DisrupTV Episode 458
Guests
Guests
Simplify: Do 50 Percent More with 50 Percent Less
Roy Schwartz is co-founder of Axios and Axios HQ, co-author of the bestselling Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less, and executive producer of the Emmy Award–winning Axios on HBO. He previously served as chief revenue officer at Politico.
John R. Miles is the author of the new book, THE MATTERING EFFECT: Creating a Life of Meaning and Worth (Morehouse Publishing, October 6, 2026).
John is an award-winning author, speaker, and global thought leader. He reaches millions as the host of the Passion Struck podcast—the #1 alternative health show with more than 85 million downloads worldwide—and has interviewed 700+ icons, including Angela Duckworth, Susan Cain, Seth Godin, and Gary Vaynerchuk. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate and former Navy officer, he also holds an M.S. and M.B.A. and spent over two decades as a Fortune 50 executive (CIO, COO, CDO, CISO) and four-time CEO, leading global transformations in cybersecurity, digital strategy, culture, and data science.
His first book, Passion Struck, is winner of the Gold Stevie Award for Best Business Book 2025 and a 2024 Next Big Idea Club Must-Read selection. His work has been praised for delivering “groundbreaking discoveries that allow you to reshape your past and create an empowered and limitless future” (Next Big Idea Club).