Jesse Israel: The Big Quiet

Jesse Israel is a social entrepreneur, meditation leader and former record label executive known for founding the mass meditation movement The Big Quiet. Jesse has signed multi-platinum bands like MGMT, has led some of the largest meditations in the world in locations from The American Museum of Natural History to the World Trade Center, and teaches meditation to next-generation leaders, Fortune 500 companies, and colleges. This year, The Big Quiet was invited to go on tour with Oprah Winfrey and WW to speak at and lead mass meditations at sold-out arenas throughout the US. In this episode, Jesse walks us through his mental health journey from a burnt out record executive, how to lean into silence in the time of COVID-19, and ends the episode with a five minute meditation to kick start your day.