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After earning a BA in Psychology from Cornell University and a MBA in Finance from the Simon School of Business, Scott Chaverri worked for several Fortune 500 companies, in the business services, medical device, financial services and ecommerce industries. Having dealt with personal health challenges, Scott has always been passionate about all things health and wellness. His goal is to build Mito Red Light Inc into a preeminent health and wellness company empowering people with tools and information to optimize their performance and maximize their health-spans. In this episode, Scott talks about the various benefits of light therapy and why it's important to pair it with antioxidants. Learn more about Scott here: https://mitoredlight.com/pages/mito-red-difference Get 5% off Scott's MitoRed light therapy products here: https://bit.ly/4iPYr4r Get 15% off Peluva minimalist shoe with coupon code COACHTARA here: http://peluva.com/coachtara CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 4:47 Why light therapy 19:05 Scott's light routine 35:45 Skin health 41:55 Antioxidant  

Are you on the board of directors of a company? Or are you a shareholder of a publicly traded company? Or are you a CEO or a CFO or in-house counsel who reports to a board of directors or these shareholders? Well, this show is for you. And it's about how the healthcare industry has become financialized at the same time that providing health benefits has become the second-biggest line item after payroll for most companies. We talked about that in a recent encore with Mark Cuban (EP418) also, as well as the show with Cora Opsahl (EP452) and Claire Brockbank (EP453) from 32BJ. For a full transcript of this episode, click here. If you enjoy this podcast, be sure to subscribe to the free weekly newsletter to be a member of the Relentless Tribe. So, this encore with Andreas Mang is really timely. And even if you've listened to the show when it originally aired a year ago, you may want to take another listen, because in the context of these recent shows, this one really slots right in there. And also, by the way, the one with Julie Selesnick (EP428) from last year talking about the legal jeopardy currently in play. So, this show isn't really about health benefits; it's about the business that these health benefits have become and how, if the CEO or CFO of an employer is not intimately involved in the financial layer wrapping around health benefits, then the company is getting really taken advantage of by those entities who are intimately familiar with the financial layer surrounding those healthcare benefits. And the employees of that company also are getting equally taken advantage of. This is not a case where paying more or less results in better or worse employee health or healthcare. It is a case where not minding the shop in the C-suite means that financial actors just take more of the pie and nobody wins but them. Employer loses; employee loses. Andreas Mang, my guest today, kicks off this interview talking about the conversation that will go down between himself and any CEO whose company gets bought by Blackstone. So, if you're a CEO and you're aspiring for this to happen, yeah … heads up. But he says it's kind of an unnatural act to dig into anything that smells like health benefits or health insurance. Some may not even realize that this whole financial layer has developed that sits above the healthcare benefits themselves. And they also may not think that there's anything that's possible that can be done. As far as both of these points are concerned, Andreas Mang gives a list of, as he calls them, easy things a C-suite can do to save 10% while improving employee satisfaction and health. Saving 10% or more, this can be a really big number. A lot of this is just enforcing purchasing discipline that is being used elsewhere. Here's Andreas's list recapped: 1. Have CFO engagement throughout the year. (We talked about that with Mark Cuban also.) 2. Be self-insured once you have reached a certain size. (Andreas gets into this in more detail during the show itself.) 3. Be very, very careful who you hire as your broker or benefits consultant. There are five things that need to be true: ·      They have the experience to do the job. ·      Flat-fee model compensation ·      No product pushing ·      Fees at risk (30% or more) ·      Simple termination provisions 4. Do carrier/ASO/TPA RFPs once every three years or thereabouts. 5. Do dependent eligibility audits. (Cora Opsahl talked a lot about this also in an earlier episode [EP372].) 6. Leverage pharmacy coalitions and stop-loss collectives. (In the show itself, Andreas offers some warnings because some of these coalitions and collectives are great and some are not.) But bottom line, just keep in mind, as Mark Cuban said (EP418), those that are taking your money, your company's money, are advantaged when you are confused. Where there's mystery, there's margin. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em and all that. This is a business strategy. Healthcare should not be this complicated. But yet, it has become so; and anyone who doesn't realize that is letting themselves and their employees really get taken advantage of. Unknown unknowns are not benign. As I have said several times already, Andreas Mang is my guest today. He is a partner at Blackstone, the private equity and alternative asset manager. His job is helping portfolio companies manage their U.S. healthcare benefits for their employees. Also mentioned in this episode are Blackstone, Mark Cuban, Cora Opsahl, Claire Brockbank, Julie Selesnick, Lauren Vela, and Tom Nash.   You can learn more at Blackstone and by connecting with Andreas on LinkedIn.   Andreas Mang is senior managing director, portfolio operations, and chief executive officer of Equity Healthcare, where he is involved in managing medical benefits spend across the Blackstone portfolio. Andreas brings 20 years of healthcare experience to Equity Healthcare, having held various roles in healthcare finance, operations, and strategy. Prior to joining Blackstone, Andreas was the vice president responsible for national provider network operations at CareCentrix, a PE-backed, leading home health benefit-management company. At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, he held a variety of roles, including a leadership role identifying and implementing administrative cost savings opportunities throughout the organization and ultimately designing a new corporate business model. In addition, he held roles as the manager of strategic financial planning at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and was a senior consultant with Deloitte Consulting's Strategy and Operations group in Boston. Andreas has a bachelor's degree in healthcare management and policy from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business Administration. He currently serves on the board of DECA Dental.   04:55 Why Andreas starts every conversation with the question, “How's your healthcare company?” 07:38 Why is it important, as a self-insured employer, to treat your business as a small healthcare company? 09:16 Why is it unnatural for companies to be providing health insurance? 10:47 What can be achieved when there is alignment between employers and insurers? 12:41 What things can a company do to reduce spend by 10%? 14:14 Why is it better to have CFO engagement in the benefits plan throughout the year? 16:25 Why does self-insurance save 5% to 9% for companies automatically? 18:14 “The funding isn't a healthcare thing; it's a CFO thing.” 18:27 Why is it vital to have a reliable, trustworthy broker? 25:12 When is the last time your company has RFP'd their health plan? 27:39 Why does changing a health plan feel scary but is necessary? 28:31 What is a dependent eligibility audit? 31:20 Why are employers better together? 34:34 How do employers truly get a flat-fee model with brokers?   You can learn more at Blackstone and by connecting with Andreas on LinkedIn.   Andreas Mang of @blackstone discusses the financialization of #healthcarebenefits in our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth #healthcareleadership #healthcaretransformation #healthcareinnovation   Recent past interviews: Click a guest's name for their latest RHV episode! Dr Komal Bajaj, Cynthia Fisher, Stacey Richter (INBW40), Mark Cuban and Ferrin Williams (Encore! EP418), Rob Andrews (Encore! EP415), Brian Reid, Dr Beau Raymond, Brendan Keeler, Claire Brockbank, Cora Opsahl

Today Ashleigh asks an expert all the questions about red light therapy: Having dealt with health challenges in childhood and early adulthood, Scott Chaverri has always been passionate about all things health and wellness. After earning a BA in Psychology from Cornell University and a MBA in Finance from the Simon School of Business, Scott worked for several Fortune 500 companies, in the business services, medical device, financial services and ecommerce industries before founding his company, Mito Red Light, that delivers a range of red light and infrared products (at a very competitive price point) delivering science-backed and specific wavelengths and red light therapies to help improve skin health, recovery, sleep, and more.  We cover topics including: what is the difference between red light and infrared light? What is the difference between near and far infrared? What are some of the studies backing the actual efficacy of these products? How can a consumer tell they are getting a good red light product? Some red flags to pay attention to How often can/should you use red light panels - can you overdo it? How can red light therapy help with things like acne, fine lines, muscle or injury recovery, hormonal health, and sleep? Dive into some of the science between wavelengths and how the different types penetrate skin For those of us unable/unwilling to buy red light therapy, what are some lifestyle things we can be doing to improve our red:blue light ratios? To learn more about Mito Red Light Therapy and purchase your own, click here. http://www.MitoRedLight.com/discount/MUSCLEMAVEN?redirect=%2F%3Fafmc%3DMUSCLEMAVEN  Send your feedback, topic ideas, questions, and funny gym stories to musclescience4women@gmail.com. Don't forget, we offer discounts to first responders, military, and medical personnel for all of our programs. Send us an email for the code. Sign up for our new Strong & Sculpted Shoulders workshop: https://www.rgfit.com/shoulders  Or check out the Grow Your Glutes Workshop: https://www.rgfit.com/glutes   Learn about our flagship strength training program, Muscle Science for Women: http://www.musclescienceforwomen.com    

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming digital course, Take Control of Your Leadership:. This course is designed to help you overcome overwhelm, focus on what truly matters, and lead with clarity, and it's LIVE - go to theprincipalacademy.com and check out Take Control of Your Leadership.And now...about our guest on this week's episode:Shailendra Pratap Jain is Bret Wheat Endowed Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle. He has held faculty positions at Indiana University's Kelley School, University of Rochester's Simon School, Cornell University's Johnson School, University of Western Ontario's Ivey School, Cambridge University's Judge School, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and BITS School of Management, Mumbai. Well-known for his widely published scholarship in consumer psychology, Dr. Jain has extensive publishing and editorial experience in top marketing journals and has won many executive and graduate (MBA) teaching awards. Prior to his academic career, he worked in sales, brand management, and advertising in industry and is associated with several noted marketing campaigns in India.Shalini Sarin Jain is Associate Professor of Management and the inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Milgard School of Business, University of Washington, Tacoma. She has published articles on gender representation and compensation parity in top management, allegations of sexual misconduct, sustaining livelihoods or saving lives during COVID, and corporate response to mandatory CSR regulation in leading management journals including the Journal of Business Research, Journal of Business Ethics, Management and Organization Review, and Journal of Family Business Strategy. Dr. Jain teaches courses in business and society, ethics, and CSR at the undergraduate and MBA level and has extensive industry, government, and non-profit experience leading and providing consulting services to state, county, and city governments.Connect with Dr.'s Jain on LinkedIn: Dr. Shelly Jain Dr. Shalini JainGet their book here: Managing Brand Transgressions: 8 Principles to Transform Your Brand

In today's episode, we dive into what happens to businesses in an ever-evolving world shaped by rapid technological changes.My guest this week is the author of The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like Your Business Is on Fire, a book released during COVID—right when the need for adaptive, resilient leadership became crucial. It's a conversation that remains just as relevant today, as we explore the mindset leaders need to ensure their organizations don't just survive but thrive in the face of ongoing challenges and disruptions.Sameer Hasija is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD. He earned his PhD in Operations Management and MS in Management Science Methods from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester and his BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.Sameer's teaching focuses on using a process lens to understand new levers of innovation. Using a systematic analysis of processes within and across firm boundaries, he emphasizes the role of process-based innovation in creating new business models and/or fresh competitive positioning for existing business models. Sameer conducts workshops for executives on understanding the latest developments in technology and their role in radically disrupting and/or transforming businesses.Sameer's current research uses an economics lens to understand the design and management of technology, knowledge, and information-intensive service systems.Learn more about Sameer and his work here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameer-hasija-47936b5/ABOUT OUR HOSTKen Eslick is an Entrepreneur, Author, Podcaster, Tony Robbins Trainer, Life Coach, Husband of 35+ Years, and Grandfather. Ken currently spends his time as the President & Founder of The Leaders Lab where he and his team focus on Senior Leadership Acquisition. They get founders the next level C-Suite Leaders they need to go from being an Inc. Magazine 5000 fastest growing company to $100,000,000 + in revenue.  You can learn more about Ken and his team attheleaderslab.coListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/ken-eslick/

SHAILENDRA PRATAP JAIN, PH.D. is a Bret Wheat Endowed Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle. He recently wrote a book with his wife SHALINI SARIN JAIN, PH.D. Associate Professor of Management and the inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Milgard School of Business, University of Washington, Tacoma.  “Managing Brand Transgressions: 8 Principles to Transform Your Brand”  https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Brand-Transgressions-Principles-Transform/dp/150152108X Go to www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor The Jason Cavness Experience is sponsored by CavnessHR. CavnessHR provides HR to companies with 49 or fewer people. CavnessHR provides a tech platform that automates HR while providing access to a dedicated HR Business Partner. Dr. Jain's Bio SHAILENDRA PRATAP JAIN, PH.D. is Bret Wheat Endowed Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle. He has held faculty positions at Indiana University's Kelley School, University of Rochester's Simon School, Cornell University's Johnson School, University of Western Ontario's Ivey School, Cambridge University's Judge School, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and BITS School of Management, Mumbai.  Well-known for his widely published scholarship in consumer psychology, Dr. Jain has extensive publishing and editorial experience in top marketing journals and has won many executive and graduate (MBA) teaching awards. Prior to his academic career, he worked in sales, brand management, and advertising in industry and is associated with several noted marketing campaigns in India.  We talked about the following and other items Introduction and Background of Dr. Jain Educational Background and Comparisons Travel Experiences and Bucket List Destinations Cultural Differences and Historical Context  Indian-Pakistan Relations and Global Alliances Consumer Psychology and Marketing Influences Teaching and Research in Academia Research and Publication Challenges Pros and Cons of Being a Professor  Preparing for a PhD Program The eight principles Managing Brand Transgressions: 8 Principles to Transform Your Brand  Dr. Jain's Social Media Dr. Jain's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shailendra-pratap-jain-4a781118/ Book website: www.brandtransgressions.com Managing Brand Transgressions: 8 Principles to Transform Your Brand https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Brand-Transgressions-Principles-Transform/dp/150152108X Where to purchase the book (individual copies)  Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=managing+brand+transgressions&crid=28RGBV7KPJCUD&sprefi   De Gruyter: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781501517334/html Bulk Orders (Region specific – only for corporations, libraries etc.) De Gruyter: https://www.degruyter.com/publishing/about-us/contact/sales?lang=en

Shailendra Pratap Jain is a professor of marketing at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business and the co-author of the new book Managing Brand Transgressions. What elevates a simple issue to a transgression and what can brands do to rebuild trust? We discussed all of this and more this week on the On Brand podcast. About Shailendra Pratap Jain Shailendra Pratap Jain is Bret Wheat Endowed Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle. He has held faculty positions at Indiana University's Kelley School, University of Rochester's Simon School, Cornell University's Johnson School, University of Western Ontario's Ivey School, Cambridge University's Judge School, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and BITS School of Management, Mumbai. Well-known for his widely published scholarship in consumer psychology, Dr. Jain has extensive publishing and editorial experience in top marketing journals and has won many executive and graduate (MBA) teaching awards. Prior to his academic career, he worked in sales, brand management, and advertising in industry and is associated with several noted marketing campaigns in India. From the Show What brand has made Shailendra smile recently? Ben & Jerry's and Patagonia. “I'm going to double dip here!” Learn why these brands were deemed smile-worthy by listening to this week's show. Connect with Shailendra on LinkedIn and check out his faculty page on the Foster School of Business website and his book, Managing Brand Transgressions. As We Wrap … Listen and subscribe at  Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart, YouTube, and RSS. Rate and review the show—If you like what you're hearing, be sure to head over to Apple Podcasts and click the 5-star button to rate the show. And, if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review to help others find the show. Did you hear something you liked on this episode or another? Do you have a question you'd like our guests to answer? Let me know on Twitter using the hashtag #OnBrandPodcast and you may just hear your thoughts here on the show. On Brand is a part of the Marketing Podcast Network. Until next week, I'll see you on the Internet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sit down with Scott Chaverri, founder and CEO of Mito Red Light, where he talks through his expertise on the optimal use of red light therapy including how long to use red light, the health benefits of red light, biohacking, and how natural sunlight plays a crucial role in our well-being. Additionally, we dive into the effects of sunscreen and how everyday electric currents may be disrupting more than just our environment. Join us as Scott shares valuable insights and scientific findings on improving health through specific light exposures and mitigating the impact of modern living conditions. We also have a giveaway to help you with getting started with Mito Red Light, including Mito X Series panel and Hydrogen Maker. Just subscribe to be in with a chance to win! ========== OUR GUEST ========== Scott Chaverri is the CEO and founder of Mito Red Light Inc., a company dedicated to advancing health and wellness through innovative light therapy solutions. Scott's academic journey began at Cornell University, where he earned a BA in Psychology, providing him with a strong foundation in understanding human behavior and cognitive processes. He further honed his business acumen by obtaining an MBA in Finance from the Simon School of Business. Throughout his career, Scott has garnered extensive experience working for several Fortune 500 companies across diverse sectors, including business services, medical devices, financial services, and e-commerce. Scott's personal journey has been significantly influenced by the health challenges he faced during his childhood and early adulthood. These experiences ignited his passion for health and wellness, driving him to constantly learn, experiment, and evolve in his quest for optimal well-being. He leverages cutting-edge light therapy technology to empower individuals to enhance their performance and extend their health spans. Under Scott's leadership, Mito Red Light Inc. aims to become a leader in the health and wellness industry, providing people with the tools and information they need to achieve their best health. =============== SCOTT CHAVERRI ===============

Brand Transgressions may cause significant damage to an organisation. How do we manage Brand Transgressions when they happen?  Niels Brabandt discusses the issue with Professor Shailendra Pratap Jain, PhD who recently published his book 'Managing Brand Transgressions - 8 Principles to Transform Your Brand'. Professor Jain Bret Wheat Endowed Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle. He has held faculty positions at Indiana University's Kelley School, University of Rochester's Simon School, Cornell University's Johnson School, University of Western Ontario's Ivey School, Cambridge University's Judge School, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and BITS School of Management, Mumbai. Well-known for his widely published scholarship in consumer psychology, Dr. Jain has extensive publishing and editorial experience in top marketing journals and has won many executive and graduate (MBA) teaching awards. Prior to his academic career, he worked in sales, brand management, and advertising in industry and is associated with several noted marketing campaigns in India.   Host: Niels Brabandt / NB@NB-Networks.com Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ 

►My guest claims that Mr. Musk's compensation is $0! How is this possible? ►What are the different components of a CEO's pay package? ►Why have CEO salaries stayed constant for decades? ►Why did CEO stock options significantly increase in the 1990s? ►Why did CEO pay for performance dramatically increase after 2006? ►Who determines CEO pay? And how? The answer and the story behind it are more complex than you might think. ►Who is driving the push to regulate CEO pay? Politicians or shareholders? My guest is intimately familiar with Mr. Musk's pay package. Not only is he an expert on executive compensation, but he also testified in Mr. Musk's Delaware trial on behalf of Telsa.

Do you think there is a potential for red light therapy to revolutionize your skincare and overall health?In this episode of the Biohacking Beauty Podcast with Scott Chaveri, founder of MitoRed, we break down the science behind red light therapy, from wavelengths to how it differs from infrared saunas. We also address the confusion surrounding red light therapy devices in the market. Forget gimmicky gadgets - professional testing and larger panels are key for effectiveness!Scott also shares his expertise on how different devices with targeted wavelengths can optimize treatment for sleep, recovery, skin concerns and more!This episode equips you with the knowledge to explore red light therapy and integrate it into your routine for transformative results.Scott Chaverri is the the founder of MitoRed, he earned a BA in Psychology from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from the Simon School of Business, Scott worked for several Fortune 500 companies, in the business services, medical device, financial services and ecommerce industries. Having dealt with health challenges in childhood and early adulthood, Scott Chaverri has always been passionate about all things health and wellness. Constantly learning, tinkering and evolving, his goal is to build Mito Red Light Inc into a preeminent health and wellness company empowering people with tools and information to optimize their performance and maximize their health-spans.What we discuss:(04:24) Understanding Infrared Light Concepts(11:58) Red Light Therapy Device Pitfalls(15:19) The Importance of Proper Marketing Messaging(23:05) Data-Driven Approach to Light Technology(25:38) Pulsed Light Studies With LEDs(33:21) Choosing the Best Red Light Panel(48:04) Enhancing Customer Experience With Red LightTo learn more about Young Goose:Use code PODCAST10 to get 10% off your first purchase, and if you're a returning customer use the code PODCAST5 to get 5% off at https://www.younggoose.com/Instagram: @young_goose_skincareTo learn more about Scott Chaverri:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitoredlightofficial/Website: https://mitoredlight.com/Use code: YOUNGGOOSE to get 5% off Mito Red Light products and get a free exclusive gift!

For a full transcript of this episode, click here. Are you on the board of directors of a company? Or are you a shareholder of a publicly traded company? Or are you a CEO or a CFO who reports to a board of directors or these shareholders? Well, this show is for you. And it's about how the healthcare industry has become financialized at the same time that providing health benefits has become the second-biggest line item after payroll for most companies. We talked about that with Mark Cuban (EP418) also. So, this show isn't really about health benefits; it's about the business that these health benefits have become and how, if the CEO or CFO of an employer is not intimately involved in the financial layer wrapping around health benefits, then the company is getting really taken advantage of by those entities who are intimately familiar with the financial layer surrounding those healthcare benefits. And the employees of that company also are getting equally taken advantage of. This is not a case where paying more or less results in better or worse employee health or healthcare. It is a case where not minding the shop in the C-suite means that financial actors just take more of the pie and nobody wins but them. Employer loses; employee loses. Andreas Mang, my guest today, kicks off this interview talking about the conversation that will go down between himself and any CEO whose company gets bought by Blackstone. So, if you're a CEO and you're aspiring for this to happen, yeah … heads up. But he says it's kind of an unnatural act to dig into anything that smells like health benefits or health insurance. Some may not even realize that this whole financial layer has developed that sits above the healthcare benefits themselves. And they also may not think that there's anything that's possible that can be done. As far as both of these points are concerned, Andreas Mang gives a list of, as he calls them, easy things a C-suite can do to save 10% while improving employee satisfaction and health. Saving 10% or more, this can be a really big number. A lot of this is just enforcing purchasing discipline that is being used elsewhere. Here's Andreas's list recapped: 1. Have CFO engagement throughout the year. (We talked about that with Mark Cuban also.) 2. Be self-insured once you have reached a certain size. (Andreas gets into this in more detail during the show itself.) 3. Be very, very careful who you hire as your broker or benefits consultant. There are five things that need to be true: ·      They have the experience to do the job. ·      Flat-fee model compensation ·      No product pushing ·      Fees at risk (30% or more) ·      Simple termination provisions 4. Do carrier/ASO/TPA RFPs once every three years or thereabouts. 5. Do dependent eligibility audits. (Cora Opsahl talked a lot about this also in an episode [EP372] last summer.) 6. Leverage pharmacy coalitions and stop-loss collectives. (In the show itself, Andreas offers some warnings because some of these coalitions and collectives are great and some are not.) But bottom line, just keep in mind, as Mark Cuban said two weeks ago (EP418), those that are taking your money, your company's money, are advantaged when you are confused. Where there's mystery, there's margin. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em and all that. This is a business strategy. Healthcare should not be this complicated. But yet, it has become so; and anyone who doesn't realize that is letting themselves and their employees really get taken advantage of. Unknown unknowns are not benign. As I have said several times already, Andreas Mang is my guest today. He is a partner at Blackstone, the private equity and alternative asset manager. His job is helping portfolio companies manage their US healthcare benefits for their employees.   You can learn more at Blackstone and by connecting with Andreas on LinkedIn.     Andreas Mang is senior managing director, portfolio operations, and chief executive officer of Equity Healthcare, where he is involved in managing medical benefits spend across the Blackstone portfolio. Andreas brings 20 years of healthcare experience to Equity Healthcare, having held various roles in healthcare finance, operations, and strategy. Prior to joining Blackstone, Andreas was the vice president responsible for national provider network operations at CareCentrix, a PE-backed, leading home health benefit-management company. At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, he held a variety of roles, including a leadership role identifying and implementing administrative cost savings opportunities throughout the organization and ultimately designing a new corporate business model. In addition, he held roles as the manager of strategic financial planning at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and was a senior consultant with Deloitte Consulting's Strategy and Operations group in Boston. Andreas has a bachelor's degree in healthcare management and policy from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business Administration. He currently serves on the board of DECA Dental.   04:19 Why Andreas starts every conversation with the question, “How's your healthcare company?” 07:04 Why is it important, as a self-insured employer, to treat your business as a small healthcare company? 08:42 Why is it unnatural for companies to be providing health insurance? 10:13 What can be achieved when there is alignment between employers and insurers? 12:07 What things can a company do to reduce spend by 10%? 13:40 Why is it better to have CFO engagement in the benefits plan throughout the year? 15:51 Why does self-insurance save 5% to 9% for companies automatically? 17:41 “The funding isn't a healthcare thing; it's a CFO thing.” 17:54 Why is it vital to have a reliable, trustworthy broker? 24:38 When is the last time your company has RFP'd their health plan? 27:06 Why does changing a health plan feel scary but is necessary? 27:58 What is a dependent eligibility audit? 30:48 Why are employers better together? 34:02 How do employers truly get a flat-fee model with brokers?   You can learn more at Blackstone and by connecting with Andreas on LinkedIn.   Andreas Mang of @blackstone discusses the financialization of #healthcarebenefits in our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #digitalhealth Recent past interviews: Click a guest's name for their latest RHV episode! Karen Root (Encore! EP381), Mark Cuban and Ferrin Williams, Dan Mendelson (Encore! EP385), Josh Berlin, Dr Adam Brown, Rob Andrews, Justina Lehman, Dr Will Shrank, Dr Carly Eckert (Encore! EP361), Dr Robert Pearl

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is one of the largest poverty alleviation programs in the United States and provides help to around 14% of the US population. Since 1996, the program has required able-bodied adults without dependents to work in order to receive food assistance. Proponents of work requirements say it prevents government dependency. Critics, however, argue work requirements push out the people who need food assistance the most. Today we'll talk with two economists about the impact of SNAP work requirements: University of Rochester's Elena Prager. and Adam Leive at the University of California, Berkeley. Interview Summary   You two were part of a research team that also included economists from MIT, Harvard, and the University of Maryland and recently published an analysis of the effects of SNAP work requirements in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. Adam, before we jump into the study, would you tell our listeners what SNAP work requirements are and how proponents and critics see them?   Adam -  Sure. So, SNAP's work requirements dictate that some recipients must be working, training, or volunteering to receive benefits for more than a few months. So the policy is historically applied to childless adults who are younger than 50 and don't have a disability, and as you mentioned, this group is often referred to as able-bodied adults without dependents and called by their acronym ABAWDs.   So, the work requirement stipulates that ABAWDs must be working 80 hours per month, participating in a qualifying training program or volunteering. If they don't satisfy that requirement, then they're only entitled to three months of SNAP benefits within a three-year period. Counties with high rates of unemployment may temporarily be granted exemptions from the policy by USDA's Food and Nutrition Services as well. So in terms of kind of the proponents and opponents of the policy, those in favor of work requirements are concerned that providing government benefits discourages work. These people generally believe that those recipients of government assistance should work as a condition for that help. Their argument for the policy is that by incentivizing work, people will develop a stronger attachment to the labor market. Eventually they become self-sufficient, and they can earn enough to get by without the government assistance.   By contrast, the critics see work requirements as a policy that prevents people who are economically vulnerable from receiving food assistance, and it prevents them from accessing assistance in times when they need it the most. So, the opponents argue that if the reason people are not working is something other than the economic incentives of the policy, then the work requirements are really just going to cut people's benefits without getting more people to work. It's worth noting that work requirements have long been contentious and most recently were the main issue in the debt ceiling debate. So as part of that compromise, the SNAP work requirements will gradually be applied to ABAWDs up to age 55, but additional groups will now be exempt from the requirement, including veterans, the homeless, and those who are 18 to 24 who were previously in foster care.   I really appreciate how you've brought in the changes to the rules around work requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act. This is going to be an important policy discussion as we move forward. It's interesting, particularly the exemption for individuals who are unhoused because of the work that shows up in the paper that you all have. So Elena, let's now turn to you. How did you study the effect of work requirements in this paper?   Elena - As you might imagine, studying the effect of work requirements on SNAP recipients and potential recipients is actually a little bit tricky. You have to be able to find comparable groups of people, some of whom face work requirements in SNAP and some of whom don't, but are otherwise similar enough to one another that it would make sense to compare their employment trajectories and their use of SNAP. Generally speaking, you don't just directly want to make that comparison across people to whom work requirements apply versus people to whom work requirements don't apply in SNAP because they're pretty different groups. The ones who face work requirements tend to be younger, tend to not have disabilities, and tend to not have dependents like children, especially, in the household. As you can imagine, if you look at the folks who are exempted from work requirements under typical SNAP rules, there are lots of reasons why they may be less likely to hold a job than the ones who do face work requirements. They may be older, or they may be disabled. So, you can't just attribute that difference to the work requirements themselves, which means in order to study the effect of the work requirements, you have to go looking for a context where the people who face them and don't face them are much more similar to one another than that.   What we ended up doing is looking at essentially the same set of people as work requirements policies changed over time. In fact, what you end up doing is comparing the same person before work requirements exist to the same person after work requirements exist. Now, you might say, "Okay, but work requirements have been part of SNAP for decades. Where did you find a time when they didn't exist?" The answer is that temporarily, many states suspended work requirements for a few years starting in the Great Recession when the job market was very weak and it was just considered too hard for people to find jobs even if they were trying. States were attempting not to be punitive during a very difficult job market. One of those states was Virginia, and so we got very detailed data on both SNAP use and employment and earnings from employment from the State of Virginia. Then we were able to trace what happened to SNAP recipients when that work requirements suspension expired in the fall of 2013. Virginia then put work requirements back into SNAP, which meant suddenly the same people who could use SNAP without work requirements just a month before were facing work requirements newly. We could compare how their employment responses changed to the changes of the employment responses of other groups who continued to be exempt from work requirements, for example, because they were just a little bit older than 50 when work requirements came back. We followed both of those age groups, comparing whether they were working and whether they were getting SNAP for several months and years after work requirements were reintroduced by the State of Virginia. That allowed us to both solve this problem that it's generally very hard to make comparisons across groups. In this way we were comparing sort of across groups but also within the same person.   In addition, the nice thing about designing the study this way is that we got to study not just those people who got on SNAP knowing that they would face work requirements and so thinking it was worth all the administrative hassle to get on SNAP in the first place because they expected to be able to meet the work requirements and continue to receive SNAP. But we were also able to study those people who knew at the time that they got on SNAP that they probably wouldn't be able to meet work requirements if those work requirements existed. But because work requirements were suspended at the time, that actually didn't discourage them from signing up in the first place because they knew that they were going to be able to stay on SNAP for a longer time while work requirements continued to be suspended.   Great, thank you. I realize this is a critical part of your study to be able to find the exact cohort and the fact that you were able to follow those individuals over a period of time compared to what some other studies have done, where they look at the sort of a sample of people that changes on an annual basis or that's more cross-sectional. I really appreciate the great care that you all put in to discerning who that sample should be, and that offers up really clean ways of understanding the effect of a ABAWD work requirements, so thank you for that. Adam, what did your research show about who's right about the effect of work requirements? Can you help us understand that debate a little bit more carefully given the findings of your results.   Adam - Let me begin by kind of summarizing our main results. So, we found no evidence that work requirements led more people to work. The same number of SNAP recipients worked whether work requirements were in effect or whether they were not, and the large size of the administrative data that we had access to allowed us to be very confident from a statistical perspective that any effect on employment that's positive is likely to be extremely small.   We also didn't find that earnings increased on average either. However, what we did see was a substantial drop in the number of ABAWDs enrolled in SNAP. We found that work requirements cut enrollment by more than half among ABAWDs, and this is a dramatic reduction in food assistance. This drop in SNAP enrollment was largely driven by people who were already on the program when the work requirements turned back on in 2013, as Elena was just describing, but we also found that many people who were newly enrolled exited the program sooner, and then some potential SNAP recipients did not enroll at all compared to what we would've expected in a world without work requirements. So, putting all of that evidence together, overall we found no evidence in support of the arguments that are made by those who favor work requirements.   Great, thank you. Elena, do work requirements have any other effects on potential SNAP recipients?   Elena - Well, Adam already covered the two primary study outcomes that we looked at and that policymakers usually refer to, which is are people staying on SNAP and continuing to receive benefits and are people working? But in principle separate from just getting a larger number or a larger fraction of people working, economic theory might predict that work requirements could increase income, either through the amount of work or the hourly wages among the SNAP recipients who were going to be working anyway, right? We find no effect on who's working, in other words, how many people are working. But in principle you might say, "Okay, maybe those who were going to be working anyway are now more attached to the labor force. They're working more hours or more weeks out of the year than they would've been absent the work requirements." As Adam said, we actually on average did not find evidence that work requirements increased incomes, and so we can't really say that work requirements improved labor force attachment on this dimension. We ran this analysis lots of different ways, and in the vast majority of our analysis versions, we found just no change in income. But if you were very motivated to cherry pick a couple of analyses in support of work requirements and ignore the totality of the evidence in the paper, then you can find a couple of versions where there's sort of suggestive evidence that a small fraction of potential SNAP recipients, maybe something like 10 to 15%, might have had some income increases that could be attributable to work requirements.   Now, I say that you would have to ignore the totality of evidence in the rest of the paper if you wanted to run with those results because it really only was a couple out of very many analyses, and the results even there were quite weak, especially compared to the very stark findings of no effect on whether people are working and very large negative effects on people's continued SNAP receipt.   Elena, thank you for that. Do you see any differences by subgroups? I realize that's not maybe a part of the paper as it's written, but knowing that different subgroups have greater unemployment, do you see any differences, say among racial or ethnic lines or along gender lines?   Elena - Well, we essentially couldn't find effects on whether people were working as a result of work requirements for any subgroup. We are somewhat limited in our ability to do subgroup analyses because of issues like sample size and statistical power, but to the extent that we were able to cut the data, we didn't see impacts on whether people were working for any of these subgroups, which is actually very different from what we see with people losing access to SNAP. So, we saw quite a large disproportionate impact on use of SNAP, meaning people's ability to stay on the program and continue to receive food assistance for individuals with a history of homelessness. Further, here was some suggestive evidence of disparate impacts along racial lines, but that wasn't statistically strong enough for me to feel comfortable claiming anything about it.   Adam, why do you think work requirements do not have much of an impact on work?   Adam - Our results suggest that the SNAP recipients that we studied likely face other barriers that are more important for employment than the work requirements policy itself. As Elena just mentioned, we found this disproportionate effect in terms of people who lack stable housing, and that can make it really difficult to hold down a job, and to be able to apply for jobs. People may also not have reliable or affordable transportation. So, without those things, you can see how it'd be very difficult for people to maintain gainful employment. Another possibility is that people's hours may fluctuate in ways that make them ineligible in terms of meeting the requirements of 80 hours a month, and so several of those explanations come from other studies of enrollees in different safety net programs in various states. One great thing about the data we had is that we could track people's earnings and participation in SNAP over a long period of time, but we don't see information on how many hours they worked, for example, or what their transportation options were. Those are issues, though, that many others have noted as being important in different contexts, both using quantitative studies as well as more qualitative studies. We think this is something that future research should really focus much more on - how to quantify the importance of those different barriers that ABAWDs likely face, and then trying to figure out how to best design solutions that address them.   This does make me think about another potential issue, and that's the benefits cliff. So, if someone is working and there is an increase in their wages, there actually could be a drop in their benefits that they receive from SNAP, and that could make this story a lot more complicated. Elena, I do have this question for you. How did you handle individuals who dropped out of having the ABAWD status, say if they had children or if a disability came up? Was this an important factor in evaluating that subpopulation?   Elena - For the validity of the study results, it was very important for us to keep a consistent sample throughout the time period that we were evaluating these outcomes over. This meant that if people were eligible for our sample definition at the beginning, then we kept them in the sample for the rest of the time period. That means that there were some people who dropped out of ABAWD status for various reasons, and actually, if I recall correctly, and Adam can jump in if this is not right, the most common way that people in the sample dropped out of ABAWD status is by having a newly documented disability. Our understanding is that what's happening with those folks is that many of them might have been eligible for a disability documentation that would've made them exempt from work requirements even during the time that Virginia had suspended work requirements. But there was essentially no point in their going through the hassle and their caseworkers going through the hassle of getting that documentation because the work requirements didn't apply to them anyway. So, when the work requirements came back, some at least of those folks got their disabilities officially documented so that they were, again, exempted from work requirements. This illustrates why it's important for us to keep a consistent sample before and after the work requirements come back, because we want to make sure that we're not sort of changing who's in the comparison group, right? You don't want apples to suddenly turn into oranges halfway through your study period.   Adam - Elena's description was exactly right, and in terms of the magnitudes of that response - in terms of people who were exempt for a reason other than their age - it basically doubled the proportion of people who dropped out of ABAWD status. On average, about 10% of people had some exemption besides age from ABAWD status, and then we saw that the policy increased that by 5.6 percentage points, so a pretty large relative change.   Bios   Elena Prager is an assistant professor at the University of Rochester's Simon Business School. She is an empirical economist whose research is in the industrial organization of health care markets and labor markets. Prior to joining the Simon School, Prager was at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She earned a Ph.D. in managerial sciences and applied economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, and an international Bachelor of Business Administration-Economics from the Schulich School of Business at York University.   Adam Leive is an assistant professor health economist at the University of California-Berkeley who uses large administrative datasets to study policy-relevant questions about health insurance and safety net programs. His research seeks to understand consumer behavior in complicated life-cycle decisions that impact economic security, such as health insurance and retirement saving. He has also recently studied the effects of employment incentives in safety net programs on labor market outcomes and program participation. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and his B.A. from Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs. Prior to his doctoral studies, Leive worked at the World Bank and the IMF. 

Join us for our sixth episode, we sat down with Justin Lewis, MBA., a graduate of the Simon School of Business Our conversation covered topics ranging from joining the Navy in order to find discipline to being mentored by top business executives and how that helped him find his niche in the business world. Tune in to see what Justin Lewis has to say about carving your own path, and creating generational wealth. Follow us:IG: @NoscrubsScrubClubTwitter: NoScrubsScrubCLSupport the Show:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/noscrubsscUSupport the show

Mariel & Melissa welcome leadership expert Sean Flaherty, EVP of Innovation at ITX Corp. Sean is leading by example and teaching corporate leaders how his leadership happiness methods affect measurable change, production, and happiness through positive psychology. Sean started innovating with software products at 11 years old on his 8-Bit Commodore Vic-20 in the 1980s and he never stopped. He studied aviation electronics working on F-14 Tomcats in the Navy, molecular genetics at the University of Rochester, and earned an MBA from the Simon School of Business in 2006. Most of his experience, however, has come from over two decades of working in the trenches with his clients building innovative software products that move, touch, and inspire the world. He is most fortunate to have the privilege of leading the team that is ITX. ITX has built a passionate group of inspired technologists and artists that produce magic daily for their clients. Sean teaches MBA candidates at the William E. Simon School of Business and speaks to leadership teams worldwide on the intersection of innovation, culture, and empathy. He has developed and organized “The Momentum Framework,” a set of contextual models demonstrating successful leadership patterns, context, and language. His work has led to him earning recognition and accolades such as the 2019 Vistage “New Speaker of the Year” and the 2019 Trust Across America “Top Thought Leader in Trust” awards among many others Website https://itx.com On Instagram - @itxcorp Hosts - Mariel Hemingway & Melissa Yamaguchi Executive Producer - Jeremiah D. Higgins Senior Sound Engineer - Richard Dugan Sound Engineer - Slater Smith Donate to the Mariel Hemingway Foundation here - https://www.marielhemingwayfoundation.org

On this podcast I will talk with Lori Simon about Holiday Fantasy vs. Holiday Reality. Do you ever find that the way your holiday preparation and holiday celebrations turn out are quite different from the way you picture it in your head? Then this episode is for you! Lori and I will talk about holiday decorating, gift wrapping, baking, celebrating and managing our own expectations as well as those of our children. We will also each commit to taking something off our already full plates this holiday season. Or, well, we will think about taking something off, LOL! On this episode Lori mentions her tradition of making these sugar cookies: https://www.bettycrocker.com/products/cookiemix/sugarAnd Lauren mentions her tradition of making this Gingerbread Recipe (I'll also post it in our Facebook group: Ginger Snaps (Gingerbread Men)2 cups flour (sifted)¾ cup shortening2 tsp baking soda1 cup sugar1 tsp ground ginger4 Tbsp molasses1 tsp ground cloves1 egg1 tsp cinnamonSift together flour, baking soda, ginger, cloves and cinnamon.  Set aside. Cream shortening. Add sugar, egg and molasses. Beat well.  Add flour mixture and beat until smooth. Mixture will be very stiff. For snaps: Take a teaspoon of mixture, roll into a ball, and then roll ball in sugar. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees. For Gingerbread Men: Chill dough for one hour. Lightly flour rolling surface and rolling pin. Roll and cut dough with cookie cutters. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees. Length of time will vary according to how big or how thick the cookies are. For small gingerbread men, (approximately 3 inches long) they baked for me in 10 – 12 min. A Little About Lori: Lori Simon graduated with a Bachelors in Science in Medical Technology from Western Connecticut State University. She is a wife and mom to 6 kids. She is currently home schooling 3 children (at what she likes to refer to as Simon School) while the other 3 attend college. Lori loves all things Disney and frequents Disney World, which is about two hours from her home in Florida. When Lori is not at Disney World you can find her using her creativity to make every day fun including minor holidays (think groundhog meatloaf) or of course, talking to Lauren on the phone. Lori believes in the go big or go home approach to most things, especially when it comes to decorating for Halloween and Christmas. Side note……… Lori was busy teaching children how to dissect cow eyeballs so Lauren had to write this bio. EW! LOL or as Lori likes to say, LOL, LOL, LOL!!! If you like this episode please subscribe! It also will help others to find this podcast when you leave a 5 star rating and review. If you have a question, comment or an idea for a future episode please reach out. You can email me at: YourZenFriendPod@gmail.comor find me on instagram @YourZenFriendPodOr in facebook groups at: www.facebook.com/groups/yourzenfriend/For more information on Lauren's counseling services check out: www.LaurenCounseling.com 

On this podcast I will talk about how opposites attract and how we can have rich and rewarding friendships when we respect and celebrate each other and our differences. I am excited to have an interview with my friend of over 35 years Lori Simon! A Little About Lori: Lori Simon graduated with a Bachelors in Science in Medical Technology from Western Connecticut State University. She is a wife and mom to 6 kids. She is currently home schooling 3 children (at what she likes to refer to as Simon School) while the other 3 attend college. Lori loves all things Disney and frequents Disney World, which is about two hours from her home in Florida. When Lori is not at Disney World you can find her using her creativity to make every day fun including minor holidays (think groundhog meatloaf) or of course, talking to Lauren on the phone. Lori believes in the go big or go home approach to most things, especially when it comes to decorating for Halloween and Christmas. Side note……… Lori was busy teaching children how to dissect cow eyeballs so Lauren had to write this bio. EW! LOL or as Lori likes to say, LOL, LOL, LOL!!! On this podcast I mention author Brene Brown. Check out Brene's famous talk on vulnerability here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o&t=492sHere are Lori's hot holiday toys recommendations for 2022: https://www.target.com/p/magic-mixies-blue-magical-crystal-ball/-/A-84797840?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000100919980&CPNG=PLA_DVM%2Ba064R0000138jTxQAI-TargetToys_HKC_GoogleSearch_Holiday_2022-719030&adgroup=PLA_TargetToys&LID=700000001393753pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9003431&gclid=CjwKCAiA68ebBhB-EiwALVC-Nl7qxDh_2jKpCbbFARiu_t02VKbh8acOrq3i93Pg6m9nGlmknnyRzBoC5OMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.dshttps://www.thetoyinsider.com/toys/little-live-pets-mama-surprise/If you like this episode please subscribe! And help me out by leaving a review below. If you leave a 5 star review I may read it on a future episode. By rating and reviewing this podcast you will help others to find it who could benefit from the content. If you have a question, comment or an idea for a future episode please reach out. You can email me at: YourZenFriendPod@gmail.comor find me on instagram @YourZenFriendPodFor more information on Lauren's counseling services check out: www.LaurenCounseling.com 

The topic this week is Red Light Therapy.  What is it?  And how can it help both parents and children alike?Our guest is Scott Chaverri from Mito Red Light.There's a host of potential benefits including better quality sleep, improved mitochondrial function, and anti-aging benefits.  And the good news is there are more affordable options and no real downside from this simple biohack.The secret this week is…These Red Lights Accelerate Progress You'll Discover:How Red Light Therapy Helps Sleep (7:05)Key Best Practices From Our Ancestors (10:27)A Good Night's Sleep Starts With This (15:09)How To Supercharge Your Mitochondria (16:29)What's the Optical Window and Why It Matters (19:04)The Promise of Photobiomodulation (23:35)What We're Most Deficient In (27:55)What To Look For When Buying A Red Light Panel (35:19) About Our Guest:After earning a BA in Psychology from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from the Simon School of Business, Scott Chaverri worked for several Fortune 500 companies, in the business services, medical device, financial services, and e-commerce industries. Having dealt with health challenges in childhood and early adulthood, Scott has always been passionate about all things health and wellness. Constantly learning, tinkering, and evolving, his goal is to build Mito Red into a preeminent health and wellness company empowering people with tools and information to optimize their performance and maximize their healthspans.Mito Red Light (Use APS Code for 5% off) References In This Episode:Autism Parenting Secrets Episode 74 Red Light + Sweat = Thrive with Brian Richards Additional Resources:Take The Quiz: What's YOUR Top Autism Parenting Blindspot?To learn more about Cass & Len, visit us at www.autismparentingsecrets.comBe sure to follow Cass & Len on InstagramIf you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends.Don't forget to subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts to get automatic episode updates for our "Autism Parenting Secrets!"And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on Apple Podcasts. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show and we read every single one of the reviews we get. Thanks for listening!

Society will have us believing that having a successful career means that you can't have a successful family. Worst yet it will have us to believe that men don't struggle with the balance of work and family the same way that women do. In today's episode host LaKeisha Entsuah chats with James Cuthbert, president of Rock The Bells and devoted husband and father about how he maintains it all. James shares how his faith, the support of his family and a lot of intentionality allows him to succeed in the office and at home. Legacy Thought of The Week: The most important voice that you will hear is the one in your head so make sure you are nurturing that voice regularly!Highlights of the Episode1:32 - Thought of the week6:26 - Staying Grounded in Faith9:15 - Dad Guilt or Empathy?11:18 - Making Space For The Kids13:42 - Self Care From A Man's Perspective15:52 - Building Your Community17:51 - The 3 Stages of Life21:15 - Passing On The Lessons Learned28:01 - Master The MomentsAbout JamesJames is an award-winning marketing professional and community advocate with over 15 years of experience, including five global companies (BET, Red Bull North America, The Coca-Cola Company, Kellogg's, and General Mills), two non-profit organizations (KIPP Philadelphia Charter Schools and The Center for Youth Services), and currently the President of LL COOL J's Rock The Bells.  He graduated with a B.S. degree in Business Management from The Pennsylvania State University and went on to earn an MBA from the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business. In 2017 and 2018, he was named a “40 Under 40 Brand Marketer” by Brand Innovators (the largest network of brand marketers in the United States). 

Robert W. Mixon, Jr. is a retired U.S. Army Major General, former President of a manufacturing company, EVP of a diverse, innovative not for profit company, and Leadership Consultant. He serves as a faculty member at the Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point and various premier business schools including The Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester, The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, and the Cox Business School at Southern Methodist University.   In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Robert Mixon discuss: Internalizing tolerance in one's own life  How an organization can benefit from practicing tolerance The value of being transparent and genuine  Being fully committed to tolerance  Key Takeaways:  We must expect leaders to demonstrate their commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and tolerance. They have to walk the talk and not just talk it. It has to be a genuine way of life, a genuine belief, and not just a one-time event.  When every leader and every team member commits to practicing tolerance, the whole organization benefits. Organizations that have embraced tolerance have been seen to grow both internally and externally because of it.  You can't fool people. People will know when you're not being genuine. It's best to be transparent. If there's a problem, admit that there's a problem, create a system of change and commit towards getting better.  If you can't be in it to win it, then don't be in it. You can't put one foot in and one foot out. The saying is true in diversity, inclusion, equity, and tolerance. You have to be fully committed to it and really embody the values in your life.    “Training is not episodic, it shouldn't be a one-time event every year or every six months. It should be part of our way we do things… It truly has to be a way of life, if you're going to grow a world-class culture.” - Robert Mixon Connect with Robert Mixon: Twitter: http://twitter.com/levelfiveassoc  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LevelFiveAssociates?fref=ts  YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClp-MK0vsoRaI0yvMdZTs1A  Website: https://www.levelfiveassociates.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/level-five-associates/    Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang: Don't forget to subscribe to the show, so that you don't miss a single episode; and please leave a rating and review. I would greatly appreciate it.  Follow our show on Facebook and check out our Website for more details and to engage with our podcast community. You can also follow Dr. Lang on LinkedIn.   Download Three Vital Practices to avoid a potential lawsuit for free by clicking this link: www.WorkplaceRestorativePracticesInc.com   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaye-lang-1735761b5/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaye.lang.779/   KEY WORDS:  Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.   Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Creativity is an unlimited resource in your life. Thus, the motivation of the people you surround yourself, spend time with, and invest in is the wellspring of your own personal creativity. When you help them tap into their motivation, it pays back in spades for your own. The greatest leaders are unstoppable because they tap into the creativity of the people they surround themselves with and serve with humility. My coaching educates leaders in fostering environments that maximize creativity and innovation. "The Momentum Framework" is a collection of contextual models and language tools that form a system that maximizes the creativity of the people we lead. The result is MOMENTUM through innovation. My journey in innovating began with software products at the ripe old age of 11, programming on my 8-Bit Commodore Vic-20 in the 1980s, and never stopped. I studied aviation electronics working on F-14 Tomcats in the Navy, molecular genetics at the University of Rochester, and earned an MBA from the Simon School of Business in 2006. However, most of my experience has come from two and a half decades of working in the trenches with amazing teams building innovative software products that move, touch and inspire the world. ITX is a passionate group of 250+ inspired technologists and artists that produce magic every day for our clients. We are pioneering how software products are built and creating best practices that are forging the future of how technology interfaces with people. Through ITX and in other ventures, I have engineered the divestiture, acquisition, and mergers of over a dozen companies. Through CEO and leadership roundtables worldwide and a professorship at the University of Rochester, I have educated thousands of business leaders on innovation, culture, empathy, and "The Momentum Framework." Mentioned in the show: Cognitive Empathy: Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Capacity for Influence (C/I) Daniel Goleman – Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships Daniel Kahneman – Thinking, Fast and Slow Travis Bradberry – Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Affective Empathy: Compassion: Capacity for Caring (C/C) Brene Brown – The Gifts of Imperfection John M. Gottman – The Science of Trust Edward L. Deci – Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation Daniel Goleman – Focus, The Hidden Driver of Excellence Kenneth O. Stanley & Joel Lehman - Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of Objective INNOVATION: in·no·va·tion | ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən : Any insight or tactic which, when deployed, causes a measurable improvement to momentum also: concept or best practice change, which causes a measurable improvement to the strategic success of the firm ADVOCACY: ad·vo·ca·cy | ˈad-və-kə-sē: The highest level of a mutual business relationship, where each invests in the other's future also: The regular demonstration of behaviors that reflect an investment in our collective future; The act of one who is inspired LOYALTY: loy·al·ty | ˈlȯi(-ə)l-tē : The level of a mutual business relationship where each member self-determines that they will engage with the other in the future also: The regular demonstration of engagement behaviors TRUST: ˈtrəst : The level of a mutual business relationship where each is confident in the other also: The demonstration of caring and confidence through the investment behaviors of time, information, or social capital sflaherty@itx.com https://www.productmomentum.fm/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thinkfuture/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thinkfuture/support

Judy Ricker received her bachelor's in Music Education in 1976 and her master's in Musical Arts and Performance and Literature in 1981 from the Eastman School of Music. She continued her education at the Simon School of Business where she earned her MBA in 1991. Judy has spent her career working within both the music and business industries. She started off performing in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and then went on to work at Kodak and other corporations to do brand research. Currently, Judy is a brand and research consultant and also teaches oboe at Nazareth College and a course for Eastman's newest master's program: Master of Arts in Music Leadership. Take a listen to Judy's wide range of experiences and her advice for students and alumni. She shares what to do when changing careers, the importance of recognizing transferable skills in any industry, and the overlapping qualities between music and business.

John (Jack) Greco is a father, advisor, serial entrepreneur and the Executive Director of the seminal Techstars Ecosystem Development program across WNY. Prior to that, he co-founded or supported the early creation and growth of dozens of companies across Upstate New York. Instrumental in the early development of startups, as a venture capitalist, founder, advisor or executive, Greco dedicates time to mentoring/advising businesses as the Founder of Cupule Ventures, supporting the early development of teams and technology as Board Chairman of One Link Ventures, and speaks for the startup community through the Buffalo Bridge. He serves as a board member to several startups, the Monroe Community Hospital Foundation, DKE Beta Phi Alumni Association and The University Heights Tool Library, Olmsted Center for the Blind and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. All of this comes second in life to his role as a father to his very adventurous 4 ½ year old son, Little Jack. He holds an M.B.A. from the Simon School

In our world where we are staying home more and self-isolating, it can feel like you're all alone when tackling projects, remote work or being an entrepreneur. How can you write a book, run a business and raise a family? How do you overcome self-doubt that stops you from moving forward with your dreams? In this episode, Michelle Frechette shares practical tips on writing a book, customer success and so much more. Michelle is an author, speaker, marketer, coach, blogger, the list goes on.  Some of our discussion includes: How to write a book based on your blog. Countering writing block, the answer may surprise you! The importance of finding your focus. The power of team and its impact on your success.  How anyone can write a book, regardless of your situation. Overcoming shyness and anxiety to share your voice with the world. Whether you're in business or not, marketing tips for everyone. About My Guest Michelle is a woman of many, many talents. She has also a very interesting background. Michelle is an expert in many areas, including WordPress and website design, marketing, public speaking, coaching writing. Michelle has an MBA in marketing, e-commerce and information systems from the University of Rochester and also the very prestigious Simon School of Business. Michelle is the author of A Good Firm Handshake: (and Other Essential Business Tips) and has been in web design and marketing for more than 10 years. Plus, Michelle is currently the head of Customer Success for a website called impress.org. Connect with My Guest  worksbymichelle.com WP Coffee Talk podcast Instagram Twitter More Information / Mentioned in Podcast A Good Firm Handshake: (and Other Essential Business Tips) Impress.org WordCamp: WordPress conference WordCamp Rochester GiveWP.com: online fundraising platform BigOrangeHeart.org: well-being support for remote workers Learn more about how you can tackle tasks, finish projects & fulfill your dreams with Michelle's website at stepsteppick.com Thanks for Tuning In! Thank so much for being with us this week.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show to get automatic episode updates for our “You Can Do It Too Podcast!”  And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get. Thanks for listening! 

Sport executives often debate the value of sport-specific college degrees. Some argue the focus is too narrow. Others claim an emphasis on industry-related subjects produces better applicants. Dr. Jason Williams, assistant dean of the Simon School of Business at Maryville University, also directs the school's Rawlings Sport Business Management program. In this wide-ranging interview, Jason weighs in. He also speaks to the hot topics on college campuses today: academics vs affecting social change; opportunities for minorities; and, if teaching sales is worth classroom time.

We continue our Impact Real Estate series on this episode of the TBG Real Estate Podcast by getting to know Timothy Henkel, Partner and SVP at Pennrose. Tim takes us back to how he got went from engineer to starting at Pennrose, what his "windy path" in real estate has been like, and helps us dive into what it's like leading one of affordable housing's biggest companies. Side note: you'll definitely want to stick around for his answers during "The Hot Seat."Episode Notes:01:35 - What is Pensrose?03:48 - The Differences06:18 - Tax Credits 10108:49 - How do you know where to build?11:40 - A podcast eye roll15:25 - Bringing people together19:07 - "Life's work people"23:27 - Preservation work25:08 - A bit of biased26:35 - Everyone has their windy path33:37 - Not the same job one year to the next36:24 - The "crack in" question38:57 - The Hot Seat presented by KK ResetAs a principal and member of the executive leadership team, Tim Henkel is responsible for all aspects of Pennrose’s national development strategy. He oversees a team of regional vice presidents and has been instrumental in Pennrose’s continued growth in key markets across the country.Tim has overseen the growth of Pennrose’s development platform to include new construction, adaptive reuse and acquisition/preservation projects. The combination of diversified housing products and expanded geography have established Pennrose as an engaged leader in the delivery of housing opportunity and resident services in a diverse range of communities.Tim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University and a Master of Business Administration from the William E. Simon School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester. When he's not busy changing the world through affordable housing, he loves to ride his bike.

Manu Bhagatjee is the founder, CEO of HouseStay - a curated platform of fully-furnished turnkey rentals for digital nomads, global mobility, and relocation professionals. Prior to HouseStay, Manu was in the corporate finance industry. Manu has an MBA from the Simon School of Business at University of Rochester. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theindustryshow/support

Robert W. Mixon, Jr. is a retired U.S. Army Major General, former President of a manufacturing company, EVP of a diverse, innovative not for profit company, and Leadership Consultant. He serves as a faculty member at the Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point and various premier business schools including The Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester, The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, and the Cox Business School at Southern Methodist University. Robert served his country for over three decades in various military leadership roles before deciding to bring his high-caliber leadership style and values to the corporate world in 2007. Robert is an expert in the field of Change Management and has made it his mission to develop cultures defined by trust and empowerment. He co-authored the best-selling book, Cows in the Living Room: Developing an Effective Strategic Plan and Sustaining It, and founded Level Five Associates, a change management consulting company which helps organizations develop strong leaders and unique cultures through the use of their trademarked “Big 6” Leadership Principles. He’s a recent recipient of a Business Leadership Teaching Excellence Award from SMU Cox School of Business. What you will learn from this episode: General Mixon shares how a football scholarship led to attending West Point and finding his military calling and a sense of belonging How General Mixon left his career in military service and reentered the private sector, first with a nonprofit organization and then as an entrepreneur Why General Mixon considers leadership to be a privilege, not a right, and why he believes in leading by example How General Mixon and the team at Level Five Associates work with their clients to customize leadership training programs and workshops General Mixon shares his “Big 6” Leadership Principles and defines each, explaining why they matter How the team at Level Five Associates helps leaders evaluate, score, and adjust their Big 6, and how doing so improves their leadership abilities Why success requires the ability to have frank discussions and the willingness to work toward sustaining your progress Why believing in your culture and “walking the talk” in a transparent and authentic way is vital Why the most important lesson General Mixon learned was that “it isn’t about me, it is about us” Why, to achieve your full potential as a leader, you must commit to the leadership journey of learning and listening Resources: We’re All In: The Journey to a World-Class Culture by General Robert Mixon: https://amzn.to/3dtzPfs Email: robert@levelfiveassociates.com Website: www.levelfiveassociates.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robertmixon/ Additional Resources: Sell With Authority by Drew McLellan and Stephen Woessner: https://amzn.to/39y7x13 Predictive ROI Free Resource Library: https://predictiveroi.com/resources/ Stephen Woessner’s LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephenwoessner/

Today’s guest on WVU Marketing Communications Today is Frank Marra. He and host, Matthew Cummings will be discussing the current state of the public relations field and the biggest challenges practitioners are facing, including ethics, legal issues, and crisis management. After the break, they will dive deeper into diversity in public relations, as well as how practitioners are now receiving the strategy and business expertise they need to be successful in the changing industry. ----more---- About Matthew's guest: Frank Marra is a professor and practitioner in Rochester, New York. He teaches IMC 631, Crisis Communication. Marra worked and studied for five years with Dr. Jim Grunig, the world’s leading scholar in public relations. He is a specialist in crisis management and developed the first theory of crisis public relations. Marra has taught at Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Maryland, Ithaca College, Cornell University and the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. He was also a member of the faculty at the Curtin University Business School in Perth, Western Australia, and at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates. Marra has worked as a public relations practitioner, as well as at radio and television stations, including the top-rated talk radio station in Washington, D.C. Marra is a former president of the Public Relations Society of America’s Finger Lakes Chapter and co-chaired PRSA’s MBA Project for two-years. Marra earned his bachelor’s degree from Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario), master’s degree from the University of Florida and doctorate from the University of Maryland.

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 77 “Blueprint 2019 – Session 2” Hosted by Blue Ridge – Learn more here: https://blueridgeglobal.com/ Episode 77 of SCNR features Peter Lijewski, Cliff Isaacson, and Rod Daugherty. Peter Lijewski serves as Vice President, Supply Chain with Breakthru Beverage Group. In this role, Lijewski drives Breakthru’s integrated supply chain management initiatives and works closely with the company’s commercial leadership in the markets while creating greater efficiency across the business. Lijewski has nearly 20 years involved in the alcohol beverage industry.  He earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University and an MBA from the Simon School at the University of Rochester. Connect with Peter Lijewski on LinkedIn and learn more about Breakthru Beverage Group here: https://www.breakthrubev.com/ Cliff Isaacson serves as Advisor at Prolific Virtue, an organization that is focused on guiding and serving small and medium sized retail, wholesale, and distribution companies in pricing analytics. The company achieves its mission by delivering flexible, affordable and customer-driven pricing tools through a subscription-based platform. Cliff’s specialties include technology product management, applied pricing and inventory optimization, analysis and operations research, enterprise software marketing and sales, SaaS, customer integration and technology implementation.  Cliff earned his BS Computer Science from Northwestern University and MS Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. Connect with Cliff Isaacson on LinkedIn and learn more about Prolific Virtue here: http://www.prolificvirtue.com/ Rod Daugherty is the Vice President of Product Strategy for Blue Ridge, where he oversees product direction. For the last 21 years, Rod has been a consultant, designer and product executive for multiple supply chain software companies including E3, JDA, Evant and Manhattan Associates. Connect with Rod Daugherty on LinkedIn and learn more about Blue Ridge here: https://blueridgeglobal.com/ Episode 77 is hosted by Scott Luton. Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode SCNR Tunes, Track 1, featuring Tommy Townsend & Will Haraway: click here APICS Atlanta CSCP and CLTD Boot Camps at Georgia Tech: click here Learn more about Supply Chain 101: https://youtu.be/Qc6U9WWUsYo See SCNR’s latest webinar featuring an update on Drones & IoT technologies: https://youtu.be/K21zQICAnIg Georgia Manufacturing Alliance: https://www.georgiamanufacturingalliance.com/ Blueprint 2019: https://blueridgeglobal.com/blueprint-2019/ AME Atlanta 2019 Lean Summit: https://www.ame.org/ame-atlanta-2019-lean-summit Transparency 2019: https://www.freightwaves.com/transparency19 EFT 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: click here Gartner Supply Chain Leadership Conference in Phoenix: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/supply-chain-us

Craig Dubitsky started his entrepreneurial career as an investor and was fortunate to be involved in the beginnings of both companies Method and eos. Today, he still looks back at the networking opportunities that he had and the steps that have brought him to his successes with gratitude. He began Hello with a great idea and a group of really motivated people that wanted to provide honest products for everyone. Now, their charcoal toothpaste in available in everyday retail stores including Walmart and Fred Meyer. Craig credits these successes not only to a great product that is easy to sell, but also to the powerful team he has and the working environment they have created together. Hello ensures that all employees are not limited to one position, so that they have opportunities to contribute in all areas of the company. With rapidly growing technology and chemistry, we are better able to make green and natural products available to wider audiences. The processes are getting cheaper and scientists are discovering ways to harness benefits from sources were weren’t capable of before. Hello is utilizing these new capabilities and a society of people who are interested in having better products surrounding them in their lives. This market environment has made it easier for Hello products to pave its way into the consumer environment than it would have been years ago. People are finally demanding better stuff that is more affordable and accessible, and Hello has begun to make this dream into a reality.   What you'll get out of tuning in: What is different about Hello How to make products more widely available What you can do better as an entrepreneur   Links Mentioned in the Episode: Craig Dubitsky's website Body Thrive Book  The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures Book     Show Highlights: 1:40 At Hello, the goal is to make their products available for everyone. Craig not only wants these products to be natural but he also wants them to be truly effective for consumers. 6:35 - As an entrepreneur, having a good product with results that were easily proven and honest ingredients really aided in getting Hello products into common retailers. These retailers, just like any consumer, want better stuff to offer! 17:00 - When it comes to the fluoride debate, Hello chose not to a pick a side. They offer cavity-fighting fluoride and fluoride-free products so that they can support the consumer’s right to choose what they use. 32:05 - “Green” products used to mean to people that things that were natural, but that their efficacy was in question, and that the price point was prohibitive. With the growth in technological and chemical development, the ability to make natural products easier is leading to decreasing the price of natural “green” products. 34:10 - People these are day are actually interested in looking at the ingredients in their toothpaste products - and Hello tells you what each ingredient does. In the past, these were not conversations that we would have been capable of having. 36.33 - Green used to mean making compromises in your products. Now, entrepreneurs have helped bridge the gap by making “hybrid” options where people can have the best of both worlds. These options are becoming more accessible and more reliable for everyone.   Your Favorite Quotes: “I wanted to make products for the 100%, not the 1%.” - Craig Dubitsky “The dentist is going to drill, fill and bill you.” - Craig Dubitsky “There’s better stuff to put in bodies, your body matters.” - Cate Stillman “It’s not just save yourself, save the world, its have more fun.” - Cate Stillman “Whole body health and oral health are inextricably linked.” - Craig Dubitsky “And if you love what you’re doing, you've already won.” - Craig Dubitsky   Guest BIO: Jello’s friendly founder, Craig, is obsessed with design, checked shirts, transformational brands, and making stuff that elevates the every day. If you’ve read something from us that made you smile, there’s a pretty good chance Craig wrote it. That last sentence wasn’t very funny, so maybe he didn’t write it. Craig started hello because he was tired of oral care brands that preyed on fear and shame, that were filled with unfriendly ingredients, that tasted yucky, and because he thought crinkly toothpaste tubes were fugly af. The range recently received two of the most prestigious and highly recognized design awards in the world, the Good Design Award and the Red Dot Award, and achieved Leaping Bunny status, the highest certification of friendliness with respect to animal testing. In addition, hello was named to Inc. Magazine’s annual Most Audacious list as one of The 25 Companies That Are Changing the World. He was an early investor and board member in Method, the co-founder and creative lead at eos, Dubitsky was named one of Brand Packaging Magazine’s 2014 Brand Innovators, and to The Internationalist 100 as one of Most Inspirational Marketers in the World. In January of 2015, Advertising Age named him to The Creativity 50, their annual list of the most influential and innovative creative thinkers. Craig’s ongoing involvement with revolutionary consumer packaged goods spans category lines: strategizing with green home care brand Seventh Generation on innovation and design, serving as CMO of Popcorn, Indiana, one of the fastest growing salty snacks brands in the US, and advising OTC brand Help Remedies from his role on its Board of Directors. He’s an Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson, and a founding advisory board member at the University of Rochester’s Ain Center for Entrepreneurship at the Simon School of Business. Skype him now, he’s psyched to say hello, and to show you one of his plaid shirts or play guitar for you (have your earplugs ready). Connect with Craig Dubitsky on his Linkedin, Facebook  and  Hello Products Website. 

The "EVOLution of Business" is going to require an EVOLution of business ownership structures and worker-owned cooperatives are one promising model of ownership for a future with more Inclusive Prosperity for all. Worker cooperatives are employee-owned companies structured on a one-member, one vote basis. Profits go directly to workers, building local wealth while creating quality jobs and meaningful change for underserved populations. More than half of worker cooperatives in the United States today were designed to improve low-wage jobs and build wealth in communities most directly affected by inequality, helping workers build skills, earning potential, household income and assets. Based on the Evergreen Cooperatives of Cleveland, which has become an innovation model for creating more sustainable regional economies, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren worked with the Democracy Collaborative to create a "Market Driven Community Cooperative" within the Mayor's Office of Innovation. Now an independent, community-led nonprofit, it was rebranded as OWN Rochester and is led by Kate Washington. Kate transitioned to this role after serving a key role in the development of the organization in her tenure as Deputy Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development for the City of Rochester. Prior to her work in government, she enjoyed a twenty-year career in management consulting where she worked with the highest levels of government leadership in the Caribbean and South America to reduce the cost of energy and build sustainable energy resources. Kate is a Fulbright Scholar and earned her M.B.A. from the Simon School of Business in 2004. Her civic engagement includes leadership in women’s and minority issues, the arts and business.

Have you ever thought: "Here's an idea someone should invent" Maybe it should be YOU who invents it! Here's the steps you need to take to patent your great idea. We cash in this week with Mike Pyszczek President, Genesee Northern Research LLC, Professor at Roberts Wesleyan College School of Business and coaches MBA candidates and engineering students at the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business. Thanks to Family First Credit Union for sponsoring the podcast See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Success to Go podcast, host Christopher Tompkins interviews his professional connection Rick Stern of Xenegrade, who shares how entrepreneurs can get the most out of their business, and the secrets to his 25+ years of success! Rick Stern grew up on a small farm outside Buffalo, NY.  But interests drew him into management type work after college, including 20 years in educational administration.  During that time, he went back to school and earned an MBA from the Simon School of Busienss at the University of Rochester.  Soon after that, he ventured into business ownership and started the software company now known as Xenegrade.  Xenegrade just recently celebrated its 25th year. To learn more about Rick Stern and his company Xenegrade, visit them online at www.xenegrade.com To learn more about Christopher Tompkins and The Go! Agency, visit them online here: www.thegoagencyusa.com

Ian is the Chief Marketing Officer of Freeborn & Peters LLP, a full-service law firm. Ian oversees the firm's marketing and business development functions, including marketing strategy, marketing communications, digital media, public relations, and client events and outreach. Ian and the marketing team at Freeborn & Peters have been recognized six times by the LMA's Your Honor Awards program, including for their work in business development, brand identity, digital communications, and contributions to the firm's recruiting efforts. Ian is currently the Chair of the LMA Midwest at Chicago City Group, working with several teams responsible for a broad slate of educational and keynote programs, as well as an array of communications initiatives supporting the LMA's local efforts. Ian served previously as the Co-Chair of the LMA's Think Tank, which is charged with helping legal marketing professionals understand and respond to emerging trends and issues within the legal profession, with particular regard to marketing and business development. Ian was also a contributor to the Law 2023 report on the long-term evolution of the business of law. Ian is a graduate of the University of Oxford, where he was a Casberd Scholar, winner of the University's Pilkington Prize from the Templeton College of Management, and earned a Double First in Engineering, Economics, and Management. He was also a John M. Olin Fellow at the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester.

Brent Nyitray, Director of Capital Markets for iServe Residential Lending dissects recent stock price declines in Nationstar and Ocwen as well as recent Stonegate and CherryHill IPOs.  Are fundamentals sound or is the market correction an indication of 2014? Prior to iServe, Nyitray was an analyst and trader at several hedge funds as well as ran the European Risk Arbitrage trading desk at Bear Stearns.  He has a Master in Business Administration in Finance from the Simon School at the University of Rochester and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Wisconsin.