Hi friends,

It’s been four and a half years since I made the jump to working on The Profile full-time. I want to thank you for being on this journey with me, and I hope that you’ve gained value from being a free subscriber to The Profile.

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Original Interviews

As I’ve promised you, I have continued adding value to free and premium members of The Profile, starting with more original content. I’ve published interviews with fascinating humans like Francis Ngannou, Lynsey Addario, Danny Meyer, Laura Dekker, JJ Watt, James Clear, Mark Bertolini, Jeff Immelt, Ana Lorena Fabrega, Joe Preston, Mark Bertolini, and more.

Learning Guides

I’ve also been compiling people-focused “learning guides” to help us learn practical skills like interviewing, public speaking, negotiation, and even charisma. You can check them out below:

1. 9 Techniques to Help You Become a ‘Master of Disaster’ in Any Crisis

2. How to Become a Master Negotiator Using These 7 Practical Negotiation Techniques

3. How to Become More Likable Using 9 Techniques From the World’s Most Charismatic People

4. 11 Public Speaking Techniques from the World’s Greatest Speakers

5. 10 Interview Techniques From the World’s Best Interviewers

Profile Dossiers

I’ve also published more than 100 Profile Dossiers, which are deep dives on prominent figures. The entire Dossier archive is available for premium members. I’ve unlocked three issues, so you can check out the quality.

1. 🥸 Amaryllis Fox, the ex-CIA agent performing the most clandestine operations

2. 🏊‍♀️ Diana Nyad, the First Person to Swim Unassisted from Cuba to Florida

3. 📈 Brunello Cucinelli, the Philosopher King of Cashmere

A book!

And hey, I even wrote a book called HIDDEN GENIUS that uncovers the secret ways of thinking that power the world’s most successful people.

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If you are a non-paying subscriber, you will continue receiving the weekly Sunday newsletter with the exact same format (column + article recommendations only).

If you become a premium member, you get a lot more. You receive the complete suite of profile recommendations along with these member-only benefits:

• 🎧 A curated list of audio + video recommendations, including podcasts, documentaries, and interviews in each Sunday newsletter

  💬 An invitation to our members-only Telegram group, where we discuss (and often heatedly debate) interesting articles, podcasts, documentaries, ideas and more.

  🎤 Original interviews with fascinating people conducted by Polina

  🧗‍♂️An archive of weekly Profile Dossiers, comprehensive deep-dives on prominent individuals

  📚 Access to The Big Book of Profile Dossiers where you can access the full archive of every dossier ever published.

  🤓 Full access to The Profile’s content archive

I have many more exciting things planned, but most importantly, I will continue to help improve your content diet by bringing you high-quality, well-reported journalism.

I hope I've earned your trust over the last 7 years, and I’d be elated if you join me to continue building The Profile together. You can subscribe today for $10/month or $40/year.

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