The Brain Surgeon's Take

Reaching the top of Mount Everest - the highest point on the planet at nearly 30,000 feet - is a legendary feat that less than 4,500 people have accomplished in human history. The trek to the summit takes months of physical preparation and weeks of acclimatization to get climbers used to the mountain's oxygen-starved altitudes. Climbing Mount Everest is among the most dangerous pursuits in th...

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Dr. Cutler is currently Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard University. Professor Cutler holds secondary appointments at the Kennedy School of Government and the School of Public Health.  Professor Cutler was associate dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from 2003-2008. Professor Cutler's work in health economics has earned him significant academic and public acclaim. Professor Cut...

LaPook contributes to all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. Since joining CBS News in 2006, he has done more than 1,000 reports, contributing to the “CBS Evening News;” “60 Minutes;” “CBS This Morning;” “CBS Sunday Morning;” “Face the Nation” and Mo Rocca (“Mobituaries”). LaPook has won three Emmy awards for his coverage in 2012 of the national shortage of drugs, for team coverage in 2013 of the...

Dr. Tector is a leading U.S. liver transplant surgeon with clinical expertise in multivisceral and small bowel transplantation. He completed his undergraduate degree at Indiana University, doctorate degree at Saint Louis University, general surgery training at McGill University, and transplant fellowship at the University of Miami. Dr. Tector has distinguished himself as an externally independent...

Joseph F. Zahralban was sworn in as the City of Miami’s 19th Fire Chief since the department’s inception in 1898. Chief Zahralban oversees a Class 1 Fire Department comprised of 789 uniformed personnel and 98 civilian employees. The City of Miami has a residential population of approximately 488,011 and a daytime population of approximately one (1) million. The Department of Fire-Rescue has an ann...

Janine is a graduate of Yale University and Managing Director and Head of Real Estate at Republic, a leading alternative investment platform that serves more than 700,000 active users. With over 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, Yorio has managed over $2 billion in structured real estate investments - from CDOs and mezzanine loans to coliving and short term rental strategies. She i...

Jorge Colina was sworn in as the Miami Police Department’s 41st Police Chief on January 26th, 2018. Chief Colina began his career with the Miami Police Department in 1990. Over his subsequent 29 years of service, he has earned more than 100 commendations and numerous awards, including repeated selections as Officer of the Month by the Miami-Dade County Chief’s Association.   He was promoted to the...

Dr. Frenk is the 6th President of UM. He is also Professor of Public Health, Health Sector Policy, and Sociology. Prior to joining the UM, he served as Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health and Professor of Public Health at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Julio was the Minister of Health of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. He was also the founding director-general of the National Institut...

The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve Victory Over Cancer®. Since its formation in 1993, the V Foundation has awarded more than $260 million in cancer research grants nationwide and has grown to become one of the premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research. Uniquely, due to generous donors, the F...

Cabana graduated from the US Naval Academy with a degree in mathematics. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and served as an A-6 bombardier. Cabana earned the Daughters of the American Revolution award as the top Marine to complete flight training. He graduated with distinction and has logged over 7,000 hours in 50 different kinds of aircraft. Cabana became an astronaut in 1986. He was assign...

Dan Lambert founded American Top Team in 2001. Their vision was to build a world class training facility where MMA fighters could get all of their training under one roof, similar to the Brazilian Top Team gym previously co-founded by Liborio in Rio de Janeiro. A businessman by trade and Brazilian jiu-jitsu enthusiast, Lambert oversaw American Top Team as it became one of the top MMA training faci...

Daniel Weitzner is Founding Director of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative, Principal Research Scientist at CSAIL, and teaches Internet public policy in MIT’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. Weitzner’s research pioneered the development of Accountable Systems to enable computational treatment of legal rules.  Weitzner was United States Deputy Chief Technology Offic...

Nicole Stott is a veteran of multiple spaceflights and 104 days living and working in space on both the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS). Highlights of her spaceflight missions include 3 Space Shuttle flights and 2 ISS Expeditions, 1 spacewalk, flying the robotic arm for the first track and capture of the free flying Japanese HTV cargo vehicle, installation and first run on...

Nicole Lynn is truly a force of nature and trailblazer in every sense of the word. In 2015, she became the first female agent to represent top NFL agency, PlayersRep. In 2017, PlayersRep was acquired by Young Money APAA Sports Agency, owned by world-renowned rapper, Lil Wayne. In 2019, she became the first black female agent to represent a top 3 NFL draft pick (Quinnen Williams of the New York Jet...

One of ESPN’s most respected and longest-tenured personalities, Jeremy Schaap has been with the network since 1994. He is a regular contributor to Nightline and ABC World News Tonight and has been published in Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, Time, Parade, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Schaap has covered most major sports and sporting events in the world, including summer...

Kellon Akeem has blazed his own trail within the entertainment industry. Mr Akeem has a keen ability to enterprise and bring ideas from conception to reality. As CEO of Mansa Productions (www.mproductions.co), a television and film content production company, Kellon has demonstrated excellence in bringing forward profound content and well regarded projects.    A Father’s Love, made its debut durin...

Michael Buttrick is a member of the US Army 3rd Special Forces Group and Senior Special Forces Medical Sergeant. He is actively engaged in planning and preparation for upcoming deployment to Africa, as well as a Mountain Leader and Sniper team leader for Detachment. He has executed a full spectrum tactical train up with detachment for air, sea, and land operations. In 2017, Michael won the Special...

Mike Hayes is the former Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO, leading a two thousand–person Special Operations Task Force in Southeastern Afghanistan. In addition to a twenty-year career as a SEAL, Mike was a White House Fellow, served two years as Director of Defense Policy and Strategy at the National Security Council, and has worked directly with both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama....

Scott Galloway is a Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business where he teaches Brand Strategy and Digital Marketing to second-year MBA students and is the author of the Digital IQ Index ®, a global ranking of prestige brands' digital competence. In 2012, Professor Galloway was named "One of the World's 50 Best Business School Professors" (Poets & Quants). Profe...

Scott Becker previously served on the McGuireWoods LLP Board of Partners and served for nearly 15 years as chairman of the firm’s national Healthcare department. McGuireWoods has one of the best regarded healthcare practices in the world. Scott is the Founder, Publisher, and Chief Content Officer of Beckers Healthcare and Beckers Hospital Review and its related events and publications. Scott also...

There’s a reason why Mecole Hardman’s nickname is ‘The Jet’; blink once and you’ll miss him, blink twice and he’ll be celebrating in the end zone. Mecole was an All-American in High School and recruited to play at the University of Georgia. By his sophomore year, Mecole took off with full speed, racking up all-purpose yards at every turn. He finished 2017 with 1,255 AP yards and six total touchdow...

Mabel Valdivia is Executive Director at Fonkoze USA, the entity that oversees fund development and donor education for the broader Fonkoze family. A dedicated fundraising professional, she has twenty years of international and domestic non-profit experience and a deep commitment to international development issues that specifically impact women including micro-finance, agriculture, and health. Mab...

Jaclyn is a concierge sports nutritionist who works with the active population through professional athletes to optimize performance, body composition and metabolic health. Her practice, Athleats Nutrition. is operated with the combined philosophy of both performance nutrition and functional medicine. She believes each individual requires their own tailored plan and approach. Jaclyn has worked wit...

Chip LaMarca serves the coastal communities in the Florida State House of Representatives representing District 93. He has earned a reputation for being a citizens’ advocate. He attended Boston University, Broward College, and FAU. In 2010, he became Broward County Mayor. Following that he served as the Chair of the Finance, Tax and Administration committee for the Florida Association of Counties....