Lo Bosworth Says Social Media Is Eating Our Brains

Dan sits down with Lo Bosworth, former star of MTV’s "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills," who is now the founder and CEO of Love Wellness, a women’s health brand she launched in 2016 that sells millions of products across major retailers like Target, Walmart, Ulta, CVS and Amazon. Lo shares how a frustrating 18‑month search for answers about her own depression, anxiety, and women’s health issues led her to discover the “care gap” that inspired Love Wellness. Lo also opens up about life as a first-time mom, why she launched her brutally candid podcast “Tell Me I’m a Good Mom” just weeks postpartum, and her hot takes on supplements, authenticity in business and why she wishes social media would go extinct.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This live episode of How Success Happens was recorded at The Summit, a three-day event created by Entrepreneur and Athletes First that brought together elite NFL athletes and top minds in business to connect and collaborate. Host Dan Bova sits down with Gregory A. Holifield, PhD, founder and CEO of Red Queen Logic, to talk about his mind-blowing vision for truly personal, private AI that runs on hardware that you own—not in some distant data center. In this high-energy conversation, Gregory explains how Red Queen lets entrepreneurs harness teams of AI agents to curate their news, run a virtual trading desk on their portfolios, and supercharge productivity without trading away their privacy. He also shares how his journey from infantryman and bomb tech in the U.S. Army to PhD technologist building products for Iraq and Afghanistan shaped his approach to complex systems and leadership under pressure. Along the way, Gregory and Dan dig into why owning your AI beats renting intelligence, how health and wearable data can fuel smarter daily decisions, and why he believes AI will create better humans, not replace them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This special episode of How Success Happens was recorded live at The Summit, a three-day event in Park City, Utah, created by Entrepreneur Media and premier NFL agency Athletes First. In this episode, you’ll hear perspectives on success from elite NFL athletes, including Drew Bledsoe, Kyle Rudolph, and Kyle Van Noy, alongside other top performers from the sports world. They are joined by founders and C-suite leaders from companies such as Red Queen Logic, Go Rentals, Ammortal, Function Health, a16z Cultural Leadership Fund, Yum! Brands, Kickstarter, Ticketmaster, and many more. Find out how they build and sustain high-performing organizations, navigate transition and reinvention, and the parallels between performing on the field and leading in the boardroom. Recorded at an invite-only event, this can’t-miss episode offers rare, candid insights that are sure to inspire you to think more strategically about achieving your goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As America marks its 250th birthday, we're revisiting highlights from conversations with America's storyteller, Ken Burns. Ken's legendary documentaries, including "The American Revolution," “The Civil War,” “Baseball,” and “Jazz,” have earned him piles of Emmys and Oscar nominations, and in this episode, we’re sharing powerful insights from an interview Dan did while Ken was promoting “The Vietnam War.” Ken discussed his creative process, the craft of storytelling, and his perspective on entrepreneurship in America. Happy Fourth, everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan sits down with Jim Koch, the legendary founder of Samuel Adams and Boston Beer Company, for a conversation that’s equal parts business masterclass and barroom storytelling. Koch shares how he walked away from a cushy Boston Consulting Group career at 34 to bootstrap a scrappy brewery in a rough Boston neighborhood. They dive into his wild brewing experiments—from 60-proof Utopias to a Bloomingdale’s brown ale made with 40 pounds of beef heart. Koch also explains his Brewing the American Dream program, how he once saved fellow craft brewers during a hop shortage, and why he thinks AI will never replace the “wacky brains” that invent great beer. You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, and you’ll want a cold one by the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Dan sits down with "Competitive Success" author Arjan Singh for a fast, fun, snack-size masterclass on how to future‑proof your business with corporate war games. Arjan explains war gaming as a “dress rehearsal” for strategy, where teams role-play competitors, regulators, and customers to stress-test big moves before they go live. You’ll hear how his sessions predicted Apple TV, learn his nine-step Competitive Success framework, and dig into a pharma case where a preplanned FDA “disaster” scenario helped save a future $5 billion product. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby Moynihan, superstar SNL alum and the voice of Jedi Bob on LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, joins Dan to talk about his newest project. ⁠The Clean Plate Club⁠, a live improv show where in-person ticket holders can get a meal cooked on stage, and everyone else can join online starting August 12th. Bobby also reads about Dan (the sheep, not the host) from his children’s book “⁠Not all Sheep are Boring⁠.” He reflects on what success really means, the highlights of his career, and how to command any stage, whether it’s a comedy club, a cartoon sound booth, or a late-night sketch. Got a question or a rude comment? Email it to ⁠[email protected]⁠ and Dan just might read it on the air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this snack-sized episode, MasterClass founder and CEO David Rogier shares the most surprising lessons he’s learned from sitting down with more than 200 of the world’s top performers — and how you can steal their playbook. (Pay extra attention to his advice on how you should be nice to our AI overlords.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mamadou Ndiaye, the funny animal guy behind Casual Geographic,  has plenty of tips for anyone trying to make better videos, build an audience, or find a justification for their hyperfixation. But the strategy talk isn't the only good stuff in this interview. Ndiaye also counts down the top three times wildlife nearly took him out, which, considering he wrote the book 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You, tracks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know Jack Link of the jerky brand is a real guy? He is, and he is just as obsessed with meat as you would hope. In this episode, Dan sits down with Jack’s son Troy Link to talk about all things jerky. Plus, he shares the brand’s secret sauce. And it’s not what you’re expecting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices