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DisrupTV’s Top Books of the Year Award celebrates a select group of standout authors chosen from more than 70 writers featured on the show. This distinguished list honors those driving meaningful impact through exceptional leadership, bold innovation, fresh thinking, mindset shifts, and invaluable lessons for both professional and personal growth. With each conversation, co-hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar uncover the insights, nuances, and stories behind these books—bringing forward the ideas that inform, inspire, and leave audiences wanting more.

Below, please find this year’s top 25 books and the corresponding interviews.

DisrupTV's Top 25 Books of 2025

• Mike Hayes, author of Mission Driven – featured on Episode 411
• Scott Anthony, author of Epic Disruptions: 11 Innovations That Shaped Our Modern World – featured on Episode 416
• Christopher Lochhead, Co-author of The Existing Market Trap – featured on Episode 403
• Ranjay Gulati (Thnkers50), author of How To Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage – featured on Episode 419
• Chris Deaver and Ian Clawson, Co-authors of Brave Together: Lead by Design, Spark Creativity, and Shape the Future with the Power of Co-Creation – featured on episode 395
• Robert Glazer, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Compass Within: A Little Story About the Values That Guide Us – featured on Episode 409
• Faisal Hoque, a #1 Wall Street Journal best-selling author and author Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI – featured on Episode 393
• Bob Goodson & Martin Reeves, co-authors of Like: The Button That Changed The World – featured on Episode 397
• Tim Christophersen, Author of Generation Restoration: How to Fix Our Relationship Crisis with Mother Nature – featured on Episode 406
• Martin Kihn, author of Agentforce: Harnessing the Agency of AI to Scale, Grow, and Lead Any Industry – featured on Episode 419
• Adam Brotman and Andy Sack, Co-authors of AI FIRST: The Playbook for a Future-Proof Business and Brand – featured on Episode 404
• Margaret Moore and Jeffrey Hull, Co-authors of The Science of Leadership: Nine Ways to Expand Your Impact – featured on Episode 405
• Marty Dubin, Author of Blindspotting: How to See What’s Holding You Back as a Leader – featured on Episode 415
• Ruchika T. Malhotra (Thinkers50), author of Uncompete: Rejecting Competition to Unlock Success – featured on Episode 418
• George Chanos, Speaker, and former Attorney General of Nevada and author of Millennial Samurai – featured on Episode 413
• Josefine Campbell, Author of 12 Tools for Managing a Selfish Leader: Unlock Authenticity for Resilience – featured on Episode 390
• Dr. Ja-Naé Duane and Steve Fisher, Co-authors of SuperShifts: Transforming How We Live, Learn, and Work in the Age of Intelligence – featured on Episode 407
• Deborah Perry Piscione and Josh Drean, Co-authors of Employment is Dead: How Distruptive Technologies Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work – featured on Episode 388
• Dr. Christopher DiCarlo, Author of Building a God: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the Race to Control It  – featured on Episode 387
• Natalie Nixon, author of Move. Think. Rest.: Redefining Productivity and Our Relationship with Time – featured on Episode 411
• Mark C. Crowley, co-author of The Power of Employee Well-Being: Move Beyond Engagement to Build Flourishing Teams – featured on Episode 412
• Dr. Scott Hutcheson, PhD, Author of Biohacking Leadership: Leveraging the Biology of Behavior to Maximize Your Impact – featured on Episode 418
• Andrés Tapia and Michel Buffet, Co-authors of The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Teams: Unlocking Collective Power to Achieve Breakthrough – featured on Episode 399
• Goldie Chan—once dubbed the “Oprah of LinkedIn”—and author of Personal Branding for Introverts – featured on Episode 420
• Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach, Co-authors of Hone: How Purposeful Leaders Defy Drift – featured on Episode 421