S1:Ep80 From Hollywood Blockbusters to Boardrooms: Secrets of High-Impact Remote Performance and Flow States

Digital Transformation & AI for Humans

My amazing guest is Steven Puri from Austin, Texas. Stay with us as we reveal the Secrets of High-Impact Remote Performance and Flow States – from Hollywood Blockbusters to Boardrooms.
Steven has an extraordinary background in Hollywood, having worked as an executive and producer on some of the biggest blockbusters of our time – including Die Hard 5, The Wolverine, Transformers, and Star Trek.
Steven has collaborated with major studios such as DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox, and Sony, and raised more than $21M in venture funding across three tech start-ups. After decades of turning big visions into reality on screen and in business, Steven shifted his focus to solving one of today’s most pressing challenges: how we work.
As the Founder & CEO of The Sukha Company, he now helps remote workers overcome procrastination and distraction, bringing more focus, energy, and well-being into the flow of daily work. From Hollywood blockbusters to the future of remote productivity, Steven’s journey blends storytelling, leadership, and innovation in a truly unique way.
Steven is a Diamond Executive Member of the AI Game Changers Club - an elite tribe of visionary leaders redefining the rules and shaping the future of Human–AI synergy.

🔑 Key Topics Discussed:

✔ Secrets from blockbuster filmmaking that translate directly into leading high-performing executive teams and making critical decisions at the executive level in today’s AI-powered world

✔ How to recognize and sustain flow states - the “holy grail” of performance - and how leaders can create those conditions, especially in remote and hybrid environments

✔ How leaders can amplify decision-making when in flow to drive greater clarity, speed, and impact

✔ What leaders must unlearn to build the best possible workplace aligned with current AI disruption trends

✔ One powerful piece of advice - the lasting secret to elevating leadership capabilities in the AI era

🔗 Connect with Steven Puri on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-puri/

🌏 The Sukha Company: https://www.thesukha.co/

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About the host, Emi Olausson Fourounjieva
With over 20 years in IT, digital transformation, business growth & leadership, Emi specializes in turning challenges into opportunities for business expansion and personal well-being.
Her contributions have shaped success stories across the corporations and individuals, from driving digital growth, managing resources and leading teams in big companies to empowering leaders to unlock their inner power and succeed in this era of transformation.
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Fejezetek

1. Opening & Steven’s Origin Story (00:00:00)

2. From Effects to Executive: Climbing Hollywood’s Ladders (00:06:00)

3. Exits, Startups, Failure, and Renewal (00:13:00)

4. Yoga, Mindfulness, and a New Operating System (00:18:30)

5. Humans, AI, and What LLMs Really Are (00:22:30)

6. Leadership in Subjective, High-Stakes Environments (00:28:30)

7. Best Idea Wins: The Spielberg Lesson (00:36:30)

8. Building Culture: Mission, Values, and Hiring (00:41:30)

9. Flow States Explained: Science and Signals (00:47:30)

10. Designing for Deep Work: Time, Ritual, Protection (00:54:00)