The Gathering Podcast

Where bold ideas meet brave leaders. Go behind the scenes of the world’s most successful brands with candid conversations from visionaries, disruptors, and marketing masterminds. Discover the strategies and secrets behind movements that inspire loyalty and shape culture.🎟 Join us for The Gathering 2026 in Banff, Alberta. Get tickets at www.thegatheringfestival.com/ticketsSubscribe to the Inner Circle Newsletter: https://go.thegatheringfestival.com/newsletter

The Gathering Podcast is a business podcast hosted by The Gathering, with 33 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Gathering hosts The Gathering Podcast, a business show with 33 episodes published.

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  Stop Chasing AI Hype: The Modern Marketer's Playbook for Trust, Visibility & Real Growth

  Apr 14, 202645 minS0

  <p>AI is changing how people discover brands — but most marketers are either panicking or chasing the wrong things. In this episode, Erik Huberman, founder & CEO of Hawke Media ($600M+ revenue, 6,000+ brands), breaks down the Modern Marketer's Playbook for building trust, visibility, and real growth in an AI-first world.We cover SEO vs. GEO, why trust is your most valuable asset, the biggest AI marketing mistakes to avoid, and what's actually working right now.🔍 Get a free GEO/LLM visibility audit from Eric's team: https://hawkemedia.com/free-consultation/Connect with Erik Huberman:Instagram/LinkedIn: @ErikHuberman🌐 hawkemedia.comTIMESTAMPS:0:00 – Introduction & Why AI Hype Is Ov...

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  The Power of Positive Leadership: Courage, Capacity & Culture with Jon Gordon

  Feb 27, 202652 minS0

  <p>How today’s most impactful leaders build courage like a muscle, expand their capacity, and create connected cultures that last.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Mandy Balak sits down with Jon Gordon, Leadership Coach and Best selling author 18 books including The Energy Bus and The Power of Positive Leadership, to explore what it really takes to lead with courage, clarity, and conviction in 2026 and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>They unpack why leadership is so much harder in practice than on paper, the core traits that separate leaders who last from those who burn out, an...

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  Turning Inspiration Into Impact: Pinterest’s Experiential Playbook

  Feb 17, 202641 minS0

  <p>Get the Pinterest Experiential Brand Principles here: Pinterest Playbook</p><p>In this episode, Mandy Balak sits down with Sean Doyle, Director of Global Brand Experiences and Group Creative Director of Experiential at Pinterest, the “positive corner of the Internet.” They unpack how Pinterest uses real-world experiences to build brand belief, stand out from the “blandemic” of sameness, and turn online inspiration into offline action. </p><p>From Cannes to Coachella to Davos, Sean shares the experiential principles that guide Pinterest’s most iconic work, how Gen Z is reshaping the experience economy, and why brands can’t afford to ignore IR...

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  Built to Last: Sustainable Performance, Burnout & the Cost of Hustle

  Jan 28, 202653 minS3

  <p>In this episode of The Gathering Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Eric Nelson, naturopathic doctor and co-founder of Sabi Health, to unpack what sustainable performance actually looks like—and why most high performers are unknowingly trading their health for short-term wins.Eric breaks down the physiological, mental, and emotional trade-offs leaders make when they push too hard for too long, from burnout and nervous system dysregulation to reliance on stimulants, hustle culture, and false productivity. Together, we explore why performance today can quietly sabotage performance tomorrow—and how to build a rhythm that lasts.This is a grounded, hone...

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  Lessons Earned: Discomfort, Courage & Our Word of the Year for 2026

  Jan 22, 202647 minS3

  <p>In our first episode of 2026, Mandy Balak (President of The Gathering) and Owen Reader, sit down to debrief the lessons learned—and earned—from 2025. From fear and hesitation to edge-work, decisive action, and the power of integration, this is a candid conversation about what it takes to lead when the playbooks are burned.</p><p>They unpack practical takeaways like studying your edges, packing light (literally and metaphorically), and using the RICE framework (Revenue, Impact, Confidence, Ease) to filter distractions and focus on what actually moves the mission forward.</p><p>To close, Mandy and Owen share their Word of t...

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