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I am Driven Podcast

Sep 29, 2021

Taylor Sommerville began his career in the stock market. He found himself extremely interested in macro trends, patterns really, that can be attributed to the human condition. After nearly a decade in finance and divorce, Taylor made a shift in his identity to focus on techniques he learned to manage stress. Taylor is a...


Sep 22, 2021

Carm Santoro is a brilliant businessman and early-tech innovator, contributing to technologies that are the foundation of all modern computers. He was born to a poor family outside of New York City and got his first job as a golf caddy at age 11. Caddying afforded him access to people who directed him toward...


Sep 15, 2021

Jeff Banman keeps a maniacal focus on human performance. He became a firefighter as soon as he could as a teenager, serving several years and volunteering as a first responder to 9/11. Jeff shifted to a career in the CIA for a decade, continuing his study of human behavior and performance. Jeff's hyper-focus on...


Sep 8, 2021

Those who know Dr. Doug trust him to help us escape our own hell because he's been there. On the constant Driven quest for dopamine, Doug discovered drugs as a teenager and was a high school dropout living in his car at the age of 17. After a stent in the psych ward and rehab, Doug gained agency and began his work to...


Sep 1, 2021

The quickest path to hell is trying to figure out who we are. With a less active executive function, the Driven brain turns to emotion when forming a personal identity. Ironically, the Driven will always feel discontent, which leaves us perpetually dissatisfied and ashamed of 'who we are.' Moving away from emotional...