Charles Steele
Former private equity and banking professional who advised Tony Blair and now writes about creativity and leadership; author of The Curious Mind of Elon Musk, examining how Musk thinks and leads.
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Feb 25, 2026 • 53min
631: How Elon Musk Thinks (with Charles Steel)
Charles Steele, former private equity and banking professional who advised Tony Blair and now writes about creativity and leadership. He describes pivoting from finance to making things, the discipline of rewriting and reframing difficulty, why curiosity should guide careers, and how Elon Musk’s worldview, first-principles thinking, and civilizational goals shape Tesla, SpaceX and XAI.
Mar 19, 2026 • 16min
Mind of Musk - Best of Coast to Coast AM - 3/18/26
Charles Steele, author and commentator who analyzes Elon Musk's thinking. He outlines nine ways Musk thinks differently. Discussions cover Musk’s pragmatism with political figures, obsession with space and Mars engineering choices, Starlink’s reach, visions for space-based power and data centers, neural interfaces as therapy-before-augmentation, simulation ideas, and Musk’s blend of spirituality and scientific method.
