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ForbesMarch 2026
Swing For The Fences: Why Audacity Sets The Ultra Successful Apart
Karin Eldor speaks with Dr. Gurner on why audacity, not luck, separates the ultra successful from everyone else.
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Dr. Gurner works at the intersection of performance, power, and decision-making, advising highly accomplished leaders on the challenges that emerge at the highest levels of success. Her perspective on what drives exceptional people (and what can derail them) has made her across top business and media outlets. Selected conversations and features below:
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Michael Easter
This Executive Coach Works With The Top 0.01% & Is Sharing Her Secrets
A long-form conversation on how Dr. Gurner works with the highest performers and what separates them.
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IO Podcast
The Formula for Outlier Success
Dr. Gurner on what she observes across founders and executives at the top.
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Infinite Loops
Dr. Julie Gurner: Ultra Successful, Episode 176
On ambition, standards, and the habits behind outlier outcomes.
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The Knowledge Project
Standards, Rules, and Curating Friendships
How standards and relationships compound over a career.
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Legendary Life
How the Ultra Successful Think (and Why Most People Self-Sabotage)
The mental patterns that hold high performers back.
Antoine ButeauAugust 2025
Lessons From Dr. Julie Gurner
A written distillation of Dr. Gurner's ideas on performance and decision-making.
York IE Fuel
Unlocking Your Potential With Dr. Julie Gurner
A conversation on potential, pressure, and coaching leaders through growth.
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The Knowledge Project
How to Reach Your Potential
Shane Parrish and Dr. Gurner on closing the gap to your ceiling.
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Kristina God
The Secret to Becoming a Top 1% Writer
On building an audience and writing with conviction.
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Colin Jonov
The Unglamorous Truth About Ultra Success
What high achievement actually requires day to day.
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POWERS Pod
#139: Executive Performance Coach
Inside the work of coaching executives at the highest level.
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The Danny Miranda Podcast
Peak Performance Coaching Like Wendy Rhoades
The real-life version of the role made famous by Billions.
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Born to Be Great
The Outlier Mindset: Playing to Win ft. Dr. Julie Gurner
On the mindset that separates those who play to win from everyone else.
Fast Company
Are You Guilty of These Unexpected Productivity Killers?
Dr. Gurner on the habits quietly eroding focus and output at work.
EntrepreneurJanuary 2025
Top Entrepreneurial Fears and 7 Ways to Overcome Them
Practical strategies for founders navigating uncertainty and risk.
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Peter Lohmann's Podcast
Mindset Mastery: Performance in Life and Business
Translating psychology into operating decisions.
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Run the Numbers
Haunting Agitation: Channeling Ambition for Ultra Success
CJ Gustafson and Dr. Gurner on the engine behind ambition.
SUCCESSMarch 2022
Imposter Syndrome Cost Me Thousands of Dollars: How I Learned to Fight Back
Dr. Gurner on the real cost of self-doubt and how to counter it.
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CamBro Conversations
The Audacity to Be Ultra Successful, Episode 375
On audacity as a learnable behavior.
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Prime Venture Partners
The Psychology of Exceptional Founders
What sets exceptional founders apart psychologically.
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CamBro Conversations
Unlocking the Secrets of Ultra Successful Performers
Patterns observed across elite performers.
TODAYFebruary 2022
4 Rules for Negotiating Salary or Asking for a Raise
Dr. Gurner's guidance on approaching high-stakes conversations.
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Shanee Moret
Ultra Successful With Dr. Julie Gurner
On building a career around exceptional standards.
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Monument Wealth Management
Peak Performance for Executives and Finding Purpose in Your Wealth
Performance, purpose, and life after the win.
The Wall Street JournalSeptember 2019
Executive Coach or Therapist? It's Getting Harder to Tell the Difference
The Wall Street Journal profiles the rising demand for elite executive coaches and the blurred line between high-performance advisory and traditional therapy.
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Affiliate Summit
Keynote at Affiliate Summit East
A keynote on performance psychology for business audiences.
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