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Today we continue our series on Resilience and my guest is Airin Avery.  Airin is a national level body builder.  From an early age she was involved in athletics and team level sports.  While playing volleyball in college she found her passion inside the gym instead of at the court.  Since then she embarked on a transformational journey that led her to become  an NPC body builder all while also co...

Today we launch the series on book reviews.  My first guest in this series is Marina Lazaris.  Marina is a British actor, author and relationship coach.  For over 20 years, she worked a corporate career spanning senior sales, training and development, all while also pursuing a career in  professional acting.  During that journey, she recognized a consistent need in her audience, so she decided to...

David Metcalf, Ph. D., is a Senior Researcher and Director at the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL) at UCF’s Institute for Simulation and Training.  METIL was established in 2006 on Dr. Metcalf’s stated purpose of inspiring innovation.  Specific areas of focus include learning business strategy, performance measurement, operational excellence, outsourcing, blended learning, games/s...

The topic of this episode is An Alternative to Assisted Living and my guest is Joshua Wilson.  Joshua was born and raised in West Philadelphia, and attended college at the University of Central Florida in Orlando where he found is passion for basketball officiating.  He dropped out of college to pursue his dream of being an NBA Referee.  He has achieved that goal and now works in the NBA G League....

The Lake Nona Fund is an organization that invests in the future of health and sports by investing in early-stage, innovative startups that are shaping the future of sports and health. The Fund builds on the legacies of two truly unique founders, leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners & Tavistock Group .  Thomas Rudy is the Principal for the Lake Nona Fund    Prior to joining as the principal,...

We continue the series on communication.  If you are. Listener of this podcast, you know that I believe we need to do better in how we communicate with ourselves and with each other.  I believe that being able to elegantly, effectively and responsibly craft, convey and consume information is essential for communities to thrive.  Today my guest, Rebecca Roberts, shares with us her insights on how s...

Today we continue the series on Mental Health by discussing the topic of anxiety.  My guest today is Shannon Rollins who is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Anxiety Relief Expert.  Shannon has a Master of Science degree in Health Behavior from the University of Florida, and is a Master NLP Practitioner and Anxiety Rapid Relief Specialist.     Shannon has eight years of experience helping men and wome...

Ray Kallmeyer is the Co-founder and CEO at Enklu, a company that empowers creators with tools to rediscover our world.  Ray spent the early part of his career in the video game industry, including time at Sony, Fireforge, and KIXEYE. Most recently, he was a studio executive for NCSOFT.  Ray believes technology exists to empower us as storytellers to transform our world, that technology can empower...

In this episode Dexter Hadley M.D., Ph. D., M.S.E. discusses the benefits and challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medicine.   Dexter is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at University of Central Florida (UCF), and has an M.D., M.S.E. in Systems Engineering, a PhD. in Genomics & Comp. Biology, and a Postdoc in Molecular Ophthalmology all from University of PENN, Philadelphia, PA. Dr...

Dr. Jessica Taverniti is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst, The founder of a clinical practice Kula Wellness and NuroLux.  NuroLux a clinical and educational technology company that restores hope for families impacted by Autism. NuroLux supports them with strategies, solutions and community to draft their care plans to maximize outcomes and quality of life for t...

Today I am excited to begin a series dedicated to the very important topic of addiction.   My guest today is Hilary Phelps.    From the beginning, Hilary was an overachiever. She was a strait “A” student and the fastest swimmer in the country for her age group, until the age of 14, when she took her first sip of alcohol. From that moment, she was hooked and spent the next 15-years drinking, and fe...

Joe De Sena is the founder and CEO of Spartan, the world’s leading endurance sports brand. Growing up in working-class Queens, De Sena demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit since his preteens. He built a multimillion-dollar pool cleaning business before moving to Wall Street, where he started his own trading firm. In 2001, De Sena fled Wall Street for Riverside Farm in rural Vermont. It was durin...

Welcome a 3 Thoughts On special Episode This podcast journey has been rewarding to me.  I have a growing audience and have received feedback, and I am grateful for both.  A recurring piece of feedback is that some listeners want to know a bit more about me and why I do what I do.   An interview I gave in January got published on August 10th and i think this is a good start.  Back then I was interv...

Welcome to 3 Thoughts On.  Today I am delighted to have Juan Santos as my guest.  Juan Santos is Senior Vice President of Brand Experience and Innovation at Tavistock Development where he leads the Marketing, Public Relations, and Resident Activation disciplines. At TDC he is part of a multi-disciplinary team that uses design thinking to build places where people can thrive.     With more than 20...

This episode will be the first a series on a topic of great importance - Autism.  Today's guest is Melissa King, Ph. D., BCBA-D, CPHQ Melissa King is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level with nearly 20 years of experience working in the autism industry. She is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ). Dr. King is an experienced clinician and executive leader who ha...

Dr. Scott Sherr is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician who graduated Summa Cum Laude from UCLA as an undergraduate and Magna Cum Laude with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction from the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore.  Dr Sherr is certified to Practice Health Optimization Medicine (HOMe), a specialist in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), and COO of Troscriptions (a Smarter N...

Charlie Engle is a global ultra-endurance athlete and founder of the 5.8 Global Adventure Series, one of the most ambitious expeditions in modern history, trekking from the lowest to the highest points on all seven continents. He is also one of the most accomplished ultramarathon runners in the world, completing hundreds of races around the world. His incredible determination and athletic ability...

Poonacha Machaiah is the CEO of The Chopra Foundation, dedicated to improving health, social and planetary wellbeing. Co-founder and CEO of Seva. Love the metaverse platform for wellbeing and ChopraX, a venture studio backing transformative entrepreneurs who are reimagining the future of health and wellbeing, along with world-renowned mind-body medicine pioneer and New York Times best-selling auth...

In this episode we speak with Greg Shindler, the innovative entrepreneur and board member who has been dubbed the "Longevity CEO" for his success in establishing the Regenerative Medicine Institute (RMI) as the leading global authority in longevity using cellular therapies.    With over two decades of executive leadership and business acumen, Greg is a master at executing effective strategies, sha...

After learning about Pathos, Ethos and Logos, John shares with us additional elements (Kairos and Thelos) in order to break down argumentation to have better discussion and become better listeners   Credits Song - Bittersweet https://youtu.be/u7lDY0hECfM?si=sWbPZ-hFeFf9bnmM by Ian D Joseph

Fascia health and awareness may not be mainstream today but it will be some day soon.  The number of research papers continues to increase every year, and the number of success stories also continues to increase.  Fascia health is something everyone should know and practice as it can very well be a key factor in disease prevention and well being.  Sue Hitzmann, a New York Times bestselling author...

In this session we expand on Greek classical argumentation and talk about Modes of Persuasion.  According to Aristotle there are three modes of persuasion: Ethos, Logos and Pathos.  John Mullahy expands on those with some great historical examples    Credits Song - Bittersweet https://youtu.be/u7lDY0hECfM?si=sWbPZ-hFeFf9bnmM by Ian D Joseph

In this episode I try to address the difficult topic of truth by separating truths into objective and subjective truths.  This was a challenge but I hope that it sparks conversation as to how to live in a world where we are all responsible for what we believe to be truth.   Sources https://theconversation.com/from-newton-to-einstein-the-origins-of-general-relativity-50013 Starry Messenger – Neil d...

Think Classically - Argue Better is a series of conversations with my friend John Mullahy.  The purpose of this series is to share possible ways of communicating better by breaking down the various components of classical formal argumentation.  Both John and I share the belief that our struggles in society are in part due to our inability to communicate effectively.  We hope these sessions are fun...

The Human Brain In order to understand ourselves, it helps to understand details about our brain.  Our brain is a marvel and we know so much more about it than we did a few decades ago.  This episode is a bit longer than I wanted (22 mins), but given the complexity of the subject, I thought it was warranted.   Here are my sources Enjoy   Catching Fire – How Cooking Made Us Human – Richard Wrangham...