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2026-01-0623 min
Jason Belsky's Friend ZoneTalking About Becoming an Entrepreneur With Jackie OrenaIn this engaging February 2023 episode of a yet-to-be-named show, host Jay reconnects with his long-time friend Jackie Orena, also known as Jackie O. The conversation revolves around Jackie’s personal and professional evolution, particularly her journey into the beauty and wellness industry, which culminates in her opening a medical spa in White Plains. Jackie shares her struggles with self-esteem and her initial career in a job she disliked, leading her to pursue her passion for makeup artistry. After overcoming various obstacles, including a lack of formal education and personal challenges, she found success in her field, eventually realizing her de...
2025-11-1724 minJason Belsky's Friend ZoneBetween Storms and Swells: Chasing Hurricane Lee - Andrew Cotton and Jason Belsky discussAndrew and Justine are back in town….. just in time for Will Skudin and I to team up with them and head up the New England coast to Chase hurricane Lee. Thank you to Chevrolet for providing us the brand new Silverado 2500 to make the journey that much easier! In this episode, Andrew opens up about the adrenaline, strategy, and chaos behind surfing some of the world’s most extreme waves. He and Jason dive into the realities of big wave travel navigating crowded lineups, scouting new surf spots, and the immense preparation that goes into...
2025-11-1230 minJason Belsky's Friend ZoneWill and Jay talk with Shama about his beginnings, the Jamaican surf scene and signing with Hurley.Jason Belsky has Will Skudin and EliShama Beckford join him in the studio... Jay and Will met Shama for the first time in his hometown back in 2019 on a Hurley activation... The conversation goes through Shama's humble beginnings, Jay and Will's experiences at the Jamnesia Surf Camp, Shama being signed to Hurley as a team rider and more.... The Floored Media Friend Zone
2025-11-0438 minJason Belsky's Friend ZoneChad Caruso, The Guy That Skateboarded Across AmericaToday Chad Caruso talks with a Groggy Jason Belsky about early memories of skateboarding, launching a new Not For Profit, talking with Tony Hawk.... and of course, a little about Skateboarding Across America!You Can Connect With Chad Here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chad_caruso/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChadCaruso Website: https://chadcaruso.com/Also, Connect With Jay Here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaybelsky
2025-10-2918 minJason Belsky's Friend ZoneFrom School Psychologist to Surf Advocate: A Conversation with Dr. Jeanine SorensenJay talks with Jeanine Sorensen, a district psychologist with 20+ years of experience in schools, and a discussion about Surf for All, a charity providing surf opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Jeanine discusses her role in supporting students' access to education and managing challenging cases. The conversation shifts to Jeanine's children: Lars, a college student mentored by Daryl McDaniels (DMC) of Run DMC, and Fiona, an model, athlete and surfer. The speakers discuss their own struggles with imposter syndrome and the importance of mental well-being. They then delve into Surf for All, where Jeanine serves as Director of Operations and...
2025-10-2823 minJason Belsky's Friend ZoneExposing a Teacher's Dark Secret in Wading River NY with Mike VillaniPredator Poachers, founded six years ago by Alex Rosen, uses decoys to catch child predators. Mike Villani (aka Douglas King Jr.) head of the Long Island NY chapter discusses two cases with Jay Belsky. Marvin Guerrero, who planned to meet a 13-year-old, and most recently Mark Verity, an elementary school music teacher from Wading River Elementary School. Villani explains how they identified and confronted Verity, emphasizing their concern due to his proximity to children. They planned to move quicky and try to confront him alone to prioritize avoiding his family and traumatizing children at the school. The team was...
2025-10-2236 minJason Belsky's Friend ZoneSpanish Mike Brings Roy and PRod to Floored for a casual conversation.Spanish Mike, Jason Kinzel aka "Roy" and Paul Rodriguez have a super laid back unscripted convo with Jason Belsky about how they all met and Mikes origin story with Videography.. This leads into a sketchy Seinfield trivia session where the questions are provided by ChatGBT, then we wrap up with some words of wisdom for anyone who wants to do something they love...Thanks again for stopping by!!!⬇️ More Information ⬇️Jays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaybelsky/Jay's Equipment On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/jaybelskyFloored Media Production and Podcast Studiohttps://www.yout...
2025-10-0151 min
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsDEEP DIVE: Does Having Kids Make Us Happy?This month's Deep Dive series is all about how much fun we are—or aren't—having while raising our kids. Listen to the whole playlist on Spotify. The world wants us to believe that having kids will bring us untold happiness. It's a love you've never known! Your life will never be the same! The reality is a little more complicated, and that can be quite confusing. As psychologist Jean Twenge points out, "Parents might believe that it's their fault when the transition to parenthood is difficult, rather than seeing it as something that everyone experiences."So...
2025-03-2443 min
Thin Ice With Amy FreezeThe Man Behind the Curtain: Filmmaker Jason Belsky’s latest projectsIn this episode, Amy sits down with Jason Belsky, the mastermind behind Floored Media, to discuss his journey from automotive customization to media production. They dive into the evolution of his professional studio, the rise of podcasting, and the art of content creation.From surf photography in Long Beach to building a state-of-the-art podcasting hub, Jay shares how his passion for video and storytelling led him to create a space where anyone can bring their vision to life. The conversation also explores the behind-the-scenes of launching Thin Ice, Amy's new podcast that reveals the...
2025-02-2515 min
Tango Alpha Lima PodcastFOX Sports NFL Insider and MVP Co-Founder Jay GlazerRemembering the sacrifices of servicemembers on Purple Heart DayTHE INTERVIEWJay Glazer, Fox Sports NFL Insider, talks about his advocacy for military veterans. As a co-founder of Merging Vets & Players, Glazer helps match former combat veterans and former professional athletes to help each other through the transition into their new lives away from the battlefields and playing fields.Glazer also talks about his book, "Unbreakable: How I Turned My Depression and Anxiety into Motivation and You Can Too," being a voice for those struggling with mental health, and organizing the reunion of former POW...
2024-08-0658 min
Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families#947 Day Care Data with Jenet EricksonYour child is too little to go to school but needs to be looked after when you are working - a familiar predicament for many parents today! Help your child thrive in childcare, by having consistent rituals of connection. In this episode: Early, extensive childcare Another Perspective on the Latest Research on Early Child Care | by Jenet Erickson & Jay Belsky Brain development in infancy Attachment relationships and responsive caregivers Social, emotional challenges in daycare Risk factors / protective factors in the early years Quality of care, adult-child ratios Increasing work flexibility for parents Daycare Dramas – Happy Families Dev...
2024-03-1218 minDr Justin Coulson's Happy Families#920 Minimising Daycare DramasIf daycare drop-off is causing distress, there are three things you can do to help your little one feel secure and adjust well to the environment. In this episode: Jay Belsky research Structures, transitions, and predictability Communication Slowing down Parent/carer partnerships Distressed child Find us on Facebook or TikTok Email your questions and comments to podcasts@happyfamilies.com.au Find out more about becoming a Happy Families member at our websiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-02-0411 min
Floored MediaChad Caruso, The Guy That Skateboarded Across America - Floored Media Friend Zone
Today Chad Caruso talks with a Groggy Jason Belsky about early memories of skateboarding, launching a new Not For Profit, talking with Tony Hawk.... and of course, a little about Skateboarding Across America!
You Can Connect With Chad Here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chad_caruso/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChadCaruso
Website: https://chadcaruso.com/
Also, Connect With Jay Here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaybelsky
2023-12-0218 min
NIGHTTIME TALK WITH NIALL BOYLANInterview with Jay Belsky, Professor of Human Development, University of CaliforniaInterview with Jay Belsky, Professor of Human Development, University of California
2023-11-1022 min
Floored MediaWill and Jay talk with Shama about his beginnings, the Jamaican surf scene and signing with Hurley.Jason Belsky has Will Skudin and EliShama Beckford join him in the studio... Jay and Will met Shama for the first time in his hometown back in 2019 on a Hurley activation... The conversation goes through Shama's humble beginnings, Jay and Will's experiences at the Jamnesia Surf Camp, Shama being signed to Hurley as a team rider and more....
The Floored Media Friend Zone
2023-07-1938 min
Growing Facts Podcast16. Are some people more sensitive to their environment than others? With Dr. Jay BelskyFor today’s episode, Shalaka will be interviewing Dr. Jay Belsky as part of a two-part episode. Today we’ll be aiming to answer the question: Are some people more sensitive to their environment than others? We talk about how genes should always be looked at in environmental contexts, and how we tend to look at outcomes as a binary “good” vs “bad”, and some of the pitfalls of developmental psychology as a field.Linkshttps://humandevelopment.ucdavis.edu/people/jay-belskyCitationsBelsky, J. & Pluess, M. (2009). Beyond Diathesis-Stress: Differential Susceptibili...
2023-02-2141 min
The Art of ManlinessThe Myths of TraumaAmong people who experience some sort of trauma, what percentage do you think go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder? A third? A Half? More?Actually, the answer is 10%. An overestimation of how common it is to develop PTSD after trauma is one of the misconceptions my guest thinks are leading to its overdiagnosis and an underestimation of human resilience.Dr. Joel Paris is a professor emeritus of psychiatry and the author of Myths of Trauma: Why Adversity Does Not Necessarily Make Us Sick. Today on the show, Joel explains what some of those myths...
2023-02-2041 min
Floored MediaThe Show With No Name - Jason Belsky talks with Jackie OrenaJay and Jackie aka Jackkieo talk about their origin story then get into her career path and how that led her into opening her new medspa Aethics..
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aethicsmedspa/Jackie's
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2023-02-0729 min
The Lucie Beatrix PodcastLOVE Q&A: Lucie Answers Your QuestionsThis episode covers listener questions on dating, love, and relationships. Show producer Jay Belsky chimes in with feedback on red flags, dealbreaker, and much more. Watch the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsG5uw_uZFE Filmed at Floored Media.
2022-07-191h 14
Evolutionary Parenting PodcastEp. 55: What do we know about a child's sensitivity to their environment?Orchid or dandelion? Highly sensitive or relatively robust? These are some of the ways that we have conceptualized the concept of how sensitive a child is to the environment in which they are raised. Through a combination of nature and nurture, some of our kids are just that much more sensitive. But are they sensitive their whole lives? What genetics make this happen? What environments are good or bad? None of it is quite as simple as it may sound which is why I'm so excited to have one of the pioneers in this field joining me to talk about...
2022-05-061h 05Evolutionary Parenting PodcastEp. 55: What do we know about a child's sensitivity to their environment?Orchid or dandelion? Highly sensitive or relatively robust? These are some of the ways that we have conceptualized the concept of how sensitive a child is to the environment in which they are raised. Through a combination of nature and nurture, some of our kids are just that much more sensitive. But are they sensitive their whole lives? What genetics make this happen? What environments are good or bad? None of it is quite as simple as it may sound which is why I'm so excited to have one of the pioneers in this field joining me to talk about...
2022-05-061h 05
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsDoes Having Kids Make Us Happy?The world wants us to believe that having kids will bring us untold happiness. It's a love you've never known! Your life will never be the same! The reality is a little more complicated, and that can be quite confusing. As psychologist Jean Twenge points out, "Parents might believe that it's their fault when the transition to parenthood is difficult, rather than seeing it as something that everyone experiences."So: does having kids make us happy? Is that even the right question? Is it supposed to? Are the benefits that come from parenting different, and perhaps larger...
2021-12-0143 min
The Art of Manliness#665: How Childhood Shapes AdulthoodAsk an adult, especially if they're struggling in life, what caused them to end up the way they did, and they might cite certain factors from their childhood, like having a mother that was too cold.
The problem here, of course, is that memories change over time, and narratives about the past develop to fit one's current situation.
My guests today work on the kind of research that corrects this problem to figure out how aspects of childhood truly affect adulthood, by studying humans from the time they're babies through middle age and beyond. Their names are Jay Belsky and T...
2020-12-0954 min
The Art of Manliness#665: How Childhood Shapes AdulthoodAsk an adult, especially if they're struggling in life, what caused them to end up the way they did, and they might cite certain factors from their childhood, like having a mother that was too cold.
The problem here, of course, is that memories change over time, and narratives about the past develop to fit one's current situation.
My guests today work on the kind of research that corrects this problem to figure out how aspects of childhood truly affect adulthood, by studying humans from the time they're babies through middle age and beyond. Their...
2020-12-0254 min
60 Mindful MinutesHow You Become You with Jay BelskyFor episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode95/ Description Human development, which crosses psychology, biology, neuroscience and sociology, asks: why are we the way we are? This was one of the questions that drove four researchers to study thousands of people from birth to midlife in the US, Great Britain and New Zealand. In their new book, The Origins of You: How Childhood Shapes Later Life, these four leading psychologists share their findings so far. The result is unprecedented insight into what makes each of us who we are and th...
2020-09-1554 min60 Mindful MinutesHow You Become You with Jay BelskyFor episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode95/ Description Human development, which crosses psychology, biology, neuroscience and sociology, asks: why are we the way we are? This was one of the questions that drove four researchers to study thousands of people from birth to midlife in the US, Great Britain and New Zealand. In their new book, The Origins of You: How Childhood Shapes Later Life, these four leading psychologists share their findings so far. The result is unprecedented insight into what makes each of us who we are and th...
2020-09-1554 min
Age Less / Live MoreThe Children of the Future Jay Belsky, PhDThe Children of the Future Jay Belsky, PhD ----------- "I don't know the meaning of life, but I know the purpose of life. It is to create more life." - Jay Belsky We're cavemen pretending to be academic, political, cerebral, and romantic when really we're mostly motivated by survival and procreation. This is simultaneously depressing and relieving since it explains away some of our most ridiculous actions. On this week's podcast, Professor Belsky will share with us his life's research around adaptation, the importance of fatherhood, and a potential "better way" than...
2020-06-1739 min
Swell Season Surf RadioChris St. Lawrence shoots Sea Smoke and NazarePhotographer Chris St. Lawrence had just started his career in surf photography when he heard that waves can get a little big in a small town in Portugal. That was enough for him to jump on a plane to Nazaré and set up his lens among the pro pool of photographers to watch giants detonate. His scenes of winter surf back home earned Chris two awards at the 2019 Clifbar Cold Shot challenge. He recounts shooting sea smoke at dawn while his fingers froze and living through his dad's indictment and incarceration. Photo credit: Jay BelskyMusic credit: G...
2019-06-1348 min
This Is the AuthorS3 E131: Scott Belsky, Jay Baer and Daniel Lemin, and Chris YehIn this episode, meet entrepreneur Scott Belsky, marketing experts Jay Baer and Daniel Lemin, and entrepreneur Chris Yeh. You’ll learn about some of the most important--but often forgotten--pieces of business-building. Whether you want to optimize your team’s productivity or create word of mouth buzz among consumers, these experts will walk you through it. And, hear why, even when narrating a business book, channeling emotions is important.
2018-10-0210 min
Unlock Audiobooks In Minutes — Thoughtful And Focused.Tren Griffin, Scott Belsky interprets A Dozen Lessons for EntrepreneursPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/95522 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Author: Tren Griffin, Scott Belsky
Narrator: Steven Jay Cohen
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
Release date: 03-20-18
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 17 ratings
Genres: Decision-Making & Problem Solving
Publisher's Summary:
From profiles and interviews with the world's leading venture capitalists and high-profile coaches of business founders, A Dozen Lessons distills a set of bedrock methods for approaching business questions and creating value. The veteran business writer Tren Griffin takes the listener through the investment...
2018-03-209h 40
Descubrir la Psicología08 Inteligencia Emocional: Aprende a gestionar emocionesLas características de la llamada inteligencia emocional son: la capacidad de motivarnos a nosotros mismos, de perseverar en el empeño a pesar de las posibles frustraciones, de controlar los impulsos, de diferir las gratificaciones, de regular nuestros propios estados de ánimo, de evitar que la angustia interfiera con nuestras facultades racionales y la capacidad de empatizar y confiar en los demás. Richard Davidson neurospsicólogo de University of Wisconsin–Madison, el psicólogo David Goleman co-fundador del Centro de Estudios Infantiles de la Universidad de Yale, Matthieu Ricard biólogo y monje budista, Jay Belsky psicólogo de la Univ...
2017-04-0827 min
Unthinkable with Jay AcunzoSlingshot: Scott Belsky & Behance [Creativity Series #11]The story of how Scott Belsky created Behance, a global community of creatives focused on making ideas happen.
(Slingshots are short stories about a creative side project that led somewhere surprising or unexpected. They run every other week as part of Unthinkable.)
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2016-05-3006 min
Traction: How Startups Start | NextView Ventures#9: How a Paper Product Sparked a Digital Movement (Scott Belsky, Behance & Adobe)Scott Belsky -- co-founder/CEO of Behance.
Brand. Mission. Emotion. These are things that, perhaps surprisingly to some, are still not widely preached, taught, accepted, or built around by investors and tech entrepreneurs alike. But in this episode, Scott Belsky talks about their critical importance and exactly how he built the popular creative portfolio platform, Behance. And, really, this is a story about how he sparked a bigger, medium-agnostic movement across the globe among creatives ... all on the backs of those things that some in tech too easily brush aside.
Scott's thought leadership is popular an...
2015-08-2035 min
Redes (Eduard Punset)Aprendiendo a ser padres (#30), en Redes¿Quién nos enseña a ser padres? ¿Qué hay que saber para conventir a un bebé en un adulto sano? La ciencia ha confirmado la importancia de la relación entre padres e hijos en los primeros años de vida, y aporta nuevas pistas para una educación más emocional y más provechosa.
Jay Belsky, psicólogo de la Birkback College, de la Universidad de Londres, lo analiza con Eduard Punset, en Redes de La 2, el 17 de mayo de 2009.
2009-05-1829 min