Guest: Steven Puri – Entrepreneur, former Hollywood executive, and founder of The Sukkah Company.

Topics Covered:

• Growing up with two engineer parents and learning to code from his mother.

• Producing digital effects for Independence Day (Academy Award winner), Braveheart, True Lies, Seven, and more.

• Transitioning from effects production to senior roles at DreamWorks and Fox.

• Life lessons from high-performance teams—and the toll of long hours.

• Discovering Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “flow state” and applying it to productivity.

• The “coffee shop effect” is a secret weapon for creativity and focus.

• Building The Sukkah Company to help people be more intentional with their work.

• Preparing for fatherhood and thoughts on the next generation’s creative future.

Resources & Links:

• The Sukkah Company: thesukha.co

• Email Steven Puri: [email protected]

• Book: Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/steven-puri

• X (Twitter): x.com/stevenpuri

Action Steps:

1. Explore the Suka platform and try a “flow session.”

2. Create your coffee ritual to spark focus.

3. Reimagine your work environment to replicate the “coffee shop effect.”