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Our guest today is a Harvard-trained physician-scientist, TEDx speaker, author, inventor, and entrepreneur with a 42-year career in medicine, science and leadership. Meet Dr. Ravi Iyer, MD, who has been recognized by Marqui’s Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in TOP Doctors of America.

Sought after as a brilliant engaging communicator whose TEDxGary talk on The Power of Intentional Focus was the 9th most viewed TEDx talk in 2024 with over 1.5 million views in under 90 days, Dr. Iyer is acclaimed as 2024’s fastest-rising speaker and expert on People First Leadership. He conducts workshops on Burnout Resistant Leadership; Cognitive Alignment for teams and courses on Strategies of Neuroaligned Groups that have been rated as transformational for enabling individuals, teams, and organizations to discover methods by which they can remain connected to their purpose with immense focus and creativity providing them resilience and flexibility in navigating the challenges of their enterprise and their life.

[04:48s] Genesis of his journey as a doctor

[15:18s] ‘Silencing the mental clutter’

[26:49s] The 30-minute ‘pill’ fix to maximize the ‘Creator’s Hour’

[33:43s] Dr. Iyer’s secret to work-life balance

[43:08s] His take on what mental wellbeing means today

CLICK HERE to get a free signed digital copy of Dr. Iyer’s book, ‘The Art of Viral Speaking’.

Check out his other books: ‘The Reaper’s Dance’ and ‘Squirrels in my Brain’

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Learn more about his work at www.driyer.com

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Empowering innovators and entrepreneurs among the underserved segments of Arkansas, United States is the amazing team at Startup Junkie led by our guest today – Claudia P Scott, Director of Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Kiva NWA. Claudia spearheads Kiva NWA initiatives aimed at empowering small businesses and underserved entrepreneurs by enhancing access to capital and essential resources. Under her leadership, the annual funds allocated to Kiva loans in Northwest Arkansas (NWA) have increased by 2.5 times, all the while maintaining an exceptional repayment rate. Over 80% of these loans are directed toward underserved communities, fostering greater equity and economic opportunity in the region. A native of Costa Rica and fluent in both English and Spanish, Claudia is also deeply committed to advocating for Tourette Syndrome and neurodiversity, using her personal experiences to champion the creation of inclusive environments both in and out of the workplace.

Hit play to tune into the story behind the unstoppable force that is Claudia P Scott!

[05:26s] Genesis of her inclusive entrepreneurial journey

[10:04s] Story of Kiva NWA

[19:12s] Facilitating inclusive entrepreneurship in the community

[33:34s] The Kiva success stories!

[40:06s] RWL: Read ‘It Didn't Start with You’ by Mark Wolynn; ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama; WATCH ‘That 70s Show’; LISTEN to ‘How to be Human’ podcast by Anna Toonk

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Learn more about Kiva NWA at https://startupjunkie.org/kivalaunch/

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Facilitating deeply human spaces centered on connection and community for over 15 years now is the one and only Rangineh Azimzadeh Tehrani, the Principal and Founder of Solh Resolutions International. A Circle Practitioner and Certified Professional Facilitator©, Rangineh lives into her core values of empathy and self-awareness through her work with The Circle Way (TCW), a circle methodology that offers a counter-cultural, equity-centered approach to working with groups while shifting organizations from transactional places into relational spaces. Her early years rooted in Tehran where she lived with her family during the Iran/Iraq war, ultimately set the foundation for her commitment to peace and conflict transformation work.

Rangineh has worked with cross-sector organizations from community-based organizations to local governments. She was part of a global facilitation team that trained Saudi executive health care professionals in facilitation methods as part of the country’s 2030 Vision, for which the project won an IAF Gold Impact Award.

Hit play to listen to this fascinating conversation illustrating Rangineh’s brilliant work facilitating community engagements, conflict consciousness workshops, racial healing circles and more.

[05:25s] Genesis of her work in conflict resolution

[09:34s] Journey into facilitation

[16:29s] Facilitating community engagements

[19:01s] Conflict consciousness workshops

[44:54s] RWL: Read ‘Clarity & Connection’ by Yung Pueblo; ‘Emergent Strategy’ by Adrienne Maree Brown; ‘Holding Change’ by Adrienne Maree Brown; ‘Rest is Resistance’ by Tricia Hersey; ‘Hope for the Flowers’ by Trina Paulus; LISTEN to Damien Escobar

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Find out more about Rangineh’s work at https://www.solhresolutionsinternational.com/

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