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Passion for PatientsEP 16 - How AI Tools Are Transforming Patient Advocacy: Insights from Tonya Winders and KristenWelcome back to the Passion for Patients podcast! In this exciting episode, host Tonya Winders is joined by Kristen, GAAP's VP of Education, to dive into the world of artificial—or as Tonya prefers, "augmented"—intelligence and its game-changing impact on the work they do at the Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform (GAAP). Together, they unpack the latest AI tools revolutionizing each of GAAP’s four pillars: awareness, education, advocacy, and research. From Canva's Magic Design to Otter's meeting notes and innovative chatbots providing trustworthy, curated answers, Tonya and Kristen share real-life examples and practical tips for making these techno...
2025-10-1523 min
RESET with TonyaTeamwear, Trust, and Transformation: Shaun Mader’s Journey from Calcutta to CoachingSend us a textShaun Mader defies easy categorization. Leadership strategist, brown belt in jiu-jitsu, celebrated photographer documenting resilience in Calcutta's Red Light District — these diverse facets converge around his profound curiosity about people and what makes them thrive.During our conversation, Shaun reveals the genesis of his "TeamFlow Architecture" methodology and forthcoming book "Teamware." Born from frustration watching executives perpetually stuck in crisis management, Shaun developed a system that helps leaders and teams simultaneously grow while doing their actual work. "There was no regular structure in place to develop leaders and teams simultaneously on th...
2025-09-091h 03
RESET with TonyaFrom Oracle to Oasis: Reena Miglani’s Journey into HospitalitySend us a textWhat does it take to walk away from a 20-year career at Oracle and reinvent yourself as the heartbeat of a hospitality brand? In this week’s RESET conversation, Tonya sits down with her longtime friend Reena Miglani, who traded corporate cadence for community, creating Amara Restaurants as a sanctuary in the middle of Silicon Valley.Reena’s story begins with a forced pause: a health crisis in 2018 that introduced her to the realities of burnout. That reset — compounded by becoming an empty nester during COVID — sparked a bold q...
2025-09-011h 00
RESET with TonyaWealth, Wisdom, and Wi-Fi: Mike Clark's Modern Financial PlaybookSend us a textWhat if everything you thought you knew about financial planning was based on an outdated model? Mike Clark, a financial professional who cringes at being called a "financial planner," is revolutionizing how we think about building wealth through collaboration, technology, and education.The traditional approach to finance has been siloed and often mysterious to clients. Financial advisors, CPAs, and attorneys rarely coordinate effectively, leaving clients confused and frustrated. Mike's revolutionary approach builds "digital family offices" where professionals work together seamlessly, creating clarity and optimizing outcomes. This coordinated team approach eliminates the...
2025-08-251h 04
The Rainbo PodcastThe Fungki Origin Story: Mushrooms, Morning Rituals & a Better Way to Energize with Tonya PapanikolovIn this special solo episode, Tonya pulls back the curtain on the five-year journey to creating and launching Fungki, Rainbo’s new functional mushroom beverage line. She shares the inspiration behind both Fungki Coffee and Fungki (the caffeine-free version), the challenges and lessons learned in bringing a product to life without compromising on quality, and why mushrooms and ritual are at the heart of everything she creates. From navigating manufacturing mishaps to honouring divine timing, this is a behind-the-scenes look at building a product with integrity—and why it was worth every delay. Let this be a reminder that good...
2025-08-1539 min
RESET with TonyaThe Road Leads Home: Why "Local" Matters MostSend us a textWhen Eric McHenry and his wife LaVerne first joined the Airstream Club fifteen years ago, they didn't see many people who looked like them. As an African American man in a predominantly white organization, Eric might have simply enjoyed the camping experience and kept to himself. Instead, he embarked on a leadership journey that would transform both himself and the entire community.From his early days in Silicon Valley when "the gods still walked the earth" (as he describes Hewlett and Packard) to his role as CIO for the City of...
2025-08-151h 10
RESET with TonyaFrom Wall Street to Wisdom: Experience as the Blueprint for AI InnovationSend us a textImagine navigating the intersection of cutting-edge AI, traditional finance, and corporate governance during history's most significant technological transformation. That's exactly where Joyce Li thrives, bringing her unique experience as a software engineer and investment leader managing billions in hedge funds to help organizations reimagine their futures.Joyce reveals how problem-solving has been her lifelong approach, instilled by watching her engineer father teach himself computer programming in his 40s. "Everything in life is a problem waiting to be solved with your current tools," she explains, "and those tools can change." This adaptable...
2025-08-121h 03
RESET with TonyaSelf-Taught, AI-Tuned: How Jesse Anglen Enabled 500 Startups and One AI FutureSend us a textWhat if you could build a system of 38 AI agents that autonomously researches investors, evaluates their fit with your company, and sends perfectly personalized emails – all while you sleep? That's exactly what tech entrepreneur Jesse Anglen has created, and it's just one example of how Digital Labor is transforming business.In this mind-expanding conversation, Jesse shares his remarkable journey from starting his first construction business at 17 to becoming a pioneer in AI systems that augment human capabilities. With refreshing clarity and zero hype, he explains how he discovered the power of AI...
2025-08-051h 33
RESET with TonyaBeyond the Static: Bryan Fenchel on Resets, Risks, and the Future of MusicSend us a textWhat if music could respond to you? What if your favorite songs could shift to match your exact mood, energy level, or the vibe of your surroundings? That's the breakthrough Bryan Fenchel and his team at Starchild Music are bringing to life with their revolutionary adaptive music format.Bryan's journey from jazz trumpet virtuoso to music tech innovator reveals how personal challenges can spark profound innovation. After losing feeling in his lips from an illness that temporarily halted his performance career, Bryan pivoted into music production before eventually studying computer science...
2025-07-2759 min
RESET with TonyaFrom AI Pioneer to Community Building Top Voice: Piyush's JourneySend us a textWhat happens when an AI pioneer discovers his true purpose lies in building human connections? Piyush Malik's journey from IBM Watson innovator to community builder reveals how technology and spirituality can beautifully intertwine to create meaningful impact.Our paths crossed through a Pomeranian named Sushi, but our connection deepened through shared values about leadership, wisdom, and purpose. Piyush opens up about his 15-year mindfulness journey that began with watching his grandmother meditate in lotus position as a child. This foundation shaped his approach to technology leadership at IBM Watson and beyond...
2025-07-2258 min
The Rainbo PodcastCaffeine Is a Drug: A Conscious Look at Our Favorite Ritual with Tonya PapanikolovIn this solo episode, Tonya invites us to explore one of the most normalized psychoactive substances on the planet: caffeine. From the coffee shop boom of the 1600s to her own decade-long dependency, she traces the cultural, physiological, and emotional imprint of caffeine on our nervous systems, creativity, and energy. With insights from researchers like Terence McKenna and Michael Pollan, Tonya unpacks the history, science, and spiritual implications of our beloved morning ritual and offers questions to help you tune in more deeply to your own energy, intention, and rhythm. This is not an episode about quitting caffeine, but...
2025-07-1732 min
RESET with TonyaRock Tours, Rejection, and Reinvention: A Journey to AI EntrepreneurshipSend us a textImagine a world where AI doesn't just respond to your commands but proactively handles entire business processes without supervision. That's the promise of agentic AI, and few understand its revolutionary potential better than Jim Recker.After decades in the tech industry working with giants like WebEx and BlueJeans, Jim has embarked on his most ambitious journey yet – building Invenir, a company leveraging agentic AI to transform how businesses bring products to market. "I've never been so excited to be involved in technology as I am now," Jim says with genuine enthusiasm th...
2025-07-1359 min
RESET with TonyaCode, Community, and Cowboy BootsSend us a textThis week's RESET with Tonya shares a story about a lifelong technologist building a sanctuary for Silicon Valley's brightest minds to escape the digital world. Mike Prince, serial entrepreneur and AI pioneer, takes us on a fascinating journey from his early programming days to his vision of our AI-powered future.Originally broadcast on Pirate Cat Radio 92.9FM, the episode reveals how Mike began programming an Atari 2600 at age 10 and recognized something profound that would shape his career: "I could teach one person to do a job, or I could write a...
2025-06-2759 min
The Rainbo PodcastThe Mystical Anatomy of Your Nervous System: Spirit, Breath and Biology with Tonya PapanikolovIn this solo teaching, Tonya shares a powerful and poetic exploration of the nervous system—not just as physiology, but as the sacred bridge between spirit and biology. Drawing from ancient traditions and modern science, she traces the nervous system’s origin at conception, its energetic mapping through the chakras, and its role in breath, intuition, and life force. This episode weaves together embryology, mysticism, and somatic intelligence to offer a new way of seeing your body—as an antenna of light, a temple of consciousness, and a technology for vitality, magnetism, and healing.Topi...
2025-06-2641 min
RESET with TonyaWhat 25 Years with Cisco Taught Vladimirs About Building Trust & Long-Term VisionSend us a textTechnology partnerships don't just happen — they're carefully cultivated through trust, long-term thinking, and a relentless focus on customer outcomes. Vladimirs Sazonovs brings 25 years of Cisco wisdom to this fascinating conversation about what makes transformational partnerships work in an era of unprecedented technological change.From opening the Baltics for Cisco in the early 2000s to now leading their Global Infrastructure Funds, Vladimirs has mastered the art of bringing together diverse ecosystem players to solve complex problems. His simple yet profound insight? "Do they do what they say they will do?" This foundational qu...
2025-06-1658 min
PERFECTLY BLENDEDTalk with Tonya - BurnoutIn this episode of Perfectly Blended, Tonya Raybon discusses the concept of burnout, particularly in the context of motherhood and personal expectations. She emphasizes the importance of setting clear expectations, communicating them effectively, and prioritizing self-care to prevent burnout. Tonya shares her personal experiences and insights on how to calendar self-care activities, including physical, mental, and spiritual health, to maintain trying to stay blended and well-being.Love y'all. Please, If this episode spoke to you, I would love it if you'd write Perfectly Blended a review. Let me know what you liked best. Connect with me be...
2025-06-0607 min
RESET with TonyaFrom Rotary Dials to GPT Files: A Life Wired for WonderSend us a textWhat does it mean to reinvent yourself after decades in the corporate world? John McGowan, a Silicon Valley veteran who helped build Hewlett Packard during its formative years, shares his journey through multiple careers, four retirements, and the pursuit of passions that keep life meaningful at every stage.Our conversation begins with John's unconventional path from "really bad engineer" to corporate executive. Despite his father's insistence on an engineering degree, John found his true talents in sales, negotiation, and contract law — ultimately becoming a vice president at Agilent Technologies. Throughout his co...
2025-06-051h 02
RESET with TonyaGrowth Pathways: Small Business, Technology, & CommunitySend us a textWhat happens when a brilliant mind trained in electrical engineering turns her talents toward community service and humanitarian aid? In this thought-provoking conversation, Harbir Bhatia reveals the surprising connections between corporate experience and community impact.Growing up in a Sikh tradition, Harbir was taught from age five that active participation in community service wasn't optional — it was a way of life. This foundation, combined with her father's feminist perspectives and her mother's strength, created a powerful template for leadership that would serve her throughout her career journey from Lockheed Martin to hu...
2025-06-0256 minPERFECTLY BLENDEDTalk with Tonya - Books and PodcastIn this episode of Perfectly Blended, host Tonya Raybon shares her journey of personal growth through reading and listening to podcasts. She discusses the transformative power of books, particularly self-help and spiritual texts, and emphasizes the importance of monotasking over multitasking. Tonya also highlights her favorite podcasts that contribute to her learning and growth, encouraging listeners to share valuable content with others.Love y'all. Please, If this episode spoke to you, I would love it if you'd write Perfectly Blended a review. Let me know what you liked best. Connect with me below, be sure to fo...
2025-05-3009 min
RESET with TonyaAirstreams, Shoes, & Startups: A Silicon Valley Story of Success through ServiceSend us a textWhat happens when your career path zigzags across continents, disciplines, and roles? In this enlightening conversation, Keshia Theobald-van Gent reveals how her unconventional journey from Middle America to Laos, the Netherlands, and ultimately Silicon Valley shaped her distinct approach to venture capital.Named a 2025 Woman of Influence, Keshia shares how studying conflict, religion, and globalization — plus a chance meeting with her future husband — led her through roles in international development, AmeriCorps service, educational entrepreneurship, and eventually to her current position as Vice President at BDev Ventures. "The through line is probably a co...
2025-05-2757 minPERFECTLY BLENDEDTalk with Tonya - Are you stuck?In this episode of Perfectly Blended, host Tonya Raybon discusses the common barriers that keep individuals stuck in their personal and professional lives. She reflects on her own struggles with procrastination and self-sabotage, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing tasks and creating effective to-do lists. Tonya shares practical strategies for overcoming these challenges, including the 'do it, delegate it, or delete it' approach, and encourages listeners to be mindful of their mental health and productivity.Takeaways*Life can often be a series of excuses that keep us stuck.*We are our biggest obstacles when pursuing...
2025-05-2309 min
RESET with TonyaDollhouses, Downshifts, and the Role of Resilience in TransformationSend us a textWhat does it take to go from hauling water buckets in Nigeria to structuring billion-dollar deals on Wall Street to launching a cutting-edge venture capital fund? Belinda Ephraim's journey embodies a masterclass in resilience, strategic reinvention, and challenging conventional wisdom.Growing up in Nigeria as the eldest of six children, Belinda's childhood was defined by both privilege and profound challenge. Sent to boarding school at age 10, she learned self-sufficiency by farming her own plot of land and carrying ten-gallon water containers when supplies ran short. These early experiences forged a resilience...
2025-05-1959 min
RESET with TonyaFrom Circuits to Self-Love: An Engineer's Journey Through Loss and TransformationSend us a textWhat if the path to genuine happiness doesn't require adding anything to your life, but instead releasing what no longer serves you?Justin Wenck, PhD — former Intel leader turned emotional wellness expert — reveals how his journey through crippling depression launched him into an unexpected career helping others navigate their emotional landscapes. With disarming candor and gentle humor, Justin shares how traditional success left him feeling empty until personal crisis forced him to explore meditation, yoga, and a completely different relationship with himself."In any loss, there's so much to b...
2025-05-0954 min
RESET with TonyaCode, Connect, Conquer: One Immigrant's Entrepreneurial JourneySend us a textWhat happens when a Russian teenager relocates to America and discovers the power of trial and error in both cultural adaptation and technological innovation? In this captivating episode, Igor Krasnykh takes us on his remarkable journey from a small Russian town to Silicon Valley entrepreneurship, revealing how life's pivotal moments shaped his approach to business, technology, and personal growth.Igor shares the fascinating story of arriving in California at 17 and experiencing culture shock—not from language barriers alone, but from the overwhelming abundance of consumer choices that Americans take for granted. Th...
2025-05-0556 min
RESET with TonyaSoul Connections & Hospitality ReinventionSend us a textA painful corporate workforce reduction after two decades in tech became the unexpected catalyst for Reena Miglani's beautiful reinvention. When her long career at a major Silicon Valley company ended abruptly in late 2023, she found her way to an entirely new path - joining her husband's restaurant business to create Amara, a breathtaking Mediterranean fusion restaurant in Belmont, California.What makes Reena's story so compelling is her discovery of creative talents she never knew she possessed. Despite no formal design background, she personally curated every aspect of Amara's aesthetic - from...
2025-04-2125 min
RESET with TonyaFrom Russia with Love: Anna Krasnykh on Purpose and PerseveranceSend us a textIn a world defined by constant change, finding solid ground can feel increasingly challenging. Yet, for Anna Krasnykh, transitions have become not just inevitable disruptions but authentic opportunities for growth and self-discovery.Anna's remarkable journey begins in a "closed city" in Russia, a place so secretive it remained unmarked on maps until the 2000s due to its military and scientific significance. At just fourteen, she experienced her first major reset when her family moved to America. This early transition instilled a resilience that would serve as her foundation through future changes.
2025-04-181h 03
The Rainbo PodcastA Field Guide to the Unseen: Exploring Energy, Spirit, and the Science of Sensitivity with Tonya PapanikolovTonya recounts a night in Japan that transformed from a peaceful evening into an unforgettable—and initiatory experience. In this solo episode, she shares a “haunting” and transformative experience at the base of Mount Fuji that took her from fear to remembrance. What seems like a ghost story unravelled into a deep energetic initiation - one that reminded her of the power of sensitivity, the intelligence of the land, and the reality of unseen forces. Through her personal story, Tonya reflects on how sensitivity can be a gift rather than a flaw and why fear is often the very thing...
2025-04-1741 min
RESET with TonyaFrom Bedside to Boardroom: A Nurse's Journey to AI LeadershipSend us a textWhen a patient dies because staff can't find essential emergency equipment, most people feel powerless. Melinda Yormick decided to build a solution. This former perioperative nurse manager's journey from healthcare professional to tech entrepreneur reveals what happens when frontline experience meets technological innovation — and the remarkable personal transformation that occurs along the way.Melinda's story begins with a devastating moment: losing a patient because her team couldn't locate critical equipment fast enough. This preventable tragedy became her catalyst for creating CLARA, a revolutionary navigation system she describes as "Waze plus air tr...
2025-04-141h 00
The Rainbo PodcastFrom the Bed Sheets to the Spreadsheets: Love, Business, and Conscious Partnership with Tonya and SimonWhat happens when love and business collide in a conscious, intentional way? In this special and intimate episode, Tonya sits down with her partner Simon Chantry—her husband who is an entrepreneur, musician, and engineer—to talk about their seven year journey as romantic partners and now also working side by side in the world of wellness entrepreneurship.This episode dives into what it really looks like to build a business together while preserving the sacredness of a relationship. Tonya and Simon reflect on the challenges and gifts of sharing both boardrooms and bathtubs, blending spreadsheets with soul...
2025-04-0351 min
RESET with TonyaBridging Ancient Wisdom and Innovation in a Globalized WorldSend us a textWhat happens when the wisdom of communal societies meets cutting-edge technology?Our thought-provoking conversation with Enoch Allotey bridges worlds often seen as separate but increasingly intertwined.Enoch's remarkable journey from Ghana to the United States reveals profound insights about how cultural values shape our relationship with emerging technologies. Growing up as part of the only Christian family in a Muslim neighborhood taught him early lessons about embracing differences while maintaining connection – wisdom that now influences his work in healthcare AI and data strategy.The contrast between Ghana's te...
2025-03-311h 16
Courageous OvercomersThe Real Tonya: Behind the PodcastSend us a textEver wondered what makes a podcast host who regularly dives into trauma and healing tick when they're off-mic? This week, Courageous Overcomers takes a refreshing detour as Tonya Shellnutt pulls back the curtain on her personal life at the urging of her Producer and Children.Through rapid-fire questions and candid answers, Tonya reveals herself as an early-to-bed morning person who cherishes her quiet coffee time, hates slow drivers in the left lane, and admits to being "the worst backseat driver." She shares her unexpected talent for dominating at Scrabble (having only...
2025-03-2619 min
RESET with Tonya9 | From Adversity to Insights: J Li on InnovationSend us a textWhat happens when your greatest strength is suddenly taken away? For J Lee, a Stanford-trained mathematician with an eidetic memory, a violent attack resulting in traumatic brain injury completely altered her life trajectory. Instead of letting this setback define her, she transformed her new cognitive limitations into a remarkable innovation methodology that's helping Fortune 500 companies save millions.The conversation takes us through J's journey from delivering groceries after her injury to founding Prototype Thinking Labs, where she's developed an approach to innovation that embraces uncertainty and experimentation. Her process breaks...
2025-03-241h 06