The Brain Surgeon's Take

Dr. Nimer is the Director of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, Florida.  He is also a world renowned hematologist, molecular biologist, and bone marrow transplant physician. Dr. Nimer was at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York for nearly 20 years, where he held the Alfred P. Sloan Chair and served as Head of the Division of Hematologic Oncology, V...

Dr. Zee oversees an interdisciplinary program in sleep and circadian rhythm research, with findings that have paved the way for innovative approaches to improve sleep and circadian health. Zee is the founder of the first circadian medicine clinic in the USA, where innovative treatments are available for patients with circadian rhythm disorders. A central theme of her research program is understand...

Desert Horse-Grant is a world leader in facilitating the translation of discoveries from the lab to the clinical environment, being recently named by Modern Healthcare as one of the year's Top 25 Innovators. She launched the UCLA Health Innovation Challenge, a seed funding program that recognizes and scales innovative therapeutic, digital and device solutions as well as patient experience and...

Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County’s first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. She enters the Mayor's office following a nearly 40-year career as a relentless advocate for South Florida families. As Miami-Dade County's Mayor, she oversees a metropolitan government with more than 28,000 employees serving nearly 3 million residents, managing an annual budget of approximately...

Julio Morales is a nationally recognized personal trainer and founder of Strength Nation Miami. Through years of experience and various high caliber certifications, he has fine-tuned his ability to help clients with physical and mental strength, general conditioning, post injury rehabilitation and nutrition coaching. By offering a holistic approach to fitness, Julio focuses not only building exerc...

Robert Spetzler, MD, is a world-renowned neurosurgeon who is a pioneer and legend in the field. He has been honored by professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. In 1994, Dr. Spetzler was chosen to be the Honored Guest of Congress of Neurological Surgeons. At age 49, he was the youngest recipient of this prestigious honor. Dr. Spet...

Dr. Born is a retired Brigadier General with 30 years of service in the United States Air Force. Prior to coming to Harvard she served two terms as the Dean of the Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy where she was also the Professor and Head of the Leadership Department. Previously, Dana served as an Exchange Officer with the Royal Australian Air Force, Assistant Director for the Secret...

Dr. David Nolan is Chair and Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami. He is an expert on hurricanes, tropical meteorology, computer modeling of weather phenomena, and tornadoes. Nolan teaches courses on Atmospheric Dynamics, the General Circulation of the Atmosphere, and Vortex Dynamics. His graduate...

Sal Pace is Chairman of the Board for the National Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) — the nation’s largest cannabis policy reform organization. Sal is a recognized leader in cannabis reform and represented Colorado’s 46th District from 2008 to 2012, during which he served as House Minority Leader. He also served as Pueblo County Commissioner from 2013 to 2018. Pace is widely recognized as one of the...

Entering his 20th season with the Miami HEAT, and third as Vice President/Executive Director of the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund, Steve Stowe oversees the fundraising arm of the team, while working alongside the players and coaches to support their local philanthropic endeavors, including the Corporate Education Community Outreach Ticket Program and Pat Riley’s military appreciation initiative, Home...

Manuela Testolini has a deep, impact-driven history in the philanthropic space. Manuela believes that kids have the power to change the world, and created In a Perfect World to help provide them with the tools to do so. Under her leadership, In A Perfect World has created programs that provide education, mentoring and artistic expression to undeserved and at-risk youth around the world in places i...

Edward Miguel is the Oxfam Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics and Faculty Director of the Center for Effective Global Action at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned degrees in Economics and Mathematics from MIT, received a Ph. D. in Economics from Harvard University, where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow, and has been a visiting professor at Princeton Univer...

Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of brain tumor. It is non-genetic, rapidly forming, and the causes of it are unclear. The current treatment options are composed of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy - however are ineffective for long-term survival. The median survival of a person diagnosed with glioblastoma is about 15 months, and without treatment, the number drops to 3-6 months. The Gl...

Manny Diaz is in his 2nd year as Head Football Coach of the Miami Hurricanes. Beforehand he was the team’s defensive coordinator from 2016-2018, where he catapulted the Hurricanes’ Mo defense to elite status. Coach Diaz has an impressive resume during nearly two decades as a defensive specialist coaching several collegiate programs, including Florida State, NC State, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi...

Dr. Rice is a virologist who is known for the development of effective treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV). His work to generate a version of HCV that enabled the development of antiviral drugs capable of reducing HCV to undetectable levels, essentially curing chronic infection. For this breakthrough, Rice was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine. Rice attended UC Davis for colle...

Mayor Gimenez is a Cuban American and former fire fighter. He was chief of the Miami Fire Department before entering politics. Carlos Gimenez has been Mayor of Miami-Dade County since 2011, running a government of more than 28,000 employees and an $8.9 billion budget. Mayor Gimenez is currently running for United States Congress in the November 2020 election. Support the show

Cassandra Gaston is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. She is an expert in atmospheric chemistry, specifically, in aerosols, traces gases, and their interactions. Cassandra has lectured on topics such as atmospheric instrumentation, aerosols, and mass spectrometry. She has mentored under...

Brent Gleeson is an acclaimed speaker on topics ranging from leadership and building high performance teams to culture, resilience, and organizational transformation. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and battlefield lessons to the world of business, as Founder and CEO of TakingPoint Leadership, a progressive leadership and management consulting firm with a focus on business tr...

Bryan became nationally known as the man who “talked South Florida through” Hurricane Andrew in 1992, which lead to his work on NBC and as the CBS News Hurricane Analyst from 1996 to 2008. In appreciation for his work before, during, and after Hurricane Andrew, Bryan was publicly recognized with designations of Bryan Norcross Days in Miami, Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale, among other cities. In...

Sergey Young is a longevity investor and visionary on a mission to extend healthy lifespans of one billion people. To do that, Sergey founded the Longevity Vision Fund to accelerate life extension technological breakthroughs and to make longevity affordable and accessible to all. Sergey is on the Board of Directors of the American Federation of Aging Research and is a co-sponsor of the AGE REVERSA...

Immersed in sports his entire life as his great grandfather founded Anheuser-Busch and his grandfather owned the St. Louis Cardinals. After graduating with a double-major in Real Estate Finance and Sports Management from Southern Methodist University, Adie spent the early years of his career primarily focusing on sports marketing where he was able to set himself apart from others in the industry d...

Alberto Carvalho has been Superintendent of Miami-Dade Public Schools since 2008. As director of the 4th largest school district in the USA, Mr. Carvalho has been awarded Florida Superintendent of the Year and National Superintendent of the Year multiple times. Support the show

A member of the Presidential Cabinet, Dr. Carson first made a name for himself as a pioneer in neurosurgery. He became Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins by the age of 33. Before retiring from medicine in 2013, his numerous accomplishments included successful separation of conjoined twins, performing the first successful neurosurgical procedure on a fetus inside the womb, performi...