HI, I’M CLAUDIA GARBUTT
Molecular biologist, podcast host & human guinea pig.
I love running experiments, I love talking with people, and I remain suspicious of anything that sounds too black-and-white.
A SHORT HISTORY OF EVERYTHING
Curiosity has taken me to some pretty unexpected places…
In a nutshell: I started out in molecular biology, survived leukemia, went to study human brain cells in New Zealand, fell in love, became a mom, ended up as single mom, and started asking the kinds of questions that rarely come with neat answers.
Life, as it turns out, is a rather messy N=1 experiment… Motherhood, dealing with life’s curveballs, and building a business forced me to look beyond what happens inside a cell and ask what helps a whole human being adapt, perform and build a life that actually feels worth living.
That question eventually led me into coaching—and into more than 260 conversations with founders, scientists, authors and unconventional thinkers on the Wired For Success podcast.
I’m still a scientist at heart—and still working at the university. I’m simply interested in a much bigger laboratory now.
“Success isn’t success if it costs you the life you were trying to build.”
— Claudia Garbutt
HOW I SEE THE WORLD
Three lenses. One conversation.
The questions I care about rarely belong to just one discipline. I tend to look at them from three different angles.
Science
What is possible—and how do we know? What does the evidence show, what is wishful thinking, and what remains uncertain?
Entrepreneurship
What does it take to turn an interesting idea into something useful, resilient and real?
Human performance
How do we build ambitious lives without sacrificing our health, relationships or happiness?
OFF-MIC
Runner. Mother. Book nerd. Collector of excellent questions.
When I’m not behind a microphone or in the lab, life is considerably less polished… I’m raising two children, running whenever I can (listening to audiobooks and podcasts, or some good ol’ 90s metal), pottering about in the garden, and volunteering as a human guinea pig for experiments that promise to improve health or performance.
I’m endlessly curious about why people do what they do, what helps us change and how we can pursue ambitious goals without making ourselves miserable in the process.
I don’t have all the answers. But I’m committed to asking questions and following wherever curiosity and evidence lead me.
WIRED FOR SUCCESS
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I read every message—even if life occasionally prevents me from answering at light speed.