The Top 10 Podcasts Entrepreneurs Should Be Listening to — and They're Not About Business

The Top 10 Podcasts Entrepreneurs Should Be Listening to - and They’re Not About Business The most successful entrepreneurs aren’t listening to business podcasts. They’re listening to shows about biology, stress, sleep and cognitive performance. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The podcasts shaping today’s best entrepreneurs don’t focus on business strategies. They focus on biology, decision making, stress, sleep, longevity and cognitive performance. This is because execution depends on capacity, not tactics. No strategy survives a burned-out brain. If you want to grow your business, you should listen to fewer business podcasts. Instead, listen to the ones that help you think better, last longer and lead more clearly. Most entrepreneurs assume the podcasts that make them better are the ones in which founders talk about scaling, fundraising, leadership or strategy. That assumption is wrong. The podcasts quietly shaping the best entrepreneurs today do not focus on business tactics. They focus on biology, decision making, stress, sleep, longevity and cognitive performance. These are the systems that determine how well you actually execute. Because no strategy survives a burned-out brain. Entrepreneurs already understand leverage. The highest leverage is not another tactic. It is decision quality over time. Fatigue degrades judgment. Stress narrows thinking. Poor metabolic health destabilizes energy and mood. When those systems break down, execution follows. That is why founders are paying attention to voices who explain how the mind and body actually function under pressure. Related: 11 Health and Wellness Podcasts to Help Keep You Calm and Inspired 1. The Drive with Peter Attia, MD This is essential listening for entrepreneurs who think long term. Attia approaches health the same way strong founders approach companies. Reduce catastrophic risk. Protect the downside. Extend the runway. His conversations around metabolic health , cardiovascular risk and longevity resonate deeply with entrepreneurs who understand that one major health event can undo decades of work. 2. Huberman Lab with Andrew Huberman, PhD Huberman translates neuroscience into practical protocols that founders can actually use. Focus, emotional regulation, stress response and sleep architecture are not just lifestyle topics - they determine how well you operate when the stakes are high. If you lead people or make decisions under pressure, this podcast explains the biological layer underneath it all. 3. FoundMyFitness with Rhonda Patrick, PhD Patrick connects nutrition, inflammation and micronutrients to brain performance and aging. Many entrepreneurs underestimate how much an unstable metabolism affects cognition. This podcast makes it difficult to ignore. Energy is not motivation. It is chemistry. 4. Lifespan with David Sinclair, PhD Sinclair explores aging and epigenetics through a future-oriented lens that resonates with founders. Longevity is not just about living longer. It is about staying sharp while you do. Entrepreneurs who think in decades immediately understand why this matters. 5. The Tim Ferriss Show Ferriss has interviewed elite performers across business, sports and science for years. The pattern that emerges is consistent. Sleep discipline, recovery, stress management and mental clarity show up again and again among high performers....

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