What a family welcome to episode 169 of the Genius Life.

What's going on everybody welcome to another episode of the show I'm your host Max Lugovier,

filmmaker, health and science journalist and author of the New York Times best songbook Genius Foods

and the Genius Life coming to you today from my new place in West Hollywood, California.

That's right. I for the past year lived on the west side of Los Angeles, Venice, to be your

Venice Santa Monica area to be exact. And now I'm back in my old stomping grounds of West Hollywood,

so if any all happen to live in Los Angeles, you may see me out and about InWihau and Say Hi.

Guys, today's episode is super timely. We welcome to the show my friend and guru for all things human connection,

John Levy. John is a behavioral scientist best known for his work in influence, human connection

and decision making. He specializes in applying the latest research to transform the ways companies

approach marketing, sales, consumer engagement and culture. He's also an author. His latest book is called

The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence. And he's an all around badass. So whether you're striving to

make new connections in the career world or you're simply out of socializing practice because of a lockdown,

and whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, John is your guide helping you make new friends, business connections and more.

In today's episode, John expands on the Dale Carnegie lesson of winning friends and influencing people

as one of the primary determinants of personal and professional success. I kind of consider John to be,

a Dale Carnegie for Gen Z and Gen Y. So listen to what he's got to say. He's, as I mentioned, he's brilliant.

Over the course of the next hour, we're going to discuss how research has shown that obesity and other

traits, both good and bad, can spread contagiously through our social networks.

We also chat about how we should take inspiration from the admirable qualities of people in our social

circles rather than just lament about how we may fall short in comparison. I know social media definitely has

created that tendency in all of us. So I'm excited for you to hear what John has to say in that regard.

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