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Reid H. Bangert is the President of Northpass Immersive and Co-Founder of Northpass Media. Northpass Immersive is run by father-and-son team Kurt Bangert (CEO) and Reid Bangert (President). Based out of Kansas City, Mo., the company is dedicated to creating uniquely effective experiences which enable patients to escape the mental confines of their day-to-day environment. BELLA VR's friendly and intuitive design, along with our people-first mentality, make BELLA the smart and efficient solution for healthcare VR.With no wires and no controller, BELLA, (which consists of three parts, including a Samsung phone), is simple to strap on and easy to use. Patients choose from multiple experiences, including a canoe trip, a breathtaking hot-air balloon ride over New Mexico, a scenic trip up the gondola at Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies and a live quartet concert. Coming soon is Find Fiona: an interactive game where patients search for a bouncing baby elephant who shows up in a variety of fun and playful scenes.BELLA can be used in English, Spanish and multiple other languages. Subtitles in 15 different languages are currently available.BELLA VR offers several firsts for VR in a medical setting:* Gaze-based navigation. While many VR devices operate via controller, BELLA is controlled entirely by the user's gaze; the patient simply looks at the experience they want. "We were determined to eliminate the controller, because if you hit a wrong button and you can't see the remote it causes lots of problems and frustrations," says Northpass Immersive co-founder and president Reid Bangert.* Auto-horizon adjust. Many Virtual Reality users complain that they can't use the device while lying down. BELLA solves this problem by calibrating and adjusting the unit's horizon to match the patient's current angle. "This is a huge breakthrough," says Bangert. "If you are sitting at a 45-degree angle without the auto-horizon adjust, you have to look down to be level in the experience. If you are flat on your back, you'd have to look completely down your body to get the full experience. We wanted patients to be able to relax completely."BELLA makes life easier for hospital staff. "It leaves almost zero footprint and can be used in a matter of seconds, without frustration, an important factor in the busy healthcare environment," says Bangert.Another plus for healthcare providers: with a specialized, non-porous coating, BELLA is easy to clean. "We talked extensively with medical professionals who told us that the padding on the interior of other [VR] platforms is so soft that it is difficult to sanitize. BELLA can be cleaned using only a Sani-Wipe and is quickly ready to use again," says Bangert."The integration of interactivity, visibility and seamlessness; that's what we set out to develop—and we did it," says Bangert, adding that the development team sought feedback from local hospital administrators and medical professionals.Multiple Studies confirm that Virtual Reality can help patients cope with pain and anxiety in a wide range of clinical settings. This includes a University of Washington study that found immersive VR is an effective non-pharmacologic, pain reduction technique in the pediatric burn population and a University of Hartford study that concluded that VR distraction may be a "useful tool for clinicians who work with a variety of pain problems."Bella VR is a platform that benefits patients from 9 to 90. "We are seeing a lot of interest in Pre-Op, in the ER, and in the oncology unit," adds co-founder and CEO Kurt Bangert. "For us it was all about going beyond the hospital walls. If we could transport a patient to Banff National Park or a beautiful beach in the Caribbean, we could make the entire healthcare experience a more positive and engaging one."If you would like more information on Reid please check out the...

Tammy Wise is a widely respected fitness expert and practitioner of holistic healing and Taoist minister. She is the founder and creator of BodyLogos Inc., a Mind-Body Fitness, Wellness and Beauty Company. Tammy Wise complements her teaching of BodyLogos® with a private practice in the traditional Taoist healing arts. Mind-body alignment is her central focus. Active meditation is her method. BodyLogos® is her movement.From Tammy:My mission to bring Tao into the world through movement didn’t start as a spiritual quest—in fact, growing up, I never considered myself a spiritual person. It started as a question about strength. As a Broadway dancer, my body had always been my strongest ally and sharpest tool. But after a long, fulfilling, career onstage, I stopped dancing and began teaching fitness. The more I taught, the more I found myself less interested in using my body and more curious about how my body used energy.I studied the power of food at Ann Marie Colbin’s nutritional cooking school, The Natural Gourmet. Then, onto John Lindseth’s Chinese herbology course and then, The School of Classical Taoist Herbology. I was like a sponge, absorbing any and all information on how to most optimally work with energy: I became certified in nutrition, meditation, herbs, acupressure. I finally had a language for all of the theories I’d been putting into practice as a dancer my entire life.I finally had words and methodologies for the meditative encounters that saved me in my darkest moments. The sun was rising on a new chapter for me, one in which I could not just survive but organize this information into a truly healing, transformative practice that could be integrated into all aspects of life.That thesis, which flickered into existence over a chin-up bar when I felt my absolute lowest, has completely changed the frequency of my life and countless clients. I have seen clients’ lives change. People who feel like their life is too crowded, their apartment is too small, their job is too stifling use this work to go inward and discover that they are actually too crowded inside. And alignment offers them expansion.It is a practice that, when trauma crumpled me into a ball after years of repression, gave me the strength to release my pain and change my story. Thanks to BodyLogos, I don’t muse about how glamorous or cool it would be to be anyone else—I am continually becoming the person I want to If you would like more information on Tammy please check out the following links below:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-wise-09238aa/- https://twitter.com/bodylogos?lang=en- https://bodylogos.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Sabarish Gnanamoorthy is a 14 year-old Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) developer. He is the youngest AR developer in the world to be sponsored by Microsoft to develop for the Microsoft HoloLens. He is also supported and sponsored by the Thiel Foundation for his venture, WaypointAR. WaypointAR is an augmented reality navigation platform for airports, campuses, large conferences, and malls. Sabarish has been awarded a scholarship from Udacity for their VR Developer Nanodegree program and he’s one of the youngest people to have built several applications for VR and AR. His mentors and advisors represent some of the leading companies in the AR/VR space.Sabarish is an Innovator at The Knowledge Society, which is Canada's leading innovation incubator for young leaders age 13-17. The program exposes young people to leading-edge topics such as Virtual Reality, Nanotechnology, Ultra-poverty, and much more.If you would like more information on Sabarish please check out the following links below:- http://www.sabarishg.com/- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabarish-gnanamoorthy/- https://twitter.com/sabarishgnana- https://medium.com/@sabarish.gnanamoorthyHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

You're listening to the 7th episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Over the past couple of years, I've been learning about this dynamic because I don't have it. Throughout middle and high school I failed on a regular basis so that when it came to business and life I didn't care if I failed or not. Me trying to do things without the fear of what other people think is the #1 reason why I succeed in life. Fear of failure of social pressure is the biggest factor stopping you from doing anything. We have a school system that teaches kids to value A's and B's, not failing. I've started so many businesses and ventures that failed I don't care what anyone else thinks. If a stranger or my mom tells me I'm a loser and I should stop it just gives me more motivation.10 Signs You Might Have a Fear of FailureThe following are not official diagnostics—but if you feel that these criteria are very characteristic of you (very being an important distinguishing marker, since as we all feel these things to some extent), you might want to examine the issue further, either by doing more reading about it or talking to a mental health professional.1. Failing makes you worry about what other people think about you.2. Failing makes you worry about your ability to pursue the future you desire.3. Failing makes you worry that people will lose interest in you.4. Failing makes you worry about how smart or capable you are.5. Failing makes you worry about disappointing people whose opinion you value.6. You tend to tell people beforehand that you don’t expect to succeed in order to lower their expectations.7. Once you fail at something, you have trouble imagining what you could have done differently to succeed.8. You often get last-minute headaches, stomach aches, or other physical symptoms that prevent you from completing your preparation.9. You often get distracted by tasks that prevent you from completing your preparation which, in hindsight, were not as urgent as they seemed at the time.10. You tend to procrastinate and "run out of time" to complete you preparation adequately. The key is to own the fear, step into it and focus on the aspects that you can control!Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, Twitter or via email mark@vudream.comHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Fabio Marrama is considered one of the top young up-and-coming business and marketing professionals in Southern Ontario. Right out of college, Fabio has been creating impact in the communities he serves having placed Top 10 in Canada back to back at the Canadian National Enactus Entrepreneurship Challenge, representing Niagara. He has a tremendous passion to serve, lead and provide value to the next generation of young leaders while challenging the status quo in every project he takes on. Fabio helped launch the very first Human-Centered Design Thinking Course at Ryerson University, in partnership with The Ryerson Entrepreneur Institute and has engaged in dozens of speaking engagements, empowering hundreds of students and young professionals to take action and create impact through his core principle to "do more now".Fabio also played a key role in the project execution and redesign of the new Members Suite Level and Community Lounge at Tim Hortons Field, home of the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats.In 2017, at the age of 27, Fabio won the Top 40 Under 40 Business Achievement Award in Hamilton as one of the top business professionals in the region. He's also a freelance digital marketer, brand builder, and LinkedIn strategist; helping emerging talent and business leaders create more influence on LinkedIn. Fab is a proud husband, father of two and Credit Union ambassador helping drive forward the impact of Cooperatives in Canada. If you would like more information on Fabio please check out the following links below:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabiomarrama/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Cianna Stewart is the author of "No Complaints" a book on how to stop complaining and sabotaging your own joy.From Cianna - "No Complaints" and created the No Complaining Project because I discovered one very basic thing you can do that can change your life forever and bring you greater joy and more satisfying relationships: Stop Complaining.Nearly every self-development and spiritually enlightened person (including Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins, Suze Orman, Tim Ferris, T. Harv Ecker, Marci Shimoff, Oprah, and even the Dalai Lama) says that the first step in improving your life and experiencing happiness is to stop complaining and blaming and start taking personal responsibility. They all say this is foundational. It’s where to start. I fully agree with this – and also noticed that they don't tell you how to do it.At one critical point in my life, I made the decision to stop complaining and I discovered that it was really hard to do because we live in a culture of complaint. It seemed everyone complained and I would be going against the tide. I got stuck listening to complainers and couldn’t say a thing. At work, I started eating lunch alone. I had to stop hanging out one-on-one with certain friends. I couldn’t even watch TV or listen to comedy if I was really committed to ending complaining!And yet I kept trying because something about it seemed really important. For three years, without telling anyone, I made “No Complaining” my daily practice. To support it, I took classes and read books on psychology, neuropsychology, behavioral economics, sociology, mindfulness, business strategies, somatic therapy – anything that could help me shed some light on the patterns that keep a negative focus in place. Everything I read reinforced this idea that “No Complaining” was the first step in achieving what I wanted out of life.Eventually, I started telling people what I was doing and then I started to hear about others’ experiences with complaining. I found that even though everyone complained, pretty much no one enjoyed listening to it. I learned that many people know a chronic complainer that they wish would stop – and then they would start complaining to me about this other person’s complaining! Complaining was everywhere! Nobody liked it and yet everyone did it!Over time I got better at not complaining. I started solving the problems that made me complain in the first place, and changed my approach to situations I couldn’t change. I also saw that my decision to “Go NoCo” was having some concrete effect on my life – effects even greater than I expected. I was better able to notice and appreciate the good things in my life. The terrible things I’d experienced in the past didn’t get in the way of enjoying myself in the moment. The depressed state I experienced every winter started to have less of a hold on me. I became closer with my friends. I felt happier every day. I was even more productive at work. Switching my focus from complaining to problem solving made me a more valuable employee, coworker, and manager. And I was able to see and jump in to new opportunities because my vision was no longer focused on the bad, but was open to seeing the good and the new – the keys to opportunity.I started writing about my experiences and learnings about complaining began coaching and counseling others on how to eliminate complaints from their lives. Through this, I’ve seen others experience changes in their lives, too, not unlike my own.I created the No Complaining Project and wrote "No Complaints" to share what I’ve learned with you and everyone else. I believe that our world will be a much better place if it were free of negativity and blame. The decision to stop complaining is one small, personal way to make that world come into being. I hope you join me in this effort. It’s time to stop complaining and start experiencing your life in a whole...

Host of Voices of VR, Kent has traveled to the top VR gatherings around the world since May 2014 to bring you a diverse range of VR perspectives and insights from over 500 makers and seasoned academics. Kent is by far one of the most intelligent minds on the scene of immersive technologies.With over 600 episodes featuring interviews with the pioneering game developers, enthusiasts, and technologists driving virtual reality. Kent is a VR developer himself, his journalism is informed by both his technological expertise as well as a deeply embedded need to uncover best creative practices and social applications. Kent’s wide range of expertise in various topics establishes him to be one of the leading minds in the coming virtual reality revolution.If you would like more information on Kent please check out the following links below:- http://voicesofvr.com/- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-vr-podcast-designing/id874947046Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Greg Glass is the Director of Business Development at Vaylian. Greg has 30+ years of experience in the development, marketing and sales of entertainment content, entertainment brands, licensed products and talent. His specific expertise is in the areas of content development, branded entertainment and business development.Greg began his career in the music business, handling regional and national distribution and marketing for the Handleman Company. In this capacity, Greg spent 11 years working directly with the country’s largest mass merchant retailers, including Walmart, Kmart, Sears and others. From retail distribution, Greg would transition to the label side of the business, working for 12 years with independent labels Simitar Entertainment and BCI Eclipse – both offshoots of the famous K-tel brand. From 2006 to 2017, Greg would transition again, this time to television, to use his business development experience to help expand the efforts of BCII in its core business of cable television programming production/sales, as well as create branded and commercial units at the company. His most recent contribution being the creation of a strategic alliance with Vaylian Studios for the creation of groundbreaking AR/VR/MR and VFX content for traditional advertising, experiential marketing and app engagement.For 2018, Greg is putting 100% of his efforts into advanced digital media as the Director of Business Development at Vaylian Studios. With a series of award-winning projects already on their resume, Vaylian Studios will expand beyond client-direct experiential content and will also be pursuing immersive scripted/non-scripted series content, agency-partnered immersive projects, technology-driven projects and I.P. development in the AR/MR space.If you would like more information on Greg please check out the following links below:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregglassbcii/http://www.vaylian.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Doc Kirk Parsley is a professional in Optimization, Sleep, Hormonal Modulation, Nutrition, TBI/PTSD treatment. Professional and corporate health consultant, and lecturer. Kirk provides education, techniques, and training to optimize health and performance--with an emphasis on sleep.Kirk Parsley served as an Undersea Medical Officer at Naval Special Warfare Group One from June 2009 to January 2013. While there, he led the development and supervised the group’s first Sports Medicine Rehabilitation center. He is a former SEAL, and received his Medical Degree from Bethesda, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) in 2004. He interned in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Balboa Naval Hospital San Diego in 2005 and subsequently completed a Navy residency in Hyperbarics and Diving Medicine in 2006.Doctor Parsley has been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since 2006 and has served as Naval Special Warfare’s expert on Sleep Medicine. In addition, he is certified in hormonal modulation (Age-Management Medicine). After leaving the Navy he went into concierge medicine and consulting. He continues to consult for multiple corporations, and professional athletes/teams. Doctor Parsley lectures worldwide on sleep, wellness, and hormonal optimization and is currently completing a book on sleep and health optimization.His philosophy for wellness is simple; in order to optimize our health and get the most out of our bodies and minds, we must live more closely to the way we evolved as a species. He believes that many diseases and disorders that we accept as “inevitable” in modern society are unnecessary complications of poor sleeping habits, living in a toxic environment, eating foods we were not designed to digest, and allowing stress to overwhelm us. His passion is to help his patients and clients achieve the highest quality of life possible, and realize their health, performance, and longevity goals.If you would like more information on Dr. Kirk please check out the following links below:https://www.linkedin.com/in/docparsley/http://www.docparsley.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

You're listening to the 6th episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! I frequently get asked these questions so I figured I'd make a podcast episode from it. - Why did you start the Humans 2.0 podcast?- Why do you even have a podcast bro?- What is my guest approach method? If you like talking, I highly recommend starting your own podcast. Here is a snippet from EoFire's Podcast Guide:1. Topic:What should my podcast topic be?This is the #1 question I receive.First, get your mindset right. Podcasting is a marathon, not a sprint.Your topic needs to light a FIRE inside that will keep burning for the next three to five years, minimum.Your listeners will be able to sense the passion (or lack thereof) in your voice, so make it easy on yourself and choose something you love and are passionate about.When you choose the right topic, podcasting is not work but FUN.Through podcasting you’ll have the opportunity to build relationships with those you admire while learning more about a topic that inspires you.2. AvatarThis is the biggest mistake 99% of Podcasters (including myself) make while creating their Podcast: they don’t craft their Avatar.Your Avatar is your ONE perfect listener.Your Avatar is the ONE person who will listen to your Podcast and ask him or herself, “Was this Podcast created specifically for me? Do I feel like the host is talking directly to me, addressing my pain points, and giving me valuable information on how to move past my biggest struggles?”Right now you’re reading this and saying, “But I want my Podcast to be for more than just one person; I want the world to love me and to have millions of listeners!”BIG mistake.Huge.It’s a mistake I made.If you try to create a Podcast that resonates with EVERYONE, you will resonate with NO ONE.Your goal is to serve a loyal base of listeners at an incredibly high level.This will only be possible if you know your Avatar inside out and base every decision on what your Avatar would want.Podcast length? Frequency? Interview-based? Topic-based?W.W.M.A.W.What Would My Avatar Want?Every question you have about your podcast should be answered by your Avatar; and guess what, YOU create your avatar!I was so committed to this process that I spent $3,000 on an animated video of my avatar, Jimmy. Through this process I came to know Jimmy inside and out, and every time I turned on the mic, I was speaking to and helping Jimmy.Should you create an animated video of your avatar?Maybe. But maybe not.A pen, paper, and 2,000 words will do.3. Podcast equipmentMy complete list of recommended Podcasting equipment can be found here.Buying and setting up podcast equipment is a scary thought for someone who doesn’t consider themselves a ‘techie’. I’m here to tell you it’s much simpler than you think.Below is a picture of Kate’s podcasting setup. All you need is a laptop, a mic and recording software.The ATR-2100 microphone (that’s our affiliate link; we recommend the equipment we use and love) is the best microphone for your money, and it plugs into any USB port – super easy!4. Podcast softwareHow do I record and edit my podcast?A great question.There are 3 recording and editing software options I recommend for recording and editing your podcast.My #1 recommendation is Adobe AuditionAdobe Audition works with both PC and Mac, but it’s not free.To use Adobe Audition, you’ll pay $20 a month for the Creative Cloud membership.I believe this is one of the best investments...

Marcus Aurelius Anderson is an author, TEDx speaker, Keynote Speaker and executive Mindset Coach. While preparing to deploy with the U.S. Army, Marcus suffered a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed. After dying on the operating table twice, the surgeons saved his life, but told him he'd never walk again. Having no other option, Marcus started doing some brutally honest soul searching, looking for the lesson to be learned from his injury. Once he started seeing his Adversity as a gift instead of a curse, something miraculous began to happen...Marcus now speaks, writes, inspires and teaches others to overcome their own Adversity and actualize their personal definition of success. His TEDx talk “The Gift of Adversity” tells of how we can use our Adversity to make us into better leaders, citizens and human beings. His book “The Gift of Adversity: Overcoming Paralysis and Pain to Find Purpose” is available on Amazon and Kindle.If you would like more information on Marcus please check out the following links below:Website - http://www.marcusaureliusanderson.com/Book - https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Adversity-Overcoming-Paralysis-Purpose/dp/1978225547LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-aurelius-anderson-1380b615a/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Diane A. Curran is the author of The Marketing Deck series, a one-of-a-kind biz book trilogy and game suite with a custom 90-card deck, published recently. The 3rd book, its Play-by-Playbook, complete the series to let readers play their way to new marketing momentum.She is The Wow Whisperer, whom people hire to Wake Up Their Wow! An artist, writer, and career marketing consultant for many years, she is the founder of TheMarketingDeal.com, cavorting happily inside her computer and among many online virtual realities. Celebrating 45+ years of marketing and 4200+ presentations delivered in a diverse range of venues and creative media, she considers every day a fresh adventure.Diane’s worked with thousands of clients and managed projects for everything from Winter Olympics fundraising campaigns, the early stages of Fidelity Investments, and a wide range of high tech, business-to-business marketers, and many regional/national not-for-profit and cultural organizations during her Boston days.Since moving west to LA, she has focused on small business and professionals in practice, helping many a talented and dedicated vision-holder find their public voice. She’s guided new owners to spread their wings, and works with wonderful clients with entrepreneurial spirit at every stage of business development.When she left Boston, little did she know her decades as both a speaker and artist would find her teaching people about Kings Louis XIV, XV and XVI and other historical renegades and artifacts. They are among the Getty Museum’s treasure trove of lavish art collections she guides visitor to savor with fun and frolic. When leading tours, Diane is fond of inspiring visitors of all ages and cultures to engage in lively chats and ponder… “What message is this work of art communicating to you?”If you would like more information on Diane check out the following links below:The Marketing Deal http://themarketingdeal.com/https://www.facebook.com/TheMarketingDeal/https://twitter.com/wowdianeacurranhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dianeacurran/https://www.instagram.com/themarketingdeal/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

James & Alison are building the future with exponential technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrencies with a genuine emphasis on true humanity creative connectivity.Alison Raby is co-founder and inclusion advocate at Digital Raign. She is a connector, facilitator, and serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience. She is a board member for The Virtual World Society and served on the Wisdom 2.0 early development team. Her current focus is on diversity/inclusion, socially conscious business, and research on augmented mindfulness through emergent tech.James Hanusa is a Venture Catalyst at Digital Raign, Ambassador at Esalen Institute, Futurist in Residence at Virtual World Society and Global Advisor at Burning man. James focuses on client engagement, partnerships, and organizational strategy. He is co-creating new models for urban innovation ecosystem development. These models include the combination of technology, finance, physical spaces, policy, civic engagement, and institutional partnerships. James participated in an environmental conference in Brazil in 2009, which impacted his vision for an organization that can foster a city-based innovation leadership partnership between the US and Brazil, learnings from which, can be applied in cities globally. This vision is grounded in cross-sector collaboration as the essential ingredient of our urban future.James’s background encompasses teaching social media at Ex’pression College and urban sustainability organizing for 350.org, Global Campaign for Climate Action, and others. He founded Change SF in 2009, a San Francisco-based citizen sustainability initiative. He is the former Green Economy Advisor to the Stakeholder Forum, the organizer of the Rio+20 Earth Summit; Co-Founder of Green Economy Think Tank; and a Fellow of Global Urban Development. His work on New Initiatives for the Burning Man Project is focused on special projects, program development, and ecosystem engagement. James’ previous professional experience includes roles in business development and strategic alliances for information technology and social media companies including Intel, SAP, PeopleSoft, and Garrigan Lyman. He holds an MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a BS in Marketing from Arizona State University.If you would like more information on James & Alison check out the following links below:James LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshanusa/Alison LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonraby/Digital Raign - https://www.digitalraign.com/Impact Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1228586110525340/?pnref=storyHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, New York Times best-selling author and Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. His books are available in 26 languages and include Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin and has numerous audio programs. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA and founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he’s been an invited speaker at Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and taught in meditation centers worldwide.Dr. Hanson has been a trustee of Saybrook University, served on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and was President of the Board of FamilyWorks, a community agency. He began meditating in 1974, trained in several traditions, and leads a weekly meditation gathering in San Rafael, California. His work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR, plus the online Foundations of Well-Being program in positive neuroplasticity that anyone with financial need can do for free.Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence shows you how to tap the hidden power of everyday experiences to change your brain and your life for the better.The book has been endorsed by Stephen Porges, Thich Nhat Hanh, Dan Siegel, Kristin Neff, Paul Gilbert, Harville Hendrix, Geneen Roth, Jack Kornfield, Sara Gottfried, Tara Brach, Bill O'Hanlon, Sharon Salzberg, and many others. (See all the endorsements here.)Using this book, you can beat the brain's negativity bias, which is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones. This bias evolved to help ancient animals survive, but today it makes us feel needlessly frazzled, worried, irritated, lonely, inadequate, and blue.Instead, in just a few seconds at a time in the flow of daily life, you can turn your experiences - the pleasure in a cup of coffee, the accomplishment in finishing a tricky email, the warmth from a friend's smile - into lasting inner strengths built into your brain, such as resilience, balance, and positive emotions.Grounded in neuroscience, Hardwiring Happiness is super practical, full of easy-to-use methods and guided practices to grow a steady well-being, self-worth, and inner peace. And it has special sections on children, motivation, relationships, trauma, and spiritual practice.If you would like more information on Dr. Rick please check out the following links below:Website - http://www.rickhanson.net/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rickhansonphd/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/drrhansonBeing Well Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/being-well-podcast-dr.-rick/id1120885936?mt=2Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste is a behavioral scientist with a passion for wellbeing and technology.Combining a career in social strategy (advising organizations and leadership on the use of technology to connect for knowledge sharing and relationship building), her doctoral research into the human behavior behind the interactions and her personal passion for well-being, Dr. Forbes Öste's work has evolved to provide solutions for thriving in the digital era.Thriving in the digital era requires innovative solutions to bringing your best self to life and work. Dr. Forbes Öste's BE-ing@Work research explores triggers to presenteeism, showing up physically but absent in presence-of-mind, and potential tech-based solutions. In the Digital Era, using technology is required to manage relationships with teams and clients. Understanding how we interact with tech, and finding the best solutions as our needs, interests and businesses evolve is critical for success and wellbeing. We aim to achieve a state of sociomateriality, a fluid interaction between the digital and self, from which our best comes forward. BE-ing@Work explores the potential for wellbeing apps and devices to counter the effects of presenteeism and achieve sociomateriality. 2BalanceU aims to improve the contemporary workplace, where presence is possible, valued and augmented by innovation, knowledge and respect for the individual as part of the whole. The BE-ing@Work research explores both root causes (ie. chronic illness, lifestyle, workplace culture, physical work setting, technology use) and solutions (ie. well-being programs, incentive, measurement and technology). Dr. Forbes Öste's work is based on the premise of respect for the human capacity to thrive when provided the tools to achieve greater understanding of both body and mind.If you would like more information on Heidi please check out the following links below:Website - http://www.2balanceu.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/forbesoste/Twitter - https://twitter.com/forbesosteEvolving Digital Self Podcast - https://apple.co/2uHzSCAHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/