The Nick Halaris Show deconstructs stories of courageous individuals who are working to make the world a better place. With engaging interviews, Nick delves into the experiences of people committed to solving complex problems and highlights the challenges they overcame along the way. The show imparts valuable insights that listeners can incorporate into their own lives - empowering them to wield influence beyond their personal domain.
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Pablo Arredondo, the Vice President of CoCounsel at Thomson Reuters, an AI-driven legal service that is revolutionizing the industry. Pablo, one of my closest friends from Stanford Law School, is a legal tech entrepreneur with an incredible track record of success. He’s been at the forefront of th…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring my friend Sarah Dusseault, a prominent local civic activist and the lead strategist at LA4LA, a first-of-its-kind government, philanthropy and private sector alliance formed to unlock affordable housing options in Los Angeles at scale and speed. She’s also my colleague at the Angeleno Project and …
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Hi Everyone and Welcome Back! This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Francis Barry, the author of “Back Roads and Better Angels,” an important and inspiring new book examining the heart and soul of the American democracy. Francis, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and member of the editorial board there, is a sought-after voice for those s…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Barry Lynn, the Executive Director of the Open Markets Institute, an organization dedicated to using competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, and more innovative and sustainable economies. Barry, a highly-regarded journalist, is also the author of 3 impo…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Daniel Hettwer, founder and CEO of Hidden Worlds Entertainment, an innovative company responsible for pioneering the Impactainment industry, where businesses try to do good while having fun. Daniel, a perfect example of a socially conscious entrepreneur, has an inspiring vision for how to merge ou…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Cristian Ahumada, the Executive Director of Holos Communities, one of the leading non-profit affordable housing developers in Southern California. Cristian, my friend of many years, is one of the most passionate, impact-focused leaders I’ve ever come across and has a decades-long track record of m…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Nathan Labenz, a founder of Waymark, a company using AI to help businesses easily make compelling marketing videos, and the host of a very popular AI-focused podcast called Cognitive Revolution. As you all know by now, Nathan is a gifted thinker and communicator, the world’s best AI scout, and one…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Nathan Labenz, a founder of Waymark, a company using AI to help companies easily make compelling marketing videos, and the host of the Cognitive Revolution podcast. Nathan, our first guest on the show who went to my high school, has carved out a niche for himself in the crowded online world as an …
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Yuen-Li Chan, the COO of Phoenix Waste Solutions. Yuen-Li and her business partner Tamara Webb have patented a zero-fuel waste disposal apparatus that turns trash into ash and energy. The Phoenix can thermally degrade unsorted municipal solid waste without using any fuel and produce 98% less green…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Tracy Gray, the Founder and Managing Partner of The 22 Fund. Tracy is an innovator and visionary leader passionate about justice and dedicated to building a more equitable world. Her fund is incredibly unique, not only in its socially conscious intent but also in its investment strategy. I wanted …
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Zach Rausch, an Associate Research Scientist at NYU-Stern School of Business and the lead researcher for social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book “The Anxious Generation.” Zach’s research for the book, both convincing and frightening, marks a major contribution to an ongoing conversation abou…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Evan Armstrong, the author of the popular Napkin Math newsletter and the lead writer for Every, a technology publication focused on the intersection of AI, finance, and business. Evan regularly writes thought-provoking, extensively researched, original articles on the most important trends and iss…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Danielle DiMartino Booth, the CEO and Chief Strategist at QI Research. She is an economist, thought leader, and former Federal Reserve insider, the author of Fed Up: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America and The Daily Feather newsletter, and one of the most widely followe…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Erin Hughes, the co-founder and Executive Director of Solidarity Engineering, an organization dedicated to using engineering to protect the public health of communities in crisis. They got their start back in 2020 by providing clean water and sanitation facilities at asylum-seeker camps that forme…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Robin Hanson, an economics professor at George Mason University, the author of several fascinating books and the popular “Overcoming Bias” newsletter, and a true maverick, polymath thinker. He has an incredible body of work and has studied and written about everything from AI and aliens to the psy…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Katherine Schweit, a former FBI agent and one of the most influential gun violence advocates in the country. She conducted the first mass shooter study while at the FBI, is the founder and co-host of the Stop the Killing Podcast, and is the author of two really important books—“Stop the Killing” a…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Dee Smith, the Founder and CEO of the Strategic Insight Group, a global intelligence firm with a decades-long track record investigating the most important issues in the world. Dee is a geopolitical expert, author, educator, and entrepreneur who advises some of the world’s most influential investo…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Matt Murphy, a former Green Beret and the President of the Sentinel Foundation, an innovative non-profit working to save kids from the horrors of child trafficking. Matt, a warrior, patriot, father, and now non-profit leader, exemplifies everything we care about here at Profit+ and The Nick Halari…
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Why re-industrialization is just one piece of the puzzle to revitalize America | Julius Krein
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Julius Krein, the founder and editor of the American Affairs Journal. Julius is an incredibly deep thinker, a patriot, and someone who has dedicated his life to advocating for a better America. He launched the American Affairs Journal to provide an antidote to the dumbed-down, overly partisan foru…
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The pressing need for transparency, accountability, and competition in our economy | Wolf Richter
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Wolf Richter, the publisher of the Wolf Street Website. Wolf is an incredible financial mind and his site has become one of the go-to sources for those on global Wall Street seeking sophisticated, in-depth, and independent analysis of economic trends and market dynamics. I stumbled across Wolf Str…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring non-profit leader, Ibert Schultz. Ibert is the Executive Director of Black College Success, an organization committed to increasing opportunities through college access and career success for Black high school students. He’s a dedicated activist and public servant with a long, diverse track record…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring immigration policy expert, Jack Malde. Jack is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank dedicated to promoting compromise and political solutions that will improve the lives of Americans. He’s also the co-host of the “This Week In Immigration” podcast, a show that is f…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring civic entrepreneur, Nick Troiano. Nick is the founder and Executive Director of Unite America, a philanthropic venture fund focused on nonpartisan election reform, and the author of a very important new book, The Primary Solution. I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of the book to prepar…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring civic leader, Laura Foote. Laura is a Founder and the Executive Director of Yimby Action, an innovative non-profit pro-housing advocacy organization. From humble beginnings organizing pro-housing campaigns in San Francisco, Laura and her colleagues at Yimby Action have become some of the most powe…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring civic leader, Leonora Camner. Leonora is the Executive Director of ClimateSafe Villages, an innovative non-profit focused on helping communities build resilience, and the former Executive Director of Abundant Housing LA. As a civic activist with an impressive track record of success, she’s fast be…
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Episode 36: Why business leaders must embrace the responsibilities of citizenship | Michael Kelly
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring civic leader, Michael Kelly. Michael is the Executive Director of the Drucker Institute and the longtime leader of the LA Coalition for the Economy and Jobs, an innovative civic activist group here in Los Angeles. With a long history working at the intersection of government and business, he has a…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring relationship expert Barb Betts. Barb is a popular keynote speaker, the host of the Relationships are your Superpower Podcast, where I recently had the honor to make an appearance, and a very successful real estate entrepreneur. When I met Barb, and learned her story and the inspiring contours of h…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring social entrepreneur Will House. Will is the founder and CEO of Oberit, an innovative new company using AI, neuroscience, and incentives to help people overcome addiction. When I met Will and heard his inspiring story of redemption, I knew instantly I had to have him on the show as his willingness …
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring civic activist Scott Epstein. Scott is the Director of Policy and Research for Abundant Housing LA, an innovative pro-housing advocacy group making waves here in California, a former candidate for city council here in Los Angeles, and a lifelong social justice and housing activist. I wanted to hav…
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Episode 32: How impact investors are using Wall Street principles in the battle against poverty | Debbie La Franchi
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring impact investor, Debbie La Franchi. Debbie is the founder and CEO of SDS Capital Group, an impact fund with over $1B of investments and a 20-year track record of success. A lot of people these days talk about impact, but Debbie and her colleagues at SDS actually walk the walk as well. They have be…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring entrepreneur, angel investor, and the author of the P.S. You Should Know Newsletter, Pavel Sokolovsky. Pavel has an impressive track record in business and investing and is someone I talk to regularly to compare notes on the world, expand my horizon, and challenge my assumptions. I always walk awa…
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Episode 30: How to Make the Fashion Industry Sustainable | Eliana Konsker and Brigitte Canty
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring two inspiring civic entrepreneurs—Eliana Konsker and Brigitte Canty—the co-Founders of Zero, an ecommerce marketplace for sustainable fashion brands. Frustrated by a world that always seems to push sustainability all the way back to consumer choice, Ellie and Brigitte are working to build a produc…
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Episode 29: Why preserving the rule of law is the key to America's future | Rep. Dan Goldman
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Hi Everyone and Welcome Back! This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring another of my old law school friends, Congressman Dan Goldman. Dan is someone who has dedicated his life to public service and has inspiring track record fighting to preserve the rule of law in this country. He currently represents New York’s 10th District in the Hous…
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Episode 28: How Technology Can Play a Key Role in Criminal Justice Reform | Michelle Mbekeani
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring another inspiring civic entrepreneur, Michelle Mbekeani. Michelle is a prosecutor, criminal justice advocate, and the founder and CEO of Period, a subscription based digital platform that gives incarcerated people access to free legal service and advocacy for innocence and post-conviction relief. …
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We are launching something new this week on The Nick Halaris Show—a new series called Civic Spotlights, where we will feature entrepreneurs, activists, leaders, and artists who are working to make the world a better place. The idea here with Civic Spotlights is to shine a light on all the inspiring people doing good work in the world to drive aware…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are welcoming back our guest host John Njoku for another tables turned ask me anything episode. As you all know, we’ve had some rather interesting guests on the show over the past few months and with everything going-on in the world right now, I figured it would be a great time to reflect on some of the big the…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring personal transformation expert Jamie Gruber. Jamie is an entrepreneur, multifamily investor, mastermind leader, and the host of the popular Tribe of Millionaires Podcast. Several years ago, Jamie quit his high-paying corporate job to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams and has since become a passion…
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This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring leadership guru Tyler Dickerhoof. Tyler is an entrepreneur with a very impressive track record and the host of the popular Impact Driven Leader Podcast. As you’ll see in this episode, his diverse experiences in industries like agriculture, fitness, and network marketing give him a unique and compe…
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We’re switching gears this week on The Nick Halaris Show and diving into a topic that our regular Profit+ readers will be very familiar with—fear. Our guest is popular speaker and podcaster, Adam Hill, an expert in personal transformation and a leading voice for those hoping to establish a better relationship with fear in their lives. He’s the host…
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Greetings Everyone, This week on the Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Demetri Kofinas, the creator and the host of Hidden Forces, one of the most thoughtful and popular podcasts in the world today. Demetri spends his days engaging with big issues and ideas and talking with some of the smartest, most influential people in the world. Because he emb…
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This week on the Nick Halaris Show we are featuring serial entrepreneur and popular media personality, Nick Hiter. Nick is the founder of Team Hiter, a business focused on helping entrepreneurs drive growth, the host of The Hitstreak Podcast and the voice of SiriusXM’s “Y”allternative radio station. I wanted to have Nick on the show to explore his …
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Greetings Everyone. This week on the Nick Halaris Show we are featuring popular keynote speaker and leadership consultant, Anton Gunn. Through a long, diverse, and impressive career in both business and public service, Anton has become a leading voice for organizations looking to build world class cultures. He has deep experience as a public servan…
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Our summer finance series continues. Up next is Darius Dale, the Founder and CEO of 42 Macro, an investment research firm focused on democratizing institutional-grade macro risk management frameworks and processes. Armed with his passion for economics and markets, his incredible financial mind, and the noble mission behind 42 Macro, Darius has beco…
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We are joined this week by legendary investor, author, and world record holder Jim Rogers. Not only does Jim have one of the best investment track records in history, he also has one of the most diverse. He found success early as an institutional hedge fund manager in tough years of the 1970’s, made bold moves in commodities markets, and was one of…
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Our summer finance series continues. Up next is Mike Green, the Chief Strategist of Simplify Asset Management and the author of what most investment professionals consider to be a must-read weekly newsletter. Mike is a very sophisticated global macro investor with an incredible track record and is one of the most respected thought leaders in global…
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Welcome Back Everyone We’re taking a break from our summer finance series this week to cover an equally important topic—the proliferation of bias in the media. Our guest today is Isaac Saul, the creator of Tangle, a popular daily newsletter and podcast that seeks to provide independent, non-partisan coverage of American politics. Over the last seve…
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This week we are kicking off our summer finance series. Our guest today is Simon Mikhailovich. Simon is the founder of the Bullion Reserve and is a contrarian investor with a very impressive long-term track record. He’s also one of the most popular financial commentators in the world. I wanted to have Simon on the show because I think he has an imp…
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This week we are kicking off our summer finance series and I couldn’t imagine a better way to start. We are joined by legendary financial journalist Martin Wolf, the Chief Economics Commentator for the Financial Times and one of the most influential economic commentators in the world today, for a deep dive discussion about his rather important new …
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In this episode, Nick welcomes Raul Torrez, the Attorney General for the State of New Mexico, for an important conversation about the rapidly evolving legal landscape in America. Nick and Raul discuss big issues like criminal justice reform, immigration policy, and voting rights and examine the legal, political, and constitutional contours of the b…
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For this week’s episode we have something fun on deck. The tables are turned again with my friend John Njoku back as a guest host. This time, he is also joined by Eliana Konsker, whose many roles include being a producer of the Nick Halaris Show. Ellie is also a key member of the Metros Capital Team and the founder of Shop Zero, an online platform …
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