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Creating Conscious Serendipity

by Benny Mathew - Founder of Orion3

"Creating Conscious Serendipity" is more than just a podcast, it's a community of like-minded people who want to create positive change and focus on Self Awareness in order to create a better life and world.The "Creating Conscious Serendipity" Podcast aims to share Real Perspectives from Real People about things and issues that Really matter. Whether it's about personal growth, Business, Spirituality, Technology, social justice, spirituality, or anything else that sparks your curiosity, this podcast will inspire you to think deeper and to live better.

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Episodes

  1. The Truth about Functional Health and Functional Medicine

    Summary In this episode of the Creating Conscious Serendipity podcast, host Benny Mathew engages in a transformative conversation with Dr. Dina Pavilonis, a functional medicine physician. They explore the principles of functional medicine, emphasizing the importance of understanding root causes…

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  2. We met in Prison

    In this episode, host Benny Mathew sits down with Melissa O'Dell to explore her remarkable journey in the field of criminal justice reform. Defy Ventures is a transformative program that empowers incarcerated individuals through career readiness, personal development, and entrepreneurship…

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  3. The Weight We Carry: A Raw Conversation on Loss, Choice, and Growth

    Some conversations hit differently. This one? It’s raw, real, and deeply personal.This is a story about loss, choice, gratitude and resilience. This is the story of my good friend and one of the Founding Members of Orion3, Gregg MellingerThis episode was filmed in the studio of Aliyah Kizilbash…

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  4. Technology Mindfulness and Addiction

    In this episode of the Creating Conscious Serendipity podcast, host Benny Mathew and guest Rob Krecak delve into the concept of technology mindfulness. Rob shares his personal journey with technology, discussing how early experiences with technology shaped his understanding of its impact on…

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  5. Minding the Wealth Gap

    In this episode of the Creating Conscious Serendipity podcast, host Benny Mathew welcomes Cliff Goins IV, who shares his journey from the South Side of Chicago to becoming a passionate advocate for personal finance and addressing the wealth gap. The conversation explores Cliff's background, his...

  6. October 8, 2000 - The Day I Died

    Summary In this episode of the Creating Conscious Serendipity podcast, host Benny Mathew shares a deeply personal story about a life-altering car accident that occurred 24 years ago. He reflects on the physical and emotional challenges he faced during recovery, the importance of relationships…

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  7. Walk through Fire and Break through Walls For her Unborn Child

    Jen Guzman is an entrepreneur, a change maker, an OrionCore Member, and someone who’s been through some of the worst aspects of Endometriosis This episode is a conversation about how her life experiences have affected her perception, choices and dreams. It’s about embracing the good, the bad, the...

  8. "NEVER underestimate the Heart of an Immigrant"

    Lee Leiderman is a Jewish man who was born in Ukraine when it was part of the Soviet Union. He severed in the Soviet Military as soon as he was able to. He came to the US in 1988 with his parents and built a great life for himself while building his own family. He has been leading Corporate…

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  9. “Building the Foundation: Brick by Brick”

    Tony is a Senior Vice President of CBRE in Chicago. This is a conversation about his life: family, loyalty, resilience, and love for the City of Chicago. In this heartfelt episode, we talk about his life and inspiring journey. From deeply personal stories about his family and values to overcoming...

  10. Artifical intelligence for the human foodie

    Ken Clay is a serial Tech Entrepreneur who's now using AI to change the way human beings experience food and dining with his company Foode This episode is all about Ken's story and passion for Entrepreneurship and the sacrifices he made to get to where he's at now. He talks about going to…

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  11. It's clear, that I'm here, for a real reason

    Claude Cimeus is one of the most well known and well recognized leaders in the Chicago StartUp and Tech Space This episode is the most that he’s ever shared publicly about his life, his perspectives, and his beliefs. Claude talks about coming to the US from Haiti as an immigrant, the impact that...

  12. I'ma be what I set out to be, without a doubt undoubtedly

    Spann is a serial entrepreneur who's already built multiple companies in different industries. He dropped out of college because all he wanted was to build his own company and have full responsibility for his choices. He co-founded a startup, was accepted into Y Combinator, and after they built…

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  13. A Boy and his Dream

    Sunny was born in a poor village in Nigeria and was considered a "second class' human because he was born out of wedlock. After he was born, his mother was on the run, so throughout his childhood he lived in different villages with different family members. He got the opportunity to come to…

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  14. Through the Storm: Leadership, Love, Loss and Legacy

    Angela Allen is currently an Executive Coach who was a C Level executive for several organizations, currently sits on the board of two different companies, is an Angel Investor, an OrionCore Member, and mentors others (especially women). Angela talks openly about her career, including being on…

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  15. Being your best self by betting on yourself

    Craig Levy is an entrepreneur, a CFO, a Father, and an OrionCore Member. His career path is not like a traditional CFO and his mindset on career development more entrepreneural than normal. In this pisode, we discussed his career path and his mindset which lead him to where he's at right now.…

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  16. The desire to go higher ignited Her fire

    Kristi Zuhlke is an OrionCore Member who is a serial tech entrepreneur. She's already had 2 different exits with 2 companies that she founded and is currently the CEO/Founder of Dott Technologies, a Generative Ai B2C company. In this episode we discuss the mindset of entrepreneurship, the value…

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  17. No Mountain I can't climb, no tower too high

    Amy Preston is the Founder and CEO of Preston Design and Consulting and a Corporate Member of Orion3. She built her success and career in the most male dominated industry in Chicago; Commercial Real Estate. This is Amy's story and we talked about everything! The mindset it takes to WIN in an...

  18. The Ai Evolution of the CFO

    Apurva Desai is a C Suite exec/investor and an OrionCore Member, who grew up in the Midwest and then headed to Silicon Valley to work for multiple big tech companies. During that time, he built a successful career as a CFO and investor. In 2020 he moved back to Chicago where he currently helps...

  19. In the Darkest Night, he found his Light

    From 2020 till now, Arjuna Reddy had a lot of life changes: - Left his Tech CFO role after 15 years to start his own company - Proposed to his girlfriend - 1 month after the proposal, she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer - After the surgery to remove the cancer, they found out she was already...

  20. Ai in HR, Finance and DEi

    Don Bora is the co founder of Eight Bit Studios, a serial entrepreneur, and an OrionCore Member, who's built over 100 Apps, someone who's very passionate about DEI, who's actions have given back to help many others. In this conversation we talk about the impact of Ai and the potential for it in...

  21. Who am I in the world of Ai

    Aimee Schuster is an expert at marketing the invisible, having spent the last twenty-five years helping B2B organizations like Miller Heiman Group, DLA Piper and Homefinder.com build, advance and energize their lead generation programs. Aimee founded Bandwidth Strategy, a fractional CMO and COO...

  22. Love is a Verb - The Robert Blackwell Jr Story (Part 2)

    In Part 2 of Episode 2, Robert and I talk about his perspectives and beliefs. In order to fully understand this, it's important to understand Robert's background and his life experiences. I highly recommend listening to Part 1 with Robert either before or after listening to this one. In this...

  23. Love is a Verb - The Robert Blackwell Jr Story (Part 1)

    Robert Blackwell Jr is an African American Man who lives in Chicago and has built several companies in multiple industries throughout his life. He is currently the CEO/Founder of Killerspin, Chairman of EKI Digital, Chairman of Quant16 and Founder of The Alpha Mission. Robert is an OrionCore…

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  24. He's Ava's dad and his name is Brad

    Brad Serot is a Corporate a father of four young kids, a Corporate Member of Orion3, and the Vice Chairman for CBRE. His daughter Ava has cerebral palsy and epilepsy. This episode is about Brad's experiences as a father and all of the different things that go into being a parent to a child that…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

"Creating Conscious Serendipity" is more than just a podcast, it's a community of like-minded people who want to create positive change and focus on Self Awareness in order to create a better life and world.The "Creating Conscious Serendipity" Podcast aims to share Real Perspectives from Real People about things and issues that Really matter. Whether it's about personal growth, Business, Spirituality, Technology, social justice, spirituality, or anything else that sparks your curiosity, this podcast will inspire you to think deeper and to live better.

HOSTED BY

Benny Mathew - Founder of Orion3

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"Creating Conscious Serendipity" is more than just a podcast, it's a community of like-minded people who want to create positive change and focus on Self Awareness in order to create a better life and world.The "Creating Conscious Serendipity" Podcast aims to share Real Perspectives from Real...

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Creating Conscious Serendipity is created and hosted by Benny Mathew - Founder of Orion3.
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