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Rob Moose: The Arranger Behind the Music You Love

If you've listened to Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver, Phoebe Bridgers, or Taylor Swift, you've heard Rob Moose — you just may not have known it. A Grammy award-winning arranger, violinist, and producer, Moose has contributed to nearly 500 albums, shaping some of the most celebrated records of the past two decades from a position most people never think about. In this conversation, Rob traces his path from classical training to indie rock, and talks honestly about what it means to build a career entirely in service of other people's creative visions. He also gets into the deliberate choices behind his life — the studio on Orcas Island and his recent solo EP that pushed him to finally step forward after years in the background. It's a conversation about craft, collaboration, and what it looks like to find yourself by spending decades helping others. Human Success Stories is a One Wealth production, hosted by David Steele and Jonathan Steele, co-founders of One Wealth Advisors. One Wealth helps people simplify the financial complexity of their lives so they can be more present for the moments that matter. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠onewealth.net ⁠⁠⁠ [https://onewealth.net/]or reach out at info@onewealth.net. This podcast is provided by One Wealth Advisors, LLC. This post and the content discussed in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice.

Rich Davis - 25 Years in Political Media and He's Not Done Yet

Rich Davis has spent 25 years as one of Washington's top Democratic media consultants, working on races from a mayor's office in Omaha to both of Barack Obama's presidential campaigns. He and his business partner built Dixon/Davis Media Group around a simple idea — that the people who pitch the work should be the ones doing it — and turned that into one of the most respected boutique firms in political advertising. In this conversation, Rich traces that arc and talks honestly about what it's like to craft someone else's public image when the stakes are a public win or a public loss, with no in-between. He also gets into the harder questions — what it feels like to work in a rapidly changing media environment, how he thinks about cynicism and burnout in a profession that runs on both, and what he actually tells people when they ask how to stay sane in the current political climate. His answer is more practical than you might expect. Human Success Stories is a One Wealth production, hosted by David Steele and Jonathan Steele, co-founders of One Wealth Advisors. One Wealth helps people simplify the financial complexity of their lives so they can be more present for the moments that matter. Learn more at ⁠⁠onewealth.net ⁠⁠ [https://onewealth.net/]or reach out at info@onewealth.net. This podcast is provided by One Wealth Advisors, LLC. This post and the content discussed in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice.

Joan Barnes — The Woman Behind Gymboree and the Life She Built After It

Joan Barnes built Gymboree from a church basement and a few thousand dollars into a global brand that eventually sold for $2 billion — and she'll be the first to tell you that's not the part of her story she's most proud of. In this conversation, Joan traces the wild arc from lonely new mother in 1970s San Francisco to accidental entrepreneur, walking us through the near-misses, collapsed deals, and the moment she realized she'd built something that couldn't sustain itself — or her. What makes Joan's story stick isn't the business — it's what came after. She talks openly about stepping away from Gymboree, the personal battles that preceded it, and the long road back to herself. Now she's clear-eyed about what she got wrong, unbothered by the money she left on the table, and genuinely at peace. Joan doesn't fit neatly into the success story mold, and that makes it a story you've got to hear. Human Success Stories is a One Wealth production, hosted by David Steele and Jonathan Steele, co-founders of One Wealth Advisors. One Wealth helps people simplify the financial complexity of their lives so they can be more present for the moments that matter. Learn more at ⁠onewealth.net ⁠ [https://onewealth.net/]or reach out at info@onewealth.net. This podcast is provided by One Wealth Advisors, LLC. This post and the content discussed in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice.

Lorne Goldberg: From Junior Tennis Prodigy to Building an Empire

Lorne Goldberg was one of the top junior tennis players in the world at 18 years old and clear-eyed enough to know it wasn't going to be enough. So he walked away, taught himself finance by reading the Wall Street Journal cover to cover, and eventually built one of the largest Chinese quick-service restaurant portfolios in North America. In this conversation with one of his closest friends of nearly 40 years, Lorne traces the arc from first-generation college graduate to self-made investor who refused to stop competing. Human Success Stories is a One Wealth production, hosted by David Steele and Jonathan Steele, co-founders of One Wealth Advisors. One Wealth helps people simplify the financial complexity of their lives so they can be more present for the moments that matter. Learn more at ⁠⁠onewealth.net ⁠⁠ [https://onewealth.net/]or reach out at info@onewealth.net. This podcast is provided by One Wealth Advisors, LLC. This post and the content discussed in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice.

Dr. Dawn McGuire, Neurologist and Poet, Examines Space Between Science and Soul

Growing up in a small town in Appalachian Kentucky, Dawn McGuire understood early on that a life well-lived meant staying curious, staying educated, and showing up for the people around her. That conviction carried her through med school, the AIDS wards of UCSF, a Master's in Divinity, and eventually to founding a free clinic that grew from serving HIV patients to serving veterans — all while writing poetry. In this conversation, Dawn traces that journey and shares how she thinks about success: not as achievement, but as being genuinely useful to the people in front of you. Dawn also reads from her work, including a love letter to her hometown. This is a rare conversation with someone who has spent decades refusing to let any one discipline be enough. Human Success Stories is a One Wealth production, hosted by David Steele and Jonathan Steele, co-founders of One Wealth Advisors. One Wealth helps people simplify the financial complexity of their lives so they can be more present for the moments that matter. Learn more at ⁠onewealth.net ⁠ [https://onewealth.net/]or reach out at info@onewealth.net. This podcast is provided by One Wealth Advisors, LLC. This post and the content discussed in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice.