Welcome to Post Run High with Kate Mackz

From Facebook Apps to Teachable

The Birth of Teachable

The Creator Economy

Selling Teachable: Navigating the Challenges

Life After the Sale

Post-Sale Personal Changes

Teachable's Unique Approach

Lessons Learned and Advice

Closing Remarks

Ankur Nagpal shares the story of how he founded Teachable and sold the company for $250M.

In this inspiring conversation, Ankur Nagpal opens up about his multicultural upbringing, early love of cricket, and how moving to the U.S. at 17 shaped his entrepreneurial journey. From his first viral Facebook quizzes to founding and selling Teachable for $250M, Ankur shares practical lessons on grit, identity, and building something meaningful. He discusses how America’s culture of risk-taking enabled his success, why unscalable hustle matters, and what comes next after achieving financial freedom. A must-listen for anyone chasing creative or business dreams.

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Ankur Nagpal shares the story of how he founded Teachable and sold the company for $250M.
In this inspiring conversation, Ankur Nagpal opens up about his multicultural upbringing, early love of cricket, and how moving to the U.S. at 17 shaped his entrepreneurial journey. From his first viral Facebook quizzes to founding and selling Teachable for $250M, Ankur shares practical lessons on grit, identity, and building something meaningful. He discusses how America&rsquo;s culture of risk-taking enabled his success, why unscalable hustle matters, and what comes next after achieving financial freedom. A must-listen for anyone chasing creative or business dreams.
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Kate Mackz YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@KateMackz">https://www.youtube.com/@KateMackz</a>
Kate Mackz Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katemackz/">https://www.instagram.com/katemackz/</a>

Post Run High features conversations with high-performing founders, athletes, artists, health and science experts, and leaders about what it really takes to succeed. Through honest, post-movement conversations, guests share how they’ve navigated challenges, built resilience, and used movement as a tool for clarity, discipline, and growth. Each episode explores the mindset behind performance — what keeps people going when things get hard — and offers tangible advice listeners can apply in their everyday lives.

Post Run High features conversations with high-performing founders, athletes, artists, health and science experts, and leaders about what it really takes to succeed.&nbsp;Through honest, post-movement conversations, guests share how they&rsquo;ve navigated challenges, built resilience, and used movement as a tool for clarity, discipline, and growth.&nbsp;Each episode explores the mindset behind performance &mdash; what keeps people going when things get hard &mdash; and offers tangible advice listeners can apply in their everyday lives.
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Post Run High

Post Run High is a podcast about honest conversations that happen when people slow down and let their guard drop.

Hosted by Kate Mackz, the show brings together founders, creators, athletes, artists, and thinkers to talk about performance, identity, pressure, and the moments that shape who we become. Recorded after a run, walk, or shared movement, these conversations tap into the clarity that often comes when the body is tired and the mind is open.

This isn’t a show about success on paper. It’s about what people carry behind the scenes — how they cope with doubt, navigate change, stay disciplined, and keep going when things get hard. Post Run High is a space for reflection, perspective, and real insight you can take into your own life.

Post Run High is a podcast about honest conversations that happen when people slow down and let their guard drop.
Hosted by Kate Mackz, the show brings together founders, creators, athletes, artists, and thinkers to talk about performance, identity, pressure, and the moments that shape who we become. Recorded after a run, walk, or shared movement, these conversations tap into the clarity that often comes when the body is tired and the mind is open.
This isn&rsquo;t a show about success on paper. It&rsquo;s about what people carry behind the scenes &mdash; how they cope with doubt, navigate change, stay disciplined, and keep going when things get hard. Post Run High is a space for reflection, perspective, and real insight you can take into your own life.

Post Run High with Kate Mackz

Ankur Nagpal: Teachable Founder Story — Lessons on Building, Selling, and Starting Over

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Andrew Ross Sorkin has spent decades sitting across from some of the most powerful and successful people in the world. So what has he learned about the people who actually make a dent in it?

After a two-mile run through Central Park, Andrew joins Kate and Jeremy to talk about the ambition, drive and luck behind extraordinary success—and why even the people who seemingly have everything often still want more. He shares what he’s learned from covering financial crises, interviewing presidents and business leaders, and watching figures like Elon Musk up close long before they became who they are today.

They also get into the future of AI, what it could mean for jobs and creativity, the importance of becoming an expert at what you do, and how Andrew has built a career around making money, business and power easier to understand.

A conversation about success, relevance, technology, power—and the people shaping the world around us.

Andrew Ross Sorkin has spent decades sitting across from some of the most powerful and successful people in the world. So what has he learned about the people who actually make a dent in it?
After a two-mile run through Central Park, Andrew joins Kate and Jeremy to talk about the ambition, drive and luck behind extraordinary success&mdash;and why even the people who seemingly have everything often still want more. He shares what he&rsquo;s learned from covering financial crises, interviewing presidents and business leaders, and watching figures like Elon Musk up close long before they became who they are today.
They also get into the future of AI, what it could mean for jobs and creativity, the importance of becoming an expert at what you do, and how Andrew has built a career around making money, business and power easier to understand.
A conversation about success, relevance, technology, power&mdash;and the people shaping the world around us.

What Andrew Ross Sorkin Has Learned From the World’s Most Powerful People

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Dr. Sasha Hamdani is a board-certified psychiatrist, ADHD specialist, and one of the leading voices changing the way we understand ADHD and emotional regulation.

In this episode, Sasha breaks down what ADHD actually is — and why it goes far beyond simply struggling to focus. We talk about why so many women are diagnosed later in life, how hormones can impact ADHD symptoms, the difference between behavioral and medication-based treatment, and the ways ADHD can show up in work, relationships, and everyday life.

Sasha also opens up about her own experience with ADHD and emotional sensitivity, and the inspiration behind her book Too Sensitive. We explore rejection, resilience, communication, and why the qualities we’re often told to suppress may actually become some of our greatest strengths.

Dr. Sasha Hamdani is a board-certified psychiatrist, ADHD specialist, and one of the leading voices changing the way we understand ADHD and emotional regulation.
In this episode, Sasha breaks down what ADHD actually is &mdash; and why it goes far beyond simply struggling to focus. We talk about why so many women are diagnosed later in life, how hormones can impact ADHD symptoms, the difference between behavioral and medication-based treatment, and the ways ADHD can show up in work, relationships, and everyday life.
Sasha also opens up about her own experience with ADHD and emotional sensitivity, and the inspiration behind her book Too Sensitive. We explore rejection, resilience, communication, and why the qualities we&rsquo;re often told to suppress may actually become some of our greatest strengths.

The ADHD Expert: Everything We’ve Been Getting Wrong About ADHD

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For nearly three decades, Norah O’Donnell has built a career defined by trust, resilience, and a willingness to ask the hard questions.

In this episode of Post Run High, Norah opens up about the woman behind the journalist—from growing up in a military family and getting her first television job at age 10, to becoming one of only three women in history to solo anchor a major network evening newscast.

She shares the career lessons she learned along the way, including what it took to break into television, how she handled being underestimated as a woman, and the moment she demanded equal pay for equal work. Norah also reflects on staying composed under pressure, building confidence when others doubt you, and why having the right people around you can change the trajectory of your career.

We also talk about the women who shaped her life, the hidden female figures she highlights in her new book We the Women, and why she is bringing the same rigor she has used throughout her journalism career to her new women’s health podcast, Healthful.

It’s a conversation about ambition, courage, knowing your worth, and using your voice—even when you’re told no.

For nearly three decades, Norah O&rsquo;Donnell has built a career defined by trust, resilience, and a willingness to ask the hard questions.
In this episode of Post Run High, Norah opens up about the woman behind the journalist&mdash;from growing up in a military family and getting her first television job at age 10, to becoming one of only three women in history to solo anchor a major network evening newscast.
She shares the career lessons she learned along the way, including what it took to break into television, how she handled being underestimated as a woman, and the moment she demanded equal pay for equal work. Norah also reflects on staying composed under pressure, building confidence when others doubt you, and why having the right people around you can change the trajectory of your career.
We also talk about the women who shaped her life, the hidden female figures she highlights in her new book We the Women, and why she is bringing the same rigor she has used throughout her journalism career to her new women&rsquo;s health podcast, Healthful.
It&rsquo;s a conversation about ambition, courage, knowing your worth, and using your voice&mdash;even when you&rsquo;re told no.

Norah O’Donnell: The Woman Behind the Journalist 

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Ankur Nagpal: Teachable Founder Story — Lessons on Building, Selling, and Starting Over

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