{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Crescendo Conversations","title":"Lewis McDonald, Global Leader of the Energy Sector — Four Songs, Three Continents, One Life.","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5012,"description":"Lewis McDonald is the Global Managing Partner, Energy Sector at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer — one of the most senior energy lawyers in the world, with a career built around some of the largest energy deals on the planet.\nIn this episode of Crescendo Conversations, Lewis shares the four pieces of music that have shaped his identity, his career, and his life: Living on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Private Universe (Crowded House), Best of You (Foo Fighters), and Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead).\nWe talk about what Lewis calls \"cognitive athletes\" — and why the way high-performing people think about pressure and recovery needs to change. We talk about an $11 billion energy deal in Mozambique, and what it actually meant for the people whose lives it touched. And partway through our conversation, Lewis picked up a guitar and played.\nMusic credits:\n Living on a Prayer — written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child. Piano: Zen Zeng.\n Private Universe — written by Neil Finn. Performed live by Lewis McDonald.\n Best of You — written by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett. Piano: Zen Zeng.\n Everything in Its Right Place — written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway. Piano: Zen Zeng.\nCrescendo Conversations is hosted and produced by Zen Zeng, concert pianist.\nTo register your interest in upcoming Crescendo events and behind-the-scenes content, visit zenzeng.net/connect.#CrescendoConversations #CrescendowithZen","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_EGkS0kMIVqWDm5C4h5L3GEQLbAnprpNCDXW0H8tIQY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mY2Vl/YTJkMGFlMjUzMjQ2/MjJiOGY5Y2Y5MWIx/ZDMzOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}