Dr. Hemal Patel is a distinguished researcher who has been making significant contributions to the field of medicine for over 15 years. As a tenured Professor & Vice-Chair for Research at the University of California, San Diego, with dual appointments as a VA Research Career Scientist & Research Pharmacologist at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, Dr. Patel is recognized for his pioneering work in bridging the gap between science & meditation. He obtained his PhD in Pharmacology & Toxicology from the esteemed Medical College of Wisconsin & completed postdoctoral work at UCSD under the tutelage of Paul Insel (2002-2005). His research has shed light on the impact of membrane structure on cell, organ, and organismal physiology and metabolism, with implications for a wide range of health conditions such as heart failure, diabetic cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, and aging. Dr. Patel is now delving into a new area of research to discover the molecular and biochemical signatures generated during meditation, which have the potential to impact human potential for health and disease management. He is utilizing advanced multi-omic approaches and machine learning to create a map of healthy meditation that could be utilized to target various diseases, opening up new possibilities for personalized and effective treatments. Dr. Patel's work is truly groundbreaking and has the potential to revolutionize the way we think about health and well-being. If you're interested in supporting this research, donate to Inner Science, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting transformative scientific research: https://innerscienceresearch.org/?form=donate Follow The Khancept on your social media platform of choice to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Instagram.com/TheKhancept Twitter.com/TheKhancept Youtube.com/@khanceptt
Joining us this week is Jaime Muñoz who has just wrapped up his MBA from Stanford University & is taking on the Fintech & content creation world by storm. Jaime is a millennial, the son of Mexican immigrants, & the oldest of four. As a first-generation college student, Jaime navigated the education and workforce spheres entirely on his own. He showed the world how to be an example of writing your own story. You can find Jaime on TikTok @Jaimunoz8 and Instagram @Jaimunoz8.
Join us this week as we bring on one of our great friends, incredible startup founder, and a first generation woman entrepreneur revolutionizing the Fintech industry. What started as a PowerPoint and an idea in the middle of a global pandemic, has now transformed into a million-dollar-backed company in a matter of a couple years. This week's episode is exactly why we started this podcast: to show young entrepreneurs out there that it really takes an idea & some determination to do the impossible, despite the naysayers around. Nikki Varanasi is the epitome of humility, grace, and success. She humbly shares her journey as a 25-year-old First-Gen and how the pandemic turned her world upside down just for the universe to come full circle. She reminded us all yet again that when life closes one door, ten more open in its place. Nikki is the founder and CEO of Staax: Techstars ’21 and a VC-backed fintech platform focused on making investing accessible, frequent, and social for everyday investors. Think Robinhood meets Venmo: a peer-to-peer payments platform.
Eid Mubarak to all of our LOVELY listeners. Last week, our team took the week to pause and reflect on all that is going on in this country. A moment of silence kind of Sunday to grieve the United States Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V Wade. We have a special guest feature who joins in on this week's episode. Co-Host and future presidential candidate Ms. @AishaRashiddd. Majoring in sustainability and fighting for human rights every day, Aisha shares her thoughts on what she has been feeling as a woman in a country where her rights have been stripped away. Join us for this incredibly candid conversation as young women in the United States of America.
Join us to celebrate Juneteenth & Fathers Day with us as we bring on our very first guest of the season. The epitome of black excellence, a single father, and innovative tech executive blazing trails in the the Web3 world. Naithan did us the honor of authentically sharing his journey. From hard truths & obstacles he overcame, this episode is not one you want to miss. Naithan Jones is an executive, serial entrepreneur, and investor. Currently a founding executive and the Head of Growth at web3 platform Royal, where he leads the company’s artist strategy and consumer engagement. Prior to Royal, Naithan built his career at the intersection of music, culture, and technology, as an investor at renowned VC firm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) You can find Naithan @NaithanJones on Twitter. Founders: a16z Talent x Opportunity: https://a16z.com/talent-x-opportunity/
Join us to celebrate Juneteenth & Fathers Day with us as we bring on our very first guest of the season. The epitome of black excellence, a single father, and innovative tech executive blazing trails in the the Web3 world. Naithan did us the honor of authentically sharing his journey. From hard truths & obstacles he overcame, this episode is not one you want to miss. Naithan Jones is an executive, serial entrepreneur, and investor. Currently a founding executive and the Head of Growth at web3 platform Royal, where he leads the company’s artist strategy and consumer engagement. Prior to Royal, Naithan built his career at the intersection of music, culture, and technology, as an investor at renowned VC firm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) You can find Naithan @NaithanJones on Twitter. Founders: a16z Talent x Opportunity: https://a16z.com/talent-x-opportunity/
Diving into the story of how a 19-year old immigrant moved from Pakistan and eventually made his way to an IPO. 2009 winner of the prestigious Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year award, and co-founder and former CEO of CHEGG, Osman Rashid joins us for an episode you don’t want to miss. In our second episode of “The Soul Series” we explore the Khancept “do well and do good”: he defines what it means to consciously give back, while breathing life into the companies he continues to build. Successful entrepreneur and overall genuinely good human being, the Wizard of Oz (as we like to call him) joins us for a conversation as he shares his own mental health journey, revelations, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. So, which one came first — the chicken or the egg?
Hindsight is always 2020 and lessons are easier to learn once the fog has settled. Raising kids is a challenge and a sacrifice. But doing it while having to leave a 15 year marriage, moving across the world, and having to survive the Silicon Valley hustle isn’t an obstacle for the faint of heart. Join us on our 5th episode of the Khancept where we kick off a new series called the Soul Series. We will be bringing on folks who have impacted our lives on a deeper level and touched our own souls in one form or another. Our first guest is the epitome of strength, courage, and love. She is an entrepreneur, a business woman, an emotionally intelligent legend, and our personal hero - our very own mom. We discuss the nature of our own evolving relationship, and the toxicity that generational differences can bring into families. Most importantly how the turning point in our own lives brought some hard truths. Tune it to learn about the strength it takes to not let your circumstances become your reality, and how to rise above them.
We have all faced rejection and can unanimously agree that failure sucks. It’s not fun. It’s nerve wracking and sometimes can take the life out of you. What if the torment you feel isn’t actually something that you can just move on from, despite everyone telling you to “brush it off”? What if it’s happening due to a chemical response that roots back to ancient times? Tune into this week's episode to hear about our own personal failures, from relationships, to the dating world, and the cycles of life that bring the good, the bad, and how rejection is really just disguised as redirection.
Have you ever imagined what it’s like living in a third world country? What happens when you are plucked & moved 8000 miles away as a kid? What about if you throw in skipping 2 grades, not knowing the native language, & watching as the country erupts into chaos as it reacts to an assassination. Today, we dive into stories from of what our first year in a new country brought. The fear that resulted in hiding our own ethnicity, & coming full circle from experiencing the chaos that erupted when a third world country’s female prime minister was assassinated during winter break. We tie it back & explore the deeper message behind having minority woman representation in the white house in 2020, & what that means for little girls everywhere.
Let's chat about the importance of setting your day correctly & the true power that it holds. We dive into the journey we went through in learning to understand why you should take note of who you surround yourself with & who you feel your best around. The “law of averages” plays a SIGNIFICANT role in the type of person you become. Who is your “Winner’s Circle"?
Looking at the status of the world today we pose the question: what is the importance of silver linings? From the foundation they have built to how the tragic loss of Kobe Bryant taught the world a lesson much deeper than basketball. From discussing unconventional paths, the intricacy of infectious problems, living day to day with a human clone, to how each individual impact you make goes much farther than you’ll ever believe.