First Contact with Laurie Segall

The Future of Mindfulness, Love... and High-Stakes Poker

We’re bringing you three interviews from the first at-home edition of the Collision tech conference. Laurie chats with Headspace Co-founder and CEO Rich Pierson about the importance of mindfulness and how to live in the present amidst global uncertainty. <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmatch.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ctariharrison%40iheartmedia.com%7C0302a002f4b44ad6c3e608d81e93a5e5%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637292966848180040&amp;sdata=%2FA5%2Fsp3gd%2FQoeIrX4oEOfiZt5bZ9o4zWb7ape7Z5UvQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">Match.com</a> CEO Hesam Hosseini and Plenty of Fish CEO Malgosia Green discuss how COVID-19 has transformed the world of dating. And lastly, entrepreneur and author Molly Bloom shares her incredible life story — one that you may be familiar with from the 2017 film Molly’s Game. She gives Laurie a peak behind the curtain of running one of the highest-stakes illegal poker games in history. ————————————Show Notes <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollisionconf.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ctariharrison%40iheartmedia.com%7C0302a002f4b44ad6c3e608d81e93a5e5%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637292966848180040&amp;sdata=SbInHY%2F7aDLE14igAp0Jvw4xg7wJ3IwmXd2JAgFaujY%3D&amp;reserved=0">Collision</a> <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.headspace.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ctariharrison%40iheartmedia.com%7C0302a002f4b44ad6c3e608d81e93a5e5%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637292966848180040&amp;sdata=JeyGxEbVaeC8SXWQzG58XJsYAihgucEY5sVIj4OkfSA%3D&amp;reserved=0">Headspace</a> <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.match.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ctariharrison%40iheartmedia.com%7C0302a002f4b44ad6c3e608d81e93a5e5%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637292966848190032&amp;sdata=JIGRic6P961BoTpEOqFpOu8xy5D7%2B%2F9VIB%2Fpn%2FW%2BXIA%3D&amp;reserved=0">Match</a> <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpof.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ctariharrison%40iheartmedia.com%7C0302a002f4b44ad6c3e608d81e93a5e5%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637292966848190032&amp;sdata=aLyLWodBXkf3EVqDiFpCyJdjwAsFv%2BtatVWO0CVxUnQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">Plenty Of Fish</a> <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt4209788%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ctariharrison%40iheartmedia.com%7C0302a002f4b44ad6c3e608d81e93a5e5%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637292966848200033&amp;sdata=JrMM%2BUf5jWb2ylXBaGyLNiQU3pZDAERyYSSfUucbhlM%3D&amp;reserved=0">Molly’s Game</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Laurie Segall, Silicon Valley’s go-to reporter and former CNN Senior Tech Correspondent, hosts First Contact - a weekly podcast series that explores the people and technology that are changing what it means to be human. First Contact brings listeners engaging and thought-provoking interviews with some of the biggest names in tech in ways we can all relate to. Laurie’s authentic and nuanced conversations give listeners “first contact” with the world’s most influential figures in tech - people the audience may know by name, but have never heard speak in this way before. Laurie built a decade’s worth of trust and credibility in Silicon Valley, and now she is giving listeners unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes world only she knows. Each week, First Contact exposes the audience to engaging one-on-one interviews with everyone from billionaire tech founders to vigilante hackers shaping the world. First Contact goes beyond the big names and 24-hour news cycle. First Contact introduces listeners to the as-yet unknown figures in tech who will fundamentally change how we will live in the future. The series examines the people behind the tech by looking at their stories through the human lens. From tech titans to the fringes of society, First Contact explores human connection and the ethical dilemmas facing our future.