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In Search Of Excellence

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Matt Brannigan: Can You Really Break the Patterns Holding You Back? | E195

October 17, 2026 · 44 min

You can spend seven days changing your life—and return home to discover that your old patterns are still waiting for you. So how do you make personal growth last? In Part 2 of my conversation with Matt Brannagan of the Hoffman Institute…
Matt Brannigan: Why Success Still Feels Empty | E194

October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

What happens when you achieve the success you dreamed of and still don’t feel okay? I went to the Hoffman Institute during a painful divorce, and I was terrified of confronting things I had buried for years. It’s something that most of us…
The 5 Types of Cheating and the Question Betrayed Partners Never Ask | Jim Sexton | E193

September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min

What if an affair isn't where a marriage first breaks, but the moment years of disconnection finally become impossible to ignore? After more than 25 years and 1,000 matrimonial cases, renowned divorce lawyer Jim Sexton reveals the five…
Divorce Lawyer Jim Sexton: Why Marriages Fail, Prenups, Sex, Monogamy & Divorce | E192

August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 38 min

Divorce lawyer Jim Sexton has spent nearly 30 years watching marriages fall apart - and he knows the mistakes couples make long before they ever enter a courtroom. In Part 2 of my conversation with Jim Sexton, one of the country’s most…
James Sexton: What 25 Years as a Divorce Lawyer Taught Jim Sexton About Life and Love | E191

August 4, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

Jim Sexton has spent more than 25 years watching more than 1,000 couples who once loved each other divide their families, fortunes and futures – but the experiences that shaped him most happened long before he entered a courtroom. One of…

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Owen Hanson: From Cocaine Kingpin to Prison Redemption | E190

June 18, 2026 · 51 min

Owen Hanson went from USC athlete to international cocaine kingpin, Sinaloa cartel associate, and federal inmate serving a 21-year sentence — but his story did not end in prison. In this raw conversation with Randall Kaplan, Owen reveals…
The True Story of Owen Hanson: USC Walk-On, Drug Kingpin, Prison & Redemption | E189

June 11, 2026 · 1 hr 49 min

Owen Hanson went from a disciplined kid in Redondo Beach to a USC walk-on football player surrounded by celebrities, pro athletes, and power — before one bad decision became the rush he chased for years. In this raw conversation with…
John Mackey’s Wild Story: From Dishwasher Showers to a $13.7B Amazon Deal | E188

May 19, 2026 · 50 min

John Mackey built Whole Foods Market from a small natural foods store into a $13.7 billion company acquired by Amazon — but his greatest lessons came from moments of crisis, not victory. From the emotional relief of going public to the…
John Mackey: How Whole Foods Grew From One Store to $22 Billion in Sales | E187

May 12, 2026 · 57 min

What does it really take to build a company from one store in Austin, Texas into Whole Foods Market, a global brand with more than 540 stores, $22 billion in annual sales, and a $13.7 billion acquisition by Amazon? John Mackey, co-founder…
Brian Grazer: Academy Award Winner Brian Grazer on Success, Creativity, and Greatness | E186

May 5, 2026 · 40 min

What do you do when the world keeps telling you no? Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer reveals how rejection, curiosity, creativity, and relentless belief helped him build one of the most extraordinary careers in Hollywood…
How Brian Grazer Built a Hollywood Empire Through Curiosity, Courage & Relationships | E185

March 26, 2026 · 48 min

Brian Grazer is an Academy Award–winning producer, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and co-founder of Imagine Entertainment, one of the most successful production companies in Hollywood. Alongside his longtime partner Ron Howard…
Infidelity, Commitment, and Healing: A Real Conversation with Lewis Howes | E184

March 19, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

In Search of Excellence Podcast - with Randall Kaplan If you’re looking for career advice, mentorship strategies, LinkedIn networking, extreme preparation, and the mindset behind building a world-class podcast and life, this conversation…

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About the show

In Search of Excellence goes inside the lives of extraordinary entrepreneurs, CEOs, investors, athletes, entertainers, and leaders to uncover what it really takes to achieve exceptional success. Hosted by Randall Kaplan - serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, executive coach, co-founder of Akamai Technologies, founder and CEO of JUMP Investors, and creator of the Extreme Preparation™ methodology - the podcast explores the preparation, habits, failures, relationships, resilience, mindset, and decisions behind extraordinary achievement. Randall’s guests include Tony Robbins, Mark Cuban, Gary Vaynerchuk, Mike Tyson, David Solomon, Dana White, Robert Greene, Sammy Hagar, and many more. The show has ranked as high as #3 in Entrepreneurship and #10 in Business on Apple Podcasts. Each episode delivers practical lessons and powerful stories about building careers and companies, overcoming adversity, making better decisions, developing winning mindsets, and preparing for the moments that matter most.