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Melissa Aarskaug is a Tech & Cyber Growth Strategist, Speaker, Host and Community builder with over 17 years of experience. 

Melissa is currently serving as the Global Vice President at Bulletproof, a GLI company, is a global IT and cybersecurity firm. The company is a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) and holds a Microsoft Threat Protection Advanced Specialisation.

Melissa has over 13+ years working for Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), a global leader in providing testing, certification, and professional services to the gaming industry. With laboratory locations on six continents, GLI serves over 475 jurisdictions worldwide. 

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00:00 - 01:07 Coming Up
01:08 - 04:04 Intro
04:05 - 08:20 Background
08:21 - 11:23 Bulletproof, a GLI Company
11:24 - 14:23 Integrity & Innovation
14:24 - 15:39 Podcast & Book
15:38 - 19:33 Present & Future of cybersecurity
19:34 - 22:08 Cybersecurity is essential
22:09 - 32:58 Test your cybersecurity regularly
32:59 - 38:46 Deepfakes and Ransomware are real
38:47 - 41:56 Women empowerment
41:57 - 46:37 Tech & AI are not optional
46:38 - 49:26 Community
49:27 - 50:10 Closure

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Sunjeh Raja is the Director & CEO of the International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai), an international award-winning and world-class culinary training centre established in 2005.

ICCA Dubai with 12,000+ Students, 20+ Countries, Countless Inspiring Stories is renowned for its high standards in culinary education, offering globally recognised qualifications accredited by City & Guilds, London and awarded the "Recognition of Quality Culinary Education" by World Association of Chefs Societies (WorldChefs), a global authority on food standards and also by the Knowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA), Government of Dubai.

Sunjeh is also exploring the future of food through the concept of the "Foodverse," an ecosystem that aims to revolutionise the food industry through technological and sustainability advancements.

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00:00 - 01:16 Coming Up
01:17 - 04:10 Intro
04:11 - 07:20 ICCA: How did it come up?
07:21 - 12:50 Innovation in food
12:51 - 13:10 ICCA Curriculum
13:11 - 16:56 The ICCA ecosystem
16:57 - 23:59 Education Programmes
24:00 - 28:06 Foodverse
28:07 - 31:47 An ecosystem of culinary experts
31:48 - 35:39 The UN SDGs & ICCA
35:40 - 38:30 The Future of Food
38:31 - 42:17 Culinary Training & Education
42:18 - 48:39 Health & Wellness with food
48:40 - 52:11 AI for food management & nutrition
52:12 - 54:26 The perennial food industry
54:27 - 56:23 Dubai is the future of food
56:24 - 57:15 Closure

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Aanshul Bafnaa, also known as "ModMonk” or “Modern Monk” is the founder of ModMonk and CEO of the ModMonk Consultancy. 

With over 17 years of experience, she is a business psychologist, spiritual coach, professor, mystic, hypnotherapist, mindfulness coach, healer, and yoga expert, Aanshul provides corporate training in areas such as mythology, leadership, emotional intelligence, meditation, and stress management to C-suite executives, managers, and other professionals.

She also integrates practices like Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) into her coaching sessions by combining teachings from the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS). 

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Aanshul Bafnaa Interview Questions

00:00 - 01:18 Coming Up
01:18 - 04:18 Intro
04:19 - 09:30 Background
09:31 - 15:20 The awakening call of spirituality
15:21 - 21:13 The ModMonk Consultancy
21:13 - 29:59 Challenges in corporates
30:00 - 38:25 Ancient wisdom for modern challenges
38:26 - 45:25 NLP & emotional freedom techniques
45:25 - 53:24 Toxicity: How to manage?
53:25 - 01:03:07 Conscious leadership
01:03:08 - 01:08:19 Educator and spiritual coach
01:08:20 - 01:13:13 Spiritual Author
01:13:14 - 01:25:40 AI & Spirituality
01:25:41 - 01:36:40 Key lessons in life
01:36:41 - 01:38:43 Closure


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James McLaughlin is a business advisor with over 35 years of experience. He is the Membership Advisor for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), where he facilitates connecting small businesses with services that will support their long-term success.

James is also the UK Partner for BizVal, a professional business valuation service, expanding BizVal's presence throughout the UK. 

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James McLaughlin Interview Questions:

00:00 - 00:56 Coming Up
00:56 - 03:20 Introduction
03:21 - 05:07 Background
05:08 - 09:07 Business journey
09:08 - 13:29 Change is consistent
13:30 - 17:47 Entrepreneurial mindset: the US vs the EU
17:48 - 23:29 FSB
23:30 - 31:14 BizVal
31:15 - 37:54 SMEs are important for global economy
37:55 - 42:10 How Businesses will shift with AI?
42:11 - 45:20 Entrepreneurial challenges
45:19 - 49:26 Digital transformation and business
49:25 - 55:59 Peer to Peer learning
56:00 - 01:00:02 The SME trend
01:00:03 - 01:04:09 How are businesses prepared for AI?
01:04:10 - 01:06:20 Words of wisdom
01:06:21 - 01:12:21 Closure

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Lord Timothy Clement-Jones, CBE is a Liberal Democrat House of Lords spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology. He is the Former Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence which reported in 2018 with "AI in the UK Ready Willing and Able?" and its follow-up report in 2020 "AI in the UK: No Room for Complacency".

Lord Clement-Jones is also the Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence, which he co-founded in 2017 and a Consultant on AI Policy and Regulation at DLA Piper since 2018.

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Lord Tim Clement Jones interview questions

00:00 - 08:29 Introduction
08:30 - 12:56 Career
12:57 - 17:41 Politics
17:42 - 22:41 Regulation leads to innovation 
22:40 - 29:42 Agentic AI vs AGI
29:43 - 34:49 Trust in AI is prime
34:50 - 39:27 Risks if AI is not used as a tool
39:26 - 45:24 Theft and cybersecurity
45:25 - 50:41 Education for children with autism
50:42 - 53:49 Living with the algorithm
53:50 - 01:00:22 Change is not changing
01:00:23 - 01:04:47 The AI governance framework
01:04:48 - 01:07:39 Make an impact
01:07:40 - 01:12:27 Closure

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Christopher Perkins is on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee and its Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee, providing policy advice on digital assets and Web3 technology. 

Christopher Perkins is the Managing Partner and President of CoinFund, a digital asset investment firm focused on supporting the development of decentralised technologies and the new internet economy. In this role, he manages day-to-day operations and works to connect cryptocurrency-native investment strategies with traditional finance. 

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Christopher Perkins Interview Questions

00:00 - 01:07 Coming Up
01:08 - 09:34 Background
09:35 - 12:44 Adversities are opportunities
12:45 - 15:50 traditional vs DeFi
15:50 - 18:52 Coinfund
18:53 - 23:15 Case studies
23:16 - 26:22 AI Web 3.0 & crypto
26:22 - 30:29 Ensuring accessible finance for all
30:30 - 32:54 Fund for the biggest boldest ideas
32:55 - 39:39 Crypto regulation
39:40 - 44:09 AI in Web 3.0
44:10 - 47:05 Relevance of Community
47:06 - 51:16 Stablecoins
51:17 - 54:19 Gaming for financial literacy
54:20 - 55:17 Coinfund for digital asset investment
55:18 - 55:56 Closure


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Anthony Scaramucci is an American financier, author, speaker and thought leader, and broadcaster who briefly served as the White House communications director.

Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm offering multi-strategy hedge fund products and advisory services for individuals and institutions.

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Anthony Scaramucci Interview Questions

00:00 - 00:50 Coming Up
00:51 - 04:44 Introduction
04:44 - 10:10 US NAVY To Wall Street
10:11 - 15:49 Career in Investing
15:50 - 21:33 Skybridge
21:34 - 27:23 Author & Entrepreneur
27:24 - 34:25 The Crypto Journey
34:26 - 37:09 About SALT Platform
37:10 - 38:49 Embracing the failures in life
38:50 - 41:52 AI & Finance
41:53 - 44:33 AI For Crypto Adoption
44:34 - 44:56 Closure

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Penny Power is an entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, and community builder with over 25 years of experience. Penny Power is the founder of Business is Personal, a platform dedicated to helping business owners thrive through authentic networking, emotional intelligence, and peer-powered growth.  She is a co-founder of BIP100 Club, a private community where top business owners can build relationships based on honesty, integrity, and mutual growth.

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Penny Power Interview Questions

00:00 - 01:01 Coming Up
01:02 - 09:40 Introduction
09:41 - 15:29 Community, and Connection
15:30 - 20:56 Academy Origin
20:57 - 23:12 Academy Highlights and Impact
23:13 - 28:00 Community Culture and Human Needs
28:01 - 34:00 Human Approach in Corporates
34:01 - 39:30 Business Cafe Vision
39:31 - 49:04 Business Failure, Personal Survival
49:05 - 55:55 Book Lessons and Self-Discovery
55:56 - 1:00:45 Emotional Intelligence in Business
1:00:46 - 1:05:47 BIP100 Model Explained
1:05:48 - 1:12:35 Awards, Self-Worth, Simplicity
1:12:36 - 1:16:05 Digital Youth Academy Journey
1:16:06 - 1:21:29 Human Touch in AI World
1:21:30 - 1:29:04 New Jobs, Niche Skills, Future Work
1:29:05 - 1:33:48 Community, Confidence, Overcoming Fear
1:33:48 - 1:35:11 Closure


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Erik Schwartz is a technologist and serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the tech sector, specialising in AI, information search and retrieval, and knowledge discovery. 

Erik is the Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer at Elysia.ai Labs. integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI into search technologies, offering automation, intelligent AI assistants, and multimodal AI experiences that help businesses unlock AI's full potential and achieve real operational outcomes.

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Erik Schwartz Interview Questions

00:00- 1:57 Key highlights
1:58- 05:59 Introduction
05:00- 12:51 Erik’s Background
11:00- 15:41 Erik’s Career Evolution
15:42- 21:03  Family Influence on Career Journey
21:04- 29:09 Video Intelligence at Comcast
29:10- 34:05  Building Elysia.ai Labs
34:06- 39:59 Generative AI and Search
40:00- 49:26  Challenges of Solo Entrepreneurship
49:27- 53:03 Client Interaction and Preparedness
53:04- 57:35  Bridging the Digital Divide
57:36 1:04:34 Building Collaborative Communities
1:04:35 -1:08:01 AI Agents in Business
1:08:02- 1:13:56 AI's Impact on Workplaces
1:13:57- 1:18:38 Ethical and Responsible Use of AI
1:18:38 - 1:20:46 Closure

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Prof. Ula Y. Taylor is a professor in the Department of African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She specialises in African American history, black feminist theory, and intellectual traditions of African American women. Her research covers black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and civil rights movements from 1890 to 1980.

She is the author of The Promise of Patriarchy: Women and the Nation of Islam, The Veiled Garvey: The Life and Times of Amy Jacques Garvey, co-author of Panther: A Pictorial History of the Black Panther Party and The Story Behind the Film and co-editor of Black California Dreamin': The Crisis of California African American Communities.

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00:00 - 01:18 Key highlights
01:19 - 07:56 Introduction
07:57 - 10:26 Career & Background
10:27 - 14:51 African-American History
14:52 - 19:04 Black Nationalism & Pan-Africanism
19:05 - 24:45 Lessons From Activism
24:46 - 31:12 Legacy of Black Panthers
31:13 - 36:01 Is Discomfort Necessary For Progress?
36:02 - 42:19 Community Feminism
42:20 - 48:54 Teaching Challenges with AI
48:55 - 54:00 AI Bias
54:01 - 58:05 Challenges in Black Studies
58:06 - 1:01:38 Role of Black Studies
1:01:39 - 1:08:07 Patriarchy and Nation of Islam
1:08:08 - 1:13:18 Advice for Young Learners
1:13:19 - 1:14:06 Closure

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