Podcast appearances and mentions of will henshall

METAL.MEN partner/CEO Will Henshall is a veteran start up entrepreneur, inventor, and an artist. He's an experienced personal growth leader, specializing in men's work and is an equal left/right brain thinker which means he can imagine, create, and then build big picture visions. He founded the UK band Londonbeat in the early 90s and wrote the global #1 hit song ‘I've Been Thinking About You'. In 1995, he founded San Francisco based Rocket Network (pro audio cloud collaboration), and sold it to Avid in 2003. In 2010, he started up Focus@Will, music streaming for work, with 2 million users today.

After surviving a widowmaker heart attack that stopped his heart for 20 minutes, Will Henshall gained profound clarity on what truly matters. Now leading M.E.T.A.L., a brotherhood of high-caliber men, Will shares how intentional male friendships transform success and well-being. Listen to episode 506 of Get Yourself Optimized to discover the eight principles successful men share and how a near-death experience revealed the power of breath as our connection to universal consciousness. Ready to optimize both your external success and inner growth? Join us now! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at getyourselfoptimized.com/506.

Boys and men are falling behind based on a number of metrics - academic achievement, labor force participation, university attendance, and mental health. How can men's communities like METAL MEN help reverse the trend of "male malaise?" How do we create a "both/and" world where everyone is supported and has an opportunity to thrive? Why is creating a sense of brotherhood and belonging in men so important to our collective future? To help answer these questions, we have Will Henshall joining us today on The Balancing Act Podcast. Will is the CEO of METAL MEN, CEO of Focus At Will Labs, and was the founder and primary songwriter for the UK's hit soul/pop act LONDONBEAT. Tune into episode 179 to hear Will's story, his career "rocket-booster" moment, and his perspectives on providing boys and men the opportunity to learn, grow, and excel in our communities. Oh, and you'll also hear just a bit on Will's experience with LONDONBEAT! Learn more about Will Henshall and METAL MEN at: https://metal.men/  Learn about Focus@Will at: https://www.focusatwill.com/  Learn more about Andrew Temte at: www.andrewtemte.com 

In this conversation, Jim Oliver and Will Henshall discuss the intersection of music, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. Will shares his journey from musician in the UK pop band London Beat to a successful entrepreneur and inventor. They touch on the evolution of the music industry, the rise of influencers, and the importance of financial literacy and resilience. Will also highlights his men's group, Metal Men, emphasizing the power of brotherhood and shared principles for success. 3 Key Takeaways: Entrepreneurial mindset is essential for success in both music and innovation. Will discusses how his experience in the music industry and as an inventor taught him the importance of thinking entrepreneurially to drive progress and create opportunities. The rise of influencers signals a shift in career aspirations and wealth creation. Will highlights the increasing trend of young people aiming to be influencers, a role that emphasizes self-promotion, niche expertise, and entrepreneurial skills. Diversity in investment portfolios is crucial for wealth building. Will shares insights from his personal and professional experiences, emphasizing the importance of having a balanced portfolio to manage risk and maximize financial growth. Will's journey demonstrates the power of innovation, the importance of embracing new opportunities, and the value of diverse investments in building lasting wealth. Whether you're in a creative industry or managing a business, these principles can guide you toward achieving sustainable success. Connect with Will Henshall: Website: https://metal.men/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/metal-men/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/metal_men_ Facebook: www.facebook.com/metal.men.inspire  

Send us a textDiscover the transformative journey of Will Henshall, the visionary CEO of Metal, whose career spans the dynamic worlds of music, technology, and community building. Will opens up about his evolution from a recording studio engineer in the 80s to founding and playing lead guitar for the band London Beat. Unpack his insights into the music production process and his pioneering role in the early days of electronic dance music. Will's story is a masterclass in resilience and curiosity, emphasizing the importance of embracing every role within an industry and not letting fear hold you back.The conversation takes an intriguing turn as we delve into the subtle nuances of team dynamics and the diverse motivations that drive individuals in business. Through the lens of Will's experiences, we examine the significance of self-awareness in finding fulfilling roles and how community building serves as a universal thread across various fields. Our discussion shines a spotlight on METAL, a men's group devoted to Media, Entertainment, Technology, Artists, and Leadership, where collaboration and shared interests forge successful communities.As we explore the keys to success, the episode unfolds as a blueprint for both personal and professional growth. From the vital role of financial literacy and setting up automated investment strategies to the revolutionary impact of AI on society, we cover it all. We ponder the future of work and digital currencies while celebrating the resilience of the human spirit. Furthermore, listeners are invited to explore Metal Men, a community fostering connections through shared interests and experiences, offering a welcoming space for camaraderie and growth. To Reach Jordan:Email: Jordan@Edwards.Consulting Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ejFXH1_BjdnxG4J8u93Zw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.edwards.7503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanfedwards/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanedwards5/ Hope you find value in this. If so please provide a 5-star and drop a review.Complimentary Edwards Consulting Session: https://calendly.com/jordan-555/intro-call

Are you ready for a midlife transformation? In our latest podcast episode, we're joined by Will Henshall, an expert in personal growth, who shares powerful insights on how to reinvent yourself and find purpose during midlife.   In this episode, you'll discover:   • How to embrace change and shift your mindset. • Practical tips for overcoming personal and career challenges. • Stories of successful transformations and newfound purpose.   If you're feeling stuck or uncertain about the future, this conversation is for you. Whether you're navigating a career shift, seeking personal growth, or simply looking to find more meaning in life, Will's advice will inspire you to take action.  

Metal Man's Framework for Success In the Expert Insight Interview, Will Henshall, CEO of Metal Man, discusses his book Masculine Intelligence and the eight principles driving success: curiosity, creativity, resilience, integrity, brotherhood, financial literacy, professional development, and work-life balance. Metal Man provides a supportive environment for men to share experiences, connect meaningfully, and grow personally and professionally. Will underscores the importance of community and actionable strategies for achieving balance and fulfillment.

If you've ever felt pressure to follow just one career path, then this week's guest is going to shift your attitude. Will Henshall is a 30-year veteran entrepreneur, inventor, and best-selling songwriter – and if you were dancing in nightclubs in the early 90s, you'll know his band, Londonbeat, and their hit song “I've been thinking about you”. In this interview, Will shares his journey to success and reveals how to make a hit record and collect royalties along the way. We also delve into the role music has in enhancing concentration, the songs that help us stay focused, and we also touch on the powerful men's networking group, METAL, and the impact it has on the lives of its members. Be ready to be inspired and learn from one of the most successful multi-talented people around.     Discussion points  04:05 An introduction to Will 07:10 What it takes to create a hit record 11:33 How musicians collect money from royalties 15:12 Will's first interests in the internet 28:10 Will's career interests 29:40 Focus@Will 41:29 More about METAL 52:17 What Will enjoys doing most   Show Sponsors:  Arabian Business: The region's leading source of business news, analytics, thought-leadership and features. [https://www.arabianbusiness.com/] Vault Hill: A blockchain-based technology company with an ecosystem comprising of a human-centric metaverse [https://www.instagram.com/vault_hill/?hl=en] Najahi Events: The UAE's leading event promotor [https://www.instagram.com/najahievents/?hl=en]   Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Will Henshall https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhenshall/

About Will: Will is a Los Angeles-based tech entrepreneur, inventor, and music producer, who is the CEO and founder of Focus@Will. He is the founding member of the 90's hit UK pop-soul band LONDONBEAT, founded a tech company called Rocket Network based in San Francisco, and sold the company in 2003. Will also founded the company called “DigiDelivery”, which morphed into Avid Cloud Collaboration (part of ProTools) and is used everyday in pro audio production all over the world.  Sources: Check it out: [00:03:47] - Will talks about being diagnosed and shares some of his thoughts about ADHD. [00:07:27] - Eric and Will talk about using music as a tool, what's helpful for them, and the science of music on the brain. [00:11:17] - Hear a sample from Focus@Will, “The Deep”, and more.  [00:12:36] - Will explains a musician's brain.  [00:15:37] - Will shares a story from a friend about music and Alzheimers.  [00:22:09] - Eric asks Will about the creation process, the data, and what the data says.  [00:24:28] - Will tells us who gave him his ADHD diagnosis, and the types of jobs where ADHD brains need a lot of stimulation to focus.  [00:26:22] - Hear more samples from Focus@Will, as Will walks us through the purpose of each sample.  [00:29:04] - Will explains how Focus@Will started and what was involved with starting up. [00:32:08] - Hear more about the science, the cognitive testing, and the distinct link between brain types and the kinds of music that helps that type of brain.  Did you know: Statistically, one in three people cannot listen to any sound at all while they're working! [00:33:43] - Will talks about the bell curve of the studies, the correlation of ADHD, a link to autism, and how the data came out with how having music on while working helps two thirds of people.  [00:36:36] - Hear about a statistic of Focus@Will in a work environment, and how the people using it compare to the organization.   [00:42:51] - Eric wants to know about the musical and creative side of Focus@Will - and then we get serenaded! Will explains making music for the non-conscious mind.  [00:44:35] - Will talks about “Nature Beat”, a channel that is also his own personal artistic endeavor. Then, hear a sample of Nature Beat itself, as Will walks us through how it works and the intentionality behind its creation. (All Nature Beat tracks are 25 minutes long - the same as a Pomodoro!)  [00:48:43] - Will explains what “entrainment” is with a demonstration using his guitar.  Did you know: Strings sympathetically resonate with sounds that make the strings happen. You can do this with a piano by singing into a piano and holding the sustain pedal!  [00:50:07] - Hear “the skinny” about binaural beats, and the brainwaves we need to focus and concentrate. (It's alpha waves.)  [00:52:56] - Go to focusatwill.com, take the quiz on the website, and discover what kind of music might best help you get focused! Hint: It often recommends music you don't like. Will explains why.  [00:55:36] - Will shares three tips he's received:  “Every time I do an email during the day, I ‘click' a [pitch] counter.” (It just might have been our own Brendan Mahan!)  A tip from a Podiatrist (foot doctor): Make sure your feet are grounded at 90 degrees to your ankles when you're working. It has a profound impact on your typing accuracy! An eye-doctor talked about eye-strain and working in front of a computer. The tip: Close one eye, look at your screen, and then look away (or outside) at the brightest source (but not the sun!), and then look back at your computer screen. If it is exactly the same [brightness], you're good to go. But if it's not, then adjust the brightness of your screen so it matches the ambient light.  Get in touch with Will Henshall & follow Focus@Will:  On Twitter Like Focus@Will on Focus@Will on Other honorable mentions: Learn more about Entrainment (Wikipedia link)  Check out the Other Podcasts on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network: with Brendan Mehan with Will Curb with MJ Siemens with Moira Maybin coming soon - Wait, What Was the Question? with Will Curb and Coach Roxie Martin. Reach out to Will and Roxie at questions@whatwasthequestionpodcast.com  Don't Forget These, Too: — Support the show by becoming a Patron! — Get your name on the waitlist to join the fall season of ADHD reWired's Coaching and Accountability Groups — Join your ADHD-friendly co-working space! — Join Eric, Brendan, Will, MJ, Moira, Roxie, and Barb for an hour of Live Q&A on Zoom, every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 12:30pm Central (10:30am Pacific / 1:30pm Eastern)

Each person has their own focus method that works best for their brain type. Focus@Will provides scientifically designed music to improve your concentration. Its creator, Will Henshall, was a founding member of the British pop band Londonbeat, which saw billboard success in the late 80s and early 90s. In this episode, Kim Sutton goes deep into Will's journey from being a musician to founding his own business. Tune in and discover why easily distracted people need a lot of stimulation to help them focus. If you need tips and strategies to increase your concentration and productivity, this episode is for you! Check out my website for shownotes Follow Kim on: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter  

Freddie Laker is joined by Will Henshall, Founder & CEO of "Focus@Will", to talk about AI technology trends, the challenges in productivity and focus in a business environment, and how music can aid that.

Does what you listen to affect your ability to generate ideas and be productive? According to today's guest, the soundtrack you choose can impact your creativity significantly. Will Henshall is the founding member of the band Londonbeat and the founder of FocusAtWill. In this conversation, we discuss how different personality types perform better when utilizing different sonic environments.  This episode is sponsored by Headspace. Want to support the show? Become an AC Premium member.  Join the weekly newsletter 3 Things. Just three simple things guaranteed to spark creative thought delivered to your inbox each Sunday.   

This week on the SuperAge podcast, we are joined by the inspiring Will Henshall. When Will flatlined in 2018, he had a 2% chance of living, and a 1% chance of surviving without any cognitive impairment. He defied the odds and is here to share his story of how he sees the world differently now.Songwriter, entrepreneur, inventor, photographer, audio engineer, and curious human, Will knows reinvention well. In this episode, he shares his fascinating story of working in the music industry in London where he was the founder of Londonbeat with 5 huge hits, leading a tech team in San Francisco, becoming a professional photographer, and circling back to the music industry in Los Angeles to create music that helps us focus. Will also shares exactly what he learned from flatlining for 20 minutes, essentially dying, and how he lives his life differently now. “We are the physical manifestions of spirit, we are all connected. Just like aspen trees, what you see above ground is only a part of what we are, it is the roots that connect us that are the important part."What you will learn from this episode: What flatlining taught Will about the interconnectedness of our lives Why we are the first generation to be living in a new wayHow to reinvent yourself when something isn't working for you Why community is so important to finding our purpose and staying productive It's not over until it's over“You've got to lean in and be of service and then you will find that you'll get so much back in terms of opportunities and friendship and community and the big word: Brotherhood.”  “I didn't have a near death experience, I actually had a death experience. I flatlined for 20 minutes. And what happened was that as I recovered consciousness, I was in a coma for many, many days, my consciousness, my awareness of being in a body started to come back and it was like being in a really groggy dream.” “Brotherhood is very, very important. We make better decisions when we know each other.” “We are as a generation not like old people. We are stylish, in good shape, and we still have considerable amount of purchasing power and we represent well.” Connect with Will - Website: https://home.focusatwill.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/focusatwill/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/focusatwill Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/focusatwillLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/focusatwill/ Listen to the SuperAge podcast wherever you get your pods. https://www.weareageist.com/category/superage-podcast/

Today, we're talking to Will Henshall. Will is an inventor, tech entrepreneur, and music producer. He was the founding member of the band Londonbeat, whose hit song “I've Been Thinking About You” reached #1 on the Billboard charts in the early 90s.  His latest endeavor, Fous@Will is a science-based music streaming service designed to help people work more efficiently and reduce distractions.  In this episode, Will talks about how music affects the brain.  We discuss why it can be used to reduce our anxiety and help us focus, how music affects the limbic system of our brain, and Will even shares a few non-musical productivity hacks toward the end of the show! Alright, let's get rolling. >>> ADHD Essentials Parenting Groups

In today's podcast episode, my guest Will Henshall, CEO, and founder of Focus@Will, explains what we can do to get and stay focused.

Whether you work from home, at the office, or from the road, it can be hard focusing on the task at hand. Distractions constantly arise, not to mention habits we just can't break. All of this can keep us from being as productive as we'd like to be. On this week's show, Shelly is joined by musician, tech entrepreneur, and inventor Will Henshall. Will is behind focus@will, a tool that can help you find focus and achieve better productivity. Focus@will provides personalized music so you don't feel the need to take that break every 20 minutes. People who use this music have seen a 200-400% increase in focus time. Shelly and Will talk about how different brains need different types of music, how to find out what type of music works best for your brain, how this can help kids too, and more. It's a conversation that everyone should tune in to as it helps you figure out your own brain and what you can do to be more productive. About Will Will Henshall is a Los Angeles based tech entrepreneur, inventor and music producer. He was the founding member and main writer in the UK pop soul band Londonbeat. Their massive early 90s hit ‘I've Been Thinking About You' reached #1 in the Billboard chart and was the top selling single in all major territories and won him BMI/PRS songwriter of the year. In the mid 90s, he founded San Francisco-based audio tech company Rocket Network. The “DigiDelivery” media transfer system, now part of ProTools 12 Cloud collaboration, is a standard tool used everyday in pro audio production for TV, movies and music. He sold the company to Avid in 2003. His most recent start up is focus@will, a science driven instrumental music streaming service (2m users) that helps people at work and study reduce distractions and be more productive. He holds five patents, and has a new one in the oven! Links Facebook LinkedIn Website

We have an absolutely fascinating guest on today's show. His name is Will Hentschel. He is the founder of Focus@Will. Focus@Will is a music productivity company that features music that is scientifically optimized for different types of personalities and brains. Now, something really interesting about Will, Will was in a 90's band that became very famous. The name of the band is London Beat, they have five big hits, and if you ever heard the song “I've Been Thinking About You.” it is actually a creation and production of Will's.   On the show we talk about  the different types of music that work really well for one brain versus the other brain. People that have ADD and ADHD, there is a certain type of music that helps you become very productive, which would annoy the heck out of the rest of us. For people that are more calm and relaxed or people that are kind of inbetween that stage of calm and relaxed and ADD there's different types of music that work really well for us. Some people are incredibly productive with meditative music. Some people need a bit higher intensity for their productivity music.  Will and I chat about the neuroscience and how the brain is functioning when different types of music are playing for different types of people in different situations.     I had a list of notes to ask Will during this interview, I hardly even got to that list because everything was so fascinating throughout the interview. If you're into productivity, focus music, and getting shit done, check out the podcast!    03:49  Who is Will Henshall?    07:49  Why do our Brains Like & Then Dislike Music?    13:59  The Key Ingredients that Makes Music Good Productivity Music    24:09  What Type of Music is Good for ADHD vs. the Average Brain?    28:04  How Entrepreneurs Focus During Chaos    39:04  Why Meditation Music is Different for Everyone    54:29  The Neuroscience of Music Changing the Brain-State 1:00:39  The Female Brain and Productivity Music Volume 1:06:04  Endogenous Attention vs. Exogenous Attention vs. Hypervigilance 1:09:19  Posture is Related to Typing Accuracy 1:12:59  How Einstein Got Into Flow-States 1:20:24  Will's Daily Routine Contact Info: https://www.focusatwill.com/ will@focusatwill.com Subscribe to the Podcast:   Website:  https://www.thebusinessmethod.com/will-henshall   Apple Podcasts:  http://bit.ly/TheBusinessMethod   Google Podcasts:  http://bit.ly/TheBusinessMethodGooglePodcasts   Spotify:  http://bit.ly/SpotifyTheBusinessMethod  

Will Henshall is the CEO of Focus@Will which is a productivity music company. They have different genres of music and playlists that help you get focused and into a flow state. We talked about how different music works for different people, the 5 types of brains, how to take care of your brain for optimal […]

In this week's podcast, I continue my conversation with Will Henshall, CEO of the music service Focus@WillIn this part of the interview we talk about how we can use music to affect our state of being → and to jump on this because I realized I didn't really hit this in the interview, by state of being I mean how you are currently experiencing things - so this encompasses your mood, energy level, and your motivation level - okay, back to our intro - we also discuss a number of various ADHD tips and how Focus@Will is really in the happiness at work business.And if you're wondering you don't have to have listened to the first part of the interview to enjoy this episode - in this part, we focus a lot more on ADHD and some of the ways that you can work with your ADHD to get more out of your day.You can check out Focus@Will at https://www.focusatwill.com/Support me on PatreonConnect with me on:FacebookTwitterInstagramor ask me a question on my Contact PageFind the full show note at HackingYourADHD.com/focusatwill

Looking for focus? Like music? Have trouble focusing WITH music? We might just be able to help you out this week. Focus@Will is a service offering focus music to help you tune in to what you're doing so that you can get it done. Will Henshall is the musician and inventor behind the service and joins us today to talk about the tool, the technology, and how it just might be your next secret weapon in your war on distraction.What's different about the music? What makes it so good for focus? Will tells all this week with examples from channels across the site that help a wide range of brains to raise the noise floor and get working. We talk about entrainment, and why it can be both a useful tool for some people, and an even bigger distraction for others. Plus, we dive into a bit of 90's music history to hear about Will's past life as a founding musician behind Londonbeat. About Will HenshallWill Henshall is a Los Angeles based tech entrepreneur, inventor and music producer. He was the founding member and main writer in the UK pop soul band Londonbeat. Their massive early 90s hit ‘I've Been Thinking About You' reached #1 in the Billboard chart and was the top selling single in all major territories and won him BMI/PRS songwriter of the year. In the mid 90s, he founded San Francisco-based audio tech company Rocket Network. The “DigiDelivery” media transfer system, now part of ProTools 12 Cloud collaboration, is a standard tool used everyday in pro audio production for TV, movies and music. He sold the company to Avid in 2003. His most recent start up is focus@will, a science driven instrumental music streaming service (2m users) that helps people at work and study reduce distractions and be more productive. He holds five patents, and has a new one in on the way.Links & NotesFocus@WillFind Will on FacebookConnect with Will on LinkedIn

Looking for focus? Like music? Have trouble focusing WITH music? We might just be able to help you out this week. Focus@Will is a service offering focus music to help you tune in to what you’re doing so that you can get it done. Will Henshall is the musician and inventor behind the service and joins us today to talk about the tool, the technology, and how it just might be your next secret weapon in your war on distraction. What’s different about the music? What makes it so good for focus? Will tells all this week with examples from channels across the site that help a wide range of brains to raise the noise floor and get working. We talk about entrainment, and why it can be both a useful tool for some people, and an even bigger distraction for others. Plus, we dive into a bit of 90’s music history to hear about Will’s past life as a founding musician behind Londonbeat. About Will Henshall Will Henshall is a Los Angeles based tech entrepreneur, inventor and music producer. He was the founding member and main writer in the UK pop soul band Londonbeat. Their massive early 90s hit ‘I’ve Been Thinking About You’ reached #1 in the Billboard chart and was the top selling single in all major territories and won him BMI/PRS songwriter of the year. In the mid 90s, he founded San Francisco-based audio tech company Rocket Network. The “DigiDelivery” media transfer system, now part of ProTools 12 Cloud collaboration, is a standard tool used everyday in pro audio production for TV, movies and music. He sold the company to Avid in 2003. His most recent start up is focus@will, a science driven instrumental music streaming service (2m users) that helps people at work and study reduce distractions and be more productive. He holds five patents, and has a new one in on the way. Links & Notes Focus@Will Find Will on Facebook Connect with Will on LinkedIn

Whenever I sit down to do some serious writing I always make sure to have something to listen to - music is often a key piece of how I keep myself engaged in the task I'm doing. In today's podcast, I'm going to dig into that idea, by I won't be doing it alone.Today I'm joined by Will Henshall, CEO of Focus@Will which is kind of like Spotify for concentration music.In this episode, I talk with Will about how music can be critical in our ability to focus while working, how ADHD brains need a certain level of stimulation to really get engaged, and you'll get a taste of what you might hear on Focus@WillI had a great time with this interview and I hope you'll enjoy it too.You can check out Focus@Will at https://www.focusatwill.com/Support me on PatreonConnect with me on:FacebookTwitterInstagramor ask me a question on my Contact PageFind the full show note at HackingYourADHD.com/focusatwill

You're in for a real treat today! You're going to learn about some life changing productivity tools/hacks that will blow your mind! Our special guest today is Will Henshall! Thanks For Listening! If you haven’t already please subscribe to Productivity On Purpose where ever you listen to podcasts. Perfect for listening in the car, on a walk, or while you’re working out.Whenever you’re ready…here are awesome ways we can connect:Get My Free Resources On Beating Procrastination, Overwhelm, & Distractionswww.lifeisorganized.com/resourcesCheck Out My Best-Selling Book!Accomplish It! 7 Simple ACTIONS To Get The Right Things DoneWork With Me:Coaching OverviewConnect With Me Online:Facebook        LinkedInAbout Will:Will Henshall is a Los Angeles based serial tech entrepreneur (5 start ups), inventor (5 patents) and music producer (5 #1 hit records). He was the founding member and main writer in the early 90s UK pop soul band Londonbeat. Their massive hit ‘I’ve Been Thinking About You’ reached #1 in the Billboard chart and was the top selling single in all major territories and won him BMI/PRS songwriter of the year. In the mid 90s, he founded San Francisco based audio tech company Rocket Network. The "DigiDelivery" media transfer system, now part of ProTools 12 Cloud collaboration, is a standard tool used everyday in pro audio production for TV, movies and music. He sold the company to Avid in 2003. His most recent start up is www.focusatwill.com, a neuroscience driven instrumental music streaming service with 2m users that helps people work more effectively when working remotely. https://www.focusatwill.com/    (Facebook, Instagram):: /focusatwill

This week we talk about our experiences with the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, how it has gone for us, and how it has - or has not - impacted our productivity. After that we have a chat with Will Henshall from Focus@Will. Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: RIP Medical Debt Focus@Will Contact Will Londonbeat DJ Klass Remix of Londonbeat Gabba House Icon for Hire Desire Paths Max Gentlemen Sexy Business! (NSFW) Boyfriend Dungeon Cosy Grove

Will Henshall is a Los Angeles based tech entrepreneur, inventor and music producer. He was the founding member and main writer in the UK pop soul band Londonbeat. Their massive early 90s hit ‘I’ve Been Thinking About You’ reached #1 in the Billboard chart and was the top selling single in all major territories and won him BMI/PRS songwriter of the year. In the mid 90s, he founded San Francisco based audio tech company Rocket Network. The "DigiDelivery" media transfer system, now part of ProTools 12 Cloud collaboration, is a standard tool used everyday in pro audio production for TV, movies and music. He sold the company to Avid in 2003. His most recent start up is www.focusatwill.com, a science driven instrumental music streaming service (2m users) that helps people at work and study reduce distractions and be more productive. He holds 5 patents, and has a new one in the oven! Today we talk about how anyone who isn’t boring probably has ADHD! Just kidding, sort of, enjoy!   ----------    ***CORONA VIRUS EDITION***   In this episode Peter & Will Henshall discuss:      :50  -  Intro and welcome Will!! 3:15  -  So you moved from the Musicbiz into Tech?  Ref:  Avid Cloud Collaboration 5:44  -  About how www.focusatwill.com came to be 8:40  -  Ref:  Dr. Ned Hallowell  Dr. Evian Gordon 13:05 -  On the percentage of users that are either ADHD or ADD or other? 16:16  -  Ref:  Left Field Labs  18:35  -  How do we continue to prove to people that this works!? On next steps for Focus At Will 21:52  -  How can people find you?  Write to him! Will@FocusAtWill.com Website: www.FocusAtWill.com Socials:  @focusatwill on INSTA  Twitter  Facebook 22:39  -  Thank you Will Henshall! And thank YOU for subscribing, reviewing and listening. Your reviews are working! Even if you’ve reviewed us before, would you please write even a short one for this episode? Each review that you post helps to ensure that word will continue to spread, and that we will all be able to reach & help more people! You can always reach me via peter@shankman.com or @petershankman on all of the socials. You can also find us at @FasterThanNormal on all of the socials. As always, leave us a comment below and please drop us a review on iTunes and of course, subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! As you know, the more reviews we get, the more people we can reach. Help us to show the world that ADHD is a gift, not a curse! Do you know of anyone you think should be on the FTN podcast? Shoot us a note, we’d love to hear! 23:08-  Faster Than Normal Podcast info & credits   TRANSCRIPT:  Hey guys, Peter Shankman.  Welcome to another episode of Faster Than Normal.  I’m thrilled that you’re here, as always, we tend to make ADHD a gift, not a curse, and we want you to see that as well. You know, it's funny every once in a while, when someone asks, “Hey, can I come on your podcast?” Is it, they have a good story? And I say sure, that sounds great, and  I have my assistant collect their background, and their bio and their, and their headshot and all that, and because of ADHD, I usually look at it in about four seconds before the interview. And, um, I had, I'd known about my guests and about his project called  https://www.focusatwill.com/  I had known about him for a while. It's a…. it's a,  it's a science driven, instrumental music streaming service with over 2 million users, it helps people work and study.  It reduces distractions, and be more productive. But what I didn't know about Will Henshall, until I read his bio and literally, pardon my French lost my shit. He was the founding member and main writer of the UK pop soul band, London Beat. And if you don't remember London Beat, perhaps…. Will is going to play a little, a little clip of London Beats,  their number one song that you will, you will totally remember…. that blew my mind.  So at some point, at some point, Will,,, you will play?   First of all, thank you for that fantastic introduction. Second of all, yeah. (plays clip of song…) I've been thinking about you too, Peter.  (plays clip of song…)  This was number one all over the world in the nineties. I was the guitarist and I was the white guy.  I can’t… oh my God. I…… I wasn't even, so, I mean, that was the thing. I looked at your picture and I'm like, wait, I can swear everyone in that group was black and I watched the video again and surely enough, there you are.  We always took photographs in a way that the skin tone wasn't particularly obvious.  Oh my God. I mean, I remember that sounds like it was yesterday.  It's still one of my all time favorites. It's on my it's on my running mix.  I'm going to go out…. I'm going out for a run after this, uh, after this interview, and ...he's pulled out the guitar, here we go.  Um, yeah, for viewers at home, uh, without, people listening (plays guitar) Yeah, it’s a solo, not particularly well played, cause it's early in the morning for me.    It is indeed, and I appreciate you taking the time to come on this early. You know, it's funny. I, we, we could spend it if we don't, if we don't switch topics, we can talk all day about how much I love that song, but don’t,,,,, that was your thing, OK, you did that, and then, and then you went to, you went to tech, right? So you had a company also that you, you, um, uh, let me, let me, let me see if I got this right. You had Rocket Network. Yeah, was, was, became part of ProTools.  Yep.  And then Pro Tools was sold to Abbott...  Uh, yes, not quite in that order. OK, something like that. Avid, done Pro Tools and then Rocket Network, which is a company I founded in 94. We raised just under $50 million in the 90’s, um, Paul Allen and Cisco, and a bunch of other investors, and we created something that is now https://www.avid.com/pro-tools/cloud-collaboration so if anybody knows Pro Tools or media editing tools, they're the kind of the standards in the entertainment business, for making media and, um, yeah, you're probably using our tech. The first projects that used the technology in the back in the day were Eric Clapton, Prince, and then, uh, Peter Jackson's new movie. Um, and, uh, I think Harry Potter's first…. So, no one's special is what you're saying... Yeah, and it was very cool, it was a system that, um, shipped around the component pieces of professional audio, various securely, so that… Unbelievable, if I remember correctly, Avid…. actually, it started out as a company called Diva and Diva was just Avid, uh, spelled backwards. And they had a group who started DIVA, started in Boston. That's right.  And I worked… I interned for them. I helped them, uh, create, uh, like their first logo, one of their first logos back in like 92.  Yeah. My RA, the RA, my dorm, uh, worked for them and, and he's like, Hey, you know, you know, computers, come, come make a logo. And yeah. Yeah, definitely. Ridiculously small world.  Yes, I come from a, you know, yeah., you, you, you mentioned.  Yes. I was, uh, uh, a musician and we had, we had, uh, uh, many hits over the years as the best known one. Um, I quit the band in ‘94 and I come from a long series of British inventors.  My brother was an inventor….... my Dad's an inventor, my Grandfather, my Great-Grandfather and, um, so it's kind of built in. I remember always like my Granddad saying that door handles in the wrong place, or you know, that this is not yeah. who designed this can opener, you know? Uh, so it's kind of in the brain and because I was always interested in digital things early and particularly digital audio, it led me perfectly into a place where I met Matt Mueller and a couple of other guys, and we founded Rocket Network. Actually I've got five patents, my name's on five patents, which I'm very proud of.  5:44 It is very cool. Yes, yeah. alright. I want to, I…. I can talk about this all day. Let's, you know, there's a podcast for the neuro-diverse let's talk about https://www.focusatwill.com/  because I'm actually a fan of it. Um, why don't you give us, for those who don't know what  https://www.focusatwill.com/  is, give us a description of it.  And, um, then I’ll tell you why I love it.   Thank you, Peter. Well, this is a unique music service and it is a library of material you can't find it anywhere else. That is, uh, uh, delivered to each user in a very unique way and you... you could think of it as, um, you know, ADD by the way, is close and dear and close to my heart.  I am myself, most of my friends are, I find anybody who isn't boring and it just means...  Steven, Steven there's, there's our subhead. Anyone who wasn't boring, has ADHD…. That's of course not. Um, It just means as my understanding of ADHD is it just means that you've got to be able to focus and concentrate you need to have a lot of stuff going on at the same time, so we are the people that are good in a crisis, right? We are the people that have got like a TV on over there, a game on over here, a talking book on over here, some music here, and then we're able to sit and relax. So I didn't discover this until I was in the band in, in, um, the Rocket Network company. And the reason why I learned was I went from running a band and being very active to inventing this kind of networking audio technology to ending up when we sold to Avid, to actually sitting in a cubicle  (laughter) Welcome to the new world...  And I tried to say, I was the boss before and now I sold my business, I was reporting to some middle -level managers and I was like, listen, “I….I know you guys have a policy of people being in the office, but I can't get anything done here.”   Well, you gotta be in the office. I'm like, where's your deliverable, William. I'm like, ah, I'm sitting here staring at the walls. So I started to try and find music that would help me block out the sound of everybody else, and it was impossible for me. It was not, I just couldn't find it. And then people would say to me, Oh, you're kind of hyper. Why don't you just find something to chill you the F out and be like, I've listened to this.  (plays music)  It's intuitive to the public. That if someone is kinda hyper, like all my favorite people, you play them something to chill them out, or maybe something like this. I'm playing some things on folks that will buy though in the background,  the answer is (buzzer sound)  that won't work at all, as you and your listeners know, umhttps://drhallowell.com/, who I'm assuming, you know... I know Ned very well,  he wrote the foreword for my book.  Yeah. Yeah, um, I met Ned in about eight years ago when he called me up. Now I’d heard of him and read his book called https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307743152ed  his bestselling book on Amazon., he's he's written a few best sellers, all about ADHD and why it’s the learning difference, not a disorder. And I get this call and this voice goes to “Hi, I'm Ned Hallowell. I can't do his voice, I’m Ned Halowell in that Boston kind of voice, and he goes, “are you Will from https://www.focusatwill.com/   and he goes, I'm Ned from Focus on Ned, and he said, I have been listening to your music to write my new book, which then was called, Driven to Distraction at work. And he said, I've put you in the book. And I was like, wow, that is, wow, this is from the horse's mouth, right? This is Ned himself telling me that. So we got...I invited him to be on our science, uh, board and got to know him very well, and with his help, and with another scientist that’s in our book,  Dr. Evian Gordon from https://www.totalbrain.com/about-us/   in San Francisco. With the two of them, we started honing into the idea in the same way that, um, stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin and drinking so much coffee. Over clock, the ADHD brain and calm you down.  We started to work on the idea that there are energies in an audio stream that'll do the same thing. 5% of our users in folks that will 5% listen to this channel that I'm just about to play, it’s called ADHD Type 1, and they listened to this.. 8hrs a day, 5 days a week. It's actually just warming up. Here we go, so to anyone that doesn't have ADHD, that sounds like an incredible noise, but if you actually do have ADHD or ADD, right, this will help you enormously.  Yep, no question about it.   What it’s doing, is overclocking the brain, and, um, Ned explained it to me in a way that I've never heard it explained before he said, William, your brain... all of our human brains, it doesn't matter where you come from... gender, it doesn't matter. We're all wired the same, this clock, the back of your head, about every four times a second, it goes, talk to Peter, talk to Peter, talk to Peter,  talk to Peter. He said, it's like the cocks on the rowboats, you know, there's the person that’s like going “PULL!”, right? And you go pull like this four times the second. And so those of us with ADHD by the way, Hallowell himself is insanely ADHD. That's part of the reason why he does the work? I think he said, what happens is that clock is running slowly. So it goes, talk to Peter, and then my consciousness is like, Whoa, what's that over there?  And then, then it goes, talk to Peter, right?   And so what's happening is it's like the kids in the backseat are always going crazy cause they haven't got something to do. And so we, uh, we started experimenting with different types of audio that clock the brain to speed that clock up. I mean, the irony is as you and your listeners know, the reason that we have ADHD is that clock is running slowly, not fast. Right?  If you play some music slow, it's going to make it worse.  Right. Right. It's an interesting…. it's an interesting take on it because I know that for me, uh, you know, we started this off by fanboying about how much I love that song, but the the fact that it is it's one of those songs with a fast beat, with, you know, powerful hook, powerful melody that allows me when I'm exercising to focus as well as I want and focus on the run and run faster and train harder, and music for me has always done that. Um, and so the concept of, of, of. audio as a whole to keep the brain focused is, you know, the funny part is, is that when we were growing up and ADHD didn't exist, it was sit down, you're disrupting the class disease. Um, when I was dealing with that, I remember I'd come home, I'd start my homework, I'd put on music, and my parents who were music teachers, that was the irony, they were both public school music teachers. nope, you shut it off, you've got to focus on, we're going to pay attention to school, and I was dedicating attention to the score. The music helped me do that, and now of course we know the difference.  So what percentage of your users, if you have any idea, uh, would you say are using this, are neuro diverse are ADD/ADHD, um, I mean, you said 5% listen to that track, but... Yaah, um, it's about 20% and, uh, I prefer instead of using terms of just neuro-diverse or I just say my favorite people. There are probably and objectively many, I mean, here, here's the real question. Peter, why to human beings? Why did we evolve to have a percentage of people like that? Well, the answer is we are good in a crisis. We are the kind of people that can do highly stressful work, such as, um, air, traffic control, battlefield surgeons.  Um, uh, how about, uh, how about fifth grade teachers? Um, right. Police work. These are all things that when this, a lot of stuff going on we’re very calm, and if you and I were back in the day, we're in the, you know, we are like thousands of years ago and we're in the, in the encampment with our tribe, and there's arrows coming over the top.  You or I, and people like us, the neuro-diverse people, we are the people that are going to go... I got this.  Yep, exactly.  As everyone is running around like a chicken with its head cut off and we're like, nope, I got this. The problem is, is that, when there's a crisis, we're great. But for the now, for the… we have to sit there and focus on expense reports or in your case, sit in that office and get that work done, it's not as easy.  So to answer your question about, uh, how, how many people are there, I can actually answer it with audio. I played you that, uh, crazy ADHD music, um, about 30% of the rest of our audience listened to uptempo. I like that.  So this is, it's kind of an, an uptempo transit channel. It has, it has thousands and thousands of tracks, but the tracks, they don't have DJ drops, right? they don't have, um, vocals of any kind, and there's some very specific things about the speed and the pulses within it. Um, it works for people who are kind of veering towards easily distracted, but not really. It kind of doesn't overlap. And then about another 30% or so of our audience, um, this is now as you can tell, nearly 70%, uh, listen to this. (plays music)  This is called Alpha Chill. And this is a typical track, speed is a little lower.  It still keeps you going, but it's not quite so intense, right? So to answer your question specifically, about 20% of our users are in that higher energy date they are. So we did a, I do a lot of surveys in the business and we have, um, we have, uh, an enterprise product where, you know, companies get this for their, uh, their employees.  And we just had a company called  https://www.leftfieldlabs.com/ in LA. They're one of the Google, internal Google, um, ad agencies, and, uh, they had like just over a hundred users and they bore out something that we found a lot. We… what we do is we give a hundred accounts to them and then they come back to us and tell us how many of their employees use us all the time... of that, how many are interested?  And the answer is usually about 25%, 20, 25% of any given company. You find this and go, wow. So that's part of our sales pitch. Here's the thing, I know the CEO and I called him up and I said, Hey, that's fascinating. Would you mind telling me who the 20% are? Is there a pattern then he laughed and he said, yes, it is my C-suite.  It is my most valuable players, it is my employees, the MVP, it is, uh, the people who are kind of difficult to deal with. And I said, If you looked at your kind of payroll costs, what percentage is this core group? He said, they're my most important people. And it represents 80% of my payroll. I believe it.  So we found this often that about 20% of the population who are usually the most talented, the most productive, the most valuable, are also the most easily distracted. Definitely. My people. This is the entrepreneurs. This is the… there's the people who make things done. If you, I tell people who are not in this world who are not neuro-typical, who doesn't understand, you know, non-tibial people.  I go, Elon Musk. He defines someone who is hyper hyper, hyper. I mean, good brief. I mean, just watching him talk. I have to just go.And then you think about a lot of other well-known fairy capable, productive people, Steve Jobs, Oprah, Allen.  I write about, I write about all these people in the book, the Faster Than Normal the book, and we interviewed a ton of them as well. I have friends all over the world who are the exact same brain as me. Um, tell me, cause I wanna, I wanna be respectful of your time. Tell me about, so, so it's Focusatwill.com, and it's, um, I mean, I, like I said, I love it. Um, where are you, where do you see it going? I mean, first of all, I'll take it a step back.  How do we convince more people that this actually works? Because I think that a lot of, you know, we're seeing, I think the pandemic has pushed us into being able to try new things and being willing to try new things, um, without as much backlash as there used to be. So are you, are you continuing to pitch for, um, for consumers or are you starting to look towards, uh, the enterprise aspect of it? Actually, we have about half consumers, which is individuals purchasing and then half, um, enterprise sales. Um, the pandemic was, was interesting. We did well because if you are stressed, and under pressure remotely working for the first time, remember a lot of people with ADHD like this, we'd like to go into an office because the bustle that kind of helps us.  And if all of a sudden you're at home on your own delivering things, and this has been an absolute godsend for a lot of people. So our business went up actually, uh, during the, during the year., and. It's the new normal, right? There's a lot of people not going back to work. And what are, uh, what of I get a lot of mail from being artists.  I've got a couple of million users. And one of the things that they've said is that the system has a timer on it. So you can figure out how long your perfect session is. Most people it's about, it's between 25, which is one session minutes, and right through to quite a lot of people have set it at 80 minutes.  So you're doing 80 minute work sessions. You can get, you get a lot done. And they say, if you have a pair of noise canceling headphones, and you have this app, it becomes like your, blankie, it becomes like that’s what they do, to get...stuff done, right? it  becomes like a cocoon I mean, that’s the premise of most people with ADHD find, is that they get into some sort of zone, they figured out where that zone is. For me, it used to be on an airplane. I’d fly to Tokyo to give a speech, I'd write for 14 straight hours. Yes, it was, it was amazing. Um, and so, so having to find that new place, so no, you, you put those headphones on, you shut out the rest of the world, you shut off the distractions and you do that, whatever way works for you.  But what you're doing is you are allowing yourself essentially putting on horse blinders, and you're focusing on that, which you need to focus on without the ooh, what's over there.  Well, yeah, something I didn't talk about yet, which I'll just mention quickly is that all music is not the same. If you listen to music with vocals….music that's designed to entertain you, which is pretty much anything out there, that's why it's successful, It's engaging. Um, it is gonna... you've replaced one problem with another. So. yes. You can't hear all the noise around or you're trying to get in your zone, on the other hand, you're singing it.  You're singing the song, exactly.  Snoop Dog,  whatever you like to listen to.  It's very true.  So the focus music is designed and the system has an onboarding, uh, quiz that if you take it at it's 17 questions and it has about an 80% accuracy of, um, determining which genre of music on the system will work best for you, and we find 85% of the people that use our system when they find their genre, each, um, each channel has a, a low, medium and a high setting., so there's really about 36 channels on the system, 85% of our users when they find it and they dial it and they go in on it, they never change because it just...works. Yeah. That's awesome. So it's Focusatwill.com  How do people find you? Are you, are you online? Are you on Insta,  so what's your, what's your story?  Hi, first of all, I'm fascinated with productivity and ADHD. It is my life, and I love to hear from people, so anyone listening, just, just write me, tell me how he found the system, what works, um, I'm at  focus@will.com.  That's and um, as I said, I'm, I'm always super interested and, uh, remember, there's a channel on this system called ADHD Type 1 which if you've got to get stuff done today, will really help you.  I love it. Will, we're going to have you back again, we'll have you on the podcast in a couple months, again.  Thank you so much for taking the time. It was really, really appreciated. And what a pleasure to talk to it, to talk to you, it's truly great.  22:40  Guys, as always Faster Than Normal is for you. Let us know what you want to hear, let us know who you want to hear, let us know if you want us to play I’ve Been Thinking About You, some more ‘cause we can do that too. Again, that has to be a cue, you’ve got to cue it up one more time. I'll just cue it up here. It is. This is a very bad choice to listen to when you're trying to work.  Oh, without question, but for exercise, you can't beat it. It's different, right? Yes.  All right guys. See you next week. Thanks for listening. My name is Peter Shankman.    Credits: You've been listening to the Faster Than Normal podcast. We're available on iTunes, Stitcher and Google play and of course at www.FasterThanNormal.com I'm your host, Peter Shankman and you can find me at petershankman.com and @petershankman on all of the socials. If you like what you've heard, why not head over to your favorite podcast platform of choice and leave us a review, come more people who leave positive reviews, the more the podcast has shown, and the more people we can help understand that ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Opening and closing themes were composed and produced by Steven Byrom who also produces this podcast, and the opening introduction was recorded by Bernie Wagenblast. Thank you so much for listening. We'll see you next week. 

I sit down with Will Henshall, founder of the science driven instrumental music streaming service Focus@Will, for an indepth look at how listening to music specifically designed for your brain type while working can help you stay focused and consistently show up at your best. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Different Types Of Music Impact Your Productivity ✔ The Link Between What You’re Listening To And Your Ability To Focus ✔ 3 Beneficial Things That Happen When You Find Your Flow State ✔ Quick Tips For Improving Your Focus ✔ So Much More!   To access resources and links from this episode, click on Show Notes. P.S. When you’re ready, here are four great ways to improve your time management and elevate your productivity: #1 Grab my FREE mini training Take Back Your Time! #2  Get instant on demand access to my Conquer Your Email Masterclass #3  Get my 4-module, on demand training program Time Management Made Simple #4  Join us in my coaching + training + accountability experience Leverage Lab!

A great part of what hinders our productivity is our tendency to become distracted and lose our focus on what we are supposed to do. Did you know that music can actually help you solve that problem? Focus@Will is a new neuroscience-based tool that uses sequenced instrumental music tracks to increase your attention span up to 400% when working and studying. The mind behind this incredible invention is Will Henshall, a musician, scientist, songwriter and technology inventor. After a successful seven-year run with Londonbeat, a British-American dance-pop band who scored two number one hits in the early 1990s, Will turned to entrepreneurship, starting a number of startups in the digital recording industry. Listen as he describes the amazing benefits of Focus@Will in this interview with John Livesay.

A great part of what hinders our productivity is our tendency to become distracted and lose our focus on what we are supposed to do. Did you know that music can actually help you solve that problem? Focus@Will is a new neuroscience-based tool that uses sequenced instrumental music tracks to increase your attention span up to 400% when working and studying. The mind behind this incredible invention is Will Henshall, a musician, scientist, songwriter and technology inventor. After a successful seven-year run with Londonbeat, a British-American dance-pop band who scored two number one hits in the early 1990s, Will turned to entrepreneurship, starting a number of startups in the digital recording industry. Listen as he describes the amazing benefits of Focus@Will in this interview with John Livesay. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here's How » Join The Successful Pitch community today: JohnLivesay.com John Livesay Facebook John Livesay Twitter John Livesay LinkedIn John Livesay YouTube

In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Will Henshall about personalized music that can help you focus, reduce distractions, and maintain productivity when working and studying. Will Henshall has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor. In 1987, he founded the British pop soul band Londonbeat and had two Billboard #1 hit records, “I’ve Been Thinking About You” (91) and “Come Back” (95). He founded Rocket Network, a Paul Allen/Cisco-funded San Francisco company, in 1995 and created the professional audio media transfer system, DigiDelivery. He sold the company to Avid/Digidesign in 2003. Focus@Will started in Los Angeles in 2011 when founders Will Henshall and John Vitale became interested in why people like to listen to music while at work and studying. Research showed 2 out of 3 of people like to listen to music while they work or study, but it’s difficult to find and manage sounds that consistently work well. So we created a new neuroscience based music service that helps increase your focus by reducing distractions, energizing you and helping you hit those critical deadlines. Episode links at https://neshnikolic.com/podcast/will-henshall   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

The 1990s marked the height of popularity for boy bands. In that decade, the pop charts were dominated by the likes of Take That, New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, Boyz II Men, Hanson, NSYNC, Five and Westlife. They paved the way for more recent chart-toppers like One Direction and BTS. But which of them was the best? On this poptastic podcast, we have an expert lineup debating that very question with host Sandro Monetti, himself a former columnist for much loved music magazine Smash Hits. Will Henshall was a founding member of the boy band Londonbeat, writing hits including ‘I've Been Thinking About You'. Eva Gardner is one of the world's leading guitarists, playing with Pink, Gwen Stefani and Cher. Michael Jay is a Grammy award-winning songwriter and producer whose songs have been recorded by everyone from Celine Dion to Eminem. Rising star Dyson is a singer-songwriter who has written songs on two number one albums recorded by the world's current biggest boy band, BTS. They all have opinions about who was the best 90s boy band, but the ultimate decision comes with the result of the public vote announced at the end of the show. Will your choice be the winner?

Will Henshall joins us for a special show to talk about his company, Focus at Will, and how the organization is helping those who struggle with mental wellbeing. We also take a journey through his life in the music industry and his journey with a near death experience.Will has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor. In 1987, he founded the British pop soul band Londonbeat and had two Billboard #1 hit records, “I’ve Been Thinking About You” (91) and “Come Back” (95). He founded Rocket Network, a Paul Allen/Cisco-funded San Francisco company, in 1995 and created the professional audio media transfer system, DigiDelivery. He sold the company to Avid/Digidesign in 2003.www.focusatwill.com

Join me as I interview former British pop star, Will Henshall, about a TRUE wakeup call that happened when he came back to life after flatlining and being dead for twenty minutes.

DON'T TAKE IT PERSONAL is a beautiful episode featuring Will Henshall, a Los Angeles based tech entrepreneur, inventor and music producer. Will was the founding member and main writer in the UK pop-soul band Londonbeat with their massive 90s hit ‘I’ve Been Thinking About You’. In the mid 90s, Will founded San Francisco based audio tech company Rocket Network which he later sold to Avid in 2003. His most recent start up is www.focusatwill.com, a science driven instrumental music streaming service that helps people at work and study reduce distractions and be more focused and productive. Will also holds 5 patents, and has a new one in the oven! Will and I talked about the role of the Masculine, the magic of the Feminine and about how to make a relationship last. More topics we touched upon were Focus, Music, Intimacy and more. For more information on Will's latest projects, visit: www.focusatwill.com www.hypnoticdancemeditation.com For more information on this podcast, please visit www.youlovelifepodcast.com

Scientists have discovered that there is a specific type of music for your personality type that can put your brain into a "flow state," making you hyperfocused. In this episode Dr. Hallowell speaks with Will Henshall, founder of focus@will, a company that is scientifically engineering music that has been proven to increase focus 4x and optimize your productivity, to find out how it works and why.   If you'd like to take the focus@will quiz to find out what your focus music is and get a free, 2-week trial, click HERE.  This episode was originally released in September 2017. Season 3 is coming soon! Do you have a show idea for us? Email it to connect@distractionpodcast.com! 

Episode Show Notes jeffsanders.com/248 Learn More About the Show The 5 AM Miracle Podcast Free Productivity Resources Join The 5 AM Club! Connect on Social Media Facebook Group • Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn Episode Summary Music can be your best friend or your biggest distraction. In this week's episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I chat with Will Henshall, founder of Focus@Will, about how to craft just the right music tracks for your brain, to optimize your productivity. Resources Mentioned in this Episode Productivity Music with Will Henshall [My first interview of Will on the show] Focus@Will [Customized focus music designed by neuroscientists to help boost your productivity] Focus@Will iOS App [Mobile productivity for Apple fans] Focus@Will Android App [Mobile productivity for Google peeps] Will Henshall Will Henshall is the founder of Focus@Will. He has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor. In 1987, he founded the British pop soul band Londonbeat and had two Billboard #1 hit records, “I’ve Been Thinking About You” (91) and “Come Back” (95). He founded Rocket Network, a Paul Allen/Cisco-funded San Francisco company, in 1995 and created the professional audio media transfer system, DigiDelivery. He sold the company to Avid/Digidesign in 2003. Contact Will: will@focusatwill.com

On this 200th(!) episode of The Productivityist Podcast, my guest is Will Henshall. Will is the CEO and founder of Focus@Will, a tech music platform that helps 1.5M professionals be up to four times more productive at work. Will has had a 30-year notable career as a start-up entrepreneur, tech inventor, and musician. He founded the platinum-selling 90s British pop-soul band Londonbeat (he wrote Billboard #1 hit songs ‘I’ve Been Thinking About You’ and ‘Come Back’). In 1996 he started up San Francisco based Rocket Network, and invented the pro audio media transfer tool ProTools DigiDelivery, used extensively in movie post production, sold to Avid in 2003. During our nearly hour-long conversation, we talked about the evolution of his entrepreneurial journey, attention and what distractibility has done to our productivity (and what he is doing to help combat that), the relationship between happiness and productivity, and so much more. Relevant Links https://www.focusatwill.com/ (Focus@Will)  https://youtu.be/dGw3w_njQ4g (I've Been Thinking About You by Londonbeat | YouTube)  http://www.businessinsider.com/big-five-personality-traits-2016-12 (The Big 5 Personality Types | Business Insider)  https://www.wired.com/2014/07/neuroscience-music-app/ (Can This "Neuroscience Based" Music App Really Boost Your Brain Power By 400%? | WIRED) http://www.drhallowell.com/ (Dr. Ned Hallowell)  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307743152?ie=UTF8 (Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder | Amazon)  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143130722?ie=UTF8 (Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life | Amazon)  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061339202?ie=UTF8 (Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience | Amazon)  https://productivityist.com/daily-theme-everyday-focus/ (How To Transform A Single Daily Theme Into An Everyday Focus | Productivityist)  https://productivityist.com/podcast-michael-breus/ (The Power of When with Dr. Michael Breus | The Productivityist Podcast)  https://youtu.be/1WhWHQCh52c (I've Been Thinking About You by Good Luck | YouTube)  https://twitter.com/focusatwill?lang=en (Focus@Will (@focusatwill) | Twitter)  We jammed a lot into this double-sized episode of the podcast. I hope you enjoy the show! I'd love to get feedback from you on this and past episodes of the podcast. Sharing a rating and/or review in your podcast app of choice is the fastest and easiest way to do that. And if you don't want to miss a single episode, don't forget to subscribe to the podcast today! Thanks for listening!

What makes music so powerful in arousing feelings and emotions? Why is music so embedded in our memories? In this episode of Hooked On Startups I’m delighted to be joined by John Vitale - Music Chief and Co-Founder at Focus at Will – a neuroscience based music service that helps increase your focus by reducing distractions, energizing you and helping you hit those critical deadlines.   John has 25 years experience in music, sound, and film production as supervisor, producer, engineer, and remixer.   He has worked for Warner Bros, Sony, BMG, and Universal Music, The B52ʼs, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Filter, Eminem, KD Lang, George Clinton, and The Romantics.   John knows his stuff. Tune in to find out why music plays such an important part in everyone’s lives and how it can be used as an amazing tool to dramatically increase your productivity.   0:50 - Introducing John Vitale, music chief and co-founder at Focus at Will.   1:34 - John’s background in audio and music.   2:16 - Background on how Focus at Will got started and what they do to deconstruct music in order to understand it better.   3:48 - Digging into music’s effect on the brain and how their approach has evolved over time.   6:58 - Comparing John’s current work with his background in entertainment.   7:45 - Applying measurements to music in order to gauge feedback and responses; how that plays into the Focus at Will system.   10:46 - Gauging if the music is working effectively and the individualized approach of Focus at Will; the primal origins of our sensitivity to sound.   13:00 - The links between memories and certain sounds.   14:25 - How far along we might be in learning about how music affects the brain.   15:36 - Looking at why the music industry is so enormous and the importance of music to humans.   16:32 - Music’s effects on humans and plants.   17:55 - The depth that they found in this material while developing Focus at Will.   20:48 - Seeing other potential behavioral effects of music.   22:44 - Crafting an energetic, focus journey.   24:11 - How they are rating and experimenting with their music to generate data.   26:14 - Big moments of reactions and discovery John has encountered.   28:11 - Applying these ideas to augmented and mixed reality.   32:30 - How this will shift the role of music and sound in different aspects of life.   35:40 - Matthew’s experience with Focus at Will’s music and how it differs from normal music.   37:22 - What John is working on now and how it may develop in the near future. 40:04 - Being at the beginning of a huge journey of discovery and the role of AI in this work.   42:49 - The questionnaire.   49:28 - Learning about John and Focus at Will.     Resources and Links Mentioned:   Focus@Will (Free 2 week trial)   Hooked on Startups #010 - Will Henshall   This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin   Julia Mossbridge   Singularity University   Chris Milk   Chris Milk’s TED Talk - How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine    

Scientists have discovered that there is a specific type of music for your personality type that can put your brain into a "flow state" making you hyperfocused. In this episode Dr. Hallowell speaks with Will Henshall, founder of focus@will, a company that is scientifically engineering music that has been proven to increase focus 4x and optimize your productivity, to find out how it works and why.   If you'd like to take the focus@will quiz to find out what your focus music is, click HERE.   

Hello and welcome to episode 25 of the Wonder Junkie Podcast ft the musical composers of the new tv series, Genius, Will Henshall & neuroscientist Dr. Julia Mossbridge. Genius is the new tv series presented by National Geographic with the first-ever scripted series, based on the Walter Isaacson book ‘Einstein: His Life and Universe’ The cast includes Geoffrey Rush as professor Einstein, Johnny Flynn as Albert in his youth and Emily Watson as the scientist’s second wife — and first cousin — Elsa Einstein. Over 10 episodes, the series takes einstein’s story beyond the halls of academia to explore his struggles to be a good husband and father, and a man of principle during a period of global unrest. His daringly creative mind often landed him in trouble with his loved ones and peers, but also helped him to usher in ground-breaking discoveries that reshaped modern science. For this series, a collection of musical pieces has been created, inspired by Albert Einstein. It has been scientifically designed around the perfect formula to fuel our genius and enhance our concentration… so that is what this episode is all about as I speak to Will Henshall & neuroscientist Dr. Julia Mossbridge. Spoiler alert; Einstein would've been a Slayer fan ;)   

We kick off our first episode with something iconic: Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Released in 1973, it still generates interest and discussion today and we give our take on the album and its impact. Will Henshall is an award-winning musician, composer and tech inventor for whom Tubular Bells ended up a key catalyst for his whole […]

If you’re ready to become a master of productivity, discipline, and focus, you’re in luck! This episode with John Lee Dumas is for you. We hear some of John’s advice for new speakers who don’t yet have a long or solid track record, his techniques for building and maintaining relationships and his advice on how to make sure your podcast guests share your podcast once it’s live. To learn more about The Mastery Journal, listen to this inspiring episode! Find Out More About John Here: EOFire@johnleedumas on TwitterJohn Lee Dumas on LinkedInJohn@EntrepreneurOnFire.comjohnldumas on Skype In This Episode: [01:26] - What are the keys to mastery? There are three, John explains: productivity, discipline, and focus. [02:21] - John talks about how he decided to create The Mastery Journal. [03:43] - The morning routine is key, John reveals, and explains how best to take advantage of this concept. [05:43] - Does John use Focus at Will to help him focus? It turns out both he and Stephan have interviewed the founder, Will Henshall. [06:56] - John doesn’t have multiple affirmations, but rather one affirmation per day. His affirmation for today is gratitude for his new essential oils machine. [08:14] - We learn more about the four daily sessions in the Mastery Journal. John uses 42 minutes of focus followed by 18 minutes of refreshing, but he emphasizes the importance of finding numbers that work for you. [10:48] - John talks about the daily self-evaluations in the Mastery Journal. [11:58] - The 10-day recaps are important because they help you evaluate your flow and answer the hard questions. [12:54] - What are some of John’s favorite productivity tools? [13:37] - John talks about his to-do lists, for which he particularly prefers WorkFlowy. He then talks about his favorite productivity gurus and books. [15:31] - John shares his advice on making the most of podcasts. [17:12] - What are John’s techniques for building and maintaining relationships? After answering, he gives his advice on how to make sure your podcast guests share your podcast once it’s live. [21:03] - John shifts into talking about becoming a speaker. [23:46] - We hear some of John’s advice for new speakers who don’t yet have a long or solid track record. [25:51] - John shares his thoughts on how to do best on YouTube. He suggests, for example, not putting sound-only podcasts on YouTube, because people go there for videos. [27:16] - With so much to do every day (or every week), why does John choose to do a daily podcast show? [29:03] - Building an audience takes free, valuable, and consistent content. [31:17] - Did John hire a company that specializes in Kickstarter videos for his? [31:59] - In response to Stephan’s question about traditional publishers versus self-publishing, John acknowledges that he isn’t an expert in the subject. Personally, though, he’s happy with his self-publishing decision. [33:20] - What’s in John’s warehouse, aside from the 20,000 copies of his book? [34:18] - John offers some tools and recommendations for new podcasters. [34:54] - Why does John live in Puerto Rico? Get Optimized! Every day, commit to being a little better at something I’ve chosen to master by the time I go to bed than I was that morning. Write down tomorrow’s morning routine before I go to bed every night. This will help me stay productive and motivated. Every day, create a new affirmation for the day. Think about something I’m grateful for, and try to go beyond the obvious. Links and Resources: EOFire@johnleedumas on TwitterJohn Lee Dumas on LinkedInJohn@EntrepreneurOnFire.comjohnldumas on SkypeMuseThe Mastery Journal on KickstarterFree Podcast CourseFocus at WillWill Henshall on the Optimized GeekWill Henshall on EOFireHal Elrod on the Optimized GeekDeep WorkCal Newport on the Optimized GeekSelfControlWorkFlowyPomodoro TechniqueAct 20The Mastery JournalThe Freedom JournalHow to Be More ProductivePodcast WebsitesPodcasters’ ParadiseShipwire

Episode Show Notes jeffsanders.com/121 Learn More About the Show The 5 AM Miracle Podcast Free Productivity Resources Join The 5 AM Club! Connect on Social Media Facebook Group • Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn Episode Summary What kind of music works best for you while you are working? This week's episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast features and interview with Will Henshall, founder and CEO of Focus@Will. Tune in as I pick Will’s brain, as he shares how to enhance your work with productivity music based on neuroscience. I personally use Focus@Will for multiple hours every day (which I have done for over 2 years now), and it's a thrill to talk to the creator of this amazing productivity solution. Resources Mentioned in the Show Focus at Will: Improve Your Productivity with Music for the Brain [my article discussing Focus@Will] Focus@Will [productivity music based on nueroscience] Will Henshall speaking at TEDx Brussels [great talk about using Focus@Will]

Music has been a big part of my life since I was a kid. But for years I had the hardest time finding music that enabled me to focus on my work. I spent hours carefully curating playlists on iTunes. I tried dozens of Pandora stations. And, of course, I tried the old standby — classical music. Nothing ever worked consistently. And then in 2013 I discovered Focus@Will, an online service that plays music that's scientifically designed to improve and sustain your focus. After an hour of sampling their free trial, I was hooked. And I've been a loyal customer since then. I don't normally do shows about paid products or services. But I'm such a believer in this service that I felt compelled to share it with you. And to explain what its, why it works and what's behind the technology, I've brought on Will Henshall, Focus@Will's Founder and CEO, to the show.

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Will Henshall and Jeff Straw of Focus at Will join Erik this time to talk about listening to the right kind of music to achieve better focus. Focus at Will is a new neuroscience based music service that helps you focus, reduce distractions and retain information when working, studying, writing and reading. The technology is based on hard science and proven to be extremely effective at extending your attention span. References in this episode: Focus at Will The Pomodoro Technique Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review in iTunes Follow @ErikJFisher Check out more Noodle.mx Network showsThe Audacity to Podcast: "How-to" podcast about podcastingBeyond the To-Do List: Personal and professional productivityThe Productive Woman: Productivity for busy womenONCE: Once Upon a Time podcastWelcome to Level Seven: Agents of SHIELD and Marvel’s cinematic universe podcastAre You Just Watching?: Movie reviews with Christian critical thinkingthe Ramen Noodle: Family-friendly clean comedy  

Why is it important to listen to music while you work? Will Henshall is the founder of Focus@Will which is a new neuroscience based web/mobile tool that specially uses sequenced instrumental music tracks to increase your attention span up to 400% when working and studying. Will is a musician, scientist, song writer, technology inventor working with audio to find the right music at the right place at the right time. He was the founder of the British pop soul band Londonbeat and had two Billboard #1 hit records. He went on to found Rocket Network, a Paul Allen/Cisco-funded San Francisco company in 1995. Afterwards he created a professional audio media transfer system, DigiDelivery which he sold in 2003. Will has achieved notable global success both as a musical/visual artist and as a technical inventor. Will discusses why Focus@Will will help you with work or study. LISTEN HERE “Music drives our emotional self.” ~ Will Henshall, on How She Really Does It In this interview we discuss: Background and interest in music + technology = Why of Focus@Will Neuroscience of music Brain Benefits – ADD/ADHD Music + teens Habituating of the brain. Exercise and Focus@ Will Two takeaways – to increase work/study flow Mentioned in this Podcast focus@will Flow Dr. Ned Hallowell “Work in 60-90 minute bursts (to maximize productivity)” ~ Will Henshall, on How She Really Does It smiling, The post Will Henshall: Music + Neuroscience = high productivity appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.