The Big Idea Podcast

In this episode of The Big Idea, Ed talks with lifelong friend and Nashville-based artist Jellyroll about his long road to success, how Covid-19 has affected the music business, and ways to stand up for racial equality. 

In this episode of The Big Idea Podcast, Dr. Francesco Marincola MD, former Chief of Infectious disease and Immunogenetics for the National Institute of Health, takes us through his career as one of the world's leading experts in cancer immunotherapy. He discusses the history of immunotherapy for cancer from the 1980's to now and what he sees as the future of cancer treatment for patients.

Coronavirus Testing Explained by Leading Geneticist and Diagnostics ExpertDr. Vijay Mahant is a renowned scientist and co founder of Auto Genomics, Medi-Lite and Qualigen. Dr. Mahant's work can be seen all over the world in leading cancer institutions using his cutting edge genetic and diagnostic equipment. He has been on the forefront of the liquid biopsy and circulating tumor cell movement. His passion is to find ways to match tumors with specific drugs that might be off label and to create even better early detection diagnostic tests. In this interview he explains COVID-19 testing and how it works.

Stem Cell Treatment for Covid-19Stem Cells have been used to treat various health conditions and it is now being used to treat coronavirus patients. In this video, Alex Spinoso, a medical doctor from Las Vegas Nevada, talks about how he is working on stem cell treatments for Covid-19 and other ailments.

CRISPR and CAR T-Cells for Cancer: Dr. Bing Wang Explains Company's Innovative Approach and MoreIn this interview, Dr. Wang talks about his company's unique technology that merges CRISPR and CAR T-Cells For treatment in solid tumor cancers. Also, how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the biotech community.Dr. Wang is CEO of Refuge, a company he co-founded following nearly a decade of life science investment banking experience. He most recently served as director of healthcare investment banking at Barclays Capital, where he served as strategic financial advisor and helped raised capital for companies in the healthcare industry. Dr. Wang, a cancer survivor who is passionate about bringing forth “smarter” medicines that will transform cancer care, earned a B.S. in Applied Physics from Columbia University, an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.

Coronavirus Patients in Italy Treated with Ozone TherapyThe coronavirus in Italy has become one of the hot spots for Covid-19 outbreaks in the word. There are many treatments for coronavirus, but this one is a unique approach that is being done in Italy by Dr. Amato De Monte, Director of the Asufc Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation at the Hospital of Udin . In this interview he talks about Ozone Therapy and how he is using it as a treatment for COVID-19 patients in Italy.

Dominick Cruz Highlights Coronavirus FearsDominick Cruz highlights the coronavirus and how to overcome fear. He Teaches How to Use The Fighters Mindset to OVERCOME Your Personal Covid19 Battle and explains How to Use FEAR as an Advantage by Just SURRENDERING to it.

The Coronavirus: Response vs ReactionCovid-19, or the Coronavirus, has brought a lot of stress to people around the world. People have lost their jobs and their businesses and some people are struggling to put food on the table for their families. Everyone is experiencing their own stress from the corona virus. In this video, CHIPSA Hospital Founder & Martial Arts Legend, Scott Nelson Explains Why Responding is better than Reacting to Coronavirus stress.

Dr. Michael Liebman is a leading expert serving on 14 scientific advisory boards. He is working on mathatical models to predict where Coronavirus cases will end up next. (Make sure to read his bio at the bottom)Find out in this podcast:- The current mortality rate in the U.S. and worldwide(It's lower than the headlines)- Why it's counterproductive to panic- How many people have been tested and why there's been a hold up- Ways you can limit you and your families risk- How it's transmitted- The most vulnerable population- The best possible outcome in the United Statesand more...Don't just read the headlines get fully informed!Michael N. Liebman, Ph.D. is the Managing Director of IPQ Analytics, LLC and of Strategic Medicine, Inc, and Strategic Medicine, BV (the Hague, NL) after serving as the Executive Director of the Windber Research Institute from 2003-2007. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at Drexel College of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Drug Discovery, First Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. Previously, he was Director, Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center 2000-2003.He served as Global Head of Computational Genomics at Roche Pharmaceuticals and Director, Bioinformatics and Pharmacogenomics at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Director of Genomics for Vysis, Inc. He is a co-founder of Prosanos, Inc (now United BioSource) (2000). He was on the faculty of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Pharmacology and Physiology/Biophysics.He serves on 14 scientific advisory boards and is on the Board of Directors and chairs the Science Committee of the Nathaniel Adamczyk Foundation for Pediatric ARDS and is an Advisor to the American Heart Association Science and Technology Accelerator. Michael is Chair of the Informatics Program of the PhRMA Foundation and also Chair of its new program in Translational Medicine and Therapeutics and is a member of the PhRMA Scientific Advisory Board. He is on the Advisory Board of the International Society for Translational Medicine and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Translational Medicine, for Clinical and Translational Medicine and for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and the International Park for Translational Biomedicine (Shanghai). He is an Invited Professor at the Shanghai Center for Bioinformatics Technology.His research focuses on computational models of disease progression stressing risk detection, disease process and pathway modeling and analysis of lifestyle interactions and causal biomarker discovery and focuses on moving bedside problems into the research laboratory to improve patient care and quality of life. Recent activities also include computational approaches to disease modeling, patient and disease stratification, drug safety, reduction of animal testing, the use of genomic data in healthcare, and both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment in health care and the life sciences.

My longtime friend Lewis Brice is a Nashville-based independent artist, songwriter, and one of the hardest working people in the music business.Lewis and I recorded this episode a couple of weeks before the tornado hit Nashville and since then he's been out with so many other Nashvillians volunteering his time and platform to help the victims.In this episode of The Big Idea Podcast, Lewis talks about diving headfirst into your passions and why you must never give up no matter what.

Charlie Nelson joined with his brother to revive their triple great grandfather's whiskey company Nelson's Greenbrier Distiller which was bigger than Jack Daniels at the time it was shut down by Prohibition. When a chance run in with history brought the Nelson brothers together with their destiny, it was just the beginning of the work that has since led to Nelson's Greenbrier being on track to being one of the top makers of bourbon in the United States.Charlie tells the story of his family business and talks about the journey of bringing back a family business originally formed over a hundred years ago on the latest episode of The Big Idea Podcast.

Danielle Maltby is a former neonatal ICU nurse that attracted nationwide adoration when she appeared on The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise. Since then she has started a chart topping podcast focused on empowering, informing, and uniting women in healthcare.Danielle shares with us how she's found her greatest opportunities by leaning into discomfort and embracing the power of vulnerability. 

Dr. Michael Liebman is a leading expert in clinical trials and a member of 14 scientific advisory boards with a PhD in theoretical chemistry and protein crystallography.It's a great honor to have him join the team at United Cancer Centers as Chief Scientific Officer and to speak with him on the latest episode of The Big Idea Podcast about designing better clinical trials, new tech in pharma, and unknown knowns in healthcare innovation.

In this Episode of The Big Idea Podcast, Ed Clay interviews Renowned Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and founder of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, Eddie Bravo and On-The-Mat (OTM) founder Scotty Nelson. Ed is a former world champion fighter and most recently the former CEO of an integrative cancer hospital called CHIPSA in Tijuana Mexico. In this interview, they talk about the correlation between treating cancer and mixed martial arts and how the cancer industry can grow and evolve by using some of the common strategies of Mixed Martial Arts.

John Gurney is an independent singer/songwriter based in Nashville, TN who in the last year went from zero to 30 million streams. John talks about the challenges and upsides to today's music business, the work ethic of some of today's biggest stars, and how it's ok to fail, shrug it off, and try again because we're all failing together.  

Cavanagh Baker has made a name for herself as a top fashion designer in the country dressing superstars like Heidi Klum, Maren Morris, and Kelsea Ballerini to name just a few.On this episode of The Big Idea, Cavanagh tells us about overcoming the challenges of dyslexia and being told she wasn't smart enough to be successful as a kid, what it takes to start a small business, and surviving Project Runway. 

On this episode of The Big Idea, Shannon Ford talks about her reality show debut on Very Cavallari and how she built a massive following around honesty, failing out loud, and being herself even when it wasn't in her best interest. 

Chris Mizer has dedicated his life to business, biology, and Buddhism. He is the managing partner of the investment firm Vivaris Capital and on the board of To The Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences and United Cancer Centers.In this episode, Chris talks about his experience in working with some of the most successful people in the world and what they all share in common. He shares with us what it's like to give up your possessions and move onto a Buddhist monastery, and how “life is really short and you have to go after the things you want with passion, vigor, and gusto.” 

On this episode of The Big Idea, Ed talks with professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher Joy Spears. When Joy is not dancing on award shows or choreographing today's biggest artists for tours, music videos, and award shows she teaches young dancers. She talks about the challenges and positives of the next generation and that if you commit to something, you can do it. 

Chase Lauer is a music manager and brand developer based in Nashville, TN that builds the careers of independent and major artists alike. He is a partner in the apparel company Caliville which was just picked up by Kohl's to be distributed in over 700 stores across the country. Leave your ego at the door and learn to take inspiration and turn it into success on this episode of The Big Idea.