"There is a term sometimes used called 'toxic positivity.'  For sure our thoughts have power and ultimately we want to see the glass as 'half-full,' but absolutely, not at the expense of suppressing emotion."  Sylvia Beasley-Suffolk, Founder Shine True In this very special episode, Sylvia explains the very significant impact our thoughts have on every aspect of our life.  Our thoughts can of course serve us or make us miserable. Sylvia uses my Oktoberfest story, where I unravelled over not finding my dirndl hours before the event and how that brought up surprisingly strong emotions for me around not feeling confident and comfortable in my own body.  She explains the concept of the energy body and its components; mental, emotional & physical body.  It holds our subconscious beliefs as well as our suppressed emotions.  So many of our core beliefs, learned in childhood, we may not even be aware of. Beyond explaining why we live in these vicious circles, she gives us the tools to break-out of this unhealthy cycle and get back into the emotional "driver's seat," to live a more balanced and happier life.   Humans are absolutely wired to AVOID pain and seek pleasure.  We are far more driven by "loss aversion" than the prospect of gain.  These "dinosaur" brain reactions can inform how we both see and react to our environment.  Sylvia explains what an "amygdala hijack" is and how to recognize when this is happening.  Science continues to uncover just how connected our physical health is to our emotional state.  Not addressing our emotional pain can be at our personal physical peril.  There can be no "wealthy warriors" without both physical and mental well-being.   Health is an unremovable piece of living a wealthy life.  For this reason, I have asked Sylvia to do this podcast along with a lovely meditation at the end.  Her meditation is to help get you "grounded" and return to a more balanced state of mind. I truly hope you bookmark this podcast and come back to it whenever you are feeling untethered or ungrounded.  Let Sylvia know if this podcast resonated and helped you.   SHINE TRUE COACHING & BUSINESS CONSULTING Sylvia Beasley-Suffolk Linked In Sylvia Beasley-Suffolk Instagram ******************* If you liked this podcast, please consider writing a review on Apple ITunes at Shot Caller Podcast: A Podcast by Shannon Sagawe Stay on top of the most insightful topics regarding Yourself, Your Wealth and Your Planet, by signing up for our monthly ALCHEMY ON SUNDAYS bulletin.  (5 minute read, 1x a month for you) Join a Wealth Alchemist Investment literacy course or more importantly, sign your teenager up for our Teen Investment Academy Course! (Course dates and groups can be tailored) Twitter: twitter.com/shannonsagawe Instagram: Wealth_Alchemist_shannonsagawe Facebook: The Wealth Alchemist YouTube: The Wealth Alchemist- Shannon Sagawe LinkedIn: shannonsagawe .  .  . 

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Sylvia Beasley Suffolk- The Power of our thoughts, the amygdala hijack and breaking out of our limiting beliefs

"Humans almost never enter a period of resource deprivation. That's what led to fasting because this creates Autophagy, which cleans our cells. We need to go back to our evolutionary processes and realize that our technology has gone far beyond our body in recognizing our new environment. We need to intentionally invoke Autophagy. Whether that be through Spermidine supplementation or fasting to clean out that dead toxic matter to extend our health and lifespan."  Daniel Dietz, CEO Longevity Labs, Inc.  Daniel Dietz, CEO of Longevity Labs US and SpermidineLife+ tells us the fascinating story of how Dr. Frank Madeo from the University of Graz discovered Spermidine's role in turning on "Autophagy" in our cells. He shares with us how Dr. Gerald Sitte and Herbert Pock then worked with Dr. Madeo to license and develop SpermidineLife+ supplementations, ALWAYS as a "science first" company.  The Headquarters for SpermidineLife is in Graz, Austria.   This podcast will get you up to speed on what Autophagy is, why it is important in living a long AND healthy life and the various ways to support this mechanism via intermittent fasting and the breakthrough peptide supplement SpermidineLife+ that his company manufactures.  Daniel also gives us insight to the US regulatory environment around supplements and how consumers can be a bit more savvy in understanding what to look out for in the wild world of supplements.  We get into the topics of #ketosis, #biohacking, #cellularscience, #bioavailability and more. This podcast is for all you budding #biohackers out there who want to "upgrade" and "renew" your cells to live your BEST and longest LIFE!  For those of you who would like to try their groundbreaking supplement, The Wealth Alchemist has a code to use: Shannon5 I absolutely LOVE this supplement and have seen my fingers nails grow hard as rock, my eyelashes become darker, my blood pressure slowly come down and even bouncier hair!  I recommend trying it for 3 months as it will take some time to build up in your system.   **************** Avoiding "Financial Learned Helplessness" with the Revolut Card and App! The Wealth Alchemist, me, is a HUGE fan of the new REVOLUT JUNIOR Card!  (link to referral code) They have features like; tasks and goals that align pocket money, school accomplishments, good behaviour, etc. to earning some extra money.  Both parents can transfer money via their Revolut accounts.  Your child can have limited access to only their account to see their account balance.  I particularly love the feature that sends me a text whenever one of my boys is using their card.  It helps me to have "teachable" moments if I see spending patterns that might be unhealthy.  (lot's of $1 to $2 Itunes purchases that actually add up to a lot of money!) Referral code here: https://revolut.com/referral/shannogjiz!SEP1AR This is a great way to start your young adult children out on the right financial path!  *********************** If you liked this podcast, please consider writing a review on Apple ITune at Shot Caller Podcast: A Podcast by Shannon Sagawe Stay on top of the most insightful topics regarding Yourself, Your Wealth and Your Planet, by signing up for our monthly ALCHEMY ON SUNDAYS bulletin.  (5 minute read, 1x a month for you) Join a Wealth Alchemist Investment literacy course or more importantly, sign your teenager up for our Teen Investment Academy Course! (Course dates and groups can be tailored) Twitter: twitter.com/shannonsagawe Instagram: Wealth_Alchemist_shannonsagawe Facebook: The Wealth Alchemist YouTube: The Wealth Alchemist- Shannon Sagawe LinkedIn: shannonsagawe .  .  . 

Daniel Dietz- CEO Longevity Labs, Triggering Autophagy with Spermidine

In Part 2 of the Screen Schooled Podcast, Joe Clement and Matt Miles , two veteran teachers from the Washington DC area, do a deeper dive with Alex and I on how the over exposure to gaming and especially social media is contributing to the teen mental health crisis. "Learned Helplessness" and a prolific lack of resilience among the teenagers they teach is a big theme in this episode.  Joe and Matt give examples of how parents are overly controlling their students schedules, tests, homework and complaining about grades.  This trend to prevent any "failure" in our children means a lack of accountability and resilience later in life that may come back to bite, hard. Joe and Matt discuss the trend for boys to be more addicted to gaming and girls to be more addicted to social media.  In their book they sight a tripling of teen death by suicide from 2007-2017, coinciding with the invention of the smart phone.  Other problems like anxiety and depression are also massively on the rise.   If we know, and science has demonstrated, social media is toxic, why aren't we as parents, teachers and as communities doing more to help them?   This is a big question that requires big, sweeping contribution from our entire society, including the tech firms and the educators who are embracing technology in a way that does not actually serve their students.  As educators, Matt and Joe are often subjected to school administrators who think they should not be left behind in the school "tech" proliferation trend.  They don't use digital devices as as A TOOL, but rather as proof that they are modern and up-to-date with trends.  Students of all ages are now overdosed with screens and digital devices, much to their detriment, Joe and Matt argue.  Grab a copy of Screen Schooled to inform yourself on both the problems and the solutions for raising well adjusted and balanced adults.  If you have children, you will be doing your entire family an important act by listening to what these two veteran teachers have to say.  We are in the midst of teen mental health epidemic and avoiding the worst outcomes for our children should be our top priority.   Highlights from Episode 2: The gamification of our children's education Social media is not "actually' enhancing our kids' social interactions because they lack the skills and knowledge that are supposedly being enhanced Cutting the "digital umbilical cord." Technology firms and a lack of ethical responsibility to children and young adults; The lobbying of firms like Twitter that result in school administrators forcing teachers to attend 1.5 hour meetings on how to get students to TWEET more!!!!  Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments Major decline of student involvement in school pride activities; sports games, school concerts, plays, etc. What the skills of the future will be... *** Avoiding "Financial Learned Helplessness" with the Revolut Card and App! The Wealth Alchemist, me, is a HUGE fan of the new REVOLUT JUNIOR Card!  (link to referral code) They have features like; tasks and goals that align pocket money, school accomplishments, good behaviour, etc. to earning some extra money.  Both parents can transfer money via their Revolut accounts.  Your child can have limited access to only their account to see their account balance.  I particularly love the feature that sends me a text whenever one of my boys is using their card.  It helps me to have "teachable" moments if I see spending patterns that might be unhealthy.  (lot's of $1 to $2 Itunes purchases that actually add up to a lot of money!) Referral code here: https://revolut.com/referral/shannogjiz!SEP1AR This is a great way to start your young adult children out on the right financial path!  *********************** If you liked this podcast, please consider writing a review on Apple ITune at Shot Caller Podcast: A Podcast by Shannon Sagawe Stay on top of the most insightful topics regarding Yourself, Your Wealth and Your Planet, by signing up for our monthly ALCHEMY ON SUNDAYS bulletin.  (5 minute read, 1x a month for you) Join a Wealth Alchemist Investment literacy course or more importantly, sign your teenager up for our Teen Investment Academy Course! (Course dates and groups can be tailored) Twitter: twitter.com/shannonsagawe Instagram: Wealth_Alchemist_shannonsagawe Facebook: The Wealth Alchemist YouTube: The Wealth Alchemist- Shannon Sagawe LinkedIn: shannonsagawe .  .  .   

Screen Schooled Part 2: The Teen Mental Health Crisis

Joe Clement and Matt Miles are two veteran teachers from the Washington DC area who could no longer stand by and watch the systematic "dumbing down" of the students they were teaching.  As the proliferation of digital devices increased, both at home and in schools, they saw direct correlations to cognitive decline, lack of critical thinking, short attention spans, apathy, addictive behaviour, fragile sense of identity, anxiety and depression explode. Their book, Screen Schooled, was published as a wake up call to parents and school administrators.  According to Matt and Joe, "Rather than becoming better problem solvers, kids look to Google to answer their questions for them. Rather than deepening students’ intellectual curiosity, educational technology is too often cumbersome and distracting, causing needless frustration and greatly extending homework time. Rather than becoming the great equalizer, electronic devices are widening the achievement gap." Joe and Matt want to empower parents with this "wake-up" call to engage with educators on the proliferation of digital devices and screens in every day education as well as to take a long, hard look at the amount of time your children are spending on devices in a purely "passive, entertainment" mode.   Highlights from Episode 1: Schools are double down on  removing accountability from students Students complain that school is "harder" because it is "easier and less challenging." Our children are losing out on resilience by our insistence, as parents, to protect them from every failure and bump in the road.  Their future will not be so protective and we need to give them the tools to cope, not remove all resilience from their lives. 78% of screen time is devoted to "passive" involvement vs. only about 3% in "active content creation." In 2017; Infants were spending on average, 90 minutes a day on a screen, Toddlers about 2 hours a day By age 4, they were spending 4 hours a day Tweens (8-12) averaged 6 hours a day Teenagers were spending 9 hours a day on a device The awful invention of the Apptivity Seat by Fisher Price; allowing babies and toddlers to be strapped into a chair with an IPAD projected in their face. They have no tactile interaction and have no ability to move away from these screens. Truly an insidious invention. Proliferation and access to pornographic material from very early ages. 88% of pornographic material displays physical violence 50% of pornographic material displays verbal abuse In a 2002 study, Viagra prescriptions rose 312% amongst 18-45 year olds! The discussion of Operant Conditioning in education The detriment to lower income and single families whose parents may be working more than one job.  Screen time in these families is worryingly high.   The metrics on boys vs. girls on almost every measure shows boys being savaged by girls in accomplishments.  Their analysis is the higher "addiction" to gaming with boys is acting as an accelerant to this issue.  Additional Resources: Publishers Weekly review of Screen Schooled In Part II, we discuss further the mental health impact and some best practices for parents going forward. *********************** Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of our other podcasts with revolutionaries, change makers and inspiring people! Please follow us where ever you get your podcasts and think about joining one of my confidence building investment courses. .  .  .   

Screen Schooled- The dumbing down of our children

Early pandemic, March 2020, Martica Wakeman found herself without a job and a bit shaken by this experience.  She quickly reacted to her circumstances by networking extensively to find like-minded people and job opportunities, as well as throwing herself into social work, something she has a long history of.  Working at a local soup kitchen in San Fransisco was a great way to give back but also recognize that her problems were fairly insignificant to many others around her.  Martica was introduced to Miles Pepper, inventor and entrepreneur who co-founded Final Straw in 2017.  Miles had already started designing a concept for Sanikind and the two of them immediately saw an opportunity to work together to create a meaningful and impactful company to address single use hand sanitizer.  Thus Sanikind was born, in the middle of a pandemic.  Miles' experience with Final Straw meant he had experience with a very successful Kickstarter campaign as well as manufacturing contacts for recycled plastic pellets.  Miles and Final Straw had raised $2 million for his collapsable straw.  This meant they could get up and running with fundraising and production design quite quickly.    By August 2021, they had raised $317,736 from Kickstarter contributions and were able to launch their first product by November of 2020!  That is no easy feat in the middle of global lockdowns due to a rampant pandemic.  Passion and Action mobilized!  Hear how valuable the Kickstarter community was to their product design and development, how no product is truly "sustainable," but you can be a "responsible" business.   We discuss her entrepreneurial inspirations; Swell Water Bottle and Blueland! Two amazing companies with two inspiring entrepreneurs; giving consumers a chance to make positive environmental choices. I also have a moan about how unbelievably unresponsible and unsustainable my former favourite company Bath & Body Works is.  When I delved into their recycling program, I was woefully disappointed and truthfully sick to my stomach. How many of these 1oz. mini hand sanitzers get thrown away a day?  They have 1600 stores in the US.  My god, the scale of virgin, non recyclable plastic that this company is contributing to makes me super angry.  Here is a look into a report on their grade as a company from a CSR perspective. (Corporate Social Responsibility) https://bettergoods.org/bath-body-works/ Martica discusses the concept of "good debt" vs. "bad debt," and how getting her MBA and Masters in Sustainability were excellent examples of important investments she made in herself.   She highlights how critical the state of our oceans are and what we do matters. Sanikind has recently started to start collaborating with corporates as well as other eco-conscious influencers such as Echobabe Monica Richards. We hit upon some other interesting topics: Mark Carney's speech "Breaking the tragedy of the horizon." Beyonce Carbon Off-Setting Books The Alchemist by Paul Cohello (of course we love The Wealth Alchemist loves this book as well) Braiding Sweet Grass by Umes Santilal Check out our other podcasts with equally disruptive, revolutionary and change making guests on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and wherever else you get your podcasts!  *********************** Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of our other podcasts with revolutionaries, change makers and inspiring people! Please follow us where ever you get your podcasts and think about joining one of my confidence building investment courses. .  .  .     

Martica Wakeman- Sanikind, Eco-Awesome Hand Sanitizer

Grace Glass & James Mount created the Natural Paint Co. with an uncompromising purpose to integrate sustainability, nature and quality into their paints. Starting with a 20,000 NZD loan they have been growing 50% yoy and were profitable in their first year. The Natural Paint Co., based in New Zealand, is part of the wave of disruption hitting old, pollutive and unreflective industries. Their paints come from plants, are VOC free and for every 1 sqm of area you paint or oil with their products, Natural Paint Co saves 1 sqm of Amazonian rainforest through a rainforest trust. This means for every 10-litre pail you buy, you will be directly saving around 8 car parking spaces of precious forest from deforestation. Grace was a practicing nurse and James had been working in the paint industry.  Together, these two millennials decided to build a company with quality, beauty and nature at the core of it all.   One look at their Instagram page and you will see just how beautiful their colours and washes are.  They have created a community who share pictures of all their products put to good use; wooden toys, luxury AirBNB homes, interior and exterior oils, inspiring home design and more.  Is is worth noting that they offer a 25 year paint performance guarantee, the paint is washable and has exceptional coverage rates!  They have sythnesized the choice down to 100 colours, to avoid decision paralysis. Hear how they bootstrapped their way to profitability, used crowd funding to raise capital, product awareness and build a tribe of fans!  We hear about two innovative financial companies; the Snowball Effect & Sharesies as well. Grace and James are fans of self-love in the entrepreneur's journey, love personal development books and floating, support each other and are simply a great example of how two people can really make a difference. *********************** Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of our other podcasts with revolutionaries, change makers and inspiring people! Please follow us where ever you get your podcasts and think about joining one of my confidence building investment courses. .  .  .     

Natural Paint Co.-Grace & James; Uncompromising, Sustainable, Beautiful Paints

Isabel Aagaard tells us how they were inspired to create products that had massive and positive environmental impact via the Last Object. Learn how this group of Millennial Danish designers took their love of creating beautifully designed products into the world of sustainability. Isabel and I discuss the delicate balance of motherhood and entrepreneurship as well as how they ingeniously used Kickstarter to validate their products. Isabel's mom is the founder of the massively successful global company Troll Beads. We discuss how her mom was a great source of inspiration as well as a guiding light for knowing how to keep relevance with consumers throughout decades not just days!  Troll Beads grew with their customer base both in time as well as in geography.  Founded in 1976, they are still going strong, although a smaller company, still very successful and beloved around the world.  The Kickstarter campaign that launched them; attracting 30,000 backers for their first product "The Last Swab!"  Isabel explains how they used Kickstarter for product feedback and to establish a great community of supporters. At 30 years old, Isabel is a great example of how all of us can make a difference.  They were profitable after year one and continue to develop innovative products that truly have that 10x environmental impact they set out to accomplish.  Check out their products and think about gifting them to friends for birthdays and other holiday celebrations! If you love this topic, check out our other podcasts with Brianne West-founder of Ethique and Elisabeth Dewey-co-founder of Organic Mondays. *********************** Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of our other podcasts with revolutionaries, change makers and inspiring people! Please follow us where ever you get your podcasts and think about joining one of my confidence building investment courses. .  .  .     

Isabel Aagaard, Eliminating Single Use Plastic via the Last Object

I am publishing this podcast on my 50th Birthday!  Why? Because I love this planet, I love innovators and I love people who fight to make this world a better place for those who don't have a voice. Brianne West, Founder and CEO of Ethique, is a heavy-weight, world-class, environmental warrior; forcing the consumer goods industry to either significantly improve their business practices around product waste and toxicity or become a cautionary tale as the next generation finds cures to their established environmental hangover. Let me tell you about Ethique!  Ethique is revolutionising the cosmetics industry by removing the excess water used in the packaging and creating beauty bars that are cruelty free, palm oil free, do not cause harm to your body, sustainably produced and biodegradable! Thus, they are: 100% Plastic Free Carbon Neutral Shipped Plastic Free Plant a tree for every online order Donate 20% of profits to charity In this episode, Brianne gives us a bit of background on her Ethique journey, insight into her crowdfunding experiences and how many of her early investors now have the ability to pay off the mortgages on their homes and gives us insight into the tricky world of sustainable innovation. 75% of Ethique's investors were female!!!! She is straightforward and a realist.  She recognises that being overly idealistic excludes too many options for incremental improvements. Brianne has a passion for animals, the oceans and our planet.  She is a true leader and change maker.  The next generation of young sustainably driven scientists will haver her as a model and we will all be the better for it!   As a consumer, you will both LOVE her products as well as feel all warm and gooey inside because you have bought a product that does NOT contribute to our environmental hangover and they are awesome cosmetics! I finally got my hands on two shampoo bars, one conditioner and one face conditioner! I am in LOVE! They do NOT strip my thin, 50 year old hair:) They lather beautifully! Mentions: Unilever Campbells Soup The Green Queen (Sonalie Figueiras) Cellugy Seaspiricy 30x30 - A drive to protect 30% of the oceans by 2030 Wonder of the World: A Journey from Modern Science to the Mind of God- by Roy Abraham Varghese *********************** Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of our other podcasts with revolutionaries, change makers and inspiring people! Please follow us where ever you get your podcasts and think about joining one of my confidence building investment courses. .  .  .     

Brianne West- Our Environmental Beauty Hangover

In our second episode with Dr. Elizabeth Yurth, double board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and Anti-aging/regenerative medicine,  she gives the Shot Caller listeners a deeper dive into the world of peptides. Her core methodology is to Replace, Restore & Regenerate.  She highly recommends that people start their health journey with a blood test that includes looking at hormone levels.  She then helps clients to "replace" what might be missing or imbalanced at a mineral and hormonal level.  She moves on to "restoring" the body to a more balanced existence- looking at circadian cycles of sleep and light as well as intermittent fasting to encourage Autophagy.  From there, she goes into "regeneration" mode with peptide therapies!  She explains the various use cases for peptides such as Ipamorelin, BPC, TA1, Epigallocatechin, Interleuken 1 and the powerhouse peptide Spermidine! If you want a simple yet very effective overview of some of the most useful peptides for injury and longevity- this is a podcast for you! She also has a great hack on alkalinity by using Alkaseltzer Gold to hack your PH balance!   If you are an athlete- professional or amateur- she has some sage advice when dealing with injuries to prevent future and almost certain arthritis.  Dr. Yurth has just launched the BLI Academy to help you take charge of your health and longevity.  A multi-layer resource center to optimize your body for ultimate performance!  They have free membership until July- so hurry on over to check it out. ***This podcast is sponsored by SpermidineLife+ US.  SpermidineLife+ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Longevity Labs, based in Graz, Austria.  Their supplements are now available in both Europe at SpermidineLife+ and the US.  It is important to note that their supplement is the ONLY one to have been in clinical trials.  They are a science first company.  They do NOT use synthetic extraction methods. Instead, they use a very special, natural water extraction method from extremely high quality wheat germ.  They go to great lengths to make sure the wheat germ does NOT have glyphosate, that awful ingredient found in round-up.   I have been taking SpermidineLife+ for one month now and can definitively say that my eyelashes have grown and become darker and my nails have also become stronger.  It normally takes about 2 months to make a material difference, so I am happy for what I have seen so far.  I have also put my 76 year old mother-in-law on them!  They just won “The Most Innovative OTC-Product” at the German 2020 Pharma Trend Image & Innovation Awards in Munich, for their novel dietary supplement, spermidineLIFE®. ******************************************* Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of our other podcasts with revolutionaries, change makers and inspiring people! Please follow us where ever you get your podcasts and think about joining one of my confidence building investment courses. .  .  .     

Dr. Elizabeth Yurth: Replace, Restore the core then Regenerate with Peptides

In this first episode with Dr. Elizabeth Yurth, who is double board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and Anti-aging/regenerative medicine, gives the Shot Caller listeners a masterclass in how we do NOT need to accept aging gracefully.  Dr. Yurth started her career as an orthopaedic doctor and was an early adopter of functional medicine.  In 2006, Dr. Yurth embarked on an entrepreneurial journey by co-founding the Boulder Longevity Institute. She is renowned for her “patient first mentality” and commitment to “empowering the patient’s role in their health.”  Dr. Yurth was selected as one of the 25 mastermind physician fellows in SSRP (Seeds Scientific Research and Performance) which allows her to stay abreast and teach others in the emerging field of cellular medicine.  Dr. Yurth has consulted for numerous sports teams including the San Francisco 49ers and the Stanford University women's basketball and soccer teams.  In episode 1, Dr. Yurth encapsulates the topic of increasing longevity into bite size and digestible-pun intended- information.  You will walk away with an understanding of “what to fix first” and avoid decision “paralysis” that many of us face when standing in front of what may seem like a huge undertaking.  She explains the evolution of medicine: from Traditional medicine, to functional medicine to now cellular medicine.  She explains zombie cells, autophagy, oxidative stress, why progesterone is so important-especially for women and how the traditional birth control pill may be causing us much more hormonal stress than we realize. I have the extra pleasure of having my daughter Sophia join us in this podcast as she is about to become a pre-med student in Switzerland.  She is also fascinated with bio-medicine. In Episode 2, we do a deeper dive into the world of peptides. ********************************* Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of our other podcasts with revolutionaries, change makers and inspiring people! Please follow us where ever you get your podcasts and think about joining one of my courses. .  .  .      

Dr. Elizabeth Yurth- The Fountain of Cellular Youth

After graduating from Harvard (JFK School of Government and the business school)Diane went into investment banking.  She began her banking career over 25 years ago.  A fortuitous trip to the UK and falling in love meant she decided to build a life there.  Her interest in making sure bank legal documents "reflected" the intent of the transaction.  This led her to get a law degree with Kings College in London.  She has been a transactional, legal banking lawyer since then.  Diane became a single mother as she continued to build her career-which was no small feat.  She eventually relocated to Zürich with Credit Suisse and continued to thrive.  A variety of changes at the bank and her approaching a "certain age" meant that she was faced with some very challenging career decisions at a point in her life when she should have been reaping the rewards of years of hard work.  In this podcast, Diane shows us her tenacity, her vulnerability and her willingness to invest in herself by learning new subjects and skills in the midst of one of the most difficult times in her life.   We get an insight into trying to survive those "banking reorganizations," the importance of not tethering all of your personal self-worth to your career status and how being open to learning as an adult can bring wonderful, exciting new opportunities! After leaving Credit Suisse and figuring out her next career move, Diane pursued the topic of "social responsibility" with absolute gusto.  She rallied a wide variety of top alumni groups in Zürich to work together to host events around the most pressing social issues we are facing.  This had the side benefit of massively increasing her network and exposure to a plethora of fast growing businesses. Thanks in part, to her enrolling in the Oxford University Blockchain course  Diane has since gone on to nab the CEO position of a social media start-up with blockchain technology, Vitae.   This podcast is for anyone who has had a door shut "on them" and needs to hear how this could instead be a door shut "for you!"  This podcast is about inspiration in the darkest of times.  Investing in yourself and knowing your worth- holistically- is what we should all be doing.  Topics like age discrimination in the workplace need to also be addressed.  As we age longer and better- the definition of 'mature' needs to also change.  Corporations need to look at their diversity and inclusion from a "multigenerational" perspective as well as the other metrics; sex, race, etc. Interestingly, the fastest growing segment of entrepreneurs in Australia is the over 55 segment!  Please let us know if this podcast moved and inspired you!   Reach out and connect with Diane on LinkedIn.  I am sure she would love to keep you updated on her very exciting start up- Vitae- as they go to launch. ****************************** Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of our other podcasts with revolutionaries, change makers and inspiring people! Please follow us where ever you get your podcasts and think about joining one of my courses. .  .  .     

Diane Bailey: Inspiring Courage & Contribution at All Ages

Sonalie Figueiras began her Green Queen media journey 10 years ago in Hong Kong to fill a much needed void- Eco-Wellness; bringing health and wellness together in harmony with the planet. Green Queen is now the largest eco-wellness impact media platform in Asia-winning awards on the way. In Part 2 of our 2 part interview, Sonalie and I dig deeper into their mission at Green Queen.  Sonalie does not believe we can solve our climate problems with technology alone.  She does not think we should leave our future in the hands of "tech, finance or industry titans!" Sonalie also makes a very strong point regarding the need for governments to get onboard with more regulation on climate change, less or even zero subsidies for the meat and fishing industries and to stop placing all the responsibility on the consumer! We discuss some of the biggest points illustrated in Seaspiracy and how many of the topics in this documentary, they have been writing about for over 10 years. Enjoy Part II with Sonalie! ***************************** The Shot Caller & The Wealth Alchemist Echosystem www.the-wealth-alchemist.com .  .  .  

Sonalie Figueiras: Inform, Inspire, Empower

Sonalie Figueiras began her Green Queen media journey 10 years ago in Hong Kong to fill a much needed void- Eco-Wellness; bringing health and wellness together in harmony with the planet. Green Queen is now the largest eco-wellness impact media platform in Asia-winning awards on the way. In Part 1 of our 2 part interview, Sonalie and I take a diversion down the path of empathy and its role in either thriving or languishing societies. Empathy may well be, along with adaptability, one of the best skills we can arm our children with to thrive in a world where robots and computers will handle many of today's tasks. Sonalie is a 2x TedX speaker and in Generation T's 2019 leadership class. As Editor-In-Chief, she curates content for some of the most exciting new developments in plant-based and novel meat, sustainable beauty, zero-waste living, environmental activism and much more. Her experience as a Xennial- a term I had not yet come across- gave her unique insight into both Generation X-who were heavily 80's and "me me me" oriented- and the Millennial's who had been royally screwed by coming of age during a global financial crisis.   Enjoy this first episode with Sonalie! *********************************************** The Shot Caller & The Wealth Alchemist Echosystem www.the-wealth-alchemist.com .  .  .  

Sonalie Figueiras-The Xennial Green Queen

Isabel Álvarez-Martos, the CEO of the award winning Danish start-up Cellugy, tells us how they are leveraging sustainability to protect both your food and the planet. Isabel, the co-founder of Cellugy, explains how their cutting edge bio-cellulose "coating" material is transparent, flexible and resistant to temperature & water but harmless to the environment. If compared to oil-based plastics, the carbon footprint and energy consumption through Cellugy’s material can be reduced up to 60-80%. Cellugy has won a significant number of awards as well as successfully participated in several "accelerator" programs. Go To Awards Rapid fire gems: Most gifted book is "Bad Blood: secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" by John Carreyrou Best purchase for around Euro 100 is her Thermomix Robot machine What does her team most agree on? Where they want to go with their product and what kind of company they want to be! Their mission What does their team most disagree on? structure vs. creative (messy:) What song does she play when she wants to celebrate? I WILL SURVIVE by Gloria Gaynor! *********************************************************** The Shot Caller & The Wealth Alchemist Echosystem www.the-wealth-alchemist.com    

Isabel Álvarez-Martos; CEO Cellugy; bio-cellulose to end plastic pollution

A fascinating discussion with Maximon founder Tobias Reichmuth on the topic of longevity, the hallmarks of ageing, supplements that actually help to slow the ageing process, creating a Longevity Valley in Switzerland and much more! Thomas is definitely someone who can see trends and the opportunities behind them.  in 2009, Tobias founded Susi Partners, a private fund manager investing in sustainable energy infrastructure to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients and their beneficiaries while contributing meaningfully to global carbon neutrality.  This was not the "hot" sector at the time.   With Maximon, Tobias and team will build companies along the longevity value-chain; from enablers such as science-based supplements, genetical improvements, and personalized treatments, to necessities such as life-long learning, healthspan-insurances for centennials, to sustainable asset management solutions replacing today’s pensions and co-living for active and healthy seniors. They are also hiring and looking for entrepreneur partners in this disruptive space! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing with a friend or loved one you think would also benefit from this exciting mega-trend! If you want to increase your financial literacy, visit our "courses" section of The Wealth Alchemist and sign up yourself or your teen for one of our fun and informative courses! Show Notes: Superhuman by Dave Asprey Lifespan by David Sinclair Women's Brain Project Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene activity caused by mechanisms other than DNA sequence changes. Epigenetic analysis research can involve studying alterations in DNA methylation, DNA-protein interactions, chromatin accessibility, histone modifications, and more. (Illumina) ********************************** The Shot Caller Echosystem    

Tobias Reichmuth- bio-hacking and longevity

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