Robin Zander pursues “impossible” goals.
As a self-taught acrobat, he performed in the circus. With no prior restaurant experience, he opened a cafe on 3 weeks notice.
Robin has spent his life pursuing what he doesn’t know how to do.
The common thread across all of his endeavors is the combination of art and work. Through the podcast, Robin sits down with creatives, storytellers, and executives to understand the creative process at work.
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Notes and Resources by Episode
Episode 121: Achieving Radical Alignment with Alex Jamieson & Bob Gower
Episode: 120: Chris Fussell, former Navy SEAL, on How to Organize during Crisis
Episode: 119: David Hanrahan, CHRO of Eventbrite, on Remote Work, Parenting, and Mental Health in the times of Coronavirus
Episode: 118: “Master Your Code” with Darren Gold of The Trium Group
Episode 117: An Interview about Culture Culture, Talent Development, and the Circus with Greg Russell
Episode 116: 25 Days in Ghana with my Mother
Episode 115: Behavior Change
Episode 114: Be More Loving with Sales
Episode 110: Building Responsive Organizations with President of Pepsi, Simon Lowden
Episode 113: How to Create an Amazing Brand with Michael Roderick
Episode 112: Storytelling with Robin Zander at HR Transform
Episode 111: How to Ask Better Questions with Daniel Stillman and Robin Zander
Episode 110: Perfectionism
Episode 109: What’s Your Purpose?
Episode 108: We are in Control of our Own Reality
Episode 107: What Brings You Joy?
Episode 106: The Story of Robin’s Cafe
Episode 105: 50 Ways to $50,000
Episode 104: Find Your Why
Episode 103: An Interview with New York Times Best-Selling Author, Lindsay McGregor
Episode 102: An Interview with Cindy Gordon – Head of People at Policygenius
Episode 101: Having Intentional Relationships (and Clear Boundaries)
Episode 100: How to Get Over Childhood Resentment With Your Parents
Episode 99: Brave New Work with Aaron Dignan
Episode 98: How To Relate To Anybody
Episode 97: Entrepreneurship, Business, and the Freedom to Work On Your Own Terms
Episode 96: What Is Resistance?
Episode 95: What’s Your One Thing
Episode 94: How I Came To Love Learning
Episode 93: Learn to Move by Going Small
Episode 92: How to Change Your Behavior
Episode 91: How to Start the Fitness Habit? Take small easy steps to make it stick.
Episode 82: The Biggest Regret From Selling My Cafe (Isn’t What You Think)
Episode 81: Have You Always Wanted To Own a Cafe? (Hint: Don’t)
Episode 80: Lessons Learned Building (and Selling) Robin’s Cafe
Episode 79: Larissa Conte on Ritual and Transformation
Episode 78: Responsive Audiobook: Chapter 10, Conclusion
Episode 77: Responsive Audiobook: Chapter 9, Diversity and Inclusion
Episode 76: Responsive Audiobook: Chapter 8, Transparency
Episode 75: Responsive Audiobook: Chapter 7, How to Experiment
Episode 74: Responsive Audiobook: Chapter 6, Controlling and Empowering
Episode 73: Responsive Audiobook: Chapter 5, Leadership
Episode 72: Responsive Audiobook: Chapter 4, How We Organize
Episode 71: Chris Fussell & Rachel Mendelowitz of the McChrystal Group at Responsive Conference 2016
Episode 70: Responsive Audiobook: Chapter 3, Purpose
Episode 69: Responsive Audiobook: Chapter 2, The Future of Work
Episode 68: Responsive: What It Takes To Create A Thriving Organization, Chapter 1
Episode 67: “Empathy, Compromise, and Courage” – Adam Pisoni at Responsive Conference 2016
Episode 66: Bob Gower at Responsive Conference 2016 – “How Not to Join a Cult”
Episode 65: Jennifer Dennard at Responsive Conference 2016 – “Medium – The Future (People) Work”
Episode 64: Steve Hopkins at Responsive Conference 2017 – “Culture First”
Episode 63: Charles Best at Responsive Conference 2017 – “DonorsChoose.org – A Purpose Driven Company”
Episode 62: Meg Poe at Responsive Conference 2017 – “The Most Popular Class at NYU: Love”
Episode 61: “Let’s Disrupt the Modern World of Work” with Aaron Dignan
Episode 60: Revolutionizing Education with Anthony Kim and Alexis Gonzales-Black
Episode 59: Founding the Global Phenomenon of AcroYoga with Jason Neymar
Episode 58: Mark Fisher on Serious Fitness for Ridiculous Humans
Episode 57: Sunny Bates: How To Build A World Class Network
Episode 56: Andrew Barnett on Coffee, Culture and Founding Linea Caffe
Episode 55: Introducing the Zander Strong Podcast!
Episode 54: How I Conduct A Personal Annual Review – and Highlights from 2017
Episode 53: How To Run an Un-Conference
Episode 52: Adam Pisoni and Robin Zander – Live at Robin’s Cafe
Episode 51: Anil Dash and the Quest to To Create Benevolent Technology
Episode 50: How Charles Best Created DonorsChoose.org – A New Kind of Non-Profit
Episode 49: Pam Slim on Capoeira, Building a Body of Work, and the Value of Small Business
Episode 48: Jenny Blake on Fear, Physical Routines and Learning to Pivot
Episode 47: Didier Elzinga on storytelling, leadership and building Culture Amp
Episode 46: Megan Poe Teaches the Most Popular Class at NYU – on Love
Episode 45: Srini Rao and the Art of Being Unmistakable
Episode 44: Diversity, Inclusion, and Company Culture with Jennifer Brown
Episode 43: Chris Fussell: Former Navy SEAL shares how leaders build a Team of Teams
Episode 42: Doug Kirkpatrick on The Morning Star Company and Building Self-Managed Organizations
Episode 41: Wikipedia, Culture and Poetry with Gayle Karen Young
Episode 40: Erica Seldin: Diversity at August, Radical Transparency and Safety at Work
Episode 39: Alexis Gonzales-Black: Zappos, Holacracy, and How We Work in the 21st Century
Episode 38: Joel Gascoigne, Buffer CEO interview at 2016 Responsive Conference
Episode 37: How Not to Join a Cult with Bob Gower
Episode 36: Meredith Haberfeld on Fostering Leadership and Building High Performing Organizations
Episode 35: Adam Pisoni on Founding Yammer, Responsive Org, Abl
Episode 34: Steve Hopkins – Coffee Connoisseur, Yammer, Culture Amp and Building Responsive Organizations
Episode 32: Physical Culture with Cody Fielding
Episode 31: The Life of a Circus Artist and the Art of Hand Balancing with Cory Tabino
Episode 30: Steve Scott: Authority on Publishing, Writing 60+ Books, and More
Episode 29: LATE NITE ART, Experience Design, and Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone with Adam Rosendahl
Episode 28: Founding Google’s Dance Program with Anna Botelho
Episode 27: Michael Krigsman on CxO Talk, Photography, and What Makes a Compelling Story
Episode 26: IDEAS x Lab: Cultivating Innovation between Civic, Business and the Arts
Episode 25: Sam Aquillano: Founding the Design Museum, What Is Design, and the Importance of Play
Episode 24: Translating the Creative Process with John Michael Schert
Episode 23: Founding AcroYoga, How to Create a Global Movement, and the Courage to Start Over with Jenny Sauer-Klein
Episode 22: Amy Cueva discusses Mad*Pow, Health and Human Centered Design
Episode 21: Ryan Avery of Chance’s End shares his Electronic Violin, Creative Process, and Fears of Performance
Episode 20: Mike Arauz on Reimagining Work for the 21st Century
Episode 19: Conflict Resolution with Dana Caspersen
Episode 18: Virgil Wong on Artistry, Drawing Cadavers and Visualizing Health Information
Episode 17: Josie Garthwaite on Dance, Journalism, and Skill Transfer Across Disciplines
Episode 16: Ella Saltmarshe Interviews Robin Zander about Daily Habits, Intuition, and Being “Plural”
Episode 15: The Power of The Polymath with Ella Saltmarshe
Episode 14: Derek Sivers: The Creative Autodidact Who Never Stops Learning
Episode 13: An Interview with Host of the Autism Show Podcast Catherine Pascuas
Episode 12: Entrepreneur on Fire John Lee Dumas shares his Mistakes and Motivation
SPECIAL: BJ Fogg Turns the Tables: An Interview with Robin Zander
Episode 10: BJ Fogg, PhD on Persuasive Technology and Behavior Change
Episode 9: Sydney Skybetter on Dance, Technology, and Human Interfaces
Episode 8: How to Create a Viral Video with Karen X Cheng
Episode 7: Kim Nicol: Raise Your Game with Mindfulness and Meditation
Episode 6: Teresa Gonczy: Why Kids Are The Future
Episode 5: Dara Blumenthal, PhD on Critical Theory, Public Toilet Spaces, and the Future of Work
Episode 3: Natasha Tsakos on Performance Art, Disruption, and Creativity
Episode 2: Vivienne Ming, PhD on Maximizing Human Potential
Episode 1: Ryan Holiday on Practical Philosophy and Books to Live Your Life By