Curious Driven Outliers

Eric Seaborg is a freelance writer and editor whose writing has ranged from hiking to travel to medicine to nuclear science. He and Ellen Dudley were members of the three-person team that scouted the route for the coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail in 1990-1991. They co-wrote a book about their experiences scouting the country’s first and only non-motorized transcontinental trail, and they have been working ever since to develop the trail with the volunteer-based American Discovery Trail Society. Eric’s other co-written books are a how-to guide on hiking and backpacking and his Nobel-prize winning father’s autobiography, Adventures in the Atomic Age.Ellen Dudley is first and foremost a mom and grandmother to her treasured and remarkable children and grandchildren. Over her lifetime, she has developed quite a wide ranging career that all started with a degree in philosophy. Ellen’s accomplishments have included being the, senior policy staff and media director for the Union of Concerned Scientists, author of one book (The Savvy Adventure Traveler) and co-author with Eric Seaborg for two books (American Discoveries and Hiking and Backpacking), freelance writer for The Washington Post and adjunct professor for the Johns Hopkins University graduate school.Timestamps09:37: Union of concerned scientists17:58: The news media and experimentation25:43: The journey begins39:08: Stories from the trail44:26: Very close encounter51:01: Taking a different perspective59:02: Memories from the Whitehouse

Theo is driven by three things: curiosity, suspicion about opinions (even his own) and being a translator. He is an independent international consultant, executive (team)coach, trainer, key-note speaker and author. Theo was formerly Suez Chair in Leadership and Personal Development at the Solvay Business School (BE), Adjunct Professor at INSEAD and CEDEP (FR), Visiting Professor at the Vlerick School for Management (BE) and University of Tilburg/TIAS (NL) and Professor at the Free University of Amsterdam (NL). He is also the author of several books and bestsellers/longsellers eg. “Stress: Friend And Foe” “Brainchains” “How To Unchain Your Brain” and recently (in Dutch) for teachers “From Scatterbrain to Focus” and for parents : “Unchain the Brain of Your Child.”Learn more about Theo and his work at: www.compernolle.comTimestamps:- 04:30 Benefits of Competition- 13:00 First Interest in Medical School- 15:51 Stress as a Concept- 20:41 Performance and Demands- 31: 11 Becoming a Teacher- 41:04 Alice in Wonderland Example- 48:26 Technology Addiction- 55:10 The Shift Away from Addiction

Fred Feistmann is currently a wealth advisor of over two decades at a leading Canadian Financial Institution. He has a family background in agriculture, engineering and finance and has managed to spend time in all three vocations thus far in his life. 

Ed Lamont is an executive coach and trainer who works internationally from his base in London, England. His coaching and training experience has been primarily in the areas of leadership, productivity, and motivation. He began his career in outplacement and life/work design, and also has experience in training facilitators, delivering presentation skills master classes, and enhancing performance in individuals and organizations through application of the principles of cognitive psychology.

Lucas Harris recently transitioned from being an educator to seeking employment in care work for children and adults with disabilities. He plans to continue his schooling this fall with the goal of obtaining a Master’s in Speech Language Pathology. Lucas’ career pursuit involves connecting people to the resources they need to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. As part of this, he encourages them to advocate for themselves and others and, most importantly, helps them find the confidence to say no when necessary.

Jocelyn Miller helps professionals in product, tech, & design to create their dream careers. She uses her background as a leader at Amazon and Google to help her clients make substantial increases in compensation, increase their impact as leaders, and ultimately do this with work-life balance.

During tenures as a VP Marketing, VP Brand and Creative Director at marketing and creative firms, Jim developed high profile projects and out-of-the-box strategies for some of the greatest brands of our time: The Olympics, America’s Cup, The Tradition PGA Tournament, Coca-Cola, AARP, Nissan, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, and Baseball Hall of Famers. He has also headed up commemorative pieces for Congress, the Mars Rover Missions and Presidential stamps. James Rider Group offers creative direction and strategic development focused on building a customer centric brand that will stand the test of time.Learn more about Jim's work at: jamesridergroup.comThis podcast was recorded over multiple days, which is why at certain points "discussions from past days" are mentioned.

Leatrice Oram is a proud introvert and a reluctant leader in higher education. She is currently the Chief of Staff at a public liberal arts college -- in what she hopes is the last position of her 33-year career. Her doctoral work explored the lived experience of introverted leaders in a wide variety of industries. She is committed to advocating for introverts at all levels of an organization who are interested in building their leadership identity. On a daily basis, Leatrice uses the understanding she gained from her research and during her own process of becoming a leader to help teams and individuals flourish.For those interested in learning more about Leatrice's research, her dissertation can be downloaded for free by entering "A Method to My Quietness: Living and Leading with Introversion" into any search engine. She can also be found on LinkedIn.

Greg is a 20-year startup veteran and serial entrepreneur with 14 liquidity events under his belt. He is a Forbes Books author, TEDx speaker, and host of a Forbes Radio Show, The BOSS Podcast. Greg founded BOSS Capital Partners, a global syndicate for investing in tech startups worldwide. Greg Co-Founded BOSS Startup Science, a learning center that is based on Greg's Business Operating Support System (BOSS) - an open-source methodology developed to empower entrepreneurs while increasing the startup success rate.Learn more about Greg and his work at Gregoryshepard.com.

Mohamed is a Father, a Yogi, and a learning consultant who's purpose is to enable people to reach self actualization. He's obsessed with inner beauty and the potential that lies within each individual. Mohamed co-founded the non profit organization Educate-Me, who's purpose is to enable underserved children to reach self actualization. He also co-founded Brainquil, one of the lead learning consultancies in the Middle East with the goal of maximizing human potential. Mohamed has provided learning consultancy for people in over 20 countries and is also a GTD® Master Trainer alongside being a yoga teacher. Follow Mohamed on social media:- Instagram: Moelhaw1- LinkedinOr visit one of his websites: - brainquil.com- educateme-foundation.org