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Coach Jina Klapisch who helps Sal Daher keep off 100 pounds is our guest in this episode. Sal and Jina discuss how HMR clients are able to take off and keep off significant weight with no hunger or feeling of deprivation. Check out HMR Weight Loss and Lifestyle Coaching at: https://www.hmrnatick.com/about_us Highlights: ●   Sal Daher Introduces Jina Klapisch ●   What Sets HMR Apart From the Rest ●...

After recording the full episode titled "Tech & Weight Control" I realized I left out some important technologies I use in making the shakes that support my keeping off 100 pounds. So, here's a mini-episode with that staircase wit, as the French call it. Highlights: ·       Ninja Creami Ice Cream Maker ·       Ninja Bullet & Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus Are Smaller & Cheaper Alternatives ·       Shake...

Technology has long conspired against our health by making us fatter, more sedentary and sleepless. However, we can recruit tech as our ally in building healthy habits. Here is a review of the tech that is helping me keep off 100 pounds.   Highlights:   ·       Tech Can Make Us Less Healthy but It Can Be Good for Us Too ·       Getting Help in Weight Loss Is Really Powerful, You Can't Do It Alone...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   Getting enough sleep is important to Sal Daher's effort to keep off 100 pounds. This short episode discusses how sleep connects with weight and how to improve sleep in support of weight control.   Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish and Richardson.   Highlights: Why We Don't Sleep Enough Markets & Technological...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   Sal Daher, CFA discusses the role of exercise in his keeping off 100 pounds of body weight with no drugs and no surgery, just good habits for eating, exercising and sleeping. Listen for tips and for encouragement on building your exercise plan.   Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish and Richardson.   Highlights:...

Nearly two years after starting the effort to take off and keep off 100 pounds, I took a series of trips. Here's how I coped with the challenges of being on the road and maintaining my weight. Highlights: ·       Trips to Napa Valley, Hamburg and San Sebastián Took Me Away from my Usual Supports ·       Travelling Heavy to Napa Valley ·       "…there may be people who can travel and not gain weigh...

I'm Sal Daher and I'm keeping off 100 pounds of body weight with no drugs and no surgery. I'm doing it by building and reinforcing healthy habits. I eat a lot but do not put on weight. It was not easy to build the healthy habits I practice but it can be done. Highlights: ·       Introduction ·       Food Intake Is the Main Driver of Weight Management, Not Exercise ·       Repeatable Changes You Ca...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   Layne Sadler founded KeyBio to help pharmaceutical companies better identify genetic traits in patients that may explain differing responses to cancer treatments. KeyBio's computational approach promises to add a new dimension to precision medicine, which now looks at the genetics of the tumor, by also incorporating the genetics of the patient to improve outcomes...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   After a career at DARPA, defending America from cyber threats, Jason Syversen founded Siege Technologies which had a great exit. He now focuses on angel investing and philanthropy. Inspiring chat.   Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship, and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish and Richardson.   Highlights: Sal Daher Introduces Jason Syversen What Proble...

Losing and keeping off 100 pounds is hard. Having done it, Sal wants to convince you that you too can gain control of your weight. No drugs, no surgery, just new habits patiently created and reinforced. Sal's daughter Grace Daher conducted this frank interview. Highlights: Here's the Story of How Sal Daher Lost 100 Pounds with No Drugs and No Surgery –  You Can Do It Too Sal Introduces His Daughte...

With minimal funding, Gloria Kolb and her husband Eric Kolb have created a device to treat urinary incontinence that has received a coveted clearance from the FDA. Elidah, their startup, expects to exceed $3 million in DTC sales this year. I really enjoyed this story of a couple bootstrapping a promising business together. Highlight: ·        Sal Daher, CFA Introduces Gloria Kolb, Co-Founder of El...

Spinal fractures from osteoporosis cause many to lose their independence. Industry veteran Dom Messerli has a better way of fixing the problem than the risky practice of injecting liquid epoxy into the spine. Using engineered human bone, Lenoss Medical is offering a treatment that is safer, effective and easier to administer than the current standard. Highlights: ·       Sal Daher, CFA Introduces...

A miserable New England day had avid cyclist Eric Janszen dreaming of better indoor riding. Together with co-founder Eric Malafeew, he launched VirZOOM which now has 40,000 users on its virtual reality platform with great engagement. Fascinating conversation about virtual games becoming sport. Highlights: ·       VirZOOM Gets Grant from Major VR Player for a Joint Development Project ·       Sal D...

Caleb Wursten is an entrepreneurial prodigy who paid for college at Babson with a bike rental business. He's now building a platform to provide digital nomads with fractional ownership of properties in desirable locations. International business executive Jon Aboitiz joined as co-host. Highlights: ·        Sal Daher Introduces Co-Host Jon Aboitiz and Caleb Wursten, Founder of Worldhaus.co ·       ...

Angel investor John Williams comes from a background of leadership in sales and marketing in Big Pharma. He puts his experiences to work in helping his portfolio companies which include Lenoss Medical, Elidah and Eflex Energy. John's affable personality made this really a fun chat.   Highlights:   ·       Sal Daher Introduces Angel Investor John Williams ·       Elidah – Solving Postpartum Inconti...

The loss of two grandmothers to cancer propelled the daughter of an entrepreneurial family, Stephanie Culler, to a Ph. D. at Caltech and eventually to founding Persephone Microbiome. The VC-funded startup seeks to use gut bacteria to increase the success of cancer therapies. Persephone is also launching a probiotic for infants. Fascinating chat with a brilliant and articulate scientific founder. H...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   Fiza Shaukat founded Patient First. AI to make a difference in the healthcare systems in areas outside the US, such as Pakistan. She decided to create a platform which would allow patients to keep their healthcare data on a digital health card. This card would make the check-in process much faster and efficient.   Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship an...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   Yousof Naderi, professor at Northeastern University, is co-founder of DeepCharge, which is commercializing a new technology for charging batteries without cables. Intriguing look at how our lives could change as our devices are untethered.   Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish and Richardson.   Highlights:   Sal...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   The deep experience Carolina Alarco has gained in the biotech industry now informs her work as an advisor to startups and as an angel investor. Her incisive contributions at Walnut Ventures made me eager to learn more about her story and approach.    Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish and Richardson.   Highligh...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   Chris Selland works at Squark. AI, a startup company that uses AI and machine learning with customer data from things such as games and delivery services to help with predictions of delivery time.   Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish and Richardson.   Highlights: Sal Daher Introduces Chris Selland Squark AI and...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   Mike Nolan is an angel investor specializing in machine learning. As an officer in the Air Force he trained fighter pilots on F-15s. Mike relates the opportunities offered by graduate work at MIT both professionally and in investing. Fun chat with a buddy from Walnut and a listener to the podcast.   Highlights: Sal Daher Introduces Mike Nolan Piction Health and Ma...

What founders and investors in startups need to know about the history of bankruns and how to protect themselves from them in the future. Here's the text on which my talk was based: Historical Perspective on SVB's Failure for Investors & Founders   This is Sal Daher of the Angel Invest Boston podcast. Prior to becoming an investor in tech startups, I spent decades as a banker and trader involved w...

A common sports injury left Rick McMullen incapacitated. His search for recovery led to the founding of Alleviate, a platform for physical therapy that is finding a lot of satisfied users. Thanks to Bryanne Leeming for introducing Rick to me. ·       Sal Daher Explains Why He Came Off the Sidelines to Invest in Alleviate ·       Rick McMullen, Co-Founder of Alleviate, Has the Ideal Background to B...

Fintech founder and angel Aidan Yeaw discusses building and investing in companies such as NODE40 and Unruly Studios. Great chat with a Walnut colleague. Highlights: ●       Sal Daher Introduces Aidan Yeaw ●       NODE40 ●       NODE40 Founding Story ●       Unruly Studios ●       "... The other component to it is that they're programming, but they're doing physical movement, physical exercise, la...

Angel Scale Biotech: Learn More   Jay DeVivo's angel investing ranges far from his insurance background. Here we discuss his involvement with startups such as Hubly Surgical, FleetNurse, and ApprentiScope. Fun chat with a lively guest.   Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish and Richardson.   Highlights:   Sal Daher Introduces Jay DeVivo Hubly Sur...