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Positive Phil is a short daily dose of encouragement. Real stories, faith, good news and simple ideas to help you start strong and keep going. No hype and no pressure....
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Positive Phil is a short daily dose of encouragement. Real stories, faith, good news and simple ideas to help you start strong and keep going. No hype and no pressure. Just a good guy who loves God and people, learning out loud and building a better life one day at a time. Press play, take a minute, then go win your day.
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26 MAR 2026 · Short-form audio from Positive Phil covering business, energy, mindset, and real-world execution. These are quick insights, thoughts, and perspectives designed to keep you moving, thinking, and building. No long interviews—just focused ideas you can apply right away. Learn more: https://positivephil.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Get on the show: https://positivephil.com/guest-booking/ #PositivePhil, #BusinessAudio, #Entrepreneurship, #Mindset, #Execution, #Energy, #Leadership, #Growth, #Innovation, #DailyInsights Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/positive-phil--1731765/support.
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25 MAR 2026 · A quick, grounded take on Stoic thinking and how it applies today. Positive Phil shares simple ideas around discipline, focus, and staying steady no matter what’s happening around you. This isn’t philosophy for the sake of it—it’s practical thinking you can use in business, decision-making, and everyday life. Learn more: https://positivephil.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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24 MAR 2026 · Short, direct, and to the point—stop waiting and start moving.
Positive Phil talks about how hesitation slows everything down and why action is what creates momentum. Whether it’s a business idea, project, or next step, this is about getting out of your head and into execution. Learn more: https://positivephil.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Want to be featured? https://positivephil.com/guest-booking/ #PositivePhil, #TakeAction, #StartNow, #Execution, #Momentum, #EntrepreneurMindset, #Motivation, #BusinessGrowth, #DoItNow, #NoMoreWaiting Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/positive-phil--1731765/support.
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24 MAR 2026 · Control vs Excuses
In this episode of The Positive Phil Show, Positive Phil breaks down a hard truth—you're either in control, or you're making excuses. There’s no middle ground. This conversation gets real about ownership, accountability, and what actually drives results in business and life. From leadership decisions to daily habits, Phil highlights how small shifts in mindset can create massive outcomes. If you’re tired of spinning your wheels or watching opportunities pass by, this episode will push you to take control and execute. No fluff, no theory—just practical perspective and real-world application. Learn more: https://positivephil.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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#PositivePhil, #NoExcuses, #Accountability, #MindsetShift, #Leadership, #BusinessGrowth, #Entrepreneurship, #TakeControl, #Execution, #SuccessHabits Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/positive-phil--1731765/support.
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22 MAR 2026 · Jigar Shah is the director of the Loan Programs Office in the US Department of Energy. Shah gained prominence as an American clean energy entrepreneur, author and podcast host. Shah is known for work to create and advocate for market-driven solutions to climate change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigar_Shah
Generate Capital, Inc. operates as a specialty finance company. The company builds, owns, operates, and finances infrastructure assets for energy storage, solar PV, solar thermal, energy efficiency, biomass, agriculture, and wastewater sectors. The company offers standard financial products, such as asset backed lending, project finance, and asset warehouses and other short-term financing, as well as products custom-tailored products. It serves technology manufacturers, project developers, and contractors or integrators. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California
Mr. Jigar Shah serves as Co-Founder and President at Generate Capital, Inc. He co-founded the firm in 2014. Mr. Shah serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Jigar Shah Consulting. He serves as a Director of Empower Energies, Inc. Mr. Shah serves as an Advisor of CleanChoice Energy, Inc. and EGG-energy, Inc. He has been an Independent Director of Sustainable Power Group, LLC since August 2014. Mr. Shah has been a Director of New York State Energy Research and Development
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The Positive Phil Podcast Show, a podcast, available on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, where Positive Phil talks about personal stories, events and engaging interviews; with famous people, celebrities, athletes, authors, spiritual educators, thought leaders, as well as others in the social, business and entertainment industry.
Airing on over 300 digital channels, including iHeart Radio, Spotify, StitcherFm, Google Podcast and published online via RSS feeds globally. (metrics, guests, info)
The show has been around for almost 4 years and is one of the most popular podcast shows on the internet in the business-motivation space.
Professional radio, tv, podcast host and producer from San Diego California. We have a large national following on digital media channels, with our popular podcast and network of shows. Airing on iHeart Media, iTunes, Spotify, Spreaker, Stitcher, PlayerFM and over 200 additional media channels.
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3 MAR 2026 · Jeff Webb, President of the International Cheer Union, the Founder of Varsity Spirit, and the father of modern cheerleading over the course of his 40-year business journey has gone from starting his cheerleading company out of his apartment in 1974 to securing it as an official Olympic sport 2021.
https://cheerunion.org/
Ambitious leaders share their setbacks & successes during their journey. If you are looking for another way to stay motivated in life, be sure to subscribe to our episodes.
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3 FEB 2026 · Gary Michelson is on the show....
Dr. Gary Michelson is a board certified orthopedic spinal surgeon, inventor of more than 990 patents throughout the world, the founder and funder of three private foundations, recipient of numerous awards, and among a small group of individuals to ever be inducted into both the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the National Academy of Inventors.
Despite his modest upbringing, Dr. Michelson worked his way through Temple University and medical school at Drexel University, and following a successful surgical fellowship at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, entered private practice in California as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spinal surgery. Over the next 25 years, he became world-renowned as a surgical innovator and the most prolific inventor in medical history, with over 990 patents worldwide issued to date.
In the field of spinal surgery, where outcomes were unpredictable and recovery could be long and painful, Dr. Michelson’s revolutionary advancements in procedures, instruments and implants consistently led to better patient outcomes, and significantly reduced post-surgical pain, blood loss, complications and recovery time. The surgical techniques and materials developed by Dr. Michelson remain the industry standard around the world.
In 2005, after selling his patents to Medtronic, the world’s largest medical device company, those proceeds, together with the resolution of related intellectual property litigation, earned Dr. Michelson a place on the Forbes 400 as a self-made billionaire. The litigation, which established new precedents in the field of patent law, later became a stimulus for Dr. Michelson to create a comprehensive textbook on the subject (The Intangible Advantage: Understanding Intellectual Property in the New Economy), which he released digitally free of charge. Later, he developed an undergraduate college course, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Intellectual Property, which has been adopted by many colleges and universities throughout the country.
This inspired Dr. Michelson to create the Michelson 20MM Foundation (formerly, Twenty Million Minds Foundation), funding the dissemination of free, peer-reviewed, openly-licensed digital textbooks for essential college general education courses. These textbooks, now in use in half of all U.S. colleges and universities, and more than 70 countries, have already saved students hundreds of millions of dollars. Among its related initiatives, 20MM also provides digital textbooks for the remedial education of individuals serving time in prison.
After retiring from private practice, Dr. Michelson’s passion pivoted exclusively to philanthropy, advancing his philosophy that sharing knowledge and supporting the research of others can change the world. That same year, he made an introductory donation of $100 million to his private Michelson Medical Research Foundation (which does not accept outside donations). Among the Foundation’s other activities, the Michelson Neglected Disease Vaccine Initiative supports research for obscure and lesser-known diseases that are deemed too esoteric for conventional funding, but nonetheless affect billions of people, particularly in poorer countries throughout the world.
As a medical student, Dr. Michelson was nearly expelled over his objection to removing healthy organs from living dogs in a surgical lab. His lifelong passion for animals led to a new philanthropic endeavor, the Found Animals Foundation. This Los Angeles-based animal welfare organization provides grants for the rescue and placement of shelter animals, operates adopt-and-shop centers for homeless pets, provides free microchips, subsidizes stationary and mobile low and no-cost spay/neuter clinics, and funds the $25 million Michelson Grant for the development of non-surgical sterilization for cats and dogs. Through its various programs and services, Found Animals Foundation has assisted over 1.5 million companion animals over the past 14 years.
In 2014, Dr. Michelson and his wife Alya personally gifted $50 million to the University of Southern California to fund the creation of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, bringing together the best and brightest of scientists, researchers and engineers from around the world to work collaboratively on solutions to the most pressing public health issues of our time. This unique interdisciplinary research site aspires to become a model for other prominent research universities, bringing the world closer to the medical breakthroughs that will define the 21st century.
Among his many awards, citations and accomplishments, Dr. Michelson is one of a handful of individuals to ever be inducted into both the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the National Academy of Inventors. In 2006, he was recognized as the world’s leading scientist of spinal research by the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Among a group of prominent inventors who supported the America Invents Act of 2011, Dr. Michelson was invited to the White House by President Obama to witness the signing of that historic legislation. In 2015, he was awarded both the Albert B. Sabin Humanitarian Award for his contributions toward neglected disease vaccine research, and the Distinguished Achievement Award from B’nai B’rith International for his leadership, philanthropy and humanitarian endeavors. He also received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (alongside Will Ferrel and Dame Helen Mirren), at USC’s 134th Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2017.
Dr. Michelson lives in California with his wife Alya, their three children, and their two rescued dogs. They are active members of the Giving Pledge, a campaign founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, that encourages the wealthiest individuals and couples to contribute the majority of their fortune to philanthropic causes.
1-2 Topics Talking Points * conversation topics you want us to discuss that are important to you.:
Topics: Philanthropy and the Michelson Foundations (all three are self-funded by Gary):
-Michelson Medical Foundation
-20MM Foundation
-Found Animals Foundation
Sample questions
-could you give us some specific examples of what each of the foundations do, and how it might directly affect our lives?
-your 20MM Foundation funds high quality, interactive, open license, freely downloadable and printable, textbooks to support higher education, and in particular the college space. Please tell us about that.
The Positive Phil Podcast Show, a podcast, available on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, where Positive Phil talks about personal stories, events and engaging interviews; with famous people, celebrities, entrepreneurs, athletes, authors, spiritual educators, thought leaders, as well as others in the social, business and entertainment industry.
Airing on over 300 digital channels, including iHeart Radio, Spotify, StitcherFm, Google Podcast and published online via RSS feeds globally. (metrics, guests, info)
The show has been around for almost 4 years and is one of the most popular podcast shows on the internet in the business-motivation space.
www.positivephil.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/positive-phil--1731765/support.
Thanks for listening. If this helped, share it with one person who needs it today. Read more, take a one minute tool and join the family at positivephil.com
Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@positivephil Keep going. You are closer than you think. Positive Phil
12 JAN 2026 · Motivate Yourself to Make Positive Changes!
Inspiring conversations behind how people grow business, movements, ideas & a bit about civic grace. Hi, I'm Positive Phil.
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11 JAN 2026 · Craig Hall is an entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, vintner and philanthropist. He formed HALL Group in 1968 at age 18 with $4,000 saved from small ventures that began at age 10. Today, HALL Group’s diversified business interests include active operations in commercial real estate ownership, development and management, structured financial lending, winemaking and early- stage investments in promising startups.
Now, a self-made billionaire and author -Boom: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups
www.reignitestartups.com
Hall actively supports new entrepreneurs, nurtures young startups and often speaks publicly about the importance of encouraging entrepreneurship worldwide. Together with his wife Kathryn Hall, he funded the Fulbright – Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship to teach entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe. Hall also founded the Dallas Regional Office of NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship). He is the author of seven published books, including his most recent, BOOM: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups, which was published on May 14, 2019.
Hall has made it a lifelong mission to put people first – those in the community, those whom he employs, and those whom his business affects. Hall strongly believes that entrepreneurship is a catalyst that makes a difference both today and in the future, and intends to leave the world better than he found it. This is a philosophy he has been putting into action for 50 years, both in business and through his family foundation, established in 1977.
Hall and his companies are often recognized for significant achievements and civic and charitable contributions. In 2006, Hall received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mortgage Bankers Association. In 2007, Hall was named a lifetime member of the prestigious Horatio Alger Association for Distinguished Americans and was inducted into the North Texas Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame and the Entrepreneurs Foundation of North Texas’ Ring of Honor. He was named the 2013 Dallas Real Estate Executive of the Year and in 2016 he was inducted into the Junior Achievement of Dallas Business Hall of Fame. In 2017, Hall and his wife Kathryn were co-awarded the 2017 “Master Entrepreneur of the Year” award for the Southwest Region from the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program. In 2019, Hall was received the Pioneer Award from D CEO magazine for his contribution to the Dallas real estate community, and in the same year he also was recognized with the Business Council for the Arts Obelisk Award for his partnership with and service to the arts community.
Hall has served on the Board of Trustees of the American University in Bulgaria, the American-Austrian Fulbright Board and the Board of the Horatio Alger Association for Distinguished Americans.
From the perspective of a seasoned entrepreneur with experience in diverse industries—from software, to real estate, to winemaking—Hall provides his expert evaluation on the challenges facing entrepreneurs today. After careful analysis defining the current environment for startups, Hall optimistically concludes with specific strategies for go-getters to successfully bridge the opportunity gap. We can, and must, reverse these trends in order to level the playing field for entrepreneurs to safeguard the future of the American Dream.
* Declining entrepreneurship: What does it mean for the future of work and our economy and how can we solve this crisis?
* The Millennial problem: What challenges does this generation face and how can we lift the burden for millennials so that they pursue startups?
* Women and minority-led startups: How can we provide more opportunity for women and minority-led startups and increase their visibility?
* Democratizing entrepreneurship: What is the role of policymakers in the future of work and how can we begin to inspire change on a local and national level?
* Corporate Darwinism: How are technology and AI influencing the future and why Main Street— and even Big Box—survival depends on flexibility, risk and innovation?
Hope and opportunity are the currency of a growing middle class and the foundation of the American dream. Entrepreneurship can help cultivate this. And yet, as our economy and society have drifted into a greater divide between haves and have nots, we have seen our middle class shrink. We have seen our politics become divisive as we look for easy answers and all go to our own corners and reinforce our own views.
The truth is, there is no silver bullet that will eliminate America’s income divide and its implications. But a broader base of entrepreneurs and an increase in opportunities for people of all ethnicities, races and genders to become entrepreneurs and start businesses would be a huge step in the right direction.
* Website: www.reignitestartups.com
The Positive Phil Podcast Show, a podcast, available on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, where Positive Phil talks about personal stories, events and engaging interviews; with famous people, celebrities, athletes, authors, spiritual educators, thought leaders, as well as others in the social, business and entertainment industry.
Airing on over 300 digital channels, including iHeart Radio, Spotify, StitcherFm, Google Podcast and published online via RSS feeds globally. (metrics, guests, info)
The show has been around for almost 4 years and is one of the most popular podcast shows on the internet in the business-motivation space.
Professional radio, tv, podcast host and producer from San Diego California. We have a large national following on digital media channels, with our popular podcast and network of shows. Airing on iHeart Media, iTunes, Spotify, Spreaker, Stitcher, PlayerFM and over 200 additional media channels.
https://www.positivephil.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/positive-phil--1731765/support.
Thanks for listening. If this helped, share it with one person who needs it today. Read more, take a one minute tool and join the family at positivephil.com
Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@positivephil Keep going. You are closer than you think. Positive Phil
23 MAY 2025 · Sabrina Prabasi, WaterAid in America's Chief Executive writes about the much needed new buzz on sanitation! www.wateraid.org
Sarina Prabasi has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of WaterAid America.
WaterAid America announced today that Sarina Prabasi has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, following the retirement of outgoing CEO David Winder on May 16.
“After an extensive search, I am thrilled that the Board of Directors has appointed Sarina Prabasi as my successor,” commented David Winder. “It has been a great privilege for me to serve WaterAid America for almost five years, and I am immensely grateful for the support of our donors, which has enabled us to reach more people than ever before with safe water, toilets and hygiene education.”
“Under Sarina’s leadership, I am confident that WaterAid America will build on this success and continue to accelerate progress towards achieving a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation.”
Prabasi is a seasoned leader with 20 years’ experience in international development. She most recently served as Deputy Chief of Programs at Orbis International, and as Country Representative at WaterAid Ethiopia. Prior to that, she spent nearly ten years at Pact Inc., serving both in Washington, DC and overseas.
Ms. Prabasi’s deep familiarity with WaterAid’s country programs and her wealth of experience in strategic leadership, management and program and organizational development will be strong assets to WaterAid’s growing programs and new initiatives.
“I am thrilled to be re-joining WaterAid and am greatly looking forward to this new endeavor,” remarked Prabasi. “WaterAid America has a tremendously dedicated supporter base, staff and board—all of whom are passionate about making safe water and toilets an accessible reality for all. It’s a great honor to be able to help lead the organization in this next chapter.”
Hailing from Nepal with extensive work experience across Asia and Africa, Prabasi and her family currently reside in upper Manhattan. She takes the helm at WaterAid America’s New York office.
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