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Pia Mia - Social Media Savvy Buinessperson
Approaching a staggering 1 Billion YouTube views, 780 million TikTok views, 10 million Instagram followers, 2.5 million monthly Spotify listeners with a 77% conversion rate, Pia Mia's reach is undeniable. 
Big numbers for the woman from Guam who came to LA as a 13-year-old girl.
Her music and creativity resonate with millions.
Since arriving in California, she has collaborated on a multi-platinum record, acted in feature films, developed a branding entity and, within the last two weeks, released her first book.
Episode Notes
00:15 - Introduction
01:15 - Book Release
02:15 - From Guam to Hollywood via Urth Cafe
07:00- A Drake Cover, Kanye and Dinner
15:55 - Publishing vs Music Industry
19:00 - SAND, Sequins, and Silicone - a reading
22:00 - Anna Todd, After, Wattpadd
23:00 - Branding and Social Media
25:50 - Spotify engagement, TikTok, Instragram Live and YouTube
31:05 - A Multi-Platinum Story
35:30 - Helpful Business Tips From Pia Mia
Sand, Sequins & Silicone
Released May 14, 2024 by publisher Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books. Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other major retailers.
Mentioned in the Episode
Madonna Names Pia Mia as Material Girl’s Fashion Director
Pia Mia Went Viral Covering Drake
Wattpad - The world's largest storytelling community
Anna Todd (writer/producer/influencer) is the New York Times best-selling author
Babyface
J Boog
Renaissance woman - noun - a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.
About The Author And Podcast Host
Tom Levine, leveraging a 25-year tenure in capital markets, leads Zero Hour Group and Native Angelino Real Estate, offering a suite of consulting, strategic analysis, and real estate services.
An alumnus of USC Marshall School of Business and the Claremont Colleges - Pitzer College campus with a term at the London School of Economics. Additionally, he holds a CADRE broker's license (#02052698) and the designation certified Short Sale Specialist under the National Association of Realtors.
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Our guest today is Dr. Shamim Shakibai, Co-Founder and CEO of MyPreOp and Founder of Priventa Health medical missions.
Episode Notes
00:20 - Introduction
05:30 - Dr. House and the Hospitalist
12:15 - Dragon software and AI
21:45 - MyPreOp
33:20 - Medical Missions
41:30 - Priventa Health
49:15 - Thoughts on the U.S.
51:20 - Solutions
53:30 - What to do to Improve Your Health
What Is MyPreOp?
Prior to COVID-19, telemedicine was not a reimbursable expense - under most circumstances. 
During the pandemic, CMS expanded reimbursement to include virtual care sessions just as for in-person medical visits.
A business model of no brick-and-mortar office, streamlined and standardized test protocols, traveling nurses and technicians, and access to the physician via video-based appointment.
At MyPreOp, we’ve set out to make the preoperative medical evaluation process simpler, safer, and more convenient. Thanks to telemedicine and virtual medical care, endless time spent in waiting rooms is a thing of the past. 
We incorporate all of the latest evidence-based guidelines in ensuring your preoperative evaluation is as thorough and comprehensive as possible.
We take care of the entire process from A to Z, from arranging home- based testing to delivering your results to your surgeon/proceduralist offices seamlessly.
What is Priventa Health?
A 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to increasing primary care access and preventive health care across Central and South America.
Piggybacking on the construction of a brand new free school for the people of Colon, El Salvador, we will be treating patients with limited access to care in a multitude of specialties.
Gynecology, family practice, internal medicine, and pediatrics will all be represented. Medications will be distributed and some testing will be done free of charge.
These healthcare professionals are donating their precious time, energy and focus to this effort. In addition, we will also be traveling to a mountainous area of El Salvador with difficult road access near the border of Honduras.
Once medical issues are identified, we will develop targeted health education talks to the community using the school as a platform in order to further the goal of prevention of numerous medical illnesses to the benefit of the community.
The progress will be tracked carefully, and if successful, will serve as a model for disease prevention that can be distributed throughout the rest of Central and South America.

Mentioned on the Podcast
About The Author And Podcast Host
Tom Levine, leveraging a 25-year tenure in capital markets, leads Zero Hour Group and Native Angelino Real Estate, offering a suite of consulting, strategic analysis, and real estate services.
An alumnus of USC Marshall School of Business and the Claremont Colleges - Pitzer College campus with a term at the London School of Economics. Additionally, he holds a CADRE broker's license (#02052698) and the designation certified Short Sale Specialist under the National Association of Realtors.
Have a challenging transaction? Let's discuss. 
I consult on a range of transaction types and deal structures.


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Consider the impact of mobilizing a love for music, Big Data, and community engagement to increase voter registration and turnout.
Meet Emily White, a Founder of Collective Entertainment and the #iVoted Concerts and Festivals:
A passionate advocate on behalf of democracy, committed to increasing new voter registration and civic engagement.
#iVoted is a non-partisan 501(c)3 non-profit founded by entrepreneur Emily White, Mike Luba, and Pat Sansone of Wilco / The Autumn Defense.
#iVoted increases voter turnout by producing record-breaking events & activating entertainment venues to let fans in who show a selfie from outside their polling place or at home with a blank & unmarked ballot.
Cracking The Code - From Music Venue to Voting Booth
She has cracked the code - demographics and micro-targeting of music fans which pairs nicely with micro-targeting of voters and political engagement efforts.
Emily is a Visiting Fellow at Johns Hopkins and a planning committee member of the 2024 Elijah E. Cummings Democracy & Freedom Festival.
The Musicians Roadmap
In 2020, the first edition of How to Build A Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams was published in conjunction with a podcast.
The methods and techniques described have received widespread acclaim.
Episode Notes
00:30 - Introduction
02:25 - Who is Emily White?
05:15 - Grandma and Grandpa White - Swimming and Special Olympics
07:20 - History of #iVoted
16:30 - Living Above the Politics - Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival
23:25 - How To Build A Sustainable Music Career
26:20 - Mining Revenue from Big Data
29:30 - Prince - Musical Genius and Entrepreneur
33:35 - Your Website, Pre-Orders and Bundles
38:05 - A Billion Streams
39:50 - The Living Wage for Musicians Act
48:40 - Know Your Numbers and Your Art
53:05 - Top Trending Artists - Not Who You Think
59:00 - Blockchain, AI, IP, and Smart Contracts
1:01:05 - The Cellist with 1 million followers

Mentioned in the Episode
We discuss streaming revenue and the range of payment per stream.
As an example, Taylor Swift was mentioned and the proper estimate of 2023 revenue is $100mm on 26.1 billion streams. That’s a very big number and a minor correction to comments made during our discussion.
Websites
beatBread - “Own your music, fund your career.”
bandcamp - “an online record store and music community”
Podcasts
Sports Management
Olympic medalists Anthony Ervin and Jay Litherland
Music
Zoe Keating, The Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer, Noel Gallagher, Kinto Soul, Certified Trapper
Venue
No Studios , interior design by Everick Brown
Photo of Emily White - Credit: Adrian Buckmaster
About The Podcast Host
Tom Levine, leveraging a 25-year tenure in capital markets, leads Zero Hour Group and Native Angelino Real Estate, offering a suite of consulting, strategic analysis, and real estate services.
An alumnus of USC Marshall School of Business and the Claremont Colleges - Pitzer College campus with a term at the London School of Economics. Additionally, he holds a CADRE broker's license (#02052698) and the designation certified Short Sale Specialist under the National Association of Realtors.
Have a challenging transaction? Let's discuss. 
I consult on a range of transaction types and deal structures.


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Let's Talk Diabetes and Prevention
38 million Americans have diabetes (about 1 in 10).
Approximately 98 million American adults -- that's 1 in 3, have prediabetes.
More than 80% don't know they have it. 
The CDC reports that 18% of adolescents have prediabetes, and it's on the rise.
Episode Notes
00:15 - Who is Lara Al Dandachi?
01:12 - Increase in Obesity and Diabetes
03:40 - Type 1 vs Type 2
05:30 - Body Mass Index (BMI)
07:10 - GLP-1 Antagonists - Ozempic, Wegovy
11:38 - Ozempic and Pregnancy
14:35 - IMPORTANT - Diabetes and Prediabetes
16:45 - What are Beta Cells?
22:35 - Food and Drink to Eliminate From Your Diet
24:15 - Ultra-Processed Foods
26:45 - Mediterranean Diet
28:05 - Putting Diabetes into Remission
What Is Prediabetes?
Prediabetes is a serious health condition. Blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. 
With prediabetes, action is the best medicine.
American Diabetes Association
What is Diabetes?
About 38 million Americans have diabetes (about 1 in 10), and approximately 90-95% have type 2 diabetes. 
Type 2 diabetes most often develops in people over age 45, but more and more children, teens, and young adults are also developing it.
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
If you have prediabetes, losing a small amount of weight if you're overweight and getting regular physical activity can lower your risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
A small amount of weight loss means around 5% to 7% of your body weight, just 10 to 14 pounds for a 200-pound person.
Regular physical activity means getting at least 150 minutes a week of brisk walking or a similar activity. That's just 30 minutes a day, five days a week.
Tests for Diabetes and Prediabetes
Your doctor will have you take one or more of the following blood tests to confirm the diagnosis:
A1C Test
The A1C test measures your average blood sugar level over the past 3 months. An A1C below 5.7% is normal, between 5.7 and 6.4% indicates you have prediabetes, and greater than 6.5% indicates you have diabetes.
Fasting Blood Sugar Test
This measures your blood sugar after an overnight fast (not eating). A fasting blood sugar level of 99 mg/dL or lower is normal, 100 to 125 mg/dL indicates you have prediabetes, and greater than 126 mg/dL indicates you have diabetes.
GLP-1 Antagonists - Ozempic, Wegovy, Byetta, Rybelsus
This class of drugs is commonly called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists.
These drugs mimic the action of a hormone called glucagon-like peptide 1. When blood sugar levels start to rise after someone eats, these drugs stimulate the body to produce more insulin. The extra insulin helps lower blood sugar levels.
Lower blood sugar levels are helpful for controlling type 2 diabetes. But it's not clear how the GLP-1 drugs lead to weight loss. Doctors do know that GLP-1s appear to help curb hunger. These drugs also slow the movement of food from the stomach into the small intestine.As a result, you may feel full faster and longer, so you eat less.
Along with helping to control blood sugar and boost weight loss, GLP-1s and SGLT-2 inhibitors seem to have other major benefits. Research has found that some drugs in these groups may lower the risk of heart disease, such as heart failure, stroke and kidney disease. Source: The Mayo Clinic
Guest Biography - Lara Al-Dandachi
Lara Al-Dandachi is the Nutrition Director of the PRO (Program to Reduce Obesity) within the Division of Endocrinology at David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health. 
Lara is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Certified Diabetes Educator, and Obesity specialist who cares for patients in UCLA Health's Gonda Diabetes Center.
She is one of very few Registered Dietitians in the nation who are triple board certified in diabetes care specialty CDCES, advanced diabetes management BC-ADM, and obesity and weight management subspecialty (CSOWM).
Medical Board Certifications
American Association of Diabetes Educa

Annie Logue joins the Native Angelino Podcast with Tom Levine
Listen now | Annie Logue From Wall Street to Author of Day Trading For Dummies | Stories of Henry Blodget’s fall, Liar's Poker, and tips for freelance writers.
Stories and Advice for Aspiring Freelancers
Ann Logue (rhymes with vogue) started her career as a Wall Street financial analyst covering the healthcare sector. She followed a traditional path - undergrad studied economics, earned an MBA in finance, and joined an investment bank. Then, an awakening and a career change.
She is now a full-time freelance writer of six books and hundreds of articles.
She regularly shares her witty thoughts on The Whatever Years (Substack).
We have known each other for decades and reminisce on the ‘old days,’ including stories of WIRED Magazine, Henry Blodget’s fall from grace and reemergence at Business Insider, and the early days of the internet (Netcom, Netscape, Drugstore.com), and the dot-com bubble.
Her list of ‘must have’ books for every aspiring Wall Street trainee is in the notes below. Hint: Michael Lewis’s Liar’s Poker is at the top.
What is her favorite bookstore? Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago, IL.
Table Of Contents
00:25 From Wall Street to Author of 6 books
7:30 Day Trading for Dummies
11:30 Visions of Becoming a WIRED staff writer
12:50 Her First Paid Clip - the New York Times
16:15 Liar’s Poker and Other Books to Have on Your Shelf
17:00 Salomon Brothers
20:30 Disruption - Publishing Industry, Real Estate, Wall St
26:30 Cost of Education
40:40 Advice on Starting A Freelance Writing Career
44:25 Writing Advice - Practical Tips
53:04 Henry Blodget
1:02:10 Annie’s Favorite Bookstore
1:03 My Netcom (NETC) Story


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Joining the Native Angelino Podcast from Kyoto, Japan, Professor Linus Yamane speaks eloquently about the lessons the United States can learn from the Japanese economy.
Heavy government debt levels restrain the ability of policymakers to correct problems even in light of obvious trends.
An aging population, a declining population, increasing wealth disparity and education inequality pressure the social security system.
What policy prescriptions are available to ensure the proper functioning and availability of the system for future generations?
He correctly predicts (1:08 min) the interest rate hike by the Japan’s central bank. The first rise in 17 years and a major policy shift.
The social security system is analyzed at the 17:35 mark.
Update Bloomberg, Weekend Reading, March 23, 2024
It was a big week for central banks, replete with surprises, told-you-so’s and new projections about where monetary policy is headed the world over. The Swiss National Bank, citing progress on inflation, became the first among global peers to cut interest rates…
…the Bank of Japan ended its negative interest rate regime, the world’s last. The radical policymaking tool had been adopted to encourage bank lending, spur demand and stem disinflation.
In the US, the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5% as policymakers maintained their projections for three rate cuts this year if inflation continues its retreat. But after a couple of bumps on the path back to 2%, there’s a chance the Fed could drop one of those cuts.
Bio: Professor Yamane is a Professor of Economics at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He joined the Pitzer faculty in 1988, and is currently on sabbatical (2023-2024).
His research interests include the Japanese Economy, Labor Economics, Econometrics and Macroeconomics. He attended Yale University (MA, MPhil, PhD)and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS).
Additional Episodes
The Proposed Sitzer-Burnett Settlement
Is Compass just Redfin on Steroids?
The Race Between Education and Technology
About The Author And Podcast Host Tom Levine
Tom Levine is an LA native and graduate of USC Marshall School of Business, the Claremont Colleges, and spent a term at the London School of Economics.
Following a 25 year career in capital markets, he founded Zero Hour Group in 2014. The Los Angeles, California-based firm provides consulting, strategic analysis, valuation and real estate services. Serving individuals, family offices, institutions and professional investors.
“We solve complex problems. Have a difficult strategic issue, or a real estate sale that requires fresh ideas? Please schedule a a consultation”.
Native Angelino Real Estate, established 2017, for residential, commercial and investment related transactions. Tom Levine is real estate consultant, broker and certified Short Sale and Forclosure specialist under the National Association of Realtors. (CADRE #2052698)
The Native Angelino Podcast is underwritten and produced in conjunction with the Zero Hour Group.
“From a vantage point within sight of the Hollywood Sign, seated beneath a palm tree, Tom Levine takes you on a twisted, exploratory tour of popular thought, the upside-down theories of classical economics, politics, and other strange things.
Tom talks all things Los Angeles, bright new ideas, and complex topics of interest to creative thinkers and discerning skeptics.
L.A. locals state with pride, "You can surf in the morning and ski in the afternoon."
Well, if you get a really early start, it's true.
Sometimes.
Los Angeles is the City of the Angels, and Tom Levine is a Native Angelino.


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