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  • Leila Janah: How Rejection Is Inevitable and the Key to Success and Grit

    Leila Janah: How Rejection Is Inevitable and the Key to Success and Grit
    Sep 25 2025
    Leila Janah didn’t have the money to start her company, but she didn’t let that hold her back. She paid her way through Harvard by cleaning toilets, serving cocktails, and tutoring wealthy students while pitching her sustainable business model to anyone who would listen. Since the inception of her company, Samasource--named as one of Fast Company's most innovative companies in 2016--Leila has employed nearly 10,000 people and helped nearly 35,000 people permanently move above the poverty line. Her customers are some of the world’s biggest companies such as Google, Microsoft, Walmart, eBay and she’s been profiled in The New York Times, WIRED, Forbes, and Inc. Leila also founded LXMI (pronounced luxe-me) which is the first social impact beauty brand to be sold at Sephora. Meet the founder, author, and social entrepreneur who believes in reversing poverty one job at a time in this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. Original air date: 11-7-17 SHOW NOTES Leila walks through how grit was baked into her upbringing. [3:27] Leila talks about post-traumatic growth and how you can build resilience. [6:30] Tom and Leila dive into her personal narrative and how she found refuge in social impact.[8:38] Leila opens up about her struggle with depression and finding nourishment for her soul. [12:55] Leila takes you through the 4-step process that you can use to keep yourself grounded. [17:00] Leila explains the benefits of “the pause.” [19:11] Tom and Leila discuss how she helps people in the gig economy. [22:46] Leila debunks the myth that people who work in service of humanity are flawless. [25:28] Leila shines the light on profit versus non-profit and why she chose to launch a benefit corporation.[27:02] Leila shares valuable about what she looks for in team members. [30:03] Tom and Leila go deep on the first steps that she took to start her business. [34:42] Leila recalls living in Ghana and the reverse culture shock she experienced coming home. [40:36] Leila talks about the reality of scarcity and the power of unleashing untapped potential.[48:00] Leila defines the impact that she wants to have on the world. [50:23] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 min
  • Tom Bilyeu at USC for LeapTV

    Tom Bilyeu at USC for LeapTV
    Sep 22 2025
    Tom Bilyeu heads to his alma mater to talk mindset and business at USC. Original air date: 2-19-17 Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering content. Every piece of content Impact Theory creates is meant to underscore the company mission to free people from The Matrix and help them unlock their true potential. Impact Theory exists to inspire the next generation of game-changing companies and creators that will make a true and lasting impact on the world. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at⁠ https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod.⁠ Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to⁠ https://impacttheory.co/aurapod⁠ to start your free two-week trial. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... 1. STARTING a business: JOIN ME HERE: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show⁠ 2. SCALING a business: see if you qualify here: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/call⁠ 3. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox:⁠ https://tombilyeu.com/⁠ ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY & MINDSET PLAYBOOK AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ apple.co/impacttheory⁠ ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/⁠ Tik Tok:⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/tombilyeu⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 38 min
  • Crystal Dilworth: The Science of Limiting Beliefs

    Crystal Dilworth: The Science of Limiting Beliefs
    Sep 18 2025
    Dr. Crystal Dilworth is proving that STEM is for anyone willing to dive headlong into the unknown. Her amazing TEDx talk, delivered in skinny jeans and neon green heels, has gained nearly 100K views and destroys the longstanding myth of the frumpy and unhip scientist. Leveraging the discipline she learned from her modern dance background, she brings together the worlds of science and creativity combining the usually sterile world of research with the mass appeal of pop culture. She has been the go-to host/journalist for countless scientific shows including TechKnow, YouTube's Fail Lab, and Discovery Channel's DNews among others. Get to know the doctor, researcher, actress, and choreographer in this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. Original air date: 10-24-17 SHOW NOTES Crystal shares her thoughts on multiple dimensions and creating your own reality. [3:09] Crystal reveals what happens in your brain when you tell yourself little lies. [6:05] Crystal explains what led her to make the leap from modern dance to neuroscience. [12:06] Tom and Crystal discuss A-type personalities and the importance of embracing encounters. [14:38] Crystal explains why story is the most powerful tool to help shape young minds. [17:10] Crystal talks about why brains are lazy and how they don’t like to be bored or proven wrong. [23:52] Tom and Crystal dive into the mechanisms our brains use to create false narratives. [25:59] Crystal talks about giving yourself what you need in order to be your best self. [29:47] Crystal breaks down the relationship between science and being in love. [31:06] Crystal talks about her self-narrative and how she views accomplishments. [33:05] Crystal expresses what she would like to see happen for women in STEM. [41:31] Crystal shares the impact that she wants to have on the world. [42:52] FOLLOW CRYSTAL Twitter: http://bit.ly/2gW6JdM Instagram: http://bit.ly/2yyn2Hy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 min
  • Amelia Boone: How to Cultivate Toughness

    Amelia Boone: How to Cultivate Toughness
    Sep 18 2025
    Amelia Boone, corporate attorney at global powerhouse Apple by day and obstacle course-racing machine by night lets nothing hold her back. Three-time winner of the grueling, 24-hour World's Toughest Mudder challenge, sponsored athlete, and sport commentator shares why she embraces fear like a close friend in this tell-all episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. Original air date: 3-7-17 SHOW NOTES Amelia talks about what she learned from being at rock bottom. [2:28] Amelia describes how she leveraged fear to embrace opportunities. [5:43] Amelia explains how she uses fear as a guiding light. [8:00] Tom and Amelia discuss compartmentalizing small tasks making friends with pain. [13:02] Amelia focuses on cultivating mental toughness and training in undesirable conditions. [15:38] Amelia expounds on the game of training and discovering purpose through failure. [22:39] Tom and Amelia talk about incorporating meditation and the power of routine. [26:19] Amelia elaborates on the never-ending merry-go-round of self-flagellation. [29:18] Amelia discusses power to outlast and keeping an underdog mentality. [32:28] Tom and Amelia uncover the misconceptions associated with a certain four-letter word. [37:29] Amelia reveals how she built confidence by celebrating small wins. [45:23] Amelia highlights the importance of shifting from hypersensitivity to normalizing gender biases. [48:19] Amelia defines the impact that she wants to have on the world. [52:49] FOLLOW AMELIA TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2mgR4sh INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2mR7r0q FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2lRK7dP WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2mgRgI1 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at⁠ https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod.⁠ Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to⁠ https://impacttheory.co/aurapod⁠ to start your free two-week trial. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... 1. STARTING a business: JOIN ME HERE: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show⁠ 2. SCALING a business: see if you qualify here: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/call⁠ 3. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox:⁠ https://tombilyeu.com/⁠ ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY & MINDSET PLAYBOOK AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ apple.co/impacttheory⁠ ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/⁠ Tik Tok:⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/tombilyeu⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h
  • Tom Bilyeu Q&A: the Future of Technology, Singularity, and the Art of Swearing

    Tom Bilyeu Q&A: the Future of Technology, Singularity, and the Art of Swearing
    Sep 15 2025
    Tom Bilyeu and Cindy field questions from the Impact Theory Community including: *Have you considered creating an Impact Theory University Master's Degree Program? *Perhaps along the lines of Singularity University, but online and aiming at a much larger global audience… *What is your number one tool for building rapport with your guests? *When setting up Impact Theory, what was the hardest hurdle that you had to overcome? *In Steven Johnson's book, Where Good Ideas Come From, he speaks about the commonplace book. *Do you journal or write when you read? What it would look like to find the next 1000 Elon Musks. And more. Original air date: 2-11-17 Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering content. Every piece of content Impact Theory creates is meant to underscore the company mission to free people from The Matrix and help them unlock their true potential. Impact Theory exists to inspire the next generation of game-changing companies and creators that will make a true and lasting impact on the world. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at⁠ https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod.⁠ Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to⁠ https://impacttheory.co/aurapod⁠ to start your free two-week trial. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... 1. STARTING a business: JOIN ME HERE: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show⁠ 2. SCALING a business: see if you qualify here: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/call⁠ 3. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox:⁠ https://tombilyeu.com/⁠ ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY & MINDSET PLAYBOOK AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ apple.co/impacttheory⁠ ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/⁠ Tik Tok:⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/tombilyeu⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 6 min
  • Tom Bilyeu on the London Real with Brian Rose

    Tom Bilyeu on the London Real with Brian Rose
    Sep 11 2025
    This is a rebroadcast of Tom Bilyeu's interview at the London Real. Tom talks about his struggles with a fixed mindset when living in London, why he branched off from Inside Quest to Impact Theory, and the books and tools that helped him develop a growth mindset. Original air date: 7-15-17 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at⁠ https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod.⁠ Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to⁠ https://impacttheory.co/aurapod⁠ to start your free two-week trial. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... 1. STARTING a business: JOIN ME HERE: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show⁠ 2. SCALING a business: see if you qualify here: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/call⁠ 3. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox:⁠ https://tombilyeu.com/⁠ ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY & MINDSET PLAYBOOK AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ apple.co/impacttheory⁠ ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/⁠ Tik Tok:⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/tombilyeu⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 h et 9 min
  • Jason Silva: Overcoming Anxiety and Finding Flow

    Jason Silva: Overcoming Anxiety and Finding Flow
    Sep 8 2025
    Emmy-nominated host of Brain Games, the highest-rated show in National Geographic’s history, Jason Silva is a masterful content creator. Prepare to experience the ecstasy of flow as Jason unveils the paradigm-shifting philosophies that so beautifully encapsulate the agony and ecstasy of the human experience in this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. Original air date: 2-7-17 SHOW NOTES Tom and Jason share their enthusiasm to celebrate those who inspired them [2:55] Jason talks about artistic interpretation and subjective experience [5:24] Tom and Jason bridge the coauthored narrative of life with the malleability of the past [7:01] Jason describes the thrill of the existential chase to experience cognitive orgasm [9:35] Tom and Jason discuss the rapture and power of communicating feeling [12:01] Jason talks about synthesizing complicated ideas into a “flow.” [14:17] Jason reveals how he overcame introversion, anxiety, and fear and stabilized inspiration. [18:34] Tom and Jason discuss hunger and why we are insatiable wanting machines [23:23] Tom and Jason talk about creativity as a form of magic and leveraging paradox [30:08] Tom and Jason discuss the pandemics of the body and mind [34:54] Jason describes feeling the power to do good [44:23] SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at⁠ https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod.⁠ Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to⁠ https://impacttheory.co/aurapod⁠ to start your free two-week trial. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... 1. STARTING a business: JOIN ME HERE: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show⁠ 2. SCALING a business: see if you qualify here: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/call⁠ 3. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox:⁠ https://tombilyeu.com/⁠ ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY & MINDSET PLAYBOOK AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ apple.co/impacttheory⁠ ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/⁠ Tik Tok:⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/tombilyeu⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 min
  • Tom Bilyeu Q&A: Accountability, Reading Methodologies, and the Dark Side

    Tom Bilyeu Q&A: Accountability, Reading Methodologies, and the Dark Side
    Sep 4 2025
    Tom Bilyeu answers questions from the Impact Theory community and covers topics like the "Power of Myth" by Joseph Campbell and how to use the "Dark Side" to fuel you. Plus find out why Cindy joined Impact Theory in this episode. Original air date: 2-5-17 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at⁠ https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod.⁠ Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to⁠ https://impacttheory.co/aurapod⁠ to start your free two-week trial. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... 1. STARTING a business: JOIN ME HERE: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show⁠ 2. SCALING a business: see if you qualify here: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/call⁠ 3. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox:⁠ https://tombilyeu.com/⁠ ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY & MINDSET PLAYBOOK AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ apple.co/impacttheory⁠ ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/⁠ Tik Tok:⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/tombilyeu⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 min