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Today, we're heading to Los Angeles to chat with entrepreneur and philosopher, Mr. Sid Mohasseb. Sid is a best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, venture investor, university professor, and innovation leader. Following the success of his books, ‘The Caterpillar's Edge' and ‘You Are Not Them,' he has been actively involved in high-level advisory, early-stage investments, and speaking engagements. An adjunct professor at USC Marshall Business School and the Viterbi School of Engineering, Sid focuses on AI, data analytics, and dynamic business strategy. Visit the C4C website to gain full access to the transcript, show notes, and guest links. Coaching 4 Companies

We want to welcome everyone to season two of the Future of Energy podcast, sponsored by the Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition at the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. We hope you followed us in season one if so welcome back. If you are new to the program we try to cover the vast size and complexity of the energy transition by interviewing experts in a wide array of fields in an informal, conversation format using our student co-host to do most of the interviews. This season we have two new student co-hosts so welcome Milia and Rochan. Our first topic is climate modeling. We frequently hear about the results of those models in terms of average global temperature forecasts but how do climate scientists develop those models? In this episode we talk to Dr. Stephen Koonin from the Hoover Institute at Stanford University and author of the book “UnSettled” and get a look behind the scenes in our episode titled: “All Models are Wrong, but some are Useful: A detailed look at climate models and modeling.”

In this episode of AI @ HLTH on The Beat, Sandy Vance speaks with Dr. Benjamin Nguyen from Transcarent about the innovative Wayfinding platform, which integrates AI to enhance healthcare navigation for employees. They discuss the challenges of healthcare engagement, the importance of personalized experiences, and the role of AI and LLMs in transforming healthcare delivery. Dr. Nguyen emphasizes the need for privacy and security in healthcare AI solutions and shares insights on the future of AI in the industry.In this Episode they discuss:Employees deserve benefits that empower them with guidance.Transcarent aims to simplify healthcare navigation.Wayfinding connects various healthcare solutions in one platform.Healthcare complexity leads to disengagement among employees.AI can provide personalized healthcare experiences.LLMs enhance engagement by tailoring responses to individuals.Privacy and security are paramount in healthcare AI.Transcarent does not train LLMs on customer data.The future of healthcare will see more subtle AI integration.Investing in innovative solutions is key for employers.A little about Dr. Benjamin Nguyen: Dr. Benjamin (Ben) Nguyen, M.D. is a healthcare and AI product leader. At Transcarent, Dr. Nguyen currently leads the Transcarent AI team which is tasked with expanding Transcarent's suite of AI products while maintaining the highest standards for patient safety. Throughout his career, Dr. Nguyen has led multiple teams building AI products ranging from hospital AI deployment platforms, radiology AI safety applications, chatbots for patients, and AI tools for clinicians. Dr. Nguyen is known as an expert on AI in healthcare, and was recently called to testify before Congress on the subject, educating lawmakers and the public about the potential and safety risks of AI. He is also a guest lecturer at the University of Southern California, where he teaches about AI fundamentals and safety in healthcare. Dr. Nguyen received his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, as well as graduate specialization certificates from the Marshall School of Business and the Viterbi School of Engineering. He is a Bay Area native and lives in San Francisco, California.

ARISTEiA in 30 min: Yannis Yortsos, Dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering, Zohrab Kaprielian Chair in Engineering and Chester Dolley Prof. of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Southern California, USA, and Nektarios Tavernarakis, Professor of Molecular Systems Biology, University of Crete Medical School, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, discuss about excellence in our new podcast episode with title: “A brave new world for the leadership of large institutions”

Mike Massimino is a former NASA astronaut, professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University, and the Senior Advisor for Space Programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum. Selected as an astronaut in 1996, Mike is the veteran of two space flights—the fourth and fifth Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions in 2002 and 2009. He is the recipient of two NASA Space Flight Medals—the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and the American Astronaut Society's Flight Achievement Award. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Columbia University and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Technology & Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. He is the author of Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe and Spaceman: The True Story of a Young Boy's Journey to Becoming an Astronaut. Garrett Reisman is a former NASA astronaut and professor of astronautical engineering at USC's Viterbi School. Garrett was selected as a mission specialist astronaut in 1998 and was aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2008, a mission that dropped him off for a 95-day stay aboard the International Space Station. His second mission was aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2010, during which he performed three spacewalks and operated the Space Station Robot Arm as a flight engineer. In 2011, Garrett left NASA and joined SpaceX, serving in multiple roles, including Director of Space Operations. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Together, Mike and Garrett are the creators of 2 Funny Astronauts, a podcast where they explore astronauts' bizarre, crazy, and astonishing lives. Mike and Garrett join me today to describe their lives as astronauts. They discuss how they became interested in spaceflight, their educational experiences at MIT and Caltech, and their paths to becoming selected as NASA astronauts. They share their thoughts on NASA's astronaut selection program and why interpersonal skills are necessary for an aspiring astronaut. They recount their appearances on TV and their lives after NASA. They also highlight the importance of being surrounded by like-minded people and underscore the value of representation. “Don't think they're looking for somebody who's not you. If you try to be somebody else, it's going to come off as artificial and it's not going to work.” - Garrett Reisman This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores: The life of the young Garett Reisman and his journey to becoming an astronaut How the moon landing got Mike Massimino interested in spaceflight Their experiences studying at MIT and Caltech and their career path to joining NASA's space program Mike and Garrett's secret sauce to passing the NASA astronaut selection program Mike's appearance on The Big Bang Theory and Garett's show with American comedian, Stephen Colbert What being the first Jewish crewmember of the ISS meant for Garrett Moving beyond being an astronaut, Garrett's move to SpaceX, and Mike's life after NASA What it was like to be a part of the first group of women in space The value of authenticity and the importance of representation My journey through foreign languages, STEM, and becoming a NASA astronaut Why Mike and Garrett created the 2 Funny Astronauts podcast Our Favorite Quotes: “It's good to be surrounded by like-minded people. It doesn't seem as crazy, and you get to share information and dreams with each other—that's what was helpful at MIT.” - Mike Massimino “Everybody on paper is qualified to become an astronaut—in the end, it's more like picking people you'd want to go on a camping trip with rather than a job interview.” - Garrett Reisman Resources Mentioned: 2 Funny Astronauts Podcast Connect with Mike Massimino: Mike Massimino Website Mike Massimino on LinkedIn Mike Massimino on Instagram Mike Massimino on Facebook Mike Massimino on Twitter Mike Massimino on YouTube Connect with Garrett Reisman: Garrett Reisman Website Garrett Reisman on LinkedIn Garrett Reisman on Instagram Garrett Reisman on Facebook Garrett Reisman on Twitter Spaceship Not Required I'm Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean. I'm an explorer, and that doesn't always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action. In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required. Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores. Visit my website at kathysullivanexplores.com to sign up for seven astronaut tips to improve your life on earth and be the first to discover future episodes and learn about more exciting adventures! Don't forget to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts! Spotify I Stitcher I Apple Podcasts I iHeart Radio I TuneIn I Google I Amazon Music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pono Casey is a junior at the University of Southern California getting a BS in Mechanical Engineering through the Viterbi School of Engineering. If you have an affinity for math and physics and want to see how it can be applied to the real world, this is the episode for you.

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This is the first in the ‘L&D's Pivot To Performance' series, in which David James and Guy Wallace speak with Dr. Kenneth Yates about Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA).    The aim of this series is to highlight the important shift that some L&D leaders and practitioners have made in order to more predictably and reliably affect individual and organisational performance, achieving much more as a consequence.    KEY TAKEAWAYS L&D needs to pivot from being learning-focused to being performance-focused. In the modern workplace, most tasks involve decision-making. How those decisions are to be made is hard to capture and turn into meaningful training. Experts omit up to 70% of the critical information when describing what they do. Using the CTA approach to conduct interviews with 3 or 4 experts fills in much of the missing information. Knowledge, motivational, cultural, and organisational factors all influence human performance in the workplace. Identifying the actual problem you are trying to address is essential. Yet, frequently this step is rushed. Asking if a problem was solved what would be achieved focuses everyone´s attention and motivates them. Dr. Yates uses gap analysis to diagnose problems. He explains why and how in the podcast. The gap analysis framework can be used for problem centred issues and to improve processes. Culture influences our performance and how we learn. As well as the language that needs to be used. The Human Performance Framework can be done surprisingly quickly when people buy into the process. Conducting CTA is time-consuming, but because it is highly effective you get good ROI. BEST MOMENTS 'Experts actually omit up to 70% of the critical information the novice needs.' 'When we find a procedural gap in human performance we need to conduct CTA.' 'Ask – if this problem were solved, what goal would be achieved.' 'Motivation accounts for up to 40 and 50% variance when it comes to learning achievement.' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Learning And Development Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-learning-development-podcast/id1466927523  SUPPORTING RESOURCES Clark, R. E., Pugh, C. M., Yates, K.A., Inaba, K., Green, D., & Sullivan, M. (2012) The use of cognitive task analysis to improve instructional descriptions of procedures.  Journal for Surgical Research. https://hpttreasures.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/journal-for-surgical-research-clark-sullivanedit.pdf   Clark, R.E., Feldon, D., & Yates, K. (2011, April) Using Cognitive Task Analysis to capture expert knowledge and skills for research and instructional design. Workshop presented at the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. https://hpttreasures.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/aera_cta_workshop_2011_04_11.pdf   Yates, K. A., Sullivan, M., and Clark, R. E. (2011).  Integrated studies in the use of Cognitive Task Analysis to capture surgical expertise for Central Venous Catheter Placement and Open Cricothyrotomy. American Journal of Surgery. 203(1). 76-80. https://hpttreasures.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/yates_sullivan_clark_2011_integrated-studies-on-the-use-of-cta.pdf   Sullivan, M. E., Yates, K. A., Baker, C. J., & Clark, R. E. (2010). Cognitive task analysis and its role in teaching technical skills. In Tsueda, S., Scott, D. and Jones. D. (Eds.). Textbook of Simulation, Skills and Team Training. Woodbury, CT: Cine-Med. https://hpttreasures.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/chapter-in-textbook-of-simulation-cognitive-task-analysis-and-its-role-in-teaching-technical-skills-sullivan-yates-baker-clark.pdf   ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Kenneth Yates Bio   Ken is a Professor of Clinical Education in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. He is also Co-Director of the Center for Human Applied Reasoning and IOT, a joint center of the Rossier School of Education and the Viterbi School of Engineering to combine cutting-edge cognitive science and education research with the emerging Internet of Things technologies to revolutionise personalised learning.   His research focuses on the use of Cognitive Task Analysis methods to capture the underlying knowledge and skills that experts use to solve complex problems and the design of instruction to effectively teach this expertise to others. He is also interested in how information communication technologies can be used to deliver instruction more efficiently to a wider audience.   ABOUT THE HOST David James  David has been a People Development professional for more than 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning & OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East & Africa.  As well as being the Chief Learning Officer at Looop by 360Learning, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&D as well as an active member of the CIPD L&D Advisory Board.  CONTACT METHOD  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/davidinlearning/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/  Website: https://www.looop.co/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode Mike and Garrett go over their other rivalry Baseball   BIO   Mike Massimino -  a former NASA astronaut, is a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. He received a BS from Columbia University, and MS degrees in mechanical engineering and in technology and policy, as well as a PhD in mechanical engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   Garrett Reisman - A NASA veteran who flew on all three Space Shuttles, Garrett Reisman was selected by NASA as a mission specialist astronaut in 1998. His first mission in 2008 was aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour which dropped him off for a 95 day stay aboard the International Space Station after which he returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. His second mission in 2010 was aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. During these missions, Garrett performed 3 spacewalks, operated the Space Station Robot Arm and was a flight engineer aboard the Space Shuttle. After leaving NASA in early 2011, he joined Elon Musk at SpaceX where he served in multiple capacities most recently as the Director of Space Operations.  Garrett stepped down from his full-time position at SpaceX in May of 2018 and in June 2018 he became a Professor of Astronautical Engineering in the Viterbi School at USC.  He also continues to support SpaceX as a Senior Advisor. PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://2funnyastronauts.com/ Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-funny-astronauts/id1565032832 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WTiPHCLmm58LRBVX6bQjd?si=Il8wNDVxRc-982KfadPFrg Full episodes playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLniUJwO7-bTXV6DkRoZsx5FkFfM4ESLU4 Clips playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtixXCrjStU-gY3xTNbi_0UigmTgush29   SOCIAL: - Twitter:    Mike Massimino https://twitter.com/Astro_Mike?s=20 Garrett Reisman https://twitter.com/astro_g_dogg?s=20   - Instagram:    Mike Massimino https://www.instagram.com/astromikemassimino/?hl=en Garrett Reisman https://www.instagram.com/astro_g_dogg/?hl=en

Episode 1 features Dr. Satyandra K. Gupta, Smith International Professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department and Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California; and Craig Schlenoff, Group Leader of the Cognition and Collaboration Systems Group and Program Manager of the Robotic Systems for Smart Manufacturing Program in the Intelligent Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). SK and Craig discuss the evolution of robotics technologies, the impact on the manufacturing industry, how to develop a roadmap for implementation, and their predictions for the future of robotics.

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 17.  We hope you enjoy the show! Please join the conversation - email us with thoughts and ideas and connect with the show on Facebook and Twitter.   IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Danny Bilson Danny Bilson comes from a long line of writers, from his Grandfather George, who was a producer/writer/director and head of the trailer department at Warner Brothers, to his grandmother Hattie, who interviewed stars for fan magazines and wrote shorts for RKO. After a long television and film career at Warner Brothers, Disney and Paramount himself,  Bilson served as a senior executive in the video game industry at both Electronic Arts, and THQ.  Danny has experience developing properties in film, video games, TV, theme parks and comic books. Bilson currently has a major motion picture, Da 5 Bloods, directed by Spike Lee, available for streaming on Netflix and front and center in this season’s award chatter. Danny has consulted at Walt Disney Imagineering as well as Tencent games where he runs the Tencent Spectrum training program for their senior producers and developers twice each year.  Bilson has been on the faculty of the USC School of Cinematic Arts since 2005, where he teaches screenwriting, narrative design and  Advanced Game Production.  Danny is Chairman of the Interactive Media and Games Division and was recently appointed Director of USC Games, where he leads the joint program shared by both The School of Cinematic Arts and the Viterbi School of Engineering. Connect with Danny: Web: www.dannybilson.com Twitter: twitter.com/dannybilson   COMING UP NEXT WEEK: Next weekend, we’ll be joined by Tim Conway Jr. - talk show host at KFI in LA, the No. 1 news/talk radio station in the country, and, as you might have guessed, eldest son of Tim Conway, legendary comedian and star of The Carol Burnett Show, McHale’s Navy, and who could forget, Dorf.  Tim will share stories from his career in broadcasting and childhood growing up a Conway.

Tune in to hear all about this panels experiences as women at the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC!

In this episode, Paul and Audrey talk to Dr. Brandi Jones, Vice Dean for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives at the Viterbi School of Engineering. Dean Jones is responsible for leading and directing equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives for Viterbi School of Engineering. We discuss Dean Jones's expertise from leadership roles at highly selective engineering schools and her research on experiences of underrepresented minority students in engineering disciplines. Dean Jones also shares how she pushes Viterbi to be equity-minded and her vision for what is to come.

Your online reputation is accumulative, most likely permanent, and a reflection on you as a trusted healthcare provider. Todd Eury, founder of the Pharmacy Podcast Network, talks with Sarah Mojarad from USC Viterbi School of Engineering to discuss the sensitivity surrounding a healthcare professional's online reputation.  Sarah Mojarad is a lecturer at the University of Southern California (USC) with joint faculty appointments in Viterbi School of Engineering and Keck School of Medicine. She received her BA in Psychology from Boston University and MS in Corporate and Organization Communication from Northeastern University. Her areas of expertise are in social media, misinformation, science communication, and online professionalism. Prior to joining USC, Prof. Mojarad was at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) where she co-created and taught the course Social Media for Scientists with Dr. Mark E. Davis. The class is believed to be the first full-length course that educates STEM students on the issues and opportunities of using social media for professional communication. She continues to teach an updated version of the class, Social Media for Scientists and Engineers (engr410), in Viterbi School of Engineering. At Keck School of Medicine, Prof. Mojarad teaches specialized communication and social media workshops to medical and physician-scientist students. Prof. Mojarad has given keynote lectures, seminars, and panel presentations at scientific meetings and universities around the world. She has presented her work to the National Science Foundation’s National Science Board, National Institutes of Health, and US Department of State. Her communication workshops have been funded by the Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health. Preface audio, #MedBikini Trending! Should Doctors Do This?? from GetYourLifeTogether Podcast https://youtu.be/9xY78DX3fQ0  @NuggetInTheAM @AndrewKozakTV NuggetPodcast@gmail.com 

Listen in on the conversation with experts from USC Dornsife, USC Viterbi and the California Science Center about the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launch. Kenneth Phillips is Curator for Aerospace Science at the California Science Center and an adjunct professor of the practice of physics and astronomy at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He’s an expert in aeronautics, space exploration and science education. Anita Sengupta is an associate professor of astronautics at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and a former engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She’s an expert in spacecraft design for interplanetary exploration and was responsible for the supersonic parachute system of the Curiosity rover that landed on Mars in 2012. Ken Nealson is an emeritus professor of Earth science at the Dornsife College. He is an expert in astrobiology, microbial life in extreme environments and the evolution of life in the universe. He led the astrobiology program at JPL, started the geobiology program at USC and is a member of the science team for the 2020 Mars mission. Garrett Reisman is a professor of astronautical engineering at the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC. He was an astronaut for NASA and conducted missions aboard the Space Shuttles Endeavor, Discovery and Atlantis as well as the International Space Station. He was also director of space operations for SpaceX and remains a senior advisor to the company.

On May 27th, NASA and SpaceX will be launching astronauts from the US for the first time since 2011, on SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. It will be the first crewed launch for Elon Musk's space company SpaceX and the first time ever NASA has launched astronauts in a commercially built craft, a crucial step towards civilian space travel. SpaceX consultant (Senior Advisor) and former NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman is the only astronaut who helped build the program and design the actual rockets and new spacesuits. Reisman was selected by NASA as a mission specialist astronaut in 1998. His first mission was aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2008, which dropped him off for a 95 day mission aboard the International Space Station after which he returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. His second mission was aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2010, which returned him to the Space Station. During these missions, he performed 3 spacewalks, operated the Space Station Robot Arm and was a flight engineer aboard the Space Shuttle. After leaving NASA in 2011, Reisman joined SpaceX where he worked for Elon Musk and prepared SpaceX for human spaceflight as the Director of Space Operations. He stepped down from his full-time position at SpaceX in May of 2018 and in June 2018 he became a Professor of Astronautical Engineering in the Viterbi School at USC. He continues to support SpaceX as a Senior Advisor. Reisman is an engaging, down to earth and seasoned speaker, and consultant for high level film and TV projects, including Ad Astra (2019), where he taught Brad Pitt how to fly a spaceship, Apple TV's ?For All Mankind (2019) and Personal Space.

On May 27th, NASA and SpaceX will be launching astronauts from the US for the first time since 2011, on SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. It will be the first crewed launch for Elon Musk's space company SpaceX and the first time ever NASA has launched astronauts in a commercially built craft, a crucial step towards civilian space travel. SpaceX consultant (Senior Advisor) and former NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman is the only astronaut who helped build the program and design the actual rockets and new spacesuits. Reisman was selected by NASA as a mission specialist astronaut in 1998. His first mission was aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 2008, which dropped him off for a 95 day mission aboard the International Space Station after which he returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. His second mission was aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2010, which returned him to the Space Station. During these missions, he performed 3 spacewalks, operated the Space Station Robot Arm and was a flight engineer aboard the Space Shuttle. After leaving NASA in 2011, Reisman joined SpaceX where he worked for Elon Musk and prepared SpaceX for human spaceflight as the Director of Space Operations. He stepped down from his full-time position at SpaceX in May of 2018 and in June 2018 he became a Professor of Astronautical Engineering in the Viterbi School at USC. He continues to support SpaceX as a Senior Advisor. Reisman is an engaging, down to earth and seasoned speaker, and consultant for high level film and TV projects, including Ad Astra (2019), where he taught Brad Pitt how to fly a spaceship, Apple TV's ?For All Mankind (2019) and Personal Space.

In this episode, members of our podcast team talk about their experiences switching their majors within the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC

Jay Samit has been described by Wired magazine as “having the coolest job in the industry.” He is a leading technology innovator who has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for startups; sold companies to Fortune 500 firms; taken companies public; and partnered with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Coca Cola, McDonald’s, General Motors, United Airlines, Microsoft, Apple, Verizon, and Facebook. Samit is CEO of SeaChange International, a leading global multi-screen video software company. A technology innovator and entrepreneur, he was a senior advisor to LinkedIn and was appointed to the White House initiative for education and technology by President Bill Clinton. An adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering, Samit is the host of the Wall Street Journal Startup of the Year series and author of the book “Disrupt You” Favorite Success Quote “Are you living life or just paying bills until you die?” “The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose” Key Points 1. All that is Required for Success is Drive and Insight  If you want to be successful, you need two things, drive and insight. Forget talent, forget high levels of academic intelligence, if you are someone who is driven to succeed, and you have the insight to see needs within the marketplace, to see the problems and offer appropriate solutions, then you can become massively wealthy. Think about characters like Richard Branson who were told they were stupid in school and that they would amount to nothing, who had next to no understanding of industries, yet still saw a problem and were able to hire the expertise that they needed to create the businesses of their dreams. 2. Failing is Part of the Process  There is a HUGE difference between failing and failure. Failure is when you give up, when you resign to defeat. When you hang you head, throw in the towel and give up. Failing is part of the path to success. No great person has ever been without failures. Failures are what teach you, they show you what works and what doesn’t, and more often than not, when you fail at a small project, you will be able to use the knowledge you learned later to save or earn millions upon millions of dollars in a bigger business or idea. 3. You Have Everything You Need to Succeed In the 21st century, you have everything you need to succeed. You have the intelligence, the access to money and any other asset that you can imagine that is required for success. If you do not know how to do something, you can simple Google it or hire someone who does. If you don’t have access to high level investors for capital, crowd fund. No matter what problem you are facing you have the tools to solve it and become wildly successful. 4.  Write Down 3 Problems in Your Life Everyday  If you want to come up with your million or billion dollar idea in the next 30 days, then simply commit to writing down three problems you have in your life everyday. In the beginning, most of the problems will be fairly obvious, but as you progress, you will be able to pick out issues that could be the next big thing, make you rich, and help millions of people in the process. 5. The Illusion of Security Robs Ambition The only true security lies in self reliance. If you are dependent on a job for your income, although there is nothing inherently wrong with working a 9-5 if you enjoy it and it provides the lifestyle that you want, do not be fooled into thinking that you have any security. Government regulations, new technology, and shifts in the marketplace are all responsible for putting hundreds of companies out of business each year including dozens of Fortune 500 companies. You have no security working for someone else, the only security is in developing, and disrupting yourself enough to create the self reliance and skill necessary to thrive in the modern world.

Come learn everything about early-stage startups & investing in Los Angeles. Abha Nath will give a brief history on the growth of the Los Angeles tech and venture capital scene and dive into how it has affected the startup ecosystem to date. She will also go over how venture funds evaluate early-stage business opportunities, share best practices around fundraising conversations, and give advice on getting your company in front of an investor. Bio Abha Nath started her career at the Disney Accelerator, where she helped identify and source new investment opportunities for the Walt Disney Company's core businesses. She joined the team as the Disney Accelerator was starting to scale up operations and invest in later-stage companies, including Epic Games, Kahoot!, Brit+Co, and Hoodline. In late 2017, Abha joined the team at Ring. She worked closely with the marketing team to help develop the company's digital marketing strategy, while also working with the Product team to define GTM strategy for Neighbors, Ring's consumer-facing social app. Abha was at the company during its acquisition by Amazon in early 2018. Abha received her B.S. in Industrial Systems Engineering from the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. https://wondervc.com twitter.com/abhanath

Come learn everything about early-stage startups & investing in Los Angeles. Abha Nath will give a brief history on the growth of the Los Angeles tech and venture capital scene and dive into how it has affected the startup ecosystem to date. She will also go over how venture funds evaluate early-stage business opportunities, share best practices around fundraising conversations, and give advice on getting your company in front of an investor. Bio Abha Nath started her career at the Disney Accelerator, where she helped identify and source new investment opportunities for the Walt Disney Company’s core businesses. She joined the team as the Disney Accelerator was starting to scale up operations and invest in later-stage companies, including Epic Games, Kahoot!, Brit+Co, and Hoodline. In late 2017, Abha joined the team at Ring. She worked closely with the marketing team to help develop the company’s digital marketing strategy, while also working with the Product team to define GTM strategy for Neighbors, Ring’s consumer-facing social app. Abha was at the company during its acquisition by Amazon in early 2018. Abha received her B.S. in Industrial Systems Engineering from the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. https://wondervc.com twitter.com/abhanath

Professor Sarah Mojarad is a lecturer at the University of Southern California where she holds joint- faculty appointments in Viterbi School of Engineering and Keck School of Medicine. We discussed why we should act online like our first-grade teacher is reading all of our tweets and even our emails.  Her areas of expertise are in social media, science communication, and online medical professionalism. Prior to joining USC, Professor Mojarad was at Caltech where she co-created the course “Social Media for Scientists” and now she teaches us Social Media for Physicians.  It’s believed to be the first course of its kind to educate students on the issues and opportunities of social media-based science communication. You can find her at smojarad.com and @Sarah_Mojarad on Twitter. She gave us some tips for communicating complicated medical information – keep it simple, but include links to your bibliography.  We talked about how pseudoscience and purveyors of misinformation gain traction by tugging at heartstrings and that we may be able to use those tools for good.  In the end, our real audience, the ones who are really listening, may not be who it seems, it is the unseen lurkers, so get out there and don’t let the trolls get you down. Find this and all episodes on your favorite podcast platform at PhysiciansGuidetoDoctoring.com Please be sure to leave a five-star review, a nice comment and SHARE!!! Snapchat talking point: https://www.dovepress.com/evaluation-of-the-snapchat-mobile-social-networking-application-for-br-peer-reviewed-article-BCTT

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara has an in-studio chat with Dr. Stacey Finley, head of the Computational Systems Biology Laboratory in the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering. They discuss the work she’s doing at the intersection of systems biology, chemical engineering, computer science, and materials science to develop novel mechanistic models of disease processes such as cancer. Follow Stacey: @USCSysBio_Lab.

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara has an in-studio chat with Dr. Stacey Finley, head of the Computational Systems Biology Laboratory in the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering. They discuss the work she’s doing at the intersection of systems biology, chemical engineering, computer science, and materials science to develop novel mechanistic models of disease processes such as cancer. Follow Stacey: @USCSysBio_Lab.

In this week's #DataTalk, we talked with Randy Lao about the steps it takes to become a data scientist — and the importance of giving back to the data science community. This data science video series is part of Experian’s effort to help people understand how data-powered decisions can help organizations develop innovative solutions. Randy Lao is a Machine Learning Teaching Assistant at the Data Application, Data Analytics Teaching Assistant at UCS’s Viterbi School of Engineering and Market Research Analyst at IDEAS (formerly Data Science Association).

In this episode, Rhea invites 3 of her peers involved with the USC iPodia program, a unique global initiative at the Viterbi School of Engineering. By creating a global community inside the classroom, iPodia allows students to learn applicable real-world skills in business, engineering and project management, while interacting with students from around the world- tune in to hear how the class works, and how students got to go on a field trip to Greece!!

Dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering, Dr. Yannis Yortsos, joins the podcast for an awesome conversation about his engineering background, the programs and initiatives he has spearheaded during his time as Dean, and his vision for the future of the Viterbi School and for the discipline of engineering as a whole. Follow Dean Yortsos on Twitter at @DeanYortsos !

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers is a student organization that seeks to empower, motivate, and inspire the hispanic student body of the Viterbi School of Engineering. They focus their events on community outreach, professional development, and academic excellence, and offer a tight-knit social community for their members.

Music and engineering, mathematical models of music, Expression Synthesis Project. Dr. Elaine Chew's research research includes collaborative projects in music information retrieval, distributed immersive performance, and musical expression synthesis. She also developed a course on computational methods for music perception and cognition. In 2004, Dr. Chew was honored with an NSF Career award for her proposal on performer-centered approaches to computer-assisted music making, in which she stated that her purpose was to establish engineering music research as a core academic discipline and to promote the use of computational research in music processing by humans as a basis for creating and improving human-computer interaction in computer music systems.

Music and engineering, mathematical models of music, Expression Synthesis Project. Dr. Elaine Chew's research research includes collaborative projects in music information retrieval, distributed immersive performance, and musical expression synthesis. She also developed a course on computational methods for music perception and cognition. In 2004, Dr. Chew was honored with an NSF Career award for her proposal on performer-centered approaches to computer-assisted music making, in which she stated that her purpose was to establish engineering music research as a core academic discipline and to promote the use of computational research in music processing by humans as a basis for creating and improving human-computer interaction in computer music systems.