Dan Clark: Focus, Leadership and Growth

Dan Clark is a serial entrepreneur, traveler, and the CEO of Brain.fm, an innovative technology company that helps users be more productive through the use of functional music created by composers and artificial intelligence.

Daniel has been in love with technology- and its potential to positively impact the world- for as long as he can remember. From building websites when he was 13, starting a design and advertising business at 18, and driving millions in revenue for multinational brands as a director for a boutique ad agency, he has truly been at the forefront of how technology can exponentially grow successful businesses.

One of Brain.fm's first user, he called the company 12 times before they agreed to bring him in for an interview. When he did receive an offer, he jumped at it (even working for free for the first few weeks). He eventually moved up to Head of Technology and is now the CEO. As CEO, Daniel is constantly striving to build a company that can not only change the world through music but also is one of the best companies for people to work for and grow with.

Explore the science of Brain.fm:

Performance Pilot

White Paper

Sleep Studies

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Show Notes:

[00:05:52] What is Brain.fm?

[00:07:38] How did Dan discover the power of music?

[00:10:00] What is happening in the brain when listening to music?

[00:11:56] What binaural beats and misconceptions?

Binaural Beats | Psychology Today

[00:15:30] Other use cases for Brain.fm

[00:18:09] Music and Recovery

[00:20:43] Where did the foundation of science come from 

[00:23:51] A perfect storm of technology to make this possible

[00:25:13] Where does AI play a role?

[00:26:43] What was it like for Dan to stumble into this? 

[00:31:03] Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Routines

Circadian Rhythm | Psychology Today

What is Circadian Rhythm? | Improve Sleep with Consistency

[00:33:13] Making technology in service of the user

[00:34:53] Pattern interrupts to get focused

Pomodoro Technique

[00:37:33] The Power of Travel

[00:40:33] How has Dan been challenging himself in 2020?  

[00:41:53] Leadership and Trust

[00:44:36] Connection and Communication

[00:47:02] Growth and how to foster it

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson and John David Mann

Atomic Habits by James Clear

[00:51:05] Anchor to the process

[00:52:56] Recommended Books

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Relentless by Tim Grover

[00:54:38] The power of sport

[00:56:09] Advice on jump starting into new a direction

[00:58:36] Control what you can