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Sarah Hoit shared thisYesterday, I had the privilege of joining and speaking at the Global Brain Economy Summit in New York, part of the Science Summit at the 81st United Nations General Assembly. The theme — “The Human Advantage: Leading the Brain-Positive AI Economy” — could not be more timely. A special thank you to Paweł Świeboda, Harris Eyre and George Vradenburgadenburg for your leadership, partnership and for bringing together such an important global community. The agenda reflected the breadth of this movement — from brain health and AI to prevention, health-system transformation and brain capital. I was especially excited to speak during the session on “Pivoting Upstream: Making Prevention and Early Detection the Norm,” with a spotlight on Precision Nutrition — and to share our work at VitalityIP and Social Impact Partners | Global Brain Health Initiative around the intersection of precision nutrition, AI, brain health and longevity. Grateful for the impact journey with so many close friends/partners and to chance to meet new ones! Mitchell Elkind, Indu Navar, Meg Small, Jesús Mantas, Kana Enomoto, Gary Litman, John Findley, MD, CPE, Rym Ayadi, Steve Carnevale, David Gow, Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA, Amy Kruse, Eleonora Tornatore-Mikesh, Aaron Blackmon, Dev Sangvai, MD, JD, MBA, Daniel Pawson, Michael Connor, Rodrigo C. Mahs, J.D., Sylvain Piquet, Ava Diamond Dreyer, Dr. Leigh Richardson,Nancy Ness Judy,Ryan A. Terry Katrina Maestri, Majid Fotuhi, MD PhD We have an extraordinary opportunity to use AI and everyday lifestyle data to move health further upstream — helping people make more personalized, actionable decisions around food and lifestyle before disease takes hold. Nutrition is one of the most powerful daily levers we have, and I believe the convergence of AI + precision nutrition + brain science can fundamentally change how we approach prevention and healthy longevity. The day brought together leaders across science, healthcare, technology, business and policy around a common idea: brain health is not simply a healthcare issue — it is foundational to human potential, economic resilience and the future of society. Excited about what comes next — and about continuing to build a world where we use technology, science and nutrition to help people live longer, healthier and cognitively stronger lives. Thank you MindUP | The Goldie Hawn Foundation and Goldie Hawn for your personal passion, story and commitment to children's Brain Health. Always most excited about the younger generations involvement and leadership on this critical topic! Wesley Bevins, Jeffrey Resten, MBA, Samantha Hoit Bevins, Aditya Sharma, MBA, Francis Bernardo, Walker Harris, Sasha Mukhija and so many more! #BrainHealth #PrecisionNutrition #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Longevity #BrainEconomy #PreventiveHealth #FoodIsMedicine #VitalityIP #GlobalBrainHealth #UNGA
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Sarah Hoit shared thisLooking forward to speaking at this week’s Global Brain Economy Summit to bring further awareness to brain health, precision nutrition and the benefits of AI solutions. This event brings together a remarkable group of people committed to taking action to advance the science of brain health and longevity. We've made real progress together. What once felt like a niche conversation is now part of a much larger one about human potential. More than ever before, I believe we're in a moment of hope. That’s because of the collective power of this group and the potential of AI. We are all better together. George Vradenburg, Paweł Świeboda, Harris Eyre, Mitchell Elkind, Jochen Reiser, M.D., Ph.D., Kana Enomoto, Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA, Rym Ayadi, Eleonora Tornatore-Mikesh, Sanskriti Thakur, Indu Navar, Steve Carnevale, Meg SmallSarah Hoit shared this👉 We are ready to go! The final program of the 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 is here: https://lnkd.in/e6QMVE5N What we have in front of us next Tuesday is 8 hours packed with discussions on the making of the 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆. We will be presenting new reports and announcing fresh collaborations, including on human-AI team optimization at work, role of brain capital in prevention of neurological disorders, sizing of the brain capital investment opportunity, Brain Economy Cities, impact of climate on the brain and much more. And the best new ideas can be born when talking to the person next to you… The Summit is brought together by NeuroCentury Global Brain Economy Initiative Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative Brain Capital Alliance Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association - EMEA It is made possible by an incredible group of partners, including Google Xi Catalight Bristol Myers Squibb Biogen West Health The University of Texas Medical Branch The Pedersen Foundation, our incredible hosts Steelcase, and Supporting Partners FINN Partners One Mind and YOHAKU NY. The event is part of the UN Science Summit You can still register for online participation: https://lnkd.in/eYrWQGNT
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Sarah Hoit shared thisGary Hawkins thank you for your important article “Who Owns the Customer?” This is a critical question for retailers in the new age of “Agentic Commerce.” VitalityIP is honored to have partnered with Schnucks Supermarkets to offer an agentic commerce solution in which the retailer can still #own their #customers and the #data! Built so that any other retailer (looking to have the same functionality as Schnucks Supermarkets) is able to work with us and lift off of VitalityIP’s platform with with their stores, data and customers #protected. “Schnucks Supermarkets offers an important counter example to the assumption that only Amazon , Walmart , Meta , or Instacart can participate meaningfully in agentic commerce. The family-owned regional grocer operates 112 stores across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Working with VitalityIP , it has launched an AI assistant through the Schnucks Rewards app and website that supports meal planning, savings, cooking guidance, dietary needs, health goals, wine pairing, party planning, and list or recipe uploads.” - Gary Hawkins Excited to be a part of this new movement and the impact that it will have on the retailers, precision nutrition, and ultimately consumers and their health! Michael Connor and Tom Henry - you are truly visionary CTO’s and your work will impact many! Reach out to me if you’d like to learn more! We will be releasing with more retailers throughout this 4th quarter of the year - come join us. #AgenticCommerce #OwnTheCustomer #PrecisionNutrition #FoodforHealth
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Sarah Hoit shared thisAn inspiring day at Nasdaq with Ideagen® together with other global leaders. Michael Connor and I were honored to present the work we are building at VitalityIP and our vision for how AI, #precisionnutrition, retail, and health can come together to improve health at scale. Significant themes of the day are the impact we can all have on #brainhealth, #healthspan and #longevity. What we eat and how we live matters. We can create meaningful change. What a way to end the experience: joining for the NASDAQ bell-ringing ceremony in Times Square. A wonderful reminder of what can happen when innovation, global leadership and purpose come together.🎊 Collaboration → Innovation → Impact. #Ideagen #Nasdaq #VitalityIP #AI #HealthInnovation #PrecisionNutrition #BrainHealth #Longevity #RetailHealth #Leadership #Impact #EveryDayMatters
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Sarah Hoit shared thisFour years, and we think of you every day. Your life - and losing you far too soon - reminds all of us that every day matters. Today, we celebrate you: how deeply you loved life, your joy, your incredible storytelling, how much you loved being a father, and the time and love you gave so generously to all of us. Today, we will share “Scotty” stories, play some golf, and raise a glass of champagne on Pleasant Bay. We miss you. We love you. And we carry you with us every day. “Forever and a day.” 143 💔 Wesley Bevins & Samantha Hoit Bevins 🙏 Social Impact Partners | Global Brain Health Initiative
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Sarah Hoit shared thisI could not be more excited about this one! A Spotlight on #PrecisionNutrition and #BrainHealth in the Age of #AI at 81st United Nations General Assembly On September 22, VitalityIP our Social Impact Partners | Global Brain Health Initiative joins the Global Brain Economy Summit at the UN General Assembly. The theme is The Human Advantage: Leading the Brain-Positive AI Economy, and it is exactly the conversation we have been building toward. Our cognitive capacity is not a soft asset. It is the foundation of productivity, resilience, and how well our societies function. AI raises the stakes on both sides of that equation. I will be speaking about Pivoting Upstream: Making Prevention and Early Detection the Norm, bringing a spotlight on precision nutrition as a vital part of the solution alongside so many partners, colleagues and friends, Paweł Świeboda, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr, Harris Eyre, Kana Enomoto, George Vradenburg, Mitchell Elkind, Michael Connor, Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA, Jochen Reiser, M.D., Ph.D., Rym Ayadi, Dev Sangvai, MD, JD, MBA, Allison Sekuler, and many more! Hosted by the Global Brain Economy Initiative, NeuroCentury, the Brain Capital Alliance, the Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative, The BrainHouse and the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, with McKinsey Health Institute as knowledge partner and so many leaders, partners and colleagues committed to taking action and being part of a solution. #BrainEconomy #BrainHealth #EveryMindMatters #PrecisionNutrition #UNGA81Sarah Hoit shared thisWe're excited to share that the Global Brain Economy Summit 2026 will be held on September 22 as part of the Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly and focused on "The Human Advantage: Leading the Brain-Positive AI Economy." Co-organized by GBEI, NeuroCentury, the Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative, the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association - EMEA, and the Brain Capital Alliance — as well as in collaboration with McKinsey Health Institute — the summit will explore opportunities and initiatives across communities, healthcare, capital, and research to build brain capital and navigate the AI landscape. Register to join us here: https://lnkd.in/egx6YWSF Speakers include Harris Eyre, Ron Mertere, Paweł Świeboda, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr, George Vradenburg, Gary Litman, Henrietta Moore, Megan Henshall, Andrew Kim, Upali Nanda, PhD, Tracy Brower, PhD, Erica Hutchins Coe, Kana Enomoto, John Findley, MD, CPE, Ann C. Greiner, Tim Lash, MBA, Jochen Reiser, M.D., Ph.D., Susan Armiger, Samuel R. Browd, M.D., Ph.D., Manisha Parulekar, Talia Varley, MD, Gail Rosseau, MD, Daniel Donoho, Devdutta Sangvai, Mitchell Elkind, Liping Li, Natalia S. Rost, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHA, Allison Sekular, Paola Zaratin, Sarah Hoit, Rym Ayadi, William Heisel, Cory Brugger, Ishita Das, PhD, PMP, Sergei Gepshtein, Susan Magsamen, Abigail Scott Paul, Dr Maria Tunberg. #BrainEconomy #BrainHealth #Innovation #UNGA
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Sarah Hoit shared thisPrecision nutrition and #personalization matter for every consumer's #health and #longevity! “It’s not a search bar - it will be a personalized digital shopping assistant that understands Schnucks aisles, sales, promotions, customers' lifestyles, and much, much more.” - Ted Schnuck, Chief Operating Officer of Schnuck Markets. Schnuck Markets, Inc. is demonstrating what the next generation of retail can look like in a true partnership with VitalityIP to show what happens when AI moves beyond search and becomes truly personal, helping customers navigate food, health, budget, lifestyle and everyday decisions while keeping the retailer at the center of the relationship. Real innovation takes market leaders willing to move first and set a new vision: Ted Schnuck, Todd S.chnuck, Todd S., Tom Henry, Mary Moorkamp, Pavan Veeramachineni, Chace MacMullan, Shannon Dieck, Paul Simon, Nicole Lierheimer, Michael Connor, Brandon Howard, Nancy Ness Judy, Jack Harvey, Dr. Leigh Richardson, Evan Camire, Wesley Bevins, Aditya Sharma, MBA, Lynn O'Connor Vos, Stacy Bates MS, RDN, Ryan A. Terry and many others who have worked to create something new that can ultimately have an impact far beyond one organization. Very proud of this partnership and what we are building together. We are just getting started. #VitalityIP #Schnucks #RetailInnovation #AI #AgenticAI #PrecisionNutrition #RetailHealthSchnucks Enhances Customer Shopping Experience With New Digital Features | SchnucksSchnucks Enhances Customer Shopping Experience With New Digital Features | Schnucks
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Sarah Hoit shared thisExcited to share our new VitalityIP - AI Precision nutrition platform! Our vision is simple but powerful: to make personalized, precision nutrition easy and accessible — helping people put the right ingredients, foods and recipes on the table to improve the health for themselves and their families. “Food is Medicine and it should be practical, personal and available right where people decide to eat.” Michael Connor, Co-Founder & CTO VitalityIP We just announced our first product launch with Schnuck Markets, Inc.’s , a visionary retail partner who has worked alongside us to bring VitalityIP’s AI-powered precision nutrition platform to the retail marketplace that can now be brought to retailers and consumers everywhere Thank you to Todd Schnuck,Todd S., Tom Henry and Mary Moorkamp are among the most innovative, forward-thinking leaders in the retail industry. The speed, precision and vision behind what we have built together, is truly extraordinary. Shout out to Chace MacMullan, Shannon Dieck, Pavan Veeramachineni, Beau Davenport, Erin Heminover, Nicole Lierheimer, and the entire Schnucks family and team and the retail and leadership team at Google and their invovlement/investment with us as a company! My amazing co-founder Michael Connor and our VitalityIP team and advisors Brandon Howard, Jack Harvey, Patricia Holbrook, Nancy Ness Judy, Lynn O'Connor Vos, Evan Camire, Wesley Bevins, Aditya Sharma, MBA, Sanskriti Thakur, Tamara Connor, Kate Connor Ferguson, Dr. Leigh Richardson, Joseph Michael Palumbo, MD, LFAPA, MACPsych, Sasha Mukhija, Valerie Palmieri, Skyler Sheresky and everyone else who has been part of this journey so far! This mission is also deeply personal to me. Several years ago, we worked with some of the world’s leading scientists to develop a neuroprotective diet. How do we actually get that #Brainhealth diets onto people’s plates? Now we can. Grateful for leaders in the industry who are on this #retailhealth journey with us and care deeply about impact - Colleen Lindholz, James Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA, Darren Caudill, Aaron Sapp, Aaron Wiese, Angie Nelson, Daryl Risinger, Stacy Bates MS, RDN, Krystal Register, Mark Baum, Sally Lyons Wyatt, Kathy Hayden, and so many others! Much more to come! #FoodIsMedicine #PrecisionNutrition #AgenticCommerce #BrainHealth #EveryDayMattersSarah Hoit shared thisFor years, we've talked about food as medicine. But for most people, personalized nutrition hasn't been available when they actually need it—while they're shopping. Today, that changes. We are proud to announce our partnership with Schnuck Markets, Inc. to launch an AI-powered shopping assistant that brings personalized nutrition directly into the grocery experience. At VitalityIP, we've built a platform that turns complex nutrition and health science into simple, practical guidance. Through a retailer's app, shoppers receive personalized meal ideas, recipes and product recommendations based on their health goals, food preferences, allergies, medications and lifestyle. Instead of asking shoppers to figure it out on their own, we're putting trusted nutrition guidance at their fingertips—right when they're making food choices. This is about making healthy choices easier. It's about giving people confidence that the foods they buy support their goals, whether they're managing weight, improving heart health, supporting healthy aging or simply feeding their families well. We're grateful to Schnucks for being early leaders and for recognizing that grocery retailers can play an important role in improving health. Their willingness to innovate helped bring this vision to life. The VitalityIP platform is now available to retailers nationwide, as well as health systems, employers and digital health partners. Together, we can make personalized nutrition accessible to millions of people—not someday, but today. This is more than AI. It's precision nutrition. And we're just getting started. Our founders, Sarah Hoit and Michael Connor, would like to thank Todd S., Tom Henry, Mary Moorkamp and the entire Schnucks team for their vision, partnership and collaboration. #RetailHealth #FoodIsMedicine #PrecisionNutrition #AI #RetailInnovation #HealthcareInnovation #PersonalizedNutrition
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Sarah Hoit shared thisWonderful conversation from Dr Kristen Holmes and Dr. Amy Shah on the gut brain connection. This is at the heart of what we are building at VitalityIP: helping people understand how their individual biology shapes what "healthy eating" actually means for them. The evidence keeps pointing to the same truth: what we eat is one of the most powerful levers we have for cognitive resilience and longevity. Our work through the Global Brain Health Initiative has reinforced why a neuroprotective diet matters so much, especially when it comes to protecting the brain as we age. Grateful to WHOOP for bringing more visibility to this. Link to our paper on the neuroprotective diet can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eGXdePPVSarah Hoit shared thisWhat if the biggest opportunity to reduce brain fog is changing how you fuel your body throughout the workday? On this week's episode of the WHOOP Podcast, WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance Dr. Kristen Holmes sits down with double board-certified physician and nutritionist Dr. Amy Shah to explore the science behind the gut-brain connection—and why optimizing your gut may be one of the most effective ways to improve focus, recovery, metabolic health, and long-term performance. Three lessons that stood out to us: 1. Your brain performs better when your gut is healthy. The gut and brain are in constant communication, with most signals traveling from the gut to the brain. The foods you eat shape that conversation. A diet rich in fiber and fermented foods helps support a healthier microbiome, which can improve energy, reduce brain fog, support mood, and create the conditions for better decision-making and sustained performance throughout the day. 2. Fuel your mornings to perform better all day. Many high performing people unintentionally front-load their day with caffeine, letting some of the most essential daily calories fall to the wayside. Dr. Shah explains why eating enough protein and fiber earlier in the day helps stabilize blood sugar, reduce afternoon brain fog, and support better decision-making throughout the workday. 3. The highest-impact habits are often the simplest. You don't need a complete nutrition overhaul to see meaningful results. Dr. Shah's evidence-based 30-30-3 framework offers a practical approach to building better energy, metabolic health, and resilience over time. 30 grams of protein at your first meal. 30 grams of fiber throughout the day. and 3 probiotic foods each day. The Bottom Line? You can’t master performance without a solid foundation. Managing your gut health is the secret to giving your body the inputs it needs to sustain energy, sharpen cognition, reduce inflammation, and recover well enough to perform again tomorrow. For more science-backed insights on optimizing your health and performance, listen to the latest episode of the WHOOP Podcast with Dr. Amy Shah on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.
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Thank you Bob - hope to see you soon.
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Sarah Hoit liked thisSarah Hoit liked thisWhat do you get when you bring together neuroscientists, data scientists, tech innovators, policy makers, VCs, philanthropists, the medical community, and humanity advocates? MAGIC, yes. And a viable path forward for HUMAN FLOURISHING. We may not have all the answers (yet) but this group was asking all the right questions and provoking all the right ideas - and Neuro Health Collective was so honored and inspired to be part of it. Thank you Harris Eyre Richard Hatzfeld Connor McLaughlin Kathryn Schweickert and the many people who facilitated a terrific series of discussions alongside #UNGA81 this week! Global Brain Economy Initiative NeuroCentury Brain Capital Alliance Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative
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Sarah Hoit liked thisSarah Hoit liked thisPanel on Value-Based Healthcare: The Case for Bold Innovation at the Global Brain Economy Summit at the United Nations General Assembly and a behind-the-scenes look at the continued production of “System Shift” a four-part global documentary on the Brain Economy.
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Sarah Hoit liked thisSarah Hoit liked thisIs your grocery loyalty card saving you money or watching you? State lawmakers are asking hard questions about how shopper data gets used. Here is my take, as someone who has worked on both the retail and the health side: The same data that delivers a digital coupon can also power something more valuable: nutrition guidance that fits your health goals, your budget and the store you already shop. That is the promise of personalized nutrition. But it only works if shoppers trust it and understand what it enables. Three questions every retailer, brand and health tech company should be able to answer in plain language: 1. What data do you collect? 2. How is it used? 3. What does the shopper get in return? If the answer to number 3 is not obvious, you have a trust problem, not a policy problem. Full disclosure: I work with companies that use shopper insights to help people make healthier food choices. I believe in it. I also believe we have to earn it. How do you feel about your grocery store knowing what is in your cart? #FoodRetail #HealthTech #PersonalizedNutrition #DataPrivacy #FoodAsMedicine Grocery Loyalty Programs Explained: https://lnkd.in/gFbqnCwyGrocery Loyalty Programs Explained: Savings, Not SurveillanceGrocery Loyalty Programs Explained: Savings, Not Surveillance
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Sarah Hoit liked thisSarah Hoit liked thisThe momentum at European Brain Council (EBC) Brain Days continued on day two! DAC Founding Chairman, George Vradenburg, joined Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman PhD, Dr. Ian Robertson, Dr. Krystal Sexton in a conversation on brain resilience across the life course, moderated by Richard Hatzfeld. Many thanks to all who contributed to an insightful discussion on the scalable interventions and innovations, the opportunities for global collaboration, and what it will take to prioritize brain health in public health and development agendas worldwide. #UNGA81 #BrainHealth #BrainEconomy Center for BrainHealth
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Sarah Hoit liked thisSarah Hoit liked thisI recently finished Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. It may be the best-written, most moving book I've read in more than a decade. One lesson stays with me: when we slow down and become truly other-centric, we give someone room to tell us who they are, and in the telling, they often discover who they are. Slow down. Connect. Truly listen. The noise falls away and we hear the signal: clarity, purpose, direction. Hard decisions get made without regret. It made me think of SmartScaling, which for many leaders is a never-before moment. We hold the world at bay, starting with 1:1s with each core team member. We don't just listen; we work to understand. Then we bring the team into a sanctuary for a curated, proprietary process that builds rapid head, heart, and soul alignment.From there, we pair you with a team lead who has delivered the outcomes you want most, at a world-class level. What felt out of reach gets a clear path to completion: - A healthcare team deadlocked two years on digital transformation at a multi-billion-dollar hospital and university, now unified and ready to act - A Shark Tank founder out of cash and luck: recapitalized, new team, record revenues within six months - A 2,500-location flooring retailer shut down by COVID: a virtual showroom generating revenue in 72 hours - A global water purification organization serving disaster zones and refugee settlements: zero downtime for its solar-powered systems Sometimes it's helping a first-time entrepreneur arise. Sometimes it's helping a 175-year-old family business thrive for the next 175. And sometimes it's helping weary partners in a hostile environment reset, replenish, and part ways on the best possible terms. Why Accelarise? Over 25 years I've been part of IPOs and acquisitions, and witnessed epic failures. In those moments I turned to the written word; to the wilds of Alaska, Hawaii, Cape Cod, Arizona, the French West Indies, and the Rockies; and to the wisdom of Jesus, Aristotle, and Maya Angelou. What I learned: growing, even growing fast, isn't enough. How we grow matters most. Sometimes the wisest move is to scale back and simplify. Expanding or contracting, it's the spirit in which we do it. As Angelou is so often quoted: "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Her poem "Still I Rise" inspired our name: Accelerate + Arise. And as Levi writes: "...for anything to be good, truly good, there must be love in it... Nothing is what it is supposed to be if love is not at the core." This weekend, do two things. First, get quiet. A walk on the beach, the mountains, or an ultra-early coffee before your world wakes up. Then ask: What two or three things must be true for my business and personal goals to succeed? On a scale of 0–10, how much peace do I have about each? If any is below an 8, let's talk. Now. Right now.
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Sarah Hoit liked thisSarah Hoit liked thisFriday confession: my to-do list has a to-do list. 🤪 Here is what is on my desk right now: - A NEW book launching in October. "Unfollow the Noise," written alongside Tony Castillo, helps families of young athletes figure out what works versus what's trending. To write a book about unfollowing the noise, I had to follow all of it. For research purposes. I do not recommend it. - An Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation FNCE session in San Antonio next month on what happens when 50 states write 50 different food rulebooks. My slides are done. Then USDA opened 18 comment periods in one week, so "done" is perhaps a strong word. - Nutrition and commercial strategy for a food & health tech company, two scientific advisory boards, hundreds of athletes to coach and a nonprofit to run. - A family calendar that looks like air traffic control. 🛬 ⚾ 🏈 Full transparency: the only reason any of this is getting done is Lindsay Werkhoven Patrick, M. Ed. I could not do any of it, let alone all of it, without her. And none of it happens without my husband, Colin Bates, who has always been my biggest supporter. Tonight, after the week I had, dinner is a rotisserie chicken, a bag salad and a whole grain side, because I practice what I post 😉🍗 . So, do I have time for new projects? Absolutely not. Will I make time for the right one? Every time. If that's you, my DMs are open. Happy Friday!! Go buy the chicken. #FoodRetail #FoodAsMedicine #EmergingBrands #RDN #UnfollowTheNoise #FNCE
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Sarah Hoit liked thisSarah Hoit liked thisHeading back to DC from #UNGA81. I know you're supposed to say you're energized... to tell the truth, I'm exhausted :) But it was an absolutely *wonderful* week for brain health in the workplace, with reports launched (particularly Google Xi and HKS, Inc.'s report on how teams can thrive in the AI era (https://lnkd.in/ee-puJ6X)), new connections made (hello Alison Campbell, Harvey Karp, MD, FAAP, Natalia Arjomand and many more), and an inspiring speech from Goldie Hawn! The Business Collaborative For Brain Health was privileged to host a conversation at the European Brain Council (EBC) Brain Days focused on women's brain health, in research and in the workplace. What a powerhouse panel, with Lisa Mosconi, Susan Peters and Lynn Posluns explaining how to improve working conditions to keep women healthy and in the workforce. More on this in the next BCBH post. A few BCBH-coded thoughts that will stick with me: - The ability to evolve in the workplace, to be retrained, relies on healthy brains. Henrietta Moore said, "you can't upskill a tunneled mind." Gary Litman at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce noted that people are often let go because company leaders don't think they can be retrained. - Brain capital superstar Krystal Sexton hammering this message all week: we are not measuring the so-called "soft" skills we say are important for the future of work: judgment, creativity, focus. And we don't measure cognitive overload, even though we know it's happening everywhere. - Additional brain health superstar Sandra Bond Chapman PhD launching the Brain Health Pulse: a 12-minute, phone-based test that can easily get people tracking their brain health. We need community- and workplace-based gateways for people to care about their brain health, and the Pulse is a great step forward. Congratulations to Paweł Świeboda NeuroCentury Harris Eyre McKinsey Health Institute Global Brain Economy Initiative George Vradenburg Lindsay Einstein Connor McLaughlin Charis Liu Frédéric Destrebecq Stephanie Kramer and SO many more on putting together an amazing week. Next year: Brain Week!
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Sarah Hoit liked thisSarah Hoit liked thisWhy does routine medicine monitor every organ except the brain? A 55-year-old can tell you their exact cholesterol and blood pressure, yet most people have zero idea whether their brain performance is improving, stable, or declining. Today at the 2026 Concordia Annual Summit, the Center for BrainHealth challenged this status quo. Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman PhD, Founder and Chief Director of the Center for BrainHealth, moderated the discussion alongside distinguished panelists Dr. Mark D'Esposito, Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at University of California, Berkeley and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project, and Dr. Jochen Reiser, M.D., Ph.D., President of The University of Texas Medical Branch and CEO of the UTMB Health System. During the session, Dr. D'Esposito highlighted why playing "offense" on cognitive health is critical: "If they wait until they see symptoms, it's too late at that point and you have to play defense and race against an already declining brain. What I'd like to see is more people playing offense to protect their brain health." — Dr. Mark D'Esposito It’s time to bridge the brainspan gap. If we measure blood pressure and cholesterol annually, why aren’t we routinely measuring cognitive performance? Stop waiting for your brain to break before you start measuring it. Discover how tools like the BrainHealth Index and BrainHealth Pulse are making proactive brain health a reality. #NeckUpCheckUp #BrainHealth #Concordia2026 #PreventativeMedicine
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Sarah Hoit liked thisSarah Hoit liked thisThis graphic captures the logos of the 34 teams now partnering with the DAZN Group, from Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association). Each has selected their own business model to stream their local games and related content -- picking one of the three products we offer to US teams: ViewLift's classic model powering team-branded DTC services; DAZN Exclusive (where DAZN is the exclusive local rights licensor for digital and linear) or DAZN Digital-Only (where the DAZN service is the exclusive streaming home for local games). No other partner offers teams that range of purpose-built relationships, meeting each team's strategic needs. And the visual message from this graphic is clear: After five years of intense disruption, sports distribution has simplified. DAZN meets the market and the moment.
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