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From 2021 to 2023, Tristan Ahumada captured the podcasting world’s attention with the Brilliant Thoughts podcast through SUCCESS Magazine, amassing a dedicated following. With over 100 episodes and glowing five-star reviews, it averaged more than 100,000 downloads per episode, becoming an essential listen for those eager to grow their life and business. Now, we’re narrowing the focus even further — Introducing Brilliant, a podcast dedicated to the books you should be reading, but aren’t. Join Tristan as he interviews some of the smartest minds on the planet—authors who have poured their genius into carefully crafted books that you should be reading. These thought leaders are shaping the future, and they’re sharing ideas that will help you think more critically, enhance your knowledge, and elevate your life and business. Each episode will take you through the key lessons from their work, offering insights that can inspire breakthroughs and drive real change. These
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Signup to Generate a PitchFrom 2021 to 2023, Tristan Ahumada captured the podcasting world’s attention with the Brilliant Thoughts podcast through SUCCESS Magazine, amassing a dedicated following. With over 100 episodes and glowing five-star reviews, it averaged more than 100,000 downloads per episode, becoming an essential listen for those eager to grow their life and business.
Brilliant Podcast is hosted by A Brilliant Tribe. The show has published 19 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Making Better Business Decisions With Data Analytics (And Firing Your Ego) with Sebastian Wernicke" (20 October 2026, 54 minutes), "Why "Follow Your Passion" Is Worse Advice Than You Think | Tom Rath" (16 September 2026, 46 minutes), and "Retirement Is Dead, Here's What Replaced It | Michael Clinton" (19 August 2026, 42 minutes).
Brilliant Podcast publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 19 episodes.
Booking probability for Brilliant Podcast is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Brilliant Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Brilliant Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
A Brilliant Tribe hosts Brilliant Podcast, an education podcast with 19 episodes published.
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Episode #19
Companies spend millions building dashboards only to measure existing workflows. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sebastian Wernicke , Partner at Oxera, author of Data Inspired, and 3x TED speaker, to discuss why...
Episode #18
Finding your life purpose usually starts to feel like a terrible joke when everyone keeps repeating the same tired career advice: follow your passion, chase your dreams, and somehow everything will magically work out...
Marketing to older adults usually means treating anyone over 50 like they only purchase orthopedic shoes, exactly when their credit cards are getting the biggest workout. Brands obsessively chase 22-year-olds sharing...
Episode #15
I’ve been married for 29 years, and I honestly thought I had it all figured out. Then I sat down with relationship scientist Paul Eastwick, author of Bonded by Evolution, and realized everything I knew about "the spark"...
I used to think that meetings just naturally sucked. Then I read Your Best Meeting Ever by Rebecca Hinds and realized I was the one breaking them. In this episode of the Brilliant Podcast I sit down with Rebecca to...
In this episode of The Brilliant Podcast, host Tristan Ahumada talks with Toby Stuart, professor at UC Berkeley and author, about status dynamics and why anointment quietly shapes nearly every decision we make. They...
If you think your high commission checks equal wealth, you’re adorable, and probably wrong. Most real estate agents are masters at making money and absolute disasters at keeping it. In this episode of the Brilliant...
Welcome back to the Brilliant Podcast, where we don’t just talk about the future—we accidentally bump into it while gaming. In this episode, Tristan Ahumada sits down with Bastian Bergman, Co-Founder & COO of Solsten...
So I sat down with Goldie Chan, yes, the green-haired legend of LinkedIn, to talk about introverts, fake extroverts, and why L.A. somehow demands you be “on” all the time, even when you’re just trying to buy a latte. If...
I sat down with Russ Laggan, yes, rhymes with Dragon, to talk about what it actually means to be followable in business and life. He’s not just the Chief Growth Officer at eXp Realty, he’s also a guy who forges metal...
What really makes someone a great leader? Spoiler: it’s not a fancy title or your ability to quote Simon Sinek. In this episode, I sit down with Margaret Andrews, Harvard educator and author of Manage Yourself to Lead...
This week, I'm discussing self-persuasion with Jay Heinrichs. We bridge Aristotle's teachings with contemporary challenges such as imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and small actions that really do sum to something big...
In this episode of BRILLIANT, I sit down with Martin Dubin, author of Blindspotting: How To See What’s Holding You Back as a Leader. Martin shares how our deepest blindspots, emotional, personal, and generational, often...
On this episode of BRILLIANT Podcast, I’m joined by Matthew Dicks, the author of Stories Sell, as we talk about how the power of storytelling can reshape how we connect with others—whether in business, relationships, or...
In this episode of BRILLIANT Podcast, I talk with Kass and Michael Lazerow, co-authors of Shoveling $h!t: A Love Story About the Entrepreneur’s Messy Path to Success. We dive into the reality of entrepreneurship—how it...
In this episode of the BRILLIANT podcast, I sit down with linguist and award-winning author Anne Curzan to explore how language is changing in real time and what that means for how we communicate, connect, and lead...
Welcome to the BRILLIANT podcast. In this episode, I sit down with Terry Szuplat, former Special Assistant to the President and senior speechwriter for Barack Obama. He’s the author of Say It Well, a masterclass on...
Welcome to the BRILLIANT podcast. In this episode, I talk with LTC Scott Mann, a retired Green Beret and author of Nobody Is Coming to Save You. We dive deep into the emotional and social challenges we’re all facing...
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author of What's the Point? Turning Your Purpose Into a Superpower, CareerSight
relationship scientist and author of Bonded by Love: The New Science of Human Attachment, University of California, Davis
author of Your Best Meeting Ever: Seven Principles for Designing Meetings That Get Things Done, Work Innovation Lab at Asana
thought leader in financial empowerment for women, Bariatric Food Coach
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