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Sesame Summit 2027
Sesamers

Stewart Rogers

In this episode, I sit down with (former) digital nomad, journalist, and co-founder of the Badass Empire, Stewart Rogers, to discuss the future of events, winners and losers, and most importantly, mental health in the tech industry.

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  • A dream of Stewart’s for 23 weeks
  • Dataconomy
  • A week-long event
  • Berlin is opening up. With different rule changes every week
  • Prince
  • What the hell is the Badass Empire?
  • I like pretty pictures. Nice font
  • Juicing
  • When I’m gonna experience something, I experience
  • “Beer is proof that God wants us to be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin
  • Stewart’s outlook on the state of events
  • No feedback
  • Who were the winners, who were the losers?
  • Should we do this? What’s the cultural impact?
  • A box that squeezes a packet
  • Augmented Reality
  • The Lightning Round

Your message aimed at a highly targeted audience. Let’s talk. dan@www.www.sesamers.com

  • Mental Health in Tech
  • A new personal trainer, a new therapist
  • Is tech the problem?
  • 2x more likely to have suicidal thoughts
  • 3x more likely to have substance abuse issues
  • 10x more likely to have bipolar disorder
  • Any regions? Positions?
  • A mental health tip from Dan Taylor
  • I hope Robin isn’t listening
  • Mental health tips from Stewart Rogers
  • BDNF
  • Meditation
  • Richard Wiseman
  • Go out into the park, brainstorm in nature
  • Stop multitasking
  • Asynchronous communications
  • 151
  • Toboggan or Bobsleigh?
  • Being an adult
  • Gate G15
  • Bonus material

Your message aimed at a highly targeted audience. Let’s talk. dan@www.www.sesamers.com

Where to Find Us:

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Find Dan at:

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