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Inside Data Centre PodcastData Centre News & GPU's - Episode 3Send us a textWe are back with another episode of Data Centre News & GPU's. Andy Davis is once again joined by Ben Baldieri to talk about the latest news in the GPU and Data Centre market.Andy and Ben explore recent developments and predictions around sovereign AI, hyperscaler CapEx shifts, and the evolving dynamics of global data centre growth.The conversation uncovers critical insights into the future of AI infrastructure, regional investments, and how latency demands are driving the rise of edge computing.Key Topics:Sovereign AI strategies reshaping...
2025-08-0549 min
Inside Data Centre PodcastData Centre News & GPU's - Episode 2Send us a textData Centre News & GPUs – Episode 2Andy Davis and Ben Baldieri are back with the second episode of Data Centre News & GPUs, breaking down the biggest stories from the past month.In this episode, they discuss:NVIDIA GTC – What were the key takeaways?Microsoft – Separating fact from fiction in the latest rumorsNew data centre developments – The most important announcementsData centre events – Why are they bigger than ever?Predictions - What happens next?!…and much more....
2025-04-0446 min
The Tech Insider PodcastGTC 2025 Preview, with Ben Baldieri (Founder of The GPU)On the eve of NVIDIA's 2025 GTC Conference, Nick Hume and Ben Baldieri dive into the evolving GPU world and its impact on digital infrastructure. They explore the challenges and opportunities in the GPU-as-a-service market, enterprise adoption trends, and the critical role of data management and compliance in AI. The conversation also covers power and cooling challenges in AI-driven data centers, the need for modular infrastructure, and the growing influence of software innovations. Finally, they discuss Nvidia’s market position, upcoming GTC announcements, and how geopolitical factors could shape the future of GPU technology.
2025-03-2156 min
Inside Data Centre PodcastData Centre News & GPU's - Episode 1Send us a textData Centre News & GPUs – Episode 1Welcome to Data Centre News & GPUs, the new monthly podcast where Andy Davis & Ben Baldieri break down the latest developments in the world of data centres, GPUs, and AI infrastructure.In this episode, they dive into:NVIDIA – The latest moves from the GPU giant.Deepseek – What was that all about?Stargate – A closer look at this groundbreaking project.Paris AI Summit – Key takeaways from the event.LEAP 2025
2025-02-2136 min
Cibo StoriesAllegrio - Ristorante - via Veneto Ep:51Ben 600 metri di location progettati con gusto e fantasia per realizzare un ambiente perfetto da fotografare In questo ristorante su via Veneto ci sono quattro sale, ognuna delle quali rappresenta un’emozione: Joyful, Lucky, Intrepid e In Love. In ogni sala arredi, colori e opere di artisti diversi. Tra le altre cose molto bello e degno di nota è il progetto di illuminazione, opera di Massimiliano Baldieri.
2024-05-1302 min
The Legal Lunch ByteA UK Perspective on Web3 | Episode 4#harrissliwoski #LegalLunchByte #Web3 #DAO #nfts #ordinals #WeeklyLegalChat #episode4
This week's episode features guest Ben Baldieri from NetCon Ventures, who offers an insider's knowledge of Web3 from a 🇬🇧UK perspective. Host Jonathan Bench delves deep into Ben's thoughts on the growth, challenges, and potentials of 💻Web3. From its effect on the global marketplace to its intricacies within the UK's tech scene, this is a discussion you'll be glad you watched!
🔗Connect with Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbaldieri/
🔗Explore NetCon Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netcon-ventures/
🔗Connect with Jonathan Bench on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benchjonathan/
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2024-01-2417 min
The DAOstronautEpisode 15 | Onboard | Nathan Vandy & Niels Abdellatif | Onboarding new users into the DAO space, no-code solutions, and the challenges with meta-governanceToday's guests are Nathan Vandy and Niels Abdellatif, founders of Onboard.
Onboard is a no-code solution that provides DAOs with the educational resources they need to onboard new users, and help them scale the initial barrier to entry. Building a solid foundation of understanding is one of the largest hurdles to overcome when driving wider adoption. Onboard achieves this with innovative and engaging educational content that DAOs can leverage to enhance their user experience.
Credits:
JFK “We choose to go to the moon”
https://www.nasa...
2022-06-261h 09The DAOstronautEpisode 14 | Crowd Funded Cures | Nicholas Fiorenza & Savva Kerdemelidis | Repurposing off-patent drugs & nutraceuticals, psychedelics & plant medicines with DeSciToday's guests are Nicholas Fiorenza and Savva Kerdemelidis, founders of Crowd Funded Cures.
Crowd Funded Cures is a DeSci project of the registered tax-exempt NZ charity, the Medical Prize Charitable Trust. Crowd Funded Cures intends to support the launch of an Impact DAO to crowdfund medical prizes for public good medicines currently ignored by biotech VCs (eg repurposing off-patent drugs & nutraceuticals, psychedelics & plant medicines, diets and lifestyle interventions), who instead focus on the “blockbuster drug” model that incentivises patenting and maximising sales of a single drug.
With the IP-NFT platform of Molecule , Pay-For-Success smart contracts and Op...
2022-06-2648 minThe DAOstronautEpisode 13 | Impact Finance | Brett Cornick & Cam Nili | A Gateway to Science for the Non-ScientistToday's guests are Brett Cornick and Cam Nili, founders of Impact Finance. Impact Finance is decentralizing the scientific process to accelerate human progress, and to amplify the impact of the individual in the face of global challenges.
Impact Finance's mission is to empower users to own, trade, share, and create digital scientific assets in a decentralized ecosystem to make impactful advances in science and technology. Brett and Cam see a future where a purpose-built web3 platform enables science-based digital asset creators to cultivate their professional networks, track reputation, fund research, share inspiring ideas, and unlock new opportunities f...
2022-06-2645 minThe DAOstronautEpisode 12 | Katalyst.Earth | Mitchell Board | Regenerative Finance, Blockchain, & Accelerating The Transition To Net Zero And BeyondToday's guest is Mitchell Board, CEO and co-founder of Katalyst.Earth. Katalyst.Earth is a climate-tech platform, for environmental project developers and investors, to finance climate solutions. Mitchell and the team are building a climate-obsessed community and empowering them to make a real impact by participating in carbon-removal projects.
Purchasing one of the soon to be released Katalyst PFP NFTs grants access to the community with funds going towards carbon removal projects. The platform's use of blockchain technology also improves the traceability and transparency of carbon credit markets to eliminate fraud.
To get involved sign up...
2022-05-1036 minThe DAOstronautEpisode 11 | The Web3 Wizard | Tyler Penning | RE-ORG, DAOs, Web3, & LinkedInToday's guest is Tyler Penning, the Web3 Wizard. In this episode, we explore the evolution of the DAO space, how LinkedIn is quickly becoming a hub for quality Web3 professional networking opportunities, and building the largest professional Web3 community on LinkedIn.
Tyler - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-penning-40635015a/
RE-ORG - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12564095/
Credits:
JFK “We choose to go to the moon”
https://www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds/index.html
Fanfare for Space by Kevi...
2022-03-081h 05The DAOstronautEpisode 10 | Adam, Nik, Roz, & Gideon | TAP Foundation | Sending Thoughts & Prayers via the BlockchainToday's guests are Adam, Nik, Roz, and Gideon from the TAP Foundation. With an innovative Web3.0 platform and two new crypto tokens, TAP users will be empowered to send their thoughts and prayers where they are needed. TAP provides tangible, transparent, and accessible crypto for good. Founded in 2021 in Brisbane, Australia, the Thoughts and Prayers Foundation and tokens are designed to bring a new level of transparency and accessibility to the world of Social Impact. In a world where blockchain technology is increasingly becoming the norm for transparency and traceability, our goal is to utilize these incredible technologies to s...
2022-03-0855 minThe DAOstronautEpisode 9 | Borderless Blockchain Alliance | Lamar Gheljai | Human Capital in Web3Today's guest is Lamar Gheljai, CEO of Borderless Blockchain Alliance. Borderless Blockchain Alliance is a global community consisting of human talent and other resources that are enabling people to transform their lives by using blockchain technology to build decentralized projects for numerous applications and problem-solving.
Lamar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamar-g-361a151b9/
Credits:
JFK “We choose to go to the moon”
https://www.nasa.gov/connect/sounds/index.html
Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com
Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 Intern...
2022-03-081h 09The DAOstronautEpisode 8 | LDR Ventures | Andrew "Drew" & Jeremy Koven | Building DAOs the right wayToday's guests are Drew and Jeremy Koven on the first-ever DAOstronaut Livestream. In this episode, we explore what a DAO is, and dig into how human capital can be effectively leveraged to grow a community. We also dig into how these communities can be negatively impacted, and perils and pitfalls to be avoided in building a DAO.
Drew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akoven/
Jeremy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-koven-07aab4119/
Credits:
JFK “We choose to go to the moon”
https://www.nasa.g...
2022-01-261h 04The DAOstronautEpisode 7 | Crypto Club Global | Dan Collingridge-Padbury | NFT powered private members clubsToday's guest is Dan Collingridge-Padbury, one of the co-founders of Crypto Club Global.
Crypto Club - Global is an exclusive private members club that is launching physical and virtual clubhouses across the world where Investors, Founders, Developers, and Tech & Fintech enthusiasts can collaborate and socialise around Blockchain, DeFi, Crypto, NFTs and Web 3. Membership will be via the ownership of a limited number of exclusive NFTs for each major city, beginning with a Genesis Collection of 5,000 membership NFTs which will have universal membership rights to every clubhouse across the globe. The rollout of clubhouses will start with London and...
2022-01-2642 minThe DAOstronautEpisode 5 | Madeium | Jesse Rademacher | Sparking the new design renaissance and unlocking the unused 80% of human creativityToday's guest is Jesse Rademacher, co-founder of Madeium. Madeium is the first-ever "Design DAO" set up on behalf of those currently creating the value in markets and industry. Through #profitsharing Madeium is the "Home Court for Ideas!"
Madeium harnesses ingenuity to improve the human experience. Design Innovation, our tool. The Future, our clay. Execution, our passion.
Madeium is the release valve for the world’s pent-up creative frustration.
Jesse: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-rademacher-57049816/
Website: https://www.madeium.com/
Youtube...
2022-01-261h 23The DAOstronautEpisode 6 | Givetree | Sam Joel | Australia's first NFT marketplace for goodToday's guest is Sam Joel, founder of Givetree, Australia's first NFT marketplace for good.
Sam's journey has been an incredible one, and I feel honored that he's shared his ride from homelessness to where he is today with us. Why Givetree? Because over the last three years Sam has spoken with over 80 charities & looked at over 30 different types of donations. In his opinion, NFTs are an incredible new fundraising resource for charities both in Australia and around the world. Sam is looking forward to helping charities adventure into the metaverse world of blockchains, cryptocurrency, N...
2022-01-2642 minThe DAOstronautEpisode 1 | Mean DAO | Michel Triana | Streaming Money Like MusicToday's guest is Michel Triana, Chief Executive and Cofounder of Mean DAO, makers of the Mean Protocol, the most efficient Liquidity Aggregator and Money Streaming Protocol in the Solana Blockchain. The Mean Protocol also powers MeanFi, a self-custody, permissionless, and trustless bank that brings Crypto and DeFi to everyday banking.
Mean DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) with a single purpose:
To build the decentralized products and blockchain infrastructure necessary to act as the financial equalizers for people and businesses worldwide.
As a PRODUCT DAO, our philosophy is Product-Quality and Community First. This way...
2022-01-0649 minThe DAOstronautEpisode 4 | Transhuman Coin | Peter Xing | Leveraging Crypto To Solve LongevityToday's guest is Peter Xing, an educator and practitioner in transhumanism and emerging technologies. He co-founded Transhumanism Australia, a community of technologists dedicated to helping society transcend the limitations of our human biology using science and technology. He is also the co-founder of Transhuman Coin, a token dedicated to funding projects to accelerate the transhumanism movement.
Peter works as a Digital & Data Solutions Lead at KPMG on transformation initiatives in AI, automation and the metaverse, helping organisations navigate and flourish in these unprecedented times of accelerating change and disruption. Peter is part of the Global Faculty at...
2022-01-0651 minThe DAOstronautEpisode 3 | DAOlaunch | Sakuro Imayama & Reza Datoo | Democratizing The Venture Capital IndustryToday's guests are Sakuro Imayama and Reza Datoo of DAOlaunch. DAOLaunch is a decentralized platform that connects investors and startups directly on the blockchain by introducing innovative fundraising solutions to the startup ecosystem. Users can effortlessly create and support new startups across all borders, and participate in transparent, flexible, and fair financing rounds regardless of their economic background.
The startup investment industry is largely led by Venture capitalists and institutional investors. They leverage their capital, network, connections, experience as well as their brand. By making successful deals and establishing their name in a given industry means they ar...
2022-01-0650 minThe DAOstronautEpisode 2 | DAO4DAOs | Dr. Milly Perry | DAO EvangelismToday's guest is Dr. Milly Perry. Dr Perry serves as an expert and consultant for innovation, blockchain, and R&D. Former research director at The Open University of Israel and CEO of its TTO Company. Her first Ph.D. is in Information Science, specializing in KM in Higher Education and Technology Transfer and Innovation, second Ph.D. research in Art and Culture Sciences. She was a member of the National Committee for Israeli's Researchers Database, a board member at EARMA (European Association for Research Administration), an active expert at the EC ERC-PoC and served as policy and strategy director at th...
2022-01-0648 min
Daily MyntConversation With Ben Baldieri Global Blockchain Initiative And DAOS | Podcast Episode 4A conversation with Ben Baldieri over at the Global Blockchain Initiative (GBI) and it was one I really enjoyed. I first met Ben while teaching in China. Since then it would appear that both of us have become Orange pilled but are taking some different approaches on our crypto/blockchain journeys.
2021-12-1843 min
Rolling ForwardLinda Dumpe - Instagram, Social Media, & Mental HealthMy guest today is Linda Dumpe. Linda is the founder of a hotel digital marketing agency geared towards presenting boutique hotels as a luxury experience and not just a hotel room. Drawing on her experiences as an Instagram influencer with over 50k followers, and as an active blogger, Linda has intimate knowledge of the digital marketing landscape and furnishes her clients with tactics that work for luxury boutique hotels. In this conversation we explore the mental health impact that living life through social media can have, and how the need to keep up with everyone and present...
2020-07-2900 min
Rolling ForwardJoshua Shea - Porn AddictionMy guest today is Joshua Shea, and the subject of our conversation today is the addiction that no-one is talking about: porn-addiction. In 2010, Joshua seemingly had it all. A loving wife, two children, and a supportive extended family. After nearly fifteen years of working his way up the journalism ladder, he launched a lifestyle magazine in his hometown. Within a year, he was one of the founders of Central Maine's largest film festival and had won a seat on the City Council in Auburn, Maine. While the public got one picture of Shea, behind closed d...
2020-07-1300 min
Rolling ForwardSarah Ratekin - Mental Health & Happiness In The WorkplaceMy guest today is Sarah Ratekin. Sarah is the Chief Happiness Officer at a global corporation, utilizing novel methods to tackle organizational inflammation. A radical positivity activity, she’s also the owner of Happiness Is Courage Inc., sharing her message of hope, happiness, and gratitude as avenues to greater personal and professional resilience and well-being. She has spoken at conferences across North America, facilitated numerous workshops on workplace excellence, and worked with groups from 1 to 200+ to discover and embrace their personal strengths, ambitions, and relationship goals. Employee satisfaction and wellbeing have a real business impact, and Sarah’s work focu...
2020-07-0200 min
Soulsample The Podcast2/2 BEN BALDIERIInterview of Ben Baldieri in 2 parts
Props : homemade hummus
His podcast channel : Rolling Forward
His LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbaldieri
2020-06-2659 minSoulsample The Podcast1/2 BEN BALDIERIInterview of Ben Baldieri in 2 parts
Props : homemade hummus
His podcast channel : Rolling Forward
His LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbaldieri
2020-06-261h 02
Rolling ForwardDr Robb Kelly - Addiction, Alcoholism, FreemasonryMy guest today is Dr. Robb Kelly PhD. Robb Kelly, Ph.D. is a world-renowned addiction expert who believes in treating the problem, not the symptoms. He has worked for many years helping addicts and alcoholics to RECOVER their lives from the disease of addiction. Based on his own experiences working with addicts and alcoholics over the last 20 years, combined with a Ph.D. in psychology, and as a recovered alcoholic himself – he is a triple threat against the disease of addiction. Dr. Kelly’s philosophy may seem unconventional and unorthodox. But, they are based on extensive research and beha...
2020-06-1700 min
Rolling ForwardDerek Bylsma - The journey from professional soccer, to recruitment, to mental health counsellingMy guest today is Derek Bylsma. Derek is Executive Director, Partner, and Senior Counsellor at the nationally renowned Millennium Counselling Centre. He oversees their innovative Intensive Treatment Program as well as handling an individual caseload, specializing in addiction and treatment of co-occurring disorders within the Clinical Mental Health field. Prior to his work in the mental health space, Derek was a D1 college soccer player, going on to play professionally for a number of years after graduation. Derek then took that competitive spirit, and applied it to business, building and owning multiple successful recruiting (staffing) firms. When...
2020-06-0100 min
Rolling ForwardByron Morrison - Up-levelling your brain power, turning adversity into opportunity, and managing the shadow side of successMy guest today is Byron Morrison. Byron is an executive coach who helps CEOs handle the shadow side of success, and stop operating from a state of mental emergency, so they can make better decisions, execute without overthinking, and handle new levels of pressure. He does this with his EVOLVED CEO program, which draws upon his diverse experiences in the business world, health, nutrition, and psychology, and helps his clients to quite literally up-level their brainpower. In this conversation, we explore the creation of the EVOLVED CEO program, and how the diagnosis of his father with cancer...
2020-05-0700 min
Chris Thrall's Bought the T-Shirt PodcastRoyal Marines Officer, Enlisted or Uni | Ben Baldieri | Bought The T-Shirt Podcast #40A fascinating podcast about drugs, mental health and training with a former Royal Marines young officer Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland.' Paperback UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0993543944 Paperback US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993543944 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/christhrall (£2 per month plus perks) https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-our-veterans-to-tell-their-story https://paypal.me/TeamThrall Sign up for my NON-SPAM newsletter and FREE books: https://christhrall.c...
2020-04-261h 25
Chris Thrall's Bought the T-Shirt PodcastRoyal Marines Officer, Enlisted or Uni | Ben Baldieri | Bought The T-Shirt Podcast #40A fascinating podcast about drugs, mental health and training with a former Royal Marines young officer Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland.' Paperback UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0993543944 Paperback US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993543944 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/christhrall (£2 per month plus perks) https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-our-veterans-to-tell-their-story https://paypal.me/TeamThrall Sign up for my NON-SPAM newsletter and FREE books: https://christhrall.com/mailing-list/ https://facebook.com/christhrall https://twitter.com/christhrall https://instagram.com/chris.thrall https://linkedin.com/in/c...
2020-04-261h 25
Rolling ForwardArmando Cruz III - Cracking the Legacy CodeMy guest today is Armando Cruz. Armando is a coach, business owner, and his mission is, to quote: "to help you eliminate pain and optimize your 7 Healths so you can show up powerfully in your relationships, and live a more vibrant, service filled life." Armando’s business focuses on achieving this, whilst his best selling both “The legacy code”, helps men everywhere to access and live out their full potential and create a legacy that inspires them and those around them. In this conversation, we explore the 7 healths that Armando helps his clients to optimize, how he...
2020-04-2400 min
Rolling ForwardBilly Garton - Professional Soccer, Social Media Marketing, and Finding the BalanceMy guest today is Billy Garton. Billy is a 21-year-old professional athlete and entrepreneur. He owns a social media marketing agency set to do 6+ figures in its first year, whilst simultaneously playing professional soccer in San Diego. Billy has successfully combined his passions for football and business, fighting through a lot of adversity to reach his current position. He is showing no signs of stopping. In this conversation, we explore the setbacks, hundreds of no’s, and moves across the world Billy has experienced. We also explore the impact of him leaving his family at a young ag...
2020-04-1000 min
Rolling ForwardRyan Miller - Relentless in the Pursuit of Other People's SuccessMy guest today is Ryan Miller. Ryan is a coach and a consultant who is relentless in the pursuit of other people’s success. Ryan’s niche is focussed upon exploring the mindset of success, and he helps people to develop the skills they need to perform at the highest level. Ryan believes that self-awareness and confidence are the keys, but not in the way you might think. Ryan has been running his coaching business since 2011, and in this conversation, we explore some of his journey in business and the struggles associated with building an enterprise. We also...
2020-03-2700 min
Rolling ForwardDennis O'Connor - The Problem with Conventional Treatment of DepressionMy guest today is Dennis O’Connor. Dennis is a medical professional who is on a mission to eliminate the confusion and mystery that surround the science of health & happiness. After 10 years of experience in intensive care, Dennis embarked on a journey which took through sales, and scuba diving, and onto the treatment of addiction. Upon returning to the field of medicine, Dennis was struck by the ongoing confusion surrounding our perceptions of happiness and mental health. Drawing on his experiences outside of medicine, Dennis was able to successfully implement methodologies that created massive value for his cl...
2020-03-1300 min
Rolling ForwardMichelle Pein - From consultancy to coaching, and how to create a life you loveMy guest today is Michelle Pein. Michelle is an international Holistic Life Coach, who helps clients all over the world who are feeling lost & stuck in their current career and life. She helps them to find their purpose, & create a life they love. Having worked in the corporate & consulting world before, she has learned from her own experience in breaking out of a successful, but unhappy career, to follow her purpose path. This experience combined with the knowledge she gathered in over 4 years of self-discovery led her to create the Your Purpose Path™ Coaching Model. Usi...
2020-02-2700 min
Rolling ForwardCory Arth - Physical Therapy, Movement as Medicine, and IronMan LangkawiMy guest today is Cory Arth. Cory serves as the general physical therapy counsel at UP Clinic in Shanghai. UP clinic is the first physical therapy clinic of it’s kind in Mainland China, seeking to transform the healthcare industry and facilitate the transition away from leading with the surgical option to a more conservative approach through the correction of soft tissue problems and issues. Outside of his professional life, Cory is a director of FitFam, a community that was started in Shanghai with the aim of making fitness accessible to everyone. He is also an amateur en...
2020-01-0200 min
Rolling ForwardThames Wangpatravanich - Coconuts, gre3n, and meditations on emotional traumaMy guest today is Thames Wangpatravanich. Thames is the founder of gre3n, a lifestyle company founded on the principle that the first order of business is to give back. The 3 in gre3n represents the 3 B’s that form the core of the company philosophy: ‘Believe’, ‘Balance’ and ‘Be Different’. Gre3n facilitates the busy lifestyles we live today through the provision of high quality nutritional products centred around organic coconuts, farmed in such a way that it’s not only your life that is transformed through their use, the farmers lives are transformed too. In this conversatio...
2019-12-1800 min
Rolling ForwardDr Kimberley Carder - Float Tanks and Mental HealthMy guest today is Dr Kimberley Carder. Dr Carder is a clinical psychologist who is developing her career around the education and treatment of mental health disorders. She is a BJJ purple belt, and has fought professionally in MMA, taking the win as the underdog in the first professional women's MMA bout in Hong Kong. In this conversation, we explore Dr Carders experiences competing as a woman in the combat sports arena, her PsyD thesis which looked into the subjective experiences reported by users of sensory deprivation tanks, her time as a special needs teacher, and her...
2019-12-0500 min
Rolling ForwardDorothy Dao - The BJJ Digital NomadMy guest today is Dorothy Dao. Dorothy is a BJJ brown belt under Ralph Gracie, and though her home gym is Berkeley, California, she is far more likely to be found travelling the world. Dorothy is an active BJJ competitor, an avid foodie, and a digital nomad, living by the maxim of “be your own sugar daddy”. In this conversation, we explore Dorothy’s experiences competing all over the world, and her experiences travelling as a solo-female, and competing in a typically male-dominated sport. We also delve into her personal experiences with anxiety, and what it’s like tel...
2019-11-2200 min
Rolling ForwardRichardson Manzol - A Crushed Hand in Lake TahoeMy guest today is Richardson Menzol. Richardson is an elite level spartan race competitor who recently represented his country of Venezuela at the Spartan world championships in Lake Tahoe. As a Spartan Race ambassador, Richardson has been a part of the burgeoning obstacle course racing scene here in China since the very beginning back in 2016, and he continues to be a lynchpin in the development of the sport of obstacle course racing here in Asia. In this conversation we dive into Richardson's experiences on the course, and explore his thoughts on the transformative power of...
2019-11-0800 min
Rolling ForwardAdrian Cahill - Time Inside a Mental InstitutionMy guest today is Adrian Cahill. Adrian is an executive coach, investor, and business mentor to some of the most successful young entrepreneurs the world over. Adrian’s unique background and experiences as a member of the Australian armed forces, and transition from soldier to investor to coach give him a unique perspective on the struggles commonly faced in the modern world. Adrian is the founder of MOTIVATE Shanghai, and Bali NLP, and is passionate about helping people develop the skillset they need to succeed at whatever they do. In this conversation we take a deep dive in...
2019-10-2900 min
Rolling ForwardGreg Nance - 7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 DaysMy guest today is Greg Nance. Greg is the CEO of dyad.com, an educational access platform providing mentorship for the motivated, and a brooks running sponsored ultra marathon runner. He’s a graduate of the Cambridge University Judge school of business, a serial entrepreneur, and a recipient of the White House Champion of change award from Barrack Obama for his work with his first startup, providing financial mentorship to under privileged students across America. Greg recently completed the world marathon challenge, running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days, and has since switched his attention to setting fastest kn...
2019-10-1800 min
Founders ClubExploring the link between mental health and sports | Ben BaldieriBen is the host of the podcast "Rolling Forward", which explores the link between mental health and sport, where he dives into the habits of high performers. He is also marketing lead, and a community leader at MOTIVATE Shanghai, a personal development group focused on providing entrepreneurs with the skills they need to achieve their goals. In his free time, Ben is a keen Jiu-jitsu player.
2019-10-0949 min
Rolling ForwardAlbin Warin - Resilience, Relationships, and Bin Bags for CurtainsMy guest today, is Albin Warin. Albin is a serial entrepreneur from France, and has been involved in startups in social media, fashion, and more recently professional training solutions in the domain of positive psychology - The Happiness Architect. His background is in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. The China Happiness project, a side project of The Happiness Architect, seeks to explore Western notions of happiness, and their perceptions with 100 Chinese people. China is a collectivist society, in which the needs of the individual are subservient to the needs of the group, and the China happiness project seeks...
2019-09-1300 min
Rolling ForwardMatt Huttner - Yale University, Jiu Jitsu, and Building FramesMy guest today, in keeping with the jiu jitsu theme, is Matt Huttner. Matt is a first degree black belt under professor Chet quint. He’s the president of the Vitaco health group, and was the first undergraduate to Yale University to write their thesis in Chinese. In this conversation we explore some of Matts professional journey, his experiences with mental health struggles, and how jiu jitsu has bled into other areas of his life. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it. Feedback is welcomed! Here's the link to...
2019-08-0900 min
Rolling ForwardKemal Akagunduz - World of Warcraft, Jiu Jitsu, and Stoic PhilosophyMy guest today is Kemal Akagunduz, head BJJ coach at Absolute MMA Shanghai. Kemal is a black belt under Lachlan Giles, as well as being Muay Thai coach, a linguist who speaks 4 languages, a philosopher and a closeted world of Warcraft nerd. In this conversation we touched on stoicism, managing stress, and how to continually make meaningful progress in whatever you turn your attention to. I hope you enjoy this wide ranging conversation, feedback is welcomed as ever! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on iTunes, and don't hesitate to get in t...
2019-08-0100 min
Rolling ForwardOki Alexander - MovOr, Finding Solace in the City, and Movement as MedicineMy guest today is Oki Alexander. As the founder of MovOr Oki specializes in only one thing: being Simply Human. And it turns out to be damn hard! He came to China as an architect and martial artist in 2004, but over time transitioned to be one of the leading thinkers and practitioners of natural human movement in China, connecting mind, body and environment. Oki is one of the first 18 people in the world to become MovNat Level 3 certified and has been a strong advocate of movement-with-purpose all his life. After specializing for over 30...
2019-08-0100 min
The BingKing PodcastEpisode 99 [EN] Ben Baldieri, too much POWERBen and I have a lot in common about how we look at the world. A bit more of an masochist, Ben has had unique experiences trying out the military and battling mental health issues, but seems to have found a bit of peace through BJJ, like so many of us.
2019-04-241h 08