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I had the honor of delivering the commencement address “Why Not Me?” at @molloy_u this week to a graduating class that included over 400 nurses.

I shared the one simple questionI posed at three defining life moments to propel me out of poverty - why not me?

It was a very emotional moment - as a kid, I sold flowers on a Queens street corner just a few miles from Molloy and my mother died at a nearby hospital under the loving care of nurses.

Never let anyone convince you that your past puts a ceiling on your future.

It only sets the floor.

And for all the blessings you pursue, and all the burdens you must carry, always ask yourself the one question that has the power to change your life:

Why not me?

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Numbers don’t lie.

@jessederris and I are proud investors through our fund Amity.

Numbers don’t lie.

@jessederris and I are proud investors through our fund Amity.

Find out why everyone is reading Burn the Boats to defeat imposter syndrome, anxiety, and shame. Go all in on your dreams🔥⛵️

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A parent who has nothing can still give their child everything.

Wrote this tribute to my mother Linda Higgjns. Link is in my story.

This Wednesday, Matt Higgins is joining us live!

He dropped out of high school at 16, and by 26 was managing the global media response to 9/11 for the mayor of New York City. Since then: helped rebuild Ground Zero, ran the NY Jets, became Vice Chairman of the Miami Dolphins, joined Shark Tank, taught at Harvard Business School, and wrote a WSJ bestseller.

His secret? He never had a Plan B.

Matt joins Podium this Wednesday to break down what "Burn the Boats" actually looks like in business — and how AI is helping the fastest-growing operators act on that mindset right now.

📅 April 29 @ 11am MT | Free
🎟️ Save your spot through the link in our bio!

#BurnTheBoats #AI #BusinessGrowth #SharkTank #Webinar #NoPlanB

Most founders build a product and then go find their customer. What if you flipped the script?

@mhiggins says founders who win aren't always the ones who moved fastest to market. They're the ones who took the time to deeply understand who they were building for before they built anything at all.

Let demand shape the roadmap. 🚀

Books every athlete should read.

𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 (n.) — a truth only you could have seen, born from everything you've lived through. Every great business has one.

@mhiggins believes the best investments aren't just betting on ideas. They're betting on the person whose entire life led them to that insight.

What was yours? Drop it in the comments 👇

Great pitches don’t beg for belief. They make the future feel 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴.

For founders, @mhiggins says your pitch shouldn’t just explain the idea. It should make it feel inevitable and make it clear that you’re the one who will make it happen.

The best brands don't just push products. They connect first and let the product be the quiet proof.

@mhiggins explains why mastering storytelling is one of the most important skills a founder can develop (or hire for) today.

Thrilled to return to @harvardhbs to co-teach the 7th annual edition of Moving Beyond DTC.

This year, the course is anchored around the most pressing question in the consumer sector: how do you build a brand that actually lasts in the age of infinite output?

AI has made it easier than ever to launch a business.

Anyone can spin up a product, a logo, a website, and a stream of content overnight. At the same time, feeds are flooded with synthetic stories, vibe-coded competitors, and endless sameness.

The barrier to entry has collapsed, but the barrier to meaningful impact has exploded.

Authentic storytelling in a world saturated with generative content. Brand building when distribution is cheap but trust is scarce.

Differentiation when speed and volume are no longer advantages. And how great brands earn attention, loyalty, and cultural relevance when everything looks and sounds the same.

We have curated an incredible group of entrepreneurs, operators, and investors who are building real businesses through this shift.

From @vancityreynolds to @the_michellegrant of GORGIE to Peter Rahal of David Protein, our guest lecturers span the entire consumer universe. We’ll also be joined by leaders from Lerer Hippeau, Partake Foods, Maev, Bandit, Shopify, Swoon, Boll & Branch, Eight Sleep, Magic Spoon, 10Beauty, AG1, and Immi. We also curated a panel of the best brand strategists to share the latest AI tactics and tools to launch and scale.

Excited to share insights and lessons soon!

Special thanks to my brilliant co-instructors Leonard Schlesinger and @ayeletis , my incredible partner Sarah Higgins who orchestrates the controlled chaos behind the scenes, Lori Wickham and Associate Course Fellow @iamdanielreji who help put the course together.

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛

Yesterday I got to speak at @harvardhbs on Building Brands in the Age of AI. 🎓 Thank you to Professor Len, @mhiggins, and my fellow panelists @shwinnabegobrand & @camillemoore as well as @iamdanielreji & Sarah Higgins. It’s an honor and always a pleasure.

I always learn a lot doing these. One thing I came away with was even with all this fast-paced technology changing so much of what we do, the fundamentals stay the same - change is scary, and taking the first step into the unknown can be hard. I try to say ‘progress over perfection’ every day and remind myself to just try, tinker, learn, and not have an ego.

Even the smartest people in the world are human and share the same hopes, fears, and insecurities! I love building new things because the act forces you to …just do it. You don’t need biohacking to stay young, just stay curious and have an open mind! 🧠💛