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Hi everyone.

Are you one of the millions of people who’s now using a health monitoring device, you know, like a blood pressure or glucose monitor? Well, that’s just one facet of the digital health care space… and there are so many others.

Now what’s really exciting is that digital health care offers a huge number of opportunities, spanning everything from the use of high-tech tools to new communications approaches… all of which are designed to improve the health of patients and the overall population.

My guest today, Neal Sofian, is an expert on the digital health care space. On this episode, Neal discusses such things as (1) the evolution of digital technology in health care, (2) what he sees as the next phase in the use of digital technology to address health care issues, (3) the role of motivation and personalization in getting people to make changes in their health care behavior, and (4) some differences in how the U.S. health care system operates vs. other industrialized nations.

Of particular importance, Neal lays out numerous opportunities he sees presenting themselves as the use of digital health evolves. This involves not only AI-related opportunities, but many others, too. Neal then provides some excellent tips for those who want to pursue these opportunities.

Now a bit about Neal: Neal Sofian is recognized nationally for over 40 years of innovation in population-based and corporate health management and engagement. Neal is currently the CEO of Tuzag, Inc., a relationship AI, omni-channel health concierge company. Their AI-driven SaaS platform delivers one-to-one longitudinal computer mediated conversations, content, and service offerings with a focus on building relationships to change consumer behavior, across any communication channel. 

Previously, Neal commercialized the first and largest telephonic smoking cessation coaching program in the United States, Free & Clear, and the first telephonic diabetes coaching service in the US.  He was responsible for early health-related social networking platforms, including the American Cancer Society's Cancer Survivors Network.

To learn more about Tuzag, visit https://wearetuzag.com/ and https://clarahelps.com/ You can also reach Neal on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/neal-sofian/

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Did you know that, according to one estimate, the number of podcast listeners globally has reached nearly 465 million, and is projected to reach over 500 million by the end of this year? How about that the podcast industry’s market value is expected grow to over $30 billion in 2024 and potentially reach over $131 billion by 2030?

With this level of growth, where might some of the best opportunities in podcasting be for people around the world? To learn about this and much more, I recently spoke with Rob Greenlee, one of podcasting’s pioneers and a consensus recognized expert on this topic.

Listen as Rob speaks about such things as (1) his start in podcasting and its early years, (2) trends and changes taking place in the industry today, (3) what's happening around the globe in podcasting, and (4) how he sees the industry evolving over the next several years.

More importantly, Rob points out the many opportunities he sees for people in the podcasting, including for those who can create and deliver outstanding content. He also provides some great tips for those seeking to enter the industry or enhance their positioning in it.

Now a bit about Rob: Rob Greenlee is a seasoned podcasting and digital media expert with over two decades of experience. He is the Founder of Spoken Life Media, LLC, where he focuses on innovative content creation, business development, and community engagement for podcast hosts and networks.

Rob has held significant roles, including SVP of Content and Partnerships at Podbean and Vice President of Podcast Content and Partnerships at Libsyn. At Voxnest (now iHeartRadio), he was Vice President of Podcaster Relations, enhancing content and monetization strategies. His tenure at Microsoft saw him manage the Podcasts Marketplace for Xbox Live, Windows Phone, and Zune, significantly expanding the podcast catalog and user base.

Rob also hosts the "New Media Show" and "Spoken Life Show" and is a founding chairperson of The Podcast Academy. He has been inducted into the Podcast Hall of Fame and is a recognized speaker at industry events.

To reach Rob, you can visit www.robgreenlee.com or check him out on these social media: YouTube.com/@robgreenlee, https://www.linkedin.com/in/robgreenlee/ X.com/robgreenlee

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Hi everyone.

Did you know there are a wealth of opportunities out there for those who want to start businesses? But opportunities in startups don’t just apply to entrepreneurs! Lots of others can be a part of this boom, too. My guest expert, Bill Provine, the CEO of an organization devoted to helping startups get off the ground, shares his expertise about this and much more on today’s episode.

Among other things, Bill speaks about (1) the many different kinds of startup ventures his organization, The Innovation Space, assists, (2) some major trends taking place in the world of entrepreneurship today, (3) contrasts in the approach to entrepreneurship around the globe, and (4) tools to help those who are launching or looking to grow their ventures.

True to our focus here on Looking Forward®, Bill lays out a boatload of opportunities for those interested in being part of the start-up world. Many of these involve positions or roles that go well beyond the company founder or visionary, too. Finally, Bill takes a look at how the rest of this decade looks for startup opportunities, and he provides numerous tips for those interested in this field of endeavor.

Now a bit about Bill. Bill Provine is the founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the The Innovation Space, in addition to a member of its Board of Directors. In this role, Bill oversees all operations and is responsible for its overall performance.

Prior to joining the Innovation Space, Bill worked for DuPont. There he led global operations for science and engineering, encompassing DuPont's open innovation practice. This included oversight for DuPont’s innovation centers and regional laboratories around the world. He also has served in a variety of research, marketing, business development, joint venture, and manufacturing leadership roles in DuPont over the last 30 years.

Bill is very active in cultivating and advancing science across sectors and has served on numerous private company, university, industrial, governmental, and scientific association advisory and management boards and committees. He currently serves on the board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) supporting scientific research and advocacy; the Resolution Project, supporting social entrepreneurship; and the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship with the U.S. Department of Commerce, supporting creation of a national entrepreneurship strategy.

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Episode #47- Looking Forward: Are You Interested in Restaurant and Travel Trends Around the World?

How about French tacos or Brazilian pizzas? Or creative entrepreneurs who are taking old motels and turning them into boutique lodging locations with nearby "hipster" experiences?

If so, then you won't want to miss Part I of my Looking Forward podcast conversation with internationally recognized hospitality and consumer behavior expert, Stephani Robson. Stephani was a faculty member at the esteemed Cornell University School of Administration for over 25 years and travels globally to consult on restaurant and hotel design and operations projects.

In Part I (Episode #47) Dr. Robson discusses such things as changes that have occurred over the past few decades in hotels and restaurants, current TRENDS in those industries, COVID 19's impact on the hospitality industry, and who's likely to survive... or not survive there. (NOTE: Next week, in Part II, Stephani will focus on the FUTURE of restaurants and hotels, and what OPPORTUNITIES YOU might be able to capitalize on in the hospitality industry.

If you are an owner, investor, operator, or employee in the hospitality industry-- or just someone who dines out or travels-- this episode is for you! Businesses or geographic areas mentioned include the Hilton, McDonald's, Expedia Group, Jupiter Hotel, Hôtel du Louvre, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts,Portland, Oregon, New York City, Sarasota, the Finger Lakes, Paris, Delhi, Mexico City. Mumbai, Brazil, China, and Canada.

LOOKING FORWARD: THE Podcast About TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and How YOU Might Capitalize on Those.

Our sincere thanks to TAPinto.net - Local News for establishing the "Looking Forward" column in many of its online local newspapers. TAPinto is your neighborhood news online! To find out how we can customize our content to meet your needs and those of your target audience, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com

Please also keep in mind the great and INEXPENSIVE opportunity that exists for those who want to sponsor a specific Looking Forward episodes(s) that relates to what you sell, or the image you want to convey to your customers and prospects. Looking Forward is upbeat, wholesome, futuristic, and informative, and connects with listeners around the world. (20% live outside the U.S.!) Through our promos and posts to social media, on websites, podcast sites, and e-mails, Looking Forward's reach is impressive, and our episode shelf life is long. For more details, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com

And if you're looking for an entertaining and informative guest to have on YOUR radio or TV show, or podcast, please think of Jeff. If you want to "hear him in action," listen to an upcoming episode of Richard Kaufman's popular, "Vertical Momentum" podcast. Please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com for more...

Hi everyone! Where you can find that combination? How about in functional medicine! Functional medicine has been steadily gaining momentum over the past few decades. In fact, it's now being practiced in 36 countries around the world! Functional medicine is a different way to provide medical care that focuses on diagnosing and treating patients individually and holistically; e.g., considering not only what's bothering them now, but such things as their genetic makeup and environment, and their eating, sleeping, exercise, and stress management patterns. In other words, it's not just treating the symptoms of your condition. 

To learn much more about functional medicine trends, areas of GREAT OPPORTUNITY, and its future, please join me on Looking Forward's episode #46 as I speak with my guest expert, Dr. Patricia Boulogne. Known as "Dr. Pat," Dr. Pat also provides some fantastic tips on how to maximize your health, get the most of our your doctor's visits, and how to find a functional medicine practitioner. Hey, she should know. She's a functional medicine practitioner, coach, chiropractor, and speaker, and has helped thousands of patients over the past 35 years. She's also the author of the highly rated book: "Why... Are You Sick, Fat, and Tired?" You can learn more Dr. Pat and her upcoming "Be Stronger Than Medicine" series via her website, www.healthnetwork.com, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Her hashtag is #DontForgetYourHEALTH 

Our sincere thanks to TAPinto.net - Local News for establishing the "Looking Forward" column in many of its online local newspapers. TAPinto is your neighborhood news online! To find out how we can customize our content to meet your needs and those of your target audience, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com 

Please also keep in mind the great and INEXPENSIVE opportunity that exists for those who want to sponsor a specific Looking Forward episodes(s) that relates to what you sell, or the image you want to convey to your customers and prospects. Looking Forward is upbeat, wholesome, futuristic, and informative, and connects with listeners around the world. (20% live outside the U.S.!) Through our promos and posts to social media, on websites, podcast sites, and e-mails, Looking Forward's reach is impressive, and our episode shelf life is long. For more details, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com 

And if you're looking for an entertaining and informative guest to have on YOUR radio or TV show, or podcast, please think of Jeff. If you want to "hear him in action," listen to an upcoming episode of Richard Kaufman's popular, "Vertical Momentum" podcast. Please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com for more information.

What am I speaking about? Well... listening to podcasts. In fact, the highest percentage of podcast listeners in their respective countries are S. Korea and Spain! Whether you listen to podcasts or plan to, are in traditional media outlets (hello, radio and newspaper industries!), are a current or potential podcaster, or are in the large and growing podcast business, you don't want to miss this episode of Looking Forward!

Listen as my guest expert, JAMES CRIDLAND, from way "down under" in Brisbane, Australia, speaks to the incredible growth in the number of podcast listeners and podcasts over the past two decades. Learn about important podcast TRENDS and OPPORTUNITIES, including advances in advertising technology, podcasting's influence on radio, what jobs the industry will have to offer, where you can find them... and much more.

James should know! He's the editor of Podnews, a daily podcast newsletter that tracks the industry like a birddog. Podnews also has a sister podcast. James has worked in radio and audio-- including with the BBC-- since 1989 as an award-winning copywriter, radio presenter, and Internet strategist. He is also a radio futurologist. (Did I say listen up radio industry yet? :)- )

Our sincere thanks to the sponsor of this week's Looking Forward episode, TAPinto.net - Local News. TAPinto is your neighborhood news online! Find out more at franchisetapinto.net

Looking Forward: THE podcast that focuses on major TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and how they may affect YOU... or someone you care about. As always, please provide YOUR feedback and suggestions for topics, guest experts, and show sponsors on the "Contact Us" page at www.jeff-ostroff.com

And if you're looking for a entertaining and informative guest to have on YOUR radio or TV show, or podcast, please think of Jeff.  If you want to "hear him in action," listen to an upcoming episode of Richard Kaufman's popular, "Vertical Momentum" podcast. Please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com for more information.

Please keep in mind the great and INEXPENSIVE opportunity that exists for those who want to sponsor a specific Looking Forward episodes(s) that relates to what you sell, or the image you want to convey to your customers and prospects. Looking Forward is upbeat, wholesome, futuristic, and informative, and connects with listeners around the world. Through our promos and posts to social media, on websites, podcast sites, and e-mails, Looking Forward's reach is impressive, and our episode shelf life is long. For more details, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com Thanks!

And that's just in the United States! 

Let's hear what our guest expert, Zeke Minaya, has to say about that. Zeke should know. He's the editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer's "Future of Work" project. What impact is the dramatic shift to remote work having on workers, our cities and their business districts, and employers? How are or will some of the biggest companies respond to this gigantic trend? What are the challenges and implications of all of this? And, maybe most importantly, where does Zeke think OPPORTUNITIES exist for workers and businesses living in this brave new world of the 2020's? To hear this and more, please tune in to this week's episode.

We thank Rich Gostkowski, financial advisor at Edward Jones, for sponsoring this important episode, which is relevant to just about anyone... whether he (she) lives in the U.S. or elsewhere around the world!! If you think your retirement needs are important, Rich and Edward Jones can help. You can reach Rich at Rich.Gostkowski@edwardjones.com

Looking Forward: THE podcast that focuses on major TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, and the FUTURE, and how that might affect YOU... or someone you care about. As always, please provide YOUR feedback and suggestions for topics, guest experts, and show sponsors on the "Contact Us" page at www.jeff-ostroff.com

Please keep in mind the great and INEXPENSIVE opportunity that exists for those who want to sponsor a specific Looking Forward episodes(s) that relates to what you sell, or the image you want to convey to your customers and prospects. Looking Forward is upbeat, wholesome, futuristic, and informative, and connects with listeners around the world. Through our promos and posts to social media, on websites, podcast sites, and e-mails, Looking Forward's reach is impressive, and our episode shelf life is long. For more details, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com Thanks!

Hey, World: Where Are Our Vehicles Taking Us Over the Next Several Years?

And what OPPORTUNITIES might that offer us as business owners, investors, employees, freelancers, entrepreneurs and consumers?

Let's face it. Most all of us use cars, trucks, and vans to get from one place to another. So it's quite important to know where the automotive manufacturing industry is going, right? That's why we've got a FANTASTIC guest expert on Looking Forward today. He's Doug Betts, president of J.D. Power's Automotive Division. Doug's experience and perspectives are GLOBAL in scope, and also take into account his former senior executive positions at Apple, Chrysler, Toyota, and Nissan.

Listen as Doug speaks about such things as (1) how the auto manufacturing industry has evolved over the past several decades, (2) the different ways in which vehicles are sold around the globe today, (3) how COVID-19 has affected the auto industry, (4) what changes we are likely to see in how vehicles are manufactured and sold, and (5) where the greatest opportunities lie, as these changes take a stronger grip on the industry.

Pay close attention, too, to what Doug and J.D. Power have learned is the BIGGEST issue consumers now have with their vehicles. Spoiler Alert: It is NOT malfunctions! J.D. Power should know. For over 50 years they've been surveying hundreds of thousands of vehicle owners about their satisfaction with the purchases they've made, and the service they've received.

A big SHOUT OUT to the sponsor of today's episode episode: EVAdoption! EVAdoption is a leading EV market analysis, data, and consulting firm that helps businesses make data-driven decisions to guide their near- and long-term electric vehicle-related business strategies. Please go to www.evadoption.com for more information.

Looking Forward: THE podcast that focuses on major TRENDS, how they may affect YOU, and what OPPORTUNITIES they might offer YOU... or someone you care about. As always, please provide YOUR feedback and suggestions for topics, guests, and show sponsors at www.jeff-ostroff.com

Please keep in mind the great and genuinely INEXPENSIVE opportunity that exists for those who want to sponsor a specific Looking Forward episodes(s) that relates to what you sell, or the image you want to convey to your customers and prospects. Looking Forward is upbeat, wholesome, futuristic, and informative, and connects with listeners around the world. Through our promos and posts to social media, on websites, podcast sites, and e-mails, Looking Forward's reach is impressive, and our episode shelf life is long. For more details, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com Thanks!

What's a former Dow Jones and Wall St. Journal pro have to say about the newspaper industry, how it's evolved, where it is now, where it may be headed, and what opportunities that portends? To find out, listen to my guest expert, Ken Herts, Chief Operating Officer of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Ken has spent more than 30 years in the news business... so he should know about these things! Hear Ken speak about what organizations like the Lenfest Institute, Google, Newsday, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, the Dallas Morning News, Pro Publica, the Salt Lake City Tribune, and Tiny News Collective are doing to maintain or grow newspaper readership. Learn what newspapers in other countries, such as London-based, The Financial Times and Norwegian-based, Schibsted, have done for that same purpose. Find out the keys to the U.S.-based national newspapers' success in dealing with a rapidly changing newspaper industry. And, pay close attention to where Ken says there are OPPORTUNITIES to be found for those having the right set of skills in today's marketplace. 

Looking Forward: THE podcast that focuses on major TRENDS, how they may affect YOU, and what OPPORTUNITIES they might offer YOU... or someone you care about.

As always, please provide YOUR feedback and suggestions for topics, guests, and show sponsors at www.jeff-ostroff.com

Please keep in mind the great and ridiculously INEXPENSIVE, ground-floor opportunity that exists for those who want to sponsor a specific episodes(s) that relates to what you sell or the image you want to convey to your customers and prospects. Looking Forward is upbeat, wholesome, futuristic, and informative, and connects with listeners around the world. Through our promos and posts to social media, on websites, podcast sites, and e-mails, Looking Forward's reach is impressive and our episode shelf life is long. For more details, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com Thanks!

Stepping into a Market Failure: The Challenges and Opportunities of the Family Caregiving Trend

Hi everyone! Over 60 million adults in the U.S. and many millions more around the world are dealing with the challenges of caring for an older adult. Some of these people are seniors themselves, who also must care for their grandchildren! The number of caregivers is GROWING rapidly and includes both men and women and even members of the Millennial generation. Sadly, most governments and businesses, especially in the United States are not addressing this gigantic TREND. The recent U.S. Census didn't even ask a question about this.

How has COVID-19 affected the caregiving trend? What can be done by policymakers to ease the caregiver challenge? What tips can be offered to you, if you are or will become a caregiver? And, what OPPORTUNITIES might exist to assist the enormous group of caregivers for those seeking jobs, careers, business endeavors, or investments?

Listen as my guest expert, Dr. Cheryl Woodson, retired geriatrician, caregiver, and the author of two books about caregiving discusses these and related topics on this episode of Looking Forward.

Looking Forward: THE podcast that focuses on major TRENDS, how they may affect YOU, and what OPPORTUNITIES they might offer YOU... or someone you care about.

As always, please provide YOUR feedback and suggestions for topics, guests, and show sponsors at www.jeff-ostroff.com

Our thanks to the sponsor of this week's episode of Looking Forward: GetZAGE. Check them out at www.getzage.com GetZAGE offers one viable solution to assist caregivers with the challenges they face!

Please keep in mind the great and ridiculously INEXPENSIVE, ground-floor opportunity that exists for those who want to sponsor a specific episodes(s) that relates to what you sell or the image you want to convey to your customers and prospects. Looking Forward is upbeat, wholesome, futuristic, and informative, and connects with listeners around the world. Through our promos and posts to social media, on websites, podcast sites, and e-mails, Looking Forward's reach is impressive. For more details, please contact us at www.jeff-ostroff.com Thanks!