High performers are taught to keep score: more tasks, more wins, more doing. But what if better leadership, and a better life, starts with being? In this conversation, Ben is joined by Tom Feegel (CEO & co-founder of BEOND) to unpack the shift from “human doing” to “human being” and how that mindset transforms executives, teams, and clinical care.
They explore practical ways leaders can model presence and vulnerability without sacrificing excellence; why “science, but not more than compassion” guides BEOND’s care model; and how simple daily rituals (like a 10-minute gratitude meditation) create trust, connection, and durable performance. Tom also shares how psychedelic-assisted therapy with ibogaine is used in a clinically rigorous setting to support healing and growth—and what leaders can learn from that approach even outside healthcare.
In this episode:
Human Doing → Human Being: redefining success beyond scorekeeping
Confidence, fear, and the permission to be vulnerable as an executive
Rituals that anchor culture: meditation, gratitude, and shared storytelling
“Science—but not more than compassion”: data, protocols, and humanity working together
Ben’s “tree-hugging break,” flow states, and finding meaning in the work
A simple relationship challenge: swap phones at dinner to be fully present
Note: This episode discusses psychedelic-assisted therapy in a professional, medically supervised context. It is not medical advice.
Find out more at: https://beondibogaine.com/
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High performers are taught to keep score: more tasks, more wins, more doing. But what if better leadership, and a better life, starts with being? In this conversation, Ben is joined by Tom Feegel (CEO & co-founder of BEOND) to unpack the shift from “human doing” to “human being” and how that mindset transforms executives, teams, and clinical care.
They explore practical ways leaders can model presence and vulnerability without sacrificing excellence; why “science, but not more than compassion” guides BEOND’s care model; and how simple daily rituals (like a 10-minute gratitude meditation) create trust, connection, and durable performance. Tom also shares how psychedelic-assisted therapy with ibogaine is used in a clinically rigorous setting to support healing and growth—and what leaders can learn from that approach even outside healthcare.
In this episode:
Human Doing → Human Being: redefining success beyond scorekeeping
Confidence, fear, and the permission to be vulnerable as an executive
Rituals that anchor culture: meditation, gratitude, and shared storytelling
“Science—but not more than compassion”: data, protocols, and humanity working together
Ben’s “tree-hugging break,” flow states, and finding meaning in the work
A simple relationship challenge: swap phones at dinner to be fully present
Note: This episode discusses psychedelic-assisted therapy in a professional, medically supervised context. It is not medical advice.
Find out more at: https://beondibogaine.com/
As an entrepreneur, investor, and Army veteran, Craig is a true Austinite super connector immersed in the city’s vibrant tech community. He is the Special Advisor for Military and Veteran Affairs for Capital Factory and serves on the Advisory Boards of VetsInTech, Texas Venture Labs at UT McCombs School of Business, and DivInc. After 17 years of military service that earned him a Bronze Star, he co-founded the transportation platform RideScout, which was acquired by Mercedes-Benz.
In 2014, Craig co-founded Moonshots Capital alongside Kelly Perdew to invest in extraordinary leadership in the military veteran community and beyond. Craig holds a B.S. in Political Science from West Point, where he was their first Truman Scholar and later served as Assistant Professor of Political Science.
He also holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and Econometrics from Columbia University, is a member of the 2016 class of Henry Crown Fellows with the Aspen Institute and was recently named a Future Texas Legend Veteran by the Texas Business Hall of Fame. He is married to Lawton Posey Cummings and has two children, Addison (21), and Cooper (18).
Find out more at:https://www.moonshotscapital.com/
https://medium.com/leadership-prevails
https://www.linkedin.com/in/unleashcraig/
The Executive Podcast
High performers are taught to keep score: more tasks, more wins, more doing. But what if better leadership, and a better life, starts with being? In this conversation, Ben is joined by Tom Feegel (CEO & co-founder of BEOND) to unpack the shift from “human doing” to “human being” and how that mindset transforms executives, teams, and clinical care.
They explore practical ways leaders can model presence and vulnerability without sacrificing excellence; why “science, but not more than compassion” guides BEOND’s care model; and how simple daily rituals (like a 10-minute gratitude meditation) create trust, connection, and durable performance. Tom also shares how psychedelic-assisted therapy with ibogaine is used in a clinically rigorous setting to support healing and growth—and what leaders can learn from that approach even outside healthcare.
In this episode:
Human Doing → Human Being: redefining success beyond scorekeeping
Confidence, fear, and the permission to be vulnerable as an executive
Rituals that anchor culture: meditation, gratitude, and shared storytelling
“Science—but not more than compassion”: data, protocols, and humanity working together
Ben’s “tree-hugging break,” flow states, and finding meaning in the work
A simple relationship challenge: swap phones at dinner to be fully present
Note: This episode discusses psychedelic-assisted therapy in a professional, medically supervised context. It is not medical advice.
Find out more at: https://beondibogaine.com/
