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Justin Castelli on the Workarounds That Help You Live More Authentically
mardi 2 juin 2026 • Durée 39:03
In this episode of Just Press Record, Matt Zeigler brings Justin Castelli back to react to a Drew Feldman clip about willpower, boundaries, workarounds, and designing a life around who you really are.
The conversation turns into a deeper discussion about self-awareness, authentic living, money alignment, accountability, and whether willpower comes from discipline or from being aligned with your values.
Topics Covered:
Why Drew Feldman says he does not rely on willpower
How workarounds can help us design around our weaknesses
The difference between internal boundaries and external boundaries
Why pushing personal boundaries is often where real growth happens
How self-awareness helps people build better systems
Justin Castelli’s framework for living an authentic life
Why accountability works better when it connects to a larger purpose
How spending money can reflect personal values
The connection between budgeting, alignment, and financial behavior
Why scarcity mindset and misalignment can create money stress
How planting seeds can help people change when they are ready
Whether alignment creates willpower or willpower creates alignment
Timestamps:
00:00 Willpower, alignment, and workarounds
03:30 Why Matt brought Justin Castelli back
05:27 Drew Feldman on designing around yourself
06:22 Justin’s first reaction to the clip
08:11 Why pushing boundaries creates growth
09:43 Internal boundaries vs external boundaries
12:05 How self-awareness creates better workarounds
14:43 The role of accountability
17:14 Spending money in alignment with your values
19:00 Seeing potential in other people
21:00 Just because you can, should you?
24:18 Money, values, and the personal balance sheet
26:00 Money stories, abundance, and scarcity
29:31 Why you cannot force someone to see differently
31:00 Misalignment as a risk to financial stability
33:20 Planting breadcrumbs for future growth
34:44 Does willpower or alignment come first?
35:19 Why alignment creates willpower
37:21 Where to find Justin Castelli
He Won in Football. Then Investing Humbled Him | Coach Vass on Self-Awareness
mardi 26 mai 2026 • Durée 58:03
Chris Vasseur (aka Coach Vass) is back.
He's a football coach turned finance student who went all-in on CANSLIM after reading Market Wizards, hit major gains as a beginner on early tech trades, then discovered futures trading unlocked emotions he'd never experienced before: greed, revenge trading, bargaining, and things that made him unrecognizable to himself.
Matt brings him back to react to a Tony Greer and Bogumil Baranowski clip about trading psychology, selling, and position attachment, and the conversation opens up into self-awareness, domain-switching, trusting your instincts, and why AI disruption changed his mind about becoming a financial advisor.
This is an "Oh Snap, Guess What I Saw" episode where Matt pulls back a prior guest to react to a clip and see what it reveals about style, personality, and knowing yourself across domains.
In this conversation, they get into:
Why the same person can feel calm cutting losses in equities and completely freeze in futures
Tony Greer on selling winners and why most people can't part with their "best girlfriend" stock
Bogumil Baranowski's options lesson from a train in Italy and the moment he knew it wasn't for his stomach
CANSLIM, William O'Neil, IBD, and why Chris chose the "caveman strategy" that fits his wiring
Beginner's luck on early tech trades and realizing "I'm not this smart" after major wins
Revenge trading, greed, and emotions Chris had never experienced until futures
Football play-calling, thin slicing, and making split-second decisions under pressure
How learning to invest made Chris better at asking questions as a coach and consultant
Why there's no scoreboard in investing and the danger of hitting a grand slam too early
Good process vs. bad outcome: the Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl and why coaches see it differently
Fantasy sports, competing investing religions, and the risk of having opinions before expertise
AI disruption, technology trends, and reconsidering the financial advisor path
We Thought It Was About Algorithms. It Wasn’t
mercredi 20 mai 2026 • Durée 39:00
Matt Zeigler and Jack Forehand look at what recent Intentional Investor conversations can teach us about creativity, investing, YouTube, AI, mentorship and building a media business.
Using clips from Michael Perry, Marc Rubinstein and Mat Cashman, they explore why knowing your limits, understanding your strengths, learning from mentors and building real relationships still matter in a world of algorithms and LLMs.
Main topics covered:
• Why personal stories reveal how investors and creators actually think • Michael Perry on accepting ceilings and learning from people you may never catch • What YouTube creators can learn from studying bigger platforms without copying them • Why different shows and platforms require different strategies • Marc Rubinstein on being a slow, methodical thinker and finding the right role • Shared values and complementary skills in creative partnerships • How Substack, YouTube, Twitter and audio platforms each serve different audiences • Why attention is the scarce resource in modern media • Mat Cashman on learning options from a real-world mentor on the CBOE floor • How AI and LLMs can become virtual mentors and strategy partners • Why relationships, trust and networks remain the edge technology cannot replace
Timestamps:
00:00 What Intentional Investor can teach Just Press Record and Excess Returns
03:32 Why personal stories matter in finance and investing conversations
06:35 Michael Perry on ceilings, competition and accepting limits
09:17 Learning from bigger creators without trying to become them
13:40 Marc Rubinstein on slow thinking, research and knowing your strengths
15:54 Shared values, complementary skills and creative collaboration
18:21 Push and pull decisions, networking and building credibility over time
19:56 Different strategies for YouTube, Substack, Twitter and audio
Why Trust Needs Tension | Nancy Burger on Repairing Relationships That Matter
mardi 12 mai 2026 • Durée 33:59
In this Oh Snap “Guess What I Saw” episode of Just Press Record, Matt Zeigler brings workplace communication strategist and keynote speaker Nancy Burger back to react to a clip from psychologist Naomi Win on language, repair, and trust. Together, they unpack how the words we use — and the meanings we quietly attach to them — can deepen connection, create misunderstanding, and shape how we lead, work, and show up in our relationships.
They dig into why repair matters more than compatibility, how curiosity can beat blame in hard conversations, and what it really means to co-create every relationship you’re in. Nancy shares stories from her non-linear career, including Wall Street, her new keynote “Who Do You Think You Are?”, and how leaders can use vulnerability, accountability, and self-reflection to build durable trust.
This special Oh Snap format pulls a prior guest back to watch a clip and see what it reveals about their work in the wild. Naomi Win’s riff on language, apples, and misunderstanding becomes a launchpad for talking about fear, internal narratives, and “garden glove” change — the kind where everyone gets their hands a little dirty in service of growth.
In this conversation, they get into:
How language can connect us and still open the door to misunderstanding
Why the meanings we attach to words shape reactions, stories, and relationships
Curiosity vs. responsibility as a frame for hard conversations at work and at home
How assumptions and old narratives distort workplace conflict and team dynamics
Why persuasion and the “perfect story” are not enough to build trust as a leader
How leaders build trust by admitting mistakes and sharing vulnerability in public
Nancy’s journey from finance to fear-focused communication work, and how she reframed it
Internal repair vs. external repair, and why we co-create every relationship we’re part of
How conflict, handled well, becomes “scar tissue” that strengthens trust over time
The Experience Expert Meets the Event Curator | Joe Pine & Shannon Staton on Life-Changing Moments
mardi 5 mai 2026 • Durée 01:27:13
The Experience Expert met the Event Curator, and it turns out they’d been working on the same problem from opposite directions. Joe Pine, author of The Experience Economy and The Transformation Economy, and Shannon Staton, founder of Collective Experiences, sit down to talk about how you actually design, customize, and protect experiences that move people from simple “nice event” to something that changes them.
They get into mass customization with Lego bricks and Coca-Cola machines, the progression from commodities to transformations, high-touch investor retreats, membership communities, and what it really means to take people from awkward handshakes to real hugs in just a few days.
Topics covered
Why “mass customization” is more than a business buzzword
How Lego bricks explain the power of modular experience design
Joe Pine’s path from IBM to Mass Customization and The Experience Economy
Shannon Staton’s path from retail to Mauldin, Real Vision, and Collective Experiences
Why great events are built around people, not just content or speakers
How Collective Experiences creates high-trust, high-touch membership retreats
The difference between goods, services, experiences, and transformations
How companies and events get commoditized when they lose what made them special
What Starbucks reveals about the risk of making experiences feel less human
How transformation happens when experiences help people become who they want to be
Why “handshakes to hugs” might be your best signal that an experience changed people
The challenge of keeping people genuinely connected after an event ends
How to “program serendipity” without over-scripting an experience
Why structured reflection matters after meaningful experiences
The Trader Who Hears Markets Like a Symphony | Tony Greer
mardi 28 avril 2026 • Durée 48:00
This episode explores the deep connection between music, memory, and markets through a wide-ranging conversation with trader Tony Greer (TG Macro, The Macro Dirt Podcast).
What starts as a set of once-in-a-lifetime live music stories (Warren Haynes, Black Crowes at the Beacon, Blind Melon at Wetlands) turns into a deeper look at how creativity, pattern recognition, and emotion shape the way we interpret both art and investing.
This is a special “Oh Snap, Guess What I Saw” episode where Matt pulls a clip from a prior Just Press Record conversation and brings in a returning guest to see what it reveals about how they think, work, and see the world.
Matt and Tony reflect on iconic live performances, the energy of 1990s New York music scenes (Wetlands, CBGB, 3am diners), and how being a “music analyst” mirrors the mindset required to navigate financial markets.
At one point Tony describes a VIX 40 tape as a “symphony,” and by then it’s obvious he can’t separate how he watches markets from how he watches bands.
The conversation blends storytelling, nostalgia, and practical insight into how great art and great investing both rely on recognizing patterns, timing, and risk in real time.
Topics Covered
The difference between a concert and a full “night out” experience
Why live music creates lasting emotional and sensory memories
Tony Greer’s early experiences in the NYC music scene in the 1990s (Wetlands, CBGB)
The parallels between analyzing music and analyzing financial markets
How volatility in markets compares to musical crescendos and “symphonies”
The role of curiosity and pattern recognition in both investing and art
Why some performances stand out as “perfect nights” and others don’t
How environment, timing, and energy shape memorable experiences
The importance of perspective and hindsight in understanding art and markets
Stories behind iconic songs and artists, from Blind Melon to Dolly Parton turning down Elvis
Dylan O’Sullivan on Flat Characters, TikTok & Bad Art
mardi 21 avril 2026 • Durée 44:29
In this episode of Just Press Record, Matt Zeigler sits down with writer and editor Dylan O’Sullivan (Essayful, Infinite Loops) for a conversation about flat vs round characters, TikTok’s effect on attention, and how to develop real taste in art.
Sparked by a clip from Michael Perry and Aaron Gwyn about “Bob the one-eyed beagle,” they use the idea of a fascinating flat character as a way into comedy, identity, and why some people are interesting precisely because they never change.
Along the way, they dig into defamiliarization, the atrophying pull of short-form video, why some books sharpen your mind while others are pure slop, and how taste is built through reps instead of passive consumption.
They also wrestle with the “ship of Theseus” question of identity, the value of being a little bit “flat” in other people’s stories, and what it means to hold onto a core self while your work and life evolve.
In this conversation, they get into:
Bob the one-eyed beagle and why some “flat” characters are endlessly fascinating Flat vs round characters in fiction, comedy, and shows like Fawlty Towers and Breaking Bad Defamiliarization: making the grocery store, a stone, or your street feel strange and vivid again TikTok, Instagram Reels, and how constant novelty can atrophy imagination and attention Good art vs bad art: why not all reading is automatically “good for you” Taste as reps: consuming lots of books, music, and comedy to train intuition and judgment The ship of Theseus, identity, and the small kernel of self that doesn’t change Lying to yourself, media shame, and moving from atrophy to growth in what you consume
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro and setup of the episode 04:54 Dylan O’Sullivan on writing and stepping away from short-form content 09:19 Why some characters are interesting because they never change 13:00 Comedy, tragedy, and the appeal of predictable personalities 16:00 Defamiliarization and seeing the world with fresh eyes 20:19 Reading vs. short-form content and the structure of attention24:54 Passive consumption vs. meaningful engagement with art28:27 What makes simple stories and humor powerful32:00 Good art, emotional response, and developing taste35:00 The role of repetition and experience in shaping taste38:47 Intuition, self-awareness, and the dangers of passive consumption41:45 Identity, storytelling, and being “flat” or “round” in different contexts
A Rock Star Turned Biotech VC and a Radio DJ Turned AI Founder Meet for the First Time
mardi 14 avril 2026 • Durée 01:39:41
This episode explores the evolution of culture, connection, and media through a wide-ranging conversation on radio, music, technology, and human belonging. DA Wallach and Kate Bradley Cherniss unpack how the shift from shared cultural experiences to fragmented digital consumption has changed how we connect—and what might come next.
We dive into the lost art of radio intimacy, the rise of streaming and Spotify, and the deeper human need for community that technology hasn’t fully replaced. From music industry disruption to the loneliness epidemic and new experiments in digital connection, this conversation connects culture, business, and human behavior in a unique way.
Topics Covered:
The “theater of the mind” and why radio once created deep personal connection
How DJs created intimacy and what modern media has lost
The collapse of shared culture and rise of fragmented “taste tribes”
DA Wallach’s journey from musician to Spotify investor to venture capitalist
How streaming rebuilt the music industry—and what it changed culturally
Why malls, radio, and legacy platforms faded—and what replaces them
The loneliness epidemic and the collapse of the “village” layer of society
Why belonging—not entertainment—is the real missing piece in modern media
The Backline experiment: building community through audio-only experiences
The difference between passive content consumption and active participation
Why Gen Z is rediscovering analog experiences and in-person connection
Lessons from biotech investing and probabilistic thinking applied to culture
The challenge of building new cultural platforms in an age of infinite choice
Timestamps: 00:00 Why radio created intimacy unlike modern media 03:00 DA Wallach’s path from music to Spotify to venture capital 06:30 The power of great introductions and storytelling 08:00 Mall culture nostalgia and what replaced it 15:30 The decline of radio and loss of shared experiences20:00 How DJs engineered emotional connection with listeners24:00 Is radio a lost art—or something that can return?27:00 Music, identity, and the idea of “taste tribes”29:00 Inside Spotify’s early days and saving the music industry33:00 The moment physical music consumption broke36:00 The Backline concept and rebuilding connection through audio41:00 The collapse of the “village” and rise of loneliness46:00 Biotech investing, probability, and niche expertise52:00 Why culture is harder to build in an age of infinite options55:30 Are we nostalgic—or is something truly missing today?59:00 Belonging as the core human driver behind all behavior
The 4-Hour Rule, The Matchbox Test & The Story No One Will Tell | Work, Life & Legacy
vendredi 10 avril 2026 • Durée 22:58
This episode of The Intentional Investor brings together some of the most powerful lessons from early 2026, focusing on the intersection of work, life, and legacy. Through three standout conversations, the episode explores what it really takes to build a meaningful career, live with integrity, and adapt in a world where identity and opportunity are constantly evolving.
In this special clip show, Matt Zeigler highlights insights from Roger Mitchell, Gary Mishuris, and Ted Merz—covering everything from becoming indispensable at work, to navigating career tradeoffs and integrity, to reinventing yourself and telling your own story in a changing world.
Topics covered:
What it actually means to be indispensable and why most work hours don’t create real value
How to think about learning, career timing, and developing skills early in life
The difference between being busy and producing high-impact insights
Why integrity shows up in small decisions and how it shapes long-term outcomes
The hidden cost of playing corporate politics vs staying true to your investing framework
Career risk vs long-term authenticity and how that tradeoff plays out over time
Why you have to tell your own story in today’s world and not rely on institutions
The shift from networking to building real community
Reinvention after job loss and adapting to a world of constant professional change
What it means to leave a legacy and create impact beyond your career
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to work, life, and legacy framework 02:30 Becoming indispensable and creating leverage at work 04:45 Why most work hours don’t produce real value 07:10 Charging for insight vs time and where true value comes from 09:50 Integrity in action and the matchbox decision 11:30 Career tradeoffs, authenticity, and avoiding corporate politics 13:30 The cost of visibility games and optimizing for promotion 16:50 Why you must tell your own story in a changing career landscape18:40 Reinventing yourself after job loss20:00 The shift from networking to community21:30 Why career stability is changing and what it means for your future
Three Conversations. One Idea. | What Work, Life, and Legacy Really Mean
mardi 31 mars 2026 • Durée 20:20
This special clip show brings together some of the most powerful insights from Just Press Record in 2026, centered around three core themes: work, life, and legacy.
Through conversations with investors, musicians, and writers, it explores how people think about identity, creativity, decision-making, and what it means to build a meaningful life.
The episode highlights the most compelling moments from a diverse set of guests, connecting ideas across disciplines—from investing psychology and market behavior to artistic creation and personal growth.
It is a reflection on how we work, how we live, and how we leave an impact.
Grow Your Network and meet:
Bogumil Baranowski ( @talkingbillions ) Tony Greer ( @MacroDirtCast ) Allison Wolfe Brianna Collins ( @TigersJawMusic ) Michael Perry ( @sneezingcow ) Aaron Gwyn
Topics covered include:
The difference between owning a great business vs a great stock and why investor psychology matters more than fundamentals
Trading vs long-term investing mindsets and how time horizon shapes decision-making
Why selling winners is one of the hardest challenges in investing
The role of volatility, behavior, and emotional discipline across markets like stocks, gold, and bitcoin
How creative communities shape identity and opportunity, from punk rock scenes to independent music careers
The importance of environment, DIY culture, and long-term creative development
How people struggle with recognition, humility, and taking ownership of their work
What it means to build a life around creativity and craft rather than traditional career paths
The reality of being a working creator balancing art with self-promotion and financial survival
Why community and real-world relationships matter more than online or political identity
How to think about legacy as contribution, creativity, and leaving things better than you found them
Finding teachers, teaching yourself, and knowing what style you're not
21:05 Differentiated and discoverable content
23:00 Why five lessons posts resonate with guests and audiences
23:59 Attention as the scarce resource in the clip economy
26:10 Mat Cashman on learning options from Lanny on the CBOE floor
30:18 Direct mentors, indirect mentors and learning from the internet
32:03 How AI and LLMs change the learning curve
33:26 Why curiosity and hard work still create an edge
35:08 Leaning into AI before it becomes table stakes
36:20 Networks, relationships and the human edge that will not go away
38:13 Closing thoughts and disclosures
Why sustainable change in organizations looks more like garden gloves than white gloves
If you like overhearing smart, slightly weird, very human conversations about leadership, relationships, and the stories underneath all of it, hit subscribe and come hang out with us.
Chapters
00:00 Naomi Win on language, apples and misunderstanding
03:03 Introducing Nancy Burger and the Oh Snap Guess What I Saw format
06:06 Nancy’s new keynote on self-limiting thoughts
07:16 Why repairs matter more than compatibility
09:31 How words carry different meanings for different people
11:43 Replacing responsibility with curiosity
13:11 How assumptions and personal stories shape conflict
15:42 Why persuasion alone does not build trust
16:05 How leaders build trust through vulnerability
17:50 Nancy on rewriting the story of her finance career
19:27 How we participate in creating the things we say we do not want
21:10 Curiosity in parenting, marriage, friendship and work
23:37 The difference between internal repair and external repair
24:23 Why every relationship is co-created
26:04 Why trust is always a story with tension
27:20 How conflict creates scar tissue and stronger relationships
29:27 Why workplace relationships require learning the stories behind behavior
30:16 Why Matt wanted Nancy to see the Naomi Win clip
31:28 Garden glove services and sustainable change
32:38 Where to find Nancy Burger
How frameworks can give language to things practitioners already do intuitively
Timestamps
00:00 Mass customization, experiences, and transformation
03:00 Why Just Press Record puts two strangers together
05:40 Meet Joe Pine
06:00 Meet Shannon Staton
08:39 Joe’s first job as a ride operator
10:52 Shannon’s first job at Bed Bath & Beyond
12:07 How Shannon’s early work led to finance and events
17:12 How getting fired helped launch Joe’s career
20:48 IBM, AS/400, and discovering customer uniqueness
23:58 Shannon hears “mass customization” for the first time
28:59 Lego building blocks and modular customization
29:53 Dell, negative working capital, and customized computers
31:08 How customized goods become services
33:46 How customized services become experiences
35:26 Shannon on the personal side of bringing people together
36:47 Designing investor retreats around conversation and place
40:39 What Collective Experiences is
43:18 Joe Pine analyzes Shannon’s membership model
45:34 The progression of economic value
47:15 Why experiences can become commoditized
47:16 Starbucks, sensory design, and losing the human touch
49:02 The Transformation Economy
50:01 Memorable, meaningful, transporting, and transformative experiences
50:38 Shannon on keeping Collective different
01:12:00 Third places, chrysalis moments, and introverts at events
01:13:00 Frameworks, intuition, and experience design
01:17:00 Handshakes to hugs as a signal of transformation
01:18:00 Giving language to what people already do
01:19:07 Programming serendipity
01:22:48 Keeping people connected after the experience ends
01:23:36 Reflection and making experiences last
01:25:08 Where to find Joe Pine
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and setup of the “Oh Snap, Guess What I Saw” format 02:40 Weekend mindset and stepping away from markets 03:10 Clip introduction and first reactions to live music stories 07:40 Meeting Warren Haynes and early concert experiences 09:10 Black Crowes front-row concert and unforgettable live energy 12:20 The NYC music scene in the early 1990s and Wetlands Preserve 14:30 Discovering Blind Melon before mainstream success 18:10 How live music shaped Tony’s early life in New York 20:40 The difference between concerts and full-night experiences 22:10 Being an “analyst” of music and judging live performances 24:00 How music fits into daily life and work routines 26:00 Parallels between music, markets, and pattern recognition 27:40 Volatility as a “symphony” and market movements as art 29:10 Music, marketing, and markets as interconnected systems 31:00 Peak live music moments and sensory experiences 33:00 CBGB and the broader NYC music ecosystem 35:40 Why music helps us understand the world with perspective 37:30 The emotional weight behind iconic songs and artists 39:00 The story behind “I Will Always Love You” and Dolly Parton 40:40 Music as captured emotion and cultural time capsules 42:00 Cover songs, reinterpretation, and artistic evolution 43:50 Closing thoughts and where to find Tony Greer
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Using reflection, journaling, and learning from others as a tool for personal growth
Timestamps:
00:00 Why this clip show exists and the work life legacy framework 03:00 Perfect business vs perfect stock and the psychology of holding investments 05:00 Trading psychology, volatility, and why all assets behave the same under pressure 06:00 The hardest decision in investing when to sell and live with no position 07:30 Long-term investing dilemmas selling winners vs staying invested 08:30 How creative scenes shape careers from Nirvana to independent music communities 09:30 DIY culture, blue collar creativity, and building something from nothing 10:30 Identity, humility, and learning to accept recognition for your work 11:30 Finding your creative path through isolation, experimentation, and community 13:00 The reality of being a working creator art, business, and self promotion 15:00 Staying grounded, community vs online identity, and real world relationships 17:00 Legacy, creativity, and making an impact beyond your work 18:00 Using reflection and learning from others to grow your network and perspective
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