Ep 221 – One World in a New World with Steven Puri

What does it mean to live—and work—in flow?

In this thought-provoking episode of One World in a New World, Zen Benefiel sits down with Steven Puri—former studio executive at 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks, and now founder & CEO of Sukha, a company dedicated to helping people focus, finish faster, and feel healthier.

Steven shares his journey from leaving high school early to attend USC, navigating the fear-driven realities of the film industry, and eventually turning inward toward purpose, presence, and meaningful contribution.

Together, Zen and Steven explore flow states, Consciousness, creativity, leadership, AI, media influence, scarcity vs. abundance, and what it means to create work that truly matters—especially as a parent, a leader, and a planetary citizen.

This is a grounded, honest conversation about navigating complexity without losing your humanity—and learning how to align your energy with what you’re here to contribute.

If you’ve ever wondered how inner awareness, focus, and flow translate into real-world impact, this episode will resonate deeply.

⏱️ YOUTUBE CHAPTER MARKERS

00:00 – Introduction & Steven’s Journey

04:12 – Leaving the Hollywood Machine

08:45 – Fear vs Flow in Creative Work

14:30 – What Flow Actually Is (and Isn’t)

20:10 – Focus, Attention & the Modern Mind

26:40 – Scarcity vs Abundance Conditioning

32:15 – Parenting, Presence & Purpose

38:20 – AI, Media & Human Agency

45:10 – Building Sukha: Design for Flow

52:00 – Leadership, Consciousness & the Future

58:40 – Final Reflections on Meaningful Work

Connect with Steven: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-puri/

Explore Sukha’s Free Trial: https://www.thesukha.co/

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Zen Benefiel Possibilities Coagulator

Zen Benefiel is an accomplished author and speaker who holds Masters Degrees from the University of Phoenix in Business Administration and Organizational Development, a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and is a Certified Life Coach and Hypnotherapist through the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.

He helped women and minority-owned businesses garner over $200,000 in micro-loans through Self Employment Loan Fund in 2003-4. He assisted an indigenous coalition in Arizona to garner attention and inclusion in the development of the Steele Indian School Park, a complete turn-around from the Indian westernization facility turned high school built in the 1890s. He managed logistics for large public events drawing over 250,000 patrons in his 30s.

He hosted over 120 television shows in the early 90s, called One World, inviting his guests to explore how we overcome fears and move toward harmony in our personal and professional environments. He also produced a four-host series of community activist shows, focusing on community activists, holistic medicine, youth empowerment, and straight talk on politics.

He has taught business plan development classes part time at the college level for five years, was a production control coordinator in the aerospace industry for five years, responsible for $7 million in monthly shipments, a high school teacher for five years, often in charge of an entire curriculum; and special event manager for ten years with ranges of 5,000 to 250,000 patrons per event. He meets challenge with style and grace as an opportunity to develop successful business and personal relationships, resulting in a highly qualified facilitator.

He currently coaches, consults and facilitates client surveys, customer service, employee involvement, partnering, team building, strategic planning and professional development.