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Every book Tom Freston recommended on podcasts

Guest on My First Million · 1 book · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Books recommended by Tom Freston

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  1. What color is your parachute?

    Richard Nelson Bolles · Discussed · 1 episode

    What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles is a classic career-guidance and self-help manual designed to help job-seekers navigate career transitions, discover personal strengths, and find fulfilling work through structured soul-searching.

    Discussed
    “Weiss, I heard that you read a book. Yes, I bought a book. The only self-help book I ever bought. It's called and it was the first edition, What Color Is Your Parachute?”
    Where to get it

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
The guy behind South Park, MTV and SpongeBob reveals his secret for spotting winning ideasMy First Million2026-05-291
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged Unplugged
“Well, it's been great and it's been you know, I I I've summarized it all in this book which was a lot of fun to put together, Unplugged, and it's out there and doing well.”