In Search Of Excellence

Randall Kaplan

matthew@jumpinvestors.com

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Booking Overview

In Search of Excellence spotlights high-achieving leaders, entrepreneurs, and public figures through high-stakes career and life journeys, blending success strategy with hard-earned lessons from crisis and redemption. It’s a strong booking vehicle for guests with compelling personal narratives who can connect their experiences to durable lessons for professional performance and growth.

Metrics

Episodes: 193

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 18.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Randall Kaplan - Randall Kaplan is a serial entrepreneur, investor, professional coach, and the host of In Search of Excellence. He is the co-founder of Akamai Technologies and an early investor in Google, and uses...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Entrepreneurs, founders, executives, athletes/public figures, and other widely known leaders with a notable personal narrative that connects to business strategy and measurable life/career lessons (often including adversity, transformation, or high-pressure decision-making).
Required Achievements:  
Built or scaled a major company, Authored books and/or founded an organization, Held senior executive roles (e.g., co-founder/CEO), High-profile media presence (e.g., major documentaries or mainstream coverage)

Recent Guest Discussions

Owen Hanson - Redemption After Incarceration; Addiction And Risk Psychology; Cartel-connected Life And Consequences; Rebuilding Through Entrepreneurship; Discipline And Mentorship

Owen Hanson - Ambition And Insecurity; Early Gambling Hustles; Rise And Escalation Into Drug Trafficking And Cartel-linked Money Movement; Prison And Redemption

John Mackey - Building And Sustaining A Mission-driven Company; Culture Through Appreciation; 9/11 Impact; Activist Investor Pressure; Whole Foods/amazon Deal And Stakeholder Outcomes; Wellness/health Mission Via Love Life

Recent Topics

Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Business, Redemption, Addiction

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
In Search Of Excellence
:

Owen Hanson: From Cocaine Kingpin to Prison Redemption | E190

June 18, 2026

Owen Hanson went from USC athlete to international cocaine kingpin, Sinaloa cartel associate, and federal inmate serving a 21-year sentence — but his story did not end in prison. In this raw conversation with Randall Kaplan, Owen reveals how he survived addiction, cartel violence, prison PTSD, betrayal, and rock bottom before rebuilding his life through discipline, redemption, and entrepreneurship.Owen Hanson’s story is one of the most shocking and intense redemption stories ever told on In S...

The True Story of Owen Hanson: USC Walk-On, Drug Kingpin, Prison & Redemption | E189

June 11, 2026

Owen Hanson went from a disciplined kid in Redondo Beach to a USC walk-on football player surrounded by celebrities, pro athletes, and power — before one bad decision became the rush he chased for years. In this raw conversation with Randall Kaplan, Owen reveals the true story behind **Netflix’s The Cocaine Quarterback**, his rise from campus hustles to a global drug and gambling operation, his connection to the Sinaloa cartel, and the prison sentence that forced him to rebuild his life.Owen ...

John Mackey’s Wild Story: From Dishwasher Showers to a $13.7B Amazon Deal | E188

May 19, 2026

John Mackey built Whole Foods Market from a small natural foods store into a $13.7 billion company acquired by Amazon — but his greatest lessons came from moments of crisis, not victory. From the emotional relief of going public to the life-changing impact of 9/11, the pressure of activist investors, and the cultural battle after the Amazon merger, Mackey reveals what it really takes to build a mission-driven company that lasts.Key TakeawaysBoldness creates momentumJohn Mackey says that when ...

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