PARKINSON'S! The term alone is enough to scare a lot of old people out there. It is something that affects lots of people and a lot of men every year. Today we're joined by Jack Jacobs, PhD, President and Chief Science Officer Zhittya Genesis Medicine, Inc. Las Vegas. And we talk about the work they've been doing to treat Parkinson's with their FGF 1 drug. Jacob educates us about Parkinson's on what it is, how it affects our body and what they've been doing to treat it. He also tells us about the tests they've been doing and fortunately, they've been seeing positive results there. All this and a lot more in today's interview. Let's jump right in. Go to www.thestandard.academy/getmagazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. Dr. Jack Jacobs President and Chief Science Officer Zhittya Genesis Medicine, Inc. Las Vegas, NV Dr. Jacobs received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis where he worked in the lab of Ralph Bradshaw, PhD which was the first lab to isolate and characterize the growth factor, FGF-1. After graduating, he worked at Merck & Co. where he started the Department of Biological Chemistry and was part of the scientific leadership team at Merck. Later, he joined Daniel Montano at CardioVascular BioTherapeutics as their Chief Scientific Officer where he oversaw FDA-authorized clinical trials in which human FGF-1 was tested in a number of medical indications, including coronary artery disease and diabetic foot ulcers. He also supervised all manufacturing activities of FGF-1 for use in the clinical studies. With Zhittya Genesis Medicine, Dr. Jacobs is continuing his efforts on the clinical development of human FGF-1 for a number of medical indications, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and ALS (motor neuron disease) What is Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder. In other words, Parkinson's is a lifelong condition that affects the brain and symptoms will get worse over time. Parkinson's happens when cells in the brain that produce dopamine stop working or die. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, which is a chemical that sends messages between nerve cells or between nerve cells and muscle cells to help the body function. Dopamine plays many roles in the body and affects both physical and mental function. The cardinal symptoms of Parkinson's are resting tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement (also called bradykinesia) and feeling unsteady and having difficulties with balance (also called postural instability). Because these symptoms are related to movement they are called "motor symptoms" and Parkinson's is classified as a "movement disorder." However, we now know that Parkinson's also causes "non-motor symptoms." These symptoms include constipation and other gastrointestinal issues, urinary problems, mood changes, sleep disturbances, memory and thinking (cognitive) deficits, sexual problems, excessive sweating, vision problems, and loss of smell or taste. Non-motor symptoms may appear many years before the motor symptoms that eventually lead to a diagnosis. A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj): Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of college-employed children has left him with time and energy to share decades of successes, failures, and wisdom. Timestamp: 00:00 - Precap 00:23 - Intro 01:33 - Guest introduction 03:39 - What's the most important thing you've d...
Today we continue our interview with Corinna Harney-Jones, the 1992 Playboy Playmate of the year! and learn more about her professional as well as personal life. In addition to being a playboy playmate, Corinna has also worked as an actor in a number of movies, tried stand-up, and also has a podcast, "The Bunny Chronicles" and today we'll be talking about her experience on that as well. All this and a lot more in this episode of Old Guy Talks To Me. Go to www.thestandard.academy/magazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. Most recently, Corinna produced the highly acclaimed clue solving pub crawl comedy "Alibi: The Show That Isn't A Show!" in downtown Las Vegas which featured Southern Nevada's best comedians and improvisers. Her career also went full circle with "The Bunny Chronicles," a podcast which chronicles and pays homage to the incredible legacy of Hugh Hefner through the stories of those who worked most closely with him on the iconic publication, "Playboy Magazine." Corinna produces and hosts the podcast along with fellow Playboy Playmate Echo Johnson (January 1993). Over the past 30 years, Corinna has balanced a career and a family. She has been married to her husband, Chris, for 27 years and they have one beautiful daughter together. Check out Corinna's podcast "THE BUNNY CHRONICLES PODCAST" and dive deep into the fascinating history of PLAYBOY with LASER FOCUS on Hugh Hefner here: https://www.youtube.com/c/THEBUNNYCHRONICLESPODCAST/featured Also, check out Corinna's acting reel here: https://youtu.be/AeVGtlp7a9o A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj): Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of college-employed children has left him with time and energy to share decades of successes, failures, and wisdom. Timestamps: 00:00 - Precap 00:42 - Intro 01:50 - Wildest places you've shot and most interesting backgrounds you've had photoshoot in 05:20 - Were there any scenes with animals? 07:10 - When did you realize that it was time for you to stop being a playmate? 09:25 - Do people ever try to shame you for your choice of career? 11:35 - What opportunities opened up to you that may not have opened up to you because you were a playmate? 15:38 - How did you meet your husband? 18:06 - Commercial 18:40 - Has being a playmate affected your family life in any ways? 20:16 - Tell us more about your love for acting 23:28 - Old guy's experience with standup 25:03 - Tell us about your show Alibi 26:50 - Tell us about The Bunny Chronicles 29:30 - Is there anything you would've done differently? 33:40 - Closing thoughts 35:28 - Outro
I'm sure you remember the first time you saw a copy of a Playboy magazine! I remember mine, and I shared my experience in this episode. Today, we're joined by Corinna Harney-Jones, the 1992 Playboy Playmate of the year! In the episode we discuss her story of becoming a Playboy playmate and how it changed her life. We also get behind the scenes of the Playboy mansion and the job of a playmate. Corinna walks us through her experience and what it was like to be a Playboy Playmate at the famous Playboy parties. All this and a lot more in this 2 part series of "Into the World of Playboy Playmates". Do join us next week for the part 2 of the interview. Go to www.thestandard.academy/magazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. Corinna Harney-Jones burst onto the scene when she appeared in the August 1991 issue of Playboy as the featured centerfold at the tender age of 18. She went on to win the coveted title of Playmate of...
Today we continue our interview with Tom Rusing MD on his experience in the war-ravaged Ukraine. In this part, we discuss his journey from Lviv to Kyiv. How he stayed there, what he saw, and how he helped the people that needed his help. Retired General Surgeon Tom Rusing MD just recently returned from spending over 30 days in Ukraine. There was much chaos going on in Ukraine and we discuss Tom’s experience there and what made him go there in the first place. We go deep into his experience there, the discussion took quite some time. So, this is part 2 of our discussion. Do check out the first part that was released last week. Go to www.thestandard.academy/getmagazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. Tom is a Retired General Surgeon from Prescott Arizona. He got his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Arizona in 1974. Tom graduated from the University of Arizona Medical School in 1978. And did a residency in General Surgery at the University of Texas San Antonio from 1978 - 1983. He did a Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals from 1983 - 1984. Tom was Medical Director at Tumu Tumu Hospital in Kenya from 10/1984 - 3/31/1985. Tom spent a short while in a General Surgery Practice in Tucson Arizona 1985 - 1986. And then moved to Prescott Arizona where he had a General Surgery Practice from 1986 till he retired on 12/31/2017. Tom provided medical care in Haiti for 2 weeks after the earthquake. He also provided medical care in Nepal for 2 weeks after the earthquake. He worked at the Gallup (New Mexico) Indian Medical Center for 1 month during the peak of the COVID outbreak. He was a volunteer in Ukraine from 3/13/2022 to 4/15/2022. He is married to his wife of Cathey and has grown kids. Tom is a classmate of mine from Brophy College Prep in Phoenix Arizona. A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj): Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of college-employed children has left him with time and energy to share decades of successes, failures, and wisdom. Connect with Tom at: email: tomrusing@gmail.com phone no: 9287133736 Timestamps: 00:00 - Precap 00:49 - Intro 01:57 - The risk of death 02:38 - Getting into Kyiv 03:50 - Spending the night in the train station 04:31 - Whether in Kyiv 04:56 - Accommodation in Kyiv 06:44 - Getting to the hospital 07:33 - Airraid sirens 09:50 - How far east did you go? 11:36 - Objective of the hospital I worked in 15:05 - Did you see any evidence of atrocities? 20:20 - What motivated me to go to Ukraine 21:32 - Commercial 22:05 - Commercial ends/Did you see any bodies or people who have been shot, or anything like that? 24:10 - Atrocities are just unbelievable 29:10 - What are your plans now? 36:10 - Closing statements 38:43 - Outro
WAR! Just this word alone can run chills down the spine for most of us. But there are people like today's guest who would do anything they can to make a difference for the good even if it means endangering their life. Retired General Surgeon Tom Rusing MD just recently returned from spending over 30 days in Ukraine. Between all the chaos that it's going through and we discuss his experience there and what made Tom go there in first place. We go deep into it hence, the discussion took quite some time. So we split the interview in two parts. Here's part 1 of our discussion. Tune in next week for part 2. Till then, enjoy this episode. Go to www.thestandard.academy/getmagazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. Tom is a Retired General Surgeon from Prescott Arizona. He got his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Arizona in 1974. Tom graduated from the University of Arizona Medical School in 1978. And did a residency in General Surgery at the University of Texas San Antonio from 1978 - 1983. He did a Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals from 1983 - 1984. Tom was Medical Director at Tumu Tumu Hospital in Kenya from 10/1984 - 3/31/1985. Tom spent a short while in a General Surgery Practice in Tucson Arizona 1985 - 1986. And then moved to Prescott Arizona where he had a General Surgery Practice from 1986 till he retired on 12/31/2017. Tom provided medical care in Haiti for 2 weeks after the earthquake. He also provided medical care in Nepal for 2 weeks after the earthquake. He worked at the Gallup (New Mexico) Indian Medical Center for 1 month during the peak of the COVID outbreak. He was a volunteer in Ukraine from 3/13/2022 to 4/15/2022. He is married to his wife of Cathey and has grown kids. Tom is a classmate of mine from Brophy College Prep in Phoenix Arizona. A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj): Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of college-employed children has left him with time and energy to share decades of successes, failures, and wisdom. Connect with Tom at: email: tomrusing@gmail.com phone no: 9287133736 Timestamps: 00:00 - Precap 00:40 - Intro 01:51 - Guest introduction 04:55 - What's the most important thing you've done today? 05:27 - What made you decide to go to Ukraine? 09:13 - Did you go with a group, or as a private individual? How did you get into the country? 12:25 - Commercial 12:58 - Commercial ends/What was the first place in Ukraine that you end up in? Take us a little bit through your travels, what you were first going to do. 21:40 - What was different this time? Risk management 23:00 - Getting into Lviv 28:12 - Decision to go to Kyiv 28:01 - Outro
Ever wondered what it takes to win a gold medal at the Olympics? Our guest today is the first American to win an Olympic BMX Gold. Phenomenal, right? Today we're diving into his life and his journey that started with his introduction to the sport of BMX. To the mistakes that cost him his first shot at an Olympic medal. To when Connor went on to win the Gold in the next Olympics in 2016. Connor wanted to repeat as Olympic gold medalist, but he suffered a devastating crash at Tokyo Olympics 2020 that led to his retirement from competitive BMX riding. Now, he has become an acclaimed motivational keynote speaker and peak-performance strategist. Quite a ride isn't it? I assure you it is. Go to www.thestandard.academy/getmagazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. Connor Fields, Olympic BMX gold-medalist Connor opens the curtains to a rarely seen experience of what it takes to win sport's greatest prize and overcome adversity. While he won Gold in 2016 in Rio, his 2021 crash in Tokyo is on record as the worst summer Olympic injury in 2 decades. Yet, despite this near death experience and disappointment, Connor is now on a journey of recovery and self-discovery that he openly shares. Listeners see behind the usually closed doors of the route to Olympic gold medal and enjoy a roller coaster of emotions while learning skills to improve performance in business, relationships, and life. From "choking" at the 2012 Olympics to winning the Gold in 2016 - what changed Connor was the first American to win an Olympic BMX Gold. He also represented the United States at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, coming in seventh overall. During the semifinals of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics BMX event, Connor crashed with a fellow racer and suffered brain shearing and bleeding, a broken rib, a collapsed lung, and needed intubation to breathe. His competitive nature helped him confront months of recovery and therapy after which Connor chose not to return to competitive sports. Instead, he has now decided to share with others his passion for overcoming adversity and achieving success. He is a much sought after motivational speaker Connor can be reached at www.connorfields.com A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj): Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of college-employed children has left him with time and energy to share decades of successes, failures, and wisdom. Timestamps for the episode: 00:00 - Precap 00:27 - Intro 01:36 - Guest introduction 03:51 - Most important thing you've done today? 04:25 - At what age did you start racing and when did you decide to do it exclusively? 05:25 - How big role did your parents play in your career? 06:40 - When did you decide that this was something that you were seriously going to pursue? 07:50 - Interesting thing you did in your parent's garage 09:05 - The amount of work that you had to put in to get to the point of getting into an olympic trial, let alone win a gold. 11:05 - What are the things you had to give up? 12:45 - Outside of riding what other physical training did you do? 13:35 - How big of a factor mental training plays in terms of becoming an elite athelete? 15:05 - Did you do any visualisation or things like that? 16:40 - How long, in terms of time and distance is a typical BMX race? 17:10 - What is it like sitting there at the starting line and at the race and racing and then at the end? And is there any trash talking? 19:20 - What do you call y...
Check out Biostrap and learn more about them at: www.thestandard.academy/biostrap Are you actively tracking your physiology? If not, why? Today we have with us Kevin Longoria of Biostrap, who is an expert in the field of Clinical Physiology and biometric data science and we are talking about this incredible device, the BioStrap. As Chief Science Officer at Biostrap, Kevin has led the development and validation of novel physiological biometrics utilizing raw photoplethysmography (PPG) data, the Baseline-Adjusted Early Warning System to predict respiratory illness including SARS-CoV-2, implemented clinical remote physiologic monitoring workflows in various healthcare environments and patient populations, and contributed to large-scale clinical trials with pharmaceutical and government organizations including the National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities. Kevin has significant leadership experience leading a team of healthcare professionals, researchers, and data scientists, and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the world's largest sports medicine certification organization. We talk about the device and how it can help you live a better life. You'll also get a sneek peak into my personal data collected on the Biostrap and we did find some interesting things there. Kevin also told us how the Biostrap can be an integral part of your life and keep you in check with your physicians as well. We also discussed the importance of sleep and how the Biostrap records REM and deep sleep and what we can learn from the data it collects. All this and a lot more in the episode. Abut Biostrap: Biostrap is pioneering the industry of medical-grade biosensors, lossless data processing techniques, and AI/ML to provide custom digital health solutions for healthcare & government organizations, clinical research and telehealth/telemedicine industries. Biostrap captures clinical-grade, continuous, ultra high-fidelity raw signals for analysis in a cloud-based Pulse Engine. Built with convenience, efficiency, and security in mind, Biostrap translates complex biometric signals into customized insights, dashboards, and mobile applications to meet client needs. API & Bluetooth SDK Integration Options available. Biostrap's widely adopted and proven technologies create disruptive competitive advantages in the health data market developing a revolutionary new PPG data paradigm Biostrap has the largest Raw PPG Database in the world Biostrap is pioneering the fact that PPG data is becoming the new Genomic Data Biostrap Labs - the contract research division of Biostrap: on a mission to improve consumer decision-making by providing clinical validation in an unregulated wellness market. — An efficient and cost-effective resource for progressive brands seeking market testing, differentiation, and product validation. Biostrap Labs is willing to perform a clinical study with any company with products or services that impact human health and/or performance through non-invasive and real-world data collection. A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj): Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of college-employed children has left him with time and energy to share decades of successes, failures, and wisdom. Go to www.thestandard.academy/getmagazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. Timestamps for the episode: 00:00 - Precap 00:52 - Intro 02:04 - Guest introduct...
This is part 2 of the two-part series on THE FEAR OF BECOMING DECREPIT. Do check out the first episode before this one for the whole context. In this episode, Kevin and I continue on our discussion and discuss my recovery process from the ostomy surgery and the main takeaways from the whole event. What I learned and what this Old Guy would advise others about life. We chat about purpose and what kept me going and made me jump right back at it even while I was recovering. And how this whole incident helped me highten my purpose. We also briefly toched on the topic of testosterone treatment and how it helped me recover quicker than a normal patient and what we can learn from it. Moreover, we also talked about fear and pain as motivators. How we use it in the Standard Academy course and how they can help you as well. All this and a lot more in this episode of "Old Guy Talks To Me" We also discuss my love for Cigar and Scotch. How it helped me socialise, best time to visit a cigar bar, and even how to hold a cigar. All this and a lot more in this episode of "Old Guy Talks To Me" A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj): Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of college-employed children has left him with time and energy to share decades of successes, failures, and wisdom. Go to www.thestandard.academy/getmagazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. Timestamps for the episode: 00:00 - Preview 00:50 - Intro 02:00 - were you still working during recovery and why? 03:00 - What is your purpose and how did your experience change you or heighten the purpose? 03:17 - The stantard academy accountability program 06:30 - How did the cigar and scotch friday start? 08:45 - Proper way to smoke a cigar 09:20 - Socialisation 11:40 - Best time to go to a cigar bar 13:10 - How did you start taking testosterone decades ago and how did it help with the surgery? 18:34 - Commercial 19:07 - Commercial ends/What's causing the decline in testosterone level in men? 20:20 - Interviews on testosterone 22:35 - Irrational fears 24:40 - Biggest takeaways 26:30 - Using fear and pain as motivators 30:40 - Closing thoughts 34:38 - Outro
Do you ever feel invincible? I used to feel that too and was living a very happy and fulfilling life with purpose before there was a pain I started feeling. And that was just the start. This episode is a little different and instead of interviewing a special guest, I'm the one being interviewed. In this episode, my very special friend, Kevin Monaghan joins us and interviews me on the "Fear Of Becoming Decrepit" which I got while being operated on for an Ostomy, which is a surgery to create an opening (stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. The last months have been tough and slow but I see a light of hope at the end of the tunnel and I'm back stronger than ever. This is the first part of the two-part interview and we discuss what I went through and how everything started. When I first noticed that I needed help and the fear of becoming decrepit came into my mind. We also went through the procedure, how everything went with the doctors and how was the recovery process like. We also discuss topics like mortality and how much less time we have on this earth. This, and a lot more in the episode. Join us in the discussion. A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj): Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of college-employed children has left him with time and energy to share decades of successes, failures, and wisdom. Go to www.thestandard.academy/getmagazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. Timestamps for the episode: 00:00 - Precap 01:05 - Intro 02:17 - Guest Introduction 04:26 - How was your life before you started noticing pain? 06:02 - How it all started 08:16 - What's Diverticulitis? 10:20 - Talk about surgery 13:50 - The procedure 14:50 - How do you feel before going into an operation like this? 16:30 - Why I fired the first doctor 17:30 - The two sources of pain 18:50 - The Diverticulitis pain 19:48 - Commercial 20:23 - Commercial ends 21:30 - Interesting hospital beds 24:00 - The day of surgery 24:40 - When did the fear of becoming decrepit kick in? 30:00 - Did the embarassment make you feel isolated? What were you feeling? 30:44 - Confronting mortality 32:30 - What was the bigger fear? Becoming decrepit, or dying? 35:30 - Did you feel like a burden? 37:15 - Did the fear of becoming decrepit make you want to try to be normal more than ever? 39:08 - Share 40:19 - Outro
Ever heard someone gambling their life savings away? Well, that's not as rare as you think it is. And gambling addiction has one of the highest suicide rates of any addiction disorder, which is disturbing to hear. Today, we have William "Ted" Hartwell with us discussing gambling addiction in this episode: "Losing It All To Gambling". We discuss William's personal story and struggles with gambling. How he got into it, how deep he got before realizing that he had an issue and needed help. We discussed the modern aspects of gambling, i.e., sports wagering, lootboxes, online gambling, the state of social games and how kids are getting into gambling at an early age and what you, as a parent can do about it. We also learned what the gambling industry is doing to tackle this issue and also what you personally can do about it and how you can get help to overcome this addiction. Go to www.thestandard.academy/getmagazine to become one of the first to get my digital magazine for free that'll help you create a kick-ass life. National Council On Problem Gaming Call 1-800-522-4700 Chat ncpgambling.org/chat Text 1-800-522-4700 A bit about Mr. Hartwell: Mr. Hartwell has a Master's degree in Anthropology and has been a member of the research faculty of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) of the Nevada System of Higher Education since 1991. He is a longtime member of the National Council on Problem Gambling. Mr. Hartwell is the Principal Investigator of a DRI research study examining the impact of problem gambling in Native American tribal communities in Nevada. Mr. Hartwell is in long-term recovery from gambling disorder himself, and he promotes awareness, prevention, and treatment of problem gambling as a consultant to the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). He has spoken publicly and personally on this issue on many occasions and is dedicated to humanizing and illuminating the illness of disordered gambling. He provides annual lectures on this topic for the UNLV Boyd School of Law Gaming Regulation and the University of Utah Gaming Regulation classes, as well as for many other departments within the higher education system. He was a regular participant for many years in the UNLV International Gaming Institute's Responsible Gaming Ambassador training program for Las Vegas Sands Corporation and has consulted to MGM Resorts International and the US-Japan Business Council in their efforts to develop business related to the first Integrated Casino Resorts in Japan. Mr. Hartwell introduced the NCPG's youth gambling awareness and family gambling awareness programs into the Clark County School District in Nevada and he has recently developed educational programs for local schools on the topics of video gaming awareness and student-athlete gambling awareness. Mr. Hartwell has served at the pleasure of three Governors on the Nevada State Advisory Committee on Problem Gambling since November 2012. He was the 2014 Shannon L. Bybee Award recipient for his continuing work on advocacy, outreach, and research on the issue of problem gambling. In 2021, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Council on Problem Gambling. Mr. Hartwell lives in Las Vegas, where he is also a professional cellist with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, a devoted husband to a recent Russian immigrant, a past soccer and volleyball coach, and the proud father of a precocious 16-year-old girl and three cats. A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj): Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of ...