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Get Real with Jim Weiss

Get Real with Jim Weiss

By: Jim Weiss
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 As the founder of internationally acclaimed global health innovation company Real Chemistry, Jim Weiss knows that the key to success and leveraging one's mission is connection -- so he's reached out to innovators in and outside of healthcare to discuss what's now and what's next. He's interviewing world-renowned scientists, CEOs, public health experts, and the list goes on! It's time to GET REAL about the future of healthcare and how to be better health citizens.005199 Hygiene & Healthy Living Social Sciences
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  • Disease Knows No Politics with former NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni

    Disease Knows No Politics with former NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni
    Dec 15 2025
    Dr. Elias Zerhouni, former NIH Director under President George W. Bush and Presidential Science Envoy under President Barack Obama, joins Jim for a candid conversation about healthcare, science, and public trust. He talks about his new memoir, Disease Knows No Politics, and his journey from war-torn Algeria to an array of leadership positions in American medicine. He shares stories from his professional life, including breakthroughs he made in MRI imaging that are being reshaped by AI. This conversation explores the intersection of politics and medicine. It's personal, surprising, fun and most of all, it will make you feel. In this episode, you'll learn: 1. Why Dr. Zerhouni wrote his memoir Disease Knows No Politics and why he believes its message matters right now 2. What was really happening behind the scenes during the stem cell debates and early pandemic discussions 3. How radiology and imaging laid the groundwork for today’s medical AI innovations 4. How growing up during the Algerian War shaped his resilience, worldview, and leadership style. 5. Why he believes China’s strategic investment in science echoes Einstein’s philosophy that breakthroughs come from long term vision, not short term politics
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    48 mins
  • What's Next In Digital Health? Jim's Asking Lee Shapiro, Partner at 7wire Ventures and Board Member at the American Heart Association

    What's Next In Digital Health? Jim's Asking Lee Shapiro, Partner at 7wire Ventures and Board Member at the American Heart Association
    Dec 8 2025
    Lee Shapiro is getting real. His career has touched law, venture capital, philanthropy, healthcare, and tech. He's worked with many of the most influential companies in digital health. He's lead Livongo, scaled Allscripts, and is now shaping the future of consumer health as partner at 7wireVentures. In this episode, we're talking about where healthcare innovation is headed and how personalized care is evolving. We're also exploring his role at the American Heart Association where he serves on the National Board of Directors . Tune in to hear his perspective on healthcare, innovation and what trends he believes will define the next era. In this episode, you'll learn: 1. How 7wireVentures invests in companies simplifying care-navigation, access, chronic disease management, and consumer-facing digital health 2. How the AHA invests through grants, venture funds, and its accelerator to bring innovations to market 3. How the AHA’s Go Red for Women Fund is investing in new biomarkers and clinical trials for women’s heart disease 4. How AI is used to detect heart disease earlier, personalize care, and shape future standards 5. What health tech is solving, from GLP-1 support, to zero-interest medical loans, to simpler navigation of costly and confusing healthcare
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    37 mins
  • The Future of Storytelling with the visionary himself, Charlie Melcher

    The Future of Storytelling with the visionary himself, Charlie Melcher
    Nov 24 2025
    Today, I’m hosting my friend Charlie Melcher on Get Real. We had this conversation on the day his new book, The Future of Storytelling, hit shelves. You may also have listened to his well-known podcast with the same title. I’ve been lucky to hear the behind the scenes of this book and his life's work during our hikes up Mount Tam, and I can’t wait for you to gt to know a bit more about his vision. Charlie has shaped how books, brands and industries tell their stories. In this episode, we talk about his career, the digital era that almost convinced people books were over, and the innovations that followed. We also explore how he works with companies and what it means to live stories instead of watch them. Buy his book The Future of Storytelling wherever books are sold! In this episode, hear: 1. How Charlie used the digital revolution to reinvent his career 2. How the recession of 2008 to 2009 changed content and media entirely 3. How his six emerging modes of storytelling are shaping everything from podcasts to theme parks 4. How AI will merge with these new storytelling categories 5. What the future of community, creativity and connection looks like
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    30 mins
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