A Productive Conversation

Mike Vardy

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led productivity and intentional-living show that regularly features established authors, academics, psychologists, and other recognized thinkers alongside the host’s solo episodes. Agencies could credibly pitch authors, researchers, executive coaches, workplace experts, and subject-matter authorities with original frameworks on productivity, time, decision-making, careers, or purposeful living; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include prominent authors and a Princeton professor.

Metrics

Episodes: 691

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 6.2k subscribers

Instagram: 3.6k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mike@mikevardy.com

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Host

Mike Vardy - Productivity strategist, author, and creator of the TimeCrafting approach to intentional time use and productiveness.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Published authors, academics, organizational psychologists, executive coaches, and recognized experts in productivity, work, decision-making, mindset, or purposeful living, preferably with an original framework, substantial professional experience, or a timely book.

Required Achievements:

Published books, Academic research or university leadership, Recognized terminology, frameworks, or theories, Established expertise in workplace, personal development, or decision-making topics

Recent Guest Discussions

Anthony Klotz - The Identifiable Events That Prompt People To Quit, When To Stay, Job-change Regret, Positive And Negative Career Jolts, And Alternatives To Immediately Resigning.

Patrick Rhone - The Distinction Between An Aha Moment And A Full-blown Epiphany, Reflection After Major Realizations, Holding Ideas Loosely, And Nature Versus Nurture.

Tom Griffiths - The Limits Of Logic, Human Decision-making, Induction, Cognitive Science, Creativity, And The Differences Between Human And Artificial Intelligence.

Gary John Bishop - Ontology, Language And Lived Experience, The Limits Of Time Management, Presence, Personal Agency, And Intentional Goal-setting.

Recent Topics

Productivity, Time Management, Intentional Living, Decision Making, Work-life Balance

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

A Productive Conversation

PM Talks S3E9: What Problem Does This Actually Solve?

September 09, 2026

My book, Productiveness, is now available. It's about the difference between doing more and doing what matters, and how we lost the ability to tell them apart. I'll send the release date the day it's set. Visit https://mikevardy.com/productiveness to learn more and get your copy today.Patrick's wife has an iPad mini she uses for exactly one thing: reading. She's never called it an iPad mini in her life. She calls it her Kindle — and she isn't confused, she's being precise. The name follows th...

The Five Kinds of Work Stress (with Amy Leneker)

September 02, 2026

My book, Productiveness, is now available. It's about the difference between doing more and doing what matters, and how we lost the ability to tell them apart. I'll send the release date the day it's set. Visit https://mikevardy.com/productiveness to learn more and get your copy today.Most people describe work stress as one undifferentiated thing: I'm stressed at work. Amy Leneker's research says there are actually five distinct kinds, and the one doing the most damage to working people isn't...

Why a Retreat Is Part of the Work, Not a Reward for It

August 26, 2026

My book, Productiveness, is now available. It's about the difference between doing more and doing what matters, and how we lost the ability to tell them apart. I'll send the release date the day it's set. Visit https://mikevardy.com/productiveness to learn more and get your copy today.We treat retreats as something you earn — a reward that shows up once you've worked hard enough, long enough. I don't think that's right, and I think it's the exact reason most people never actually take one. A ...

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