The Performance Enhancer Podcast
Dr. Ruchir Sehra
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The Importance of Heritage and People: Perspective from a Legend in Sports Marketing
Charlie Turano is the Executive Director of Heritage Werks, a heritage agency for sports, brands, and entertainment. Heritage Werks specializes in creating archival programs and curating content to promote interactive experiences, new stadiums, corporate anniversaries, social campaigns, and more. Charlie is also the CEO of Crowbar Cartel and a Partner at Lombardo Custom Apparel and Jimmy John’s. Before this, he was the Co-founder of Genesco Sports Enterprises, which he built into one of the most influential corporate representation firms in the US.
Apr 14, 2021
Your Health is a Skill You Can Develop: Precision Medicine and the Future
Tom Blue is the Director of Industry Strategy & Partnerships at The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), the global leader in the clinical practice, education, and research of functional medicine. As a serial healthcare entrepreneur, Tom is also the Co-founder of VirtualPractices, the Founding Partner of OvationLab, the Co-founder of DestinyWell, and the Managing Partner of Accelerated Growth Partners. He is a pioneer in direct primary care and concierge medicine and has spent the last 20 years researching new approaches to accelerate the application of precision health in day-to-day personal health management.
Apr 7, 2021
Empowering Consumers for the Changing Healthcare World
Michael Tilton is the General Manager of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, a not-for-profit company that offers health and dental insurance plans for individuals, families, and businesses. With over 29 years of experience in the health industry, Michael specializes in developing cutting-edge business solutions that deliver profitability, growth, and cost efficiencies to organizations. Outside of his work at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, he is an Executive Board Member for the Greater Phoenix Chamber and the American Heart Association.
Mar 31, 2021
Breathe to Live Your Best Life
Michael Johnson is the Managing Director and CEO of Rhinomed, a medical technology company. Rhinomed delivers a patented platform technology that transforms how its users breathe, sleep, take medication, and maintain healthy habits. With more than 20 years of experience as a leader and innovator, Michael specializes in the successful commercialization of technologies and brands. He has worked for companies in a variety of industries, including life sciences, cleantech, financial services, manufacturing, marketing, and more.
Mar 24, 2021
A Super Bowl Champion's Guide to Success in Business and Life
Bennie Fowler III is a Super Bowl Champion, professional athlete, leadership expert, and motivational speaker. Bennie currently runs Inner Circle, a motivational coaching program that helps clients unleash their inner excellence, reach the next level of achievement, and design a purpose-fueled life. Bennie is also a wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints and the best-selling author of Silver Spoon: The Imperfect Guide to Success.
Mar 17, 2021
Improving Transportation Safety—Tips from a World Expert
Dr. Ben Hoffman is a physician executive with a background in occupational and environmental health, clinical medicine, and transportation safety. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer at WorkSTEPS, a national provider of functional employment testing and occupational health services. Dr. Hoffman’s past employers include government agencies, nonprofits, and multinational corporations such as GE, Baker Hughes, Waste Management, and more.
Mar 10, 2021
Optimism—A Proven Life Enhancer
For almost 35 years, Dan Johnson has been the Executive Director of the Wellness Council of Arizona, a nonprofit organization that creates customized employee wellness programs for Arizona-based companies. Dan is also the originator of STRIVE motivational programs, which focus on human dynamics and personal potential. In addition to this, Dan has owned and operated 20 fitness centers across the Southwest and has written, produced, and appeared in more than 100 radio and TV campaigns that promote health and fitness.
Mar 3, 2021
6 Tenets of Wellness—How to Have a Resilient Life
Michael Susi is the Director of Global Wellness at LinkedIn, one of the world’s largest platforms for professional networking. His boutique consulting company became the model for LinkedIn’s Global Wellness Program, which now gives employees the skills, tools, and support they need to maintain healthy habits every day. Michael is also a wellness entrepreneur and certified performance coach who uses his expertise to help athletic teams, startups, and large corporations reach peak performance.
Feb 24, 2021
Your Day Begins with Sleep: A New Paradigm
Dr. Michael Grandner is a behavioral sleep medicine specialist and a licensed clinical psychologist. He is the Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at The University of Arizona, the Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the Banner-University Medical Center, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine. Dr. Grandner’s research focuses on how sleep and sleep-related behaviors impact cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, neurobehavioral functioning, mental health, and longevity.
Feb 17, 2021
How “Presenteeism” Impacts Employee Health and Performance
Sean Sullivan is the Co-founder, President, and CEO of the Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM), a global enterprise that partners with employers to improve employee health and performance. Since its foundation in 1997, IHPM has been at the forefront of a worldwide movement to value health as a human capital asset in the 21st century. In addition to his role at IHPM, Sean has authored many articles and monographs on health policy and health care market trends, and he currently serves as the Co-editor for the Health & Productivity Management magazine.
Feb 10, 2021
A Legendary Sports Executive's Approach to Success - The Three Circle Approach
Dennis Mannion is the CEO of Resilience Code, a health and performance company that specializes in promoting long-term wellness through its state-of-the-art testing, diagnosis, and treatment plans. He is also the President and CEO of House of 7, LLC, a sports advisory company that serves both professional and amateur sports clients. With over 35 years of experience in the team business, Dennis has worked in all four areas of Major League sports: MLB, NHL, NBA, and NFL.
Feb 3, 2021
Creating an Honesty Culture
Craig Weiss is an entrepreneur, author, inventor, and former patent attorney. Currently, he is the Co-founder and CEO of both Retainer Club, Inc. and Mouthguard Club, Inc., two companies that help orthodontists and dentists provide post-treatment retainers and custom mouthguards for athletes. Craig is also the Founder and CEO of Aladdin Dreamer, Inc., a tech company that helps users vastly improve their sleep health with its cutting-edge lucid dream stimulation software and hardware. In addition to this, Craig co-authored the book, I Am My Brother's Keeper: American Volunteers in Israel’s War for Independence 1947-1949, with his brother, Jeffrey Weiss.
Jan 27, 2021
Your Sales Team is Like a Football Team - Best Practices for Success
Jake Bolwar is a Benefits Consultant at Duley | Bolwar | Pederson, also known as DBP Benefits. Currently, DBP Benefits is the largest privately-held employee benefits consulting firm in the southwestern United States. Jake boasts extensive experience in the insurance industry, having worked with both self-funded and fully-insured clients. His many talents and areas of interest include event planning, customer service, employee benefits design, and sales.
Jan 20, 2021
A Good Night's Sleep Begins When You Wake Up
Nancy Rothstein is a Sleep Expert at The Sleep Ambassador® and the Director of Sleep Health at Resonea. In these roles, she provides sleep health education, consulting, and training to help clients, organizations, and universities optimize performance and productivity. In addition to this, Nancy is also the host of The Sleep Radio Show® on Blog Talk Radio, the author of the best-selling children’s book, My Daddy Snores, and the creator of the popular LinkedIn Learning course, Sleep Is Your Superpower.
Jan 13, 2021
What are Social Determinants of Health and why are they important to health performance?
Cindy Jordan is the CEO of Pyx Health, the first social network to harness the power of relationships to improve the mental and physical health of aging seniors and rising risk patients. Pyx Health uses well-known technologies to leverage non-clinical relationships and reduce loneliness and self-isolation. Prior to her work at Pyx Health, Cindy served as a police officer before taking on roles as the Managing Director of The Advisory Board Company, the CEO of Medical Referral Source, and the Lead Strategist at LP&G Inc.
Jan 6, 2021
Unlocking Your Potential in A Rapidly Changing World
Ben Lytle is a serial entrepreneur with four successful companies under his belt. Two of his companies have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and Anthem, his leading health benefits company, is number 29 on the Fortune 500 list with a market cap of almost $80 billion. Currently, Ben is an Advisor at Lytle Healthcare and is in the process of writing three books on how to maximize individual potential.
Dec 30, 2020
Aligned Vision as a Performance Enhancer
Scott Harkey is the President, CEO, and Co-founder of OH Partners, one of the most successful marketing agencies in America. OH Partners has been featured in Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest-growing private companies for six years running and has experienced a 226% growth rate over the past three years. The agency boasts high-profile clients such as Armor All Brands, STP, A/C Pro, Wynn Resorts, and many more. In addition to this, Scott is the Co-CEO of Matter Films, an owned subsidiary company of OH Partners. He is also a Member of the Forbes Agency Council and YPO.
Dec 23, 2020
Four Pillars of Leadership
For the past 20 years, Ken McElroy has been the Owner of MC Companies, a real estate investing and property management company dedicated to building vibrant multifamily communities. Before his work at MC Companies, Ken was the Owner and CEO of McElroy Management Group for 10 years. Ken is also the author of a number of best-selling books, including The ABCs of Real Estate Investing, The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing, The ABCs of Property Management, and The Sleeping Giant.
Dec 18, 2020
Sports Performance and Sleep: An NBA Organization’s Experience
Steve Reese is an information technology leader with more than 26 years of experience in the field of sports technology. Currently, Steve is the Chief Information Officer for the Phoenix Suns, an NBA team based in Phoenix, Arizona. In this position, Steve manages an IT department with eight staff members and oversees the planning, budgeting, tracking, development, implementation, maintenance, and operations of all systems. Steve is also a founding member of the NBA Innovation Hub, the NBA Collaboration Committee, and the NFL Technical Advisory Committee.
Dec 11, 2020
Frontiers of Sleep Care with Dr. Avinesh Bhar
Dr. Avinesh Bhar is a Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Physician at Sliiip, an integrated sleep and pulmonary telemedicine service. He is fellowship-trained and board-certified in sleep and pulmonary medicine and has been actively practicing for almost 10 years. Dr. Bhar has completed fellowships at the prestigious Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Tennessee, Memphis, and he holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. In his free time, Dr. Bhar enjoys soccer, tennis, and Twitter.
Dec 4, 2020
Navigating the Serengeti of Sleep
Dr. Ruchir Sehra is a health and software entrepreneur and inventor with more than 100 worldwide patents. Currently, Dr. Sehra is the President and CEO of Resonea, a company dedicated to advancing the science of sleep health through its DROWZLE® Sleep Health Program. Dr. Sehra boasts a storied career with past experience as the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Topera, the Chief Medical Officer of Abbott, and more.
Carlos Williams is an experienced Marketing, Communications, and Development Executive with nearly 30 years of experience under his belt. Currently, Carlos serves as the Director of Marketing and Corporate Wellness at Resonea. In addition to this, Carlos is also the Marketing and Business Development Consultant at CRW Consulting. His specialties include developing and leading high-performance teams, driving B2B and B2C marketing strategies, and more.
Dec 4, 2020
How to Simplify A Patient’s Health Journey While Maintaining Quality with Dr. Jagdeep Bijwadia
Dr. Jagdeep Bijwadia is the Founder and CEO of SleepMedRx, a national network of sleep physicians and practitioners focused on providing cost-effective consultation, testing, and treatment for sleep disorders. Dr. Bijwadia is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and sleep medicine, and he has been named “Top Doctor” in both Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and U.S. News & World Report. In addition to his work at SleepMedRx, Dr. Bijwadia is also the Chief Medical Officer at Whole You™ and Beddr.
Dec 4, 2020
Decisive Points for Business Performance with Todd Davis
Todd Davis is the Executive Chairman at Kadenwood, a brand-building company with both consumer and industrial products that are shaping CBD into a mainstream wellness category. Before his work at Kadenwood, Todd was the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of LifeLock, Inc. Throughout his storied career, Todd has applied advanced technology and built powerful teams to establish early stage companies and grow them to success.
Nov 17, 2020
How Can Sleep Affect Weight Loss?
Dr. Ruchir Sehra is a health and software entrepreneur and inventor with more than 100 worldwide patents. Currently, Dr. Sehra is the President and CEO of Resonea, a company dedicated to advancing the science of sleep health through its DROWZLE® Sleep Health Program. Dr. Sehra boasts a storied career with past experience as the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Topera, the Chief Medical Officer of Abbott, and more.
Carlos Williams is an experienced Marketing, Communications, and Development Executive with nearly 30 years of experience under his belt. Currently, Carlos serves as the Director of Marketing and Corporate Wellness at Resonea. In addition to this, Carlos is also the Marketing and Business Development Consultant at CRW Consulting. His specialties include developing and leading high-performance teams, driving B2B and B2C marketing strategies, and more.