Jack Wagoner on the library set of The Grateful Podcast

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The Grateful
Podcast.

Your ambition is costing you something. This show is about getting it back.

Twice a week I sit down with someone who knows more than I do about why ambitious people feel the way they feel. Neuroscientists, bestselling authors, founders and performers at the top of their field, all in service of one question: what does it actually take to build a life you don't want to escape from?

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New conversations, every week,
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Who sits
across from me.

Every one of these people gave me a full episode. What they teach is what I bring into a room.

Dr. Emily Balcetis NYU · TED speaker/ Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff neuroscientist, King's College London/ Alan Stein Jr. performance coach · coached alongside Kobe Bryant/ David Meltzer Chairman, Napoleon Hill Institute/ Hala Taha CEO, YAP Media/ Chester Elton #1 NYT bestselling author · Thinkers50 executive coach/ Dan Millman Way of the Peaceful Warrior/ Bob Burg The Go-Giver/ Kristen Butler Founder & CEO, Power of Positivity/ Scott Clary Success Story · 100M downloads/ John Lee NYT & USA Today bestselling author/ Ken Rusk WSJ bestseller, Blue-Collar Cash/ Jess Mah founder, inDinero/ Markus Kaulius Play a Bigger Game/ Todd Cherches VisuaLeadership/ Chris Schembra WSJ bestseller · 7:47 Club

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Jack Wagoner with Alan Stein Jr.

Alan Stein Jr. coached
alongside Kobe Bryant.

That's what's so amazing about the list of people above: one hundred and fifty five people sat down and taught me something one to one. Coaches, bestselling authors, founders, researchers.

Production

Shot like
it matters.

The conversation matters. So does what it looks like.

My guests have written bestsellers, coached professional athletes and built companies. They have earned world class production, so that is what I book.

Jack Wagoner interviewing Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff on the London set
With Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff · London
Chester Elton on the New York set
Chester Elton on the New York set
BookThinkers Live 2026 with Amberly Lago
BookThinkers Live 2026 with Amberly Lago
Lighting setup before a recording
Lighting setup before a recording
BookThinkers Live 2026
BookThinkers Live 2026
The library set, mid-recording
The library set, mid-recording
The Toronto studio
The Toronto studio
Kristen Butler, Power of Positivity
Kristen Butler, Power of Positivity
Between takes
Between takes
Recording with Alan Stein Jr.
Recording with Alan Stein Jr.
On set with members of the Diary of a CEO team
On set with members of the Diary of a CEO team
The New York studio
The New York studio

On the work

What they say after.

Jack has put in the reps and I'm so impressed with what he has accomplished.

Hala TahaCEO, YAP Media · host of Young and Profiting

It truly gives me hope to know that there are young men like Jack doing such good work.

Dan Millman#1 bestselling author, Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Jack, thank you for all that you do for the world. Your perspective on gratitude is truly eye opening.

David MeltzerChairman, Napoleon Hill Institute

We need more people like Jack in the world. His perspective and attitude are things all of us can learn so much from.

Trey TuckerRugged Counseling · author of Tough Enough

Jack helped me understand that I won't feel fulfilled after I get something, but need to prioritize fulfillment first.

Taz HiggsEntrepreneur

He knew my work in depth and facilitated a conversation that was intellectually deep and genuinely fun, without relying on notes. One of the most thoughtful interviews I've done.

Dr. Emily BalcetisProfessor of Psychology, NYU · TED speaker

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