

Open Residency
Open Residency
The show for ambitious operators scaling their businesses.
Hosted by Mark Brazil, co-founder of IKONICK, Open Residency is built around a simple idea: learn from the people who’ve already figured out what most entrepreneurs are still trying to solve—so you can become a more well-rounded operator.
Mark sits down with the operators, marketers, creators, and specialists who are world-class at their craft. These conversations go far beyond what they’ve built and why—they break down exactly how they’ve done it. The tactical insights, frameworks, and decision-making processes that help you think c
Hosted by Mark Brazil, co-founder of IKONICK, Open Residency is built around a simple idea: learn from the people who’ve already figured out what most entrepreneurs are still trying to solve—so you can become a more well-rounded operator.
Mark sits down with the operators, marketers, creators, and specialists who are world-class at their craft. These conversations go far beyond what they’ve built and why—they break down exactly how they’ve done it. The tactical insights, frameworks, and decision-making processes that help you think c
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Open Residency podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Atomic Habits

#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The 4 Hour Workweek

#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

#5 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Tools of Titans
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

#6 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The 48 laws of power

#7 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

#8 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Purple Cow
Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

#9 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Coming Wave
Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Gates of fire

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Evolving Self
Problem of Evil and Suffering

#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
You Are Special

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Monetizing Innovation

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Blank Slate

#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Measure What Matters

#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Mastery

#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Unleashing the Idea Virus

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Games
Agency as Art

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes


























