David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool, is among the most respected and trusted sources on investing. As a best-selling author, hugely successful stock picker, and financial authority, David has led The Motley Fool’s growth into a worldwide investment and financial advisory services company. Each week David shares his insights into today's most innovative and disruptive publicly traded companies -- and how to profit from them by following his signature “Rule Breaker Investing” principl ...
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Hosted by Erik Qualman, each week we find the world's top thought leaders and hand select their top 7 Super Tips to unleash your inner superpower. 5x Best Selling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people. His Socialnomics work has been on 60 Minutes to the Wall Street Journal and used by the National Guard to NASA. His book Digital Leader propelled him to be voted the 2nd Most Likeable Author in the World behind Harry ...
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Get the biggest ideas from the best business books. In each episode, #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink selects 1 important book, asks its author 3 key questions (What’s the big idea? Why should I care? What should I do?), and wraps it all up in under 20 minutes.
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The Motivational Voice Podcast | Motivation, Resilience and Life Skills
Oumar Dieng | Speaker, Resilience Coach, Author
The Motivational Voice Podcast provides uplifting ideas for your personal and professional life. We share tips about resilience, motivation, mindset and overcoming obstacles. Our goal is to empower you by using concrete, real life examples that you can use to take on any challenge life throws at you. We all need to a little help to stay motivated and navigate life, that’s why this show exists. Listen to find the determination and resilience to overcome anything and do anything you set your m ...
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How to Stay Consistent in Your Daily Life
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13:57This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explains how to follow through with your everyday tasks, especially those that focus on making you happier and healthier. 5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. H…
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Authors in August: “Rule Breaker Investing” with David Gardner & Chris Hill
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55:30To close out the 2025 Authors in August series, we flip the script—and the mic. Chris Hill, longtime Fool and creator of Motley Fool Money (and host of Money Unplugged) returns as guest host to grill David about his forthcoming book, “Rule Breaker Investing.” David reveals his first-ever Rule Breaker stock (before he’d even coined the phrase), the …
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How to Best Utilize Your Time in the Long Run
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8:58This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project discusses how to stop overestimating what we can accomplish in a short period and start focusing on how we can better ourselves in the long run. 5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million peo…
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Authors in August: “Talking On Eggshells” with Sam Horn
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55:38Continuing our eighth annual Authors in August series, David welcomes Sam Horn, renowned communications strategist and founder and CEO of the Intrigue Agency, based in Austin, Texas. Sam gamely plays a little book roulette. She starts by detailing how to nail a sixty-second pitch, then walks us through how to handle rude people, blamers, shamers, c…
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How to Break Free from the Trap of Repetition
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10:53This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explores how to escape the repetitive, “Groundhog Day” feeling of daily life. Qualman shares how learning to focus can help us reclaim control of our routines. 5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over…
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Authors in August: Arthur Brooks’s “Happiness Files”
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56:18In this inaugural episode of our eighth annual Authors in August series, David welcomes back bestselling author, Harvard professor, and Atlantic columnist Arthur Brooks. Arthur brings along counterintuitive ideas about happiness as a habit, the difference between joy and happiness, public vs. anonymous philanthropy, and how the pursuit of money can…
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This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project explores how to build your best life by relentlessly pursuing what matters most - reminding us that a life well lived is one that helps others live their life well. 5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached…
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Today, Erik sits down with Sheryl Bass. Sheryl holds a master’s degree in Social Work and has studied child development. She uses these insights to inform her picture book writing. She has had personal essays published in two books, Lost Souls: Found! Inspiring Stories About Chihuahuas (Kyla Duffy and Lowrey Mumford) and Second-Chance Dogs: True St…
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Grab the popcorn—this Mailbag goes well beyond beach talk. A listener uses Rule Breaker tactics, keeps adding as the stock climbs, and lands their first spiffy-pop. David retells the term’s origin and brings back analyst Yasser El-Shimy, whose original pick sparks a rocket-themed chat. Another listener feeds Keats’s “On First Looking into Chapman’s…
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Trusting Your Gut with Erica Groussman (Founder of TRUBAR)
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24:45Today, Erik sits down with the founder and CEO of TRUBAR, Erica Groussman. As the force behind TRUBAR, Erica Groussman is not just leading a clean-eating revolution but also empowering women in entrepreneurship. Erica's story echoes the importance of resilience and innovation, similar to Jamie's impactful transformation. TRUBAR's astonishing growth…
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2025 Wimbledon Champion & Fool, Sem Verbeek
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1:06:38Fresh off of his mixed doubles title at Wimbledon, Sem Verbeek sits back down with David (three years later) to share his journey from professional tennis player, facing a career crossroads, to becoming a Wimbledon champion. He compares the similarities in mindset between tennis and financial strategies, and even turns the tables by becoming the in…
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Five Idle Thoughts of a Summer’s Day, Vol. 2
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44:06As summer in the Northern Hemisphere kicks into second gear, David unveils the second volume in this episodic series. He explores the four types of capital, speaks to the importance of embracing good ol’ “R”eality, brings back an honest-to-goodness pet peeve, and unravels a spool of cool words that rhyme with “Fool.”Grab your lemonade, find a comfy…
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This audible clip from Erik Qualman's #1 Bestselling book The Focus Project covers how to stay focused in an increasingly unfocused world, and more specifically, how we can turn that focus into an everyday habit. 5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this…
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We’re approaching the 10-year anniversary of the dawn of our 30 five-stock samplers, picked from 2015 to 2021. In this special episode, David reflects on the fully updated results, sharing 10 fresh lessons from both the wins and the whiffs. How’d we do? Discover the highs and lows, the reversals in just a year’s time… and the enduring principles of…
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What You’ve Done to Create Financial Freedom, Vol. 3
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48:41Independence Week in the United States is the perfect time to explore financial freedom. This week’s podcast highlights nine key points leading to financial independence, featuring insights from Greek Philosophers, Rule Breaker listeners, and David himself. Rediscover Ask For a Raise Day and living below your means. Learn from listener stories abou…
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June 2025 Mailbag: Top Quantitative Traits for Rule Breaker Stocks
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46:06June brings us another motley mailbag, where your notes nudged David to share, among other things: *his top quantitative traits for a great stock *summary thoughts a few years later on Michael Hebb’s Let’s Talk About Death (over Dinner) *consideration of a Peacock streaming road trip show with Fools that never happened *a trip back in our time mach…
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Market Cap Game Show: “Boring Stocks… Eh?!”
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1:08:27The penultimate Wednesday of every quarter… it’s time again for the Market Cap Game Show! This time around, longtime Fool Jason Moser and podcast debutant Loren Horst step into the ring to guess (and second-guess) the value of some amazing (some of them amazingly boring) stocks. As always, you’re invited to play along at home: Can you beat our tale…
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Here's an experiment: Take a young artist with no interest in investing, no financial savvy, and a ton of debt, and then drop him into the deep end of Foolishness. Wait 25 years, and what do you get? A Fool for life! This week, producer Rick Engdahl comes to the other side of the glass to reflect on what he's learned from 10 years of RBI and a care…
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This week our old friend Shirzad Chamine is back to remind us who we are and who we've always been. Embrace your superpowers and defeat your saboteurs, because you have everything you need to be happy right now! Host: David Gardner Guest: Shirzad Chamine Producers: Rick Engdahl, Bart Shannon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…
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Whether you're taking another lap around the sun, buying to hold for decades, or literally running for miles on end, life is more than a marathon. Where you come from matters. Where you're going matters more. How you'll get there? Well, as your mailbag contributions showcase, that's the fun part! Sign up for The Motley Fool's Breakfast News here ww…
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On today's Super U Podcast, Equalman breaks down the NCAA’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules, which have allowed college athletes to profit from endorsements and other commercial uses of their identity, fundamentally changing the traditional amateurism model in college sports. NIL has made college athletes like free agents, able to negotiate d…
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AI, marketing, brand, creativity... just a few of the subjects that Seth Godin can talk about with eloquence and insight. This week the "Purple Cow" author is here with David and guest-host Andy Cross to shed light on what earns attention, transaction, and loyalty. Hosts: David Gardner, Andy Cross Guest: Seth Godin Producer: Rick Engdahl Learn more…
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What You Have Learned from David Gardner, Vol. 6
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52:08The best gifts are the ones that keep on giving, and that's what this episode is all about! Today's show highlights the things you've told us that you learned from David, called out and amplified to help us all navigate another challenging year. Now that's an awesome birthday present. Thanks! Companies mentioned: AAPL, ACHR, AMZN, CMG, DIS, MELI, M…
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If knowledge is power, today's show will give you superpowers! Our all-Fool cast is here to help you understand some common and not-so-common investing terms, so that you can leap tall buildings, swing from a web, and more importantly, be better investors! Are we heroes? Are we zeros? Keep score and let us know. Host: David Gardner Guests: Nick Sci…
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Tariffs, corruption, political posturing... it's no wonder that the market is crashing! But wait, is it? Back up that graph a bit and the market is still near all-time highs. In today's mailbag we strive to find happiness, maintain rational optimism, and see through the dark clouds plaguing the headlines. Plus, some tips on diversifying your portfo…
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Extra: Boxing & Business with George Foreman
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23:23In remembrance of the life of George Foreman, we've gone back to the Motley Fool Radio Show vault to bring you this interview with the former heavyweight champion. From poverty to fame, sport to business, cattle to annuities, Foreman was fully invested in a life well-lived. A world-beater, a rule breaker, and by our measure, a true Fool. Host: Davi…
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Today, Erik sits down with an entrepreneur, designer, speaker, coach, parent, spouse and innovator, Katie Richardson. Katie is on a mission to create powerful leaders. With a background in DESIGN, Katie built a multi-million dollar international company with distribution in 2,000 stores in the US and 26 countries. Her work has been featured on Elle…
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We don't break the rules to cheat; we break them to improve. When conventional wisdom grows stale and unhelpful, it's the contrarians who lead the way to make investing, business, and life better. And the same is true in sports. Punting? Bunting? It's time we take a look, with the help of sports journalist, Kimball Crossley, at some sports rules th…
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Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks, because we're back at the ol' ball game with some softball, hardball, curveball, screwball, and knuckleball questions from ChatGPT. David is at the plate, taking swings at these pitches and batting you home to a smarter, happier, and richer future. Companies mentioned: AMZN, ISRG, NFLX, NVDA Host: David Gardne…
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Today David hosts the founder and CEO of Fair Trade USA, Paul Rice, who explains how trade can be more effective than aid in improving the world's economic issues. As consumers become more aware and more discerning about what they buy, companies that embrace conscious capitalism will enjoy an ever-growing competitive edge over those which simply lo…
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It's time once again to dust off David's old writings and pull some lessons forward into the light of today. We discuss re-recs and buying stocks that you already own, annual predictions, risk ratings, and keeping a record of your investment decisions. We look back to be smarter about looking forward! (5:52) Introduction to May 2003 Issue (16:00) N…
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Today, Erik sits down with the CEO of Section, Greg Shove. Section is an online business school for the age of AI that is helping tens of thousands of people become AI-literate. Greg founded Machine&Partners, an AI development lab that builds AI-powered apps and workflows for companies. He is also helping others understand all the stuff that the CE…
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March 2025 Mailbag: Chalkboard Wisdom and Our Favorite Words
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49:11March 2025 Mailbag: Chalkboard Wisdom and Our Favorite Words March Madness isn’t just for basketball—it’s taken over Rule Breaker Investing too! In this month’s mailbag, David Gardner fields your questions and reflections with trademark Foolishness. Should you use forced rankings to evaluate your portfolio? Can AI help guide investment decisions? I…
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Today, Erik sits down with the CEO of Crash Champions, Matt Ebert. Crash Champions is a prominent player in the automotive collision repair sector. As the founder and CEO, Ebert’s entrepreneurial drive propelled a local New Lenox, IL repair center, to become the third-largest multi-shop operator (MSO) in the U.S. Under his leadership, Crash Champio…
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2025 March Market Cap Madness Championship: Andy v. Emily
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1:07:30It all comes down to this... the final event of March Market Cap Madness! Defending Champion Andy Cross has held off all contenders and pretenders, but young phenom and game show survivor Emily Flippen is not one to back down from a challenge. Who will win the crown for 2025? We're betting on you to come out smarter, happier, and richer as we all p…
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2025 March Market Cap Madness: Bill vs. Emily
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1:24:59We hope you've filled out your bracket because we're back with the second match of the March Market Cap Madness Final Four. Today it's the birthday boy, Bill Barker up against the survivor, Emily Flippen! Who will make it to next week's final? You will, Fool! Companies discussed: OKTA, UBER, WAL, AMGN, FUN, RKLB, GOOG, CARG, DIS, META, NOW Host: Da…
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Today, we're highlighting a former freestyle wrestler turned financial advisor, Jamie Prickett. Co-founder & CEO of Experior Financial Group Inc., Jamie is dedicated to reshaping the financial industry by addressing critical family challenges like income protection and retirement preparation. Driven by the belief that leadership transforms lives, J…
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2025 March Market Cap Madness: Andy vs. Matt
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1:05:26The Olympics. The World Cup. The Super Bowl. These competitions bring the world together to back their favorite teams as they compete for the ultimate title. But March Market Cap Madness has an even bigger draw, because you not only get to root for your favorite; you get to compete! Strap in and get your pencils ready, it's go time! Companies discu…
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