Portfolio Career Podcast

Should you live with your friends? What happen can happen when you live with people for 3 years? Rina, Juvoni, and I have lived together for three years. We have learned a lot about each other. Juvoni and I didn't initially know Rina, but now she is a close friend. We got together for a chat before Rina moved out. If you want to learn more about us, roommate dynamics, about being a better roomate, this episode is for you! Connect with David here!

Are you looking to slow down to speed up? Steve Schlafman is the Founder of Downshift, a coaching company helping high-performers downshift towards a new life. They offer the world's first decelerator program. Steve has been on the podcast twice before, and in this episode, we also discussed the current state of my podcast in an open and vulnerable way. I hope you enjoy getting to learn more about my view on the content of the show and more too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with Steve on TwitterConnect with David on Instagram

Has someone taken a chance on you or bet on you early? When this happens, it can have a big and/or lasting impact. In this episode, a few friends shared stories about when someone bet on them early, what they learned from it, and more. Today is a good day to thank someone who bet on you, or to take a chance on someone else. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on Instagram

Are you looking to find a romantic partner? In this episode, three people talk about what is going on with their dating lives and what kind of person they may be interested in. A common theme was about being intentional about dating. If you want to learn about dating, relationships, and more, this episode is for you!Connect with David on Instagram

Are you looking for a breakthrough? The next one could happen soon. In this podcast episode, you will hear multiple stories from people sharing breakthroughs. You will hear all types of breakthroughs. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Let's connect on Instagram

Are you looking to build a community or grow one? In this episode, you will hear from 3 community founders about how they are building their communities. You will learn from Ben Bradbury about throwing large-scale reading parties and more at Reading Rhythms. You will learn from Rachel Saslaw about growing StoryTell while working full-time. You will learn from Elle Wilson about building a friends of friends dating event community called Met Through Friends. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on InstagramRead David's newsletter

In this episode, we dive into the pivotal moments that changed the course of our lives. Whether it’s a career breakthrough, a personal revelation, or an unexpected experience, these turning moments can shape who we are and who we become. Listen to this episode where you will hear 7 people's turning moment stories. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on InstagramRead David's Portfolio Career Substack newsletter

What has been an inflection moment for you? In this episode, you will hear from three other community builders sharing about the inflection moments for their communities and for them personally. Your next inflection moment could be right around the corner. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on InstagramRead David's Portfolio Career Substack

Are you going through a transition? In this episode, you will hear stories about prior transitions and learnings from it. You will also hear stories about how people are currently going through transitions currently. We are regularly changing and evolving, hopefully this episode helps you in whatever you may be going through. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on InstagramRead David's Portfolio Career Substack newsletter

Are you trying to build a project, side hustle, or a business? If so, you will likely have to get through the hard part. It could be internal. It could be external. Or both. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear stories, experiences, and advice from founders and creators who have navigated the hard part and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on InstagramLearn from David's Portfolio Career Substack

This episode was originally aired on the Chief of Staff Podcast, which is a podcast I help produce. In this episode, I chatted with my coworker and General Manager of Chief of Staff Network, Rahul Desai. We talked about our Chief of Staff experiences, how we work together, how we support Chiefs of Staff, tips to get a Chief of Staff role, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Learn more about the Chief of Staff Network!

Is it possible to feel love in other ways besides romantically? In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear stories about celebrating love in all of its forms. Talking about love with friends is fun too. I recommend it. I hope this episode makes you feel more hopeful too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on InstagramSubscribe to the Portfolio Career Substack

During this Hot Seat Podcast Mixer episode, you will learn about organizing a race spontaneously, a self-actualization framework, and lessons learned from collecting beanie babies during the craze. This episode was recorded live in front of an audience of about 20 people in an apartment. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on Instagram!Learn more from reading David's Portfolio Career Substack newsletter

Are you looking to cultivate deeper relationships? In this episode, a group of ~10 people discussed and shared many actionable tips and stories for you. Common themes discussed were showing-up, following-up, being thoughtful, sending mail, and more. In a big city like NYC, it can be hard to cultivate deeper relationships - so hopefully this episode helps. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Subscribe to my Portfolio Career Substack newsletterConnect with me on Instagram

What were you like as a child? How do you think that experience shaped you to who you are today? In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear stories about how sensitivity is a strength, and about losing a good friend growing up. We can learn from others experiences to help guide our future. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Subscribe to my Portfolio Career SubstackConnect with David on Instagram

Are you looking to develop a Portfolio Career? One thing that is important to do so is: setting boundaries. Ruthie Berber, Lindsey Lerner and I chatted about our Portfolio Careers and setting boundaries as community builders during a live podcast recording at a NY Tech Week event. You will also about work trends, other community building tips and much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Subscribe to David's Portfolio Career Newsletter

Have you ever thought about leaving your dream job? What if it was the right thing to do for you? Carrie Sun is the author of a new book called Private Equity. The book is a memoir about Carrie being the sole assistant to a top Wall Street firm's billionaire founder. In the book and in this episode, you will learn about the work culture that Carrie was part of, why she decided to leave, and the importance of thinking about the work system we are a part of (and may need to change). Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Subscribe to David's newsletterRead Carrie's book, Private Equity

In this episode, you will learn about how someone learned a foreign language for love, and how that experienced shaped someone. You will also learn about the hard part of community building from an experienced community builder. This episode was recorded in front of an audience where they will ask the speakers questions. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Learn more on my Substack!

Are you looking to build a community? You should listen to this episode. You will hear about how Dulma Altan built a community around creating content that changed her life and the power of a daily habit challenge. You will hear about how Neil Yeoh, the Founder of OnePointFive, built his community business. And you will also hear about how Nikki D’Ambrosio started working at Reading Rhythms, the fast-growing community. This episode was recorded live at my Community Builders and Creators mini-conference called "C3" in May of 2024. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!You can learn more about this in my Portfolio Career newsletterYou can also connect with me on IG here @davidnebs

In this episode, you will learn about the creative process and journey of music from Johnny Hwin. You will learn about how Priti Trivedi writes short films and how AI may be effecting this industry. You will also learn about playing to your strengths from Jason Shen. This episode was recorded live in front of an audience with ~20 people. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Subscribe to the Portfolio Career Substack to learn more

Have you taken a creative sabbatical before? Ankit Shah is currently taking this sabbatical and is really enjoying it. He has been able to focus on projects that are meaningful to him. Ankit is the Founder of Tea With Strangers, and loves bringing people together too. In this episode, you will learn about running, writing, meaning, prioritization and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with Ankit on InstagramConnect with David on Instagram

Are you looking to be a creative for many years? Mari Andrew's creative work has taken many forms. She was a very popular watercolor illustrator, has written two books, writes a popular newsletter, and recently created new "felted wool painting" that was displayed in a pop-up exhibit in New York. During this episode recorded in front of audience in Brooklyn, Mari shares about her creative process with her new art, how she thinks about which medium to create in, starting new chapters, mindset, and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Read Mari's newsletterRead David's newsletter

Are you looking to be a better friend? I talked with Nikki D'Ambrosio and Martina Crane about how to be a better friend. We had a casual conversation about hosting events, attending events, group chats, voice notes, errand dates and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with Nikki on InstagramConnect with Martina on InstagramConnect with David on Instagram

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about the life lessons of playing basketball, how to have hard conversations, frequency healing, and so much more! Connect with David on InstagramSubscribe to the Portfolio Career Substack newsletter

This episode was recorded live at the Community Builders and Creators mini-conference in New York in March. You will hear from Terry Rice talking about overcoming setbacks. You will learn how Tawny Lara has expanded her brand over the years as the Sober Sexpert and the author of a book called Dry Humping. You will also learn about David Spinks talk about community emergence and how communities may emerge more than they are built. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on InstagramSubscribe to the Portfolio Career Substack

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about trying to find balance, transitions, the messy middle, and growing up with two dads, and so much more! Connect with David on InstagramSubscribe to the Portfolio Career Substack newsletter

How well do you know yourself? Do you like taking personality tests to better understand yourself? In this episode, Lola Martinez and I discuss the Enneagram test and its methodology mentioned in the book, The Wisdom of the Enneagram. We share our types, reflections, and even some stories about how this lens shows up in our worlds.Connect with Lola on InstagramConnect with David on InstagramSubscribe to David's Portfolio Career newsletter

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about being brave, intergenerational trauma, and making money as a street poet and so much more! Connect with David on Instagram to learn more about this episode and more!Read the Portfolio Career Substack to learn more!

Are you look to improve your relationships in 2024? Samanee Mahbub and I both read The Way Forward by Yung Pueblo and discussed the core ideas in the book. There are three main themes around improving your relationship with yourself, with others, and what a good life looks like. We used the book to also talk about our own lives and more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with Samanee on InstagramConnect with David on Instagram

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the Hot Seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about abstaining from many areas of life, friendship, relationships, psychedelics, creativity, technology, and so much more! Connect with David on Instagram to learn more about this episode and more!Read the Portfolio Career Substack to learn more!

In what areas of your life are you a perfectionist? Did you know that that could be a good thing? Katherine Morgan Schafler is the author of the popular book called The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control. In this Podcast Mixer episode with a live Q&A, you will learn the different types of perfectionism, the intersection of perfectionism and creativity, Katherine's journey to writing this book, and so much more. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!This episode with notes is available on my websiteConnect with Katherine on InstagramConnect with David on Instagram

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the hot seat in front of an audience of about 15 people. You will hear stories about friendship, community building, moving to NYC, relationships, Reading Rhythms, and so much more! Connect with David on InstagramSubscribe to the Portfolio Career Substack newsletter

Are you looking to be more creative in 2024? On this episode, Kai Zheng and I discussed the popular book, The Creative Act by Rick Rubin. You will learn the core ideas on the book and hear how we are thinking about them in our own lives. This was fun. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with Kai on TwitterConnect with David on Twitter

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the hot seat in front of an audience of about 20 people. You will hear stories about friendship, community, moving to NYC, leaving NYC, transitions, and so much more! Connect with David on InstagramSubscribe to the Portfolio Career Substack newsletter

What does modern dating mean to you? Is it using apps less? Using them more intentionally? Are you going to singles events more? We dive into all of this in this episode with Allie Hoffman. Allie is the Founder of Equanimity Equation and the creator of The Feels, a singles event series in NYC, DC, Philly, and LA. You will hear about what Allie has learned about from producing these singles events too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with Allie on InstagramConnect with David on InstagramSubscribe to David's newsletter

Are you looking to build more wealth in 2024? Tori Dunlap is a money expert. She is the Founder of Her First $100K, a financial education company. She is the author of New York Times Bestselling Author, Financial Feminist, which is also the name of her leading business podcast. In this episode, you will hear candid stories about leaving jobs, inflection moments for Tori, the type of content that really performs well on social media, and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with Tori on InstagramConnect with David on InstagramSubscribe to David's Portfolio Career newsletter

Have you been on the hot seat before? What would you share? What would people ask you about? Listen to this Podcast Mixer episode where 3 people are on the hot seat in front of an audience of about 20 people. You will hear personal stories, professional stories, and so much more! Connect with David on InstagramSubscribe to the Portfolio Career Substack newsletter

Have you been on the hot seat before? A time when someone or multiple people asked you pointed questions. Maybe it was hard for you, maybe it was not. Either way, it was worthwhile. So, we decided to take this proven conversation format to the podcast for a Podcast Mixer episode with 20 people in attendance and participating. In this episode, you will hear 3 people on the hot seat getting asked a wide-range questions. Hopefully you will get to better understand people and their journeys through this podcast episode.You can learn more about this episode on my website.Connect with David on Instagram!Read the Portfolio Career Substack

Are you looking to have more meaningful relationships in 2024? In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear short stories about how people met a romantic partner, a friendtor which is like a mentor, and/or a Cofounder. The stories show how relationships can form in unexpected ways or in quick moments. Relationships help with the quality of your life, and I hope this episode helps. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!This episode with notes is available on my website.Connect with David on InstagramRead David's Substack newsletter

Episode 300, wow! Thank you for being here! Have you ever wondered about the specific moments that changed people's lives? Well, this Podcast Mixer episode is just that. You will hear 4 stories about life transitions, work relationships, business decisions and more. If you want to understand these moments and the stories behind it for hopefully your next inflection point, this episode is for you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with David on InstagramSubscribe to David's Portfolio Career Substack

Are you looking for a refreshing and an empowering view on productivity and time management? On this episode, Lani Assaf and I discussed the popular book, Four Thousand Weeks by OIiver Burkeman. You will learn the core ideas on the book and hear how we are thinking about them in our own lives. This was fun. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career! As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.Connect with Lani on InstagramConnect with David on Instagram

Personal projects are magical. Through them, you can learn new skills, develop a body of work, build relationships and more. Those relationships could turn into friendships. Friends that emerge that will be with you for a long time. In this Podcast Mixer episode cohosted with Jacey Adler, the host of the Recalibrate podcast, you will hear stories about people's personal projects: how they started them, learnings along the way, how they kept going, and the projects have helped them personally. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!Connect with Jacey on InstagramConnect with David on Instagram

Are you looking to make a big decision or get better at making decisions? Listen to this new Podcast Mixer episode where 5 people will short stories about how a decision they made. Hopefully by hearing these stories, you will also realize that in most decisions you have the agency to decide. This episode was recorded in Austin, Texas too. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!As always, this episode is available on my website.Connect with David on Instagram

Are you looking to level-up your life? Taking advantage of life hacks could be one way to do so. Whether its an under-priced good or service, or another kind of arbitrage, life hacks can be an incredible way to improve your life. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear 5 short stories from people about their life hacks. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.Connect with David on Instagram

Are you looking to create more art? Ayaka Matsui performs on the piano in a very unique way. She does "improv" on a piano. Yeah, that's right - "improv" on a piano. After a personal event, she realized that she should look to play this way after being trained as a classic pianist as a kid. In this episode, she shares how she does this, letting go of chasing perfection, starting her and building her creative agency, working on both of these pursuits in parallel and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.Connect with Ayaka on InstagramConnect with David on Instagram

Are you looking to make a transition? it can be challenging. Hearing other people's stories might be able to help. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear 5 people's stories about how they are transitioning or transitioned. Most of the stories are work-related. I hope these stories are helpful! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!As always, this episode is available on my website.Learn more on my Portfolio Career Substack

Are you looking to live a more balanced life? After taking a sabbatical, Maria Potoroczyn is focused on building a rainbow life. One where each thread is unique and joyous. She is now focused on this after taking a sabbatical. On the heels of that experience, she launched amble, a newsletter that is a personal rebellion against a culture of workaholism. Maria currently has an impressive day job, and is extremely intentional about how she wants to live. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!This episode with notes is available on my website!Connect with Maria on LinkedInConnect with David on LinkedIn

Are you looking to start a new project or a new company? Hearing stories about how other people have done so can be very empowering. In this Podcast Mixer, you will learn about how 4 people started something. Hopefully this episode is a spark for you to start something and/or to keep going. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.Connect with David on Instagram!

Are you looking into improve your romantic relationships? Tawnya Lara believes that removing alcohol can help! She is the author of a new book called Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze. She believes alcohol has served as a crutch for people, and believes there are better ways and reasons to deeply connect and date without it. In this episode, you will learn about how she wrote the book, emotional intimacy, internal courage vs liquid courage, how she is building towards the life she wants and so much more! Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.Connect with Tawny on InstagramConnect with David on Instagram

Has a book changed your life? The right book, at the right time, can be incredibly powerful and empowering. In this Podcast Mixer episode, you will hear 5 stories about books that changed people's lives. Hopefully you learn about a book and/or a story that inspires you. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!As always, this episode with notes is available on my website.Connect with David on Instagram