Episode 101 Entrepreneur and healthcare investor Marcus Whitney joins the Matthews Mentality podcast to discuss his journey from growing up in Brooklyn and dropping out of college to teaching himself to code, becoming a CTO, and eventually co-founding and leading Jumpstart Health Investors, an early-stage healthcare venture firm. He explains why building companies in healthcare is uniquely difficult due to regulation and structural barriers like certificates of need, and why

Episode 100 On the 100th episode of the Matthews Mentality podcast, Kyle Matthews interviews his brother Clay Matthews, a former Green Bay Packers linebacker and the franchise’s all-time sack leader. Clay discusses life after football with three kids and working outdoors, then recounts nearly taking a commercial real estate internship arranged by Kyle before choosing to pursue the NFL. He reflects on being a late bloomer, walking on at USC, struggling with homesickness and th

Episode 99 In this Matthews Mentality Podcast episode, host Kyle Matthews interviews Dr. Debra Clary, founder and CEO of the Clary Group and author of The Curiosity Curve (launched with Fast Company in October 2025). Clary shares how she grew up feeling like an underdog and used that mindset to outwork others, beginning her career as a 4:00 AM Frito-Lay route driver in Detroit before moving into leadership roles at major organizations including Coca-Cola, Jack Daniels, Papa J

Episode 98 What does it take to build one of the most powerful real estate companies in the world? In this episode of the Matthews Mentality Podcast, Hamid Moghadam — Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Prologis — shares how he went from immigrating to the United States as a teenager to leading the world’s largest logistics real estate company. Under Hamid’s leadership, Prologis grew into a global powerhouse spanning nearly 1.3 billion square feet across 20 countries, with a

Episode 97 In this engaging episode of the Matthews Mentality Podcast, host Kyle Matthews sits down with UFC Hall of Famer and former Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin. They discuss Griffin's storied career, including his time on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter, his legendary fight against Stephan Bonnar, and his championship victory over Rampage Jackson. Griffin shares insights into his transition from fighter to Vice President of Athlete Development at

Episode 96 In this episode of the Matthews Mentality podcast, host Kyle Matthews interviews Piotr Tomasik, the co-founder and COO of TensorWave. Piotr shares the journey of founding TensorWave, an AI cloud and compute company based in Las Vegas, which aims to provide high-performance cloud infrastructure for modern AI workloads. The discussion covers Piotr’s background, his previous ventures, and the importance of building a robust tech community in Las Vegas. The conversatio

Episode 95 In this episode of Matthews Mentality, join host Kyle Matthews as he reconnects with his former USC teammate, Owen Hanson. Their conversation takes a deep dive into Owen's incredible life story that spans his days as a football player, becoming a notorious international bookie, and later a drug lord, to spending nearly a decade in federal prison. Discussing his motivations, the adrenaline rush, and the void he tried to fill with illegal activities, Owen shares pivo

Episode 94 In this episode of the Matthews Mentality Podcast, Kyle Matthews interviews Antoine Tessier, CEO of DuPont Registry Group. They dive deep into Antoine's career journey from serving as the Chief Technology Officer at LVMH to leading the world's premier luxury automotive ecosystem. Antoine shares key lessons from his experience in luxury retail, the transformation of DuPont Registry into a seamless digital marketplace, and insights into the high-end automotive indust

Episode 93 In this episode, Kyle Matthews speaks with Dr. Patrick Leddin, a distinguished leader spanning military service, Fortune 500 consulting, entrepreneurship, academia, and bestselling authorship. Dr. Leddin, who co-authored 'Disrupt Everything and Win' with James Patterson, shares insights on adapting to disruption, essentials of effective leadership, and personal transformation. The conversation covers Dr. Leddin's experiences as an Army Ranger, the importance of min