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Hosted by Mike Irwin & Simon Daw · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 47 episodes
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Life and career rarely go to plan. Breakthroughs happen on the ragged edge when things aren't quite going as expected. Self-aware people learn from those trials. What I Wish I Knew podcast hosts Mike Irwin and Simon Daw explore lessons learned by everyone, including academics, athletes, creators, entrepreneurs, leaders, writers, and difference makers. They have three things in common: none are perfect, all are humble, and they've learned a few things along the way. In What I Wish I Knew, they share those lessons with you.
Mike Irwin & Simon Daw hosts What I Wish I Knew with Mike Irwin & Simon Daw, a business show with 47 episodes published.
As a true serial tech disruptor, Ken Charman successfully built software startups, which Deloitte, IBM, Oracle, and SAP acquired over many decades. He also served as CEO of uFlex Reward, a cutting-edge HR company that cr
Our usual podcast guests talk about journeys that they chose to embark on: starting a company, solving a problem, creating opportunities, or navigating life and career. In our current series, we’re probing into a trip th
Our usual guests talk about journeys that they chose to embark on: starting a company, solving a problem, creating opportunities, or navigating life and career. In our current series, we’re probing into a trip that none
We’ve produced more than 40 episodes of What I Wish I Knew. Our prior guests talked about journeys that they chose to embark on: starting a company, solving a problem, building organizations, creating opportunities, or n
Steve Fleck is the voice many people hear in their hardest moments, when their heart is jumping out of their chest, their mind is crushed, and the finish line is in sight. Fleck is a broadcast commentator for athletics,
Is there a secret to success? Absolutely. And it's probably not what you may think. Bert Thornton spent 40 years shaping careers (including his own) as Waffle House grew from a few restaurants in the American south
Josh Hotsenpiller is one of those people you wish you’d known your entire life. And when you meet him, you’ll feel like you did. You see, Josh, devotes a big chunk of his time to building community and he does it with a
Ambition is defined as a strong desire to achieve. But what does it really mean, in real life? And how do you turn your ambitions into reality? In this mini episode from What I Wish I Knew with Mike Irwin & Simon Daw, we
Camilla Barnard believes people should be able to feel good about loving food, not guilty. Her starting point was one of those good-for-you foods that may not taste so good: muesli. Trouble is that muesli is a commodity
David Taylor has been named one of the world’s 50 leading marketing thinkers by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. His specialty, however, is in real-world, applied marketing…the sort that delivers growth in revenue a
Jasmine Burton is an industrial designer by training and a social impact designer by choice. She’s a believer that design can help solve important societal problems…and that the next iPhone or app isn’t necessarily one o
The world today is deeply divided over politics, covid, race, culture, values, religion, and many other issues. Bridging that chasm is perhaps harder than it’s ever been and yet maybe never more important than it is righ
Good health has never been more important or as top of mind as it has been this past year. And many folks wish they’d taken care of their health before they lost it. “Most people think disease is instantaneous,” sa
Oli Russell-Cowan was on a mission. It was also his honeymoon. He and his wife were roaming around North, Central, and South America with a plan to surf, see the sights, and experience culture. While surfing and sightsee
What brand of blanket do you have at home? If you’re like most people, you have no idea. If you’re Wylie Robinson then you’re out to change that. Wylie is founder and CEO of Rumpl, the brand of blanket that most people w
What enables an effective leader? And why do so many fall short? Vanderbilt University’s Patrick Leddin is an expert in helping leaders and teams reach their potential. Dr. Leddin’s expertise is both academic and practic
Why is learning another language so difficult? The challenge starts at the beginning…of life. Babies aren’t born with a specific language but they are equipped to learn from what they hear. The sounds and words they hear
Mat Franken and his wife thought they had parenting all figured out. Having their first child was a breeze. Their second, however, had multiple health issues. Faced with an uncertain diagnosis about the causes of their s
“It’s true that there’s a cost to addressing environmental problems but it’s also true that there’s a much higher cost to not addressing them.” And in Mark Tercek’s view, everyone can and should play a part. The former C
With the Covid vaccine, the entire planet has just had front row seats to innovation of massive importance, urgency, and scale. What looked like chaos has resulted in crunching the vaccine cycle time from 10 years to 10
Bert Thornton
former president and COO · Waffle House
1 appearance on this show
Richard Harris
Chief Strategy Officer at Nimbus Healthcare, Chief Medical Officer for Scripted, founder of Great Health and Wellness · Port Shelter Investment Management
1 appearance on this show
Patrick Leddin
Wall Street Journal bestselling author, former Army Ranger, Vanderbilt professor, co-author of 'Disrupt Everything and Win' · Vanderbilt University
1 appearance on this show
Jeff DeGraff
Dean of Innovation · University of Michigan
1 appearance on this show
Brian Williams
Managing Partner and accomplished Trial Lawyer · Dan River Basin Association
1 appearance on this show
Professor Patrick Leddin
Vanderbilt University
1 appearance on this show
Ian Muir McNally
Muir Energy
1 appearance on this show
Bryan Pate
ElliptiGO
1 appearance on this show
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What I Wish I Knew with Mike Irwin & Simon Daw is hosted by Mike Irwin & Simon Daw. The show is categorised under business and has published 47 episodes.
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