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Latest Episode

Lisa Nicole Bell
- THE SHOW This recap episode distills the core ideas from this season of Behind the Brilliance with fresh perspective on building a meaningful life and career without burning out, numbing out, or deferring fulfillment to “someday.” Lisa recaps key conversations...
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Lisa Nicole Bell
Lisa recaps the highlights of Season 16. Read More.
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134 Nitasha Tiku

Nitasha Tiku

THE SHOW Nitasha Tiku is a senior technology writer for WIRED. Her past work includes writing for Gawker, BuzzFeed, Inc, and The Verge. This conversation is a fun one for the tech crowd, but there are many lessons for non-tech…
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132 How to Make Your Own Luck

Solo Episode - How to Make Your Own Luck

THE SHOW   It’s the Season 7 kickoff of Behind the Brilliance! I missed you. Let the digital streets tell it, lives are spiraling out of control in the absence of BTB so I’m glad I’m back before the apocalypse…
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132 Season 6 Recap

Season 6 Recap

  THE SHOW Season 6 was a solid collection of conversations from an eclectic array of folks including writers, entrepreneurs, actors, and artists. I’m grateful to the amazing guests who generously shared their time and opened up about their experiences…
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131 Jessica Abel

Jessica Abel

THE SHOW My nickname for this show is the Creativity Meets Commerce. Jessica has designed systems and processes for her work and offers frameworks for other artists. Her work deals with the hard stuff: staying out of your own way, thinking about…
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130 Felecia Hatcher

Felecia Hatcher

THE SHOW My nickname for this show is the Reinvention Episode. Felecia Hatcher is a White House Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Globally Sought after Speaker and Author who works to rid communities of innovation deserts and creates cool books, products and courses…
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Behind the Brilliance 129: More with Less

More With Less

In the last solo episode of Season 6, I share some thoughts on having more (in life) with less. Topics covered in this episode: -the Fleeing Suitcase exercise -delaying purchases (aka the Amazon cart for life) -curating + auditing what we own…
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Behind the Brilliance 128: Tiffany Dufu

Tiffany Dufu

THE SHOW My nickname for this episode is the Sanity Show. It’s full of fresh ideas and perspective on getting things done with grace, staying sane when you’re ambitious, and learning how to leverage relationships to fulfill your personal and…
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Behind the Brilliance 127: Q+A Values + Business Structure

Q+A Values + Business Structure

In the last Q+A episode of Season 6, I answer a question about how I discovered and implemented my system of values and a question about choosing between a lifestyle business and a scalable business. Topics covered in this episode:…
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Behind the Brilliance 126: Kristi Coulter

Kristi Coulter

THE SHOW Kristi and I had such a good conversation that lasted about 2 hours. We talked about her essay “Enjoli”,why you’re never too old to start over, and much more. Kristi is a writer and soon-to-be author who penned…
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"I'm a 40 year old woman and with every episode I'm exposed to diverse people, new ideas, books, and technology. Lisa is a great conversationalist and her guests bring such unique perspectives. This show is absolutely brilliant! [think The Oprah Winfrey Show in a podcast]."

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"Lisa spans a large range of topics while maintaining the consistent theme "you can be better, if you are willing to make the choices and do the work". Her topics are fresh and relevant and her guests are interesting."

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"I love this podcast!!!! I look forward to it and tune in every week.I get so much from it personally and professionally. Lisa is smart, witty and soooo funny. Once you listen you MUST go back into the archives and get.your.self.together!"

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"Lisa Nicole Bell is a God send! This podcast is filled with gems, diamonds, chocolate, & so much more. If you're lacking friends or peers along the personal development side, this podcast is a comfort & provides so much information that will bless & change your life. I love this show & love Lisa!"

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"When Lisa goes on hiatus, I seriously question how I'll survive without this podcast. She gives all types of advice that's relevant no matter what field you're in and the interviews are the icing on the cake."

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