Becoming Great Podcast

What is Becoming Great?

Becoming Great is an explorative podcast about the literal and sometimes spiritual journey to becoming the world’s most innovative and controversial charitable organization — Great.com.

Find us on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a review if you like what you hear!

Becoming Great Podcast

What is Becoming Great?

Becoming Great is an explorative podcast about the literal and sometimes spiritual journey to becoming the world’s most innovative and controversial charitable organization — Great.com.

Find us on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a review if you like what you hear!

The Hosts

Erik Bergman

Erik Bergman made over $50 million before turning 30 by co-founding the marketing company Catena Media and taking it to the stock exchange with a $200 million valuation.

In 2017 he left his previous business to found Great.com, a marketing company as well, but this time with the intention of giving away 100% of the profits to prevent the climate crisis.

He loves to inspire and he shares daily knowledge with his over 250 000 followers on Instagram and Twitter, eager to give value and teach people about entrepreneurship.

Emil Ekvardt

Emil Ekvardt is a passionate learner, podcast host, and personal development coach.

He started his career in professional poker where he made over $1 million before turning 25.

Looking for something more meaningful, he joined Great.coms as the first employee in 2018 where he is now the host of the “The becoming Great.com” podcast and the podcast “Great.com talks with…”

Emil loves to share his knowledge through Podcasts, Instagram and YouTube.

On the side of Great.com, he runs a coaching business where he helps men grow and live richer lives.

Podcast Episodes

How to stop overthinking and procrastinating

#81

Erik has over 200 000 followers on Instagram and “How to stop procrastinating?” and “How to stop overthinking?” are by far the most common questions that he gets. Almost everyone has this problem. You are not alone.

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What is the business model of Great.com?

#80

Erik has invested $900 000 in the domain name Great.com because he wants to build a company that will change an entire industry from the inside and out. In this episode, we will explain the business model of Great.com, what industry we will change first, and why we will succeed. And stick with us, because somewhere in this episode, Erik will tell you how much money he thinks that we will make.

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4 habits that save time

#79

Our four best productivity habits give us 25 extra hours of performance each week. Habits that save time! We are two habit nerds that constantly tweak our days to maximize output. In this episode, we will break our habits down for you. How you can apply them and how you can use them to boost your personal development and your career.

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The most important social skill EP3

#78

One of the most important factors of Erik’s business success is that he a great networker. He’s good at creating exciting conversations where people open up and they quickly get to know each other. In this episode, we will teach you the technique that he is using, breaking it down in examples, explaining how to use it and why it works.

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The most important social skill EP2

#77

There are four mistakes that almost everyone does in conversations. They are easy to avoid but most people are not even aware of them. You are most likely doing them as well – and they will lower your chances of happy relationships and successful careers. Today we are diving into how to develop the most important social skill by avoiding these mistakes.

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