Life + Work Podcast
Oct. 19, 2022
Life + Travel Listener Q&A (Fighting Jet Lag, Favorite Podcasts, Food Tricks and More)
#83: Host Chris Hutchins tackles questions about fighting jet lag, his favorite podcasts, cancel-for-any-reason travel insurance, virtual assistants, food planning, virtual credit card numbers and much more. This episode is p...
Oct. 12, 2022
Goal Setting, Building Self-Discipline, and Finding Work-Life Balance with Brandon Turner
#82: Real estate investor and author, Brandon Turner, joins Chris to discuss how he's managed to be successful and still prioritize friends, family, and quality of life. They talk about working with a performance coach, build...
Oct. 5, 2022
Making Smarter Decisions and Knowing When to Walk Away with Annie Duke
#81: Professional decision-maker, Annie Duke, joins Chris to talk about making better decisions. They discuss why learning the difference between luck and the quality of decisions is so important and how that can improve your...
Sept. 21, 2022
Build Rapport, Master Conversational Skills and Learn Anything From Anyone with Andrew Warner
#79: Entrepreneur and author, Andrew Warner, joins Chris to talk about ways to become a better, more exciting conversationalist. They discuss why this is a skill everyone should master and learn what most people get wrong abo...
Sept. 16, 2022
Action List: Everything You Can Do To Protect Your Identity, Accounts, Credit and Family.
#78: In this episode, Chris breaks down the specific actions you can take to protect yourself and your family online. That includes protecting your devices, credit, financial accounts, logins and more. Additionally he covers ...
Sept. 14, 2022
Cybersecurity and Protecting Yourself from Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves with Adam Levin
#77: Cybersecurity expert, Adam Levin, joins Chris to discuss all things cybersecurity, privacy, identity theft, and fraud. They cover how to avoid becoming a victim of online scams, ways to effectively monitor your credit,...
Aug. 19, 2022
My Favorite Apps, Products and Services for a Productive and Optimized Life
#73: In this bonus episode, Chris shares all the apps, products, services and chrome extension he uses to make his life more productive and efficient. That includes optimizing email, scheduling meetings, storing information a...
Aug. 17, 2022
Increasing Productivity, Procrastinating Less and Living a Happier, Healthier Life with Ali Abdaal
#72: Entrepreneur, YouTuber, and former doctor, Ali Abdaal, joins Chris to discuss strategies, tools, and tips to live a happier, healthier, and more productive life. They talk about how to dial in productivity, ways to comba...
Aug. 3, 2022
Hosting Cocktail Parties, Building Relationships, Museum Strategies and Friends Newsletters with Nick Gray
#68: Entrepreneur and author, Nick Gray joins Chris to discuss his mission to get people to host more parties, make connections, build friendships, and live a richer life. They delve into why Nick thinks name tags and icebrea...
July 27, 2022
The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More from Any Pitch or Presentation with Brant Pinvidic
#67: Award-winning Hollywood producer Brant Pinvidic, joins Chris to discuss The 3-Minute Rule – his effective method of saying less to get more. They cover how to deliver a pitch or presentation that grabs your audience’s at...
June 29, 2022
Deep Work, Digital Minimalism and Becoming So Good They Can’t Ignore You with Cal Newport
#63: New York Times bestselling author and professor, Cal Newport, joins Chris to discuss building and living what he calls a “deep life.” We also delve into strategies that increase efficiency and quality of output, why cons...
June 15, 2022
Multiple Streams of Income, Side Hustles and a Bridesmaid for Hire with Jen Glantz
#61: Entrepreneur and author, Jen Glantz joins Chris to talk about how placing an ad on Craigslist as a social experiment changed her life. They also discuss how to turn your passion and natural talents into your primary sour...
June 8, 2022
An Entrepreneur Who Loves Traveling and Optimizing Money: The Story of My Podcast
#60: In this episode, your host Chris Hutchins shares his personal and professional story. He also explains how his life experiences, previous jobs and startups, and passion as an optimizer and entrepreneur inspired the creat...
May 25, 2022
How Kindness Can Make You Unbeatable at Work and Connect You with Anyone with Adrienne Bankert
#58: Emmy-award-winning journalist and author Adrienne Bankert joins Chris to talk about how to make kindness your hidden superpower. They also discuss, giving and receiving constructive criticism, cultivating kindness within...
May 18, 2022
Living a Life of Excellence, Agility and Meaning with Mike Hayes
#57: Former Navy SEAL Commanding Officer Mike Hayes joins Chris to discuss leadership principles, strategies for successful communication, building confidence, and the most important lessons that he learned while serving in t...
April 27, 2022
Minimalism and the Things That Matter for a Meaningful Life with Joshua Becker
#54: Minimalist expert and award-winning author, Joshua Becker, joins Chris to talk about the many ways that “things'' get in the way of living a purpose-filled life. They discuss Joshua’s top decluttering strategies, the 8 d...
April 13, 2022
Dial In Your Health (While Still Enjoying Life) with Liz Moody
#52: Writer and cookbook author Liz Moody joins Chris to discuss health and wellness tips, including what kind of foods you need to be adding in, supplements, vitamins, cold showers, circadian walks, hydroxyapatite, taping yo...
March 9, 2022
Finding Happiness, Success and Deep Purpose with Arthur Brooks
#47: Behavioral social scientist Arthur Brooks joins Chris to explore happiness and the different types of intelligence. They also explore the hustle culture, the science of satisfaction, the reverse bucket list, the four goo...
March 2, 2022
Mastering the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication with Vanessa Van Edwards
#46: Vanessa Van Edwards, a master of communication, joins Chris to explore the language of human social cues and what it takes to be charismatic. They also cover the impact that the four primary forms of communication (vocal...
Feb. 16, 2022
Why 50/50 Doesn't Work: A New Model for Happier Relationships with Kaley and Nate Klemp
#43: Relationship experts Kaley and Nate Klemp, Ph.D., join Chris and his wife Amy to discuss how to create balance in a relationship. They explore why perfect equality is unrealistic, why you shouldn’t aim for fairness, how...
Feb. 2, 2022
The Power of Regret, Motivation and Good Timing with Dan Pink
#40: Bestselling Author Daniel Pink joins Chris to discuss how regret works and how it can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and bring greater meaning to our lives. They also talk about Dan’s best tactics...
Jan. 26, 2022
The Language and Actions of Great Leaders with David Marquet
#39: Retired Navy Captain and leadership expert David Marquet joins Chris to share the moment in the Navy that completely flipped his understanding of leadership. They discuss why the secret to leadership lies in giving up co...
Jan. 19, 2022
Leveraging Performance Psychology with a 3-time Gold Medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings
#38: Gold medal olympian and entrepreneur Kerri Walsh Jennings joins Chris to discuss how she's optimized performance in her life and career. Specifically, she explains how she nurtures her body, mind, and spirit. They talk a...
Jan. 12, 2022
The Surprising Habits of Backable People with Suneel Gupta
#37: Bestselling author Suneel Gupta joins Chris to discuss how to make your ideas sound so appealing to others that they not only adopt them but advocate for them. They talk about how to make failure work in your favor, why ...
Jan. 5, 2022
Bucket Lists, Audacious Goals and Living the Life You Want with Ben Nemtin
#36: Bucket list master and NYT #1 bestselling author Ben Nemtin joins Chris to discuss how to live a fulfilling life rather than a life dictated by the expectations of others. They talk about how to create a meaningful bucke...