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Episode #47- Looking Forward: Are You Interested in Restaurant and Travel Trends Around the World? How about French tacos or Brazilian pizzas? Or creative entrepreneurs who are taking old motels and turning them into boutique lodging locations with nearby "hipster" experiences? If so, then you won't want to miss Part I of my Looking Forward podcast conversation with internationally rec...

Hi everyone! Where you can find that combination? How about in functional medicine ! Functional medicine has been steadily gaining momentum over the past few decades. In fact, it's now being practiced in 36 countries around the world! Functional medicine is a different way to provide medical care that focuses on diagnosing and treating patients individually and holistically; e.g., considering...

What am I speaking about? Well... listening to podcasts. In fact, the highest percentage of podcast listeners in their respective countries are S. Korea and Spain! Whether you listen to podcasts or plan to, are in traditional media outlets (hello, radio and newspaper industries!), are a current or potential podcaster, or are in the large and growing podcast business, you don't want to miss thi...

And that's just in the United States!  Let's hear what our guest expert, Zeke Minaya , has to say about that. Zeke should know. He's the editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer's "Future of Work" project. What impact is the dramatic shift to remote work having on workers, our cities and their business districts, and employers? How are or will some of the biggest companies respo...

Hey, World: Where Are Our Vehicles Taking Us Over the Next Several Years? And what OPPORTUNITIES might that offer us as business owners, investors, employees, freelancers, entrepreneurs and consumers? Let's face it. Most all of us use cars, trucks, and vans to get from one place to another. So it's quite important to know where the automotive manufacturing industry is going, right? That&#3...

What's a former Dow Jones and Wall St. Journal pro have to say about the newspaper industry, how it's evolved, where it is now, where it may be headed, and what opportunities that portends? To find out, listen to my guest expert, Ken Herts, Chief Operating Officer of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Ken has spent more than 30 years in the news business... so he should know about these...

Stepping into a Market Failure: The Challenges and Opportunities of the Family Caregiving Trend Hi everyone! Over 60 million adults in the U.S. and many millions more around the world are dealing with the challenges of caring for an older adult. Some of these people are seniors themselves, who also must care for their grandchildren! The number of caregivers is GROWING rapidly and includes both men...

HI everyone. What's a multi-billion dollar industry that's bound to keep growing and touches almost everyone around the world-- almost every single day? It has also many applications, is multi-lingual and multi-media, and transcends all industries. I'm speaking about the voice-over industry! Join me as I converse with my guest expert, David Ciccarelli , Founder and CEO of Voices.com, a...

Hi everyone.  What's a Megatrend Happening Around the World that You May Not Know Much about or See? It's a trend that, according to our guest expert, is part of the "4th Industrial Revolution," and will offer as many opportunities as the Internet did back in the 1990's!  Sounds like something you might want to hear about, right? Then join me as I speak with Edgar Fernandez, co...

What Trend in Investing and Saving Could Benefit You... and Maybe Your Career, Too? Hi everyone! Find out here as I speak with my guest expert from Charles Schwab, Michael Iachini. Michael is V.P. and Head of Manager Research for Charles Schwab Investment Advisory. Listen as Michael clearly and simply discusses Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), a booming investment product that will only continue to g...

Tired of Spending Too Much Time in Your Home? Then Maybe It's Time to Experience the Great Outdoors! Hi everyone! Do you sometimes feel like you're living in a box, especially during this pandemic? Would you like to spend some time OUT THERE in the GREAT OUTDOORS? Then join me as I discuss trends, opportunities, myths, and travel suggestions related to the world outside of us with outdoor...

Hi everyone! If you are a working professional (whether you own your business or not), how important is your e-mail address, having a website, and a website domain name? (The latter might be worth $30 million, by the way!) How fast is the Internet growing, what trends and opportunities are we finding on the Internet, how is COVID-19 affecting the Web, and where do current and future opportunities...

Hi everyone! Do you know what are some of the most important changes that have occurred in the fashion industry in recent years? How is COVID-19 having an impact on fashion? Where is the world of fashion headed? What is at least one huge opportunity to be found in the fashion space? And, yes, so why just wear sweatpants?? If these matters are of interest to you or someone you know, then you'll...

IF NOT, DO YOU EXPECT TO IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS? IF SO, THEN YOU'LL DEFINITELY NEED TO TUNE IN TO THIS EPISODE! Listen as my guest, education and career-readiness expert, Dr. Troy Podell, speaks about a national-and state-based initiative intended to help our youngest citizens be much more ready for their future careers than we were! Hear some of the things that states are doing right now to fo...

And how about getting your work done well and efficiently, or having more free time? If ANY of these ARE important to you, then you won't want to miss my conversation with my guest expert, Karen Tiber Leland. Karen is a marketing, branding, and time management consultant, the founder of Sterling Marketing Group, and the author of 10 best-selling books, including two on time management. Hear Ka...

QUESTION: What's a MEGATREND that's having a profound impact on workers, businesses, and economies around the world... whether in developed or less-developed countries. It's FREELANCING!! Listen as my expert guest, respected and renowned economist, Dr. Adam Ozimek, chief economist at UPWORK, discusses this supertrend. Hear Adam speak about how freelancing has evolved pre-COVID and duri...

And Why's that So Important to Us? If these questions are important to you-- and they should be-- then you'll definitely want to listen to my conversation with an expert who can answer these and related questions, including what trends she sees over the next decade. My guest on Looking Forward is Carol Kuniholm, who is an expert on redistricting. Through the auspices of the League Women Vo...

Hi everyone! What have been some of the most important developments in nutrition, diets, and dieting over the past 2 or 3 decades? How is COVID affecting our eating habits? What are the best diets these days, and what does hummus have to do with that? What's the biggest change in nutrition labeling that we are likely to see in the next few years? And where are the OPPORTUNITIES for people in t...

And how about one that's virtually GUARANTEED to last at least another 25 years? Thought so. :)- Then you won't want to miss this episode of Looking Forward. Several years ago I wrote at length about this opportunity in my book, but now the train is finally ready to take off! Listen as I speak with my guest, renowned aging expert, Paul Irving, author of "The Upside of Aging," and c...

Hi everyone. Listen as Jeff speaks with award-winning, global expert and software engineer, Taavi Kotka. The first ever CIO of Estonia, Taavi discusses Estonia's leadership role in creating a digital society. Hear who owns the personal data in his country, how it facilitates voting, communications, education, and health care services, and has enabled non-Estonians to take part in the Estonian...

Hey, that's just one thing you'll learn as we examine important trends in the auto industry on Looking Forward. Listen as my guest expert, Tyson Jominy, V.P. of Data & Analytics at J.D. Power, discusses this and other important developments. For example, Tyson answers such questions as: What's just one of the big changes in car buying since COVID? How does COVID's impact on the...

Attention: Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, HR Managers, Job Seekers, and Career Changers Hi everyone! Listen as I speak with Melissa Smith, a recognized expert on a growing global trend: the hiring and use of virtual assistants (VAs). Hear Melissa speak about such things as (1) what was the impetus for the beginning of the VA field, (2) how VAs are being utilized, (3) the impact of COVID-19...

Do You Shop for Food... or Produce, Manufacture or Sell it? Hey, I think that's just about everyone! Well then, you won't want to miss this episode of Looking Forward. Listen as international expert and regular media contributor, Phil Lempert-- known as the "Supermarket Guru"-- discusses the evolution of the supermarket and retail food industries. Among other things, Phil speaks ab...

Listen in as Jeff discusses climate change and renewal energy options with recognized expert, Tom Noyes. Tom speaks about the evolution of climate change solutions, the renewal energy options themselves, where things are now, the impact of COVID on the move to develop renewable energy options, what Delaware and some other U.S. states are doing/how we compare with some other countries, and where th...

Does Anyone Have a Baby, Infant or Young Child? Or Are You Related to Know Someone Who Does? If so, then you and they don't want to miss the next Looking Forward podcast episode with Professor Roberta Golinkoff, Ph. D., a nationally recognized expert on childhood development! Among other things, Roberta offers some scientifically tested strategies-- including the 6 C's-- for how to improve...