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Author: Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People

  • Erica Dhawan: Communication and Innovation Expert and Author

    Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, author and advisor on 21st century teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Named by Thinkers50 as the “Oprah of Management Thinkers”, she is the author of two books Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence and Digital Body Language. This week on Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People, Guy talks with Erica about how to be more thoughtful and communicate better in the digital age. You’ll be communicating better in tone, message, and emojis after this podcast.

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  • Cody Keenan: Speech Writer and Former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama

    You’ll be blown away with this interview with speechwriter Cody Keenan, former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama. President Obama said he relied “on Cody not just to share my vision, but to help tell America’s story.”

    “He’s a brilliant writer,” Mr. Obama added. “He’s relentless.” Listen in as Guy Kawasaki talks to Cody about his years working at The White House this week on the Remarkable People Podcast.

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  • Hugh Howey: Author, Storyteller, and Dreamer

    Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an author and publish a book? You’ll get to find out in this episode’s interview with Hugh Howey. His two dreams were to publish a book and to sail around the world and he’s been wildly successful at both. You’ll learn about self-publishing, writing, and how Hugh reached his dreams on this week’s episode of the Remarkable People podcast with host Guy Kawasaki.

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  • Jodi Kantor: Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter for The New York Times and Best-Selling Author

    Jodi Kantor is prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and a best-selling author who broke the Harvey Weinstein story with Megan Twohey and Ronan Farrow. They broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged abuse towards women winning a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service which kicked off the #metoo movement. Ms. Kantor’s investigations into conditions at Starbucks and Amazon prompted national debates and policy changes at both companies.

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  • Dave Winer: Software Developer, Entrepreneur, and Writer

    Dave Winer is considered to be the father of blogging and the RSS feed AKA Really Simple Syndication. He’s been connecting the dots and closing parentheses in Silicon Valley since the beginning of the tech industry. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School and NYU, entrepreneur, started two Silicon Valley tech companies. Winer has been given “credit for the invention of the podcasting model.” Many of the things we do on the internet have Dave’s fingerprints on it. Great conversation between David Winer and Guy Kawasaki on this week’s Remarkable People Podcast!

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  • Haben Girma: Lawyer, Activist, and Advocate for Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities

    Meet Haben Girma, the disability rights attorney, who became the first deafblind woman to graduate from Harvard Law School in 2013. Haben has made it her mission to advocate for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. Inspiring episode of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast!

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  • Steve Blank: Author, Entrepreneur, and Start Up Whisperer

    Have you ever wondered what it’s like to run a start up or be in Silicon Valley? You’ll get to find out with this episode’s interview of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast with Steve Blank. Blank’s customer development methodology is a cornerstone of the lean startup movement, popularized by Eric Ries whom Blank states was “the best student I ever had.”
    Steve and I talked about:
    What should a young entrepreneur supposed to put in his pitch?
    Startups are about leadership and culture
    Entrepreneurs and technology lovers- this one’s for you!

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  • Ronnie Lott: Super Bowl Winning Football Legend and Venture Capitalist

    Ronnie Lott is one of the best football players in the history of the NFL. After a successful college football career at USC he was the first round draft pick of the SF 49ers in 1981.

    Over his fourteen year career, he played for the 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, New York Jets, and Kansas City Chiefs.

    In his rookie year he helped the 49ers win Super Bowl XVI. He played on three more 49er teams that won the Super Bowl. And was subsequently inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 29, 2000.
    In this episode we talk about:
    Surrounding yourself around great people
    What makes creates a legendary athlete
    Professor at Cornell used to play football
    How Ronnie transitioned from sports to business
    So many nuggets of wisdom in this episode of Remarkable People with Ronnie Lott!

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  • Katherine Maher: Former CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation

    This episode’s remarkable guest is Katherine Maher. Until April 2021 she was chief executive officer and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation—and she did a remarkable in this remarkable position.

    She has a bachelor’s degree from New York University as well as extensive education in the Middle East.

    She worked for UNICEF, National Democratic Institute, World Bank, and Access Now. She was chief communications officer of Wikimedia from 2014 until 2016 when she became the interim executive director. Listen in as Guy Kawasaki interviews Katherine Maher for this week’s Remarkable People podcast.

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  • Jo Boaler: Math Evangelist, Author, and Stanford Professor

    Listen in as Guy Kawasaki interviews Jo Boaler, math evangelist, respected researcher, and Stanford Professor. Jo believes our current methods for math instruction are broken and is on a mission to get rid of timed mathematics and rote memorization. She is a leading voice for a wholly different pedagogy where speed is out, depth is in, and the journey to an answer can be as important as the destination. Learn how she fought back against academic bullying from male colleagues and won. Jo Boaler is the author of Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers. Another fantastic episode of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast!

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