On this week’s show, we spoke with Jimmy Soni, Author & Speechwriter. This is a special show celebrating the 200th episode of this podcast.
Jimmy Soni is an American author and former managing editor of The Huffington Post. He is best known for A Mind at Play, his biography of Claude Shannon and The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley.
Soni became the managing editor at The Huffington Post in January 2012. Previously he had worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey and Company, as well as a speech writer at the office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. In 2012, Soni was named to AdWeek’s “Young Influentials”, a list of 20 people under 40 “who are wicked smart and rebooting your world”. He was featured at a TEDx event held at Duke University in March 2012.
On the show, we spoke about:
- His amazing book The Founders
- The great man theory of history
- How he became interested in the story of PayPal
- The many lessons from studying and writing the book
- His strategy for interviewing successful and busy people
I’m thrilled that Jimmy took the time. His book is a must read. I hope that you enjoy the conversation!
Let us know what you think. What types of guests would you like to see on the show? What topics interest you the most? Send me your thoughts at nectar@thepnr.com
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