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Episode 115: Prevent Disease While Eating Chocolate? Meet Solveat
Join Philip as he chats with Dr. Zakhar Nudelman of the revolutionary Israeli company, Solveat, which integrates herbal medicine directly into ordinary foods, making them extraordinary functional foods! The future...The post Episode 115: Prevent Diseas
Episode 114: Stressing over Aliyah? Olim Advisors to the Rescue!
Making Aliyah doesnt have to be so intimidating anymore! With organizations like Olim Advisors available to hold your hand throughout the process and beyond, its never been easier to make...The post Episode 114: Stressing over Aliyah? Olim Advisors to
Episode 113: The Ins and Outs of U.S. Life Insurance for Israel Residents
After a long hiatus, were back with a new episode of From the Midwest to the Middle East!In this episode, Philip chatted with born and bred insurance guy Jonathan Spetner of Spetner Associates. Their conversation covered some interesting topics inclu
Episode 112: The Start-Up State Meets The Start-Up Nation
Arizona is having an economic growth spurt and has become a go-to state for the high-tech world. In this episode, Philip speaks with David Yaari, the Founding Director-General of the Arizona-Israel Trade and Investment Office, about what makes AZ so attra
Episode 111: $50M Is Just the Beginning for AnD Ventures
Israel-based AnD Ventures just launched with a seed fund of $50 Million! In this episode, Philip chats with their Managing Partner, Lee Moser, about the world of Venture Capital funds and High-tech in Israel. Tune in and enjoy!
Episode 110: Living Kindly
Tune in to Philip's inspiring chat with Life Vest Inside founder, Orly Wahba. "Orly is an educator, entrepreneur, author, inspirational speaker, and community activist passionate about inspiring and motivating people to be the best that they can be." Thr
Episode 109: When Life Gives You Lemons, 2.0
Tune into this week's episode as we talk to Yael Wissner Levy- VP of communications at Lemonade, an innovative insurance company that has disrupted the centuries-old insurance industry. Lemonade uses AI to offer a full array of insurance products while al
Episode 108: By Women for Women
Have you ever learned a life hack from a video on social media? Chances are today's guest is behind it. In this episode, Philip chats with Sharon Rechter, President and co-founder of First Media, a leading media brand dedicated to inspiring women every da
Episode 107: Strategic Philanthropy
Join us for a breakthrough conversation on Israeli giving as we chat with the CEO of Keshet DAF IL and Director of JFN, Maya Natan, on providing donors an effective, accessible vehicle for long-term giving and social investment: the same resources, with f
Giving:Simplified
Tune into episode 106 as we discuss charitable giving in the new era with Ori Ben-Shlomo of JGive. Middle man out, all-inclusive tax needs in. JGive makes it easier and much more efficient to give, especially in times like these.