PodCats 6:6:9 Minutes of the American Friends of Unit 669

Our guest served as a combat rescue soldier in the 32nd team. He served as an officer and a team leader. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University and MBA from MIT. He is a Senior Manager of Product Management - Supply Chain by Amazon and lives in Santa Barbara with his family. Johnathan Soreff 's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathan-johnny-so...

Our guest served as a combat soldier in the unit, team 34. He grew up in an orthodox family, worked at the Israel Ministry of Finance, and since then moved his life to Gibraltar and London, to pursue a career in the gaming – gambling industry.     Shahar represents the unit and the alumni organization in London and the area, and along with his team, he participated in our PTSD workshop. Shahar&#39...

Our guest is a big Zionist, he served as our annual gala chairman in 2022, he is one of our major donors and one of the first board members of AFU669. He started his 33-year career in the Financial Services industry in 1982 at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc and climb up and served in many management roles in the company and in the industry. In 2015 he decided to pursue an entrepreneurial path and found...

Our guest served as a combat soldier in the unit’s first team. He is originally from South Africa, he and his wife Linda have two kids and four grandkids. He likes to travel and he likes Polo and Car racing. Brian had a successful real estate business, and in the last few years he invests in startups. Most importantly for us, Brian has been one of the first donors to our organizations, since early...

Our guest served as a combat soldier in the unit, in team 33. He managed the lectures project successfully of our organization a few years back and he participated in our mentoring program as a mentee. He is married to Hadar and a father of two. Tal is an entrepreneur; he is the co-founder and the CEO of NoTraffic. NoTraffic is the world’s Leading Mobility Platform, The platform is installed at si...

Our guest served as a combat soldier in the unit, team 22. Dr. Ofer Daphna is an inventor, entrepreneur, and researcher, owner of several patents in the field of ophthalmology. He specializes in corneal and cataract surgery and is currently a senior Ophthalmologist at Assuta medical center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Dr. Daphna is a high-volume cataract and corneal surgeon, conducting over 1000 operations...

Our guest in this episode has a different angle and point of view about the combat rescue operation of unit 669 and the Israeli Air Force, from above. Lieutenant colonel Meidan Bar served as a combat helicopter pilot and lead many rescue missions with unit 669, mostly behind enemy lines and in Lebanon territory. Meidan is an El Al Airlines pilot for 17 years and serve as the chairman of the Israel...

Eugene is a big Zionist and one of our donors for many years. He is a successful optometrist with 15 clinics in NY, and he is the CEO of his own startup company that invented a patent for a medical device. He served in the Soviet Union’s army during Chernobyl as a nurse, and understand deeply the importance of medical force in the army. He is highly trained in Krav Maga and believes that everybody...

Our guest served as a combat medic in the unit. Yoav is a business owner who trains thousands of young people before their military service on how to maximize their potential and be prepared to serve in the IDF and elite units. Yoav has been on both sides of the mission- as part of the rescue team for many years, but he was also medically evacuated after a 162 kv straight strike to the body with a...

Major, Dr. R.S, MD, served as the first combat female doctor in the unit and was responsible for the whole educational medical department in the unit. She runs Marathons and like rock climbing. Dr. R.S is attending Cardiac Surgeon working at Wolfson medical center in Israel. In the last 1.5 years, she completed an Advanced and minimally invasive cardiac surgery fellowship in NYU Langone Health. Sh...

Since we are celebrating one year since we started the Podcats initiative, as we did on our few episodes ago, we decided that this time it will be a little bit special, and we will interview, each other (: Our guest this time is our co-host, Dr. Jonathan Feffer.  An innovation and mentoring expert. Yoni helps US and Israeli startups and multinationals design and implement their innovation str...

In this episode, our guest served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he participated in our organization’s delegation to Jamaica in 2019, he is a Zionist who made Aliya just so he could serve in the unit, and he got the IAF Special Operations Commander Certificate of Excellence. D.C still serves in active combat reserves, so his name will stay casified.

Our guest served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he grew up in a Kibbutz and he is a father of 4.  He is an Investigative-documentary filmmaker and producer with a long and illustrious career in Israeli TV and print media, he is the author of 2 best-selling books – Tze’elim and catching a murderer.  He was part of a cohort of 5 journalists from all over the world that were chosen...

In this episode, our guest is one of AFU669’s biggest supporters and donors and a well-known philanthropist. He is originally from Haifa, Israel, and served in the IDF during the Yom Kippur war.  He lives in Los Angeles today, he is a real estate entrepreneur with a portfolio valued at over 1 billion USD.  He co-founded the IAC (Israel American Council) and was its chairman, and is very...

Our guest is my co-host, he served as a combat soldier in team 37, he served as an officer and a team leader.  He is a Social and business entrepreneur, he co-founded the Cat 669 alumni association, was its CEO for 5 years, and he is now the Executive VP of Development at AFU669, he founded his first startup and sold it and he is now a co-founder and CEO of his new startup called Dishare.  When we...

Mike Silberg served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he participated as a mentee in one of our organization’s mentoring programs, he is an entrepreneur, and an expert in building communities and teaching others how to maximize their network in the most effective way. Mike's LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesilbergcommunitypro/

Our guest served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he served in the protective edge operation, got the presidential medal of excellence during his service, and is originally from Sarasota, Florida. He manages Private Equity, is married, a father of one boy, and CEO of 3 companies. Adam Ross's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamross5/

Our guest today served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he is alumni of Harvard business school, he is an entrepreneur, and in the last year, he transitioned his business life due to the pandemic, and managed to establish a company that has already more than 35 million dollars in revenue. Omri's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omri-shafran/ Texas Medical: https://texasmedicaltechnolog...

Daniel De Castro served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he participated in one of our organization’s PTSD workshops, he is an entrepreneur, he founded Maelys, a cosmetic products company with his teammate and evaluated a few weeks ago in 130 million dollars. Company's website: https://www.maelyscosmetics.com/ Daniel's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-de-castro-531b2857/ https:/...

Tom served as a combat rescue soldier at the unit, he served as a lone soldier, he is a board member at the American Friends of Unit 669, he is a marketing expert and an entrepreneur. He founded and brought his last company, Atlantic Coast Brands, to a one-billion-dollar revenue and more than 10 million customers worldwide. This year he founded another new company that is expected to be even bigge...

For the past two decades David Levy has represented Israel around the world - Cameroon, Latvia, South Korea and more recently serving as the Consul General of Israel in Montreal! In this episode, he shares the challenges of a career diplomat promoting trade and strengthening cultural ties with Israel.

Gary Heiman's company: https://www.standardtextile.com/ A Hebrew article about Gary Heiman: https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3677767,00.html An English article about Gary Heiman: https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000304184 Our Podcats is called that way based on our mascot - the black Cat which symbolizes our unique skillset, Flexibility, Alertness, and Creativity. Whatever th...

UPJF Organization: http://www.upjf.org/ G20 Supermarkets chain: https://www.supermarchesg20.com/ An interview with Mr. Amiach: https://mazaltop.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/edward-amiach-interview/ Our Podcats is called that way based on our mascot - the black Cat which symbolizes our unique skillset, Flexibility, Alertness, and Creativity. Whatever the situation, we land on our feet and quickly adjus...

Payoneer: https://www.payoneer.com/ Acro Yoga Flashmob: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Syy5Lw27o&t=4s Team 8:  https://team8.vc/team/ Our Podcats is called that way based on our mascot - the black Cat which symbolizes our unique skillset, Flexibility, Alertness, and Creativity. Whatever the situation, we land on our feet and quickly adjust! Each Podcats is 21 minutes long: 6 to learn a...

Our Podcats is called that way based on our mascot - the black Cat which symbolizes our unique skillset, Flexibility, Alertness, and Creativity. Whatever the situation, we land on our feet and quickly adjust! Each Podcats is 21 minutes long: 6 to learn about their unique connection to the unit, 6 minutes to get to know our interviewee, and 9 minutes to get inspired and learn from their unique expe...