Compassion is Not a Zero Sum Game || Scott Galloway

The Ronan Levy Podcast

There are few men in this world that I'd identify as being a role model for me. But after this conversation, I may just have one.

Scott Galloway is Professor of Marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business and a serial entrepreneur. He was named one of the world’s best business professors by Poets & Quants. Scott has founded nine companies, including Prophet, RedEnvelope, L2, and Section School, where he also teaches. He is the New York Times–bestselling author of The Four, The Algebra of Happiness, Post Corona and Adrift: America in 100 Charts. Scott has served on the boards of directors of The New York Times Company, Urban Outfitters, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Panera Bread, and Ledger. Across his Prof G and Pivot podcasts, No Mercy / No Malice newsletter, and his YouTube channel, Scott reaches millions. He has won multiple Webby and Best Podcast awards, and his books have been translated into 28 languages.

Find everything Scott Galloway at https://profgmedia.com/.

Highlights:

3:15 - what gave rise to Scott's interest in the conversation around masculinity.

6:24 - compassion is not a zero sum game.

8:06 - for many men, suicide is not a result of mental illness.

8:54 - the importance of relationships.

9:40 - Scott's business failures.

11:42 - failure as an ingredient of success and the traps of it.

12:22 - kicking dogs and other ways to get over failure.

12:37 - the role of luck in success.

14:02 - the thread that connects millionaire hedge fund operators and lost young men.

16:29 - what failure feels like.

18:07 - the importance of not being too picky and just picking up the pieces.

19:55 - the curse of both genders.

22:00 - men, money and the data.

23:07 - why Scott's life partner has been pivotal to Scott's success.

24:09 - how Scott's identity is wrapped up in his professional relevance.

26:02 - biases in the school system and the workplace.

29:14 - the role of fathers and the definition of masculinity going forward.

30:03 - the story of Scott's childhood and his relationship with his father.

33:54 - Scott's introduction to investing, courtesy of one of his mom's boyfriends.

35:53 - become a frat boy. For your own good.

39:00 - the consequences of refusing to accept defeat and failure.

42:55 - psychedelics, alcohol and more.

47:05 - body dysmophia in men.

50:07 - the beauty of the male form.

52:51 - Scott's appreciation of nurturing men.