Between Takes Podcast

He started as a bellboy at 14. Today he helps travelers from all over the world plan their dream vacations.

Catch his full story on The Balancing Act: https://www.thebalancingact.com

On this episode of "Between Takes," Marc Pelfort, Regional Director of Sales And Marketing Jamaica at Princess Hotels & Resorts, shares how growing up the son of a hotelier led to a career that took him from Paris to Switzerland to the Dominican Republic to Miami. He takes us inside the brand’s two side-by-side resorts in Negril, Jamaica: the family-friendly Princess Grand Jamaica and the adults-only Princess Senses The Mangrove. He also explains why “luxury” means something different to everyone.

Plus: chefs from around the world with no reservations needed, how AI is changing hospitality, the resort’s hidden gems, his must-pack list, and the biggest misconception people have about all-inclusive vacations.

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Stream the full story: https://www.thebalancingact.com
Learn more about Princess Hotels & Resorts: https://www.princess-hotels.com

If it feels like everyone around you is mumbling, you’re not imagining it. It’s often one of the first signs of hearing loss.

Catch Blake’s full story on The Balancing Act: https://www.thebalancingact.com

On this episode of "Between Takes," Blake Cadwell, co-founder of Soundly (part of Ear Professionals Group), shares why he turned down hearing aids at 13, and how masks during the pandemic finally made him face his own hearing loss. Heexplains how far hearing aids have come, from tiny in-canal devices to AI that maps the room you’re in, and why adjusting to them takes patience (he ducked the first time a helicopter flew overhead).

He also breaks down how hearing aids compare to AirPods, what to expect when it comes to cost and insurance, and why Soundly puts real people, not bots, on the other end of the phone.

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Stream the full story: https://www.thebalancingact.com
Take a hearing test and learn more: https://www.soundly.com

She had a good job in high tech. Then she watched her daughter’s confidence grow at Kumon, and decided to change careers.

Catch her full story on The Balancing Act with Mario and Courtney Lopez: https://www.thebalancingact.com

On this episode of “Between Takes,” Tina Zamani, Kumon Instructor/Operator, shares how she went from “Kumon mom” to opening her own center more than 23 years ago. She explains how Kumon meets each child at their “just right” level, why short daily practice builds discipline and time management, and how students can go from basic math and reading all the way to calculus-level work and critical writing.

She also talks about how kids can learn to use AI without letting it think for them, how she partners with parents who are “learning without a manual,” and why her own grandchildren now study at her center.

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Stream the full story: https://www.thebalancingact.com
Learn more about Kumon: https://www.kumon.com

During COVID, a girl from central Illinois asked her parents for a keyboard and a piano app neither of them had heard of. A few years later, she’s on national TV.

Catch Tess’s full story on The Balancing Act with Mario and Courtney Lopez: https://www.thebalancingact.com

On this episode of "Between Takes," Tess and her mom share how Simply Piano turned a pandemic hobby into a real dream. Tess talks about teaching herself to play with no experience, why practicing felt more like a video game than a chore, and how she makes her own versions of her favorite pop songs. Her mom shares the Facebook videos that started it all, the day Tess traded six years of competitive cheer for piano, and why their friends thought the invite to come on the show was a scam.

Plus: Tess’s big dream, her favorite pieces to play, and the classic rock bands her mom introduced her to.

Eric Stoffers was a real estate CEO selling a property in Cabo when a group of stem cell scientists asked to buy it. That conversation changed his career.

Catch the full story on Health Uncensored with Dr. Drew: https://healthuncensoredtv.com

On this episode of "Between Takes," BioXcellerator founder and CEO Eric Stoffers and co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karolynn Halpert, a former emergency physician from Medellín, Colombia, share how an unlikely partnership became a regenerative medicine company.

Eric explains why he asked a headhunter for a doctor who was “a little bit crazy,” and Dr. Halpert talks about leaving the ER, being called a shaman by her colleagues, and the patients who keep her going.Plus: the mountain summit photo she sent to her patients, and the advice Eric would give his 12-year-old self listening to Loveline.

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Stream the full story: https://healthuncensoredtv.com

Learn more about BioXcellerator: https://www.bioxcellerator.com

This conversation is for educational purposes and isn’t a substitute for professional medical advice. BioXcellerator’s treatments are provided in Colombia and are not FDA-approved.

A motorcycle crash kept orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gaetano Scuderi out of the operating room for six years. He spent that time in the lab, and discovered one of the enzymes responsible for breaking down cartilage.Catch the full story on Health Uncensored with Dr. Drew: https://healthuncensoredtv.comOn this episode of "Between Takes," Dr. Scuderi, founder and Chief Medical Officer of Cytonics, and President and CEO, Joey Bose, share how that discovery became an investigational therapy for osteoarthritis. Joey explains why turning basic science into a drug is a “quantum leap” in difficulty, and why it took seven years and $10 million just to get to human trials. Dr. Scuderi talks about building the right team, the idea of healthspan over lifespan, and the wife who got him through his recovery.Plus, their honest (and very funny) advice to their younger selves.🔗 LINKSStream the full story: https://healthuncensoredtv.comLearn more about Cytonics: https://cytonics.comThis conversation is for educational purposes and isn’t a substitute for professional medical advice. CYT-108 is an investigational therapy that has not been approved by the FDA.

Eczema isn’t just a skin problem. It starts with your immune system.Catch the full story on Health Uncensored with Dr. Drew: https://healthuncensoredtv.comOn this episode of "Between Takes," Aaron Farberg, MD, Dermatologist & Skin Cancer Specialist, shares how he went from plastic surgery to dermatology, and why the skin can reveal what’s happening everywhere else in the body. He explains how our understanding of eczema has shifted, why treating it has long involved trial and error, and how new testing aims to help dermatologists match patients with the right therapy sooner.He also talks about being a dad of four, the lesson his own father taught him about making sure every patient truly understands their care, his advice to his younger self, and, of course, sunscreen.LINKSStream the full story: https://healthuncensoredtv.comLearn more about Castle Biosciences: https://castlebiosciences.comThis conversation is for educational purposes and isn’t a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

What if a brain cancer drug could reach the brain through the nose?On this episode of "Between Takes," NeOnc Technologies CEO and Executive Chairman Amir Heshmatpour and founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Thomas Chen, a neurosurgeon and professor at USC’s Keck School of Medicine, share how a capital investor and a brain surgeon teamed up to develop an investigational intranasal approach to treating brain cancer.Dr. Chen explains why he chose neurosurgery (“the most difficult thing you could do”) and what it’s like working both in the lab and the operating room. Amir talks about the personal reason he joined the fight, what his father taught him, and the 24/7 reality of building a biotech company. Both open up about what they’d tell their younger selves, including the time with their kids they wish they’d had.LINKSStream the full story: https://healthuncensoredtv.comLearn more about NeOnc Technologies: https://neonc.comThis conversation is for educational purposes and isn’t a substitute for professional medical advice. NEO100 is an investigational drug that has not been approved by the FDA.

You know what a scam looks like. That’s exactly what scammers are counting on.

On this episode of "Between Takes," Kristle Khoury, VP of Marketing at PeopleConnect, draws on 25 years in marketing and PR to explain how scams have changed, and why AI is making them harder to spot than ever.

She walks through what to do the moment you realize you’ve been scammed, why younger “digital natives” are getting hit at higher rates than you’d think, and the red flags that should make you hang up the phone.

She also gets real about the shame people feel after falling for a scam, why it’s not a matter of being smart enough, and the story of a convincing call from her own “utility company.”

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Stream the full story: https://www.thebalancingact.com

Learn more about OmniWatch: https://www.omniwatch.com

Chad Janis told himself he wasn’t going to start a company. Then he took one sip of a gritty green powder and decided there had to be a better way.

On this episode of "Between Takes," Chad, founder of Grüns, and Hannah Wells, Director of Public Relations at Grüns, talk about turning daily nutrition into something people actually look forward to.

Chad shares how he taught himself the science, why Grüns ditched the classic gummy bottle for daily packs, and how the team hand-packed gummies before machines for the job existed.

Hannah talks about nutrition as a new mom and finding something simple enough to share with family.

Plus: Chad’s half-Ironman training, why he sees being a young CEO as an advantage, and his advice for anyone with an idea they can’t stop thinking about: just send it.

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Stream the full story: https://www.thebalancingact.com

Learn more about Grüns: https://gruns.co