Recharge with David Ko

Part 1: Recharge with John Driscoll and David Ko, CEO of Calm

John Driscoll is a healthcare executive, board leader, and author known for pioneering approaches to home-based care and advocating for fair wages as a pathway to employee wellbeing and business success. He is a member of the Patriotic Millionaires and a Senior Advisor to Walgreens Boots Alliance and the EQT Group. Previously, he was the CEO of CareCentrix, Group President for New Markets at Medco, and Executive Vice President at Walker Digital.
Currently serving as Chairman of UConn Health and multiple corporate boards, John co-authored the 2024 book Pay the People! Why Fair Pay is Good for Business and Great for America, with Morris Pearl.

Recharge with Jennifer Wallace and David Ko, CEO of Calm

Jennifer B. Wallace is an award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and founder of the Mattering Institute, whose mission is to create cultures of “mattering” in schools.  Her work centers on the idea that feeling valued and adding value is fundamental to our mental and emotional well-being.  She is a “maternal mental health advocate” at Calm, a consultant at Netflix, and frequent media contributor and commentator on issues around parenting, kids, and education. She lives in New York with her husband and 3 kids.
Her new book, Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose discusses how the sense of “mattering” impacts not only our day-to-day mood and feelings of personal value, but also our overall health, workplaces, and communities.

Recharge with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and David Ko, CEO of Calm

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is a New York Times best-selling author, animal advocate, daughter, sister, wife, mother, step-mom, and host of the podcast, BDA Baby. A passionate animal advocate, Katherine works as an Ambassador for Best Friends Animal Society (bestfriends.org) and the ASPCA (aspca.org). She is also a Global Ambassador for the Special Olympics, and lives with her family in Los Angeles.

Recharge: All About Sleep

In this Special Season 2 Finale, David Ko presents a timely end-of-year gift: a compilation of advice on the single most crucial element for good mental health—sleep. This episode features the collective wisdom and top tips from all of this season's amazing guests, providing actionable insights to help you achieve a restful night's sleep.

Recharge with Karen Lynch (Former CEO of CVS Health and President of Aetna)

David sits down for a candid conversation with Karen Lynch, a trailblazing leader known for her transformative work at the helm of major healthcare organizations like Aetna and CVS Health. Karen shares her deeply personal journey of vulnerability and resilience from the childhood tragedy that shaped her passion for mental health and reflects on the leadership lessons she’s learned throughout her career. She shares her personal strategies for finding balance, knowing when to recharge, and offers invaluable insights for leaders at any stage of their career.

Recharge with Nick Jonas and David Ko, CEO of Calm

Musician and actor Nick Jonas shares his journey living with Type 1 diabetes for 20 years, the mental toll of managing a chronic condition, and why community and technology (like continuous glucose monitoring) have been game-changers. He connects this personal health journey to resilience in leadership and fatherhood, underscoring how physical health and mental health are inseparable.

Recharge with Chloe Kim (Professional Snowboarder and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim joins David Ko, CEO of Calm, to talk about the mental side of elite performance and the pressures of being a global icon at such a young age. She shares her experience stepping away from snowboarding after the 2018 Olympics to protect her mental health, the role therapy and sleep have played in her recovery, and how she’s learning to balance ambition with joy. In a year when so many people feel stretched thin and overexposed, Chloe offers an honest look at burnout, identity, and what it really means to RECHARGE!

Recharge with Arianna Huffington, Co-founder of Huffing Post, the Founder and CEO of Thrive Global

On Recharge today, David Ko, CEO of Calm, speaks with the one and only Arianna Huffington on the Mental Health Crisis around the world, and how it affects everyone. A Must Listen!

Recharge with Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and David Ko, CEO of Calm

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai joins David Ko to discuss her new memoir Finding My Way and her journey of reclaiming her own story. She opens up about the weight of being thrust into the global spotlight as a teenager, the transformative role of college in helping her find her identity, and her candid experiences with mental health—including panic attacks and therapy. Malala reflects on the cultural stigmas around mental health in Pakistan, how she is redefining traditions for women and girls, and why sleep, friendship, and support systems are as vital as activism. In a year marked by global volatility, she offers a powerful reminder that even leaders need to rest, recharge, and find balance between tradition and modern life.

Recharge with Dr. Vivek Murthy (former United States Surgeon General)

Dr. Vivek Murthy joins David to talk candidly about why mental health is “the defining public-health issue of our time,” and how leaders can protect their own battery and their teams’ well-being in a chaotic year. He lays out practical habits that fill (sleep, movement, meditation, time with loved ones) vs. drain (doom-scrolling, excess news, the wrong meetings) our “emotional tank,” and shares how modeling boundaries at work turns minutes of true presence into real impact. Murthy connects sleep to resilience (including his own shift from “badge-of-honor” sleep loss to disciplined routines), explains why loneliness is a health epidemic with physical consequences, and offers a simple prescription for volatile times: rebuild community through relationships, purpose, and service.