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- Episode #54 The Brain, Sleep, and Your Memory: COVID's Impact, the Future, and Opportunities GaloreHi everyone. Welcome to Looking Forward! Today we’re going to discuss a topic that affects every one of us: OUR BRAINS. More specifically, we’re going to look at memory, sleep, and our brains.
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we looked at what we’ve learned in recent years about the brain and its capacity to remember things, what purposes memories serve, some things you can do to improve your memory, and other things, too.
In Part 2, we’re going to discuss how COVID 19 is affecting our brains, sleep, and memory, what future advances we might expect to see in those areas, and what opportunities all of that might offer to those looking for a new job, career, entrepreneurial endeavor, or investment idea.
To help us explore this hugely important subject, we’ve brought on a highly qualified expert. She’s Dr. Jessica Payne.
Dr. Jessica Payne is Professor of Psychology and the Andrew J. McKenna Family Collegiate Chair at the University of Notre Dame, where she directs the Sleep, Stress, and Memory Lab. Her research focuses on how sleep and stress independently and interactively influence learning, memory, emotion, and creativity. She teaches various courses in Psychology and Neuroscience, including a popular course entitled “The Sleeping Brain” for which she won Harvard University’s Bok Center Award for teaching excellence and Notre Dame’s Frank O’Malley award for undergraduate teaching and service.
Dr. Payne is also dedicated to applying her research findings to business organizations, striving to help leaders understand how to work with, rather than against, the natural abilities of the human brain. Her work has been profiled in the New York Times, Businessweek and MSN, Scientific American, the Huffington Post, CNN, USA Today, Bloomberg Business Week, National Geographic, and many other media outlets.
** If you enjoy this episode, please be sure to tell your family, friends, and other members of YOUR network about it… and encourage them to listen to it, too. Also, please give it a "like" and/or a good review.
Looking Forward is THE podcast about global trends, opportunities, and the future, and how YOU might capitalize on those: Think... jobs, careers, business start-ups, ventures, investments, life enrichment.
Guests are experts in their field, and most are C-suite executives, household names, authors, and/or from prestigious universities or similar organizations.
Looking Forward is a great source for media outlets, podcast producers, telecom companies, audio publishers, etc. to include as part of their content. This is what MTN, the gigantic telecommunications company in Africa, is doing. To discuss revenue-sharing opportunities to distribute our content-- which can be customized and reformatted to meet your needs and those of your target audience-- please contact us atwww.jeff-ostroff.com
Looking Forward also offers a smart and affordable way for advertisers to promote their products or services, especially given its positive spin and informative, entertaining, and wholesome content.
For more information, please contact www.jeff-ostroff.com38 min - Money, Money, Money... Money
Are You Seeking Some Solid Financial Advice from a Pro?
Then listen as Jeff speaks with Jill Schlesinger, Certified Financial Planner, host of "Jill on Money," author, and the Emmy-nominated and Gracie Award Winning Business Analyst for CBS News! Jill identifies the three fundamental things you must do first with your money BEFORE investing... and where it makes the most sense to invest your money now with COVID. Among other things, Jill also suggests the foundational courses all young people should choose to succeed, no matter where their career path takes them.
Got feedback or suggestions for topics or guests... or want Jeff to be a guest on your show? Contact www.jeff-ostroff.com
LOOKING FORWARD: THE podcast that focuses on TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and how YOU might capitalize on those: THINK.. jobs, careers, business start-ups, ventures, investments, life enrichment. Guests are experts in their field, and many are senior executives, household names, authors, and/or from prestigious universities or other organizations.
Looking Forward offers a smart and affordable way for advertisers to promote their products or services, especially given its positive spin and informative, entertaining, and wholesome content. It's also great source for media outlets, publishers, etc. to include as part of their content. We can customize our content for YOUR target audience. Some, such as TAPinto.net, are already doing that!
For more information, please contact www.jeff-ostroff.com
35 min - Episode #53: The Brain and Your Memory: Hope You Remember to Listen to This?
Hi everyone.
Today we’re going to discuss a topic that affects every one of us: OUR BRAINS. More specifically, we’re going to look at memory and our brains. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we’ll look at what we’ve learned in recent years about the brain and its capacity to remember things, what purposes memories serve, some things you can do to improve your memory, and other things, too.
To help us explore this hugely important subject, we’ve brought on a highly qualified expert. She’s Dr. Jessica Payne.
Dr. Jessica Payne is Professor of Psychology and the Andrew J. McKenna Family Collegiate Chair at the University of Notre Dame, where she directs the Sleep, Stress, and Memory Lab.
Her research focuses on how sleep and stress independently and interactively influence learning, memory, emotion, and creativity. She teaches various courses in Psychology and Neuroscience, including a popular course entitled “The Sleeping Brain” for which she won Harvard University’s Bok Center Award for teaching excellence and Notre Dame’s Frank O’Malley award for undergraduate teaching and service.
Dr. Payne is also dedicated to applying her research findings to business organizations, striving to help leaders understand how to work with, rather than against, the natural abilities of the human brain. Her work has been profiled in the New York Times, Businessweek and MSN, Scientific American, the Huffington Post, CNN, USA Today, Bloomberg Business Week, National Geographic, and many other media outlets.
Dr. Payne’s postdoctoral fellowship was split between Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard University’s Psychology Department. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Arizona.
** If you enjoy this episode, please be sure to tell your family, friends, and other members of YOUR network about it… and encourage them to listen to it, too. Also, please give it a "like" and/or a good review.
Looking Forward is THE podcast about global trends, opportunities, and the future, and how YOU might capitalize on those: Think... jobs, careers, business start-ups, ventures, investments, life enrichment.
Guests are experts in their field, and most are C-suite executives, household names, authors, and/or from prestigious universities or similar organizations.
Looking Forward is a great source for media outlets, podcast producers, telecom companies, audio publishers, etc. to include as part of their content. To discuss revenue-sharing opportunities to distribute our content-- which can be customized and reformatted to meet your needs and those of your target audience-- please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com
Looking Forward also offers a smart and affordable way for advertisers to promote their products or services, especially given its positive spin and informative, entertaining, and wholesome content.
For more information, please contact www.jeff-ostroff.com39 min - Attention Singles: Fantastic Tips for Singles Looking to Find the Love of Their Life Online or on Their Phone!
Listen as Jeff speaks with nationally recognized Cyber-Dating expert, Julie Spira: author, dating coach, and media personality. Julie discusses such things as how online/mobile app dating has evolved, how COVID is affecting online/mobile dating, and where things may be headed in that space. Julie also provides some excellent dating tips! To get a FREE copy of Julie's e-book, "The Secret’s to Finding Love Online, " please name one major dating change sparked by COVID that Julie mentions during the podcast and send it to the Contact page of Jeff's website, www.jeff-ostroff.com Enjoy!! Feedback or suggestions for topics or guests? CONTACT: WWW.JEFF-OSTROFF.COM
42 min - Episode #52: Fund Raising- It's Future, Job and Career Opportunities It Offers, and Much More
Hi everyone. Today we’re going to discuss a vital, multi-billion-dollar industry that seeks to help societies and people around the world function better. I’m speaking about fund raising.
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we covered such topics as what the different kinds of fund raising are, how fund raising has evolved over the past few decades, differences in how funds are raised around the world, and COVID 19’s impact on the fund-raising industry thus far.
In Episode #52-- Part 2 of this series— we’ll speak more about the latest fund-raising approaches, what the near-term future of fund raising may look like, what OPPORTUNITIES the industry has to offer those in the know, and how you can determine if a non-profit cause is worth your donor dollars or other support.
To help us do that, we’re again going to speak with our great fund-raising expert, Matt Hugg. Matt is an author and instructor in nonprofit management in the US and abroad. He is president and founder of Nonprofit.Courses, an on-demand, eLearning educational resource for nonprofit leaders, staff, board members, and volunteers, with thousands of courses in nearly every aspect of nonprofit work.
Matt has taught nonprofit management at several universities and technology companies, online and in person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. Matt’s past work includes fundraising for the University of the Arts, Ursinus College, University of Cincinnati and the Boy Scouts of America. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.
Looking Forward is THE podcast about global TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and how YOU might capitalize on those: THINK.. jobs, careers, business start-ups, ventures, investments, life enrichment. Guests are experts in their field, and many are senior executives, household names, authors, and/or from prestigious universities or institutions.
Looking Forward offers a smart and affordable way for advertisers to promote their products or services, especially given its positive spin and informative, entertaining, and wholesome content. It's also great source for media outlets, publishers, etc. to include as part of their content. We can customize our content for YOUR target audience. Some, such as TAPinto.net, are already doing that!
For more information, please contact www.jeff-ostroff.com
35 min - Episode #51: Fund Raising- It Isn't Just About Money Given by the Rich and Famous!
That's right: IT ISN'T ALL ABOUT WARREN BUFFETT AND BILL GATES!!
Today we’re going to discuss a vital, multi-billion-dollar industry that seeks to help societies and people around the world function better... pretty much no matter where you live. I’m speaking about fund raising.
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we’ll cover such topics as what the different kinds of fund raising are, how fund raising has evolved over the past few decades, differences in how funds are raised around the world, and COVID 19’s impact on the fund-raising industry thus far.
To help us do that, we’ve got a fund-raising expert! He’s Matt Hugg. Matt is an author and instructor in nonprofit management in the US and abroad. He is president and founder of Nonprofit.Courses, an on-demand, e-learning educational resource for nonprofit leaders, staff, board members, and volunteers, with thousands of courses in nearly every aspect of nonprofit work.
Matt has taught nonprofit management at several universities and technology companies, online and in person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. Matt’s past work includes fundraising for the University of the Arts, Ursinus College, University of Cincinnati and the Boy Scouts of America. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.
Looking Forward is THE podcast about global TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and how YOU might capitalize on those: THINK.. jobs, careers, business start-ups, ventures, investments, life enrichment.
Guests are experts in their field, and many are senior executives, household names, authors, and/or from prestigious universities or institutions.
Looking Forward offers a smart and affordable way for advertisers to promote their products or services, especially given its positive spin and informative, entertaining, and wholesome content. It's also great source for media outlets, publishers, etc. to include as part of their content. We can customize our content for YOUR target audience. Some, such as TAPinto.net, are already doing that!
For more information, please contact www.jeff-ostroff.com
36 min - Episode #50: Telemedicine's Future and the Opportunities It May Offer
IS YOUR HOME CARE NURSE GOING TO CHECK IN ON YOU VIRTUALLY?
Hey, telemedicine could make that happen!
Listen as my guest expert, Dr. William Hanson, discusses this and many other interesting topics as Episode #50 of Looking Forward focuses on telemedicine. In Part I of this two-part series (Episode #49), Dr. Hanson spoke about the evolution of telemedicine, how it’s being used now, how its use varies around the world, and the impact that COVID 19 is having on telemedicine. In Part 2 of this series, Dr. Hansen discusses efforts to make telemedicine more user friendly, how telemedicine's use will play out over the next several years, and what OPPORTUNITIES it may offer to anyone from college students to venture capitalists.
Dr. Hanson is someone to pay attention to! He’s an MD and Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Surgery and Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He’s also an internist, anesthesiologist and intensivist, and currently is the Chief Medical Information Officer and Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and interim Chair of Anesthesiology and Critical Care.
He has also published two books on medical care: The Edge of Medicine: The Technology That Will Change Our Lives and Smart Medicine: How the Changing Role of Doctors Will Revolutionize Health Care. His research has been featured in national and international publications, including Popular Science and U.S. News and World Report, and he’s been a guest on NPR’s Fresh Air as well as television documentaries on the Discovery Channel.
Looking Forward is THE podcast about global TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and how YOU might capitalize on those: THINK.. jobs, careers, business start-ups, ventures, investments, life enrichment. Guests are experts in their field, and many are senior executives, household names, authors, and/or from prestigious universities or institutions. Looking Forward offers a smart and affordable way for advertisers to promote their products or services, especially given its positive spin and informative, entertaining, and wholesome content. It's also great source for media outlets, publishers, etc. to include as part of their content. We can customize our content for YOUR target audience. Some, such as TAPinto.net, are already doing that!
For more information, please contact www.jeff-ostroff.com
30 min - Episode #49: Telemedicine: Past, Present, and COVID 19's Impact
ARE YOU IN AFRICA… BUT YOUR DOCTOR’S CONSULTING WITH A DERMATOLOGIST IN PHILADELPHIA?
Hey, that’s actually happening these days with a dermatologist at the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Pennsylvania!
Listen as my guest expert, Dr. William Hanson, discusses this and many other interesting topics as Episode #49 of Looking Forward focuses on telemedicine. In Part I of this two-part series, Dr. Hanson talks about the evolution of telemedicine, how it’s being used now, how its use varies around the world, and the impact that COVID 19 is having on telemedicine.
Dr. Hanson is someone to pay attention to! He’s an MD and Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Surgery and Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He’s also an internist, anesthesiologist and intensivist, and currently is the Chief Medical Information Officer and Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and interim Chair of Anesthesiology and Critical Care.
He has also published two books on medical care: The Edge of Medicine: The Technology That Will Change Our Lives and Smart Medicine: How the Changing Role of Doctors Will Revolutionize Health Care. His research has been featured in national and international publications, including Popular Science and U.S. News and World Report, and he’s been a guest on NPR’s Fresh Air as well as television documentaries on the Discovery Channel.
Looking Forward is THE podcast about global TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and how YOU might capitalize on those: THINK.. jobs, careers, business start-ups, ventures, investments, life enrichment. Guests are experts in their field, and many are senior executives, household names, authors, and/or from prestigious universities or institutions. Looking Forward offers a smart and affordable way for advertisers to promote their products or services, especially given its positive spin and informative, entertaining, and wholesome content. It's also great source for media outlets, publishers, etc. to include as part of their content. We can customize our content for YOUR target audience. Some, such as TAPinto.net, are already doing that!
For more information, please contact www.jeff-ostroff.com
31 min - Episode #48: Restaurants and Hotels: Where Are They Headed and What OPPORTUNITIES Do They Offer?
Hi Everyone!
In this episode-- which runs only a bit over 30 minutes-- you'll get fantastic insights about the future of restaurants and hotels-- at least over the next few years. Maybe even more importantly, you'll hear about the incredible number of OPPORTUNITIES the hospitality industry has to offer to anyone from students, to job and career seekers, to entrepreneurs and investors, particularly REAL ESTATE investors.
You'll hear all this In Part 2 of Looking Forward's conversation with our acclaimed guest, Dr. Stephani Robson! Dr. Robson is an internationally recognized hospitality and consumer behavior expert. She was a faculty member at the esteemed Cornell University School of Hotel Administration for over 25 years and travels globally to consult on restaurant and hotel design and operations projects.
These are just a few of the many topics Stephani addresses in this episode:
- how restaurant designs will change
- how restaurants will become more hybridized
- how new hotels are being built in a way that's different from the past
- great startup and investment opportunities exist in the both the restaurant and hotel industries!
LOOKING FORWARD: THE Podcast about global TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and How YOU Can Capitalize on Those.
To provide feedback and topic ideas, please contact www.jeff-ostroff.com You can also connect with Jeff Ostroff on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-ostroff-8142647/
And, hey, if you like this or any other episode of Looking Forward, we would appreciate your posting a review on the site where you listen to Looking Forward.
Our sincere thanks to TAPinto.net - Local News for establishing the "Looking Forward" column in many of its online local newspapers. TAPinto is your neighborhood news online! To find out how we can customize our content to meet your needs and those of your target audience, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com
Please also keep in mind the great and INEXPENSIVE opportunity that exists for those who want to sponsor a specific Looking Forward episodes(s) that relates to what you sell, or the image you want to convey to your customers and prospects. Looking Forward is upbeat, wholesome, futuristic, and informative, and connects with listeners around the world. (20% live outside the U.S.!) Through our promos and posts to social media, on websites, podcast sites, and e-mails, Looking Forward's reach is impressive, and our episode shelf life is long. For more details, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com
And if you're looking for an entertaining and informative guest to have on YOUR radio or TV show, or podcast, please think of Jeff. If you want to "hear him in action," listen to an upcoming episode of Richard Kaufman's popular, "Vertical Momentum" podcast. Please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com for more information.
Thanks.
37 min - Episode #47- Are You Interested in Restaurant and Travel Trends Around the World?
Episode #47- Looking Forward: Are You Interested in Restaurant and Travel Trends Around the World?
How about French tacos or Brazilian pizzas? Or creative entrepreneurs who are taking old motels and turning them into boutique lodging locations with nearby "hipster" experiences?
If so, then you won't want to miss Part I of my Looking Forward podcast conversation with internationally recognized hospitality and consumer behavior expert, Stephani Robson. Stephani was a faculty member at the esteemed Cornell University School of Administration for over 25 years and travels globally to consult on restaurant and hotel design and operations projects.
In Part I (Episode #47) Dr. Robson discusses such things as changes that have occurred over the past few decades in hotels and restaurants, current TRENDS in those industries, COVID 19's impact on the hospitality industry, and who's likely to survive... or not survive there. (NOTE: Next week, in Part II, Stephani will focus on the FUTURE of restaurants and hotels, and what OPPORTUNITIES YOU might be able to capitalize on in the hospitality industry.
If you are an owner, investor, operator, or employee in the hospitality industry-- or just someone who dines out or travels-- this episode is for you! Businesses or geographic areas mentioned include the Hilton, McDonald's, Expedia Group, Jupiter Hotel, Hôtel du Louvre, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts,Portland, Oregon, New York City, Sarasota, the Finger Lakes, Paris, Delhi, Mexico City. Mumbai, Brazil, China, and Canada.
LOOKING FORWARD: THE Podcast About TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and How YOU Might Capitalize on Those.
Our sincere thanks to TAPinto.net - Local News for establishing the "Looking Forward" column in many of its online local newspapers. TAPinto is your neighborhood news online! To find out how we can customize our content to meet your needs and those of your target audience, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com
Please also keep in mind the great and INEXPENSIVE opportunity that exists for those who want to sponsor a specific Looking Forward episodes(s) that relates to what you sell, or the image you want to convey to your customers and prospects. Looking Forward is upbeat, wholesome, futuristic, and informative, and connects with listeners around the world. (20% live outside the U.S.!) Through our promos and posts to social media, on websites, podcast sites, and e-mails, Looking Forward's reach is impressive, and our episode shelf life is long. For more details, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com
And if you're looking for an entertaining and informative guest to have on YOUR radio or TV show, or podcast, please think of Jeff. If you want to "hear him in action," listen to an upcoming episode of Richard Kaufman's popular, "Vertical Momentum" podcast. Please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com for more information.
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About Looking Forward®: It's All About Opportunities!
From the publisher's feed
Looking for a cost-effective way to promote what your geographic location offers to businesses, employers, workers, potential residents, travelers, and/or investors? Well, here it is!
For the past 4 1/2 years, over 100 experts have been featured and interviewed on Looking Forward®: It’s All About Opportunities. Our CUSTOM audio/video promotional interviews showcase what your location has to offer in a way that makes it stand out and shine. Looking Forward provides an engaging way to build credibility, highlight your geographic location or destination, create a demand for what it offers, and give you lots of content to use and reuse on various channels, SEO value … plus we also help you in your marketing campaign at no extra charge!
What You Get from Our Premium Authority/Visibility Package
• Professionally produced, high quality 10-minute audio interview
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post, and distribution on 20+ major podcast host sites and 4 social media sites
• Freedom to use all your content (as long as you don’t change or charge for it)
• FREE copy of our special report, “Five Exciting Global Opportunities for 2025”
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with nearly 180 interviewing projects to his credit in the past 4 ½ years alone
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With this “new-for-2025” marketing opportunity, we’ve made it amazingly affordable to receive a high-quality audio interview with mp3 file, the full interview transcript and video clips, lots of reusable content, great SEO value, interview prep and coaching, editing, distribution, and promotional support. In fact, our pricing makes it possible for almost anyone to promote who they are, what they do, and what makes them different or better and well worth contacting!
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You can also find out more about Looking Forward's creator, interviewer, and producer, Jeff Ostroff, on his company's website and on LinkedIn. (See above.)