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Bryant ObergFounder of Human Co-Pilot, Helping Business Owners and Professionals Put the Human Back in AI.I'm Bryant Oberg, the founder of Human Co-Pilot, where I help business owners put the human back in AI. I work with entrepreneurs, executives and business professionals who feel overwhelmed by AI to help them actually utilize this technology. I live in Jerusalem with my wife and four, who range from six to four months. I gave up a position as a partner at a hedge fund to explore my dream of entrepreneurship and I found my footing in AI. Never a tech geek, I now wear the tech hat. My focus is not on hype or technical jargon, but on helping real people understand where AI fits in their business. My journey isn't smooth, nor is it wildly successful (yet), but I am one of the few people spending hours every day understanding how to practically leverage this technology for the tired professional, exhausted executive and overwhelmed entrepreneur.

Todd Sarner For more than 20 years, I’ve worked with parents who love their children deeply, have read the books, tried the advice, and still find themselves stuck in daily conflict, power struggles, and self-doubt. Again and again, I saw the same pattern: good parents were being taught to manage behavior at the surface, while the real drivers of family stress were going unaddressed.As a licensed psychotherapist, parent coach, and former faculty member of the Neufeld Institute, I built my work around a different approach, one rooted in attachment, emotional regulation, and calm, connected leadership. I help parents understand what is actually happening underneath the behavior so they can stop reacting, start leading, and create lasting change in their homes.What makes me a strong podcast guest is that I bring both depth and practicality. I can speak to the psychology, the neuroscience, and the family dynamics, but I also know how to translate those ideas into language that feels accessible, compassionate, and genuinely useful to listeners. My goal is not just to sound insightful. It is to leave audiences feeling relieved, understood, and better equipped.I’m the author of The Calm & Connected Parent, which focuses on raising resilient children in the age of screens, stress, and AI. I also have a forthcoming book, The Weather Maker: A Father’s Guide to Transforming His Marriage, His Family, and Himself, scheduled for release in September 2026. Together, these books give me a timely and meaningful lens for conversations not only about parenting, but also about fathers, marriage, emotional leadership, and the deeper work of shaping a healthy family culture.If a host wants a guest who can offer substance, warmth, and actionable insight, while speaking directly to the struggles so many parents and couples quietly carry, I’m a strong fit.

Aryeh Green A "radical moderate" author, activist, business exec, uplifting speaker - promoting peace, democracy, healing and success for over 4 decades. Latest book: 'Finding Peace in the Promised Land'Aryeh Green is the author of a new book, Finding Peace in the Promised Land, proposing a radical new approach to resolving the Arab-Israel conflict, and of My Israel Trail, about his hike on the 700-mile Israel National Trail and overcoming personal challenges. He serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Gigawatt Global, developing renewable energy projects in Africa (based in Jerusalem), and head of its US non-profit affiliate, Gigawatt Impact. Aryeh also serves on the board of Jerusalem’s Maaleh Film School, the onlyJewish film school in the world, and a number of other non-profit organizations. Aryeh has been a policy advisor to Natan Sharansky and a business executive and consultant for the past four decades, and continues to be active in promoting freedom and democracy in the Middle East. He was co-founder and director of MediaCentral, a Jerusalem-based project providing services for the foreign media in Israel, for over a decade. Aryeh was born in Washington DC, a descendent of one of the first Jewish families in North America (who arrived in 1690); he grew up in San Francisco, went to UC Berkeley, and has lived in Israel for 40 years. He holds a BA in psychology from UC Berkeley, an MA in international relationsfrom Hebrew University, and a Masters in business management from Boston University & Ben Gurion University. Aryeh was married in 2015 to Miriam, and they live in Beit Shemesh (the “House of the Rising Sun” in loose translation).  Between them they have 9 children and 9 grandchildren… and when not playing with his grandchildren, aside from hiking all over Israel (or talking about it), when not promoting regional peace, renewable energy and accuracy in the media, Aryeh grows grapes and makes wine.

Peter GeorgePublic speaking coach helping leaders be calm, confident & credible every time they speak. Author of the 6x award-winning Captivating Public Speaker. 120K+ trained, 50+ countries.Today's guest is Peter George — a public speaking coach, professional speaker, and award-winning author. Growing up with a lisp and a stutter, Peter spent years avoiding communication altogether, until personal coaching changed everything for him. That experience led him to create the AMP'D Framework™, the system he's since used to train more than 120,000 professionals across 50-plus countries, working with companies like CVS Health, Anheuser-Busch, and Mohegan Sun.He's the author of the six-time award-winning book The Captivating Public Speaker and hosts his own podcast, Public Speaking with Peter George.Please welcome Peter George.

Rich LewisI help people break through their limiting beliefs, overcome their fears, take daily inspired action and make a lasting impact in the world.Rich Lewis is an author, speaker and coach who focuses on centering prayer as a means of inner transformation. He teaches centering prayer in both his local and virtual community and offers one-on-one coaching. Rich’s newest book is titled, Sitting with God: A Journey To Your True Self Through Centering Prayer. He publishes a weekly meditation, book reviews, and interviews on his site, Silence Teaches. He has published articles for a number of organizations, including Contemplative Light, Abbey of the Arts, Contemplative Outreach, EerdWord, In Search of a New Eden, the Ordinary Mystic at Patheos, and the Contemplative Writer. ​Rich has been a daily practitioner of centering prayer since June 1, 2014. Centering prayer has been so life-giving and life-changing that he feels compelled to share his journey with others who wish to learn more. Rich resides with his family in Waxhaw, North Carolina. Learn more about him at www.SilenceTeaches.com.

Ethan DeckerTeaching you the "secret" science of brand growth.Ethan is a brand strategist and marketing expert who has spent 20 years doing award-winning brand strategy, advertising, and market research for some of the world’s biggest brands. A scientist by training but a marketer by trade, he’s the missing link between science and creativity.His career includes roles as Insight Manager at Radar Research, Planning Director at 72andSunny, Group Strategy Director at Crispin Porter Bogusky, and Vice President of Insight & Strategy at the Integer Group.He's done ethnographies in Tokyo and statistics in Matlab. He’s developed promotions scorecards and shopper marketing design principles. He's helped launch razors and position new lines of women's clothes. And he's presented on the science of marketing internationally, including SXSW and TED.Ethan’s first life was studying urban ecology. He earned a PhD at the University of New Mexico under a National Science Foundation grant for complexity theory in biology. He studied human evolution and urban metabolism, and he used computational models to explore patterns of urbanization. His papers continue to be cited today.Only his friends call him Doctor Decker. 

Nita SweeneyBestselling author, mindfulness coach, mental health advocate, ultramarathoner, and dog mom.Nita Sweeney is a serial memoirist who writes about thriving while managing often serious mental illness. She is the award-winning wellness author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink and co-creator of the writing journal, You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving. Make Every Move a Meditation, Nita's third book, was featured in the Wall Street Journal. A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment, a thirty-year project, launched in fall 2023, and her most recent book, Memorial: The Year My Dad and I Stopped Keeping Score, launched in June 2026. A mindfulness coach, certified meditation leader and mindfulness teacher, mental health advocate, ultramarathoner, retired attorney, and former assistant to writing practice originator Natalie Goldberg, Nita founded the groups Mind, Mood, and Movement to support well-being through meditation, exercise, and writing practice, and The Writer’s Mind, to share using writing practice to produce publishable work.For twenty years, Nita published the central Ohio writing resource, Write Now Columbus. She lives in central Ohio with her husband, Ed, and their yellow Labrador retriever, Scarlet. Download your free copy of Nita’s eBook Three Tools for a Happier, Healthier Mind or the infographic, Meditation Myths on her website.

Sharon PolskyDecoding today's biggest health trends with science, not hype.Sharon Polsky is a nationally recognized nutritionist, women's wellness expert, and author of Weight Loss Decoded. Seen on television stations from coast to coast, Sharon is known for cutting through the hype surrounding nutrition, menopause, healthy aging, and GLP-1 medications with practical, science-based advice. For more than 20 years, she's helped thousands of women make smarter health decisions and create lasting lifestyle changes. Please welcome Sharon Polsky.