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Michael Acton-Smith is best known as the co-founder of Calm, the $2 billion meditation, sleep and wellness app, but he is so much more than that. Because Calm is just one of four companies Michael has built. Michael has also built Moshi Monsters, the breakout success web-based children’s game, which after rapid growth suffered a loss in users and for a while Michael wasn’t sure whether the business could survive. Michael has experienced the highs, but also the challenges, of growing big businesses.  These are just two of four companies Michael has built. Michael is a natural entrepreneur who’s been founding businesses his entire adult life. To talk to him and share in his wisdom was a privilege I’m immensely grateful for.  Your early years Starting my first business - Firebox  My second business - Perplex City  My third business - Moshi monsters  The start of Calm Calm helping people sleep Misconceptions around sleep Tough times for you this year What you are doing now to change? Your relationships The foundations of good communication  How accurate is the 'hippie' stigma that comes with mindfulness?  Do you feel the good you've done in the world? Psychedelics curing mental health Our last guest question Micheal: https://www.instagram.com/michaelacton/ https://twitter.com/acton?lang=gu linkedin.com/in/michaelactonsmith/?originalSubdomain=uk Calm: https://www.calm.com/ Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Sponsors:  Huel - https://uk.huel.com/ Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Retail sales fall more than 16% in April. Uber and GrubHub explore a possible merger. Marriott and Under Armour tumble on disappointing earnings. Diagnostics company Quidel gets a big boost from the FDA. And DraftKings hits a new high. Motley Fool analysts Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss those stories and weigh in on the best way to build a portfolio. Our analysts share a couple of stocks on their radar: Intellia Therapeutics and Axon Enterprise. Plus, Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis talks about the business of RVs and shares some insights from his CNBC show, The Profit. Thanks to Molekule for supporting our show.   Get 10% off your first air purifier at http://www.molekule.com with code “fool10”.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Eley and guests discuss the state of the UK savings market, whether retail investors should look again at China and India, and if buy-to-let landlords will ever have it so good again

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The pitfalls of pension flexibility - why it's not a good idea to transfer a company scheme into flexible drawdown; The big PPI payday - how to get compensation; and how expensive are "switch-to-fix" mortgage deals? Presented by Matthew Vincent, with guest James Daley, editor of Which? Money.

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On this week's show, we talk holiday retail and share some timeless investing advice. Plus Corporate Library co-founder and film critic Nell Minow talks Buffett, markets, and movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices