

The Dov Baron Show
Dov Baron
The Dov Baron Show: Unmasking Hidden Truths for High-Profile Deep Thinkers
This isn't just another leadership podcast. It's a high-stakes exploration into the minds of those shaping the world... minus the usual talking points.
Every episode is a raw, unscripted collaboration between my guest and me, Dov Baron, as we dive into the truths no one else dares to ask about. My guests? Often unknown to the general public but absolute titans in their fields—the kind of people high-profile leaders turn to when they need an edge.
Here, generous curiosity meets bold conversation. Expect a mix of playful irreverence and deep intellectual firepower that forces you to rethink what you thought you knew.
If you're the kind of leader who craves depth over soundbites and insight over ego-stroking, hit subscribe—because this is where real thinkers come to sharpen their edge.
This isn't just another leadership podcast. It's a high-stakes exploration into the minds of those shaping the world... minus the usual talking points.
Every episode is a raw, unscripted collaboration between my guest and me, Dov Baron, as we dive into the truths no one else dares to ask about. My guests? Often unknown to the general public but absolute titans in their fields—the kind of people high-profile leaders turn to when they need an edge.
Here, generous curiosity meets bold conversation. Expect a mix of playful irreverence and deep intellectual firepower that forces you to rethink what you thought you knew.
If you're the kind of leader who craves depth over soundbites and insight over ego-stroking, hit subscribe—because this is where real thinkers come to sharpen their edge.
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Feb 23, 2022 • 34min
2/2: Living In Space (Not MARS): Will Henry
Humans have a propensity to think in absolutes. For instance, fire the team member or keep them? Get divorced or have a baby? Consider this, the profound and innovative technologies tend not to be either or, but rather AND based instead. Who can we look too? Who can teach us an AND way of thinking, particularly when confronting the really big questions, the really big problems we face? You may love or hate people like Elon Musk, Richard Branson, or Jeff Bezos, but as a leader, you likely do want to know what drives them to extraordinary heights? One thing is certain, these individuals tend to be solution-based not in an either-or but very much in an AND way. So, let me ask you, do you know what or who got someone like Jeff Bezos to even think about big problems, particularly in an AND way? The answer may surprise you. It is a man who very few people today would even recognize the name of, a man who our guest today has made a fascinating movie about. The gentleman I'm referring to has inspired everyone from Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to Star Trek creator, Gene Rodenberry. A man who, when you watch this movie, 'The High Frontier,' may change your entire understanding of the possibilities and value of the new space race. Our guest on the next two episode is Will Henry, Producer at Multiverse Media. Will is a Filmmaker and Writer based in Los Angeles, CA. Born and raised in Princeton, NJ, Will later attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City as a Directing/Screenwriting double major where he graduated top of his class. Will began his career in development at Tribeca Film under Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro, and later as a Creative Executive at Cindy Cowan Entertainment. Will Henry then moved into the independent film industry as a Filmmaker and Writer shortly after relocating to Los Angeles, CA. He is the Senior Producer at Multiverse Media and has gained recognition for his first feature documentary film, The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill. More on Will Henry: Website: https://www.willhenryfilm.com https://multiversemediagroupllc.com https://thehighfrontiermovie.com Social Media https://twitter.com/WillTHenry https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-henry-86003654 https://www.instagram.com/multiversemedia_group https://www.facebook.com/HighFrontierDoc Part 2) Living in Space Living in Space and Not on a Planet Space Living: Death by Politics and Religion The Economics of Space Living Why Millions of People Quit their Job to Help Create the High Frontier Gerry Kids in The Princeton Quad Lessons from Colonization Who Were and Are Today's "Gerry's Kids" Inspiring Multiple Generations Space - Syfy and Human Philosophy . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 20, 2022 • 31min
1/2 Will Henry: The High Frontier... Living in Space!
Humans have a propensity to think in absolutes. For instance, fire the team member or keep them? Get divorced or have a baby? Consider this, the profound and innovative technologies tend not to be either or, but rather AND based instead. Who can we look too? Who can teach us an AND way of thinking, particularly when confronting the really big questions, the really big problems we face? You may love or hate people like Elon Musk, Richard Branson, or Jeff Bezos, but as a leader, you likely do want to know what drives them to extraordinary heights? One thing is certain, these individuals tend to be solution-based not in an either-or but very much in an AND way. So, let me ask you, do you know what or who got someone like Jeff Bezos to even think about big problems, particularly in an AND way? The answer may surprise you. It is a man who very few people today would even recognize the name of, a man who our guest today has made a fascinating movie about. The gentleman I'm referring to has inspired everyone from Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to Star Trek creator, Gene Rodenberry. A man who, when you watch this movie, 'The High Frontier,' may change your entire understanding of the possibilities and value of the new space race. Our guest on the next two episode is Will Henry, Producer at Multiverse Media. Will is a Filmmaker and Writer based in Los Angeles, CA. Born and raised in Princeton, NJ, Will later attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City as a Directing/Screenwriting double major where he graduated top of his class. Will began his career in development at Tribeca Film under Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro, and later as a Creative Executive at Cindy Cowan Entertainment. Will Henry then moved into the independent film industry as a Filmmaker and Writer shortly after relocating to Los Angeles, CA. He is the Senior Producer at Multiverse Media and has gained recognition for his first feature documentary film, The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill. More on Will Henry: Website: https://www.willhenryfilm.com https://multiversemediagroupllc.com https://thehighfrontiermovie.com Social Media https://twitter.com/WillTHenry https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-henry-86003654 https://www.instagram.com/multiversemedia_group https://www.facebook.com/HighFrontierDoc PART1) The Untold Story of Professor Gerry O'Neill How Politics and Religion of The 1980's killed The Space Frontier (even though we had the tech) Living in Deep Space Do you have GPS - Thank Gerry O'Neill Why every physicist and quantum physicist has a debt to Gerry O'neill How The Tonight Show's Johnny Carson Inadvertently Killed Professor O'Neill chance at a Nobel Prize Why Millions of People quit their job to help create the High Frontier Gerry's Kids in The Princeton Quad . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2022 • 35min
2/2 Dr. Sabrina Starling: Turning a 4 Week Vacation into a Reality
What if you could up-level your business by taking more time off? What, has Dov gone crazy? No, I haven't! What if you knew how to strategically take more time off from your business and it made your business become stronger? We all know the horror stories from entrepreneurial friends who speak about 80-hour weeks, 51 ½ weeks a year. If you're already an entrepreneur, that may be exactly how you are living. It may seem like there are no other options. But what if there actually was a way to work less and be more productive, more profitable, and more human for those you love? Let's find out. Our guest for these two episodes is returning champion, Dr. Sabrina Starling. Sabrina is on a mission, disrupting the traditional story of entrepreneurship. She believes that work should support life, not the other way around. Sabrina, along with her team at Tap the Potential, guides entrepreneurs in taking their lives back. She says that the strange irony is, the more time you take off from your business, the stronger it becomes. That is, if you do so strategically. This is exactly what she outlines in her new international best seller, The 4 Week Vacation® The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Taking Your Life Back from Your Business. Website http://www.tapthepotential.com Book: https://tapthepotential.com/4-week-vacation-book Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/tapthepotential https://twitter.com/DrSabrina https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsabrina https://www.instagram.com/drsabrina Part 2) Turning a 4 Week Vacation into a Reality Boundaries - for Business and Life What's Your Longest Time Off What WOULD Fall Through the Cracks Following Tap the Potential System What If You Focused on Profit First Finding The 20% Joy and Profit Bringers Why Shitty Clients Are So Expensive How Micro-Innovations Can Make You 25% More Profitable Why You Should Be Hiring and Training for 1 (and only 1) Result . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 13, 2022 • 33min
1/2 Confronting the Time Off Lies: Dr Sabrina Starling.
What if you could up-level your business by taking more time off? What, has Dov gone crazy? No, I haven't! What if you knew how to strategically take more time off from your business and it made your business become stronger? We all know the horror stories from entrepreneurial friends who speak about 80-hour weeks, 51 ½ weeks a year. If you're already an entrepreneur, that may be exactly how you are living. It may seem like there are no other options. But what if there actually was a way to work less and be more productive, more profitable, and more human for those you love? Let's find out. Our guest for the next two episodes is returning champion, Dr. Sabrina Starling. Sabrina is on a mission, disrupting the traditional story of entrepreneurship. She believes that work should support life, not the other way around. Sabrina, along with her team at Tap the Potential, guides entrepreneurs in taking their lives back. She says that the strange irony is, the more time you take off from your business, the stronger it becomes. That is, if you do so strategically. This is exactly what she outlines in her new international best seller, The 4 Week Vacation® The Entrepreneur's Ultimate Guide to Taking Your Life Back from Your Business. Website http://www.tapthepotential.com Book: https://tapthepotential.com/4-week-vacation-book Social Media https://www.facebook.com/tapthepotential https://twitter.com/DrSabrina https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsabrina https://www.instagram.com/drsabrina Part 1) Confronting the Time Off Lies Searching for effective and successful The Shocking State of Entrepreneurship in the US Why the More You Work, the More You Need to Re-Work Your Business or Your Life Confronting the Sacrifice Lie! Are You in a Primary Relationship With Your... Business Confronting The "I can't Afford to Hire" Lie Determining Your Value Activities The Power of Systems Building on What Not to Do . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 9, 2022 • 31min
2/2 Scott Mautz: Strategies for Leading Up, Down and Across
LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE Scott Mautz: International Bestselling Author, CEO of Profound Performance. In case you don't know it, those in Middle Management are exhausted. You may not realize that your Middle Management is the Backbone of your organization. They keep the economic machine running. Middle Management accounts for 25% of the variation in revenue. The skills needed to do this are less than sexy but quite unique. What's more, there's a pretty good chance that in the race up the career ladder, you have forgotten the SCOPE of what it takes to be in the position of having to manage and Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization. No one gets that better than our guest, Scott Mautz. Scott is a 3x award-winning author, international keynote speaker, a former Procter & Gamble senior executive who successfully ran several of the company's largest multi-billion-dollar businesses. Scott is on the Faculty at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business for Executive Education. He's been named a CEO Thought-leader by The Chief Executives Guild and a Top 50 Leadership Innovator by Inc.com where he was a top columnist whose articles garnered 1.5 million monthly readers. Scott Mautz is the CEO of Profound Performance Inc. He's also the author of the #1 bestseller in Management Science, Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization. Website https://scottmautz.com Social Media https://www.facebook.com/ScottMautzPP https://twitter.com/scott_mautz https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmautz https://www.instagram.com/scottmautz Part 2) Strategies for Leading Up, Down and Across The Specialist Who Must Be a Generalist Leading Up, Down and Across From Autonomy to Powerless The Neuroscientific Research of Being a Middle Manager The Cost of Switching Hats and Switching Tasks. Owning Your Extraordinary Value Role Integration The Golden Rule of Influencing the You Have No Power Over Specific Strategies for Leading Your Boss Feedback that works...Every Time! . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 6, 2022 • 26min
1/2: The Exhausted Back Bone of Business: Scott Mautz
LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE Scott Mautz: International Bestselling Author, CEO of Profound Performance. Part 1 of 2) The Exhausted Back Bone of Business In case you don't know it, those in Middle Management are exhausted. You may not realize that your Middle Management is the Backbone of your organization. They keep the economic machine running. Middle Management accounts for 25% of the variation in revenue. The skills needed to do this are less than sexy but quite unique. What's more, there's a pretty good chance that in the race up the career ladder, you have forgotten the SCOPE of what it takes to be in the position of having to manage and Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization. No one gets that better than our guest, Scott Mautz. Scott is a 3x award-winning author, international keynote speaker, a former Procter & Gamble senior executive who successfully ran several of the company's largest multi-billion-dollar businesses. Scott is on the Faculty at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business for Executive Education. He's been named a CEO Thought-leader by The Chief Executives Guild and a Top 50 Leadership Innovator by Inc.com where he was a top columnist whose articles garnered 1.5 million monthly readers. Scott Mautz is the CEO of Profound Performance Inc. He's also the author of the #1 bestseller in Management Science, Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization. Website https://scottmautz.com Social Media https://www.facebook.com/ScottMautzPP https://twitter.com/scott_mautz https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmautz https://www.instagram.com/scottmautz Part 1) The Exhausted Back Bone of Business The Forgotten Middle Class of Your Organization Heroes from the Messy Middle Leading from Assisting Success or Avoiding Failure Monkey in The Middle What Monkey Feces Tells Us About Middle Management Middle Management as The Engineer-Artist of Leadership Middle Management - Entrepreneur in Waiting? Addressing the Unmet Needs of Leadership . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 2, 2022 • 31min
2/2 Bus Ride to Dignity: Bobby Herrera
There's a pretty good chance you've been faced with some major challenges lately. I challenge you to consider examining what might be the gift offered to you through the struggles you find yourself in right now? This episode was recorded at the end of 2021, almost 2 full years of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and all the fallout from it. What to do? Let's find out together. Our guest is Bobby Herrera. Bobby is a genuinely lovely man who at his core believes everyone deserves an opportunity to succeed; he is a front row fan of the underdog. Booby is an Army Veteran, and a student of struggle. He is a co-founder and CEO of Populus Group, one of the fastest-growing HR services companies in the United States with annual revenue of $500 million and many Fortune 100 customers. Bobby serves on national community organization boards and is a regular speaker at corporations and service groups. If you believe that one moment can transform someone's story, today you'll hear about one that will stick with you forever and inspire you to become the leader you imagine. Bobby is the bestselling author of, The Gift of Struggle. Website https://bobby-herrera.com & https://www.populusgroup.com Social Media. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-herrera-5781821 https://www.facebook.com/populusgroup https://twitter.com/populusgroup https://www.instagram.com/populusgroup https://www.linkedin.com/company/70117 Part 2) Bus Ride to Dignity We Can't Fix What We're Not Will to Understand The Great Resignation Enhancing the Employee Experience Beyond Salary Employees Solving Problems "Giving Them the Pen" . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2022 • 31min
1/2: Bobby Herrera: The Gift of Dignity in Struggle
There's a pretty good chance you've been faced with some major challenges lately. I challenge you to consider examining what might be the gift offered to you through the struggles you find yourself in right now? This episode was recorded at the end of 2021, almost 2 full years of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and all the fallout from it. What to do? Let's find out together. Our guest is Bobby Herrera. Bobby is a genuinely lovely man who at his core believes everyone deserves an opportunity to succeed; he is a front row fan of the underdog. Booby is an Army Veteran, and a student of struggle. He is a co-founder and CEO of Populus Group, one of the fastest-growing HR services companies in the United States with annual revenue of $500 million and many Fortune 100 customers. Bobby serves on national community organization boards and is a regular speaker at corporations and service groups. If you believe that one moment can transform someone's story, today you'll hear about one that will stick with you forever and inspire you to become the leader you imagine. Bobby is the bestselling author of, The Gift of Struggle. Website https://bobby-herrera.com & https://www.populusgroup.com Social Media. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-herrera-5781821 https://www.facebook.com/populusgroup https://twitter.com/populusgroup https://www.instagram.com/populusgroup https://www.linkedin.com/company/70117 Part 1) The Two Most Important Questions Every Leader Must Ask Are You Ticking the Right Boxes? The Danger of Telling One-Sided Stories The Work Ethic of a Child Fulfilling the Dream Confronting the Leadership Biases The Underdog Narrative Are You Handicapping Your Own Chance of Winning? . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 26, 2022 • 35min
2/2 Saving Lives at Over Vast Distances: Dr. Scott Parazynski
Generational and technological changes and advance have blurred the leadership lines. The old command and control has lost a great deal of its functionality. Innovation and collaboration are essential in moving forward as organizations and as leaders. What can we learn from the advances in space technology? Let's find out together. Our guest is Dr. Scott Parazynski. Scott is a NASA trained astronaut who was recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. He's a highly decorated physician, tech CEO, and a widely sought-after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, and leadership under extreme adversity. Dr. Scott Parazynski is both Stanford and Harvard graduate and has conducted ground-breaking research in space physiology and high-altitude acclimatization. In 1992, he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crew mate; and personal physician and the assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. He is also a prolific inventor/product developer and serves on the boards of several companies. Dr. Parazynski is the Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space. More on Dr. Scott Parazynski: Website https://parazynski.com. Social Media https://www.facebook.com/scottparazynski. https://twitter.com/AstroDocScott https://www.linkedin.com/in/parazynski https://www.instagram.com/astrodocscott . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2022 • 34min
1/2 NASA Astronaut Scott Parazynski: Medical Innovations from The Sky Below:
Generational and technological changes and advance have blurred the leadership lines. The old command and control has lost a great deal of its functionality. Innovation and collaboration are essential in moving forward as organizations and as leaders. What can we learn from the advances in space technology? Let's find out together. Our guest is Dr. Scott Parazynski. Scott is a NASA trained astronaut who was recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. He's a highly decorated physician, tech CEO, and a widely sought-after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, and leadership under extreme adversity. Dr. Scott Parazynski is both Stanford and Harvard graduate and has conducted ground-breaking research in space physiology and high-altitude acclimatization. In 1992, he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crew mate; and personal physician and the assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. He is also a prolific inventor/product developer and serves on the boards of several companies. Dr. Parazynski is the Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space. More on Dr. Scott Parazynski: Website https://parazynski.com. Social Media https://www.facebook.com/scottparazynski. https://twitter.com/AstroDocScott https://www.linkedin.com/in/parazynski https://www.instagram.com/astrodocscott . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


