Finding Genius Podcast

Most technology is designed to help us move faster, work harder, or optimize performance. But what if it could also help us better understand our emotions, relationships, and inner lives?
 In this conversation, Lyle Maxson discusses the future of human-centered AI and the idea of technology that understands the person using it at a much deeper level. As the founder and CEO of ABOVE Technologies, Lyle is building a wearable AI platform that uses real-time voice transcription and contextual data to help users reflect on their emotional state, relationships, and patterns of daily life.
 Tune in to learn about:
●       What Lyle means by "Reflective AI."
●       How wearable technology could support greater self-awareness.
●       Why voice can reveal important context about emotion and mental state.
●       How AI may influence the way we understand ourselves and our relationships.
ABOVE is Lyle's latest venture in a career spent exploring the boundaries between technology and human experience. His previous work has included immersive entertainment, VR, biofeedback, digital therapeutics, education, and spatial computing. Across those projects, he has focused on a consistent question: how can new technology enhance human connection rather than pull us further away from it?
 That philosophy has taken him from large-scale immersive experiences to voice-driven biofeedback and AI-powered wellness tools. His work has also been presented on international stages, and his ideas around ethical, human-centered technology have appeared in outlets including BBC and Rolling Stone.
 Connect with Lyle:
 ABOVE Technologies
 Personal Website
 Instagram 
LinkedIn

Passing down a business is about far more than ownership, legal documents, or financial planning. It can also raise difficult questions about identity, family dynamics, leadership, legacy, and what life looks like after the transition.
 In this episode, Elizabeth Ledoux and Andrea Carpenter join us to discuss how family and founder-led businesses can approach succession with greater clarity and intention. Together, they explore why successful transitions depend not only on having the right structure in place, but also on preparing the people involved for what comes next…
 This conversation explores: 
●       Why family business transitions often become complicated.
●       How owners can prepare emotionally for stepping away.
●       The challenges next-generation leaders face when taking over.
●       How family relationships can influence succession decisions.
Elizabeth founded The Transition Strategists more than 30 years ago after seeing how often business owners reached the point of transition without being fully prepared for life afterward. A former petroleum engineer turned entrepreneur, she developed the Transition Roadmap Developer and co-authored It's a Journey, a guide focused on creating thoughtful, intentional business transitions.
 Andrea serves as President of The Transition Strategists and brings the perspective of a successor herself. Her work focuses on what she calls Transition 3.0 — a relationship-first approach to helping owners, families, and next-generation leaders navigate succession together. She also created Your Next Gen Friend, a community and podcast exploring identity, wealth, family business, and the unique pressures that can come with inheriting a legacy.
 Connect with Elizabeth & Andrea:
 The Transition Strategists
 Your Next Gen Friend Podcast
 Andrea Carpenter LinkedIn
 Elizabeth Ledoux LinkedIn

What happens when conventional medicine and naturopathic care are used together instead of treated as opposites? In this conversation, Dr. Joshua Levitt breaks down integrative health, root-cause thinking, and how patients can make sense of complex health concerns without getting lost in overly complicated wellness advice.
 Dr. Josh is a naturopathic physician, educator, author, and Co-Founder and Medical Director of UpWellness. With more than 20 years of clinical experience, his approach combines conventional diagnostics with naturopathic strategies to help patients better understand what may be contributing to chronic and everyday health issues. 
This conversation explores:
 
●       What a root-cause approach to health actually means.
●       Where conventional and naturopathic medicine can complement each other.
●       Why good diagnostics matter before choosing a treatment strategy.
●       How nutrition, lifestyle, and natural therapies fit into integrative care. 
Dr. Josh earned his naturopathic medical degree from Bastyr University and previously served as a clinical preceptor at the Yale School of Medicine. Over the course of his career, he has worked with thousands of patients and has focused heavily on translating complex health concepts into clear, actionable guidance.
This eventually led him to co-found UpWellness, where he works to bring integrative health education and natural wellness solutions to a much broader audience beyond the clinic.
Tune in for a practical conversation about integrative medicine, better diagnostics, natural health, and how to approach wellness with more clarity and less confusion.
Connect with Dr. Josh:
Website: http://www.upwellness.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upwellnessshop/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoshlevitt/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/upwellness
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drjoshlevitt

What does it take to run a healthcare practice that delivers better care without causing burnout for the people behind it? In this episode, Timothy Boyle sits down to discuss how hospitals, laboratories, and private practices can reduce operational bottlenecks, improve workflows, strengthen revenue performance, and create a better overall experience for patients and staff.
 As Director of Sales and Business Development at REVA Global Medical, Timothy works with healthcare organizations facing the growing pressures of staffing, reimbursement, efficiency, and patient expectations. He has nearly a decade of experience across many healthcare services, diagnostics, and SaaS – where he witnessed firsthand how improving the business side of medicine can impact the quality and sustainability of care.
 This conversation explores: 
●       How operational bottlenecks can contribute to clinician and staff burnout.
●       The ways that healthcare practices can improve efficiency without sacrificing patient care.
●       The connection between stronger workflows and a better patient experience.
●       Common revenue and reimbursement challenges facing medical organizations. 
Before entering the healthcare industry, Timothy spent four years playing professional hockey, an experience that reframed his approach to teamwork, discipline, resilience, and performance. His career has since included work in medical diagnostics, healthcare technology, recovery solutions, and business development. He has also served as a Lead Facilitator at a group home for men with autism.
Whether you manage a large healthcare organization or a small private practice, this episode offers a practical look at how better systems can reduce friction, support clinicians, and create room for sustainable growth.

In today's episode, Deborah Maragopoulos joins us to discuss why the hypothalamus can be thought of as the "maestro" of the body's hormonal system. Sitting at the intersection of the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems, the hypothalamus plays an important role in regulating everything from mood and memory to sleep, energy, metabolism, digestion, immune function, and the aging process…
 Deborah is an integrative Family Nurse Practitioner, author, and specialist in neuro-immune-endocrinology with more than 30 years of clinical experience. Known as the "Hormone Queen," she has worked extensively with women experiencing hormonal imbalances related to perimenopause, menopause, PCOS, infertility, and much more. Her approach combines conventional and naturopathic perspectives to help identify underlying patterns that may be contributing to chronic symptoms.
 This conversation covers: 
●       The difference between functional and conventional medicine.
●       Why the hypothalamus plays such a central role in hormone regulation.
●       How hormonal imbalances can affect mood, sleep, energy, metabolism, and digestion.
●       The connection between the nervous, immune, and endocrine systems.
 Deborah is the author of The Hypothalamus Handbook: Your Tool to Discovering the Root of Your Health Issues and Finally Healing Your Body, Mind, and Soul, as well as Hormones in Harmony and Menopause Action Plan. A UCLA graduate and former president of the California Association of Nurse Practitioners, she has also served as an endocrine advisor and developed her own integrative model of care focused on supporting hypothalamic and hormonal function.