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"Don't let capitalism take our humanity." - Marian Goodell.

Isra Garcia interviews Burning Man CEO Marian Goodell. This conversation revolves around leadership lessons, community building, the power of Burning Man culture for reshaping society and culture activism, authentic storytelling machines, personal disruption, and creating a business beyond the ordinary. It also includes creativity and inspiration while balancing growing a worldwide organization for the long term and using Burning Man principles and ethos to make positive change.

"I quit my job in 1998 and joined Burning Man. Burning Man has been in my life for half of it." - Marian Goodell.

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"Cultural connectivity is our number one priority." - Marian Goodell.

In this new episode, we feature and interview Marian Goodell about Burning Man, Community Cultivation, Storytelling, Creativity, Leadership and Making a Ruckus.

Marian Goodell Burning Man CEO podcast interview about disrupting culture and creating inspiration around the world

"I'm living a disruptive life." - Marian Goodell.

Index of contents - and what you will learn in this episode 

  1. Most prominent life highlights. 
  2. What has occurred recently in Marian's life that she did not expect?
  3. The life-changing decision in Marian's life.
  4. What changed in Marian's life and Burning Man after losing the found Larry Harvey?
  5. How Burning Man is reshaping business culture.
  6. The leadership lessons that Burning Man has taught Marian Goodell.
  7. Marian's favourite part of being Burning Man CEO and her least favourite part.
  8. The most important personal lessons that Marian has taken from Burning Man.
  9. What are people getting wrong from Burning Man, according to Marian Goodell?
  10. The relationship between Burning Man and doing business. How do you run a business that produces culture?
  11. The biggest Marian has about Burning Man.
  12. Marian Goodell's take on psychedelics and how this has affected Burning Man.
  13. Would Marian Goodell add any other Burning Man principle to the leading ten BM principles?
  14. Rapid-fire questions.
  15. Marian's question for the audience: "What makes you happy?"
  16. Marian's experiment for the audience disrupts how you engage with other people.

"Live your life with minimal regrets."

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