Oz Pearlman: How to Be More Confident, Memorable, and Impossible to Ignore
Post Run High
iHeartPodcasts
1.1 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
World-renowned mentalist and New York Times bestselling author Oz Pearlman has spent three decades studying how people think — and how to influence what they do next.
But he’s also an elite marathoner and ultrarunner.
In this episode of Post Run High, Oz breaks down the mindset behind his performances — and the lessons endurance sports taught him about confidence, memorability, and mental toughness.
We talk about:
• The psychology behind instant likability
• How to approach anyone without feeling awkward
• The simple formula to never forget someone’s name
• Why memorability beats talent
• What ultramarathons reveal about resilience
• The mindset that helped him leave Wall Street to bet on himself
This isn’t about magic tricks. It’s about understanding people — and learning how to master your own mind.
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| 0:00.0 | Open up your contacts. |
| 0:01.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:01.5 | Scroll through and you go to a totally random person whose phone number you have no |
| 0:06.2 | idea who they are. And I want to do that right now. And then I want you to stop, open up their contact. I think it's a female. Is it a female? It is. Think of the first letter. Look this way at me. B. Is it a B? Mm-hmm. What is her first name? Brianna |
| 0:19.3 | Brianna |
| 0:19.4 | Brianna |
| 0:20.1 | New York |
| 0:20.9 | Times |
| 0:21.3 | Bestselling |
| 0:21.8 | Author |
| 0:22.2 | and Emmy |
| 0:22.8 | Award |
| 0:23.2 | winning |
| 0:23.5 | mentalist |
| 0:24.1 | O'S |
| 0:24.4 | Powellman Is it a B? Mm-hmm. What is her first name? Brianna. Brianna. New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning mentalist. O'S Pearlman doesn't read minds. He raids people. In this episode, he turns mentalism into real tools. Approach others with confidence. Improve your memory and become more likable. What is a mentalist? Mentalists are like magicians, but think of it as magic of the mind. |
| 0:39.3 | Not psychic, not supernatural. |
| 0:41.3 | Everything I'm doing is repeatable and learnable. |
| 0:43.3 | I don't really have a great memory. |
| 0:45.3 | I cheat. I write everything down. |
| 0:47.3 | Let's talk about making yourself more likable. |
| 0:49.3 | Being likable is genuinely being curious. |
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