- 1 hour 27 minutesShe Was an Ivy League Lawyer — Until She Became a Felon: Rashmi Airan
She was an Ivy League lawyer with the perfect résumé. Then she became a convicted felon — and says losing her freedom is what finally set her free.
Rashmi Airan built a career as an attorney, entrepreneur, and Wall Street banker — until one bad decision, made under pressure to succeed, led to an FBI investigation and a year in federal prison. In this episode, she opens up about the moment everything fell apart, what she calls the "invisible prisons" we build for ourselves long before any real consequence hits, and how owning her worst mistake completely became the foundation for real transformation.
If you've ever felt like your biggest failure defines you, this conversation will change how you see it.
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27 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 10 minutesHow to Build a Personal Brand Without Quitting Your Day Job - Ryan Dunlap & Njsane Courtney
How do you build a personal brand without quitting your day job? In this episode, former SWAT hostage negotiator Ryan Dunlap and sitting HR Vice President Njsane Courtney reveal how they each built massive, trusted personal brands while holding full-time careers.
Ryan shares the real story behind his viral balloon video — a TikTok post with zero followers that hit 100,000+ views overnight — and the personal branding strategy he used to scale it into a following of nearly a million, without chasing trends or dancing videos. Njsane opens up about building "My Friend in HR" into a top industry podcast while still climbing the corporate ladder, proving you don't have to choose between a stable career and a public personal brand.
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23 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 21 minutesThe Mind Viruses That Are Making You Poor (Without Knowing It) - with Randy Gage
In this episode, you'll learn why "one quadrant success" — chasing money while your health, relationships, and inner life fall apart — is the biggest lie in the self-development world, and what the four quadrants of true prosperity actually look like. You'll learn how to identify the beliefs you inherited about money, work, and worth, and how to "blow up" that programming and replace it with something that actually serves you. You'll learn Randy Gage's concept of the sovereign operator — the mindset that makes you unable to be guilted, manipulated, or controlled by other people, institutions, or fear. And you'll learn why creating a "vacuum" — letting go of what's not working — is often the prerequisite for the next level of growth, in business and in life.
Randy Gage is the author of 16 books, including his new release Wealth Without Apology, and has built a coaching business that's generated tens of billions in revenue for himself and his clients. But before any of that, he was a 15-year-old sitting in a jail cell on an armed robbery charge. Kwame Christian sits down with him to trace that entire arc — and to pull out the exact frameworks you can use to stop feeling guilty about wanting more, and start building a prosperous life on your own terms.
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Randy's video called: Why I’d Burn an MBA Before I’d Frame One
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20 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutesThe Courage Framework: Competence, Confidence, Commitment, with Kevin Basik
Dr. Kevin Basik — 24-year Air Force behavioral scientist, PhD in Organizational Behavior, and co-founder of the National Medal of Honor Leadership Institute — had a 3am panic attack while building a leadership program with a Navy SEAL-turned-astronaut. This episode breaks down his courage framework, validated by actual Medal of Honor recipients, for beating imposter syndrome, building behavioral integrity, and leading with values-driven leadership under pressure.
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16 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutesHow to Stop Self-Sabotaging and Take Your Big Swing
Most people don't fail because they lack talent. They fail because they disqualify themselves before anyone else gets the chance.
Patty Azzarello became HP's youngest-ever General Manager at 33, ran a billion-dollar business at 35, and reached Silicon Valley CEO by 38 — all while feeling like she didn't belong in the room. In her new book Why Is She Still Here?, she shares the real, unfiltered story of what it actually took to get there.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Why you should never disqualify yourself — Patty almost didn't apply for a billion-dollar GM role because she decided she wasn't ready. The men competing for the same job had less experience. She applied anyway. She got it.
- The "Little Patty" method for doing scary things — After 7 years of brutal childhood bullying, Patty built a powerful mental framework: if that little girl could walk back into school every day, you can do the scary adult thing. You owe it to her to swing.
- Why being a "business robot" stalls your career — Her boss told her she was too serious. Her mom cracked the code: your achievements get you in the door, but people have to want you in the room.
- How to turn your most embarrassing failure into your fastest learning — Patty once stood in front of a room full of engineers with zero knowledge of the product they were asking about. Two weeks later she was the most sought-after person to demo that exact product.
- The networking hack that works for introverts — Asking for help isn't weakness. It's how Patty — a self-described socially awkward introvert — built the support network that carried her career.
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13 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 13 minutesThe Intelligence Officer's Secret to Making Better Decisions - Anthony Vinci
Most people think in binary — it will happen or it won't. A former CIA field officer says that mental habit is quietly destroying your decisions, your business, and your shot at the life you actually want.
Anthony Vinci spent years recruiting intelligence sources in active war zones, advising presidents and generals on high-stakes decisions, and then managing investments at Bridgewater Associates under Ray Dalio — one of the most disciplined decision-making environments on the planet. After leaving government, he built a company from the ground up without knowing what an LLC was, wrote The Fourth Intelligence Revolution, and launched Veeo, a forecasting and scenario-planning platform now used by hedge funds, corporations, and governments. His hard-won insight: the cost of bad decisions is massive, and it follows you forever — but the right system changes everything.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Why "chunking" risk is the CIA method for taking action without freezing up — Anthony breaks down how he planned missions in Baghdad piece by piece, and how to apply the exact same framework to business decisions and big life swings
- The "compartmentalize risk" principle that explains why the world's biggest risk-takers (Special Forces operators, entrepreneurs) are often deeply conservative in other areas of their lives — and how to deliberately design yours
- Why stubbornness + optimism = resilience — and the hidden flip side that destroys most entrepreneurs who don't know when to stop
- The binary thinking trap: why saying "it's more likely than not" is dramatically less useful than saying "it's a 55% chance vs. a 90% chance" — and why that gap is where elite decision-makers live
- What Ray Dalio's Bridgewater taught Anthony about the one non-negotiable trait you need in your inner circle — and the exact type of person you must limit access to your energy
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9 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 6 minutesWhy We Suffer and How We Heal - With Dr. Suzan Song
Psychiatrist Dr. Suzan Song reveals why "just keep going" isn't resilience — it's a trauma response. After hiding from child soldiers in Burundi, she uncovered the hidden cost of high achievement that no one talks about.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Why performing stability after trauma leads to a breakdown decades later
- The real difference between pain (unavoidable) and suffering (optional)
- The Three Friends of Winter — Narrative, Ritual & Purpose — and why they outperform every self-care tool
- Why building your identity on competence is the most fragile thing a high achiever can do
- Why more mental health resources are producing more depression, not less
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Using Narrative, Ritual, and Purpose to Flourish Through Life's Challenges
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6 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 8 minutesThe Secret Pattern All High Achievers Share - Ruth Gotian
Being told you're "the glue that keeps everything together" sounds like a compliment—until you realize it's the very reason they never considered you for the promotion. Dr. Ruth Gotian spent 15 years being perfect at her job, and it almost cost her everything.
Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer at Weill Cornell Medicine (recently retired), a Columbia University faculty member, and one of the world's foremost researchers on peak performance. She has interviewed Nobel Prize winners, Olympians, NASA astronauts, and NBA champions—not to report on their habits, but to decode the mindset patterns behind their greatness. Her book The Success Factor has become a roadmap for high achievers who are tired of being overlooked.
In this episode, Kwame and Ruth unpack the hidden rules of success that nobody tells you—and what it actually takes to go from invisible to undeniable.
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- Website: ruthgotian.com
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- The Success Factor — featuring stories from Neil Katyal, Steve Kerr, Bob Lefkowitz, and Peggy Whitson
- Upcoming book on overlooked high achievers — coming 2027
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2 July 2026, 9:00 am - 58 minutes 30 secondsBONUS: Kwame Gets Interviewed by Trent Shelton
Before we transition, we wanted to give you one more gift.
This episode wasn't originally planned for the Negotiate Anything feed — it's an interview Kwame did on Trent Shelton's podcast, and it might be one of the most personal conversations he's ever had.
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30 June 2026, 9:00 am - 40 minutes 58 secondsI'm Ending Negotiate Anything. Big Swings Only Starts Now.
I'm Ending Negotiate Anything. Big Swings Only Starts Now.
After 10 years and 1,800+ episodes, I'm closing the chapter on the world's #1 negotiation podcast — and betting everything on what comes next. This is the most honest, unscripted episode I've ever recorded.
I'm Kwame Christian — founder and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute, bestselling author, and the host who built Negotiate Anything from a solo credibility play at age 27 into the most downloaded negotiation podcast on the planet. My clients include Google, Apple, NASA, Microsoft, and the Department of Defense. I've trained hundreds of thousands of people to have the conversations that change their lives.
This isn't a goodbye. It's a becoming.
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Subscribe to Big Swings Only with Kwame Christian — a show about high performers who dared greatly, and what it actually takes to become who you were destined to be.Media inquiries & connections: [email protected]
25 June 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 18 minutesMaster Conflict Without Losing Control: The Secrets of Elite Negotiators
Most people don't fail in difficult conversations because they lack knowledge — they fail because they lose control of themselves.
In this special episode, our host, negotiation expert Kwame Christian sits down with Ohio State Moritz College of Law Professor Katrina Lee to answer the toughest questions from her law students about negotiation, persuasion, emotional regulation, and conflict.
Together, they explore what separates great negotiators from everyone else—from mastering the empathy loop and building genuine trust to using storytelling, curiosity, and strategic listening to influence outcomes. Kwame shares practical techniques for staying calm under pressure, handling interruptions, navigating emotionally charged conversations, and finding confidence when the stakes are high.
You'll learn:
• Why listening is often more powerful than problem-solving
• How to use the 70/30 rule to create deeper connections
• The difference between genuine curiosity and strategic curiosity
• How storytelling shapes persuasion and decision-making
• Techniques for regulating emotions during difficult conversations
• Why humility is a hidden superpower in negotiation
• How to turn conflict into collaboration without sacrificing your goals
Along the way, Kwame shares personal stories from high-stakes business negotiations, lessons from coaching leaders around the world, and the mindset shifts that have helped millions of listeners become more effective communicators.
Whether you're a lawyer, leader, salesperson, entrepreneur, or simply someone who wants better conversations at work and at home, this episode will give you actionable tools to communicate with more confidence, influence, and emotional intelligence.
Because the best negotiators aren't the loudest people in the room—they're the ones who know how to listen.
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