Negotiate Anything
Kwame Christian Esq., M.A.
Transform your relationships. Speak your truth. Get what you deserve—with Kwame Christian as your guide. With over 16 million downloads and more than 1,600 episodes, Negotiate Anything was the world’s leading negotiation podcast for nearly a decade, reaching listeners in more than 180 countries. But it’s about more than negotiation—it’s about confidence, connection, and creating outcomes that respect your values.
About the Host: Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A.
Kwame Christian the founder and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute. He's known for his viral TEDx Talk, “Finding Confidence in Conflict,” and is a bestselling author of two books:
• How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race (2022)
• Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life (2020)
As a degrees in law, psychology, and public policy, Kwame brings a wealth of knowledge to every episode. He’s also a LinkedIn instructor with over 2.3 million learners, making complex negotiation concepts accessible to everyone.
Why This Podcast?
At the American Negotiation Institute, we believe that the best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations. Our mission is to empower you to negotiate anything, anywhere. Whether you’re a seasoned negotiator or just starting, our podcast equips you with the tools and confidence to navigate any conversation.
Tune in to Transform Your Life:
Join millions of listeners who have already unlocked the power of negotiation. Subscribe now and start mastering the skills that will transform your professional and personal life. Watch our episodes on YouTube for more visual insights and tips.
Connect with Us:
• Website: American Negotiation Institute
• Email: simon@negotiateanything.com
• LinkedIn: Kwame Christian
• YouTube: Negotiate Anything
Produced by the American Negotiation Institute
For ad inquiries, please reach out to: Network+NA@yapmedia.com
About the Host: Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A.
Kwame Christian the founder and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute. He's known for his viral TEDx Talk, “Finding Confidence in Conflict,” and is a bestselling author of two books:
• How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race (2022)
• Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life (2020)
As a degrees in law, psychology, and public policy, Kwame brings a wealth of knowledge to every episode. He’s also a LinkedIn instructor with over 2.3 million learners, making complex negotiation concepts accessible to everyone.
Why This Podcast?
At the American Negotiation Institute, we believe that the best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations. Our mission is to empower you to negotiate anything, anywhere. Whether you’re a seasoned negotiator or just starting, our podcast equips you with the tools and confidence to navigate any conversation.
Tune in to Transform Your Life:
Join millions of listeners who have already unlocked the power of negotiation. Subscribe now and start mastering the skills that will transform your professional and personal life. Watch our episodes on YouTube for more visual insights and tips.
Connect with Us:
• Website: American Negotiation Institute
• Email: simon@negotiateanything.com
• LinkedIn: Kwame Christian
• YouTube: Negotiate Anything
Produced by the American Negotiation Institute
For ad inquiries, please reach out to: Network+NA@yapmedia.com
Episodes
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Mar 8, 2026 • 1h 14min
Why Leaders Fail (and How to Become the One People Respect)
Jim Tressel, championship-winning coach turned university president, shares servant-leadership lessons. Jay (Jade) C. Davis, public affairs executive, discusses humility, curiosity, and coaching others. Adam Glinski, Columbia Business School professor, explains what makes leaders inspiring versus infuriating. They explore managing egos, leading with vulnerability, building trust through listening, and turning everyday moments into influence.
Mar 7, 2026 • 1h 25min
Win Yourself First — Then Win the Deal
Kasia Gudzinska, negotiation trainer, consultant and academic (author of The Financial Times Guide to High Impact Negotiation). She explains why managing your inner state comes before strategy. She outlines crafting a negotiation mission, balancing transactional and relational goals, and the VCR visualization technique to rebuild confidence. Short, practical tools for high-pressure, cross-cultural, multi-party talks.
Mar 6, 2026 • 49min
THIS Is Why You Struggle to Change — And What to Do Instead
KJ Lavan, neuroscience growth expert and CEO of KJL International, explains how the mind sculpts the brain and why change stalls. He covers neuroplasticity, organizational rewiring, and the five transformation levels. Practical methods like the GROW approach are demonstrated with short exercises and steps to embed lasting change.
Mar 5, 2026 • 36min
The 8 Personas of a Toxic Boss: Which One Is Yours? With Dr. Laura Hambley
Dr. Laura Hambley, organizational psychologist who studies workplace culture, maps the eight toxic-boss personas in this lively conversation. She explains why toxic leadership surged after the pandemic. Topics include remote work’s role, health and family impacts, choices beyond quitting, spotting red flags in interviews, and recovering through nature and growth.
Mar 4, 2026 • 1h 7min
Stop Chasing Investors — Make Them Chase You
Chris Hutchins, investor and product leader who teaches strategic fundraising. Cindy Englefield, serial entrepreneur and angel investor focused on backing women founders. They discuss de-risking pitches, creating urgency and momentum, engineering competitive processes to make investors chase you, prioritizing the right terms, and building investor communities and trust.
Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 5min
“Just Believe in Yourself” is a LIE: The Hidden Mechanics of Confidence
David Hulman, founder of Self Belief Chief who trains high performers in targeted confidence. He debunks “just believe” and outlines the six sources of self-belief. Short frameworks include the reliable peak pattern for repeating wins and the scratching technique to rewire unhelpful memories. The conversation focuses on practical, repeatable methods to build specific, situational confidence.
Mar 2, 2026 • 1h 3min
Stop Talking: How to Use Silence to Win Any Deal
Varun Sharma, an international deal-maker experienced in hospitality, government trade roles, and Estonia’s e-residency program, shares a counterintuitive negotiation approach. He discusses why silence and emotional control win deals. He also covers preparation, trust-building, handling aggressive negotiators, and balancing honesty with diplomacy.
Mar 1, 2026 • 1h 30min
Beat Burnout Before It Beats You: What Experts Say You Must Do
Matt Abrahams, a Stanford communicator who trains people to think fast and speak clearly under pressure. David Arrington, a leadership coach who builds resilience and team-first executive presence. They discuss leading under relentless change, preventing burnout with 360-degree success and personal goals, mindset and stress-cycle recovery, and practical tactics to communicate confidently in spontaneous, high-stakes moments.
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Feb 28, 2026 • 1h 1min
Why Smart, Capable People Freeze — and How to Break the Pattern
Tony Blauer, self-defense expert and creator of the No Fear program, shares short, vivid stories and practical frameworks about how fear hijacks performance. He explains why imagined futures derail presence. Tony outlines realistic training, incremental exposure, and simple tactics to turn fear into fuel for better decision-making and action under stress.
Feb 27, 2026 • 44min
How to Speak Up When It Matters With Dr. Sunita Sah
Dr. Sunita Sah, a physician-turned-organizational psychologist and author of Defy, studies why we stay silent. She explores how social conditioning makes compliance feel like consent. Short takes cover reclaiming agency, redefining defiance as value-driven action, the psychology of insinuation anxiety, and practical moves like pausing to avoid reflexive yeses.
