Tim Ferriss is the host of The Tim Ferriss Show and author of a handful of bestsellers - The 4-Hour Work, Tribe of Mentors, and Tools of Titans.

Matt Mullenweg is the creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic.

Kamal Ravikant is the author of "Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It", "Rebirth". and "Live Your Truth". He's also the founder of Evolve VC.

Jason Zweig is a personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He's also the author of the revised edition of Benjamin Graham's "The Intelligent Investor," which Warren Buffett has described as "by far the best book about investing ever written."

David Perell is the host of North Star Podcast.

Neil Gaiman is one of the best authors of all time, probably best know for "The Graveyard Book" and "Good Omens", which he co-authored with Terry Pratchett.

Nick Kokonas is the co-owner and co-founder of The Alinea Group of restaurants which includes Alinea, Next, The Aviary, Roister (all in Chicago) and The Aviary NYC. Nick is also the founder and CEO of Tock, a reservations and CRM system for restaurant.

Steven Pressfield is the author of The War of Art.

Brian Koppelman is a screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer. He is best known as the co-writer of Ocean’s Thirteen, Rounders, and the hit TV show Billions.

Safi Bahcall is the author of the new book - Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries.

Brian Koppelman is a screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer. He is best known as the co-writer of Ocean’s Thirteen, Rounders, and the hit TV show Billions. Brian is also the host of The Moment podcast.

Brian answers listener questions about how to be your most creative self.

Susan Cain is the author of Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.

Jason Fried is the co-founder and CEO at Basecamp. Lots of takeaways in this one, and great quotes, my favorite... "I have different points of view because I haven't let society's norms and the general points of view get into my head, so I have to come up with my own ideas" Enjoy!

Robert Greene is a New York Times bestselling author, most well know for his book - The 48 Laws of Power. Robert and Shane discuss Robert's writing and reading process, alive time vs. dead time, and how we can can ask better questions.