The Alchemist Lounge

Sexual health is a window to general health as all different components in life are intricately connected with it. Urologist / Deputy Sheriff Dr. Marc Richman sheds light on one of the social taboos that impact one's overall well-being. So let's openly discuss and gain more insights on this topic.

EPISODE NOTES

• Men's sexual health as it relates to their general health and well-being
• Common sexual health challenges and reasons behind them
• A deep dive into erectile dysfunction (ED) at a young age
• Pain in the testes and a flash of pain: What it is and why does it happen?
• What to do if one urinates more frequently than usual

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

• Apollo Neuro
• Viagra ED
• The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Minoxidil
• Propecia
• Neurodynamics
• FirmTech Inc.

ABOUT DR. MARC RICHMAN

After four years of medical school and six years of urologic surgery residency at UNC @ Chapel Hill, Dr. Marc Richman became an attending physician. He taught urology at Eastern Virginia Medical School as an associate professor and practiced urology for over twenty years. About ten years ago, he decided to make a change. He got burned out of hospital-based surgical practice and started a concierge men's sexual health practice in McLean, VA. He also decided to pursue a part-time career entirely outside of medicine at that time. For the past decade, those two things have been his work focus. Urologist and Co-Founder Urologist and Co-Founder at Obsidian Men's Health, Deputy Sheriff and DCJS Firearms Instructor at Clarke County Sheriff's Office. He got his undergrad at Wesleyan University. He won four Pfizer Awards at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has treated clients worldwide, including several global leaders and dignitaries.

CONNECT WITH DR. RICHMAN

• Website: Obsidian Men's Health
• LinkedIn: Marc Richman, M.D.

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• Website: Alex Atwood
• Podcast: The Alchemist Lounge
• LinkedIn: Alex Atwood
• Twitter: @alexatwood

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Taking the ownership to make a difference and caring about it brings out the tremendous change we need in the world. In today's episode, Ehren Cruz shares inspirational stories about the value of building a solid life foundation, genuinely connecting with spirituality, pure loving, and passing on the ripple effect of positivity through the psychedelic passage.

EPISODE NOTES

• What every person is ultimately looking for
• How to take your life to a positive paradigm shift
• Tips on what to do after a high-dose experience
• What life is all about?
• The future of transformative festivals

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

• Psychedelic Passage
• Facebook Post: LEAF Festivals
• Facebook Watch: Ehren Cruz on Artists with a Cause
• LSD
• Cappadocia
• Envision
• Sonic Bloom
• Lightning in a Bottle
• Leaf Group Arts

ABOUT EHREN CRUZ

Ehren Cruz is a Certified psychedelic coach through the Nation's first Psychedelic Coaching Certification program facilitated by Third Wave. He is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the Coaching Teachers Alliance (CTA). He is also the Southeast Facilitator for the Nation's first No Harm psychedelic journey service with Psychedelic Passage and a Hermetic Qabalistic Ceremonialist and Teacher. Ehren is the proud father of three young daughters, Aylin, Jaysa & Soryn – And a loving husband to Renee Cruz. The latter notably serves as the VP of Programs for the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. They live together in a beautiful Cabin retreat on 11 acres just north of Asheville, NC they lovingly refer to as "The Journey's End." Yet perhaps it's honestly just a beginning.

CONNECT WITH EHREN

• Website: The Sparc
• LinkedIn: Ehren Cruz

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• Website: Alex Atwood
• Podcast: The Alchemist Lounge
• LinkedIn: Alex Atwood
• Twitter: @alexatwood

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It's so exciting to speak with equally empowered and inspiring women leaders. Hear insights straight from OwnTrail's co-founders Rebekah and KT on what it looks like to start up a business centered around trust, inclusivity, diversity, curiosity, and authenticity, especially for women striving to find their voice in the world. Navigate and unlock your life paths now!

EPISODE NOTES

• How the OwnTrail partnership started
• OwnTrail's value proposition and impact on women's life and everyone else in the world
• OwnTrail's value proposition and its impact on people's lives
• OwnTrail's success story despite the global COVID-19 pandemic
• OwnTrail's future desired state and the values that are co-building with people around the world

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

• Future For Us
• Built By Girls
• Women In Product
• ChairmanMe
• Blaze Your Own Trail
• Zillow

ABOUT REBEKAH BASTIAN AND KT MCBRATNEY

Rebekah is the CEO and co-founder of OwnTrail, author of Blaze Your Own Trail, mother of 2, wife, artist, writer, and aerial acrobat. KT is the Chief Brand Officer of OwnTrail. She disrupts the status bro. Entrepreneur, strategist, artist, brand builder, and social philosopher. Occasional muppet astrologer and reader of all the things.

CONNECT WITH REBEKAH AND KT

• Website: OwnTrail
• LinkedIn: OwnTrail
• Facebook: OwnTrail
• Instagram: @owntrail

CONNECT WITH US

• Website: Alex Atwood
• Podcast: The Alchemist Lounge
• LinkedIn: Alex Atwood
• Twitter: @alexatwood

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We pick David Nikzad's brain on seeding and birthing businesses, developing an authentic self-brand, and more important values than money. Learn from this well-accomplished entrepreneur turned into an investor as he shares best financial practices and a wealth of knowledge that will open your eyes to the real world of success.

EPISODE NOTES

• The main motivation for taking ideas and creating companies
• Building strong relationships with successful people
• The importance of an incredible team
• How to become a millionaire of one's emotional intelligence?

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

• Y Combinator
• Paul Graham
• Talkable
• Hired
• Vidyard
• Blackberry
• Unstoppable Domains
• Coinbase
• HelloSign
• Verbling
• Berkshire-Hathaway
• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Audiobook & Paperback
• Anthony Pompliano
• David Nikzad's Noted "Utopian Holding Company" Orthogonal Thinker Has Relocated to Miami to Lead for the Future
• Psychedelic Review: David Nikzad
• David Nikzad Sets Up Psychedelic Medicine Launch Through Ei.Ventures

ABOUT DAVID NIKZAD

David Nikzad is a CEO, Psychonaut, and adventure capitalist. With over 25 years of investing experience under his belt, David is known for finding and funding early-stage startups with enormous potential. He is also passionate about health and wellness and has launched his wellness retreat center, Lumeria, in Maui. David is the founder and CEO of Orthogonal Thinker, which he describes as a "Utopian Holding Company" specializing in "space, crypto, cannabis, psychedelics, and clean food."

CONNECT WITH DAVID

• Website: Orthogonal Thinker
• LinkedIn: David Nikzad

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• Website: https://alexatwood.co
• Podcast: The Alchemist Lounge Podcast
• LinkedIn: @Alexatwood
• Twitter: @Alexatwood

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How does someone walk away from earning a lot of money to pursue their passion? Listen in to Maria Kopsidas' climb to success by creating a culinary workforce to help other people in the community. Learn more about how to keep your employees motivated and inspired.

EPISODE NOTES

• Greek-Italian influence on culinary
• How can self-expression attract others to your life and open up more career opportunities?
• How to overcome the challenges faced when starting the organization?
• How to keep a team together during the pandemic?

RESOURCE/LINK MENTIONED

• Marion Calomiris Kopsidas

ABOUT MARIA KOPSIDAS

Maria Kopsidas is the founder and owner of Cookology Recreational Culinary School, Metropolitan Culinary Arts Institute (MCAI), Cookology Kitchen, and Helbroth Consulting. Prior to opening her flagship store in 2009, Maria spent fifteen years leading marketing and communications campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, restaurants, and charities including Discovery Channel International as publicist for India and Australia, Grocery Manufacturers Association, the largest and oldest food manufacturer association in the country, as manager of online communications, and director of communications for an Electronic Data Discovery firm. During the pandemic, Maria launched Cookology Kitchen, a delivery-only concept whose meals live at the intersection of restaurant delivery and make your own ingredient boxes – Official Launch is 2022. In 2021, the pandemic still not over, Maria, took elements of the professional culinary training program, MCAI, and created MCAI 501(c)3. This non-profit trains students into prep cooks in six short weeks, finds them positions, and acts as an advocate for their well-being and future throughout their career. Restaurants make donations to MCAI 501(c)3 to cover the costs of the students' training.

CONNECT WITH MARIA

• Cookology
• Metropolitan Culinary Arts Institute

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• Website: Gravy Work | Hire Staff On Demand
• Podcast: Off The Clock
• Facebook: @GravyWork

Today's episode features a special guest, Barry Stamos, a leader with a golden heart who relates his tale of growing up in a progressive household to becoming one of the co-founders of a marketing firm specializing in personalized email marketing. Tune in to learn more!

EPISODE NOTES

• What's it like growing up in a very progressive household?
• Finding the inspiration to go entrepreneurial
• Understanding what is email marketing
• The leadership and entrepreneurial journey to building a startup company?

ABOUT BARRY STAMOS

Barry Stamos is CHO (Chief Heart Officer) and Co-Founder of 1heart. Barry is a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur who evolved into a conscious capitalist using business as a force for good. As 1heart's 'Love Doula', Barry births self-love in top executives, entrepreneurs, and global change-makers. Together, they journey beyond their egos and deeply explore their individual and collective purpose. These Superconscious leaders upgrade their operating system to be led by the heart, not merely the mind. The result is oneness for a seamless live/work masterpiece.

Barry's been a paid consultant and executive coach to 100+ Fortune 500 companies. Barry was the Global Practice Leader of Strategy & Innovation at Acxiom (NASDAQ: ACXM) and helped build a business unit from scratch to an exit to IPG in 2018. Barry built and sold his first startup INBOX Marketing in San Francisco to Responsys prior to their IPO and exit as a unicorn to Oracle. Barry's the Founding Advisor to Tuft & Needle (TN.com). Barry's also an angel investor in Thrive Market and the Co-Founder of Superwell, Guided, and Miami made.; all share a mission to optimize life, work, and community.

CONNECT WITH BARRY

• Website: 1heart

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• Website: Gravy Work | Hire Staff On Demand
• Podcast: Off The Clock
• Facebook: @GravyWork

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In this episode, Nell Derick Debevoise talks about her transition from the non-profit to the private sector and shares one of the most moving experiences she went through while supporting refugees in the Middle East. Tune in to learn what purposeful leadership is all about and why your team members should be able to identify the impact they make on their communities.

EPISODE NOTES

• The impact you can make by working for a non-profit
• The importance of giving autonomy to your team
• Why your employees should feel connected to their work
• How to make your team relate to the company's purpose
• Evolution of leadership in the workspace

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

• Leading without authority by Keith Ferrazzi
• Going first by Nell Derick Debevoise

ABOUT NELL DERICK DEBEVOISE

Nell Derick Debevoise has studied adult learning, innovation strategy, intercultural education, and organizational psychology at many of the world's top universities, starting with public school education in Hartford, CT. She has lived and worked in the private, public, and for-profit sectors on four continents, supporting refugees in the Middle East; teaching corporate executives in New York about Stakeholder Capitalism; and mediating between Turkish and Cypriot officials. This diverse experience revealed two related problems that led Nell to create Inspiring Capital. First, business professionals, and their organizations, crave ways to connect their work to a larger purpose. And on the other hand, social and environmental change cannot be left to the not-for-profit sector alone - all organizations must contribute to solving the critical problems of our time. A certified B Corp, Inspiring Capital engages, develops, and inspires purpose-driven professionals with Fellowship programs, blending independent, peer, and expert learning. So that, together, we can shape fairer, healthier, more inclusive, equitable, and regenerative teams, organizations, communities, and economies.

CONNECT WITH NELL

• Website: www.nellderickdebevoise.com
• Instagram: @nelldd
• LinkedIn: Nell Derick Debevois
• Twitter: @nelldd

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• Website: Gravy Work | Hire Staff On Demand
• Podcast: Off The Clock
• Facebook: @GravyWork

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You'll find this episode surprisingly helpful as we have Dr. M.J. Jiaras for you, sharing his coaching career and his specialty in making the country's top-level executives even more successful. Join us to know why it's important to be intentional about your chosen path and career and the role of your experiences to become a better version of yourself.

EPISODE NOTES

• The importance of understanding your role in a coaching session
• Learning process and program to become an executive coach
• Impacts of the global pandemic on people, businesses, and coaching industry
• Benefits and challenges of virtual communication/interaction
• How experiences can help us align our life and be more positive

RESOURCE/LINK MENTIONED

• the Monkees
• How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

ABOUT Dr. M.J. Jiaras

Dr. M.J. Jiaras started his coaching career 20 years ago, and during that time he has found a speciality in working with the country's top level executives. In fact, Fortune Magazine recently voted two of M.J.'s coaching clients to their list of the nation's "50 Most Powerful Executives."

https://www.brimstoneconsulting.com/team/m-j-jiaras-psy-d/

CONNECT Dr. Jiaras

• Website: Integrated Coaching Solutions, Inc.
• LinkedIn: M.J. Jiaras, Psy.D.

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• Website: Gravy Work | Hire Staff On Demand
• Podcast: Off The Clock
• Facebook: @GravyWork

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In this episode, Anirban Chakrabarti shares the unexpected challenges he faced when starting his entrepreneurial journey and the importance of understanding your customer to create a successful product. Listen in and learn some insights into the software industry and the mistakes you don't want to make when exiting a business.

EPISODE NOTES

• The importance of being a servant to your customer
• The hardest part of being a first-time entrepreneur
• Why you need to be surrounded by supportive people
• Evolution of customer behavior since the global pandemic
• What to look for when recruiting new members for your team

RESOURCE/LINK MENTIONED

• Leading without authority by Keith Ferrazzi

ABOUT ANIRBAN CHAKRABARTI

Anirban Chakrabarti is the CEO of HireLogic and an experienced technology entrepreneur with a strong software background as a general management executive with large enterprise software companies to venture-backed small startups. He is fluent in General Management with full P&L, Go-to-Market Strategy, Scaling Revenue, Building High-Performance Teams, Product Launches, Product Market Positioning, Product Management, Analyst Relations, Investment & Fund Raising, Technology Portfolio Management, M&A, and modern Recurring Revenue business models.

CONNECT WITH ANIRBAN

• Website: www.hirelogic.com
• LinkedIn: Anirban Chakrabarti

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• Website: Gravy Work | Hire Staff On Demand
• Podcast: Off The Clock
• Facebook: @GravyWork

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Are you a manager struggling with getting your team to trust you? In this episode, Eric Konovalov shares how he overcame the challenges of managing a team that had a completely different work culture. Join us today to learn an efficient approach to leadership and why you should hire a coach to achieve your business goals.

EPISODE NOTES

• The challenges of working in a multicultural environment
• Why you shouldn't be attached to a plan to reach your goals
• Is leading the authority the right way to support a team?
• How a business coach can help you achieve your dreams
• The importance of taking time to think about your future

RESOURCE/LINK MENTIONED

• Leading without authority by Keith Ferrazzi
• Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch
• Ask and it is given by Esther and Jerry Hicks
• B2B sales secrets by Eric Konovalov

ABOUT ERIC KONOVALOV

Eric Konovalov is the founder and CEO of The Goal Guide, a service that helps clients define and achieve their goals. He's also a former Marine and hosts a podcast for developing leaders called Lead, Sell, Grow.

CONNECT WITH ERIC

• Website: www.thegoalguide.com
• Instagram: @thegoalguide
• Facebook: Eric Konovalov
• LinkedIn: Eric Konovalov
• Podcast: Lead Sell Grow - The Human Experience

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• Website: Gravy Work | Hire Staff On Demand
• Podcast: Off The Clock
• Facebook: @GravyWork

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