Jack Levitt's 91 years old. He's still a practicing lawyer in New York City. He takes daily walks of 2-3 miles and has a sharper intellect and fashion sense than most people I know. Here, he shares one powerful piece of wisdom for navigating li

Cosette "CoCo" Leary - Author, Keynote Speaker, Coach

Mar 5th, 2018 58m 6s

Cosette "CoCo" Leary recently published a book called “From Welfare to the White House”; she went from raising four children off $742 per month to getting a position on Capitol Hill. Now she has returned with a mission: to guide others on a sim

Jelani Memory - Founder/CCO, Circle Media

Jan 3rd, 2018 41m 57s

Jelani Memory is founder and CCO of Circle Media.Circle Media gained national attention when one of their products—Circle—was picked up by Disney after a failed Kickstarter.Jelani lives a principled and focused life. He talks about what mak

Marcus Swanson - Photographer

Oct 24th, 2017 1h 12m

How do we know we’ve found something we love? It’s not a conscious choice, or something we have to figure out - it’s just something you feel. This is behind Marcus’s love of photography, and just one small aspect of what make’s Portland’s top c

Jamie Mustard - the Iconist

Jul 29th, 2017 53m 8s

Jamie Mustard is known professionally as "the Iconist" - he specializes in helping people "rise above the noise". He works primarily with artists, musicians and business executives, and has consulted for brands such as Intel, Cysco and Symantec

Emily Crumpacker - Food Extraordinaire

Jun 29th, 2017 47m 5s

Emily Crumpacker is an author and chef--amongst many other things--here in Portland. Many credit her as being a main catalyst in turning the Pacific Northwest into the food mecca it is today. Essentially, though, she's just a woman who wants

Tod Kelly - Writer

May 25th, 2017 1h 11m

Tod Kelly - Writer by Harris Newman

"The Art of Storytelling", with David Hastings

Feb 23rd, 2017 1h 7m

David Hastings is a playwright and copywriter, so storytelling has been how he's made his bread for almost his entire life. He and I sit down to discuss what makes a "compelling story", touching on the creative process, advertising, Trump, an

Lucas Longacre - Filmmaker & Producer

Jan 21st, 2017 41m 17s

Lucas Longacre is a filmmaker and producer. He's done several features, documentaries, tons of web video and also the PBS show, "Original Fare". In this conversation, we talk about the reality of doing work you love, as well as the nature of

Nancy Simon - Fashion Designer

Aug 11th, 2016 44m 44s

Nancy Simon - Fashion Designer by Harris Newman

Joe Staples - Advertising Executive

May 18th, 2016 1h 20m

Joe is the Executive Creative Director of Wieden & Kennedy, and one of the most fascinating and humble people I've ever met. We focus a lot on self-sabotage, and Joe gives wonderful insight into why people fail before they begin. Of course, h

Linda Robertson - Artist

May 18th, 2016 59m 11s

Linda is a professional artist, author and instructor, whose artwork has sold all over the country and into Canada. She is also one of the warmest people I know. My favorite bit of our conversation is where we distinguish between 'selling o

Prashant Kakad - DJ, Owner of "Bollywood Dreams"

May 18th, 2016 49m 5s

Prashant Kakad is a Bollywood DJ, and the owner/founder of Bollywood Dreams Entertainment. He puts on events all over the country, including Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and others. He even does shows in India! His story is a de

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