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The C-List Podcast – Episode 5 Outline

Guest: Dr. Matthew Thompson, CEO & Co-Founder, Telescope Health

Podcast Overview

On this episode, hosts Jen and Arash interview Dr. Matthew Thompson, CEO & Co-Founder of Telescope Health, a physician-led virtual care company focused on breaking down barriers to healthcare and advancing health equity. Dr. Thompson shares his unique journey from wanting to be a professional musician and how his experiences as an ER doctor inspired the creation of Telescope Health which has partnered with county programs like Healthlink Jax, which provides free virtual care service to over 100,000 uninsured residents in Jacksonville, Florida. Their conversation explores the power of partnerships, the impact of telehealth in reducing ER visits and costs, and the growing importance of virtual care in solving the physician shortage crisis. Dr. Thompson also discusses his vision for Telescope Healthcare’s growth and you don’t want to miss the wild and memorable ER stories in a game of “Real or Ridiculous.” 

Podcast Outline 

0:00 – 2:00 | Welcome & Introduction

2:00 – 10:00 | From Musician to Medicine: Dr. Thompson’s Journey

10:00 – 18:30 | The Inspiration Behind Telescope Health

18:30 – 24:00 | How the Healthlink Jax Program Works

24:00 – 27:00 | Collaboration and Cost Savings

27:00 – 30:50 | Building Strong Public Health Programs

30:50 – 34:00 | The Future of Telehealth and Physician Shortages

34:00 – 42:00 | Insights into Dr. Thompson’s Medical Training

42:00 – 46:10 | Expanding Access: Direct to Consumer & Behavioral Health

46:10 – 48:30 | A 10-Year Vision for Telescope Health

48:30 – 57:50 | Real or Ridiculous? ER Stories Game

57:50 – 1:01:30 | Life in Jacksonville & Career Reflections

1:01:30 – 1:05:30 | Advice for Entrepreneurs & Spreading the Word

1:06:30 – End | Final Thoughts & Takeaways
 

The C-List Podcast Episode 5

Guest: Dr. Matthew Thompson, CEO and Co-Founder of Telescope Health

On this episode, hosts Jen and Arash interview Dr. Matthew Thompson, CEO & Co-Founder of Telescope Health, a physician-led virtual care company focused on breaking down barriers to healthcare and advancing health equity. Dr. Thompson shares his unique journey and how his experiences in the ER inspired the creation of Telescope Health which has partnered with county programs like Healthlink Jax, which provides free virtual care service to uninsured residents in Jacksonville, Florida. Their conversation explores the power of partnerships, the impact of telehealth in reducing ER visits and costs, and the growing importance of virtual care in solving the physician shortage crisis. View all episodes at https://nlplogix.com/c-list-podcast/ 

0:00 – 2:00 | Welcome & Introduction
Jen and Arash kick off the episode by introducing Dr. Matthew Thompson and the innovative work being done at Telescope Health.

2:00 – 10:00 | From Musician to Medicine: Dr. Thompson’s Journey
Dr. Thompson shares how he originally aspired to be a professional musician, even receiving a college xylophone scholarship. He talks about his love for both people and science, which ultimately led him to work as an ER physician, and how his passion for technology sparked his interest in telehealth.

10:00 – 18:30 | The Inspiration Behind Telescope Health
Reflecting on his ER experience, Dr. Thompson describes how he noticed that many patients came to the emergency room not out of necessity, but because they didn’t know where else to go. 

18:30 – 24:00 | How the Healthlink Jax Program Works
Dr. Thompson explains how Telescope Health follows up with patients after virtual appointments and the critical role partnerships play in that process. He also introduces Healthlink Jax, a groundbreaking program by the City of Jacksonville that Telescope Health has partnered with.  

24:00 – 27:00 | Collaboration and Cost Savings
The conversation shifts to how Telescope Health collaborates with local organizations.

27:00 – 30:50 | Building Strong Public Health Programs
Dr. Thompson discusses why successful public health initiatives require collaboration and cannot be handled by a single company alone. 

30:50 – 34:00 | The Future of Telehealth and Physician Shortages
Looking ahead, the group discusses the growing importance of virtual care in addressing healthcare needs. 

34:00 – 42:00 | Insights into Dr. Thompson’s Medical Training
 Dr. Thompson reflects on his own experience in medical school and what drew him to emergency medicine. 

42:00 – 46:10 | Expanding Access: Direct to Consumer & Behavioral Health
The conversation turns to how much of healthcare can now be delivered virtually. 

46:10 – 48:30 | A 10-Year Vision for Telescope Health
Dr. Thompson shares his vision for the future of Telescope Health, including the use artificial intelligence and data automation to deliver even more efficient, accessible care.

48:30 – 57:50 | Real or Ridiculous? ER Stories Game
Dr. Thompson plays “Real or Ridiculous,” telling some wild stories from his 14-year ER career and leaving Jen and Arash to guess whether the stories are true or completely made up.

57:50 – 1:05:30 | Advice for Entrepreneurs & Spreading the Word

1:06:30 – End | Final Thoughts & Takeaways
 

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The C-List Podcast Episode 4 Outline – Summer Vyne, AnuVision

Guest: Summer Vyne — CEO of AnuVision Technologies, Owner of BSweet Entertainment, and Co-Founder of NTeractix.

In this episode, Jen and Arash sit down with powerhouse entrepreneur Summer Vyne to explore her unique career journey from building businesses in AV tech and aerial arts to launching a cutting-edge hologram company and planning community events that elevate Jacksonville’s tech scene. They dive into her motivations, risk-taking mindset, and vision for inclusive innovation.

0:49 – 3:05 | Introduction to Summer Vyne
A look at how Summer launched AnuVision Technologies and her aerial arts company, setting the stage for her multi-faceted career.

3:30 – 9:03 | From Education to AV & Arts
Summer shares her transition from working in the Arizona Department of Education to discovering her path in audiovisual tech. She also discusses founding Jacksonville’s first aerial arts studio in 2012.

9:05 – 10:30 | Impact of Aerial Arts
How the aerial studio has unexpectedly transformed students’ lives and why it means so much to her personally.

10:30 – 12:00 | Relocating to Jacksonville
Why Summer chose Jacksonville and what motivated her to carve her own path as an entrepreneur.

12:05 – 13:30 | Starting AnuVision
The story behind the launch of her AV company, what inspired her to start fresh and how she did it.

13:30 – 17:30 | Leadership & Vision
Summer discusses her leadership philosophy, empowering her team with autonomy and staying customer-focused and transparent.

18:00 – 24:45 | Risk, Resilience & Lessons Learned
Why Summer embraces risk, including a candid story about losing a previous company and what it taught her about trust and perseverance.

24:45 – 27:40 | Building AnuVision During COVID-19
Jen and Arash dive into what made Summer decide to launch her business during this time and how she was able to make it grow. 

27:40 – 29:10 | Juggling It All
How Summer balanced part-time consulting work while also launching AnuVision.

30:22 – 34:20 | Introducing NTeractix
Summer introduces her latest venture in hologram technology and immersive content creation and what made her decide to start it. 

35:00 – 37:50 | Innovation Center Launch
Exciting details are shared on this new center that Summer is launching in May which will be a new community hub for tech content, meeting space, and podcasting. 

40:45 – 48:00 | Risk It or Skip It – Game Time!
A fun segment where Summer weighs in on risk-taking scenarios.

48:10 – 51:45 | Work & Retirement
Will Summer ever slow down? She opens up about work-life balance and why retirement doesn’t appeal to her (yet).

53:13 – 57:00 | Making Calculated Risks
How Summer approaches decisions with backup plans and calculated risk while sharing how she applied this to her decisions to create the new Innovation Center.

1:01:45 – 1:05:20 | A Remarkable Start
Summer gets candid about her experience living independently at age 16, and how that early adversity shaped her resilience and independence.

1:11:54 – 1:12:30 | What’s Next
A look ahead at the Innovation Center launch and upcoming Jax Tech Fest.

1:12:30 – 1:13:20 | Wrap-Up with Summer
Final thoughts from Summer on passion, purpose, and community.

1:13:20 – End | Jen & Arash Recap
Hosts reflect on Summer’s resilience, bold decision-making, and impact on Jacksonville’s tech ecosystem.

Learn more about the podcast at: https://nlplogix.com/c-list-podcast/

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The C-List Podcast - Episode 3 Overview

Guest: Matthew Chang, Founder of Chang Robotics | Engineering Company in Jacksonville Beach, FL 

About: This episode features Matthew Chang as he shares the journey of building one of the leading autonomous robotics companies in the U.S. He discusses breakthrough projects, the future of tech in Jacksonville, FL, and how his venture capital efforts will help shape the next generation of startups and innovation in the community. 

00:00 – 01:30 | Introduction 

Overview of the episode with Matthew Chang and how his idea for Chang Robotics came to life. 

 01:45 – 06:15| What Does Chang Robotics Do?

Matthew shares the history of Chang Robotics, how it started in 2017, the projects they have worked on and his vision for their growth.

06:20 – 9:50 | Why Robotics

Jen and Arash dive into why Matthew started a robotics company and the autonomous projects that Chang Robotics has been working on such as building the first autonomous coffee factory and working on an exciting city project with an autonomous fixed-route service in Jacksonville, FL.

9:58 – 13:00 | Driverless Mass Transit Project

Matthew shares how his team beat 703 cities for this project and the work that went into winning the federal funding for it.

13:05 – 16:20 | Google X Labs Internship

Insights into how Matthew got his informal internship at Google X Labs while running his own company and the impact it had.

16:25 – 18:20 | Jacksonville as a Tech Hub

Discussion on why Chang Robotics decided to have an office in Jacksonville Beach, Fl, their robot studio at Jacksonville University, and why Matthew sees Jacksonville as the next Tech Hub.

20:20 – 25:00 | Discussion of Venture Capital, Startups, and Local Growth

Matthew breaks down how Venture Capital (VC) companies work, why Jacksonville needs more a of VC presence and why he launched a VC fund.

29:00 – 36:00 | Fund or Not Fund Game

Jen and Arash play a round of Fund or Not Fund Game with Matthew by only sharing the proposed new companies they have ideas for. 

36:00 – 41:30 | Humanoids

The group discusses the expectations, realities and limitations of humanoid robots.

41:30 – 48:20 | More on How VCs Work 

Matthew explains the company subscription strategy along with the power law models that most VCs use versus the unique approach his VC fund is taking to help grow and develop startups.

48:20 – 1:10:00 | Leadership & Engineering / Robotic Ethics

Matthew shares his “Give and Give” mantra around this VC fund, discusses his thoughts on MBAs and dives into the ethics of robotics as well as the importance and lessons learned of making sure the workforce is involved to successfully integrate robotics into the workplace. 

1:10:45 – 1:12:50 | Learnings & Wrap Up

Jen and Arash share a quick recap of their favorite learnings and insights from Matthew 

 To learn more about Matthew Chang and his company, Chang Robotics, please visit: https://www.changrobotics.ai/matthewchang. 

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The C-List Podcast - Episode 2 Overview

 Guest: Andrew Rush – Co-founder of Star Catcher | Space Company in Jacksonville, FL

About: In this episode, Jen and Arash meet with Andrew Rush, Co-Founder and CEO of Star Catcher, a company based in Jacksonville, FL that is working to build the first power grid in space.

Podcast Breakdown with Timestamps

1:00 – 2:05 | Introduction
Overview of today’s episode with guest Andrew Rush.

2:14 – 5:40 | What is Star Catcher?
Andrew introduces his company, its goal of building the first power grid in space, and why space-based power remains a challenge.

5:40 – 7:40 | How does the technology work?
Explanation of how mirrors and magnifiers collect and redirect solar energy to satellites, concentrating power over long distances.

7:40 – 9:45 | Who are the competitors?
Comparison with other companies in Canada, the UK, and California working on power beaming. Star Catcher’s approach emphasizes backward compatibility to ease adoption.

9:45 – 11:00 | Where is Star Catcher in the development process?
Overview of Star Catcher’s timeline, team growth, funding, and their progress building prototypes.

11:00 – 16:39 | How does seed funding work?
Insights into raising seed funding, what investors look for, and the 200+ VC meetings Andrew and his co-founders did in a month. 

16:39 – 18:15 | What’s next for Star Catcher?
Key upcoming milestones, customer interest, and planned demonstrations.

18:15 – 21:10 | Rapid-fire word association game with Andrew
Fun and candid reactions to various space-related words and concepts.

21:10 – 24:40 | Andrew’s background and path to space entrepreneurship
From physics to patent law to space startups – how his diverse background helped him in the space industry.

25:30 – 29:44 | The commercialization of space
How the second golden age of space is transforming industries and everyday life.

29:44 – 31:40 | How do new discoveries happen in space?
Microgravity’s role in manufacturing, drug discovery, and the limitless energy from the sun.

31:40 – 33:17 | How long until space commercialization becomes mainstream?
Predictions for the next decade, moon missions, and longer-term prospects for Mars.

33:17 – 38:00 | Will we ever have flying cars?
Reflecting on past sci-fi predictions vs. today’s technological advancements.

38:00 – 40:17 | Does Andrew believe in aliens?
Personal thoughts on the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence.

40:17 – 42:54 | Building a space business in Jacksonville
Why Jacksonville is an underrated tech hub and its advantages over traditional tech cities.

42:54 – 44:33 | COVID’s impact on tech and location flexibility
How the pandemic changed perceptions of tech startups outside Silicon Valley.

44:33 – 47:47 | Speaking at the United Nations World Space Forum
Andrew shares his experience discussing space policy and access at an international level.

49:10 – 50:33 | Preventing dystopian space scenarios
Addressing risks like space debris and orbital pollution.

50:33 – 53:00 | The role of government and policy in Star Catcher’s work
Navigating laws and regulations as part of operating in the space industry.

56:12 – 56:50 | Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
Encouragement to share ideas, network, and embrace serendipity.

56:50 | Podcast Wrap-Up with Jen & Arash
Closing thoughts and episode summary.

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Welcome to the C-List podcast! Our first episode features an insightful interview with NLP Logix's Co-Founder and CIO, Matt Berseth. Listen in as Jen and Arash get deep with Matt to learn how NLP Logix got started, the growing pains in went through, and how it continues to evolve from the past 13 years as a leading AI and Machine Learning consultant. Don't miss out on the ChatGPT rant, forecasting AI's future and more!