My guest today, Jerry Kelona, grew up in Brooklyn in the 60s and 70s a time when there

was a lot of turmoil in New York and his immediate family was no smaller representation of that

same inner turmoil with a lot of strife happening within the household.

That set the stage for the way that he would perceive himself, the way he would perceive

his own life, his value, his contribution, the way he would and would not act.

And in no small part, the way that he then went out into the world, built his living.

He ended up going to college, moving into the world, publishing, succeeding at a very

high level very quickly, then into the world of venture capital in the tech world and

at a very young age being sort of one of the high flying pairs who did stunning things.

Then at the age of 38, everything came crashing down and led him to a major breaking point

in his life.

And he had to make some decisions about how he wanted to move forward.

That led to a profound shift in career and to the world of Buddhism, the world of being

in support of others.

And he now is one of the most sought after coaches, if not the most sought after coach, especially

in Silicon Valley for founders who are going through the fierce cauldron of starting and

building something big with massive stakes.

A lot of his journey and his philosophy is shared in a beautiful new book that he's written

called Reboot.

And we dive into this journey today.

I would strongly recommend you pick up and read the book, but we really deep dive into

some super important ideas and principles and his own personal narrative in this conversation.

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