Case File #199: Weight Loss Woes

Case File #199: Weight Loss Woes

The safety of GLPs and their usage dominates headlines. Will my skin hang? Is muscle atrophy a reality? Common questions for many who consider using these short chain amino acids on their weight loss journeys. Host Roshini Rajkumar admits her skepticism about GLPs to functional nutritional therapist Kristin Rowell. They dive into aspects of the huge black market for the prescription version of these peptides. The founder of Energetically Efficient describes the downsides when someone overdoses and why the quest for GLP-1s isn't going away. She urges people to always seek guidance from medical and nutritional experts and to remember that GLPs are not a substitute for the basics: eating real foods, exercising, and working on bone density. This conversation will help equip you against sensational headlines and with medical professionals.

Case File #198: No More Firsts

Being the first has advantages. But what about a reality where excellence is rewarded and possible for anyone and no one's keeping score over gender? Host Roshini Rajkumar talks about one of the world's most popular sports with Minnesota Aurora FC President Saara Hassoun. Her rise to soccer team president wasn't exactly something she dreamed about from childhood. We dive into the playing field of gender in sports management. Saara shares insights for how to saturate the pipeline so no great candidate goes unturned. Find out some statistics about who's investing in women's teams on gut feelings that are paying off. Hint: Geico and Delta Dental are in on the action.

Case File #197: 4-Day Work Week

What would you do with one entire day away from work? We're not talking about a vacation day but actually one less day required on-the-job. Host Roshini Rajkumar dives into the 4-day work week phenomenon with The Crisis Files productivity contributor Aimee Olson. She highlights a study across the United States, Great Britain, and Canada that showed productivity did not go down. In fact, revenue increased. Burnout dropped. And these results had nothing to do with artificial intelligence. Aimee says the real question is, "What will it cost if we don't evolve with this new trend?" The Life Done Simply founder shares ways to experiment individually or with your teams before making any permanent changes. Leading from innovation is key. Many industries cannot eliminate actual days in the office, but the ones that can experiment might just love examples we lay out in this episode. Plus, learn Aimee's big prediction for 2027.

Case File #196: Prediction Market Mayhem

What's the difference between sports betting and prediction markets? That's what host Roshini Rajumar asked attorney Aalok Sharma, who has specialties in gaming, sports and hospitality. As chair of Stinson's gaming group, he sees all the issues in this fast-growing field of high-stakes and regulation. They dive into why sports books care about your bets but prediction markets don't. They also cover the real downside--gambling addictions. Find out how laws around the United States try to balance the public need for control with market efforts to increase profits. Forty US states have some sort of legal gambling. Aalok says prediction markets are the next seismic shift. And, they're here now.

Case File #195: Closing the Gap

Imagine this: If we could correct the female health gap, we'd increase Gross Domestic Product by at least one trillion dollars. Why is it that women weren't included in clinical trials until 1993? Host Roshini Rajkumar dives into this question and more with sports scientist Roma van der Walt. A former professional athlete and co-founder of Vitelle, Roma is challenging stereotypes in data analytics so female data gets the attention it deserves in the longevity movement. Do you use a wearable? Did you know it and many pieces of sports equipment are built with only male data inputs? In an $800 billion preventive care market, this also means artificial intelligence tools "hallucinate" when female data is used. Roma explains how the female part of the population can better hold medical professionals and sports companies accountable before they put their bodies and their dollars on the line.