The G&T Sessions

Welcome to Series 4 of The G&T Sessions Podcast. In this episode, Dr. Martin Dinoff discusses his background and interest in understanding the brain. He shares his experiences growing up in Japan and his fascination with the intersection of technology and human biology. Dr. Dinoff explains the concept of brain-computer interfaces and the potential applications in various fields. He highlights the complexity of the brain and the ongoing research to bridge different levels of understanding. Dr. Dinoff also discusses his transition from academia to founding a business and the importance of bringing research to the real world. Finally, he explores the intersection of neuroscience and AI and the possibilities it holds. In this conversation, Dr. Martin Dinov discusses the impact of AI and the fusion of neuroscience and AI. He emphasizes the need to understand and support human beings through the use of data and emotional intelligence. The limitations of current AI systems and the potential risks to humanity are also explored. Dr. Dinov shares his perspective on the singularity and the importance of designing the future. He encourages listeners to build things and make the world a better place. The conversation concludes with insights on building a business and participating in shaping the world. Takeaways Understanding the brain and its functions is a fascinating field of study that has the potential to impact various aspects of human life.Brain-computer interfaces, both invasive and non-invasive, offer exciting possibilities for controlling systems and understanding brain activity.The brain is a complex organ, and while there is still much to learn, significant progress has been made in neuroscience.Transitioning research from academia to the real world through entrepreneurship allows for the practical application of knowledge and the potential to make a tangible impact.The intersection of neuroscience and AI holds promise for advancements in understanding the brain and developing innovative technologies. AI, particularly GPT, has brought AI to the forefront of our consciousness and has made us think more deeply about its consequences.The fusion of neuroscience and AI has the potential to improve our understanding of human beings and support their well-being.Current AI systems are effective for their designed purposes, but they are not optimized for human flourishing and well-being.The singularity, where machines become more intelligent than humans, is already happening to some extent, and the future of humanity is uncertain.Designing the future requires humility and a recognition of the complexity and unpredictability of AI systems.Building a business is a rewarding but challenging journey that requires patience and perseverance.Everyone has a responsibility to participate in shaping the world and designing a better future. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 02:59 The Fascination with Understanding the Brain 08:56 Brain-Computer Interfaces and the Future 13:12 The Complexity of the Brain 20:57 Bringing Research to the Real World 21:48 Intersection of Neuroscience and AI 22:28 The Rise of AI and GPT 24:39 The Fusion of Neuroscience and AI 26:33 Understanding and Supporting Human Beings 27:16 The Limitations of Current AI Systems 30:06 The Singularity and the Future of Humanity 32:16 The Current State of AI 33:41 The Unpredictability of AI Systems 36:15 Designing the Future 39:25 Building a Business and Making a Difference 42:16 Participating in Shaping the World Links Website https://www.maaind.com

Today is a very significant milestone for The G&T Sessions Podcast. And joining the 100th Episode, absolute pleasure to have Susan Guner with us. Susan is a trained, somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology that focuses on holistic perspective through introspection, insight, and compassionate self exploration to increase self awareness, allowing the integration of the mind, body and spirit aspects of human experience in personal growth and development. Susan hosts the Psychedelic Conversations Podcast - a UK based educational platform bringing together facilitators of change and transformation in this current wave of the Psychedelic Renaissance. Susan has been leading trauma-informed 6-week group micro-dosing integration programs with community-centric approach where participants are able to experience lasting changes in their mental health and wellbeing. Susan and I have known each other for many years and this was a great way to celebrate the first 100 guests on the show, and some very thought provoking topics covered. Enjoy !!!  Website  https://psychedelicconversations.com/ Linktree https://linktr.ee/susanguner

Shakir Ramsey is a next-gen digital marketing visionary who combines a unique blend of data and creativity to drive business growth. Over recent years, he has garnered experience leading performance and retention marketing and digital partnerships for global brands like Adidas, Sprint, and Lionsgate. He received his MBA from Cornell University and has lectured on digital innovation and marketing at universities including UCLA, Kansas University, and Ithaca College. Shakir and I met virtually just after the p@@demic. And then met in person in his home city, Los Angeles back in early 2022. Great to have Shakir on the show, great episode and enjoy! https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakir-ramsey/

Today’s episode of The G&T Sessions, we are pleased to have Lance Cottrell as our guest. Lance helps startups achieve success through advising, mentoring, and an educational platform he founded in 2019, Feel The Boot. Lance’s entrepreneurial journey started in 1995 when he put his Astrophysics Ph.D. on hold to launch Anonymizer, the world’s first commercial internet privacy service. Following the 9/11 attacks, he shifted Anonymizer’s focus to providing undercover operations platforms as a service to the national security community. Lance sold the company to Ntrepid and was their chief scientist through 2019. He now devotes his time to working with founders through Feel the Boot and as a Global Entrepreneur in Residence at Founder Institute. Lance is on the board of the North Bay Angels and chairs their selection committee. He is an active angel investor both through the group and independently. He is also a venture partner at the Veteran Fund. Very enjoyable and insightful episode with Lance, and we discuss a wide range of topics including being a Solo Founder vs having co-founders, Venture Capital, Imposter Syndrome and the Importance of Luck with your startup journey. Enjoy! Links to know more...  https://FeelTheBoot.com https://www.youtube.com/c/FeeltheBoot https://www.linkedin.com/in/lancecottrell/

Today’s episode of The G&T Sessions, we are pleased to have our guest, David Meltzer who is a legendary sports executive and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. He is one of the world's top Entrepreneurs, Investors and Business coaches. David has been recognised by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honour. David is the Executive Producer of the Apple TV series 2 Minute Drill and Office Hours. He is also the executive producer of Entrepreneur’s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch. David is featured in many books, movies, and TV shows such as World’s Greatest Motivators, Think and Grow Rich and Beyond the Secret featured on Netflix. His life’s mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing…VALUE. In all his content, and communication that’s exactly what you’ll receive. For the past 20 years, David has been providing free weekly trainings to empower others to empower others to be happy. A fantastic opportunity to spend time with David, after meeting him in-person in early January 2022 in Las Vegas. And the offer made by David on this episode was to reach David directly via email (David@dmeltzer.com) to get a free copy of his book.  Enjoy !!! Links to follow David and know more  WEBSITE - https://bit.ly/2L052wW INSTAGRAM - https://bit.ly/2LfIRly TWITTER - https://bit.ly/2KZWo1b FACEBOOK - https://bit.ly/2JthVKm LINKEDIN - https://bit.ly/2uuTHdO YOUTUBE - https://bit.ly/2Lqr8oB

Today’s episode of The G&T Sessions, we are pleased to have Andrew Ann as our latest guest. Andrew is the Founder and CEO of Praxi Data, on a mission to provide scalable automated data curation and integration for the enterprise, leveraging Machine learning with expert, pre-trained models for use cases in insurance, life sciences, and banking sectors. With 15+ years of experience in product, programme, and governance management for big data, Andrew has the skills, track record and vision to accelerate analytics by over 300% and empower insights with thousands of discovery models. Successes include delivering high-performance and high-availability solutions for the financial industry, as well as leading the design, community building, and incubation of the open source Apache Atlas project for data governance. He is passionate about building innovative and reliable products that solve real-world problems and create value for clients and partners. Great to finally get some time with Andrew on the show, and not only does he talk about Data but also about his Chef superpowers. Enjoy !!!! Links to know more https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewahn1/ https://www.praxidata.com Llama Reference discussed https://ai.meta.com/blog/large-language-model-llama-meta-ai/

Today, we are pleased to have our next guest on The G&T Sessions, Stefan Krawczyk, who is Co-Founder & CEO of DAGWorks and Co-Creator of Hamilton, an amazing open-source project. He is a hands-on leader and Silicon Valley veteran. Stefan has spent 15+ years thinking about data and machine learning systems, building product applications and infrastructure at places like Stanford, Honda Research, LinkedIn, Nextdoor, Idibon, and Stitch Fix. A regular conference speaker, Stefan has guest lectured at Stanford’s Machine Learning Systems Design course and is an author of a popular open source framework called Hamilton. Stefan is currently CEO of DAGWorks, an open source startup that is enabling Data Science teams to build and maintain each others' model pipelines without the coding nightmares. Great episode to tap into what’s happening in Silicon Valley in the areas of Data Science, Python and how Stefan is shaping his role as CEO, leading a startup with huge market potential helping organisations traverse the complexity and challenges with Python Pipeline problems. Enjoy !!! Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skrawczyk/ More information > Hamilton & DAGWorks  - Hamilton repository  - Try Hamilton in your browser  - DAGWorks Inc. Website

Today’s episode of The G&T Sessions, we are pleased to have as our guest, Duena Blomstrom, Duena is the author of “Emotional Banking”, “People Before Tech: The Importance of Psychological Safety and Teamwork in the Digital Age” and the upcoming book “Tech-Led Culture”. Duena is the creator of the "Emotional Banking" and “Human Debt” concepts and is advising the world’s top executives and companies on their people strategy. She is an international keynote speaker, top technology influencer with over 250,000 followers and 122,000 subscribers, and the co-founder of PeopleNotTech, a company offering a human work platform that increases the Psychological Safety, EQ and Well-being of Teams. A lively episode, where we cover a wider range of topic including a very important topic today, Human Debt [rather than Technical debt] and the ways that organisations can wake up to addressing this growing challenge across their people teams. If you are wanting to know more about this topic, then Duena is a fountain of knowledge and so hope you enjoy the episode! Links are here People & Tech Podcast https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/  Secret Society of HumanWork Advocates https://secretsocietyofhumanwork.transistor.fm/  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@duena_blomstrom  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@duenablomstromofficial  Read more weekly and subscribe on LinkedIn or duenablomstrom.com Pre-order or grab the #TechLedCulture book out in all major outfits in October For speaking engagements, to be part of the upcoming global book tour and for paid appearances and media interviews contact pr@techledculture.com To lower your HumanDebt and get closer to a healthy Tech Led Culture go to www.peoplenottech.com

Today’s episode of The G&T Sessions, we are very pleased to be joined by Sam Beni, Co-Founder & CEO of Platin. Sam is a technology futurist aiming to simplify the complex, he has a deep passion for emerging technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI). He coined the term “Complex AI” and is a subject matter expert and international speaker in this field which became recognised through his TEDx talk. He has an extensive background in cutting-edge technology firms and previously co-founded multiple deep tech scale-ups and has successfully exited as a founder. Sam previously led the Tech Nation’s Innovation function, including the Applied AI growth programme, part of the UK Government’s AI and Data Sector Deal created to support the UK’s most promising founders. Sam is now on a new mission to enable human augmentation through AI for professionals globally with Platin. Sam Beni is a passionate advocate for the power of technology to change the world for the better. His TEDx talk has been featured on the TED website, and he is a frequent speaker at industry events such as CogX, AI Summit et al. Great episode with Sam covering his journey from his roots born outside the UK, and now firmly establishing himself as a person to know in the UK and Global Technology industry. Enjoy !!! Links:  TEDx Talk :https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_beni_why_should_complex_ai_decide_for_you Website for signing up for Platin waiting list: www.joinplatin.ai Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-beni

Today’s “special” episode of The G&T Sessions, we are not only pleased to have one but two guests. Joining us today is Niki Davies and Jonathan [Jonny] Clark. Niki is the Director and Head of Marketing for Software Cornwall. She drives growth and innovation in Cornwall's tech and digital sectors. With over a decade of marketing experience, she helped to propel multi-award-winning clean tech startup verv to international acclaim, raising £2M+ in crowdfunding, winning 9 awards, and scaling from seed to Series A. She is passionate about sustainable change and committed to tech-driven progress that leaves a positive impact. Jonny began his career in economic development at Liverpool City Region LEP, working on business growth programmes, research and policy around digital transformation in the manufacturing sector. He then ran 'Activate', a flagship ERDF-funded project and grant fund tailored towards scaling early stage digital, creative and technology businesses. Following this, he embarked on a consulting career - supporting prestigious big brands' innovation and venturing efforts and coaching startup founders - whilst he co-founded and grew GDPR Defender, a legal knowledge tool that supports SME data privacy compliance. Jonny has made several angel investments (including a number of 'Tech Nation Rising Stars' winners) and holds a number of advisory and non-executive roles across enterprise and the public sector that advocate for startups - including as co-founder of the acclaimed 'Baltic Ventures' accelerator in Liverpool and the Organiser of Liverpool Slush'D. We came together today to discuss the 1st time that Slush’D is coming from Helsinki Finland where it was founded many years ago as SLUSH, and now coming to the UK for a dual centre event in Newquay, Cornwall and Liverpool on the same day. Great episode and for any budding Entrepreneurs and Founders who want to get involved we are sharing multiple links below of how you can get involved. Personally, I have been asked by Startup Cornwall, run by Software Cornwall as an Advisory Board member to support the review of the Startup Pitch competition we are running in September at the event. Enjoy the episode talking about how Tech businesses and Founders are being supported and developed outside London and expanding the footprint across new locations and giving access to people across the UK. Enjoy !!! Startup Cornwall Links and team Software Cornwall  https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-cornwall Tech South West  https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-south-west/ Cornwall TI  https://www.linkedin.com/company/cornwallti/ Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Growth Hub  https://www.linkedin.com/company/cornwall-and-isles-of-scilly-growthandskills-hub/  Digital Plymouth  https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-plymouth/ Digital Somerset  https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-somerset/ Tech Exeter https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-exeter/ Silicon South  https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-south/ techSPARK  https://www.linkedin.com/company/techspark-uk/  Cornwall Chamber of Commerce  https://www.linkedin.com/company/cornwall-chamber-of-commerce/  Liverpool Slush’D Links with Partners @Liverpool Slush'D  @Tuesday Media  @Growth Platform  @KPMG  @Baltic Ventures  @Gather @UKTN  @LCR Angel Network  Startup Cornwall Advisory board:  Ben Cooper Allyson Glover Ananya Banerjee Startup Cornwall Core Team:  Holly Patton Garry Hunt Sara Tipler Robert Wiltshire Kayley Lawry