Inspired with Alexa von Tobel

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Inspired with Alexa von Tobel dives headfirst into conversations with the most ambitious people on the planet. Host Alexa von Tobel, Founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital, gets under the hood of guests’ ambitions, from pivotal childhood moments to the critical advice that shaped their life paths. What does it take to be a true visionary, one who stares down monumental challenges with grit and resilience? Learn directly from those builders and problem-solvers whose determination is shaping a brighter, more inspired future.

  1. Dylan Taylor on Building Voyager Technologies and the Future of Space Innovation

    HACE 6 H

    Dylan Taylor on Building Voyager Technologies and the Future of Space Innovation

    Dylan Taylor, founder and CEO of Voyager Technologies, is building the infrastructure that will define humanity's future in space. Through defense, space solutions, and Starlab, Voyager is working on some of the most ambitious aerospace projects of our generation. In this conversation, Dylan takes us from watching Star Trek as a kid in Idaho to becoming a publicly traded space company CEO. He shares what it's actually like to reach space aboard Blue Origin, why we're living through the biggest space boom in human history, and how space will transform our global economy. What You'll Learn: Why space isn't an industry but humanity's eighth continent His experience going to outer space How perfect real-time information about Earth will create trillions in economic value Projects that Voyager is working on How ambition shifted from personal glory to reflected glory through leadership Predictions for the space industry The frontier innovations that will enable humans to live and work in space Chapters:01:52 From Star Trek Dreams to Space Reality04:37 What is Voyager Technologies?07:02 Winning the Contract to Build Starlab09:40 Going to Space on Blue Origin16:36 The Overview Effect and What Astronauts Feel20:10 How Space Shifted Dylan's Perspective on Risk and Ambition22:40 The Henry Crown Fellowship and Leadership Transformation23:40 Inside Voyager Technologies' Projects26:50 The Purpose of Starlab as a Microgravity Laboratory31:00 Space Predictions35:23 Space as the Eighth Continent36:55 Perfect Real-Time Information About Earth38:50 What Keeps Dylan Up at Night About Space's Future41:07 Frontier Innovations in Quantum Computing and Beyond45:15 Quick Fire Round47:52 Outro Follow Voyager Technologies and Dylan: Voyager Website Voyager LinkedIn Voyager X Voyager Insta Dylan's LinkedIn Follow Inspired: ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠Substack

    49 min
  2. Axion Founder Daniel First on Solving the $4 Trillion Manufacturing Problem with AI

    24 NOV

    Axion Founder Daniel First on Solving the $4 Trillion Manufacturing Problem with AI

    Axion founder Daniel First is building the command center for American manufacturing that detects product failures before they reach customers. His AI-powered observability platform links IoT data, technician reports, and customer feedback across aerospace, medical devices, and consumer products to identify emerging issues manufacturers don't even know exist. Born from watching enterprise AI pilots fail at McKinsey, Axion is architecting customer-centric manufacturing where products iterate in real time based on what's breaking in the field. What You'll Learn: The trillion-dollar quality crisis plaguing American manufacturing and how AI is solving it Why most enterprise AI fails and what makes the rare successes different The future of American manufacturing competing on speed of customer learning How real-time field data is transforming product development cycles Unconventional founder habits that enable exceptional speed and deep thinking  Chapters: 2:00 From Orthodox Debates to Independent Thinking3:00 Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Human Flourishing6:00 The Pivot from Academia to Industry7:20 Predicting AI as the Next Cultural Mania8:10 What Axion Actually Does for Manufacturers10:35 The Invisible Quality Crisis Costing Trillions13:30 Surprising Multi-Department Platform Adoption16:02 Surgery Equipment Failure With Two Root Causes16:47 Why Axion's Organization Looks Different18:00 Building an Ecosystem Across Product Lifecycle20:28 How Quality Data Drives Product Innovation21:58 American Manufacturing Winning on Empathy26:00 How Axion Succeeded Where 95% Fail28:50 Why Robotics Will Create More Quality Issues31:10 What Enterprise Leaders Think About AI32:50 Data Centers and Manufacturing Tailwind34:09 The Experimental Mindset Driving Speed36:30 Why 2010s Advice No Longer Applies38:40 The Vertical AI Revolution39:55 Quick-fire Questions Follow Axion and Daniel: • ⁠Axion Website⁠⁠• ⁠Axion LI ⁠⁠• ⁠Daniel LI Follow Inspired:• ⁠Website⁠• ⁠Instagram⁠• ⁠LinkedIn⁠• ⁠X⁠• ⁠Substack

    45 min
  3. Nate Berkus on What It Takes to Become the Best at Your Craft

    12 NOV

    Nate Berkus on What It Takes to Become the Best at Your Craft

    Interior designer Nate Berkus is one of the most recognizable names in design. He started his firm at 24 with nothing but authenticity and hustle, building an empire spanning TV, books, product lines, and high-end interiors that's landed him on the AD100 list for a decade. His journey includes 12 years as Oprah's design expert, surviving the 2004 tsunami, and building a life with Jeremiah Brent as one of TV's first openly gay families. With his new book Foundations releasing November 18th, Nate reflects on what it takes to stay creatively obsessed for 30 years and build a household name in design. What You'll Learn: • How he started his firm at 24 and convinced clients to take a chance on him • Working with Oprah and his strategic approach to media • How surviving the 2004 tsunami fundamentally changed him and his reflections on that experience • Why he believes design is part magic, part alchemy, and part sociology • How he and Jeremiah Brent collaborate as both partners and business collaborators • The future of design and how AI will reshape the industry Chapters: 02:30 Intro 03:15 The Origin of His Design Obsession 06:10 Why Design Is Sociology 08:27 Starting a Firm at 24 With Nothing But Authenticity 14:28 How Surviving the 2004 Tsunami Changed Everything 19:50 The Strategy Behind Using TV as a Platform 23:00 A Funny Oprah Story 24:46 Why TV Was Always a Means to an End 28:40 How He Stays Creatively Obsessed After 30 Years 32:38 Never Stop Learning and Do What Feels Effortless 34:07 Partnership With Jeremiah as Parents and Business Partners 39:30 Why He Wrote Foundations and What It Means 42:15 How AI Will Impact the Future of Design 46:44 His Approach to Curation in the Creator Economy 50:05 Reflecting on His Biggest Life Moments 52:02 Quick-fire Round Follow Nate Berkus: • Nate's Website • Nate's Instagram Follow Inspired and Alexa: • Website • Instagram • LinkedIn • X • Substack

    59 min
  4. May Habib on Building Writer into a $2B+ Enterprise AI Platform

    29 OCT

    May Habib on Building Writer into a $2B+ Enterprise AI Platform

    Writer CEO May Habib is building the future of enterprise AI. Born in Lebanon as the oldest of eight kids, May grew up navigating chaos, multiple languages, and cultures, skills that shaped her into a founder willing to challenge assumptions. After pivoting from Qordoba, she built Writer's own foundational models and spent a decade solving real AI problems for Fortune 500 companies. Now leading a $2B+ company, May shares her bold vision for where AI is headed, from self-evolving LLMs that proactively guide us to why work in 2030 will be unrecognizable. What You'll Learn: How growing up as the oldest of eight in a Lebanese family shaped May's leadership style Why Writer focuses on highly regulated industries like healthcare and financial services The critical difference between generative AI and agentic AI How self-evolving AI will proactively prompt you instead of waiting for commands Why execution is going from scarce and expensive to abundant and on-demand What the average knowledge worker's job will look like in 2030 Why narrow job specs are dead and career lattices are the future The two disruptive forces that will make work unrecognizable in 30 years Why May believes there's no AI bubble Chapters: 00:00 Introduction01:50 Growing Up as the Oldest of Eight in an Immigrant Family05:30 Why Language Shapes Who We Become09:05 The Decision to Leave Finance and Start Qordoba12:05 The Risky Pivot from Qordoba to Writer17:45 What Problem Writer Actually Solves for Enterprise21:05 Building Trust at Scale in Regulated Industries24:30 How Writer Stays Maniacally Focused28:10 Writer's Vision for Self-Evolving AI35:00 Why Narrow Job Specs Are Dead37:30 What Work Looks Like in 2030 and the Two Unknowns Shaping the Future39:26 What Most People Misunderstand About AI41:44 The Book That Changed May's Life43:06 Is There an AI Bubble?43:15 May's One-Word Mantra: Forward43:49 How May Manages Stress44:00 Beyond AI: What Excites May the Most Follow Writer and May: • Writer Website • Writer LinkedIn • May's LinkedIn Follow Inspired: • Website • Instagram • LinkedIn • X • Substack

    45 min
  5. Rebuilding Healthcare from Scratch with Founder Alan Tisch of Atria Health Institute

    8 OCT

    Rebuilding Healthcare from Scratch with Founder Alan Tisch of Atria Health Institute

    Atria Health Institute founder Alan Tisch is rebuilding America's healthcare system from the ground up. After two near-death experiences in his mid-20s revealed how broken preventive care truly is, Alan made it his life's mission to tackle a system designed to profit from sick people rather than keep them healthy. With a multidisciplinary team of 15 medical specialties and cutting-edge diagnostics, Atria is pioneering the preventive healthcare movement to extend not only lifespan but healthspan. What You'll Learn: Why the healthcare system profits from keeping you sick instead of healthy How a $150 test can prevent heart attacks 20 years before they happen The difference between healthspan and lifespan and why it matters Why team-based care across specialties beats the traditional siloed approach How to think about preventive diagnostics like whole body MRIs and genetic testing Why now is the most exciting time for healthcare Chapters:00:00 Intro02:40 Early Influences and Family Background06:38 Lessons from Building Spring10:25 The Birth of Atria Health Institute16:07 Why Healthcare Incentives Favor Sick Care20:20 What It's Like to Be an Atria Patient23:50 The Four Step Framework for Disease Prevention25:49 Health Fads: Overhyped vs Underhyped28:50 Genomics and Full Body MRI Scans for Everyone34:50 The Two Sides of Atria: Clinical Care and Research39:07 The Future of Healthcare43:58 Healthspan vs Lifespan47:03 One Thing You Should Do Tomorrow49:05 AI in Preventive Care52:00 Book That Changed Alan's Life52:46 Health Habit Alan Has Adopted Follow Atria: Atria Website: https://www.atria.org/ Atria LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atria-institute/ Follow Inspired and Alexa: Website: ⁠⁠https://www.inspiredcapital.com/  Substack: https://alexavontobel.substack.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredcapital/ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/inspired-capital-partners/ X: https://x.com/inspiredcap

    55 min
  6. How ShopMy is Revolutionizing Commerce Through Authentic Recommendations with Harry Rein and Tiffany Lopinsky

    24 SEP

    How ShopMy is Revolutionizing Commerce Through Authentic Recommendations with Harry Rein and Tiffany Lopinsky

    ShopMy co-founders Harry Rein and Tiffany Lopinsky are building the most sophisticated three-sided commerce platform that revolutionizes how creators monetize authentic recommendations, how brands scale through trusted advocates, and how consumers discover products through curated networks they actually trust. Powered by intricate product graph technology and advanced data infrastructure that maps millions of products across retailers, they're architecting the future of commerce driven by intentional curation rather than algorithmic impulse buying. What You'll Learn: Why the "curator economy" matters more than the "creator economy" How their Circles feature creates personalized shopping through trusted networks The product philosophy of minimizing "calories" in user experience design How they thought through scaling ShopMy’s audience Why authentic recommendations outperform traditional performance marketing How complementary co-founder skills drive success The "sweep the floors" mentality that keeps leadership embedded in daily work Chapters:01:53 Intro03:30 From Boston Foodies to Engineering Complementary Backgrounds10:08 The ShopMy Genesis Solving Creator Monetization14:18 Breaking Down ShopMy Three Core Constituencies18:39 Introducing Circles Personalized Shopping Through Trust25:27 The Three Phases of Building ShopMy26:35 Product Philosophy Minimizing Calories in User Experience32:38 Cutting Through the Noise Where Shopping Journeys Begin34:32 Opportunities Scaling Creator Performance Marketing36:25 The Role of AI in Taste and Personalization37:49 From Creator Economy to Curator Economy44:10 Funding Strategy Building for the Long Term46:10 Building the Team The Sweep the Floors Leadership Philosophy52:20 Personal Discoveries What the Founders Buy Through Circles Follow ShopMy: • ShopMy Website: https://shopmy.us/home • ShopMy Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/shopmy-/ • ShopMy Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/shopmy/ Follow Inspired and Alexa: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredcapital/ • Linkedin: ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/company/inspired-capital-partners/ • X: https://x.com/inspiredcap • Website: ⁠⁠https://www.inspiredcapital.com/

    54 min
  7. The Race to Build the First Scaled Quantum Computer with Jeff Thompson from Logiqal

    10 SEP

    The Race to Build the First Scaled Quantum Computer with Jeff Thompson from Logiqal

    World quantum expert and professor Jeff Thompson, founder of Logiqal, shares his journey from academia (at Yale, Harvard, MIT, and Princeton) to now building the first scaled quantum computer. He explains why the world needs this breakthrough, how Logiqal’s neutral atom technology makes it possible, and what it could unlock for medicine, materials, and the future of innovation. What You’ll Learn: What is quantum? Why the world needs a scaled quantum computer Jeff’s journey through Yale, Harvard, MIT, and now running a lab at Princeton Why failure drives scientific discovery How Logiqal is using neutral atom technology and ytterbium What quantum could unlock for medicine and materials How Jeff balances academia and entrepreneurship How he sees the global race for quantum computing Chapters:01:58 Intro 08:04 Quantum 101: Bits, Qubits, and Schrödinger’s Cat09:40 The State of Quantum Today: Early Days, Big Potential13:19 What Really Counts as a Quantum Computer?14:35 How Many Qubits Does It Take to Change the World?19:11 The Quantum Hardware Wars24:00 Why Yttrium is the Chosen Atom26:33 Rydberg Gates: Turning Interactions On and Off28:39 Founding Logiqal: The Challenge of a Lifetime31:01 Unlocking Quantum: From Pharma to Materials to Mars37:05 Quantum + AI: Partners, Not Competitors40:28 What Gets Jeff Out of Bed Every Morning41:07 Books That Shaped a Quantum Founder42:17 The Time for Quantum is Now Follow Jeff and Logiqal: Jeff Linkedin: ⁠http://bit.ly/46fkFav⁠ Logiqal Linkedin: ⁠http://bit.ly/48aizLA⁠ Follow Inspired and Alexa: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/inspiredcapital⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspired-capital-partners⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/InspiredCap⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.inspiredcapital.com/⁠⁠

    43 min
  8. Building a Global Parenting Tool with Dr. Becky from Good Inside

    20 AGO

    Building a Global Parenting Tool with Dr. Becky from Good Inside

    Dr. Becky Kennedy from Good Inside shares her journey from private practice psychologist to building the #1 consumer parenting tool on the planet. She reveals how blending emotional connection with practical action helps parents raise resilient kids and become sturdier themselves. What You’ll Learn: • How Dr. Becky built Good Inside into a global parenting movement • The secret to becoming a “sturdy parent” and raising resilient kids • Why parenting feels hard even for good parents and how to navigate it with confidence • How to break cycles of shame and foster deep connection at home • The lessons Dr. Becky learned while scaling a mission-driven brand • Good Inside’s future  Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:58 Becky’s Origin Story 5:34 Parenting Genres of Our Generation 9:38 Early Career and Education 14:11 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Explained 17:19 Private Practice to Parenting Work 21:15 Instagram and the First Viral Posts 27:39 Founding Good Inside 30:34 Parenting as the Last Frontier 39:15 The Good Inside App and Vision 52:30 Broader Societal Impact of Parenting 56:04 Two Mantras Dr.Becky Uses 59:30 One Habit Dr. Becky Does Follow Dr. Becky and Good Inside: • Instagram: https://bit.ly/3H9UWIa  • Website: https://www.goodinside.com/  Follow Inspired and Alexa: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiredcapital  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspired-capital-partners  • X: https://x.com/InspiredCap  • Website: https://www.inspiredcapital.com/

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Inspired with Alexa von Tobel dives headfirst into conversations with the most ambitious people on the planet. Host Alexa von Tobel, Founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital, gets under the hood of guests’ ambitions, from pivotal childhood moments to the critical advice that shaped their life paths. What does it take to be a true visionary, one who stares down monumental challenges with grit and resilience? Learn directly from those builders and problem-solvers whose determination is shaping a brighter, more inspired future.

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