Podcast appearances and mentions of sam heller

In this unique "snack" episode, we're turning the tables as Miranda Dorta, Operations and PR Manager, interviews Tracy Cherpeski about her experiences hosting the Thriving Practice Podcast. This candid conversation offers listeners an intimate look at the stories and moments that have shaped our community. Episode Highlights: Tracy shares one of her most memorable interviews with Kara Hartl, an optometrist who served remote communities in Alaska. The touching story of how Troy Medical came to be—named after a patient who inspired an innovative hybrid telehealth model—showcases the profound impact healthcare providers can have in underserved areas. The conversation explores how these interviews have challenged Tracy's assumptions, particularly about healthcare accessibility. She reflects on the privilege of having readily available telehealth options, while many Americans lack basic internet access or smartphones—a stark reminder of the healthcare disparities that still exist in the United States. Tracy reveals a surprising interview moment with Sam Heller, a fractional CFO, whose passion and heart-centered approach to numbers completely defied her expectations. This led to an enlightening discussion about how business ownership transcends mere number-crunching to embrace mindset and clarity of vision. Common Threads: Throughout our many episodes, two unexpected themes have consistently emerged: The widespread frustration with the current insurance system Concerns about private equity in healthcare and its impact on practice owners and patients Behind the Scenes: As we approach our 200th episode milestone and near 6,000 downloads, Tracy shares insights into her interviewing style. She emphasizes the importance of allowing conversations to venture "into the weeds," where some of the most valuable insights often emerge. Her signature closing question—"Is there anything we didn't talk about that you want to make sure our listeners hear?"—has led to countless golden nuggets of wisdom. The episode concludes with Tracy expressing deep gratitude to the podcast's guests who volunteer their time and expertise, maintaining the show's commitment to being a free, accessible resource for all. Connect with us: Visit thrivingpracticecommunity.com to schedule a consultation with Tracy. This special snack episode offers an authentic glimpse into our podcast's mission of supporting healthcare providers while building meaningful connections within our community.   Connect With Us: Be a Guest on the Show Thriving Practice Community Schedule Strategy Session with Tracy Tracy's LinkedIn Business LinkedIn Page Thriving Practice Community Instagram

So Bashar al-Assad's blood-drenched regime has fallen. Hurrah. But what now for Russia? Is this a terrible geopolitical defeat, or actually something that perversely frees it from a commitment made in 2015, yet less relevant today? What are the likely knock-on effects for Russia's position in the Mediterranean and Africa? The hottest of hot takes.That Q&A with Sam Heller and Aron Lund is at:https://tcf.org/content/commentary/syrias-civil-war-has-roared-back-how-far-can-the-rebels-go/ The podcast's corporate partner and sponsor is Conducttr, which provides software for innovative and immersive crisis exercises in hybrid warfare, counter-terrorism, civil affairs and similar situations.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials including the (almost-) weekly Govorit Moskva news briefing right here. Support the show

Hundreds of rioters were arrested at the start of July after angry mobs in Turkey vandalised cars and shops belonging to Syrian refugees. Fuelled by reports that a Syrian man had assaulted a young girl, nationalist Turks violently protested about their government's alleged inaction towards the Syrian refugee crisis in their country. But it's part of a much wider story. Earlier this week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the most direct statements yet that he's willing to reinstate ties with Syria's Bashar Al Assad. This shift in tone would mark a breakthrough since Ankara and Damuscus severed diplomatic ties following Syria's 2011 uprisings and subsequent civil war. Today more than 3 million Syrians who fled the violence and crackdowns at home reside in Turkey. But growing discontent and xenophobic sentiments toward them, alongside the possibility of normalised relations with Assad, have led to fears that refugees might have to return to a divided and dangerous Syria. For insight into what's going on and what may happen next, host Nada AlTaher speaks to The National's Istanbul correspondent Lizzie Porter, Senior Researcher at TRENDS Research and Advisory Serhat Cubukcuoglu and Syria analyst Sam Heller.

The escalating military confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel now threatens to expand the conflict in Gaza into a full-blown regional war. For the past eight months, Israel and Hezbollah have traded missile attacks, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians from northern Israel and southern Lebanon. The two sides have fought devastating wars in the past, but a cold peace has reigned for nearly 17 years. That peace is now in jeopardy, as Hezbollah has mobilized in sympathy with Hamas following Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip. To discuss the situation this week on Intercepted is Sam Heller, a fellow with the Century Foundation and expert on Lebanon and Hezbollah. Heller spoke with host Murtaza Hussain on the prospects of the conflict escalating, as well as the potential impact on the Lebanese, Israelis, and the broader Middle East.If you'd like to support our work, go to theintercept.com/join, where your donation, no matter what the amount, makes a real difference.And if you haven't already, please subscribe to the show so you can hear it every week. And please go and leave us a rating or a review — it helps people find the show. If you want to give us additional feedback, email us at Podcasts@theintercept.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Middle East has faced growing instability, violence, and the risk of a wider war ever since October 7.    Most attention is understandably focused on Israel, where 1,200 people were killed in a single day, and Gaza, where the death toll is steadily climbing past 11,000, the majority children and women.    But the wider region is experiencing a level of violence that is cause for alarm: near-daily clashes between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel; steady attacks on the U.S. military in Iraq and Syria; and increasingly bold military initiatives by Yemen's Houthi rebel forces.   How has the Gaza war changed the wider Middle East? What new dynamics are shaping conflicts and diplomacy among the regional powers and in the region's many simmering conflicts? How will America's bear hug of Israel affect other American interests in the Middle East?   Century International fellows Aron Lund, Sam Heller, and Thanassis Cambanis are joined by Michael Wahid Hanna from International Crisis Group to step back from the day-to-day developments of the Gaza war and assess the changing regional context.   Read:  Commentary: “It's Time for a Ceasefire in Gaza—and Then a New Push for Peace,” by Thanassis Cambanis, Dahlia Scheindlin, and Sam Heller Commentary: “America Needs to Prevent a Regional War in the Middle East,” by Sam Heller and Thanassis Cambanis Participants: Sam Heller, fellow, Century International Aron Lund, fellow, Century International Michael Wahid Hanna, director, U.S. program, International Crisis Group Thanassis Cambanis, director, Century International

Foreign donors are propping up Lebanon's public institutions and services with the kind of aid they ordinarily provide to failed states. Will this aid create more problems than it solves for Lebanon's long-suffering people?   On this episode of Century International's Order from Ashes podcast, fellow Sam Heller discusses the alarming findings of his report, “Adopt a Ministry: How Foreign Aid Threatens Lebanon's Institutions.”   As Lebanon's crisis worsens, foreign donors have stepped in to take over many core functions normally fulfilled by the government. Is this aid, which is vital in the short term, threatening the viability and long-term recovery of Lebanon?    Donors, aid agencies, Lebanese officials and experts can start by getting honest about the tradeoffs, Sam argues. A first step toward changing the counterproductive aid dynamic requires a full picture of foreign support for Lebanon, so donors and the Lebanese government can coordinate aid to useful ends and not just perpetuate dependency and state breakdown.     Read:  Report: “Adopt a Ministry: How Foreign Aid Threatens Lebanon's Institutions,” by Sam Heller Commentary: “International Aid Keeps Lebanon Afloat. It Could Also Be Destroying Its Institutions,” by Sam Heller [in English and Arabic]   Participants: Sam Heller, fellow, Century International Thanassis Cambanis, director, Century International

Lebanon's ruling elites have sabotaged talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which offered the last hope for reforms that could save the country's economy and improve life for millions of suffering people.  On this episode of the Order From Ashes podcast, researchers Sami Zoughaib, from The Policy Institute in Lebanon, and Sam Heller, from Century International, reveal how Lebanon's elites have misled the public on the reality of the country's dire situation. Without some course change, Zoughaib and Heller argue, Lebanon will not have the IMF program it needs to halt its economic collapse. But public pressure could still force elites to act responsibly—or at least hold those elites accountable. The two researchers discuss the findings in their new report, a joint production of Century International and The Policy Institute in Lebanon. It is part of “Networks of Change: Reviving Governance and Citizenship in the Middle East,” a Century International project supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Open Society Foundations. Read: “The Shadow Plan: How Lebanese Elites Are Sabotaging Their Country's IMF Lifeline,” by Sami Zoughaib and Sam Heller. Participants: Sami Zoughaib, economist and research manager at The Policy Initiative in Lebanon Sam Heller, fellow, Century International Thanassis Cambanis, director, Century International

In today's episode, I'm speaking with Sam Heller of ProCFO Partners, a company of 40+ expert financial officers, networked across industries, verticals, specializations and situations.  Sam tells us the importance of understanding your numbers as a business owner so you know what they mean, the picture they're presenting, and so you can make decisions that align with your business goals. Listen closely as he talks about what seem like small details, but can have a big impact, particularly if one detail is askew. I love talking with numbers people, because many practice owners shy-away from talking about and digging into their numbers, but I promise you that even an hour a week going over and understanding your numbers will be time well-invested. Sam highlighted the difference between day-to-day accounting activities and the strategic role of a CFO, where going below the surface to focus on where you're making money and where you're NOT making money, so you and your team can focus on what makes the most sense to make your goals a reality. Sam's parting wisdom is: Make sure you are getting the financial information you need to understand and make strategic decisions to increase profitability. This is paramount. I know sometimes it can feel overwhelming to wear so many different hats, but hopefully this episode will help shed a light on where you can outsource with high returns.  Bio: Sam is an experienced CFO with the ability to manage an organization's finances while moving an organization forward in new strategic directions.  He has over 30 years of experience as a CFO and senior finance executive. Most of his experience has been in the provider healthcare field where he became an expert in all areas of healthcare finance, reimbursement, billing, accounts receivable, cash management and investments. Sam's career spanned 25 years with the Visiting Nurse Service of NY, a large home care and Medicare/Medicaid insurance company. Find Sam: Sam's LinkedIn  ProCFO Partners Website ProCFO Partners LinkedIn Podcast: Create The Next with ProCFO  Connect With Us: Instagram  Schedule Strategy Session with Tracy Tracy's LinkedIn Business Page LinkedIn

Even while Ukraine is experiencing tremendous suffering and dislocation since the Russian invasion, spillover effects are being felt all over the world. Syria is especially vulnerable, after ten years of war, with Russia as a major player in the Syrian conflict. On this episode of Order from Ashes, Century International fellows Sam Heller and Aron Lund assess some of the most immediate humanitarian, diplomatic, and military consequences of the Ukraine war for Syria.  Heller's recent Century International report argues in some detail how humanitarian pressures and increased diplomatic tension are likely to exacerbate hunger and precarity for Syrians. In this podcast, he and Lund make the case that Syria is vulnerable in other ways to harmful spinoff effects of the war in Ukraine. Participants include: Sam Heller, fellow, Century International Aron Lund, fellow, Century International  Thanassis Cambanis, director, Century International

Millions of Syrians depend on international aid that comes through a single border crossing—aid that depends on an agreement with Russia. Every year, and sometimes more frequently, the UN Security Council fiercely debates its tenuous agreement to keep open aid crossings into Syria. The number of open crossings has steadily diminished, and today, only a single access point remains, at Bab al-Hawa. This year, Russia has suggested it will no longer agree to let UN aid through this crossing after the current UN authorization expires on July 10. On this episode of Order from Ashes, TCF fellows and Syria experts Aron Lund and Sam Heller discuss why aid is so important to the 4 million Syrians served by the border crossing, and why it's been an uphill struggle for the United States and its allies to keep aid flowing to the parts of Syria that remain under rebel control. Participants include: Sam Heller, fellow, The Century Foundation Aron Lund, fellow, The Century Foundation Thanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation

Hello everyone! We are back from our extended hiatus with a very special preview episode for the upcoming 46th Annual HOPRA National Championships in Aurora, Ohio from June 21st to the 26th! In this episode, me and guest co host Nick Kanan cover the basic overview of what HOPRA is, what the national championships are and notable story-lines coming into this year. We also make our predictions on who is going to win each of the National Championship and Support classes. Lastly we give our goals for the Nationals this year! This episode is dedicated to the memory of Tom Shepherd, Sam Heller, Mike Sidwell and James Kennedy. The Nationals will be dedicated to them as well, and they will be dearly missed by the H.O and HOPRA community. The National Championships will be held at the Bertram Hotel in Aurora, Ohio at 600 N Aurora Rd. Feel free to come by if you are in the area June 21st-26th and watch the races! If you can't attend, the races will be livestreamed on the RPMs and Eddie Delfin's YouTube channels here (click each of the links then go to the Videos tab on the channel pages to see upcoming livestreams): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDxDKR_UdcS65Y1LIEFx7lA https://www.youtube.com/user/eadelfin HOPRA: https://www.hopra.net/ 46th HOPRA Nationals race schedule: https://18a68f28-6b13-4294-ad79-c29249edb7e7.filesusr.com/ugd/49bc8b_eb902a496e844a1f89442ea9ffccee83.pdf I'd like to thank Nick Kanan for being a great co host and best luck to him in his races at the Nats! We'd also like to thank all of the sponsors that support HOPRA - your support is greatly appreciated! Check out a list of sponsors on the HOPRA home page by toggling the Nationals tab then clicking 2021 & scrolling to the bottom of the page. You can access each of the sponsor's websites / Facebooks by clicking their logos. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ho-racing-today/support

Syria faces an unprecedented food security crisis. Almost 60 percent of the country is now food-insecure, and more than a million Syrians cannot survive without food aid. The crisis has many causes, chief among them the country's economic collapse and the depreciation of its currency. But disruptions to key imports such as wheat and fuel have also harmed food security. Western sanctions have exacerbated these problems. On this episode of Order from Ashes, Syria expert Sam Heller discusses the case that Western governments should do what they can to help, even though they have a limited ability to fix the crisis. Food security, Sam argues, should top Western policymakers' Syria agenda, and inform their other Syria policy choices.  Participants include: Sam Heller, fellow, The Century Foundation Thanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation

Washington, D.C. has been the most generous donor in the world to humanitarian aid efforts for Syrian civilians. But United States policy has also been bent on overthrowing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.   On this episode of “Order from Ashes,” we talk with Syria-watchers Daphne McCurdy and Sam Heller about ways the United States can provide meaningful assistance to Syrian people, without endorsing the Assad regime. With Assad securely in power and the war in Syria largely over, how can the United States balance the conflicting imperatives to stabilize Syria, help civilians, and hold war criminals accountable? Participants include: Daphne McCurdy, associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Sam Heller, independent researcher, Beirut Thanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation

President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. special operations forces in advance of a Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria continues to roil the region. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon of the Council on Foreign Relations, Nick Danforth of the German Marshall Fund, and Sam Heller of the International Crisis Group join the show to help us understand why this happened, how it affected people on the ground, and what happens next in this long-running civil war. We also preview a WarCast with Aaron Stein of the Foreign Policy Research Institute on the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed caliph of the self-proclaimed Islamic State.   Further reading and listening: Aaron Stein, "U.S. Officials Ignored Trump on Syria and Now We're All Paying the Price" Sam Heller, "America In Search of an Un-Geneva for Syria" Nick Danforth, Doug Ollivant, Elizabeth Saunders, and Ryan Evans, "Mayhem and Misadventures in the Middle East"

Sam Heller returns to the Animal Donut podcast and we cover a wide range of concepts ranging from anxiety, health advances, the evolution of medicine, learning, art, ideas of success and progress and how they have changed with evolution.

This is a special extended episode of Democracy Watch! We start out the show with an original report on a forum held last Friday, December 8th, on Vancouver’s development of a policy to preserve legacy businesses in Chinatown. After that, Democracy Watch counters mainstream news accounts of last weekend’s Pro-Palestine rallies in downtown Vancouver. Held in resistance to Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, mainstream B.C. news networks focused heavily on the burning of an Israeli flag, but Democracy Watch reporters attended both rallies and bring a broader account of the events that took place over those two days. The show also features an exclusive interview with Managing Director of Hillel BC, Sam Heller, Palestinian UBC student, Haytham Al Hamaydeh and Noor Fadel, the recent victim of an anti-Muslim hate crime on Vancouver public transit.

Sam Heller interviews Jeff Luke about working with your hands, creating things in the real world, patterns that influence our thinking and behavior, creating content vs consuming content, and ways to get improvement in music, sports, writing and other areas where we need to get "unstuck" and make doing creative work feel less like a job.

What the hell is going on in Idlib? Turkey has sent troops into a sliver of territory in northwestern Syria to monitor a tripartite deescalation zone, as part of the Astana process. The terms of the agreement are murky, the reasons the actors agreed to this arrangement are also hard to understand. And to make things more complicated, an Al Qaeda linked group is right in the middle of everything. To talk about these recent moves, Aaron speaks with Sam Heller, a fellow the Century Foundation.   Links of Note: Sam Heller's tweet detailing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's description of the Turkish intervention.  Sam's encapsulation of the entire ordeal.    

In TCF World’s inaugural podcast episode, Century Foundation fellows Thanassis Cambanis, Michael Wahid Hanna, Aron Lund, and Sam Heller try to put to rest some of the mythology and exaggerations that have grown up around the Islamic State (also known as ISIS). After three years of power in a self-declared caliphate, ISIS is on the run from Mosul, its capital in Iraq, and is on the verge of defeat in its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. Nonetheless, many commentators and U.S. policymakers still contend that ISIS is as powerful as ever, and is winning even while appearing to lose.   The Century Foundation’s foreign policy team considers drivers of the Islamic State’s resilience and resurgence, its actual strengths and potential, the impact of territorial losses, and the fragile commitment of some governments to exterminate ISIS.   This podcast is a remastered and edited version of a conversation originally posted on July 18, 2017.     Participants include: Thanassis Cambanis, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation Michael Wahid Hanna, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation Aron Lund, Fellow, The Century Foundation Sam Heller, Fellow, The Century Foundation

In recent weeks, Jordanian officials have discussed the possibility of reopening Jordan’s border with Syria, pro-government forces have captured rebel positions along the shared frontier and opposition groups in the south have claimed that their U.S. and Arab backers asked them to withdraw and retreat into Jordan. On this episode of Deeply Talks, Alessandria Masi, Syria Deeply’s managing editor, and Hashem Osseiran, deputy managing editor, speak with Sam Heller of the Century Foundation about the situation along Syria’s frontier with Jordan and the possibility of reopening the border crossing between the two states. For more information on the war in Syria, visit www.newsdeeply.com/syria and subscribe to our weekly emails.

In recent weeks, Jordanian officials have discussed the possibility of reopening Jordan’s border with Syria, pro-government forces have captured rebel positions along the shared frontier and opposition groups in the south have claimed that their U.S. and Arab backers asked them to withdraw and retreat into Jordan. On this episode of Deeply Talks, Alessandria Masi, Syria Deeply’s managing editor, and Hashem Osseiran, deputy managing editor, speak with Sam Heller of the Century Foundation about the situation along Syria’s frontier with Jordan and the possibility of reopening the border crossing between the two states. For more information on the war in Syria, visit www.newsdeeply.com/syria and subscribe to our weekly emails.

Sam Heller, an expert on Syria, thinks that the US should evacuate the country’s residents. Also: a physicist who always dreamed of working in the US says it’s no longer the ‘global centre of science’; we revisit Orlando, Florida, one year after the Pulse nightclub shooting; a grandmother from Queens, New York, shares a shocking personal secret; and an orchestra conductor turns the fence on the US-Mexico border into a musical instrument. (Image: Idleb is a city in north western Syria. Credit: Omar Haj Kadour/Getty Images)

This week on Bombshell we take a long look at Syria with special guest Melissa Dalton: what happened, what questions to ask, what hot takes to avoid, and where to go from here. And then we drink a lot. Also on the table: Devin Nunes and the Great Unmasking, reading tea-leaves in the National Security Council staff and membership, Jared Kushner's Wes Anderson adventure, how one dresses to go to war, and a few of our favorite spy novels. Readings: Jane Perlez, After Xi Leaves, Chinese Media Assail Strike on Syria  (NYT) Declan Walsh, Attacks Shows ISIS’ New Plan: Divide Egypt by Killing Christians (NYT) Ryan Lizza, on the House Russia investigation (New Yorker) Michael Crowley, Susan Rice Becomes the Target of Conservative Attacks(Politico) Susan Hennessey and April Doss, What Intelligence Officials Really Mean when the Talk About Unmasking(Lawfare) Susan Hennessey and Ben Wittes, It's Time for a Select Committee On Russia (Also, We Told You So) (Lawfare) Michael Hanna and Sam Heller, Journey into the Unknown (WOTR) Carl Prine, Why didn’t Trump drop bombs (San Diego Union-Trib) CSIS report, Deterring Iran After the Nuclear Deal Adam Weinstein, Jared Goes to Iraq (Task and Purpose)

This week on Bombshell we take a long look at Syria with special guest Melissa Dalton: what happened, what questions to ask, what hot takes to avoid, and where to go from here. And then we drink a lot. Also on the table: Devin Nunes and the Great Unmasking, reading tea-leaves in the National Security Council staff and membership, Jared Kushner's Wes Anderson adventure, how one dresses to go to war, and a few of our favorite spy novels. Readings: Jane Perlez, After Xi Leaves, Chinese Media Assail Strike on Syria  (NYT) Declan Walsh, Attacks Shows ISIS’ New Plan: Divide Egypt by Killing Christians (NYT) Ryan Lizza, on the House Russia investigation (New Yorker) Michael Crowley, Susan Rice Becomes the Target of Conservative Attacks(Politico) Susan Hennessey and April Doss, What Intelligence Officials Really Mean when the Talk About Unmasking(Lawfare) Susan Hennessey and Ben Wittes, It's Time for a Select Committee On Russia (Also, We Told You So) (Lawfare) Michael Hanna and Sam Heller, Journey into the Unknown (WOTR) Carl Prine, Why didn’t Trump drop bombs (San Diego Union-Trib) CSIS report, Deterring Iran After the Nuclear Deal Adam Weinstein, Jared Goes to Iraq (Task and Purpose)