Life + Work Episodes
June 15, 2022
Multiple Streams of Income, Side Hustles and a Bridesmaid for Hire
#61: Entrepreneur and author, Jen Glantz joins Chris to talk about how placing an ad on Craigslist as a social experiment changed her life. They also discuss how to turn your passion and natural talents into your primary sou…
June 8, 2022
An Entrepreneur Who Loves Traveling and Optimizing Money: The Story of All the Hacks
#60: In this episode, your host Chris Hutchins shares his personal and professional story. He also explains how his life experiences, previous jobs and startups, and passion as an optimizer and entrepreneur inspired the crea…
May 25, 2022
How Kindness Can Make You Unbeatable at Work and Connect You with Anyone
#58: Emmy-award-winning journalist and author Adrienne Bankert joins Chris to talk about how to make kindness your hidden superpower. They also discuss, giving and receiving constructive criticism, cultivating kindness withi…
May 18, 2022
Living a Life of Excellence, Agility and Meaning
#57: Former Navy SEAL Commanding Officer Mike Hayes joins Chris to discuss leadership principles, strategies for successful communication, building confidence, and the most important lessons that he learned while serving in …
April 27, 2022
Minimalism and the Things That Matter for a Meaningful Life
#54: Minimalist expert and award-winning author, Joshua Becker, joins Chris to talk about the many ways that “things'' get in the way of living a purpose-filled life. They discuss Joshua’s top decluttering strategies, the 8 …
April 13, 2022
Hack Your Health (While Still Enjoying Life)
#52: Writer and cookbook author Liz Moody joins Chris to discuss health and wellness hacks, including what kind of foods you need to be adding in, supplements, vitamins, cold showers, circadian walks, hydroxyapatite, taping …
March 9, 2022
Finding Happiness, Success and Deep Purpose
#47: Behavioral social scientist Arthur Brooks joins Chris to explore happiness and the different types of intelligence. They also explore the hustle culture, the science of satisfaction, the reverse bucket list, the four go…
March 2, 2022
Mastering the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication
#46: Vanessa Van Edwards, a master of communication, joins Chris to explore the language of human social cues and what it takes to be charismatic. They also cover the impact that the four primary forms of communication (voca…
Feb. 16, 2022
Why 50/50 Doesn't Work: A New Model for Happier Relationships
#43: Relationship experts Kaley and Nate Klemp, Ph.D., join Chris and his wife Amy to discuss how to create balance in a relationship. They explore why perfect equality is unrealistic, why you shouldn’t aim for fairness, ho…
Feb. 2, 2022
The Power of Regret, Motivation and Good Timing
#40: Bestselling Author Daniel Pink joins Chris to discuss how regret works and how it can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and bring greater meaning to our lives. They also talk about Dan’s best hacks,…
Jan. 26, 2022
The Language and Actions of Great Leaders
#39: Retired Navy Captain and leadership expert David Marquet joins Chris to share the moment in the Navy that completely flipped his understanding of leadership. They discuss why the secret to leadership lies in giving up c…
Jan. 19, 2022
Leveraging Performance Psychology with a 3-time Gold Medalist
#38: Gold medal olympian and entrepreneur Kerri Walsh Jennings joins Chris to discuss how she's optimized performance in her life and career. Specifically, she explains how she nurtures her body, mind, and spirit. They talk …
Jan. 12, 2022
The Surprising Habits of Backable People
#37: Bestselling author Suneel Gupta joins Chris to discuss how to make your ideas sound so appealing to others that they not only adopt them but advocate for them. They talk about how to make failure work in your favor, why…
Jan. 5, 2022
Bucket Lists, Audacious Goals and Living the Life You Want
#36: Bucket list master and NYT #1 bestselling author Ben Nemtin joins Chris to discuss how to live a fulfilling life rather than a life dictated by the expectations of others. They talk about how to create a meaningful buck…
Dec. 22, 2021
Hacking Healthcare, Prescriptions and Medical Bills
#34: Healthcare journalist Marshall Allen joins Chris to discuss why you should never pay the first medical bill you receive. He also shares hacks that can help you prevent big medical bills before you get care, remove unrea…