245. Behind the Scenes of Behavioral Scientist and Evan Nesterak

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today's conversation, I am joined by Evan Nesterak, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Behavioral Scientist</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a nonprofit digital and print magazine that examines the world through the science of human behavior. Previously, he led the Mindset Assessment Project, an initiative designed to bring rigorous psychological research into the world of sport and worked with Angela Duckworth at the University of Pennsylvania on character development research.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is such a fun conversation, where Evan tells some "never before publicly discussed" stories from his background and that of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Behavioral Scientist</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, which is always fun. We get to hear all about his work and the focus at the magazine, it is full of laughs and brainy goodness. You don’t want to miss it! </span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show Notes:</span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:42] In today's conversation, I am joined by Evan Nesterak, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Behavioral Scientist</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, a nonprofit digital and print magazine that examines the world through the science of human behavior.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:36] Evan shares about himself, his background, and the work that he does.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:35] He also did some research with the US Soccer Federation where they did a study looking at the mindsets of the elite youth players in the development academy. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[06:09] Evan shares how he met past Brainy Business guest Leidy Klotz.  </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[08:50] Often when you are newer to something you are automatically put into the mentee ro