Best Ben Herman Podcasts (2024)

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Rebroadcast of Dr. Ilan Samish of Amai Proteins 39:05

27m ago39:05

39:05

Dr. Ilan Samish is the founder and CEO of Amai Proteins, an Israeli foodtech startup that has developed the first sugar substitute that tastes just like sugar by redesigning sweet proteins found in the jungle and producing them for mass consumption. Dr. Samish took decades of academic knowledge and used it to found this innovative and unique startu…

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Episode #129: COACHES CORNER | WEEK 1 PREVIEW WITH COACH SIMION, OLIVER DUTHLER & COLE HERMAN 8:05

40m ago8:05

8:05

We are starting a new branch of our pod called Coaches Corner where we talk about our Wildcat Football team and preview the upcoming game, and review how it went last week. Since there was only a scrimmage on the road, not much to go over but we do preview The Cats road game coming up against Ludington Thursday. Each week Coach Simion will bring on…

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Episode #128: Alpena Hockey Coaches Ben Henry & Cam Givens 1:25:22

4h ago1:25:22

1:25:22

New episode drops with Alpena Hockey Coaches Ben Henry and Cam Givens. We learn about how Ben became the coach of Alpena's favorite team and his outlook on the upcoming season. Cam then takes the mic and we catch up with him since his last episode. We then discuss where we see High School athletics heading and how that could impact our school's fut…

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Episode 127: Alpena Boys Varsity Head Coach: Evan Neff 36:22

7h ago36:22

36:22

We sit down with new Alpena Boys Varsity Basketball HC, Evan Neff. We learn about where Coach is from, his college basketball career and his experience and love for the game. We then talk about his hopes for Alpena basketball and the opportunities he see for growth. We round the episode out with bring back the Top 5 and we talk about our Top 5 Favo…

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Tami Ellison of Conflu3nce 25:16

22d ago25:16

25:16

Tami Ellison is the CEO and Founder of Conflu3nce, an Israeli startup that aims to revolutionize early detection and predictive healthcare with image-based technologies that address health disparities and improve outcomes. Their Stitch n' Peel (SnP) method enhances image analysis by juxtaposing non-contiguous sections, benefiting human cognition an…

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Episode 126: Alpena Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach, Mark Toppi 33:44

1M ago33:44

33:44

New episode drops this week, with new Girls Varsity Head Coach, Mark Toppi. We learn about Mark's background, his love for basketball and his coaching experience. We then learn about his hopes for the future of Alpena Girls Basketball and some of his principles he believes in to be successful as a basketball team. Great episode to sit down and lear…

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Episode #125: Alpena High School Varsity Football Coach, Matt Simion 35:36

2M ago35:36

35:36

Back with another episode! This week we sit down with NEW Alpena High School Football Coach, Matt Simion! We learn his experience--which he has a ton of--what he hopes for the upcoming season and what he thinks of coming to Alpena! It's a great chance to get to learn a bit more about our new coach!

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Episode 124: Alpena High School Athletic Director, Jon Studley 1:00:56

2M ago1:00:56

1:00:56

Episode #2 for Season 6 brings your Alpena Athletic Director, Jon Studley. We learn on how became a part of the Alpena community, his rich experience he has in high school athletics and some of the goals he has for Alpena High Athletics. We apologize for the lack of audio quality this episode. Steve got a new laptop and the audio didn't record corr…

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Rebroadcast of Asher Polani, Veteran Israeli Hi-Tech Entrepreneur 30:13

2M ago30:13

30:13

We're rebroadcasting an episode from the archives with Asher Polani, a veteran entrepreneur in the Israeli start up scene. Having been involved in founding and growing multiple startups going back to the 1980s, Asher was CEO of FTS & Finjan and has filled various executive roles in HP-Israel, MINT Technologies and in other international companies.A…

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Eviatar Aron of JMB Davis Ben-David 26:16

3M ago26:16

26:16

Eviatar Aron is a patent attorney in the US and Israel who specializes in Hi-Tech, Software, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and other areas. Barak Hullman sat down with Eviatar in the offices of JMB Davis Ben-David in Jerusalem to discuss what he has learned from helping clients to get patents over the past 10 years.In this episode we discus…

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Hadas Shatz Azoulay of MindTension 37:49

4M ago37:49

37:49

Dr. Hadas Shatz Azoulay is the co-founder of MindTension, an Israeli biotech startup that has created a device which allows for accurate measuring of ADHD which helps in diagnosis and proper drug prescription.Avraham sat down with Dr. Azoulay in the Modiin offices of JMB Davis Ben-David to discuss how she became involved in the startup, getting fun…

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Dvir Ginzburg of Insait 27:01

5M ago27:01

27:01

Dvir Ginzburg is the CEO and Founder of Insait, an Israeli FinTech startup that has created an automated financial advisor to help explain and sell financial products to consumers online using AI and deep data.Avraham sat down with Dvir in the offices of Insait in Tel Aviv to discuss how Dvir came up with the idea, the challenges that he and his co…

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Episode 123: The Skating Dutchman, Tom Dutcher 1:30:16

6M ago1:30:16

1:30:16

We are back for Season 6. Today we sit down with one of the voices of Alpena Hockey, Tom Dutcher, and discuss all things sports. We spend some times on local and national hot takes, Learn about Tom (30:19), spend some time talking about Alpena Hockey (39:58). We then pivot and talk about the Fab Five (48:14) and then our Top this week is our Favori…

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Dr. Herman Weiss of Provation Life 32:08

6M ago32:08

32:08

Dr. Herman Weiss is the CEO and co-founder of Provation Life (provationlife.com), an Israeli nutraceutical startup that helps women suffering from hormonal imbalance to support their fertility, weight loss and general medical health. Avraham sat down with Herman in his home in Beit Shemesh to discuss the problem that Provation Life solves, getting …

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Moty Arcuschin of Sensepass 14:44

7M ago14:44

14:44

Moty Arcuschin is the CEO and co-founder of Sensepass, an Israeli fintech startup that allows retailers to accept payments in forms that are currently not available in most stores.Avraham sat down with Moty in the offices of Sensepass in Tel Aviv to discuss the problem that Sensepass solves, getting funded, building a team, tips for startup founder…

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#8 Fionn O’Donovan: Non-Titled Chess Coaches + Social Learning 1:17:23

9M ago1:17:23

1:17:23

Ono (⁠⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠) talks to Fionn O'Donovan who was his first chess coach and inspired Ono to start coaching Adult Improvers as well. Fionn is the founder of the #chesspunks tactics group, has a PhD in Philosophy and works as a professional tutor. On this episode: (01:53) What does Fionn love most about chess? (05:07) How Ono met Fionn (07:32)…

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#7 NM Ben Johnson: Perpetual Chess Improvement 57:37

9M ago57:37

57:37

Ono (⁠⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠) talks to NM Ben Johnson about the Adult Improver endeavour of perpetual chess improvement against the backdrop of a busy adult life. Ben is the host of the legendary Perpetual Chess Podcast, creator of the weekly Perpetual Chess Linkfest + the author of the recently published book Perpetual Chess Improvement, among other thi…

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Tanya Attias of MedInt 23:17

9M ago23:17

23:17

Tanya Attias is the founder and CEO of MedInt (https://medint.ai), a medical technology startup that is using AI and human experts to create a database to help doctors quickly make decisions based on the latest medical information.Avraham sat down with Tanya to discuss how she came up with the idea, the challenges in building a team, getting invest…

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#6 Ono + Yara: Being Married to a Chess Player (with Ono's wife) 1:08:03

10M ago1:08:03

1:08:03

Ono (⁠⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠) talks to Yara about being married to an Adult Improver as a non-chess player. Yara is Ono's wife and they share life, parenthood and a chess business (TheOnoZone) together. Yara + Ono talk about their experiences with chess in their family, as well as general emotion regulation, shame and community in chess. On this episode:…

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Introducing Bravo’s Hot Mic Podcast 8:16

10M ago8:16

8:16

Here’s a special preview of Bravo’s Hot Mic podcast which launched November 14. This OFFICIAL podcast tells the real stories behind Bravo’s biggest shows. Cut through the social media speculation and conspiracy theories and get the definitive, behind-the-scenes take from the Bravolebrities and show producers who brought some of TV’s most iconic mom…

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Introducing Bravo’s Hot Mic Podcast 8:16

9M ago8:16

8:16

Here’s a special preview of Bravo’s Hot Mic podcast which launched November 14. This OFFICIAL podcast tells the real stories behind Bravo’s biggest shows. Cut through the social media speculation and conspiracy theories and get the definitive, behind-the-scenes take from the Bravolebrities and show producers who brought some of TV’s most iconic mom…

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#5 Sara Herman: Chess Content Creation, Chess Tournaments + Rating Anxiety 1:01:38

10M ago1:01:38

1:01:38

Ono (⁠⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠) talks to Sara Herman (@ZefCatt) about Chess Content Creation, Chess Tournaments + Rating Anxiety, and more. Sara is a chess streamer + YouTuber as well as a chess tournament veteran. On this episode:(01:42) What Sara loves most about chess (03:06) Struggles of being a content creator (06:16) Is chess Sara’s job? (07:31) Sara…

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#4 Julia Rios: Chess Psychology, Chess Culture + Why Losing Hurts 47:28

10M ago47:28

47:28

Ono (⁠⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠) talks to Julia Rios of the chessfeels podcast about Chess Psychology, Chess Culture + Why Losing Hurts (so much), and more.On this episode:(01:18) What Julia loves most about chess(03:50) What Ono loves most about chess(04:32) How your psyche influences your chess(07:36) Julia’s chess style + personality(10:26) Chessfeels on…

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#3 Ché Martin: Blind Chess, Visualisation + Overcoming Ego 1:06:53

11M ago1:06:53

1:06:53

Ono (⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠) talks to his friend + student Ché Martin about playing chess when you're blind, blindfold chess, visualisation exercises + overcoming your ego for chess improvement. Ché is an Emmy award winning Visual Effects artist who went blind in adulthood and has a unique perspective on chess improvement. In this episode: (01:23) Why Ché…

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#2 Ono: Online to OTB 42:57

11M ago42:57

42:57

Ono (⁠@TheOnoZone⁠) talks to himself about his first experiences with OTB after only playing chess online + encourages other Adult Improvers to join their local chess club. In this episode: [2:10] My first experience of OTB with GM Anish Giri + GM Jorden van Foreest [7:32] How dealing with the 3D pieces affected my play + what I'm doing to improve …

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Keren Avriel-Sadan of Yevul Info 20:19

11M ago20:19

20:19

Keren Avriel-Sadan is the CEO and co-founder of Yevul Info an Israeli Agtech startup that helps growers reduce fertilization by 30% while providing early alerts for crop stress using a smart learning algorithm. The system incorporates imaging cameras, fertilizer control injectors, and sophisticated machine-learning and computer-vision algorithms.Av…

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#1 Chris Callahan: Women in Chess, Chess Journalism + Lichess Behind-The-Scenes 53:15

12M ago53:15

53:15

In this first-ever episode of Ono Another Chess Podcast, Ono (@TheOnoZone) interviews Lichess community manager: Chris Callahan. In this episode: [1:21] What Chris loves about the game of chess + what drew him to chess [5:48] How to speak up about women being abused in chess if you're not a woman [12:33] Why it's bad for the chess world if women le…

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Dov Cohen of Nutek Medical 24:11

1y ago24:11

24:11

Dov Cohen is the CEO and co-founder of Nutek Medical, an Israeli medical device startup that has created a tool that can detect cancerous tissue real time during an operation to assist surgeons in its removal.Avraham and Dov sat down in the offices of JMB Davis Ben-David to discuss what inspired Dov to create this tool, the role of patents in his b…

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Episode #122: DABS League founder, Cliff Lamay 1:01:11

1y ago1:01:11

1:01:11

We got ourselves an email so, keeping our word, we fired up the mics and brought you guys an episode! We sat down with DABS Founder, Cliff Lamay. We talk about where he grew up, what motivated him to create a Summer Basketball League and how the league is doing so far. We learn about his other side hustle--BlocBros--a DJ service he provides and the…

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Raz Karl of BlinkAid 24:33

1y ago24:33

24:33

Raz Karl is the CTO and co-founder of BlinkAid, an Israeli medical device startup that is solving the problem of dry eyes by stimulating blinking using nerve-stimulation technology. Avraham sat down with Raz in the offices of JMB Davis Ben-David to discuss how Raz came up with the idea, developed a prototype, built his team, got funded and his tips…

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Episode #121: The Sunset Project, Gavin MacDonald, Nick Poli & Griffin Saddler 1:38:57

1y ago1:38:57

1:38:57

We round out Season 5 with the gang from the Sunset Project. We learn a bit about each of the fellas, how they created the nonprofit and some of the things they learned along the way as well as their hopes for the organization. Steve and Brad then round out the episode with their Top 5 Characters from the hit TV Show, The Bear. Season 5 is in the b…

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Episode #120: Friends Together Shelly Gibbs and Alison Jakubcin 42:44

1y ago42:44

42:44

This week we have in The Kitchen Shelly Gibbs from Friends Together with Alison Jakubcin who is part of their Fundraising Committee. We learn more about Shelly, what all she does with Friends Together and what all Friends Together does for our community. We then touch base with Brad about his yearly Costume Run and how this year he has chosen to gi…

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Dr. Hilla Ben-Pazi of Stroke Alert 18:36

1y ago18:36

18:36

Dr. Hilla Ben-Pazi is a co-founder and CEO of Stroke Alert, an Israeli startup that has developed Avertto, a wearable monitoring system that provides an automated alert for strokes to enable early detection and treatment.Avraham sat down with Hilla in the offices of Stroke Alert to discuss the motivation behind Stroke Alert, how Hilla built her tea…

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Episode #119: New to Alpena, but not to Michigan, MLiveMIBest's very own Paige Spisak 1:32:34

1y ago1:32:34

1:32:34

We have a fantastic episode for you guys this week! We sit down with Paige Spisak from MLiveMIBest! We learn about how she found her way to the mLive team, a little bit about the content they make and how she ended up in Alpena. We then talk to her about all the things she needs to make sure she tries this summer in Alpena--especially with the Four…

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Episode #118: Robert Barrigar of the Robert Barrigar Agency / Farm Bureau Insurance 1:33:37

1y ago1:33:37

1:33:37

Good episode for you guys this week! Robert Barrigar stops by and talks about his Insurance Agency, how their program the Agent Charitable Fund helps families across Michigan. We then talk about his involvement with Rotary, and a distributing trend we are seeing with Service Clubs. Lastly, we talk about an Insurance Agent's worse nightmare: we do a…

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Episode #117: Chef Reid Krebs of Blue Moon Cafe 1:03:55

1y ago1:03:55

1:03:55

Back to our regularly scheduled pod with a guest we've been trying to get on for a while! Chef Reid Krebs of Blue Moon Cafe took time to swing by and talk about how his first year has gone with his new restaurant. We talk about his journey to Alpena and what led him to open his own restaurant in the heart of Downtown Alpena. He talks about where he…

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Episode #116: What We've Learned Over Five Years of Podcasting | Tips To Start Your Own 1:03:59

1+ y ago1:03:59

1:03:59

It our annual Memorial Day Episode where just the two of us sit down and reflect. This year we decided to reflect on what all we have learned over the past five years of running a podcast. We talk about what equipment we use, what platform we recommend to use to publish the pod, and go over some of the mistakes and things that we know we could be d…

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Episode #115: The Return of Dylan Wallace (in your head make sure you say Wallace in a Scottish accent) 55:02

1+ y ago55:02

55:02

Have have another past guest returning this week--Dylan Wallace. We talk about what all has changed since he was on back in Episode 10 in 2018--we've put in over 100 episodes since then! We find out his involvement with Huron Shores/Little League and some hopeful future improvements to the complex north of Alpena. We round it out with our Top 5 Fav…

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Episode #114: OT & Lions fan, Ben Freeland 1:28:25

1+ y ago1:28:25

1:28:25

Great episode for you today. We sit down with Ben Freeland, who moved to the Alpena area from the thumb of Michigan back in 2008. We learned where he was from, about his time at SVSU and how he and his wife, Amanda landed in Alpena. We learn about his time at the hospital and his transition to Thunder Bay Fyzical. Ben shares a great story about Ste…

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In conversation: Nina Menkes

1+ y ago

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Jewish American filmmaker Nina Menkes has been a pioneer of independent cinema since the 1980s, challenging conventions through her unwavering and unique vision. The BFI Southbank is currently running a retrospective of her work, in light of which Menkes sits down to chat with critic and lecturer Dr Julia Wagner. Menkes discusses her latest documen…

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Episode #113: Chevrolet's Lead Dream Chaser: Meag Schwartz and Great Lakes Great Responsibility 1:07:48

1+ y ago1:07:48

1:07:48

What an episode we have for you all today! We have Meag Schwartz from Great Lake Great Responsibility in the house! We talk about what all led to her winning Chevrolet's Lead Dream Chaser, a 2024 Chevy Trax for three months, and of course $100,000. We learn what all she had to do, when is she picking up the Trax and if she is hoping for one of thos…

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Episode #112: Our first youth guest: Madison Hall 1:01:50

1+ y ago1:01:50

1:01:50

Fun episode for you all today, Madison Hall, Brad's niece jumps on and fulfills a dream. We've had some errors throughout the years on the pod, and Madison's episode a few years ago was one of them, so we had her back on and can cross this one off our list. We learn a bit about her and what she likes to do and life for her at her Middle School in A…

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Rafi Cohen of Day Three Labs 35:44

1+ y ago35:44

35:44

Rafi Cohen is a co-founder and the Chief Business Officer at Day Three Labs, a bio-tech company that has developed a commercial product for delivering cannabis faster than conventional delivery methods.Avraham and Rafi sat down in the offices of JMB Davis Ben-David in Jerusalem to discuss the idea behind the Day Three Labs, how they stand out over …

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Episode #111: Cedar & Threads Co-Owner, 2022 Business of the Year and Big Foot Lover: Griffin James 1:13:57

1+ y ago1:13:57

1:13:57

HE'S BACK! We have another return guest this week--Mr. Griffin James. He updates us on all his life changes, how it felt winning Alpena Chamber's Business of the Year and other life updates. We do our Top 5 Favorite CD's & Covers and finish the episode with a surprise announcement at the end from Steve! Of course if you've been following Chevrolet'…

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Episode #110 The Ladies From Bluebird Boutique: Kelly Heikkuri & Katie Givens 1:26:52

1+ y ago1:26:52

1:26:52

Big day for the pod. Brad & Steve decided to invest in the pod and finally bought the equipment. This should significantly improve the listening experience for our fans and also streamline the backend editing process for Steve. So this week's episode we have the girls from Bluebird: Kelly & Katie! We learn about both of them how the store has grown…

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Episode #109: Registered Nurse and Future Nurse Practitioner: Ben Gould 1:33:42

1+ y ago1:33:42

1:33:42

This week on the pod we have Ben Gould sit down with us. Ben is currently and Registered Nurse who is working towards becoming a Nurse Practitioner! Growing up Ben was quite the athlete and had the opportunity to play baseball in college. However fate had different things planned and some unfortunate injuries exposed Ben to rehab and to further und…

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Episode #108: Serving you Hot Lunch Monday through Friday: Shannon Roeske 37:43

1+ y ago37:43

37:43

Today's episode we have WATZ's Mid-day host & Promotions Director, Shannon Roeske! We learn a bit about her, how she made her way to Alpena and all the amazing things that they are up to at Midwestern Broadcasting. We round the episode out with an Era's Tour inspired Top 5 Taylor Swift songs. It a jam-packed episode but nice and compact as we are w…

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Episode #107: He might B Cubed, but he's definitely not square: Jeff Konczak 55:55

1+ y ago55:55

55:55

What a great episode we have for you all this week! This week Jeff Konczak sits down with us and gives us a little background on how NOAA came to Alpena, updates on a few of his properties that are in the works, with a super cool Sancutary Cinema update and rounds out the interview by getting me excited with a Biggby Coffee soon to be in the neighb…

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Arik Ben Ishay of BioBeat 22:52

1+ y ago22:52

22:52

Arik Ben Ishay is the co-founder and CEO of BioBeat, an Israeli biotech startup that has created a small non-invasive device that can monitor a patient’s vital signs remotely enabling patients to heal at home and providing actionable insights on patient care.Avraham sat down with Arik in the offices of BioBeat to discuss the motivation behind start…

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