Jamie Foxx and Jacqueline Novogratz (#758)

This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #124 “Jamie Foxx on Workout Routines, Success Habits, and Untold Hollywood Stories” and #514 “Jacqueline Novogratz on Building Acumen, How to (Actually) Change the World, Speaking Your Truth, and the Incredible Power of ‘Dumb’ Questions“

Bios of guests may be found at tim.blog/combo.

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SHOW NOTES

• [06:50] Notes about this supercombo format.
• [07:53] Enter Jamie Foxx.
• [08:19] When Jamie met Kanye West.
• [10:58] Why Jamie considers his studio magical.
• [13:32] When Jamie met Ed Sheeran.
• [15:00] What’s on the other side of fear?
• [16:53] Making impressions.
• [22:15] How Eric Marlon Bishop became Jamie Foxx.
• [24:49] Overcoming fear at open mics.
• [26:12] Could Prince or Michael Jackson find a career break in today’s “Age of Memes?”
• [27:49] How Jamie learned to read the room.
• [33:27] Why do some comedians lose the ability to make people laugh?
• [39:04] Enter Jacqueline Novogratz.
• [39:37] Jacqueline’s background and siblings’ accomplishments.
• [42:06] Jacqueline’s journey into social impact investing.
• [45:15] An early banking career and reputation for asking tough questions.
• [48:36] A tendency to champion underdogs.
• [53:18] From banker to disruptor.
• [1:00:04] Jacqueline’s first opportunity in her new path.
• [1:05:28] Failures, small wins, and perseverance.
• [1:09:21] Jacqueline’s first real win in Rwanda.
• [1:13:37] The path between Rwanda and founding Acumen.
• [1:16:06] Jacqueline’s reasons for applying to Stanford Business School.
• [1:18:10] How the Rwanda genocide redefined poverty for Jacqueline.
• [1:20:42] Lessons Jacqueline learned about human nature from the genocide.
• [1:26:25] Acumen’s three main functions and naming process.
• [1:29:12] The quantification of impact investment through Lean Data.
• [1:37:28] Alternative names for Acumen that got left on the cutting room floor.
• [1:40:43] The concept of moral imagination.
• [1:44:55] An early win at Acumen.
• [1:50:43] Advice for young people aspiring to create positive change.
• [1:53:20] The benefits of committing to something larger than oneself.
• [1:56:10] Characteristics of a good mentor.
• [1:59:36] Book recommendations.
• [2:02:48] Advice for impact investors at various levels.
• [2:09:20] Next steps for investors to start making a difference.
• [2:14:00] Jacqueline’s authenticity.
• [2:17:07] A taste of potential topics for a future round two.
• [2:20:55] Parting thoughts.

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Connect with Jamie Foxx:

Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

Connect with Jacqueline Novogratz:

LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram

• Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World by Jacqueline Novogratz | Amazon
• The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz | Amazon
• Changing the Way the World Tackles Poverty | Acumen
• The World’s School for Social Change | Acumen Academy
• The Path of Moral Leadership | Acumen Academy
• 60 Decibels
• The University of Virginia
• Chase Online
• How Swiss Bank Accounts Work | The Balance
• The Innocent Anthropologist: Notes from a Mud Hut by Nigel Barley | Amazon
• Amplifying the Power of the Poor | Grameen Foundation
• World Still Learning from Ethiopia Famine | BBC News
• Women’s Financial Inclusion | Women’s World Banking
• Blue by Joni Mitchell | Amazon Music
• Abidjan City: The Most Developed City in West Africa | Safari Talk TV
• Giri Giri: A Magical Talisman Protecting Against Guns, Knives, Vampires, etc. | The Blog of Dimi
• Rwanda Chronology | Frontline
• Rwanda’s History Stained by Massive Human Rights Violations, but Rule of Law System Painstakingly Constructed to Tackle Forces Seeking to Sow Division, Committee Told | United Nations
• A History of the Napoleonic Code (Code Napoléon) | ThoughtCo.
• It Takes a Village to Determine the Origins of an African Proverb | Goats and Soda
• Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Gordon Gekko: “Greed Is Good” | Wall Street
• The Rockefeller Foundation
• Duterimbere
• Rwanda Genocide: 100 Days of Slaughter | BBC News
• Hutu Power | Wikipedia
• Women Leaders in the Rwandan Genocide: When Women Choose To Kill | UNIversitas
• Derren Brown: The Push | Netflix
• Kristallnacht: Why So Many Stood by While Jews Were Killed | Time
• Impact Investing | Investopedia
• Acumen Launches 60 Decibels to Make Lean Data an Impact Measurement Standard for Impact Investing | Acumen
• Financial Planning & Investment Management | BlackRock
• Solar Home Systems Outdoor & Solar Lanterns | d.light
• Stories that Matter: d.light’s Path to Illuminating 100 Million Lives | Acumen
• White Nationalists Use Tiki Torches to Light Up Charlottesville March | CNN
• Initiatives to Counter Malaria | Sumitomo Chemical
• Vice President of Tanzania Dedicates Olyset Net Factory in Arusha | Sumitomo Chemical
• Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria | The Global Fund
• Cal Newport: “Follow Your Passion” Is Bad Advice | 99U
• Building Girls of Courage, Confidence, and Character | Girl Scouts
• The World’s Largest Psychedelic Research Center | The Tim Ferriss Show #385
• Mike Novogratz on Investing, Bitcoin, Ayahuasca, and Running Through The Sahara Desert | The Tim Ferriss Show #451
• “The Mass of Men Lead Lives of Quiet Desperation.” -Henry David Thoreau | Goodreads
• Puqun Li: Zen K?ans: Unsolvable Enigmas Designed to Break Your Brain | TED-Ed
• Power: For the People | Common Cause
• Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Tim Ferriss | Amazon
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison | Amazon
• Killings by Police Declined After Black Lives Matter Protests | Scientific American
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe | Amazon
• A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry | Amazon
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl | Amazon
• The Intrapreneur | Investopedia
• #1 Meal Subscription in L.A. | Everytable
• Everytable Opens Compton Store | Acumen
• Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)
• Galaxy Digital
• My Healing Journey After Childhood Abuse (Includes Extensive Resource List) | The Tim Ferriss Show #464

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