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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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.
Feb 26, 2026 • 57min
Why You Can’t Flourish Alone - With Daniel Coyle
Daniel Coyle, New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code, explains why flourishing is a shared practice. He discusses late individualism, the power of community, vulnerability that strengthens teams, embracing imperfection for creative growth, and how organizations like Zingerman’s cultivate belonging and mattering.
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Feb 25, 2026 • 51min
How to Keep Going When It Gets Hard With Shawn French
Shawn French, creator of The Determined Society and coach who turns setbacks into momentum, shares stories about overcoming injuries, risking the comfortable for big goals, and building discipline through routines. He discusses trusting intuition, doubling down on strengths, using tough questions to cut through excuses, and treating life as an experiment to find what truly works.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 1h 5min
The Science of Fun (And Why It Matters More Than You Think) with Dr. Mike Rucker
Dr. Mike Rucker, behavioral scientist and author of The Fun Habit, explores why small moments of joy matter for resilience and sustained growth. He contrasts fun with chasing happiness and warns against grind culture. Topics include making work and time off actually restorative, building habits of play, and using novelty, boundaries, and temptation bundling to protect energy and connection.
Feb 23, 2026 • 53min
Inside the Mind of an FBI Informant - The Story of Tipper X
Tom Harden (Tipper X), a former Wall Street analyst turned FBI informant and author. He breaks down why smart people rationalize unethical choices. The conversation covers the Fraud Triangle, how small compromises snowball, techniques for eliciting admissions like TRACE, and building cultures where pressure and gray-area requests can be surfaced safely.
Feb 22, 2026 • 1h 14min
Why Avoiding Conflict Costs You More
Nicole Davidson, a mediator and negotiation trainer, joins practical conflict-resolution wisdom. Naved Iqbal, startup CEO and applied mathematician, shares raw lessons on co-founder equity, transparency, and high-stakes founder conversations. Melina Palmer, behavioral economist, reveals cognitive biases that derail follow-through and ways to outsmart your future self. Short, sharp conversations on clarity, conviction, and beating procrastination.
Feb 21, 2026 • 1h 14min
Negotiate Like a Thinker, Not a Talker
Beth, a coach supporting introvert entrepreneurs, and Matthew Pollard, bestselling author and sales trainer, reveal why introversion is an advantage in negotiation. They explore systems over improvisation, storytelling, silence and pacing as persuasion tools. Short practicals include managing energy, asking for thinking time, and practicing lines to boost influence.
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Feb 20, 2026 • 55min
Stop Feeling Powerless at Work: How to Manage Up Without Messing Up
Melody Wilding, executive coach, professor, and author focused on workplace influence, explains how managing up reclaims your agency and steers your career. She covers setting boundaries with trade-offs, preparing mentally for tough conversations, giving upward feedback using clear steps, and reshaping how others perceive and treat you. Short, practical strategies throughout.
Feb 19, 2026 • 50min
Reinvent Yourself Before Life Forces You To - With Kym Ali
Kym Ali, entrepreneur and AI strategist who pivoted from nursing and healthcare IT to scale a bootstrapped firm to seven figures, then used AI to survive a major revenue loss. She discusses spotting warning signs early. She explains auditing workflows, using AI for cost savings, and turning AI into a profitable marketing vertical. Practical steps and mindset for reinventing before crisis hits.
Feb 18, 2026 • 46min
Don’t Wait to Be Noticed—Get Remembered. Advice from a Top Relationship Strategist.
Ronen Olshansky, CEO of Connected Success and relational intelligence expert who scaled Cross Campus, shares how strategic relationships can outpace sheer competence. He explores why connection matters now. Short takes include community building vs solo networking, serving before asking, practical weekly systems, co-elevation, and asking for help to unlock deeper ties.
