Success is a lifestyle, and it can be taught; bestselling author and motivational speaker Lewis Howes does just that. One of the world’s most popular motivational speaker, Lewis Howes inspires audiences to confront their fears and reach for greatness.

When a broken wrist ended Lewis Howes’ football career, he spent months adrift, wondering how to regain his purpose. So he reached out to people whose accomplishments he respected and asked them the secrets to their success.

The process helped Howes overcome his fear of failure, and it gave him the sense of direction he had lacked. Those early interviews grew into a massively popular podcast, The School of Greatness, whose 1,000+ episodes have been downloaded more than 200 million times.

A bestselling book, also titled The School of Greatness, cemented Howes’ reputation. Howes followed it two years later with The Mask of Masculinity, a guide to living richly through vulnerability and connection.

President Obama recognized Howes as one of the top 100 US entrepreneurs under the age of 30. He is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and has been writing for New York Times and Fast Company as well. Howes has also appeared on Ellen and The Today Show, among other popular television shows.