Beyond the To-Do List Creators & Guests

For more than a decade, Erik Fisher has sat down with productivity experts, authors, creatives as they share their insights on how to implement productivity strategies in both your professional and personal life.

David G. Smith is a professor of sociology in the College of Leadership and Ethics at the United States Naval War College co-author of Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women.

Joshua Becker is a minimalism expert.

Nir Eyal is an author, lecturer, and investor.

Shawn Lemon is the founder at The Digital Organizer.

Scott Shute is an author and the Head of Mindfulness & Compassion at LinkedIn.

Mike Schmitz is an author, writer & screencaster, podcaster, and co-hosts the Bookworm Podcast as well the Focused Podcast.

Liane Margaret Davey is a psychologist, writer, author, public speaker, and business strategist. She is is known as the “teamwork doctor."

David Shar is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer.

Annie Duke is a professional poker player and author. She holds a World Series of Poker gold bracelet and used to be the leading money winner among women in WSOP history.

Kim Rittberg is an award-winning creative Executive Producer in TV and video, a digital video strategy expert, and on-camera media coach and public speaker. She blends 15 years of journalism with content marketing at top-tier outlets including Us Weekly, where she launched and ran their video unit, Netflix, PopSugar, PEOPLE Magazine, and Fox News. She’s worked with brands such as Bloomingdale’s, Olay, Walgreens, Kia, It Gets Better, and Owl’s Brew. She has been called a ‘media unicorn’, and has been a speaker and instructor at UPenn, Syracuse, and General Assembly. Kim is Founder & Principal at Henry Street Media.

W. Brad Johnson is a professor of psychology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics and Law at the United States Naval Academy and a faculty associate in the Graduate School of Education at Johns Hopkins University.

Lara Heimann is an international yoga pioneer and Physical Therapist focused on evolving the practice of yoga to empower movement and balance amidst a modern lifestyle of technology and sedentariness. She is redefining the modern practice of yoga through her comprehensive LYT Method®, emphasizing smart alignment, functional movement, and spiritual wellness.Lara has taught her methodology to thousands of students in more than 50 countries and has led workshops worldwide to speak about and explore consciousness, anatomy and purposeful movement. She is a regular contributor to Women Fitness, and has been featured in outlets like NBC News, Today Show, Inside Edition, Yahoo, Shape, Scientific American, MSN, Nylon, Pop Sugar, Elite Daily, Well+Good and so many more. She has also partnered with the New York City Department of Transportation to lead a city-wide yoga class to nearly 400 participants during its Summer Streets initiative.Through its holistic connection between body and mind, Lara’s methodology is a clear and influential roadmap to ignite the spirit to operate at its highest potential. Coined a “yoga mama” by students across the globe, and a teacher of teachers, Lara is also a certified Natural Food Chef (Natural Kitchen Cooking School) and Holistic Health Coach (Institute of Integrative Nutrition) who champions healthy habits beyond the mat and advocates for the environment and all species of animals.

Dave Crenshaw is an American author, public speaker, small business & time management expert.

Ali Hively is the founder of Kijia.

Dr. Luana Marques is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Founder and Director of Community Psychiatry PRIDE at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the former President of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.

Grant Crowell is a virtual events trainer, creative communication skills facilitator, neurodiversity speaker, and author, known for his book, Grantasms.

Matt Abrahams is the co-founder of Bold Echo and lecturer of strategic communication at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

Julie Fast is an international author, researcher, and educator.