Best Heidi Carroll Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 24: Lt. Gen (RET) Burt Field Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence 1:01:52

7M ago1:01:52

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Lt Gen (RET) Burt Field began his Air Force career as an F16 fight pilot. He ascended the ranks and retired as a three-star general. The transition from a single-seat fighter plane to commanding thousands of troops reveals Gen Field's leadership development. Gen Field experiences illustrate how leaders can apply the same skills in this age of Artif…

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Episode 23: Ruben Gonzalez - 4X Olympian 49:10

10M ago49:10

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Why would anybody in his right mind want to jump on a sled and hurl himself down an icy mountain at over 80 miles per hour? At the age of 21, Ruben Gonzalez took up the sport of luge and started training for the Olympics. Four years and a few broken bones later, Ruben made his Olympic dream come true! But he didn’t stop there... Ruben kept training…

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Episode 22: Team Carroll: From Frustration to World Class Consistency 48:02

12M ago48:02

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Avital and Bobby Carroll discuss human performance and leadership. They are the husband/wife team that created a stir on the Freestyle Skiing World Cup Tour, where Avital finished #8 in the world and won two bronze medals at the 2023 World Championships. Bobby is the head coach of the Austrian National Team and an assistant coach of the Australian …

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Episode 21: Lt Gen Burt Field (Ret),USAF 40:00

1y ago40:00

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After graduating from the US Air Force Academy, Burt Field qualified to fly F-16 fighter planes and then rose to instructor. His Air Force career led him to be named Commander of the US Forces in Japan and the 5th Air Force. Lt Gen Field also served as the Military Assistant to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke followed by serving as the Vice Director o…

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Episode 20: Casey Converse 1:21:39

1+ y ago1:21:39

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Casey Converse is the former head swimming coach at the US Air Force Academy. He is a 4X national champion and represented the United States in Montreal's 1976 Summer Olympic Games. Casey was the 1977 NCAA champion and American record holder in the mile. He has coached multiple national champions, All-Americans, and conference champions throughout …

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Andrew Gibbons enthuses rigour … 1:13:00

1+ y ago1:13:00

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Passionate about the pedagogy of delivering Feldenkrais to an open audience, Andrew Gibbons is intent on refining his craft. Andrew sees the potential for using Feldenkrais as a practice to level up your biological fitness to perform in all areas of your life. In introducing his explicit style of investigation into finding efficiency in movement qu…

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Episode 19: Dave Nordel, CCM Retired, United States Air Force 58:49

1+ y ago58:49

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Dave Nordel is a retired United States Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant with over 30 years of service. He is a registered nurse and emergency manager, and served as a medic in areas of operations that include Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South America, Iraq, Korea, Japan, and Hungary. Dave grew up in a dairy farming community in rural Northern Cal…

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Episode 18: Dr. Heidi Gardner and Ivan Matviak - Smarter Collaboration 52:27

1+ y ago52:27

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Dr. Heidi K. Gardner is a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School and a former professor at Harvard Business School. Previously a McKinsey consultant and Fulbright Fellow, she is the author of Smart Collaboration: How Professionals and Their Firms Succeed by Breaking Down Silos, a Washington Post bestseller. She was named by Thinkers50 as a Next…

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Margaret Mayo advocates the power of agency… 48:20

1+ y ago48:20

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People discovering how to help themselves is Margaret Mayo’s passion. And for over 35 years she has helped people find more of themselves through the powerful medium of Awareness Through Movement classes. Even after all this time Margaret can’t believe how simple Feldenkrais concepts such as knowing where your hip joints are can have such a profoun…

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Episode 17: Sheri Orlowitz, Artemis Holdings 35:24

1+ y ago35:24

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Into this new world, Sheri L. Orlowitz’s 30-plus-year experience as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, turn-around expert, board director, corporate leader, attorney and former federal prosecutor make her uniquely qualified not only to lead companies in the cannabis industry but to advise regulators and identify best in class cannabis companies. …

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Episode 16: Michael Okaty, Partner - Foley and Lardner Law 38:32

2y ago38:32

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Michael Okaty is a partner and business lawyer who focuses on a wide variety of corporate transactions, governance, and counseling. He serves as an advisor and trustee to high-net-worth individuals and families. Mike is founder and former chair of the firm’s Senior Living Industry Team, former vice chair of the firm’s Industry Teams Department and …

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Episode 15: Robert Jordan, Interim Execs 49:59

2y ago49:59

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Robert Jordan is the author of RIGHT LEADER, RIGHT TIME: Discover Your Leadership Style for a Winning Career, which is the executive reader’s one-stop guide to assessing their distinct leadership style and a step-by-step plan for optimizing that style to best suit their business and scale its growth. Robert identified 4 distinct leadership styles a…

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Episode 14: Craig Jones, TPE Capital - The Adaptability Trifecta: COVID, Inflation and the Forthcoming Recession 43:07

2y ago43:07

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Craig Jones is a veteran of the venture capital and private equity industries and currently runs the private equity firm TPE Boulder. He has invested extensively in software, healthcare, and business services companies, leading investments in over 60 companies. He is Chairman of Integrated Computer Systems. He is also a member of the Board of Direc…

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Anna Yen evokes playfulness, creativity and presence… 51:58

2y ago51:58

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Anna Yen, a highly trained and well accomplished performer, theatre producer and Feldenkrais Practitioner shares her passion for play, presence and rhythm. Play she enthuses shows us the wonder of possibilities and the delight of learning while highlighting our blind spots. Her passion for play invites us to experiment in Awareness Through Movement…

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Episode 13: Mark Crowley - Lead From the Heart 45:46

2y ago45:46

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Mark C. Crowley provides the roadmap workplace leaders the world over are seeking: How to most successfully and sustainably inspire and manage other human beings in the post-pandemic era. Nearly 50 million workers quit their jobs in the U.S. alone in 2021 - a record number likely to be exceeded in 2022. While we might imagine that an opportunity to…

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Jenni Evans honours the power of our innate intelligence… 52:57

2y ago52:57

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Jenni Evans reminds us that there is always possibility for improvement. Our body is where we live but we are not just our bodies. We are our life experiences, contexts, communities, relationships and more. By bringing us back to the fundamentals of ‘what is Feldenkrais’, Jenni assists newcomers and seasoned veterans to understand the expansiveness…

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Episode 12: Rich Gannon: An NFL MVP Shares his Leadership Principles 43:00

2y ago43:00

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Rich Gannon played 18 years in the NFL where he was the leagues's MVP, a 4X Pro Bowl selection, 2X first team All-Pro, 3X AFC Player of the Year and 2X AFC Offensive Player of the Year. He led the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl in 2002. He attended the University of Delaware where he was named Yankee Conference Player of the Year as a senior and…

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Connor Voss captures self-expression beyond movement exploration and dance… 54:41

2y ago54:41

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Connor Voss brings both a personal and wide lens view of how the Feldenkrais Method® can help everyone potentiate their own authentic self-expression, at whatever level or in whatever context we experience ourselves dancing. He invites us to take a fresh and fluid look at how we experience ourselves in the world by interweaving intersections from h…

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Irene Lyon educates, soothes and excites our nervous system… 1:15:57

2y ago1:15:57

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Irene Lyon, nervous system expert, teaches people around the world how to work with the nervous system to transform trauma, heal body and mind, and live full, creative lives. After graduating as a Feldenkrais Practitioner Irene went deeper into the somatic world, studying the work of Peter Levine and Somatic Experiencing and Kathy Kain's Somatic Pr…

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David Zemach-Bersin conveys hope for human potential… 1:10:08

2y ago1:10:08

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David Zemach-Bersin gives a deeply philosophical, beautifully paced and moving account of his personal relationship with the work of Moshe Feldenkrais. Simultaneously unravelling some of the ingenious logic and acknowledging the art form of the Feldenkrais Method, David uses an example of a pivotal Awareness Through Movement lesson and underscores …

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Molly Tipping on anxiety, the nervous system and emotional maturation…… 1:04:34

2y ago1:04:34

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Molly Tipping specialises in working with people experiencing anxiety and associated issues. In this lively conversation Molly shares her wisdom interlaced with Dr Moshe Feldenkrais’ extensive references to anxiety. She takes us on a fascinating journey describing the repertoire of Nervous System responses available during our ‘apprenticeship’ to m…

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Episode 11: Matt Doherty, Doherty Coaching Practice 41:39

2+ y ago41:39

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Matt Doherty of Doherty Coaching Practice played and coached basketball at the University of North Carolina. He started on the 1982 National Championship team with NBA greats Michael Jordan & James Worthy. The program was led by legendary coach Dean Smith. Matt went on to coach college basketball. He was the head coach at Notre Dame before taking o…

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Dr. Susan Hillier showcases research into the neuroscience of body awareness… 57:03

2+ y ago57:03

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As Professor in Neuroscience and Rehabilitation at the University of South Australia, Dr. Susan Hillier explains the term “neuroplasticity” and how directly experiencing the Feldenkrais Method parallels evidence from neuroscience. Susan discusses current scientific research in how the role of body awareness and the impact of training sensation, per…

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Mia Segal on the essence and roots of Moshe Feldenkrais’ work… 44:37

2+ y ago44:37

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Mia Segal was Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais’ first observer, protégé and trusted collaborator in perpetuating his masterful work. Mia is joined by her daughter Leora Gaster in recounting moments from their close personal relationship and home life with Moshe. This has afforded them unique insight and perception into the spirit of Moshe's artful attitude an…

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Paul Watt on nervous system self-regulation and managing stress... 1:14:30

2+ y ago1:14:30

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As a trauma-informed integrative physiotherapist, Paul Watt offers Feldenkrais and Tension Trauma Release Exercises (TRE) alongside physiotherapy. He accompanies clients of all ages on often difficult journeys of exploration towards harmony, balance and self-love to come "home" to themselves. Paul's discussion of TRE offers great parallels and insi…

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Deborah Bowes evokes curiosity….. 59:39

2+ y ago59:39

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Deborah offers insightful expertise on chronic pain and pelvic floor health coupled with simplicity of process. Initially enticed by Moshe Feldenkrais’ theory of the mind and body connection, Deborah embarked on a personal journey of emotional and mind transformation. With more than 34 years as a revered Feldenkrais Practitioner and Trainer, Debora…

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Leora Gaster gifts simple refinement of the mind-body connection... 1:05:31

2+ y ago1:05:31

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Leora Gaster brings Moshe Feldenkrais’ background to the foreground with a fresh sense of aliveness and gives colour to the creative environment she experienced growing up through the formative exploratory years of Moshe Feldenkrais' work with her mother, Mia Segal. It’s an uplifting account of the vibrant experimentation and cross-pollination of i…

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Lavinia Plonka integrates our Emotional Body ®... 58:29

3y ago58:29

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It’s not just about the body! Body language expert Lavinia Plonka brings recognition of the fullness of expression of our emotions into relationship with our body posture, gestures and breath using the lens of the Feldenkrais Method® with her signature Emotional Body® techniques. Lavinia has always been attracted to the expression of self through h…

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Episode 10: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: Thriving in the Pandemic to Win a National Championship 49:55

3y ago49:55

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Now in his eighth season as head coach at Sam Houston, K.C. Keeler has taken the Bearkats to places they have never been before, culminating in the program's first-ever FCS national championship in 2020.In his tenure he has directed the Bearkats to a 71-22 record that includes 14 victories over top-10 ranked opponents and 13 wins in NCAA postseason…

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Tara Eden - from Yoga to Feldenkrais 1:02:20

3y ago1:02:20

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Tara Eden, Feldenkrais Practitioner, began her Somatic Movement Project as a child and continued her innate life journey as an observer and student of the human condition. She travelled an intense route of self-expression via the heat and power of yoga, striving to overcome frustration, anxieties and burnout – society’s common symptoms of chronic d…

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Kim Sargent-Wishart expands our somatic experience… 59:05

3y ago59:05

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Kim Sargent-Wishart leads us on an exploration of somatics, inquiry and how we can find even deeper and more subtle ways of exploring our felt sense. Expanding on Moshe’s ideas of sensing the self through the nervous system and skeleton, Kim explains how sensing into any part of our anatomy gives us new insights and ways of being. Kim is a Melbourn…

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Taro Iwamoto reaches further with Feldenkrais on YouTube… 51:11

3y ago51:11

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Taro Iwamoto meets people at exactly the point of understanding of their own movement or life challenges, responding and making connections with them via his YouTube channel “Feldenkrais with Taro Iwamoto”. He takes great pride in making simple, practical and useful YouTube videos using the Feldenkrais Method that speak to people of diverse ages an…

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Episode 9: Bubba Cunningham, Director of Athletics, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 35:09

3y ago35:09

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Since Lawrence R. (Bubba) Cunningham officially began his duties as Carolina’s director of athletics on November 14, 2011, UNC has graduated over 1000 student-athletes while consistently competing for championships in an array of different sports – exciting, motivating and influencing along the way. Under Cunningham’s leadership, the athletic depar…

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Meet Nick Strauss-Klein, the creator and voice of The Feldenkrais Project... 54:21

3y ago54:21

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Nick Strauss-Klein is committed to unveiling the grand vision of the Feldenkrais Project of carefully collated online audio Awareness Through Movement (ATM) lessons for all of humanity. The Feldenkrais Project promotes at its core the actualisation of the Feldenkrais Method across the globe, in a form easily available, digestible, sharable and defi…

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Russell and Linda Delman awaken our Embodied Life™️ potential… 59:52

3+ y ago59:52

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Russell and Linda Delman encourage us to bring warmth, humour and kindness of heart and mind to the exploration of our intimate inner selves and the “feeling states” of being human. Together they explain “embodiment” and introduce to us a simple and powerful practical taste of the Embodied Life School™️. Via Feldenkrais Method, conscious movement a…

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Alan Questel gifts intentional kindness... 1:22:32

3+ y ago1:22:32

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Heidi and Dale introduce a veteran gift to this Feldenkrais space, Alan Questel from SanteFe New Mexico USA. Alan has been practicing Feldenkrais since injuring his back many years ago whilst he was making a living to become an actor. He shares about some of the obstacles he faced along his pathway from being a client to becoming a trainer. Moshe o…

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Episode 8: Col Sean Finnan, USAF, Group Commander, Ramstein AFB 39:55

3+ y ago39:55

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Col Sean Finnan is a command pilot in the United States Air Force with over 3,100 hours in several variants of the C-130. He has flown missions throughout the world, including in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, the USAF Weapons School, the US Army’s Command and General Staff College, and the …

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Episode 7: Col Ryan Hill, USAF, US Naval War College 49:28

3+ y ago49:28

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Colonel Ryan “Rhino” Hill is a command pilot with over 2,500 hours in the A-10 and A-29. He is a former commander of the 81st Fighter Squadron and has served in combat in Afghanistan as an A-10 pilot and as a Battalion Air Liaison Officer. He is a 1999 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and has master’s degrees from the Air Command and…

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Episode 6: Neal Doshi, M3 Capital Partners 18:06

3+ y ago18:06

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Neal Doshi is the founder of M3 Capital Partners in Bloomfield, Michigan. A proven entrepreneur with extensive knowledge in strategy, operations, and business development, Neal has managed cross-functional teams in logistics, inventory management, sales, and strategy. He has over 16 years of experience in a myriad of industries including private eq…

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Kirk Aaltink’s journey of authentic maturity… 57:35

3+ y ago57:35

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Libby and Dale chat with Kate Tremlett, a Melbourne Feldenkrais practitioner, and her client of 20 years, Kirk Aaltink, with his mother Angie. In their synergistic journey of Feldenkrais inquiry and growth Kirk’s natural curiosity, drive and immersion in life-long learning and self-motivation has resulted in “Team Kirk” – a group of people dedicate…

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Zoran Kovich on making a difference … 1:04:33

3+ y ago1:04:33

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Zoran Kovich elaborates on teaching and learning in Feldenkrais practice and Professional Training and explores how we can know ourselves better in the clarity of ‘present moment’ experience through sensorimotor understanding and our perceptions of our embodied self. Zoran offers insight into how Awareness Through Movement lessons engage us in inqu…

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Molly Tipping and Brigit Cosgrove investigate anxiety… 1:11:53

3+ y ago1:11:53

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Molly Tipping and Brigit Cosgrove explore the association of habitual body postures with expressions of anxiety and trauma, using the Feldenkrais Method to assist with adaptation and regulation of our autonomic nervous system in mitigating the effects of anxiety. Discussing the impetus for their audio series 'Move Over Anxiety', they give professio…

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Max DeZara, Okoya Capital 27:45

3+ y ago27:45

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Max DeZara founded Akoya Capital Partners in 2005. He serves as Managing Partner of the company and is involved in overseeing all aspects of the operation. Mr. DeZara has sourced, evaluated, valued, and structured numerous investment opportunities across a variety of industries including manufacturing, professional information services, consumer fo…

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Cynthia Allen shares business tips... 1:13:15

4y ago1:13:15

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Cynthia Allen shares top tips for sustainable business success in the Feldenkrais world, including establishing and maintaining an online Feldenkrais presence. Foregrounding the importance of the practitioner-client relationship and drawing on her considerable management expertise, Cynthia applies business and marketing acumen to demystify some com…

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Ben Levin, Level Equity Management 26:39

4y ago26:39

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Ben Levin is a founder, partner, and Co-CEO at Level. He has been an investor in growing media, software and services companies since 1997. Prior to Level he was Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners and previously held positions with Mentmore Holdings Corporation, the private investment arm of a New York City based family office, and in th…

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Brett Hickey, Star Mountain Capital 43:54

4y ago43:54

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Brett Hickey has been structuring, analyzing and managing private equity, mezzanine and U.S. Government sponsored investment funds for over a decade. Prior to launching Star Mountain Capital, Mr. Hickey was the Co-Founder and President of a multi-manager platform including 4 U.S. state sponsored small business investment funds. Mr. Hickey has exten…

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Julie Peck and Lesley McLennan expand ideas... 1:12:59

4y ago1:12:59

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Julie Peck and Lesley McLennan give a fascinating insight into the creative process of inquiry in both the writing of their new book ‘Moving from the Inside Out: 7 Principles for Ease and Mastery of Movement-A Feldenkrais Approach’ and in their individual styles of approach to learning, practising and developing good use of the self with the Felden…

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Craig Jones, TPE Boulder 39:01

4y ago39:01

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Craig Jones is a veteran of the venture capital and private equity industries and currently runs the private equity firm TPE Boulder. He has invested extensively in in software, healthcare and business services companies, leading investments in over 60 companies. Mr. Jones is Chairman of technology companies Blue Sky Network and CloudXPartners and …

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Mike de Windt, Gates Group Advisors 19:07

4y ago19:07

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Mike de Windt was a Founder & CEO of Gates Group Capital Partners (GGCP) a Cleveland-based private equity firm. Mr. de Windt brings considerable background in M&A, finance, strategy development and operational improvement. Founded in 2002 with over $300 million of capital under management, GGCP made investments in middle market businesses within th…

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Larry Goldfarb flavours a conversation... 1:02:21

4y ago1:02:21

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Larry Goldfarb takes us on a colourful journey with lived practice of the Feldenkrais Method, discussing its relevance in navigating the terrain of contemporary personal adaptability and responsiveness. Questioning how to create a functionally integrated Feldenkrais community of learners, Larry ponders how to further evolve the education of Feldenk…

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