The Precedent Collective

Not all disruption is created equal.

During our summer break, we’re revisiting powerful conversations from Season One of Breaking Precedent. In this episode, host Leah Sullivan explores the many forms of disruptive change—framed as sunrises, tides, and rainbows. Leah is joined by a range of precedent-breakers across disciplines, including Eric Ryan, who reimagined consumer goods; Pete Flynn, who rides the waves of market shifts; and Justice Steven Breyer, who reflects on

Why the Future’s Being Built by Yesterday’s Rules

During our summer break, we’re revisiting powerful conversations from Season One of Breaking Precedent.

A smarter way to tell if you’re disrupting the right thing.

The Precedent Spectrum: From Law to Art

From barn studios to Beyoncé playlists—what your startup can learn from a bike cult

In this episode of Breaking Precedent, host Leah Solivan sits down with Julie Rice, co-founder of SoulCycle and Peoplehood, to discuss how she helped redefine not just boutique fitness, but the modern experience of community.

How Sarah Hoover Used Creativity to Break Precedents in Motherhood

In this episode of Breaking Precedent, host Leah Solivan dives deep into the life-altering journey of Sarah Hoover, author of 'The Motherload.' Sarah discusses how her rage and postpartum depression propelled her to write a raw and honest memoir that challenges societal norms about motherhood.

How one woman’s choice to stay behind bars became a blueprint for systemic change.

In this episode of Breaking Precedent, host Leah Solivan sits down with Chris Redlitz and Beverly Parenti, co-founders of The Last Mile, a groundbreaking prison education program that’s transforming lives behind bars through coding, entrepreneurship, and purpose.

How Smart Beds Are Rewiring Human Performance

In this episode of Breaking Precedent, host Leah Solivan sits down with Matteo Franceschetti, the visionary founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, to explore how sleep is becoming the most critical, and most overlooked dimension of human performance.

Why the Worst Markets Create the Best Companies

In this episode of Breaking Precedent, host Leah Solivan dives deep with Founder of Trulia, Pete Flint.

How Pat Brown’s Impossible Dream is Reshaping What (and How) We Eat

Why Scaling the Wrong Thing Faster Isn’t Progress—And How a Strategic Reset in London Helped TaskRabbit Find the Right Climb.

Breaking Barriers in Mental Health and the Performing Arts

This month, we’re exploring a theme that ties together the stories of our fearless guests, Bianca Gates and Kevin Caldwell: the courage to ask, “Why settle?”