shares some of the best lessons, concepts, examples and insights from inside The $100 MBA training and community. Omar also calls upon some of the industry's top experts as guest teachers on the show. No backstories or promotions, just solid business lessons from the best in the game.
And of course, there’s Studio Pilates Radio for when you want some great workout and post workout playlists.
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