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You Gotta Meet!You Gotta Meet Andrea MacDonald!From humble beginnings to becoming a Partner at KPMG, Andrea MacDonald is a force to be reckoned with. With both a CPA and a CA designation, along with a business degree from one of the top schools in the country, she is definitely not your typical corporate leader. By wearing her heart on her sleeve, and believing in the power of showing up as your authentic self on the job, Andrea inspires those within her orbit to push past self imposed limitations, and to reach their true potential.
Andrea began her career at KPMG after graduating from...
2025-05-051h 01
Inside Policy TalksHappily ever after? The case for marriage in Canada: Peter Copeland, Andrea Mrozek & Peter Jon MitchellWelcome to Inside Policy Talks, where we dive into the ideas and policies shaping Canada's future!In this episode, Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Program at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, sits down with Cardus' Senior Fellow Andrea Mrozek and Program Director Peter Jon Mitchell.The discussion covers the trends and social effects surrounding marriage and family formation in Canada - Mrozek and Mitchell provide a comprehensive overview of the declining marriage rates and their implications, from poor economic and social well-being to the challenges young adults face in starting families....
2025-02-1959 min
Love, Saranghae with Peter & AndreaGo ahead. Live with abandon. Be outrageous at any age. What are you saving your best self for? The art of the outrageous ask with artist and entrepreneur Nancy MacdonaldIn this episode of Love Saranghae, hosts Peter and Andrea engage in a lively conversation with Nancy Macdonald, the founder of Atelier 123. They explore themes of persistence, accountability, and the importance of making outrageous asks in life. Nancy shares her journey in the art world, emphasizing the significance of embracing childlike wonder and vulnerability. The discussion highlights the transformative power of asking for what you want and living boldly, encouraging listeners to redefine their perceptions of what is possible. In this engaging conversation, Andrea Mourad, Nancy, and Peter discuss the importance of accountability, execution, persistence, and mindset in achieving...
2024-12-3136 min
Tribe of TestimoniesDoug Macdonald - Lakota & AssiniboineA while back, my great aunt sent me the names of two people she thought would be amazing guests. Well, finally, someone else convinced Brother Macdonald that he needed to share his testimony more often and more boldly. Doug said things during this conversation that had me really thinking--like about the last days before Christ returns to the land. Like about the purposes of the Indian Placement Program. Like how we can receive gifts of the Spirit that will change our lives and make us different people. I loved his soft-spoken demeanor and thoughtfulness. I loved that he considers...
2024-07-1655 min
ideaXmeAre refurbed Electronics now the NEW COOL?Neil Koenig, ideaXme Senior TV Series Producer and interviewer talks with Kilian Kaminski, Co-founder of refurbed. đŞâď¸đ¨ đŠâđťđ˛ Neil comments: Does your home have a drawer with an old smartphone in it? If so, youâre not the only one. According to one study there are some 200 million unused phones in homes in Germany alone: thatâs more than two per person. đąđť âThis is a tragedyâ says Kilian Kaminski, because there are âresources in these devices, which are really valuable - gold, silver, copper, and they are just lying around without any usageâ. Kilian, along with Peter Windischhofer and JĂźrgen Riedl, is now...
2024-07-1233 min
The Limit-Free LifeGuidance from beyond the veil w/ Andrea CoureyIn this episode I am joined by Andrea Courey. A sound meditation guide, entrepreneur, author, and so much more. Andrea shares her near death experience which led her to receive guidance from her deceased grandmother. Through these messages from beyond, Andrea starts a successful granola business which is later sold. She then shares an incredible story of being the caregiver during the last year of her daughter Chloeâs life. Though many divinely orchestrated yet earth shattering events, Andrea continues to be a shining light offering healing through her sound meditations. GUEST INFO: website: www.andreacourey.com e-mail: info@andreacourey.co...
2024-05-0354 min
ideaXmeArt Moves Forward | ART on THE MART | MEGA Chicago Initiative Attracts Global Audiences and ArtistsNeil Koenig, Senior TV Series Producer and ideaXme board advisor interviews Cynthia Noble, Executive Director, Vornado Arts and ART on THE MART. đ¨ đ đŁ "Please note that the Poetry Foundation is no longer going ahead this Fall. âThe Poetry Foundation collaboration is now going ahead in 2025, however the collaborating artists will be announced next year.â ART on THE MART. Neil comments: Think of public art, and sculptures or statues might first come to mind. But how about something bigger than two American football fields? Thatâs the size of ART on THE MART, one of the largest dig...
2024-05-0332 min
Accounting High203 Scaling a Million Dollar Practice (feat. Andrea MacDonald, CPA)Episode 203
FACULTY: Andrea MacDonald, CPA
CLASS: #Shoperations
In this podcast episode, Scott interviews Andrea MacDonald, CPA, and CEO of Pro Tax & Accounting LLC. Andrea shares insights into her journey of starting and growing her accounting practice, highlighting key milestones, challenges, and successes along the way. From the inception of her practice to firm acquisitions and mergers, Andrea discusses her experiences in building and managing a successful accounting firm. The conversation also touches upon topics such as growth goals, hiring strategies, leveraging technology and community, cultivating positive habits, overcoming challenges, and future plans.
2024-04-1439 min
Accountant's Flight PlanMastering CPA firm acquisitions from a 2 time buyer - Podcast with Andrea MacDonaldWe were thrilled to have Andrea MacDonald, the founder and CEO of Pro Tax & Accounting LLC, on this episode of Accountant's Flight Plan Podcast. In addition to her wealth of expertise in managing micro businesses, Andrea shares her insights on the strategic process of acquiring an accounting firm.Â
2023-11-0238 min
ideaXmeRecycling Plastics | People Planet ProfitNeil Koenig ideaXme board advisor and former BBC Producer interviews Christina Keller, CEO Cascade Engineering. Neil comments: As worries about the health of our environment continue to grow, a big concern is the harm caused by plastic waste. Whilst intense efforts to find suitable alternatives continue, the need to recycle existing plastics is becoming ever more urgent. One business that makes extensive use of recycled materials is Cascade Engineering, a family-owned plastics manufacturer based in Michigan, which makes products for a wide range of sectors, including the automotive and furniture-making industries. Cascadeâs CEO, Christina Keller, says th...
2023-08-0128 min
ideaXmeChallenges and Opportunities of Quantum Computing | Dr Jan Goetz, Co-founder IQMNeil Koenig, former BBC Series Producer, now ideaXme board advisor and interviewer, in conversation with Dr Jan Goetz, Co-founder IQM at The St Gallen Symposium. Proponents of quantum computing claim that the technology has much to offer, saying that it promises to revolutionise many aspects of our lives such as scientific research, finance, healthcare and much more. So far, the field has been dominated by US-based giants like IBM, but now a new wave of start-ups is emerging in Europe. One of these is IQM Quantum Computers, based in Finland. At the recent Symposium at the University...
2023-06-1222 min
ideaXmeAustralia's World First In Artificial Intelligence | Stela Solar, Director of National AI Centre, CSIRO AustraliaAndrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Stela Solar, Director of National AI Centre, CSIRO Australia. They talk of "Australia's world first" initiative to develop, roll out and manage AI and how Stela Solar leads it. Biography Stela Solar is the Director of the National Artificial Intelligence Centre, hosted by CSIRO's Data61. In this role, Stela is focused on building value for Australian people, businesses and the country, through use of Artificial Intelligence. Over the past 15 years, Stela has cultivated expertise in capturing new revenue opportunities presented by emerging technologies and business model transformation. Stela is passionate about r...
2023-05-3017 min
The Sparkle ProjectMaking Career Decisions With Clarity As A Mother with Andrea BarrMaking big decisions can be hard no matter what, but when it comes to making career decisions as a mother, the challenges can feel endless. Luckily, career coach Andrea Barr is here to help us find clarity in the decision making process. As someone who has changed careers while raising my own kids, this conversation meant a lot to me. Even if you are not looking to make any careers moves any time soon, a lot of what we talk about can be applied to all kinds of decision making in life and parenthood. In this episode, A...
2023-02-2833 min
The ProMarketer PodcastAccounting & Tax Services Done Right with Andrea MacDonaldWith the 2023 tax season upon us⌠do you find yourself appreciating working in accounting & tax services or is it more like the onset of dread as you're faced with the possibility of 12+ hour work days?  Somewhere over the years, tax and accounting pros fell into this bad habit of discussing our work like it was those horrible fraternity or sorority hazings back in college: "If I have to suffer every tax season, so will you!"  But wait â aren't a lot of us our own bosses? Small business owners operating our own practi...
2023-01-1345 min
Double Jeopardy - UK Law and PoliticsAndrea Coomber KC - The Prison AddictionKen Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss prison, parole and a relentless punishment arms race with Andrea Coomber KC, CEO of the Howard League for Penal Reform.
2022-11-2454 min
UGLYGROWTHEP 8: Lessons Through Heartbreak w/ Jillian MacDonaldToday I'm connecting with Jillian MacDonald to discuss masculine and feminine polarity, money, relationships, and the most important lessons we've learned through heartbreak. So much wisdom in this one!
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2022-05-101h 28
Embodied Writing Warrior: Food Freedom, Creativity & Spiritual Reclamation060. How Mindfulness Helps You Recover From Depression With Andrea Manilla (The Catalyst Diaries)This episode is part of the Catalyst Diaries, which features women who are sharing their stories of growth, healing, and transformation after darkness and trauma.Today, we're talking with the Ministress of Mindfulness. Andrea Manilla shares how she's gone from suffering with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideations to living a life of peace, presence, and fulfillment. She's now sharing her story and helping others experience more mindfulness in their everyday lives.We cover:The power of sharing our truth and being authentic with those around usHow to make anything in your life a mindfulness...
2022-04-2339 min
Earmark Podcast | Earn Free Accounting CPEThe "How" of Being Intentional with Twyla Verhelst, CPA and Andrea MacDonald, CPASign up to get free CPE for listening to this podcast:https://earmarkcpe.comDownload the Earmark CPE App:Â Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appGuestsAndrea MacDonald, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-macdonald-cpa-mba-4704042bOwner, Pro Tax & Accounting | Accredited Business Intermediary | Fractional Chief Financial Officer for Spike's K9 FundLearn more about Andrea's firm, Pro Tax & Accounting:Official website: https://protaxllcva.com/about/
2022-02-171h 03
ideaXmeAdam Rogers WIRED magazine: How The Science Of Color Made Us ModernAndrea Macdonald founder of ideaXme interviews Adam Rogers award winning author and Senior Correspondent WIRED magazine. We spoke to Adam about his new book Full Spectrum: How The Science of Color Made Us Modern. In this interview you'll discover that colour is everything. Moreover, how mankind's need to understand and create colours is at the heart of how our species evolves - from philosophy and culture to science and technology. Full Spectrum: Full Spectrum is a a lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we s...
2021-07-121h 04
ideaXmeHow has Covid-19 changed science?Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Dr. William A. Haseltine, President ACCESS Health International. In this interview William Haseltine talks of: -How Covid-19 has changed science? -How "unprecedented levels of scientific collaboration" and knowledge sharing were sparked in this crisis and became institutionalised -The pioneering science that created solutions for a global pandemic -What we can learn from unprecedented collaboration -How this collaboration could be used as a blueprint for future moonshots, not limited to science -The critical role of socio-political systems to tackle the current pandemic and future co-operation -How the drug companies that...
2021-06-0743 min
ideaXmeThe Future of Smart Cities and Smart NationsAndrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Dr. Ayesha Khanna CEO and founder ADDO AI. In this interview Dr Ayesha Khanna talks of: - Smart Cities and smart nations - opportunities and threats - Singapore, voted as lead smart city - ADDO AI https://www.addo.ai - Ethics and security related to the advancement of exponential technology - Her charity 21st Century Girls 21C Girls http://www.21cgirls.com - Rich Connectedness⢠- the impact it has had on her career and especially to the motivation for founding her charity - AI for good - Her new bo...
2021-05-2031 min
ideaXmeBuilding the Mars Ingenuity HelicopterAndrea Macdonald, founder ideaXme interviews Loay Elbasyouni, senior director for engineering at Astrodyne TDI. Loay was one of the engineers - lead electrical and power electronics engineer (to 2018), on the NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter whilst working for AeroVironment. In this interview, which took place before the attempted 4th flight of the Mars Helicopter, discover the technical challenges the team faced in building the first powered aircraft to fly on Mars, moreover discover the personal challenges and significant people who were part of Loay's journey to work on this project. This interview provides more...
2021-05-2032 min
ideaXmeNews From The Lunar Ark!Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Jekan Thanga, PhD., Head of SpaceTREx laboratory, Principal Investigator of the NASA-funded ASTEROIDS laboratory and Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arizona. They discuss the latest developments at the laboratories. Moreover, ideaXme receives a news exclusive relating to SpaceTREx's proposal to build a "Noah's Ark" on the Moon. Jump to timestamp -Â 37Â minutes to discover that news! The Lunar Ark: SpaceTREx in collaboration with the ASTEROIDS laboratory has proposed utilization of lunar lava tubes as a modern day "Lunar Ark." These subsurface lava tubes ar...
2021-05-0253 min
ideaXmeMysteries Of The Universe Revealed By Neutrinos and Muons?Andrea Macdonald founder of ideaXme interviews Dr. Kevin Pitts, Chief Research Officer at Fermilab and Physics Professor, University of Illinois. They spoke of 2 exciting research projects. The first focuses on neutrinos and the second on muons: Will these experiments reveal new laws? 13.8 billion years ago matter pitted against antimatter and won. DUNE, a new experiment in the making, hosted by Fermilab attempts to discover why matter won - that is, why the universe and galaxies exist at all. The current models dictate that the Big Bang created equal parts matter and antimatter. Within a second...
2021-04-2346 min
ideaXmeUS Intelligence Community and ResilienceAndrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Dr. LaMesha Craft, all-source intelligence warrant officer (retired) and now contracted faculty member at the National Intelligence University, USA. Disclaimer: The views expressed by Dr. Craft in this interview do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Intelligence Community, or the U.S. Government. Official biography: LaMesha L. Craftâs background includes 20 years of active military service in the US Army as an all-source intelligence warrant officer. Throughout her career, she provided strategic and operational intelligence analysis of nation-state an...
2021-04-161h 09
ideaXmeOne Giant Step For Extreme Environments Training?Andrea Macdonald, Founder ideaXme interviews John Vickers, Founder and CEO of Blue Abyss. Blue Abyss will be a high tech pioneering training and extreme adventure centre. It will be "the most comprehensive deep sea and space research, training and test facility of its kind in the world, unmatched in its breadth of configuration". Blue Abyssâ primary function will be to enable extreme environment development, both human and robotic, ranging from the offshore energy industry through to the growing human spaceflight sector and adventure tourism. In this interview John Vickers talks of: Th...
2021-03-2934 min
ideaXmeHow To Build Resilience - Individuals, Countries and Planet-wide?Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Craig Fugate, former Administrator at FEMA, USA, (2009-2017), reporting to President Barack Obama. Craig, now Chief Emergency Officer, One Concern, provides his perspective on the recent crisis in Texas - the power grid outage, the current Mexican border refugee challenge (9,500 unaccompanied children at the border in February 2021) and his perspective on working together across nations to build international planetary-wide resilience. Towards the end of the interview he even provides some tips on how we can as individuals all get through these tough and pressured times to build resilience.
2021-03-2542 min
ideaXmeWhat Will Future Human Habitats in Outer Space Look Like?What will future space habitats for humans on the Moon or Mars look like? What do we need to consider when we design habitats for outer space? Dr. Samer El Sayary designs future habitats for outer space. He is a practicing Architect and Assistant Professor at the Beirut Arab university. https://www.samerelsayary.com. Here, Dr Sayary is interviewed by Andrea Macdonald, Founder of ideaXme. Listen to this interview, not only to hear of his unique approach to designing for both Earth and Space - see his international award winning designs for human space habitats.
2021-03-1744 min
ideaXmeChampion of Intelligent HealthAndrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Tom Lawry, National Director of AI for Health and Life Sciences at Microsoft. Tom works with providers, health and life science organisations to plan and implement innovative analytical and predictive solutions that improve the quality and efficiency of health services delivered around the globe. At Microsoft, he creates strategies for digital transformation applied to performance optimisation including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Cognitive Services and to move those sectors forward within the context of both individual and population health. This interview is for the technology geeks amongst us as w...
2021-03-0338 min
ideaXmeHow to Win the $10 Million Evolution 2.0 Prize?Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Perry Marshall, founder of Evolution 2.0 Prize and Natural Code LLC. Perry Marshall Disseminator of Biological and Inorganic Information Systems Perry Marshall is a high level connector and multi-disciplinary disseminator of both biological and inorganic information. He is most recently famous for corralling some of the world's top scientists and entrepreneurs to found the $10 Million Evolution 2.0 Prize, a challenge which focuses on one of the biggest questions: How did DNA get code? Perry, a former engineer is prolific in the business world. He is one of the most...
2021-02-1943 min
ideaXmeAmy Karle, BioArtist Invites Exponential Technologist To Collaborate!Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Amy Karle BioArtist. https://www.amykarle.comâ. Listen to the the interview to discover why Amy would like to collaborate with an exponential technologist, furthermore her view on the interface between exponential technology and ethics. Amy Karle is an internationally award-winning BioArtist working at the nexus of where digital, physical and biological systems merge. Karle is also a provocateur and a futurist, opening future visions of how art, science, and technology could be utilized to support and enhance humanity while making advancements in the technology towards those goals in the process of...
2021-02-1737 min
ideaXmeCan Law Save the Planet?Andrea Macdonald founder of ideaXme interviews James Thornton CEO ClientEarth to talk of how law can save the planet. ClientEarth ClientEarth is a non-profit international environmental law firm which employs over 200 people who work in more than 60 countries. The organisation uses the law to bring about end-to-end systemic change: informing, implementing and enforcing the law, drafting and advising decision-makers on policy, building legal expertise, and ensuring citizensâ access to the laws that defend them. They take governments and corporations to court â and win. Moreover, force polluting industries to shut down. Law Protec...
2021-01-221h 00
ideaXmeCHOOSE- For A Plastic Free World!Karen Potter, Director of sustainability hub https://sustainability-hub.org and ideaXme sustainability ambassador interviews James Longcroft, Managing Director, CHOOSE Packaging. https://www.choosepackaging.co.uk. CHOOSE is a packaging development company that is leading the move away from plastic bottling to environmentally friendly options. CHOOSE uses biodegradable materials that are 100% plastic free in all their packaging and is working to help transition businesses from fossil fuel-based products to sustainable solutions. James started CHOOSE as a profitable business venture, in doing so he embarked on a journey with unexpected consequences. He began selling water in single u...
2021-01-1539 min
ideaXmeQuantum Physicist Dancer Who Aspires to Be An AstronautDr Merritt Moore, PhD, quantum physicist, ballerina and aspiring astronaut talks with Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme. Merritt has achieved what some would call âthe impossibleâ: a career as both a professional ballet dancer and academic quantum physicist.She plans on adding another profession to her roster and that profession is astronaut! Background: Dr. Merritt Moore graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors in Physics from Harvard and graduated with a PhD in Atomic and Laser Physics from the University of Oxford. Dr Moore also pursues a professional ballet career, previously with the...
2021-01-1322 min
ideaXmeWe Need Action Now to Protect the World's Oceans!Andrea Macdonald, founder ideaXme interviews George Duffield, co-founder Blue Marine Foundation (Blue). Blue is a marine conservation charity. Its objectives are to ensure the protection of at least 30% of the ocean by 2030. They develop models of sustainable fishing proving that low-impact fishing benefits marine life, local fishers and communities. They restore marine habitats to revive and protect vulnerable and threatened species and to sequester carbon. Moreover, they tackle unsustainable fishing by highlighting poor practice and develop solutions that benefit the oceans and the local people whose livelihood's depend on it. Mobilising both the public, government...
2021-01-0837 min
ideaXmeBreakthrough in Technology to Restore Vision to the BlindAndrea Macdonald founder ideaXme interviews Dr Pieter Roelfsema Director Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. Andrea Macdonald founder ideaXme: [00:06:52] Welcome everybody again to another episode of the ideaXme show. I'm Andrea Macdonald, the founder of ideaXme. ideaXme is a global podcast available in 40 countries worldwide, a creator series and mentor program. Â [00:07:10] This episode concerns itself with a breakthrough towards developing a technology to restore functional vision to the blind. I'm here with the director of the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN). Who are you? Â Pieter Roelfsema Director NIN: [00:07:29] My name is Pi...
2020-12-1816 min
ideaXmeWarrior for Our PlanetAndrea Macdonald founder of ideaXme interviews Commissioner Virginijus SinkeviÄius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries. The EU Commission: The Commission helps to shape the EU's overall strategy, proposes new EU laws and policies, monitors their implementation and manages the EU budget. It also plays a significant role in supporting international development and delivering aid. Following the result of the European elections, and the mandate received from the European Council and the European Parliament, the Dr Ursula von der Leyen Commission put forward a set of ambitious goals for Europeâs future: cli...
2020-12-0221 min
ideaXmeHigh Tech PetcareIra Pastor ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Dr. Angela Hughes, is the Global Scientific Advocacy Relations Senior Manager and Veterinary Geneticist at Mars Petcare. Ira Pastor comments: The global pet care industry is significantly expanding. To such an extent that it is expected to reach USD 327 billion by 2026. And while we may associate the Mars Corporation, the world's largest candy company, with leading confectionary brands like Milky Way, M&M's, Skittles, Snickers, Twix, etc. They also happen to be one of the world's largest companies in pet care as well. Dr. Angela Hughes, is the G...
2020-11-2743 min
ideaXmeExtreme Bionics: Sculpting Human PhysiologyIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Dr. Hugh Herr, Associate Professor MIT Media Lab and head of the Biomechatronics group, MIT Media Lab. Ira Pastor comments: Dr. Hugh Herr, is Associate Professor MIT Media Lab and heads the Biomechatronics group at the MIT Media Lab, as well as the Center for Extreme Bionics at MIT, and is creating bionic limbs that emulate the function of natural limbs. In 2011, TIME magazine coined him the âLeader of the Bionic Ageâ because of his revolutionary work in the emerging field of biomechatronics â technology that marries human physiology with e...
2020-11-2530 min
ideaXmeArt and Science of Creating Good Luck: SerendipityAli Jawad, Paralympian gold medalist powerlifter and ideaXme interviewer talks with Dr Christian Busch, PhD, author of The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck. Ali asks Christian what inspired him to write his book. Furthermore, is curious to learn: Can we all learn how to create good luck - serendipity? Christian's career: Christian directs the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University (NYU) and teaches on purpose-driven business, entrepreneurship, emerging markets, and (social) innovation at NYU and at the London School of Economics (LSE). He served as Inaugural Deputy Director...
2020-11-1625 min
ideaXmeUnlocking the Mysteries of the Universe: Molecules, Particles and PeopleIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and CEO Bioquark interviews Dr. Michelle Francl, the Frank B. Mallory Professor of Chemistry, at Bryn Mawr College, and an adjunct scholar of the Vatican Observatory. Ira Pastor comments: Today, we have another fascinating guest working at the intersection of cutting edge science and spirituality Dr. Michelle Francl is the Frank B. Mallory Professor of Chemistry, at Bryn Mawr College, a distinguished womenâs college in the suburbs of Philadephia, as well as an adjunct scholar of the Vatican Observatory. Dr. Francl has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Un...
2020-11-1355 min
ideaXmeFarmageddon: Protecting Animals, People and PlanetIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and CEO of Bioquark, interviews Philip Lymbery, award winning author of books Farmageddon and Dead Zone and CEO of Compassion in World Farming. Ira Pastor Comments: Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)is a campaigning and lobbying animal welfare organization which campaigns against the live export of animals, certain methods of livestock slaughter, and all systems of factory farming. Philip Lymbery, founder of Compassion in World Farming: Philip Lymbery is the CEO of CIWF, as well as visiting professor at the University of Winchester, ornithologist, photographer, naturalist, self-confessed...
2020-11-1137 min
ideaXmeBuilding Bones For Humans with Eggshells and OrigamiIra Pastor ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Dr. Gulden Camci-Unal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department Chemical Engineering, Francis College of Engineering, UMass Lowell. Ira Pastor comments: A few episodes ago ideaXme hosted the University of Michiganâs Dr. Bruce Carlson. We spoke to him about the interesting topic of the importance of "substrate" in regenerative processes, for both the maintenance of normal tissue functions, and in the migration of cells or changes to tissue architecture that are part of healing processes. Substrate is broadly defined as the surface or material on, or from which, cells / ti...
2020-11-0431 min
ideaXmeThink Big, Act Fast: Disaster ManagementIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Craig Fugate Chief Emergency Management Officer of One Concern and former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The international context of this interview: In choosing our leaders it is becoming increasingly important to select people who can both anticipate and address and where possible avoid large scale disasters. Here, Craig Fugate discusses evaluating past disasters, planning for future events and reacting to the "unexpected" - "think big and move fast". Ira Pastor comments: The U.S. has sustained 279 weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages...
2020-10-3059 min
ideaXmeFrom Science Fiction to Science Fact: Advanced Regenerative ManufacturingIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Dr Alexander Titus Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI). Ira Pastor comments: The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) is one of 14 institutes of the Manufacturing USA network, and is a member-driven, non-profit organization, whose mission is to make practical the large-scale manufacturing of engineered tissues and tissue-related technologies. BioFabUSA, created by ARMI, was established to lead the charge in large-scale manufacturing of engineered tissues and regenerative medicine research, turning foundational breakthroughs in the manufacture of engineered tissues and tissue-related technologies into life-changing possibilities...
2020-10-2849 min
ideaXmeGoogle / Alphabet's Quest to Solve AgingIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Dr Adam Freund, PhD, Principal Investigator at Calico Life Sciences (Calico). Ira Pastor comments: Calico is a research and development focused biotechnology company founded and backed by Google / Alphabet with the goal of combating aging and associated age-related diseases. Calico has a billion dollar partnership with the bio-pharma giant AbbVie, focused on aging and age-related diseases, such as neuro-degeneration and cancer. Calico also has partnerships with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and 2M Companies (regarding drug development for neurodegenerative disorders), the Broad Institute of MIT and H...
2020-10-2349 min
ideaXmeA Revolution: Democratising Access to MedicationIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Daniel Liljenquist, former US Senator and Lead Architect and Board Chair of Civica Rx. Ira Pastor Comments: A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents, and are typically allowed for sale after the patents on the original drugs expire. Once generic drugs enter the market, competition often leads to substantially lower prices for both the original brand-name product and its generic equivalents. In 2014, according to an analysis by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association, generic...
2020-10-2148 min
ideaXmeSmart PrisonsIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Ms Pia Puolakka, Project Manager of the Smart Prison Project, under the Criminal Sanctions Agency, within Finland's Central Administration Unit. Criminal Sanctions Agency: Ira Pastor Comments: In 2018, according to the World Prison Population List, which gives details of the number of prisoners held in 223 prison systems in independent countries and dependent territories around the globe, there were close to 11 million people are held in penal institutions, either as pre-trial detainees/remand prisoners or having been convicted and sentenced. About 50% of them were represented by prison populations...
2020-10-1634 min
ideaXmeMake Digital-First!Amanda Christensen, ideaXme guest contributor and media and misinformation researcher, interviews Rupert Rixon, founder and Managing Director of digital-first video agency Perspective Pictures. Amanda Christensen Comments: The way we watch content is changing, from the big screen, to the small screen, to the endless streaming services - but it's evolving further than that, as we spend more and more of our time online, watching more and more videos on YouTube and social media. While many businesses and organisations have been quick to see where we're watching content, they didn't see how our tastes were changing...
2020-10-1420 min
ideaXmeThe Man Who Leads the US National Intelligence UniversityIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Dr Brian Holmes Ph.D., Dean of The National Intelligence University, Anthony G. Oettinger School of Science and Technology Intelligence. Ira Pastor comments: The National Intelligence University (NIU), is a federally chartered research university which serves as the United States Intelligence Community's institution for higher learning in fields of study central to the profession of intelligence and national security. National Intelligence University's interdisciplinary programs emphasize education through scholarly and applied research designed to help U.S. intelligence officers better understand the diverse range of geopolitical, strategic, and technological...
2020-10-091h 27
ideaXmeHow to Abolish Modern Day Slavery and Address its EffectsIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Bakary Tandia, Co-Founder of the Abolition Institute, a group working to promote awareness of, and dedicated to ending, the practice of slavery in the west African country of Mauritania. Slavery and enslavement are defined of the state and condition of being a slave, where the individual cannot quit their service to another person and is treated like property. In chattel slavery, the enslaved person is legally rendered the personal property of the slave owner. In economics, the term de facto slavery describes the conditions of unfree labor and forced labor...
2020-10-071h 09
ideaXmeBorn Free - How to Keep Wildlife Wild?Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Will Travers OBE, President of the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA and Species Survival Network. Ira Pastor Comments: The Born Free Foundation is an international wildlife charity that campaigns to "Keep Wildlife in the Wild." Founded by English actors and wildlife campaigners Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, its mission is to protect wild animals in their natural habitat, campaigns against the keeping of wild animals in captivity, and rescues wild animals in need. It also promotes compassionate conservation, which takes into account the welfare of individual animals...
2020-10-0552 min
ideaXmeSex Tech, a Trillion Dollar Business?Parental guidance necessary. Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews internationally famous advertising executive Cindy Gallop, founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, MakeLoveNotPorn, and Cindy Gallop LLC. Ira Pastor Comments: Cindy Gallop is an internationally famous advertising executive, public speaker, founder and former chair of the US branch of global advertising firm Bartle Bogle Hegarty (now part of French multinational advertising and public relations company Publicis Groupe), and more recently founder of both the IfWeRanTheWorld and MakeLoveNotPorn companies, as well as her own brand and business innovation consultancy, Cindy Gallop LLC. Cindy...
2020-10-0235 min
ideaXmeSir John Hegarty: The Power of CreativityAndrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Sir John Hegarty. Sir John Hegarty, co-founder of global advertising and communications company BBH (Bartle Bogle Hegarty) and founder of The Garage Soho, Investment Company is one of the worldâs most awarded and respected creatives in history. He has written 2 best-selling books with a possible third in the pipeline. Current books, Creativity: There Are No Rules and Advertising: Turning Intelligence into Magic have not just been benchmarks for both the creative and communications industries, they have inspired disruptors and innovators working across a myriad of seemingly unrelated sectors....
2020-09-2835 min
ideaXmeNASA Rocket Scientist Ushering Vehicles into SpaceAna Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador and leading space communications and space exploration television producer interviews Caley Burke, Aerospace Engineer and Trajectory Analyst for NASA's Launch Program. Ana Guzman comments: In my next interview for ideaXme, I was able to sit down and chat with Caley Burke, aerospace engineer at NASAâs Launch Services Program. She works on the interface between the spacecraft and launch vehicle teams to get the spacecraft delivered to their final destination in space. As part of her work, she analyzes trajectories of the rockets launching NASA and NOAA robotic spacecraft missions. Re...
2020-09-2539 min
ideaXmeCosmological Neural Networks and "Space Noodles"Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Dr Vitaly Vanchurin, PhD, Associate Professor, Theoretical Physics and Cosmology, Swenson College of Science and Engineering, at the University of Minnesota (UMN). The Multiverse, Cosmological Neural Networks and "Space Noodles" Dr Vanchurin's big questions and the tools we need to answer them: "What is the origin of our Universe? What determines our vacuum and the cosmological constant that is responsible for the observed accelerated expansion of space? What determines the onset of structure formation and the birth of galaxies in our Universe...
2020-09-231h 02
ideaXmeWorld's First Blood Collection Without Needles?Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Rick Bente, MSc, MBA, BS, CEO of Seventh Sense Biosystems. Ira Pastor Comments: Getting blood drawn is not a fun activity for many. It can be scary for some (especially if you have children); it can be painful for others (especially where frequent blood draws are required). Studies show that a remarkable 20% of the population has some degree of fear of needles or injections, and 10% within that number suffer from what is known as Trypanophobia (a psychological term for people with an extreme fear of medical procedures involving...
2020-09-1840 min
ideaXmeNext Mayor of New York 2021?In recent years we have seen the move away from âpolitics as usualâ. Non-traditional figures have entered the political arena to disrupt the typical entrenched narratives. The election and worldwide popularity of Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister just one example of a new kind of leader who prioritises national wellbeing and happiness in the belief that everything else will follow. Brigadier General (Retired) Dr. Loree Sutton Next Mayor of New York City? Brigadier General Dr. Loree Sutton, ex-army general, physician, LGBTQ, mental healthcare advocate, is a further example of a leader who attempts to brid...
2020-09-161h 50
ideaXmeHigh Tech Innovation, Support and Individualised Care For Leading Edge RehabilitationIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Rachel Ramoni, Chief Research and Development Officer at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Ira Pastor Comments: The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)  @U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs is a federal Cabinet-level agency that provides comprehensive healthcare services to military veterans at over 1,000 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the US. It also provides several non-healthcare benefits including disability compensation, vocational rehabilitation, education assistance, home loans, and life insurance; and provides burial and memorial benefits to eligible veterans and family members. Th...
2020-09-1139 min
ideaXmeUnity in Knowledge: From Islam and Ethics to Exponential Technology and RoboticsIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Imam Sheikh Dr. Usama Hasan, PhD, MSc, MA, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and Research Consultant at the Tony Blair Institute For Global Change. Ira Pastor comments: Today, on the ideaXme show we are going to segue back towards the fascinating intersection of science and spirituality. We are joined by Imam Sheikh Dr. Usama Hasan, most recently Senior Researcher and Head of Islamic Studies at Quilliam International, a think tank and worlds first counter-extremism organization, where he was a founding advisor to the organization since 2008. Dr. Hasan...
2020-09-0958 min
ideaXmeVimana: From Mythical Flying Chariots to Space Age VehiclesIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Mr. Evgeni Borisov, CEO and Co-founder of Vimana Global Inc. Ira Pastor Comments: A flying car is a type of personal air vehicle, or "road able" aircraft, that provides door-to-door transportation by both ground and air, and was a popular theme in fantasy and science fiction stories throughout the early 20th century. One of the first debuts of a flying car was that of Henry Ford, back in 1926, when he displayed an experimental single-seat airplane. There were a lot of attempts over the 20th century, but activity has...
2020-09-0448 min
ideaXmeBillionaire Philanthropists Pour US$400 Million into Initiatives For Weak and VulnerableIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Shelley Lyford President and Chief Executive Officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation, and the West Health Institute. Growth in Population of Weak and Vulnerable According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the world is on the brink of a demographic milestone. Since the beginning of recorded history, young children have outnumbered their elders. In about 5 yearsâ time, the number of people aged 65 or older will outnumber children under age 5. Driven by falling fertility rates and remarkable increases in life expectancy, population aging will continue, and even...
2020-09-0150 min
ideaXmeThreatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the WorldIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Matthew Richardson a Canadian author "Threatened and Recently extinct Vertebrates of the World", primatologist and conservationist. "My forthcoming book, Threatened and Recently-extinct Vertebrates of the World, required me to assess and place some 15,000 species and subspecies within an updated biogeographic framework. I also had to coin common names for more than 5,000 of them; figure out an entirely new system of ecoregions based on elevation to nest within my "realms and regions." find a way to standardize language across the globe in a way that would be...
2020-08-2840 min
ideaXmeHuman-Like RobotsIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Professor Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro is the Director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, of the Department of Systems Innovation, in the Graduate School of Engineering Science, at Osaka University, Japan. Professor Ishiguro is also the Director of the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), a private company supported by industry, government and academia, with the aim of promoting fundamental and innovative R&D activities, as well as contributing to society in a wide range of telecommunication fields, and is active in such fields as neuro- / knowledge science, intelligent robotics, machine language...
2020-08-2535 min
ideaXmeUS Naval Research Laboratory: Disruptive Technology and ScienceIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Patrick P. Rose, Science Director for Synthetic Biology at the Office of Naval Research Global, as well as Program Manager, Bio-industrial Manufacturing Innovation Institute at United States Department of Defense. The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) is an organization within the United States Department of the Navy responsible for the science and technology programs of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Established by Congress in 1946, ONR's mission is to plan, foster, and encourage scientific research to maintain future naval power and preserve national security. The ONR...
2020-08-2158 min
ideaXmeExploring the Implications of AI with Mastercard's AI GarageAmanda Christensen, ideaXme guest contributor, fake news and deep fake researcher, and Marketing Manager at Cubaka, interviews Nitendra Rajput, VP and Head of Mastercard's AI Garage. Amanda Christensen Comments: Artificial intelligence has become a technological buzzword, often solely referred to AI rather than depicting the possibly infinite amount of practical applications that artificial intelligence can actually provide, or the intricacies involved from industry to industry, and region to region. To discuss some of the many applications for artificial intelligence, as well as some of the considerations to be taken into account to create more accurate...
2020-08-1933 min
ideaXmeHip-Hop, High Tech and Youth EmpowermentIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Kim Renard Nazel, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, founding member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap group N.W.A. as well as a burgeoning, technologist, venture capitalist, startup mentor and business advisor. Ira Pastor Comments: Today, we have a fascinating show for you with a set of truly "convergent" themes where we are going to be discussing music, entertainment, technology, innovation, investing, and social and economic equality. We are joined today on ideaXme by Mr. Kim Renard Nazel, also known by his stage names...
2020-08-1429 min
ideaXmeWHO's Decade of Healthy AgingIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Alexandre Kalache, President of the International Longevity Centre-Brazil (ILC-Brazil). Ira Pastor Comments: As we continue our virtual road-trip around the globe per the World Health Organization's (WHO) Age Friendly Cities Global Movement, during the WHO defined âDecade of Healthy Agingâ, we are headed down to the southern hemisphere to the country of Brazil. Dr. Alexandre Kalache: Dr. Alexandre Kalache is a medical epidemiologist specializing in the study of aging, who is the President of the International Longevity Centre-Brazil (ILC-Brazil), an independent think tank base...
2020-08-121h 02
ideaXmeCampaign to Ban Trophy HuntingIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Eduardo Goncalves, founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting. Ira Pastor comments: Trophy hunting is hunting of wild game for human recreation. The trophy is the animal, or part of the animal, kept and usually displayed, to represent the success of the hunt. Over the past decade, hunters have taken home over 1.7 million trophies from animals they have killed for sport, more than 200,000 of them which were from animals in danger of going extinct, including 10,000 lions, such as the well publicized case of Cecil the Lion, from...
2020-08-071h 29
ideaXmeHow to upgrade reality?Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Kazuhiro Gomi (Gomi-san), M.S., CEO and President of NTT Research. Discover how this exciting Silicon Valley start-up plans to upgrade reality. NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) Global: NTT Global, the parent company of NTT Research, is a top 5 global technology and business solutions provider with operations in 80 countries worldwide. They service 85% of Fortune Global 100 companies and consider themselves as a big contributor to society by applying "technology for good". Their services include digital business consulting, technology and managed services for cybersecurity, applications, workplace, cloud, data centre and...
2020-08-0534 min
ideaXmeManaging Future Longevity Risk at the IMFIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews John Kiff, Senior Financial Sector Expert at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Financial Stability Division in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Ira Pastor Comments: So on past shows as weâve been profiling many of the novel products and technologies being developed by industry, by academia, and by governments on the healthy aging and longevity front, weâve also taken time to discuss a range of the traditional and novel funding pools emerging to support these programs, from traditional life science venture capital and private equity, to the...
2020-07-3152 min
ideaXmeBrain Computer Interfaces Developed by DARPAIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Al Emondi, Program Manager in the Biological Technologies Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), US Department of Defense. Ira Pastor Comments: Today, we are going to go down the fascinating pathway of advanced neuro-technologies and in doing so, are going to be joined again by our friends from theDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is an agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) which is responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military with a mission to...
2020-07-291h 09
ideaXmeSolving the Problems of Data Privacy and Information SecurityAmanda Christensen, ideaXme guest contributor, fake news and deep fake researcher andMarketing Manager at Cubaka, interviews Ilan Komargodski, Ph.D., Researcher at the Cryptography & Information Security (CIS) Lab at NTT Research. Amanda Christensen Comments: Data privacy has long been a topic of contention, and the importance of proper security protocols have never been more needed as we individuals, businesses, and governments have been forced to rapidly digitise everyday interactions as a part of lockdown and COVID-prevention procedures. Recent events like the large-scale account hacking on Twitter,as well as heightened concerned over TikTok's use of...
2020-07-2419 min
ideaXmeBio-Electricity for Regeneration and Cancer ControlIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Michael Levin, Tufts University Professor who holds the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair in the Biology Department, and who serves as both the Director of the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology and Director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts. Ira Pastor comments: Form is generally defined as the shape and structure of something as distinguished from the materials that itâs constructed from, and the branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with the relationships between th...
2020-07-221h 21
ideaXmeSaving Carpathia - The Yellowstone Park of EuropeKaren Potter, Director of Sustainability Hub and ideaXme sustainability ambassador interviews Christoph Promberger, M.Sc., Executive Director Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC). Karen Potter comments: In 2009, the Foundation Conservation Carpathia was founded by a dozen international philanthropists and conservationists with the goal to stop illegal logging and to protect a significant surface of Carpathian forests to form a completely protected area. The FCC was founded in response to the restitution of formerly nationalised forests to private citizens in Romania. This process triggered massive clear-cuts and thousands of hectares of forests were illegally logged, posing a severe...
2020-07-1753 min
ideaXmeControl and Prevention of "Pandemic Like Numbers" of Violence and InjuryIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Debra Houry, MD, MPH, the Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the U.S. CDC. Ira Pastor comments: On the U.S. Centerâs for Disease Control (CDC) "Ten Leading Causes of Death" list, right beneath the two major categories of heart disease and cancer, there is a category called "Unintentional Injuries" which cumulatively took the lives of over 167,000 Americans in 2018. This category consists of a variety of subcategories such as poisoning, traffic accidents, falls, suffocation, drownings, an...
2020-07-1535 min
ideaXmeCompassion and Everybody Fights!Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews George "Monk" Foreman III; entrepreneur, professional boxer, trainer, coach, and Founder of Everybody Fights. Ira Pastor Comments: We're honored to be joined by Mr. George "Monk" Foreman III; entrepreneur, professional boxer, trainer, coach, son of businessman and former two-time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, and founder of Everybody Fights, a rapidly expanding chain of high-end, state-of-the-art boxing and fitness gyms. George "Monk" Foreman III: With degrees in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Rice University, and a Business degree from Pepperdine University, after compiling a record of 16â0 (with 15 knockouts) as...
2020-07-1038 min
ideaXmeCross Species Aging ResearchIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Matt Kaeberlein, Professor of Pathology, Adjunct Professor of Genome Sciences, and Adjunct Professor of Oral Health Sciences at the University of Washington. Dr. Matt Kaeberlein's Cross Species Aging Research: Dr. Matt Kaeberlein, is Professor of Pathology, Adjunct Professor of Genome Sciences, and Adjunct Professor of Oral Health Sciences at the University of Washington. With a PhD from MIT in Biology, and post-doctoral work in the Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, his research interests are focused on basic mechanisms of aging in or...
2020-07-0845 min
ideaXmeThe Great Reset: New Hope For YouthTali Ramsey, ideaXme guest interviewer and society, culture and youth commentator interviews Efe Ezekiel, BEM Youth Mentor, Inspirational Speaker and Founder of Youth Mentoring Company, Ushine Ishine. Crises Are Times for Transformation Weâve reached a global tipping point. âUnless we take the action necessary and we build in a greener and more sustainable and more inclusive way, we will end up having more and more pandemics and more and more disasters,â urges Prince Charles while discussing The Great Reset. In the last 6 months the Covid-19 pandemic has irrevocably changed the way we live. Across the wo...
2020-07-0328 min
ideaXmeMental Healthcare InnovationIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Florian Brand, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of ATAI Life Sciences AG. Ira Pastor Comments: On a few recent episodes, we have journeyed into the area psychedelic therapies, which broadly refers to specific therapeutic practices involving pharmacotherapeutic interventions based on psychedelic drugs In psychedelic therapy, in contrast to conventional psychiatric medication taken by the patient regularly or as-needed, patients generally remain in an extended psychotherapy session during the acute psychedelic activity, with additional sessions both before and after, in order to help integrate experiences with the specific drug. Some of our guests...
2020-07-0133 min
ideaXmeRelentless Pursuit of ExcellenceIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dean Stott, former British Special Forces soldier, adventurer, philanthropist, author of "Relentless", international speaker, and two time world record holder. Ira Pastor Comments: Today we have the honor to be joined on the show by Mr. Dean Stott, former British Special Forces soldier, adventurer, philanthropist, author, international speaker, and two time world record holder in biking on the longest motor road in the world â The Pan American Highway. Dean Stott: Relentless Pursuit of Excellence "By Strength and Guile!": Dean was one of the very first army members to jo...
2020-06-2634 min
ideaXmeFuture of Patients' Health DataIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Chris Lunt, Chief Technology Officer of the All of Us Research Program run by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Ira Pastor Comments Precision medicine refers to the tailoring of medical treatments to the individual characteristics of each patient and away from the predominant âone-size-fits-allâ approach of the last century, with the ability to classify individuals into sub-populations that differ in their susceptibility to a particular disease, the biology or prognosis of those diseases they may develop and their response to a specific treatment. Preventive or therapeutic interventions can then...
2020-06-2447 min
ideaXmeHuman Longevity ScienceIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Wei-Wu He, Ph.D, Executive Chairman of Human Longevity Inc (HLI). Ira Pastor Comments: The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) calls chronic degenerative disease âthe public health challenge of the 21st Century,â especially as 75% of our healthcare spending is on people with chronic degenerative conditions, which are the leading causes of death and disability. Preventative healthcare consists of measures taken for chronic disease prevention. Disease and disability are affected by numerous factors (including the environment, genetic predisposition, disease causative agents, and lifestyle choices), are dynamic processes whic...
2020-06-191h 12
ideaXmePersonalised Nutrition App For Better Gut Health and Overall WellnessIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews, Naveen Jain, M.B.A, BS, Founder and CEO at Viome as well as founder of several companies including Moon Express, Viome, Bluedot, TalentWise, Intelius and InfoSpace. Â Ira Pastor comments: On this ideaXme episode, we are going to head back towards the theme of the human micro-biome, which represents the estimated 100 trillion aggregate of all microbiota (bacteria, fungi, protists, viruses, etc. ) that reside on, within, or symbiogenically as part of the human body, and their downstream effects on human health, wellness, and longevity.
2020-06-1757 min
ideaXmeCompassion, Spirituality and Human LongevityIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D. the Founder and Chairman of Compassion Institute, and the principal author of Compassion Cultivation Training. Ira Pastor Comments: "Compassion" is broadly defined as sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others, involves allowing ourselves to be both 1) moved by the suffering and 2) experience the motivation to help alleviate and prevent it. Dr. Thupten Jinpa: Dr. Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D. the Founder and Chairman of Compassion Institute, and the principal author of Compassion Cultivation Training, the Instituteâs...
2020-06-121h 05
ideaXmeHolistic Health and NutritionIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews, Dr. Marcus Remmers, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at DSM. Ira Pastor comments: As we continue upon our core themes of health, wellness, and longevity, amongst the unique aging demographic shifts occurring in the coming decades, we canât overlook the importance of the global chemicals industry in coming up with novel solutions for the world's population. Central to the modern world economy, the global chemicals industry comprises a $4 trillion industry which converts a variety of raw materials into more than 70,000 different products. Holistic Health Li...
2020-06-1038 min
ideaXmeIncreasing Lifespan in Humans and DogsIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Andrei Gudkov, PhD, DSci, pre-eminent cancer researcher who serves as Senior Vice President, Research Technology and Innovation, Chair of the Department of Cell Stress Biology, and a member of the senior leadership team for National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center Support Grant at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Ira Pastor comments: As we continue on our path through the topics of the diseases of aging and healthy longevity, we are going to take a fascinating journey upstream from many of the hallmarks and...
2020-06-071h 29ideaXmeOptimising Human Performance via Defense Advanced Research ProjectIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Eric Van Gieson, Program Manager in the Biological Technologies Office (BTO) at DARPA. https://www.darpa.mil/staff/dr-eric-van-gieson Ira Pastor Comments: On several recent ideaXme episodes, we have spent time on different topics pertaining to human health, disease, degeneration and aging, focused on a variety of therapeutic and preventative interventions being developed in the private sector of the economy, both here in the U.S. and more broadly globally. Weâve also had representatives from various independent agencies of the United States Federal Government, the UK go...
2020-06-0553 minideaXmeMisinformation in Social Media a Threat to DemocracyAmanda Christensen, Deepfake and Media Misinformation Researcher, ideaXme guest contributor and Marketing Manager at Cubaka, interviews Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, author of Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present and advisor to Protect Democracy. Amanda Christensen Comments: Our relationship with social media is often conflicting. On the one hand, we're more connected than ever before, both with one another as well as with public figures, news sources, and businesses. On the other, social media has proved to be easily exploitable and even dangerous, thanks to fake news, misinformation, echo chambers...
2020-06-0324 minideaXmeVirtual Population HealthcareIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Sneh Khemka, President of Population Health and vHealth at one of the largest healthcare organisations. Ira Pastor Comments: Population Health is a discipline that helps governments and large organizations manage the health of their populations better, primarily through infrastructure development (major IT systems), clinical data analytics, health and disease management, and ultimately primary care. Virtual Health (vHealth), also known as Telehealth, is an innovative way to connect with patients using technology and telecommunications systems, and can help significantly expands access to care and increases health equity.
2020-05-3132 minideaXmeMental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention in a Time of Covid-19Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Christine Moutier, MD, Chief Medical Officer, at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Ira Pastor comments: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year, which is one person every 40 seconds. Suicide is a global phenomenon and occurs throughout the lifespan, and there are indications that for each adult who died by suicide, there may have been more than 20 others attempting suicide. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "Leading Causes of...
2020-05-2957 minideaXmeMicrosoft AI For GoodIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Tom Lawry, National Director for Artificial Intelligence - Health & Life Sciences at Microsoft. Ira Pastor Comments: A set of tools that we have been hearing quite a bit about (and discussed a bit on the show) in recent years is the triad of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning and their respective applications (primarily in the drug discovery and development processes), in terms how university labs and startups are using some of these tools to better guide the rational drug design process, or more appropriately select patients...
2020-05-2750 minideaXmeOptimising the Everyday with The Spatial WebAmanda Christensen, ideaXme guest contributor, fake news and deepfake researcher and Marketing Manager at Cubaka, interviews Dan Mapes, PhD, MBA co-founder of VERSES.io and co-author of The Spatial Web: How Web 3.0 Will Connect Humans, Machines, and AI to Transform the World. Amanda Christensen Comments: We've come a long way since the invention of the internet, and even further since the invention of the first computer, which together have undeniably significantly facilitated everyday life. We have never had access to more information at the touch of our fingers, or been more connected than we are...
2020-05-241h 10ideaXmeBrain Health Rockstar Talks of Alzheimer'sIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard University, Vice-Chair of Neurology, Director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit, and Co-Director of the Henry and Allison McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ira Pastor Comments: On this episode we are going to journey back to the topic of Alzheimerâs disease (AD), projected to affect over a 100 million people worldwide by mid century. Dr. Rudolph Tanzi: Dr. Rudolph Tanzi is the Joseph P. and Ros...
2020-05-221h 00ideaXmeFeeding the World with Cellular AquacultureIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Lou Cooperhouse, President and CEO of BlueNalu. Ira Pastor comments: Global demand for seafood is at an all time high, as consumers are increasingly choosing to eat an extraordinary variety of seafood products that exist worldwide. Unfortunately, our global supply for seafood cannot keep pace with this demand, as populations of marine species have halved since 1970. This is due to overfishing, illegal fishing, rising ocean temperatures, acidification, the effects of trawling, and a number of other environmental, social, and political challenges. At the same...
2020-05-2045 minideaXmeGlobal Sanitation Crisis Endangering Lives of MillionsIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Cheryl D. Hicks, Executive Director and CEO at Toilet Board Coalition. Ira Pastor comments: So on the last several shows, as we have spent time on the themes of health, wellness, and aging, weâve been speaking to a broad range of experts primarily in the fields of therapeutic and preventative interventions as it pertains to the chronic degenerative diseases in the developed world. And I always find it interesting when you go to conferences nowadays focused on the topics of wellness, longevity or he...
2020-05-1748 minideaXmeA Hidden Pandemic in Our Mouths?Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Mark Wolff, Morton Amsterdam Dean, and Professor, Division of Restorative Dentistry, at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine. Ira Pastor Comments: So as frequent listeners of the ideaXme show know, we spend a lot of time talking about the theme of "healthy aging", and the reality that aging, and related biological changes associated with aging, occur across all of the body's cells, tissues, and organs, and these changes affect all structure and function of the body, including the teeth and gums, and as such, oral health is...
2020-05-1544 minideaXmeUsing Stem Cell Therapies For Human Health and AgingIra Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Robert Hariri, MD, PhD, surgeon, bio-medical scientist and highly successful serial entrepreneur in two technology sectors: bio-medicine and aerospace. Dr. Hariri Utilizes Biomedicine to Aid Human Longevity Dr. Hariri is Chairman, Founder, and CEO, of Celularity, Inc., a clinical-stage cell therapeutics company developing allogeneic cellular therapies, engineered from the postpartum human placenta, in cancer immuno-therapy and functional regeneration, which recently got initial clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin early-stage clinical trials on a potential treatment for Covid-19.
2020-05-121h 12
Stewiacke VibeAndrea MacDonald - Abalone RetreatAndrea MacDonald from "Abalone Retreat" Massage Therapy and Esthetics joins Mayor Wendy Robinson to chat about her business.Recorded live on location at Fox Hollow Golf Club - https://www.foxhollowgolfclub.ca/Visit "Abalone Retreat" - www.abaloneretreat.com and the Town of Stewiacke - https://www.stewiacke.netMusic - "Boxcars and Memoirs" by JJ Roots - https://www.jjrootsmusic.com
2019-06-0607 min
Real Estate Deep Dive With Kara MacdonaldHow to Win on Facebook with Andrea Vahl | Ep 9Youâre listening to the Real Deep Dive Podcast With Kara Macdonald Episode 009 brought to you by Pruitt Title! Weâre excited to announce an upcoming event for Real Estate Agents in the DC area called REBAR Camp Nova. Join us on Thursday, September 20, 2018 from 9:30 AM â 4:30 PM EDT for a very informal and very free technology conference. Mark your calendar! Location of REBAR Camp NOVA: Workhouse Arts Center 9518 Workhouse Road Lorton, VA 22079 Today we are diving deep into using Facebook with Andrea Vahl, Social Media Consultant and Co-Author of Facebook Marketing...
2018-12-0122 min