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Petra Capital Properties is a mission-based real estate investment management company dedicated to serving their clients with high quality real estate investment opportunities with a special emphasis on leveraging 1031 exchanges.  They combine the experience of a seasoned investment team with the quantitative analytics of a proprietary real estate technology platform.  The result is optimized portfolio construction with risk adjusted returns. In this 30-minute episode, Tobin Arthur talks with the firm founder (Brad Watt) about his background, an overview of 1031 exchanges and who this strategy is designed for.[Note: Brad Watt is Registered Financial Representative.  Securities are offered through Saxony Securities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC.]

Beam Wellness was born out of the CEO's experience as a marketer in the cosmetic industry. It's now being incubated at Health Wildcatters in Dallas after launching within the SMU MBA and incubator programs.The company is leading with a blanket housing two variations of red light frequencies. They are appealing to spas and others who know the benefits of red light therapy and want to apply the same technology to a full body experience. Pre-orders are underway with a commercial launch coming soon.

Torque3 is developing a neurorehabilitation solution that has shown in early testing to result in significantly better recovery outcomes.  A wealth of research over the last 30 years has strongly indicated that stroke recovery can be significantly improved through immersive stimulation and robotic assistance. The Torque3 system leverages this research with an approach of uncompromising design and implementation combining a robotic chair and virtual reality.In this episode, Founder/CEO David Ellzey shares some of the science behind Torque3 and insights into where they are headed.

PathKeeper is an innovative robotic company founded in Israel.The company's disruptive, proprietary technology provides laser-like accuracy for spinal procedures. The unique technology tracks the surgical tools and vertebrae independently to guide accurate implant positioning for  positive clinical outcomes.In this episode we visit with Erez Lampert the Founder of Pathkeeper and Ryan LeBlac who heads up their US Operations.Learn how this device reduces radiation exposure in patients and physicians, provides better guidance and does all of this while being a fraction of the cost of current systems and with an implant vendor agnostic approach.

Richard Lehman, MD does not let moss grow under his feet. As you will hear in this episode, he is involved in the whole spectrum of sports, but has a special focus on track & field and hockey. He is also an author with a new book underway and a previous book: How to Raise an Athlete (available on Amazon).Dr. Lehman grew up in Miami, Florida. He completed his training at Washington University and the University of Pennsylvania, and completed a sports medicine fellowship in 1986. He was a part owner of the National Hockey League Florida Panthers and has been the team physician for the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightening and St. Louis Blues. He has been a consulting physician for UCLA Track & Field and has covered four Olympic Games, as well as seven Track & Field World Championships.Dr. Lehman was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2012 and was on the Board of Directors of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Foundation, the medical director of Webster Surgery Center and the medical director of the U.S. Center for Sports Medicine. He has served on the Board of Governors for the National Hockey League and is on the St. Louis Sports Commission. His practice encompasses taking care of professional athletes at all levels and all sports, as well as Division college athletes.Dr. Lehman has revolutionized cartilage regeneration techniques working in conjunction with Biomet to further growth and reconstruction of articular cartilage. He has written and lectured extensively on the subject, and has written three books on tennis injuries. He has published extensively in orthopedic literature and sports medicine. He is licensed in Missouri and California. He actively takes care of Track & Field athletes from all over the world and professional athletes from North America.

In this episode, we visit with Christopher Furmon who leads Vitro based in Colorado. Christopher doesn't come from a traditional biopharma track. Instead, he spent decades helping build the financial juggernaut Janus.Vitro Biopharma has a goal to become a leader in developing differentiated product candidates in a rapid and efficient manner for the immunology and inflammatory market; and ultimately, to address well-established multi-billion-dollar commercial markets.The team has over 30 years of drug discovery and development experience that has enabled them to identify and advance multiple product candidates from preclinical studies into clinical trials. Specifically, their extensive knowledge of immunology and inflammatory conditions informs their decision making to advance the scientific and clinical path to demonstrate proof-of-concept, with the goal of achieving an efficient timeframe and cost-effective budget.  Visit them at www.vitrobiopharma.com