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FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis
FOMO Sapiens is the podcast for anyone who wants to make smarter decisions, take action, and thrive in an unpredictable world. Hosted by Patrick J. McGinnis—the guy who coined FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)—this show brings you insights from world-class entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders who’ve mastered the art of navigating uncertainty. Each episode is packed with real-world strategies, powerful stories, and actionable advice to help you cut through the noise, take control of your choices, and…
Episodes
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis38. Hypnosis: The Facts, The Fiction, & The Benefits
What comes to mind when you think of hypnosis? Some poor fool in a spotlight quacking like a duck who will have no memory of it later in the night? Or guided…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisListener Mail: Let's Talk Languages & Travel
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis37. Rebecca Minkoff & Ali Wyatt’s Female Founder Collective
Rebecca Minkoff built a successful lifestyle brand over two decades but as her success grew as a founder, she noticed more and more the gaps in support and…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisMy Stress Dream & The Best Way to Intro Yourself
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis36. Cultivating Influence with Jon Levy
Behavioral scientist and author of the new book Cultivating Influence Jon Levy explains how one of the most effective strategies for success is making…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisMy Life Motto & Listener Mail
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis35. Permission to Dream with Chris Gardner
Entrepreneur, public speaker, and best-selling author Chris Gardner discusses his new book Permission to Dream, and how an inspirational declaration from his…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisHOORAY! It's Episode 100!
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisBest of FOMO Sapiens: How To Preserve and Monetize Community-Driven Free Expression
Reddit COO Jen Wong steers one of the largest social networks on the internet, and the one you probably hear about the least. Despite not being a media…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisThe Best Entrepreneurs Do This to Find Great Ideas
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis33. Stacy’s Pita Chips Founder's Unconventional Path to Success
Stacy’s Pita Chip and BeBOLD Bars founder Stacy Madison, who evolved from food cart owner to a household name, shares insights on the key to building a…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisA Scammer Just Used FOMO Against Me!
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis32. Jim McKelvey on Building a Business that Can’t be Beat
Have you ever been faced with a problem and there wasn’t a ready-made solution? Have you ever been frustrated trying to complete a project and couldn’t find a…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisLet's Talk About Bobby Kennedy & Bhutan
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis31. Where Skill Ends & Chance Begins with Maria Konnikova
Not many people can say they became a professional poker player while researching a book, but in Dr. Maria Konnikova’s case, she can. In her latest book My…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis5 Top Tips for Connecting with People
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis30. Mastering the Art of Connection with Susan McPherson
Do you have an expansive network yet it rarely yields any benefits? Are you frustrated, feeling like you are providing as little value to your network as it…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisWhat is the Point if You're Not Happy?
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis29. Live More Effortlessly with Greg McKeown
Do you struggle to find the balance between hard work and burnout? Does it sometimes seem impossible to get it all done? Once you’ve hit a wall and you strip…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisThe Best Pitches I've Ever Heard
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis28. How to Get People to Back Your Ideas
How is it that some people can convince others to back them, is its personality, style, charisma? No, says Suneel Gupta, author of the new book Backable…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisPatrick's Hot Take on The WeWork Implosion
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis27. How the Harlem Children’s Zone Navigated COVID
Can a global pandemic provide a platform for change? If you are Kwame Owusu-Kesse, CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), the answer is a resounding yes…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisWay to Support Women at Work
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis26. Influence, and the Psychology of Persuasion
Influence can be a tricky thing, you want to get people to say yes to you but you also want to be able to identify when others are influencing you in unwelcome…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisLet's Nerd Out on Positive Psychology
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis25. Level Up with BetterUp
In this week’s all-new episode, founder and CEO of BetterUp, the largest coaching platform in the world, Alexi Robichaux explains how his company uses…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisWhy I Love Ranked Choice Voting
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis24. Andrew Yang is Back & He’s Running for Mayor!
From a non-profit start-up to the national political stage, Andrew Yang is not your typical mayoral candidate. After raising nearly $40M in grassroots efforts…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisYour Post-Pan Plan
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis23. How to use Tech to Take Your Business to the Next Level
From a series of startups to the giant Amazon Web Services, this week’s guest, Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio and author of the new book Ask Your Developer: How to…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisVaccine FOMO
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis22. Diversify and Thrive with Sami Gayle
You may have seen her as a little girl on Broadway or recognize her from your favorite Friday night show Blue Bloods, but Sami Gayle is more than just an…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisThe Secrets to Setting Up the Perfect Home Office
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis21. Did you Know you Can Hack People?
Did you know that like computers, people are hackable? Christopher Hadnagy, adjunct professor of Social Engineering at the University of Arizona’s NSA Design…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisMy Experience with Tourette's Syndrome
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis20. FOMO and ADHD
Do you, a loved one, or any of your employees struggle with time management, organization, or decision-making? Does impatience triggers disproportionate anger…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisPatrick's Hot Take on Clubhouse, 2021's FOMOiest App
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis19. Can't We All Just Get Along?
What do a 22-year-old former venture capital intern and an 11-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker have in common? Political entrepreneurship. Manu Meel, CEO of…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisWeird & Wild Feedback Stories
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis18. Hate Giving Feedback? Let's Fix that Now
Do you hate giving feedback? Are you afraid to hurt someone’s feelings, become the bad guy, or that they won’t be open to hearing it? That’s probably because…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisListener Mail: How to Pitch a VC
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis17. Vision Science: If You See Success Are You More Likely to Attain it?
Have you ever felt frustrated when trying to achieve a specific goal? Maybe you need to see success to achieve it. Dr. Emily Balcentis, Professor of Social…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisBucket List Basics
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis16. Die With Nothing Left on Your To-Do List
Consider this question: If you had only one day more to live, what would you do? That's what Ben Nemtim, keynote speaker and New York Times best-selling author…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisListener Mail and Finding Flow
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis15. The Neurobiology of Peak Performance with Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and Executive Director for the Flow Research Collective unpacks the formula to…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisHow to Cold Call on LinkedIn
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis14. How to Not Die (or Wake Up) Alone
Logan Ury, Director of Relationship Science for the dating app Hinge and author of "How to Not Die Alone" discusses the evolution of dating apps and their use…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisHow to Be a 10% Activist
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis13. How Entrepreneurs Can Fix Government
Mitch Weiss, Professor at Harvard Business School and author of We the Possibility: Harnessing Public Entrepreneurship to Solve Our Most Urgent Problems…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisHow to Make Time Count for More
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis12. How to Avoid the Trap of Multitasking to Get More Done
If you think you are great at multitasking, you're actually probably not. Dave Crenshaw, the author of The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing It All” Gets…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisJan 25: The Word of Year is....Momentum
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis11. Wondery’s COO on the Future of Podcasts
Podcasting is the next big thing in content and advertising. Did you know that the average podcast aficionado listens to 5-7 podcasts a week? There's currently…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisJan 18: Listener Mail: How to Network in a Pandemic
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis10. How To Be a Part-Time Entrepreneur
Does entrepreneurship both interest and scare you at the same time? Join Patrick J. McGinnis, investor, and author of "The 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisJan 11: Meet Super Coffee's Ethicist
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…
FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis9. How the Brothers Behind Super Coffee Put Its Bro Culture on Ice
How did three college-aged brothers launch a coffee start-up and become the fastest-growing food and beverage company in the country? Join Jimmy DeCicco, CEO…
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Jan 4: Welcome to FOMO Sapiens Afterhours
Join Patrick each Monday to go deeper on all things FOMO Sapiens, including thoughts on last week’s episode, practical advice, current events, and listener…