A Productive Conversation
Hosted by productivity strategist Mike Vardy, A Productive Conversation offers insightful discussions on how to craft a life that aligns with your intentions. Each episode dives into the art of time devotion, productiveness, and refining your approach to daily living. Mike invites guests who are thinkers, doers, and creators to share their strategies for working smarter and living more intentionally. From practical tips to deep dives on mindset shifts, this podcast will help you reframe your relationship with time and find balance in a busy world.
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The Productive Kitchen with Allison Schaaf
On this episode, my guest is Allison Schaaf. She is a food, nutrition, and culinary expert, and the founder of meal-planning website PrepDish, which offers gluten-free, dairy-free and paleo meal plans. PrepDish aims to save people time preparing and cooking healthy, homecooked meals.
33 min
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Automating, Growing, and Selling with Joshua La...
On this episode, my guest is Joshua Latimer – the man behind SendJim and AutomateGrowSell – both are initiatives that aid small local service businesses to get better in their niche.
33 min
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Say Hello to David Knapp-Fisher
My guest on this episode is one of my good friends, David Knapp-Fisher. We met at the World Domination Summit where we found out that we live 4 blocks apart, and have been constantly connecting ever since.
36 min
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Controlling the Clutter with Claire Tompkins
This episode's guest is Claire Tompkins (a.k.a. the Clutter Coach). Claire works with clients to organize and declutter their homes and offices, to manage their time, and get things done better. She works with artists, writers, entrepreneurs, and more as a professional organizer by creating simple, practical systems for real people.
50 min
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Giving and Growing with Philip McKernan
My guest for this episode is Philip McKernan. He is an inspirational speaker, philosopher, writer, and filmmaker who works with entrepreneurs and leaders to live a life that benefits all aspects of their lives. One of the most impactful episodes I’ve had (so I suggest that you really listen to his insights), we had a very refreshing conversation that covered so much it can get you to see things in a different light.
37 min
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The Mikes on Mics 5 Year Anniversary Show with ...
It’s been 5 YEARS since my very first podcast recording with Michael Schechter. I thought it would be fitting to bring him back on this episode, as we catch up on what happened since we stopped recording podcasts together roughly 2 years ago.
25 min
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Alignment and Automation with Mridu Parikh
Joining me on this episode is Mridu Parikh - the woman behind Life is Organized. Mridu is a productivity coach, business strategist, speaker, and trainer. She made it her goal to help individuals get clear on their priorities through effective time management, efficient processes, systems, and life-changing habits – to do more in less time.
27 min
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Fostering Your Inner Youpreneur with Chris Ducker
The guest on this episode of The Productivityist Podcast is my good friend Chris Ducker, whom I will be joining at the Tropical Think Tank event happening this coming March.
30 min
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The Sunday Basket with Lisa Woodruff
My guest on this episode is Lisa Woodruff, a professional organizer, productivity specialist, and author of the book The Mindset of Organization: Take Back Your House One Phase at a Time. She coaches people to organize their households and their lives through systems she designed specifically for whichever part of your life or house that needs help tidying up and organizing.
27 min
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A Focus on Flourishing with Charlie Gilkey
This episode's guest is a long-time friend whom Mike met at the World Domination Summit. He is the founder of Productive Flourishing, a best-selling author, the host of the Creative Giant podcast, and a productivity expert: Charlie Gilkey.
37 min
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The Well Life with Briana Borten
Anytime is a good time to establish a "well life", and it just so happened that we’re starting 2017 with a means to help you do just that. On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast, my guest is Briana Borten. She is a peace engineer and wellness entrepreneur who owns The Dragontree Spa and co-wrote The Well Life.
37 min
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Demystifying Evernote with Charles Byrd
On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast, we zero in on Evernote with a guest who knows the ins and outs of the app. Charles Byrd will be talking Evernote with Mike with the goal of helping anyone get started and familiarize themselves with Evernote. He'll be giving insights, sharing tips, and offering hacks along the way.
27 min
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A Closer Look at Automation with Wade Foster
On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast, Mike will be chatting with Wade Foster. Wade is the co-founder and CEO of the automation platform Zapier, which helps people automate their work by allowing connections between various apps.
31 min
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Broadcasting Happiness with Michelle Gielan
We’re "broadcasting happiness" on this episode of The Productivityist Podcast with Mike Vardy and his guest Michelle Gielan, the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness.
32 min
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Fostering Creative Focus with Shawn Blanc
Shawn Blanc is back on the Productivityist Podcast with Mike Vardy. On this episode, Mike and Shawn will be diving into the subject of creative focus. A father of three, Shawn has a passion for creative focus and productivity, regularly writing about these topics on his blog since 2007.
42 min
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Beyond the E-Myth with Michael E. Gerber
Michael E. Gerber, founder of Michael E. Gerber companies and author of The E-Myth books is this episode's featured guest and he discusses some of the main concepts of his latest book, Beyond the E-Myth.
27 min
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Picking the Low Hanging Fruit with James Sudakow
James Sudakow, the author of the book Picking the Low Hanging Fruit, is this episode’s guest, and Mike and he talked about the language people use in the corporate world.
27 min
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The Power of Journaling with Zachary Sexton
The guest for this podcast episode is Zachary Sexton (formerly of Asian Efficiency) whom together with host Mike Vardy discusses the science and art of journaling as a productivity practice. Listen as Zack shares his insights on journaling, and expounds on the medium and apps he uses, the structure of his journal, and the purpose it serves him to reflect on his past and plan for the future.
33 min
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Paperless Productivity with Brooks Duncan
Brooks Duncan from DocumentSnap (a.k.a. The Paperless Guy) is this episode's guest on The Productivityist Podcast where both he and host Mike Vardy talked about the idea of backing up and going paperless.
38 min
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Sound Speaking with Grant Baldwin
On this episode, Mike Vardy’s guest is Grant Baldwin, who returns to The Productivityist Podcast. Grant is a speaker, blogger, podcaster, and founder of The Speaker Lab – where he helps people (specifically speakers) become more effective in their craft. Mike and Grant spoke about the processes in planning and delivering an effective talk.
31 min
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The Power of When with Dr. Michael Breus
On this episode of the podcast, Mike speaks with "The Sleep Doctor" and author of The Power of When, Dr. Michael Breus. They discuss the ties between chronotypes and productivity, what The Sleep Doctor's chronotype is, how leveraging when you do something can impact how well you do it, and much more.
32 min
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ProTECHtivity with Steve Dotto
On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast Mike welcomes his good friend Steve Dotto to the show. Steve's made a name for himself on two separate occasions – first as a nationally-recognized television personality in Canada and now as a globally-recognized Internet personality worldwide.
34 min
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The Making of The Productivityist Playbook
In this episode of the podcast, Mike talks about the making of The Productivityist Playbook, diving into the creative and tactical processes he used – as well as mistakes made – during the creation of this product.
27 min
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Progress with Erik Fisher
On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast, Mike speaks with his good friend Erik Fisher in the second part of a cross-podcast conversation started on his podcast Beyond the To-Do List. They talk about overwhelm, prioritization, what productivity (and other related terms) means to them, and much more.
38 min
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Crafting Clear Systems with Marina Darlow
On this episode of the podcast, Mike speaks with Marina Darlow. Marina is a systems expert and a productivity geek. She sees her job as helping impact-driven entrepreneurs get 10-20 more productive hours a week, stop leaking money, and prevent stress-fuel breakdowns.
32 min