Evolving Digital Self

On this episode, Dr. Heidi interviews Emma Auriemma-McKay, Architect and best selling author of Homeowner's Guide to Stress-Free Remodeling. Remodeling or building a home from the ground up can be one of the most exciting journeys of your life, but it can also be filled with daunting expectations, expensive detours, and heavy time commitments. That's why she's worked so diligently to help guide and support homeowners through each step of this often-overwhelming experience. As a licensed NCARB Architect (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards), certified national NCIDQ Interior Designer, (National Council of Interior Design Qualification), and a LEED-certified (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) professional, Emma Auriemma-McKay understands this. Emma began her 25-year career working for international firms in New York, Los Angeles and Europe where she was involved in many high-rise commercial structures, residential developments and luxury hotels. Working on the Hilton Hawaiian Vill

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews her son, Oskar Öste about his upcoming podcast, GenZ Resonance Talks. Oskar decided when he graduated from high school to lead a life based on his curiosity. He is following a career based on the organic flow of life and exploring opportunities as they come and go (without resistance). The launch of his podcast @GenZResonanceTalks is the product of his journey towards deep research and discovery. Watch this kid go, as he follows the path to explore the answers to some of our greatest challenges today. Twitter @GenZResonanceTalks   *****************************************************   This episode is brought to you by Rocketbook, Dr. Heidi's favorite offline tech tool. Rocketbook is a brilliant concept that enables the use of pen and paper for recording, but easy transfer of that into digital means that is searchable and easy to organize and trace. Dr. Heidi has arranged a discount for you, her listeners, if you follow this link. http://www.getrocketbook.com?rfsn=1761454.

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews Matthew Cooke about integration of mind body relationships and technology. For close to a decade, Matthew Cooke, the Founder and Creator of Body Based Breakthrough and The Supreme Performance Academy, has helped lone wolf entrepreneurs and start-ups get off the emotional roller coaster of entrepreneurship, and build sustainable high performance practices and habits, based on their cycles and rhythms. Through his background in neuroscience, movement and organization strategies, his Work Brings People Back to Themselves and their Biology, so they can live a Rich life, and create and contribute more to their industry. Website: www.matthewtcooke.com Facebook Page: @matthewcooke123 Instagram : @iammatthewcooke Want to see me live? Check out this great upcoming event hosted by my podcasting mentor and friend, Michael Neeley, an expert at building Authority. The type of Authority that once you have it, people are ready to work with you before they even speak with you. He has crac

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews Rie Norregard, Managing Creative Director and host of Designing for Humanity. Rie is a Managing Creative Director at SYPartners, helping clients envision and build a future that's made for all of us—and the best in us. Rie also hosts SYPartners' podcast, Designing for Humanity. Previously, Rie co-founded and was CEO of Omhu, and worked as a creative director at leading design firms, such as Smart Design, Organic, Quirky, and Frog Design. Outside of her role at SYPartners, Rie is an advisor to start-ups, and is a frequent speaker in the international design communities. Rie trained as a designer in Copenhagen, and lives in San Francisco with her family. Twitter ID: norregaardrie Meet Heidi at the Your Authority Blueprint Event This episode is also celebrates the launch of Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, new #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally. Get

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews Farah Pandith, author of How We Win: How Cutting-Edge Entrepreneurs, Political Visionaries, Enlightened Business Leaders, and Social Media Mavens Can Defeat the Extremist Threat- and former first-ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities at the U.S. Department of State. FARAH PANDITH is an author, foreign policy strategist, and former diplomat. A world-leading expert and pioneer in countering violent extremism, she is a frequent media commentator and public speaker. She served as a political appointee under Presidents George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, and most recently she was the first-ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities, serving both Secretaries Hillary Clinton and John Kerry. She has served on the National Security Council, at the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in various senior roles. She has also served on the Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council, chairing its ta

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews fellow digital ethicist Cennydd Bowles – designer and tech ethics consultant. Cennydd Bowles is a London-based designer with fifteen years of experience advising clients including Twitter, Ford, Cisco, and the BBC. His focus today is the ethics of emerging technology. He has lectured on the topic at Facebook, Stanford University, and Google, and is a sought-after speaker at technology and design events worldwide. His second book, Future Ethics, was published in 2018. Website: cennydd.com Twitter ID: @cennydd This episode is also celebrates the launch of Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, new #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally. Get full access to Midlife, Together by Dr. Heidi at forbesoste.substack.com/subscribe

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews Christopher Carfi, Sr. Director of Content Marketing at GoDaddy on the evolution of branding, content and building tools that resonate. Christopher Carfi heads up global content marketing for GoDaddy. Over his career, he spent nearly ten years as part of the advanced technology group at Andersen Consulting/Accenture; has headed up product, marketing, and product marketing groups at a number of early stage companies, has been a startup founder; and was part of the early team at Ant's Eye View, which was acquired by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He joined GoDaddy in 2014. He holds a degree in computer science from Northwestern University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon, is originally from Chicago, and currently lives in Silicon Valley with his family.  Website: https://www.godaddy.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ccarfi Twitter ID: ccarfi Instagram : ccarfi This episode is also celebrates the launch of Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, new #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Maste

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews retired paramedic, founder of First Responders Resiliency. Susan Farren was a paramedic for more than 30 years, Susan is also a published author, inspirational speaker, and the founder of First Responders Resiliency - a non-profit that helps first responders and their families deal with the stress and trauma they deal with on a daily basis. Website: www.resiliency1st.org Facebook Page: First responders Resiliency Instagram : First Responders Resiliency This episode is also celebrates the launch of Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, new #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally. Get full access to Midlife, Together by Dr. Heidi at forbesoste.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Heidi talks with Tim Driver, CEO, Age Friendly Ventures, Inc. Tim Driver founded Age Friendly Ventures in 2006. He has a successful track record starting and building digital businesses that make a social contribution. Age Friendly Ventures operates Age Friendly Advisor, RetirementJobs.com and Mature Caregivers. Prior to Age Friendly Ventures, as a Board Member and SVP of Consumer Products at Salary.com, Driver helped establish, build and popularize a firm that leveled the playing field for employees by making compensation and career information available to millions. Prior to Salary.com, Driver was a group director in Personal Finance and Strategic Businesses units at AOL. Driver has appeared in numerous national media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, NBC News, NPR and CNN. Driver was named by PBS Next Avenue as a top "Influencer In Aging" and served as Employment Committee Co-Chair for Massachusetts Governor Baker's Council to Address Aging. Websites: agefriendly.com, retirementjobs.com, matur

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, "The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology." Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today. Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Worklife (acquired by Cisco), Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Kahoot!, Byte Foods, and Anchor.fm. Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory Univer

On this episode Dr. Heidi unpacks her bag from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 sharing the delightful discoveries in digital wellbeing using AI, AR and 3D printing from vibrators to drones. Her special guest, Tally Forbes, provides a fun and fresh across generations response to future tech as they unpack. Aetrex.com - insoles Elsecorp.com - customized shopping experiences, using AI and AR MaskID.com - for customized face treatments and masks OhMiBod: - BlueMotion Nex|1 – second Generation, Lovelife Krush kegel trainer AEE Mach1 Drones Touchpoint Loop Earplugs Eyeforcer for tech-neck This episode is also celebrates the highlighting of Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, new #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, on the CTA Mainstage for Gary's Book Club at CES. Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally.  Get full access to Midlife, Together by Dr. Heidi at forbesoste.substack.com/subscribe

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews her nephew, Cabot "Follow the Ham" Bigham, American Rallycross Driver on the focus, agility, speed, personal branding and wellbeing it takes to win. Cabot Bigham is an American rallycross driver, born in 1996. At the age of 13, he began his adventure with motorsport from indoor karting. There he developed, passing courses in record time. Over the years, he competed successfully in professional karting competitions, waiting for the chance to switch to car sports. The opportunity arose in 2014, for the Pro Mazda West season. In 2016 he won the championship in the GRC Lites class of the Red Bull GRC competition, and since the 2017 season he starts in the SuperCar class. The most important achievements: * 1st place in the Formula Car Challenge Pro Mazda in 2015 * 1st place in the GRC Lites class in Global Rallycross Championship in 2016 Website: www.followtheham.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/followtheham Instagram: www.instagram.com/followtheham Twitter: www.twitter.com/foll

Dr. Heidi talks with Susan Weinschenk, CEO and Chief Behavioral Scientist at The Team W Guthrie Weinschenk, COO and Behavioral Scientist at The Team W. Susan Weinschenk has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is the Chief Behavioral Scientist and the CEO at The Team W, Inc. She is a consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, start-ups, governments and non-profits. Dr. Weinschenk is the author of several books, including 100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People, 100 MORE Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People, and How To Get People To Do Stuff. Her clients include Disney, Zappos, Western Governor's University, the European Union, Discover Financial, and United Health Care. Dr. Weinschenk is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin, and writes two popular blogs — one at the Team W website (www.blog.theteamw.com) and "Brain Wise: Work better, work smarter" for Psychology Today. Website: www.theteamw.com Blog: www.blog.theteamw.com Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/TheTeamW Twitter ID: @thebr

Dr. Heidi interviews Rob "Mr Action" Actis to talk about his book the Law of Action and more. Have you ever wondered why some entrepreneurs seem to have that "magic" ability to latch onto an idea… implement it super-fast… ramp it up, and go from one successful venture to the next, over and over? How would it feel to know how to create instant focus and confidence… and experience your business generating 2x-5x the financial results and impact with less stress and anxiety for you and your employees? That's where #1 Bestselling author, Business Action Specialist and Strategic Advisor, Voice Actor and Entrepreneur Rob Actis comes in. Rob is "Mr. Action" himself -- and he uses his simple-but-powerful system to help new and experienced entrepreneurs wake up their raw potential and create amazing businesses… and lives. You might recognize Rob as the brand and voice of Subway, Walmart, Bayer Aspirin, Carmax, TCF Bank, Western Union, Sharp Healthcare, The Miracle Morning Movie and over 25 audible audiobooks that have

Dr. Heidi starts off this new year celebrating another special person in her life doing amazing things, her brother Jamie Forbes, Founder of Forbes Legacy Advisors. They talk building a culture and shared value system that creates a strong legacy, surviving cancer and sexual abuse and more. Jamie Forbes grew up in an old New England family imbued with a strong sense of belonging, good fortune and a clear understanding that with privilege comes responsibility. This experience taught him the importance of family culture, tradition, mentoring and stewardship. Philanthropy has deep roots in his family history, and yet Jamie identified early on that there was limited training around how to give, what to give, and how to evaluate the societal impact of giving. He longed for coaching and mentoring, and today he gets great satisfaction from the coaching and mentoring that comes with this work. Before Forbes Legacy Advisors, Jamie founded a management consulting group with several partners. Opus Advisors focuses on ex

Dr. Heidi talks with her cousin, Jonathan "Santa JG" Meath, an Effervescent Personality, Television Producer, & Professional Santa Claus. Jonathan Meath is an award–winning American TV producer based in Boston, currently living in Hawaii, who is notable for earning numerous Emmy nominations and a George Foster Peabody Award. He is known for his commitment to children's educational television. He was Senior Producer of the TV game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? He was also Producer of Zoom on PBS, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss on Nickelodeon, and PAZ the Penguin on The Discovery Channel. In addition, he has a dual career as a professional Santa Claus. He's been Santa for ABC's Good Morning America, twice, and at Radio City Music Hall for two Holiday seasons. In 2013, Time Magazine named him one of America's top Santas, as did National Public Radio in 2007. Delta Airlines featured him in their Holiday Safety Video on their planes world-wide. And since 2016, he has been Coca-Cola's Santa feat

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste wraps up with highlight excerpts from some of her favorite interviews from the first season of Evolving Digital Self. The excerpts include interviews with:  Mark Metry, host of Humans 2.0, Mark is Founder of VU Dream. Prior to founding VU Dream in 2016, Mark was the founder and creative director of PPMC, started in 2013, the #1 Pixelmon Minecraft server in the world. As creative director, Mark grew the company's website to reach over 10 million users and 10,000 registered premium members. Mark managed a remote staff team of over 40 talented individuals and directed company growth programs. Mark & Dr. Heidi talk about being human in the digital age. From the perspective of developing a successful business as a GenZ entrepreneur, Mark shares his path and the insights gained on his journey to being an evolved human. Julie Meyer, Founder of Ariadne Capital . She is an American expat in London and the author of Welcome to Entrepreneur Country. She is the founder and sole director of Ar

Dr. Heidi talks with Bo Reimer, Professor of Media and Communication Studies, Director of Medea Lab Malmö, Malmö University I am Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the School of Arts and Communication at Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, as well as the Director of Medea Lab Malmö, an experimental and cross-disciplinary lab working with media, design, and public engagement. We also produce public talks (available online afterwards) and a podcast series. In 2013, me and Jonas Löwgren, Professor of Interaction Design, published the book Collaborative Media. Production, Consumption, and Design Interventionswith The MIT Press. I currently work on another book for The MIT Press, a book dealing with our changing media landscape, and the forces shaping it. websites  www.boreimer.comwww.Medea.mah.seMedia Vox podcast Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/bo.reimer This episode is sponsored by Good Idea Drinks https://shop.goodideadrinks.com(enter discount code 2BU30 at checkout) to get 30% off when you

Dr. Heidi talks with Moe Abbas, CEO of GenM, a revolutionary new online school that's free for students. A true win-win, GenM provides small business with the opportunity to get digital marketing assistance while they provide on the job training. Moe started his entrepreneur journey at 19 years old. By 25 he had founded several multi million dollar companies and sat on the board of influential businesses organizations like the Better Business Bureau and Chamber of Commerce. Moe is also a recipient of the Immigrant Entrepreneur award and Forty under Forty award Moe. The culmination of his entrepreneurship journey has evolved into GenM a revolutionary new online school that trains students for the job market and helps small businesses grow. For a $25 off when signing up, follow this link: https://genm.co/r/21tf8huj5 website: GenM.co Facebook Page: @genmapprenticeships Instagram : @RealMoeAbbas Twitter: @RealMoeAbbas This episode is sponsored by Oska Pulse, the opiod free solution for chronic pain. Oska Pulse is

Dr. Heidi talks with some of the interesting technology visionaries at the IDTechEx Show 2018. From Wearables and IoT to what makes them work. This episode is a bit more on the techy side, but I think you will enjoy learning more about what is inside some of these amazing innovations. Vincent Ball is the visionary force behind Nytecs' Product Innovation Center. Over the years, he has expanded Nytec globally, and formed a talented interdisciplinary team to deliver industry-leading innovative consumer lifestyle products, industrial and IOT through design, engineering and manufacturing management solutions for some of the top Fortune 50 companies. Ball leverages his innate ability to combine his deep business experience and holding over 26 patents gained over two decades of design, management, and leadership expertise ensures Nytec is able to help clients turn dreams into reality. John Field, talks about the amazing opportunities in thin-film battery development at ULVAC. John Field lives and works in the Silic