The BetterYou Podcast
The BetterYou Podcast is a show about maintaining healthy habits, living well, and the people who do both in their personal and professional lives. Each week, host Sean Higgins (CEO, BetterYou) welcomes a new guest and dives deep into their wellness journey and how they use what they’ve learned along the way in their career.
Episodes
When Saeed Amidi was 19, he was forced to abandon the self-described spoiled childhood he had gotten used to. What followed was lesson after lesson in what he calls "hard work and priorities."
Oh, and buying a little building at 165 University Avenue that has housed Google, Paypal, and more juggernauts. Pretty lucky, right?
Laughter. No social media. Nature. Dogs. People. The five things Harris Schwartzberg uses to promote his own wellbeing. Not a bad collection. In this episode, Schwartzberg talks about those five things, his ongoing mission to reduce the stigma of mental health issues, and a lot more.
Kip McCoy loved the Phoenix Suns before the Phoenix Suns were cool. That doesn't have a ton to do with health and wellness, but it does show Kip's focus and dedication to something when he sets his mind to it. And that focus has come in handy throughout his life. From re-dedicating himself to health and fitness to leading the Innovation Studio at OSF HealthCare where the team finds new methods of healthcare delivery and personal he...
Sabina Saksena says she's in the third act of her life. First came education, then "money and fame" (she says with a laugh), and now it's all about giving back. And that comes in many different forms: working with IoT endeavors, wellness initiatives, and preparing the next generation through mentorship programs. Sabina speaks about all of those and more as well as her relatively newfound passion for meditation.
Persuasive, pervasive, mindful. All different types of technology. All different impacts on our lives. And we might not even be fully realizing it. With the recent landmark case against Meta, the topic of how technology affects us has never been more relevant.
Ari Qayumi is an expert on this very topic. As the Founder and General Partner of Mindful VC with a background of behavior design, Ari is working to help shift the digital la...
Tami McQueen lives a high-speed life. Racing cars, hitting aces on the tennis court, commentating rugby matches... but even she knows the value in disconnecting and enjoying a bit of silence.
In this episode, Tami, Chief Marketing Officer of BIP Ventures, chats with BetterYou CEO Sean Higgins about embracing silence, what being an athlete and an only child taught her about perfectionism, people-first marketing, and a lot more.
“Rather than going from zero to vegan in 60 seconds, why don’t we start from eight sodas a day to seven and a half?”
This quote from David Hoke perfectly sums up his mindset when it comes to improving wellness. Instead of expecting to instantly change unhealthy habits, focusing on smaller steps provides the confidence and energy to make long-term positive adjustments.
As the former Senior Director of Health and Wellbeing for Walmar...
For Kyle Girard, learning is decompression. But learning isn't nearly as efficient as it could be for countless others. That's why Kyle is shaping a new product to help people soften the rough edges of their learning experiences in his current role as Product and Engineering Lead of Blended Bits.
In this conversation with BetterYou CEO Sean Higgins, Kyle talks about how he finds balance with a new tiny kiddo at home, balancing user ...
Energy. Inclusiveness. Joy. These are the three elements Jennifer Mazzon has used to engage team members throughout her career. A career that spans from the earliest days of what would become Google Docs to her current position as Chief Product Officer at Merit America.
Why energy, inclusiveness, and joy? Because, as Jen says, we spend so many waking hours working, it needs to be a joy parade, not a death march.
Jonathan Edelheit knows wellness. As the Co-founder and Chairman of Global Healthcare Resources, Editor In Chief of Corporate Wellness Magazine, CEO of the Medical Tourism Association, and Co-founder of Healthcare Revolution, Jonathan has been there and back again when it comes to the ebb and flow of wellness trends and changes. He talks how companies can successfully engage employees in wellness programs, how the concept of "welln...
Jake Turner, Sr. Program Manager at Medtronic, knows that the secret to training and development is NOT an endless training deck of uninteresting language. Seems like a no-brainer, right? But some organizations have trouble finding the right balance in training and communications offerings. In this conversation with Sean Higgins, Jake speaks about finding knowledge gaps in training and communications and finding the right solutions...
As Co-founder and CEO of The Coven, Alex West Steinman knows a thing or two about creating inclusive and equitable communities. As the coworking space expands into new territories thanks to a franchise model, Steinman stopped by the BetterYou office to chat with Sean Higgins about the new business developments, having the courage to make mistakes, and much more.
Stephen Regenold successfully parlayed his passion for the outdoors into an adventure-travel reporter gig (with excursions to Belize, Ontario for ice climbing, the Yucatán, and more) and his own thriving business at 25. Now the EVP of Strategy for AllGear Digital, Stephen is exploring the frontiers of content creation in the AI space and continuing to find balance in his own life.
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