Finding Genius Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we are joined by Steve Schwartz, the Founder and CEO of Art of Tea. Always enamored with the homeopathic impact plants can have on the body and mind, Steve has grown this passion into a leading tea brand, sourcing the finest organic teas from around the world.

A Master Tea Blender, Steve has traveled the world forging relationships with farmers, sourcing the highest-quality organic teas, and merging centuries-old traditions with modern innovation. Whether he's experimenting with kitchen blends or collaborating with top wellness brands, Steve embodies what it means to turn passion, purpose, and curiosity into lasting impact.

In this conversation, we explore:

• The foundations of Ayurvedic medicine and how it shapes Steve's approach.

• How tea can support balance, restoration, and alignment in daily life.

• The rich history of tea as medicine, ritual, and community.

How has Steve and his team touched lives using unique blends of herbs and botanicals? What's next for Art of Tea? Click play now to find out for yourself!

You can connect with Steve's vision by visiting the Art of Tea website or on LinkedIn!

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🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C 

Keep up with Steve Schwartz socials here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheArtOfTea 

X: https://x.com/artoftea 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveschwarx 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArtofTeaTV 

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@artoftea 

🛍️ Recommended Books & Accessories from this Episode

📖 Art of Tea: A Journey of Ritual, Discovery, and Impact – A beautifully told exploration of tea culture, mindful rituals, and the global impact of ethically sourced teas.
👉 Get it here

📘 Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing: A Practical Guide – A foundational guide to Ayurvedic principles, offering practical tools for balance, wellness, and self-healing.
👉 Check it out

📙 The Book of Matcha: Superfood Recipes for Green Tea Powder – A vibrant introduction to matcha, packed with recipes and insights into its health benefits and culinary uses.
👉 Explore it here

👜 Bonavita 1L Digital Variable Temperature Gooseneck Electric Kettle – A precision kettle ideal for brewing tea and coffee, allowing exact temperature control for the perfect cup every time.
👉 Discover it here

🎁 Matcha Whisk Set, Matcha Kit (10-Pcs) – A complete traditional matcha set with everything you need for authentic preparation and a mindful tea ritual.
👉 See it here

Note: These are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It helps support the podcast. Thank you!

In today's evolving digital environment, many leaders are facing unprecedented levels of complexity. Cyber threats are escalating, regulatory demands are tightening, and organizations are expected to maintain resilience while embracing innovation. Few people understand this landscape more deeply than Scott Alldridge, CEO of IP Services, President of the IT Process Institute, and author of the globally acclaimed VisibleOps series.

With more than three decades of experience guiding technical and non-technical teams alike, Scott has built a reputation for transforming complicated cybersecurity concepts into clear, actionable strategies. His people-process-technology framework has helped organizations strengthen governance, reduce risk, and build cyber-mature cultures capable of thriving in high-stakes environments. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• How boards can elevate their cybersecurity oversight.

• Why organizations fail at cyber risk management, and how to fix it.

• Common misconceptions surrounding cybersecurity maturity.

• Scott's strategies for fostering ethical leadership and a security-first culture.

Scott's most recent book, VisibleOps Cybersecurity, is an Amazon Best Seller and continues to influence executives, boards, and cybersecurity professionals around the world. Join us in this conversation as he breaks down the mindset and practices leaders need to stay ahead of current and future threats…

You can connect with Scott and his work on his website! 

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C 

Keep up with Scott Alldridge socials here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scott.alldridge.24/

X: https://x.com/scottalldridge 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottalldridge1/ 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scottalldridge 

🛍️ Recommended Books from this Episode

📖 Visible OPS Cybersecurity: Enhancing Your Cybersecurity Posture with Practical Guidance – A comprehensive guide to strengthening your cybersecurity defenses with practical, actionable steps and strategies.
👉 Get it here

📘 Zero Trust Security for Beginners: A No-Fluff Guide to Implementing Zero Trust Architecture Using NIST – A straightforward, no-nonsense guide to understanding and implementing Zero Trust security models for your organization.
👉 Check it out

📙 Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers – A riveting investigation into one of the most sophisticated cyberwarfare groups and the global threat they pose.
👉 Explore it here

📕 Beyond the Algorithm: AI, Security, Privacy, and Ethics – A deep dive into the ethical challenges, security concerns, and privacy implications of AI technologies.
👉 Discover it here

📗 Ransomware Protection Playbook – A critical resource for organizations looking to protect themselves from ransomware attacks, with practical advice and strategies for prevention and response.
👉 See it here

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Meet Drew Bivona, the founder and visionary behind Bivona Law. Dedicated to being the voice for kids, Drew is a thoughtful attorney who has represented personal injury victims across Texas with energy, passion, and honesty. His mission? Deliver legal advocacy with no fluff, no BS, and no egos — just hard work, transparency, and a fierce commitment to protecting children…

Drew is one of the only attorneys in Texas who focuses almost exclusively on child injury cases. From daycare negligence and unsafe premises to systemic bullying and cases involving inappropriate touching, he represents minors and their families when negligence leads to harm. His firm also handles traditional personal injury matters, but its heart is centered on children who can't fight for themselves.

Bivona Law is rapidly growing, with several clear goals: educating parents, holding negligent childcare providers accountable, and ensuring injured kids receive the justice and care they deserve.

Hit play to discover:

• The most common injuries in daycare and childcare settings.

• How systemic bullying develops and why negligent supervision is often the root cause.

• What makes child injury cases legally and emotionally different from adult PI cases.

• What parents should look for when choosing a daycare or private school.

Want to find out more about Drew Bivona and his work helping injured children? Visit Bivona Law now!

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Keep up with Drew Bivona socials here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bivonalaw/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewbivona/ 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bivonalaw 

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bivonalaw 

🛍️ Recommended Books for This Episode:

📖 The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence – A must-read that explores how our intuition and fear signals can guide us to make safer decisions and protect ourselves from harm.
👉 Get it here

📘 Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal – A powerful book that delves into how childhood trauma impacts our biology and offers strategies for healing and reclaiming our lives.
👉 Check it out

📙 Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies for Schools (The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series) 1st – Learn effective, research-backed strategies for preventing and intervening in bullying to create safer, more supportive school environments.
👉 Explore it here

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In today's episode, we unravel repression, trauma, and dysregulated nervous systems with Ina Backbier. As a certified Mentor and Trainer in the Kiloby Inquiries and a trained psychotherapist, Ina plays a significant role in helping clients navigate their inner worlds and understand the mind-body connection. Ultimately, her work contributes to bringing love, joy, and a profound sense of purpose into her life – and the lives of others…

More than 12 years ago, Ina experienced a health crisis that eventually became the catalyst for her healing journey and deep dive into trauma and repression. It is through this that she came across the Kiloby Inquiries (K.I.), a comprehensive set of somatic inquiry tools that she uses for herself and her clients on a regular basis.

How can the K.I. dismantle and heal the unconscious, energetic, and emotional repression that often causes our suffering? Click play to find out now!

Join in to discover:

• The ways that Ina's health crisis changed her life for the better.
• How our "external" life mirrors our "internal" experiences.
• The toll that emotional repression takes on the body.
• How skillful somatic inquiry can increase trust in ourselves.

You can follow along with Ina and her work by visiting her website!

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

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In this episode, we discuss microfossils, crystals, and more with geoscientist Juan Manuel García-Ruiz. Juan is a Research Professor of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) at the University of Granada, where he explores the interconnectivity of crystals and the origins of life. 

As an internationally recognized expert in mineral genesis, Juan does extensive fieldwork visiting crystal sites hundreds of thousands of years old – and you would be surprised at what he has discovered…

Join us now to find out:

• What a biosignature is, and what it tells us about different materials.
• What Juan has found in his work with giant crystals.
• How researchers measure the age of crystals.
• The speed at which crystals grow.  

To learn more about Juan Manuel García-Ruiz and his work, click here now!

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Geocentrism. Preformationism. Ice pick lobotomies cure depression.

What do these ideas have in common?

They were once accepted as true, influencing how people understood and interacted with the world around them.

From our modern-day vantage point, we can laugh at the absurdity – at the foolishness of our forefathers. We might even consider them hoodwinked by holes in their own scientific knowledge.

But we can also learn something, which is that humans love storytelling. Whether we tell them or listen to them, stories help us make sense of the world.

That doesn't make them true.

It might take a year, century, or millennium, but every story – and the compelling beliefs they engender – is liable to be disrobed, layer by layer… 

Often until the emperor has no clothes.

Press play to explore:

• What the Nuremberg Code entails, its importance, and its place in the medical ethics profession today.
• AIDS, autism, and Cohh-viddd-19 - possible connections, big implications.
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women: where it went, why, and how it all might relate to the normalization of 'gender fluidity.'
• Intubation: the when, why, and serious risks.

In addition to pioneering much of the technology we use today, Ken McCarthy is an educator, activist, and author. Find his books on Amazon, including Unraveling the Cohh-viddd Con: How One Marketer Exposed the Truth When It Mattered (Volume I and II). 

Tune in to tap into decades' worth of his eye-opening insight.

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Joining us today is plant physiologist Nicolas Cafaro La Menza, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Here, he researches the development of agronomic strategies and tools to enhance agroecosystems management.

Based at a research station in West Central Nebraska, Nicolas works in both research and extension. Nicolas closely studies the nutrients and resource use of crops to enhance plant growth – specifically looking at factors such as sunlight, water, phosphorus, and nitrogen…

Click play to find out:

• The importance of maintaining well-balanced nutrient levels in crops. 
• How nitrogen levels in soybeans can be altered to achieve higher yields. 
• The kinds of crops that react well to nitrogen fixation. 
• Why phosphorus is a less mobile nutrient than nitrogen. 

Click here to learn more about Nicolas and his research!

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

These days, there is a new type of trash we are confronted with: plastic and microplastic pollution. Scientists around the world are still puzzled by the impact this problem may have on humans and the environment. Today we sit down with researcher Win Cowger to discuss his thoughts on this important issue.

Win Cowger, Ph.D. is an Environmental Scientist at the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution and Research. Also known as "Dr. Trash", Win is interested in advancing science on the transport and fate of trash in watersheds and river flow. He believes that by tracking trash, we will be able to identify solutions to plastic pollution while also assessing how well they work… 

Join us now to discover:

• What ignited Win's interest in environmental research.
• How trash and microplastics move around in the environment. 
• How trash in rivers differs from trash in garbage cans. 
• Potential trash solutions for countries like India. 

To learn more about Win Cowger and his work with the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution and Research, click here now!

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

In this episode, we sit down once again with Omar Mo, the Founder and CEO of Nomads Cast. Omar is an expert in digital marketing, podcasting, and content generation. Using his knowledge in this field, he helps businesses enhance their brand by facilitating the production of lead-generating podcasts and content.

Joining Omar is ChatGPT, an AI chatbot launched in November 2022 that is known for its detailed responses and articulate answers. Today, we analyze what ChatGPT is capable of, its strengths and weaknesses, and its implications for different agencies.

Tune in now to discover:

• What ChatGPT can be used for, and the importance of using specific prompts.
• The most fascinating features of ChatGPT.
• How ChatGPT can be used to facilitate productive conversations.

Could AI tools like ChatGPT be the future of communication and information? Click play to find out now!

You can find out more about Omar and Nomads Cast here, and try ChatGPT for yourself here!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Why do other people seem to get through life so easily, while I struggle with even the smallest things?

That was a question that plagued Holly Barker for years as she went through a major depressive episode—one that made it hard for her to do anything but sleep and shut out the world, including her closest friends.

She shares her journey on today's show, which includes her experience with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and antidepressants.

Tune in to hear her story and learn:

• What aspects of CBT Holly found most difficult, but how the tools have helped her over the years
• What Holly's on-and-off relationship with antidepressants has been like, and the telltale sign that she wasn't ready stop taking them
• How Holly's struggle with infertility impacted her mental state, and how she dealt with it

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C