TOTAL BRAIN

Katie focuses her efforts on Southern's long-term healthcare strategy, including plan design and administration, analytics, wellbeing and medical services.   She also has oversight of the HRDirect Employee call center and leads the Medical Services and Wellbeing functions. She has worked at Southern Company for 10 years. Katie holds a Bachelor's of Science degree from the University of Nebraska College of Business Administration specializing in Actuarial Science.  She has also attained the designation of Fellow in the Society of Actuaries.

Sandeep Vaishnavi, MD, PhD, is President of the Center for Neuropsychiatry and Brain Stimulation (CNBS) .  He trained at Duke and Johns Hopkins Universities and remains actively connected to both. He is a best-selling author of The Traumatized Brain:  A Family Guide to Understanding Mood, Memory, and Behavior after Brain Injury.  His newest book, released this year, is Healing the Traumatized Brain:  Coping after Concussion and Other Brain Injuries.

Dr Patrick Dunn, PhD, MS, MBA, FAHA is the Program Director for Connected Heart Health and the AHA Inside initiative for the American Heart Association's new Center of Excellence for Health Technology and Innovation.  Patrick has a unique blend of knowledge and experience in healthcare, business development, software engineering, quality and research.  Dr. Dunn is a clinical exercise physiologist and health educator with 35 years of experience in cardiac rehabilitation, preventive cardiology and wellness with specific expertise in digital health literacy and digital coaching methods.

Dr Shelley Carson from Harvard University outlines the pragmatic ways to generate the benefits of quality social connection habits.Further ThinkHeart lifestyle wellness program information available  at:  www.ThinkHeart.TotalBrain.com

Dr Cynthia Ackrill, MD, PCC, FAISearned her B.S. at Duke University and M.D. at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She is a leader in the field of stress mastery. As a physician trained in neuroscience, wellness and leadership coaching, she brings a unique and holistic perspective to what it takes to truly thrive. Cynthia is also serves as editor of Contentment magazine and chair of the Daily Life and Workplace Stress Board for the American Institute of Stress. Media appearances: She is a highly sought after contributor to a wide range of media, including CNN. 

Dr. Leif Norenberg is a University of Maryland Medical System-trained Pediatrician, with staff affiliations at Cape Cod, Nantucket Cottage, Boston Children's, and Massachusetts General Hospitals. He is a physician-owner at Briarpatch Pediatrics, a large Pediatric practice with three offices located on Cape Cod and Nantucket, in southeastern Massachusetts. Five physicians, three nurse practitioners, and two behavioral health professionals care for a patient population exceeding 6000 children and adolescents, ranging in age from 0 to over 19 years. Since 2004, Briarpatch has been a highly progressive practice that focuses on integrated holistic care of both mind and body, and they've been offering the use of Total Brain to patients for almost two years. Total Brain platform provides complimentary assessment and new helpful behavior habits to standard clinical practice.  While his patients' physical and mental health issues become more complex, Norenberg feels well-equipped to take on new challenges as part of the Pediatric Physicians' Organization at (Boston) Children's Hospital, and their Primary Care Alliance, who have encouraged and supported an Integrated Behavioral Health Provider model through their Behavioral Health Integration Program, to improve the medical home team's comfort level and skill, managing behavioral health issues in their primary care offices, whenever appropriate. Dr Evian Gordon is Founder and CMO of Total Brain  (https://www.totalbrain.com/). He also founded the largest standardized International Brain Database (over 1 million datasets) to discover what insights and behavioral habits are most effective in Mental Health, Wellness and Peak Performance. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). Publication and other details at https://www.dreviangordon.com/

Dr. Richard Sztramko practices Geriatric and Internal Medicine at St. Peter's and Juravinski Hospitals in Hamilton, Ontario.  He is an Assistant Professor at McMaster University, and the current Chief Medical Officer of Kerna Health. He is the co- founder of Arya EHR (Electronic Health Record) and Handover, a cutting-edge health tech company rapidly expanding throughout Canada in hospitals and outpatient clinics.      He has co-founded an award winning online education platform called www.igericare.ca to help caregivers of patients with dementia improve caregiver self-efficacy, which has been funded by Centres for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) and the Alzheimer's Society.  His passion is making solutions that are simple, intuitive, and cost-effective for health care providers, patients, and their families.Dr Evian Gordon is Founder and CMO of Total Brain  (https://www.totalbrain.com/). He also founded the largest standardized International Brain Database (over 1 million datasets) to discover what insights and behavioral habits are most effective in Mental Health, Wellness and Peak Performance. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). Publication and other details at https://www.dreviangordon.com/

Dr Tetyana Rocks is Research Fellow, Head of Translation and Education at the Food & Mood Centre, IMPACT Institute, Deakin University. Tetyana is Accredited Practicing Dietitian with extensive experience in education and research in Nutritional Psychiatry.

Ariane Sommer is a published author, vegan biohacker and wellness entrepreneur. She has passionately dedicated the last 12 years of her life to creating the ultimate human experience mentally, physically, and spiritually based on the most powerful ancient teachings and cutting edge, modern discoveries and technologies. Born in Germany, into a diplomatic household, she grew up in places as diverse as Sierra Leone, India, Spain, the US and the UK. She is deeply grateful that she was given the opportunity to get a global perspective on our individual struggles, as well as the challenges we face as the collective human family. Ever since, she has been committed to finding the most effective teachings and tools, to help us overcome our obstacles and thrive, together. The Superhumanize Podcast was born out of Ariane's deep desire to share what she has learned from global thought leaders in health, personal development, business, biohacking, science and spirituality, in order to help YOU live your best life ever.www.superhumanize.com  

 A/Prof Adrienne O'Neil is a behavioural scientist who is researching how targeting lifestyle can help in the treatment of mental illness. She is Deputy Director of Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University. She has 116 scientific publications published in top ranked journals (e.g Lancet, Circulation), $9 mil in grant funding and an international post-doctoral Fellowship at Stanford University. She has a 15-year track record of generating impactful research that has advanced lifestyle-based care spanning diabetes prevention, cardiovascular disease management and mental disorder treatment. Her 5-year vision is to now build on my previous discoveries to generate evidence that ensures its translation into real-world settings. 

Dr Evian Gordon is Founder and CMO of Total Brain (https://www.totalbrain.com/). He also founded the largest standardized International Brain Database (over 1 million datasets) to discover what insights and behavioral habits are most effective in Mental Health, Wellness and Peak Performance. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). Publication and other details at https://www.dreviangordon.com/ Chris Darwin is a great great grandson of Charles Darwin. Early in life his grandmother gave him the advice of his life, ‘If you cannot be first, be different.’ He has a degree in Psychology and Physical Geography. His first career was in advertising. His second was as an adventurer. Two of his expeditions were world firsts. He is on a life quest to bring about global peak meat. He has created The Darwin Challenge, which is an app that shows people the 10 benefits of moderating their meat consumption. He lives in the Blue Mountains of Australia with the love of his life, Jacqui, and their three kids. He cannot believe his luck.

Dr Evian Gordon MD, PhD - Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). • Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). • Brain Database: Over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boeing, AARP, Cerner). The diverse measures of the brain reflect: Cognition and Emotion; Screening for mental illness; Genetics, Brain Structure and brain function (EEG, ERP, fMRI). • Over 300 scientists and 300 publications are linked to the BRC International consortium and over 250 projects in the USA, Europe and Australia use the International Database via the independent U.S. Foundation BRAINnet.net. Chris Darwin is a great great grandson of Charles Darwin. Early in life his grandmother gave him the advice of his life, ‘If you cannot be first, be different.’ He has a degree in Psychology and Physical Geography. His first career was in advertising. His second was as an adventurer. Two of his expeditions were world firsts. He is on a life quest to bring about global peak meat. He has created The Darwin Challenge, which is an app that shows people the 10 benefits of moderating their meat consumption. He lives in the Blue Mountains of Australia with the love of his life, Jacqui, and their three kids. He cannot believe his luck.Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology . He has worked with start ups and some of the world's largest organizations with one goal always in mind to make brain insights and care for emotional pain and mental distress more accessible, easier to understand and more impactful.

Dr Evian Gordon MD, PhD - Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). • Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). • Brain Database: Over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boeing, AARP, Cerner). The diverse measures of the brain reflect: Cognition and Emotion; Screening for mental illness; Genetics, Brain Structure and brain function (EEG, ERP, fMRI). • Over 300 scientists and 300 publications are linked to the BRC International consortium and over 250 projects in the USA, Europe and Australia use the International Database via the independent U.S. Foundation BRAINnet.net. Simon Poidevin AM BSc (UNSW) - (AKA Poido) represented Australian Rugby Union from 1980 to 1992 as a player and as a captain and became the first Australian to play 50 tests for his country. In 1991, Simon was a member of the first Australian team to win the Rugby World Cup. He was a member of the Wallabies side that defeated New Zealand 2–1 in the 1980 Bledisloe Cup series and the 2-1series win in New Zealand in 1986. He toured with the Eighth Wallabies for the 1984 tour of Britain and Ireland that won the "grand slam", the first Australian side to defeat all four home nations, England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland. He made his debut as captain of the Wallabies in a two-Test series against Argentina in 1986 Simon was awarded an OAM in 1988, The Australian Sports Medal in 2000, The Centenary Medal in 2003 and was awarded the Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia on Australia Day 2018. He was inducted into the Sport’s Australia Hall Of Fame in 1991 and the Australian Rugby Hall Of Fame in 2014. Simon is the President of Total Brain in Australia and New Zealand. Scott “ Razor” Robertson (AKA Razor), has been a professional Rugby player from 1996 to 2007. As a player he won 6 championships with Canterbury and Crusaders in New Zealand. Razor has 8 championships as a head coach, including New Zealand under 21s World Cup Championship in 2014, and 3 consecutive Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders in 2017, 2018 and 2019 followed by a “Covid Competition” win in 2020. Clearly the hottest coach in Rugby Union on the planet at the present time.

Dr Evian Gordon MD, PhD - Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). • Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). • Brain Database: Over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boeing, AARP, Cerner). The diverse measures of the brain reflect: Cognition and Emotion; Screening for mental illness; Genetics, Brain Structure and brain function (EEG, ERP, fMRI). • Over 300 scientists and 300 publications are linked to the BRC International consortium and over 250 projects in the USA, Europe and Australia use the International Database via the independent U.S. Foundation BRAINnet.net. Chris Darwin is a great great grandson of Charles Darwin. Early in life his grandmother gave him the advice of his life, ‘If you cannot be first, be different.’ He has a degree in Psychology and Physical Geography. His first career was in advertising. His second was as an adventurer. Two of his expeditions were world firsts. He is on a life quest to bring about global peak meat. He has created The Darwin Challenge, which is an app that shows people the 10 benefits of moderating their meat consumption. He lives in the Blue Mountains of Australia with the love of his life, Jacqui, and their three kids. He cannot believe his luck.Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology . He has worked with start ups and some of the world's largest organizations with one goal always in mind to make brain insights and care for emotional pain and mental distress more accessible, easier to understand and more impactful.Episode is LivePublished: Sep. 14, 2020 @ 7PM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Create a Visual SoundbiteBest way to share to social media for engagement.Share Episode OnFacebookTwitter

Dr Evian Gordon MD, PhD - Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). • Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). • Brain Database: Over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boeing, AARP, Cerner). The diverse measures of the brain reflect: Cognition and Emotion; Screening for mental illness; Genetics, Brain Structure and brain function (EEG, ERP, fMRI). • Over 300 scientists and 300 publications are linked to the BRC International consortium and over 250 projects in the USA, Europe and Australia use the International Database via the independent U.S. Foundation BRAINnet.net. Chris Darwin is a great great grandson of Charles Darwin. Early in life his grandmother gave him the advice of his life, ‘If you cannot be first, be different.’ He has a degree in Psychology and Physical Geography. His first career was in advertising. His second was as an adventurer. Two of his expeditions were world firsts. He is on a life quest to bring about global peak meat. He has created The Darwin Challenge, which is an app that shows people the 10 benefits of moderating their meat consumption. He lives in the Blue Mountains of Australia with the love of his life, Jacqui, and their three kids. He cannot believe his luck.Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology . He has worked with start ups and some of the world's largest organizations with one goal always in mind to make brain insights and care for emotional pain and mental distress more accessible, easier to understand and more impactful.

Dr Patrick Dunn, PhD, MS, MBA, FAHA is the Program Director for Connected Heart Health and the AHA Inside initiative for the American Heart Association’s new Center of Excellence for Health Technology and Innovation. Patrick has a unique blend of knowledge and experience in healthcare, business development, software engineering, quality and research. Dr. Dunn is a clinical exercise physiologist and health educator with 35 years of experience in cardiac rehabilitation, preventive cardiology and wellness with specific expertise in digital health literacy and digital coaching methods.

John is a serial entrepreneur, founding and operating tech, media, sound, gaming and music production companies. He has over 30 years experience in music, sound, and film production as well in the roles of supervisor, producer, engineer, remixer, composer and digital audio freak. He have worked with major labels Warner Bros, Sony, BMG, and Universal Music, and well know artists like Eminem, The B52ʼs, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Filter, KD Lang, George Clinton, and The Romantics.He has directed music for major corporate product launches, live press events, and broadcast campaigns for GM, Toyota, Xbox, Fisker, Mercedes, Lexus and technical development for Kurzweil, EMU, Zoom, Ensonique and Akai. Hi latest company Brain Music Labs.com has a mission to create scince backed music and audio for wellnes, gaming and vitual reality industries.

Mike is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Certified Employee Assistance Professional (EAP) in private practice. Mike served as the Director of EAP & Organizational Health for the San Francisco Giants from 2014 – 2019 in baseball operations with over 300 players and staff. He was the EAP Clinician at Cisco Systems Integrated Healthcare Center from 2009 - 2014. Mike holds 2 Master’s Degrees: one in Clinical Psychology from JFK University and one in Political Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Dr Evian Gordon MD, PhD - Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). • Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). • Brain Database: Over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boeing, AARP, Cerner). The diverse measures of the brain reflect: Cognition and Emotion; Screening for mental illness; Genetics, Brain Structure and brain function (EEG, ERP, fMRI). • Over 300 scientists and 300 publications are linked to the BRC International consortium and over 250 projects in the USA, Europe and Australia use the International Database via the independent U.S. Foundation BRAINnet.net. Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology . He has worked with start ups and some of the world's largest organizations with one goal always in mind to make brain insights and care for emotional pain and mental distress more accessible, easier to understand and more impactful.

Dr Evian Gordon is Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). • Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). • Brain Database: Over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boeing, AARP, Cerner). The diverse measures of the brain reflect: Cognition and Emotion; Screening for mental illness; Genetics, Brain Structure and brain function (EEG, ERP, fMRI). • Over 300 scientists and 300 publications are linked to the BRC International consortium and over 250 projects in the USA, Europe and Australia use the International Database via the independent U.S. Foundation BRAINnet.net. Chris Darwin is a great great grandson of Charles Darwin. Early in life his grandmother gave him the advice of his life, ‘If you cannot be first, be different.’ He has a degree in Psychology and Physical Geography. His first career was in advertising. His second was as an adventurer. Two of his expeditions were world firsts. He is on a life quest to bring about global peak meat. He has created The Darwin Challenge, which is an app that shows people the 10 benefits of moderating their meat consumption. He lives in the Blue Mountains of Australia with the love of his life, Jacqui, and their three kids. He cannot believe his luck.

Dr. Heidi Hanna is the Chief Energy Officer ofSynergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations, a Founding Partner with theBrain Health Initiative, and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for theAmerican Institute of Stress. Dr. Heidi is also an instructor at Harvard and a regular lecturer at Canyon Ranch Resort and Spa. She is a NY Times bestselling author who has written seven books, includingThe Sharp Solution,Stressaholic,Recharge andWhat’s So Funny About Stress?Dr. Heidi has been featured at many global conferences including the Fortune Magazine Most Powerful Women in Business Summit, ESPN Leadership Summit and the Million Dollar Round Table. Her clients have included Google, Starbucks, Microsoft, Principal Insurance, Morgan Stanley, Ameriprise and WD40 as well as the PGA Tour and the National Football League. Dr. Heidi is also a Certified Humor Professional with theAssociation for Applied and Therapeutic Humor although she won’t admit she’s funny. -- Heidi Hanna, PhDChief Energy Officer - Synergy Brain FitnessFounder - Stress Mastery Academy www.heidihanna.com

Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology . He has worked with start ups and some of the world's largest organizations with one goal always in mind to make brain insights and care for emotional pain and mental distress more accessible, easier to understand and more impactful.3 take aways: 1. Reframe how you react to stress. Your response to stress CAN be modified2. The most damaging stress to your mental health is the chronic and unconscious stress that we habitually ignore or never acknowledge3. Discover and magnify what works for you to manage your stress

Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology . He has worked with start ups and some of the world's largest organizations with one goal always in mind to make brain insights and care for emotional pain and mental distress more accessible, easier to understand and more impactful.

Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology . He has worked with start ups and some of the world's largest organizations with one goal always in mind to make brain insights and care for emotional pain and mental distress more accessible, easier to understand and more impactful.

Chris Darwin is a great great grandson of Charles Darwin. Early in life his grandmother gave him the advice of his life, ‘If you cannot be first, be different.’ He has a degree in Psychology and Physical Geography. His first career was in advertising. His second was as an adventurer. Two of his expeditions were world firsts. He is on a life quest to bring about global peak meat. He has created The Darwin Challenge, which is an app that shows people the 10 benefits of moderating their meat consumption. He lives in the Blue Mountains of Australia with the love of his life, Jacqui, and their three kids. He cannot believe his luck.

This Is Your Brain On Food. Uma Naidoo, M.D. Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described Dr. Uma Naidoo as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food as medicine space: She is a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef graduating with her culinary schools’ most coveted award, and a Nutrition Specialist. Her applied research work is in "Nutritional Psychiatry" and she is regarded both nationally and internationally as a medical pioneer in this field. In her role as a Clinical Scientist, Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based clinical service in Nutritional Psychiatry in the USA. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School.

Dr Daniel Johnston, MD, MPH is a decorated veteran and retired Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, where he served in a variety of positions as a physician and public health expert. His tours included the Pentagon, White House, Army Surgeon General’s Office and multiple overseas assignments and tours. While in Iraq in 2011 on a full time medical assignment, he received approval to examine the role of nutrition, specifically fatty acids, and Soldier resilience and performance in combat. The results, which were the first of their kind, motivated him to make good on his promises he made to the Soldiers who participated in the Study by building the BrainSpan Assessment where he now serves as CEO and Chief Medical Officer.

Tony Woodall is in better shape at 62 than he was at 32. Using his Goal Getting program, Don’t Just Set’em, Get’em, he recently achieved his goal-weight, going from 300 pounds to 185 pounds. He developed his program when he learned how to overcome limiting beliefs in his training as a hypnotherapist and combined it with scientifically proven goal setting techniques. He studied hypnotherapy under Dr. John Kappas, the Father of Modern Hypnosis, at Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Atlanta, Georgia.Tony was chief Information Officer for multiple national mortgage companies. He is the Founder and CEO of Goal Getting Podcast. He is on the Board of the Golden Gate Breakfast Club in San Francisco, serving San Francisco which has supported SF charities since 1946. His book on goals is titled: 9 Steps to Successful goal achievement.

Srini Pillay, M.D. is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, brain researcher, technology entrepreneur, and a certified master executive coach who works with Fortune 500 companies as a leadership development expert. He is also an award-winning author of several books, his last book being “Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind.” one article on brain-brain interactions: https://hbr.org/2016/02/how-leaderless-groups-end-up-with-leaders

Anu Acharya is a serial entrepreneur, columnist, poet, and a prolific speaker at various forums around the wold. As the Founder & CEO of Mapmygenome, she introduced the concept of personal genomics in India with the launch of Genomepatri in 2013. She co-founded and pioneered her first venture Ocimum Biosolutions from 2000 to 2013 through a platform called RaaS that included innovative bioinformatics, LIMS, databases and genomics services, global acquisitions, awards, and fundraises. She is a distinguished alumna from IIT Kharagpur and also has two Masters degrees from the University of Illinois.

Dr. Shelley Carson PhD is a Harvard-trained psychologist; she continues to lecture and conduct research in the Harvard Department of Psychology. She is also member of Harvard's Mind, Brain, and Behavior Program and a founding member of the Brain Health Initiative. Her research on resilience and creativity has been published widely in peer-reviewed journals, and she is well-known internationally as an expert in the field of creativity. She has served as a Subject Matter expert for the U.S. Department of Defense on Resilience projects, and she in the author of several critically acclaimed books, including Your Creative Brain. Recently, Dr. Carson has extended her resilience work to study the importance of social connectedness and social support for brain health and stress management.

Dr. Heidi Hanna PhD is the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations, a Senior Researcher with the Brain Health Initiative, and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for the American Institute of Stress . She is also an instructor at Harvard at a regular lecturer at Canyon Ranch Resort and Spa. She’s a NY Times bestselling author who has written seven books, including The Sharp Solution, Stressaholic, Recharge and What’s So Funny About Stress. Heidi recently created the Virtual First Responder™ Program in order to provide integrative brain health support and solutions for organizations during the COVID-19 outbreak experience.

Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology from Harvard. He is now the psychiatric medical director for AbleTo the leading evidence guided, outcomes defined, virtual and digital cognitive therapy focused behavioral solution company.

Glen R. Elliott, Ph.D., M.D.Chief Psychiatrist and Medical DirectorChildren’s Health Council Dr. Elliott received his M.D and Ph.D. from Stanford School of Medicine in the Medical Scientist Training Program. He did his general psychiatry residency at Harvard’s McLean Hospital and child and adolescent psychiatry residency at Stanford. A board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, he has been involved in diagnosing, treating, and doing research on children and adolescents with ADHD since 1986. He was Director of The Children’s Center at Langley Porter at UCSF for over 17 years, retiring in 2006 as Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychiatry. Since then, he has been Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director at the Children’s Health Council (CHC) and a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (Affiliated) in the Stanford School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He was a co-principal investigator at one of 6 sites for the NIMH-funded Multimodal Treatment of ADHD (MTA) and more recently served as head of the writing group for the i-SPOT ADHD project. He also directs the CHC Elliott Assessment and Treatment Clinic.

Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology from Harvard. He is now the psychiatric medical director for AbleTo the leading evidence guided, outcomes defined, virtual and digital cognitive therapy focused behavioral solution company.

A licensed clinical psychologist and co-founder of one of the largest autism service providers in the nation, Dr. Ronit Molko has over 30 years of experience serving the behavioral health community, including autism, traumatic brain injury, home health and senior living. With her unique combination of clinical, service and business expertise, Dr. Molko is steering the conversation toward focusing on improved long-term outcomes for people with disabilities and developmental disorders. Dr. Ronit Molko is the CEO and principal of Empowering Synergy, a team of corporate strategy consultants and due diligence advisors dedicated to the behavioral healthcare field with a particular focus on services for autism spectrum disorders, home health and senior living. Her focus is on helping investors seeking to understand the investment opportunities in behavioral healthcare, as well as supporting providers in developing a strategic vision, advancing and managing growth and scale which maintaining high quality services and ensuring meaningful long-term outcomes for patients. Her latest book: "Autism Matters: Empowering Investors, Providers and the Autism Community to Advance Autism Services" in which she takes a critical look at the current state of services and outcomes in the autism services industry. Her TED talk: “Reconsidering the Autism Spectrum,” provides an new perspective on the autism spectrum and guides service providers and investors to think differently about the impact of programs and services.

Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). • Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). • Brain Database: Over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boeing, AARP, Cerner). The diverse measures of the brain reflect: Cognition and Emotion; Screening for mental illness; Genetics, Brain Structure and brain function (EEG, ERP, fMRI). • Over 300 scientists and 300 publications are linked to the BRC International consortium and over 250 projects in the USA, Europe and Australia use the International Database via the independent U.S. Foundation BRAINnet.net.

Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology from Harvard. He is now the psychiatric medical director for AbleTo the leading evidence guided, outcomes defined, virtual and digital cognitive therapy focused behavioral solution company.

Karyn Buxman is a TEDx speaker, one of 49 women in the world to be inducted into the National Speaker's Association "Speaker Hall of Fame," a successful author—and a neurohumorist (she lives at the intersection of humor and the brain.) Whew! As The Global Expert in Strategic Humor for Business, Karyn helps high performers go from great to world class. Her upcoming book is Funny Means Money (ForbesBooks Fall 2020).

Dr. Heidi Hanna PhD is the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations, a Senior Researcher with the Brain Health Initiative, and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for the American Institute of Stress . She is also an instructor at Harvard at a regular lecturer at Canyon Ranch Resort and Spa. She’s a NY Times bestselling author who has written seven books, including The Sharp Solution, Stressaholic, Recharge and What’s So Funny About Stress. Heidi recently created the Virtual First Responder™ Program in order to provide integrative brain health support and solutions for organizations during the COVID-19 outbreak experience.

Louis Gagnon is the CEO of Total Brain, a mental health and wellness platform offering monitoring and support. He is Advisor to TPG Capital, a top-tier US private equity firm who named him CEO of Ride, a portfolio company that he restructured. As a corporate executive, Louis held dual Chief Product Officer and Chief Marketing Officer roles at Audible/Amazon, Yodle and Monster Worldwide. As an entrepreneur, Louis created and led 5 business and social enterprises on four continents, many of which were in the field of reproductive health. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Laval University in Quebec City and a Masters of Science in Marketing from HEC-Montreal. His career has been awarded by his alma maters and his work has been featured in a number of management books and magazines including The Economist.

Will Semmes runs a strategic consulting firm in LA focusing on security and management clients. Prior to his current work, Will served in various leadership roles in California Governor Schwarzenegger's administration, from the Department of General Services to the California Conservation Corps (where he oversaw over 2000 employees). Before working for the Governor, Will started and sold an innovative nutrition company. He is a graduate of Tulane University and after that he served as an infantry platoon commander and paratrooper forward air controller in the US Marine Corps.

Dr Evian Gordon is Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). • Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). • Brain Database: Over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boeing, AARP, Cerner). The diverse measures of the brain reflect: Cognition and Emotion; Screening for mental illness; Genetics, Brain Structure and brain function (EEG, ERP, fMRI). • Over 300 scientists and 300 publications are linked to the BRC International consortium and over 250 projects in the USA, Europe and Australia use the International Database via the independent U.S. Foundation BRAINnet.net.

Will Semmes runs a strategic consulting firm in LA focusing on security and management clients. Prior to his current work, Will served in various leadership roles in California Governor Schwarzenegger's administration, from the Department of General Services to the California Conservation Corps (where he oversaw over 2000 employees). Before working for the Governor, Will started and sold an innovative nutrition company. He is a graduate of Tulane University and after that he served as an infantry platoon commander and paratrooper forward air controller in the US Marine Corps.

Professor Anthony Hannan is an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Epigenetics and Neural Plasticity Laboratory. Prof. Hannan received his undergraduate training and PhD in neuroscience from the University of Sydney. He was then awarded a Nuffield Medical Fellowship at the University of Oxford, where he subsequently held other research positions before returning to Australia on an NHMRC RD Wright Career Development Fellowship to establish a laboratory at the Florey Institute. He subsequently won other fellowships and awards, including an ARC FT3 Future Fellowship, the British Council Eureka Prize, the International Society for Neurochemistry Young Lecturer Award and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies Anniversary Prize. He is a founding Associate Editor of the Journal of Huntington’s Disease, editorial board member of 6 other international journals, including Neurobiology of Disease, and member of the Brain & Mind Committee, Australian Academy of Science.Prof. Hannan and colleagues provided the first demonstration in any genetic animal model that environmental stimulation can be therapeutic. This has led to new insights into gene-environment interactions in various brain disorders, including Huntington’s disease, dementia, depression, schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders. His research team at the Florey explore how genes and the environment combine via experience-dependent plasticity in the healthy and diseased brain. Their research includes models of specific neurological and psychiatric disorders which involve cognitive and affective dysfunction, investigated at behavioural, cellular and molecular levels so as to identify pathogenic mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles in international journals, which have been cited more than 7,000 times.

Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index of over 70. Recipient of the inaugural Royal Societies Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2003). • Published the first book on Integrative Neuroscience, titled: “Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the human brain” (Harwood Academic Press: London, 2000). • Brain Database: Over 1 million Datasets from 6-100 years of age and in 10 Brain Disorders and over 40 leading US Corporates (including Boeing, AARP, Cerner). The diverse measures of the brain reflect: Cognition and Emotion; Screening for mental illness; Genetics, Brain Structure and brain function (EEG, ERP, fMRI). • Over 300 scientists and 300 publications are linked to the BRC International consortium and over 250 projects in the USA, Europe and Australia use the International Database via the independent U.S. Foundation BRAINnet.net.

Dr. Shelley Carson PhD is a Harvard-trained psychologist; she continues to lecture and conduct research in the Harvard Department of Psychology. She is also member of Harvard's Mind, Brain, and Behavior Program and a founding member of the Brain Health Initiative. Her research on resilience and creativity has been published widely in peer-reviewed journals, and she is well-known internationally as an expert in the field of creativity. She has served as a Subject Matter expert for the U.S. Department of Defense on Resilience projects, and she in the author of several critically acclaimed books, including Your Creative Brain. Recently, Dr. Carson has extended her resilience work to study the importance of social connectedness and social support for brain health and stress management. And that's what she will be talking about with us today.

Chris Darwin is a great great grandson of Charles Darwin. Early in life his grandmother gave him the advice of his life, ‘If you cannot be first, be different.’ He has a degree in Psychology and Physical Geography. His first career was in advertising. His second was as an adventurer. Two of his expeditions were world firsts. He is on a life quest to bring about global peak meat. He has created The Darwin Challenge, which is an app that shows people the 10 benefits of moderating their meat consumption. He lives in the Blue Mountains of Australia with the love of his life, Jacqui, and their three kids. He cannot believe his luck.

Stay calm to respond instead of reactingAwareness gives me choice. Choice gives me freedomWith Practice… I can have emotional control John Assaraf is one of the leading mindset and behavioral experts in the world who has appeared numerous times on Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. His latest bestselling book Innercise: The Proven Science to Unleash Your Brain’s Hidden Power, helps individuals recognize and release the mental and emotional blocks that prevent them from achieving their fullest potential. John has built 5 multimillion-dollar behavior change companies. He has written 2 New York Times Bestselling books that have been translated to 35 languages and has been featured in 10 movies, including the blockbuster hit “The Secret” and "Quest For Success" with Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama. Today, he is the founder and CEO of MyNeuroGym.com, a company dedicated to using the most advanced technologies and evidence-based brain training methods to help individuals strengthen their mindset, so they unleash their inner power and maximize their results.MyNeuroGym.com

Crystal Fernando is the Owner and Founding Partner of WhatBox Innovation Partners. Crystal is a global leader and change-maker with over twenty years of experience in strategy activation, start-up growth, technology, innovation and service design. She has advised leaders and teams in more than 20 countries with a focus on bringing new ideas to market. Before starting WhatBox, Crystal acted as a trusted advisor to some of the world’s leading service industry icons like Walt Disney, MGM Resorts, and Ritz-Carlton as well as a 15-year tenure with IHG, where she most recently led Global Commercial Delivery. Today she uses her service mindset to help leaders artfully blend sharp strategy, deep empathy and informed design with empowered and energized teams to fuel sustained growth. Crystal believes in checking ego at the door, injecting creativity into every step of the journey, and having fun along the way.

Nicole Oberth is an 18 year old first year physics student at the Technical University of Graz and an aspiring future scientist. She has a special fascination for the way the mathematical concepts we learn are used to model real-life physics applications. Besides physics and math, her passions include traditional and digital art, music (especially playing the piano) and archery – she says that having a balance in activities is very important to her to keep up my motivation!Paul Kothgasser is a 20 year old first year physics student, philanthropist, philosophy enthusiast and artist. ~he says: Physics is my passion because it explains the universe beautifully and connects every single one of my interests. He has a podcast “Drawn To Us” that reflects his philosophical and practical physics interests.