Sam Zell — Strategies for High-Stakes Investing, Dealmaking, and Grave Dancing (#407)

Sam Zell — Strategies for High-Stakes Investing, Dealmaking, and Grave Dancing (#407)

“If I can’t run it, then I don’t want to own it.” — Sam Zell Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types to tease out the habits, routines, favorite books, and so on that you can apply and …

Bob Iger — CEO and Chairman of Disney (#406)

Bob Iger — CEO and Chairman of Disney (#406)

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, Robert A. Iger (@RobertIger) is the steward of one of the world’s largest media companies and some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe. Since becoming CEO in 2005, Iger has built on Disney’s rich history of storytelling and innovation with …

The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Ramit Sethi — How Creatives Should Negotiate (#166)

Please enjoy this transcript of the episode “Ramit Sethi — How Creatives Should Negotiate.” This episode was a workshop on negotiating. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch some minor errors. Enjoy! Listen to the episode here or by selecting any of the options below. Listen onApple Podcasts …

Jedi Mind Tricks: How to Get $250,000 of Advertising for $10,000

Jedi Mind Tricks: How to Get $250,000 of Advertising for $10,000

These are not the prices I’m looking for. (Photo: hellochris) Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. -John F. Kennedy In December 2008, well-known marketing consultant John Jantsch asked me what my small business predictions were for 2009. This was my answer: 2009 will be the year for …