What do Grammarly, Duolingo, and Chess.com have in common? What has Gorav's obsession with these three things amounted to? How can storytelling make chess fun even for people who are bad at it? This week, we chat with Albert Cheng, Chief Growth Officer at Chess.com.

Albert Cheng led Growth for three of the most successful apps in the world: Duolingo, Grammarly, and Chess.com.

What are Gorav's biggest storytelling & AI lessons so far from Wharton MBA? How did the World's Greatest Narcissist come to be? For LSPTPod's five-year anniversary, we'd like to give an update on our stories and what's to come. Thank you for staying on our journey together - we miss you dearly.

Rewind Time! This week, we celebrate the graphic novel release of Ginseng Roots by Craig Thompson with a rewind of our chat with Craig in Season 3. Pick up the Ginseng Roots graphic novel in your local comic book store!

Why is the American agriculture story relevant to you (yes, you)? Is comic book a genre or a medium? Why should you care about where your food comes from? How does the story of an herbal root connect the US-China trade?

Kevin stumbled upon an issue in the series and got super curious - what could an American artist possibly say about Northeastern China and an herbal root best known in Chinese medicine? He ended up loving the entire series. Ginseng Roots explores class divide, agriculture, holistic healing, the 300-year-long trade relationship between China and North America, childhood labor, and the bond between two brothers.

Craig Thompson is a graphic novelist and author of Blankets; Good-bye, Chunky Rice; and Habibi. He grew up in a rural farming community in Marathon, Wisconsin, world capital of ginseng.

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Why does saying the wrong thing make you a better communicator? How do we manage stress in any form of talking? How does martial arts make you better at communicating? How do you communicate with a Gen Z audience?

This week, we talk to Matt Abrahams, a lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (Stanford GSB), where he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. Matt hosts the award-winning Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast, and is the author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot.

What does Gorav think about his first video game in years? How can arts, pre-med, music, and writing backgrounds set you up for a video game career? What do Spider-Man, MLB 2K, and Call of Duty have in common? This week, we learn from the captivating story of Eric Monacelli, Executive Producer at Marvel Games. Before that, Eric has had a decorated career experience across video game studios such as Naughty Dog, 2K Games, Capcom, Infinity Ward, and Atari. He is also a published author in Primary Psychiatry.

What storytelling lens do gen AIs have, and how does ChatGPT think about a book that talks about it? What does ChatGPT itself recommend this episode to you? This week, we chat with Vauhini Vara, author of the genre-bending non-fiction Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age.

Vauhini started her career in tech journalism at Wall Street Journal and later contributed to various well-known news platforms. In her subsequent creative writing career, she wrote The Immortal King Rao and This is Salvaged. Gorav discovered Vauhini's work because ChatGPT recommended it to him.

Finally, we're talking about Liquid Death, one of Gorav's favorite brands. How do you bring life into a brand? What makes canned water work? How does being healthy & sustainable become cool? This week, we chat with Andy Pearson, VP of Creative at Liquid Death.

After 12+ years as a copywriter and creative director at ad agencies, Andy now creates and leads creative with an incredible team at Liquid Death on its evil mission to make the world healthier and more sustainable.

Why and how should you prepare Topics for every conversation? When are you Asking the right questions? How do you bring Levity? Why does Kindness come from storytelling?

Welcome back to your storytelling journey! To kick off Season Five, we're having a great talk with the author of TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves , Alison Wood Brooks. At Harvard Business School, Alison teaches an award-winning course in the MBA curriculum called “TALK.”