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👉 Join our private community for operators, marketers, and creators (waitlist) - https://www.newsletter-signup.com/or/?utm_source=spotify⚡️ BTS & more https://openresidency.com/dan-koeTIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Trailer00:01:21 What Is The Future Proof Skill Stack?00:04:29 Generalists vs. Specialists00:10:06 Why Trust Is So Important00:16:55 Your Relationship With Consumption00:22:17 The Concept of Anti-Vision00:28:46 How To Start Writing00:35:59 Personal Brands In 202500:40:36 How To Avoid Burnout00:43:31 Daily Routine00:49:48 The Secret Of Being Disciplined00:54:08 How To Win In Business with AI01:03:16 The Business Model That Gives You Fulfillment01:10:51 How AI Will Change Courses And Communities01:16:55 Quickstrike QuestionsIn this episode, we sit down with Dan Koe for a deep conversation about building a Future Proof Skill Stack, navigating AI, and designing a life that isn't dictated by someone else's goals. Dan breaks down why the most important skills today aren't technical, but meta — learning how to learn, how to think, and how to earn. We explore how AI is accelerating the need for adaptability, why taste, narrative, and trust are becoming the real moats, and how creators can stop chasing niches and instead become the niche.🔗 LINKS MENTIONEDEden: https://eden.so/Sonder: https://www.instagram.com/drink.sonder/🎙 GUESTDan KoeWebsite: https://thedankoe.com/X: https://x.com/thedankoe📬 GET IN TOUCHInstagram: https://instagram.com/openresidencyWebsite: https://openresidency.com/🎯 Powered by Universal Ads👉 Claim your credit: https://form.typeform.com/to/ckvJ86zT🎯 Powered by Manychat🔗 Learn more: https://manychat.com/

In this episode, we sit down with Mark Manson, bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, for a wide-ranging conversation about pain, purpose, momentum, and what it actually takes to build a meaningful life. Mark explains why you can’t want the reward without wanting the cost, how suffering is often self-created through the stories we tell ourselves, and why momentum—not motivation—is the real driver of progress. We go deep on relationships and dating — romance vs compatibility, conditional love, commitment, self-sabotage, and how to know if you’re actually ready for a serious partnership. Mark shares the biggest dating mistakes people make today, and how alignment beats excitement. We also explore creativity, writing, money, building and scaling a new AI company, and why Mark believes AI will fundamentally reshape personal growth, therapy, and the future of self-help.

In this episode, I sit down with Sean Frank, CEO of Ridge, for a deep dive into the systems behind one of the most profitable e-commerce brands operating today. Sean breaks down how Ridge confidently spends $100K/day on ads, why simplicity beats cleverness in performance creative, and the disciplined frameworks that allow Ridge to scale without outside capital. He also shares something he rarely talks about publicly: Ridge's biggest weakness — and why it's actually the one unfair advantage smaller brands still have in 2026.We unpack Ridge's entire performance machine: producing 200+ ad variations every month, hiring creators with editing instincts, building agency-less teams, and treating ad economics with ruthless clarity. Sean explains why most brands fail before they even have a product worth selling, what founders still misunderstand about Meta, and how operational discipline is becoming the new moat in e-commerce. This conversation is a masterclass in scaling, creative iteration, and building lean teams that win — even as the landscape gets harder.

In this episode, I sit down with George Heaton to unpack how a two-year trademark battle nearly ended Represent and how surviving it ignited the creative fire that pushed the brand into its biggest years ever. He breaks down the personal brand flywheel, product discipline, and offline community strategy that helped turn Represent into one of the most influential modern apparel labels today.

In this episode, I sit down with Simon Molnar, founder of Flagship.ai, to break down why 83% of shopping still happens in-store — yet most stores run with almost no data. Simon explains how visual merchandising became the most overlooked lever in retail, why brands misjudge store performance, and how Flagship built the square-foot-level “money map” that finally gives brick-and-mortar the same funnel e-commerce has.We also dive into Simon’s leadership philosophy shaped by Afterpay’s $29B rise — hiring for humility, building A-players, and making every store matter through objective data. This conversation is a masterclass in retail reinvention, operational clarity, and building teams that raise the standard.