This product by Calm has come up 3 times on Diary of a CEO. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Aseem Malhotra, Michael Acton Smith, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2022-01-31 and the most recent from 2024-07-25. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
The Doctor That Got Banned For Speaking Out:“We've Been Lied To About Medication!” Dr Aseem Malhotra
“I have an app called Calm which I listen to. I do at least 20 to 30 sometimes 40 minutes of breath work every morning when I wake up”— Aseem Malhotra
The guest here is Dr Aseem Malhotra: A UK consultant cardiologist and high-profile campaigner on nutrition, statins and pharma influence. Once publicly backed the COVID vaccine, he later became one of its most prominent critics after his father's sudden cardiac death. Banned cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra argues the COVID vaccine was a net negative, statins are oversold, and lifestyle is the real medicine.
Jay Shetty: The 3 Simple Things A Happy Life Needs | E119
“your partnership with calm the mindfulness meditation app and i think they also call themselves a sleep app as well now”— guest
The guest here is Jay Shetty: Former monk turned global wellness author, podcaster, and content creator behind Think Like a Monk, the Genius community, a coaching school, and a meditation partnership with Calm. Jay Shetty tells Stephen Bartlett that a happy life needs three things each year: learn something, launch something, and love something.
Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith | E117
“What if we could make this simple and relatable and accessible to everyone? This could be one of the biggest opportunities and businesses in the world.”— Michael Acton Smith
The guest here is Michael Acton Smith: British entrepreneur, billionaire co-founder of the meditation and sleep app Calm, and earlier founder of Firebox, Mind Candy, Perplex City and Moshi Monsters. Calm founder Michael Acton Smith on serial failures, mental health, and patiently riding the meditation wave to a multi-billion-dollar app.
