#039 From saving homeless dogs in Cambodia to Meditation for prisoners with Elizabeth Novogratz

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Elizabeth Novogratz is the founder and president of Species Unite, a nonprofit media project to help people transition off of animal products. She was called at an early age to devote her life to elevating all animal life after witnessing inhumane animal agriculture and trade in the U.S. and abroad. After a decade of travel into places most of us could not, she founded Species Unite: a nonprofit that brings the brightest people and best non-animal products together on one curated media platform.

Elizabeth is also the co-founder of Maloka, a virtual reality meditation game that's bringing mindfulness to the metaverse. In an earlier life, she spent over a decade creating and propagating content to help people make healthier lifestyle choices. She co-founded and served as editor in chief of the Well Daily, a website and daily email that brought wellness, meditation, and health to humans everywhere. She co-authored, Wall Street Journal book of the month, Just Sit, A Meditation Guidebook for Those Who Know They Should but Don’t. As a writer, producer, founder, and creative, Elizabeth is committed to changing the story for animals.

Links and Notes:

https://www.speciesunite.com/

https://www.playmaloka.com/

elizabeth@speciesunite.com

#038 A look into the life and work of a Experiential Media Designer with Crystal Jow

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Crystal Jow is a Los Angeles-based experiential media designer and movement instructor that specializes in audience-driven immersive installations and meditative experiences that explore motion and media. She's worked with clients such as Oculus VR, ESPN, Deloitte, Warner Brothers, DoorDash, and has created installations at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Museo Municipal de Tossa de Mar in Spain, 20th Century Fox Studios, DGA Theater Complex, and more, as well as having taught workshops internationally.

Crystal believes her art practice provides audiences with the opportunity for self-reflection and the ability to investigate relationships around us and the subconscious. She is currently developing new immersive experiences by cross-pollinating her movement practices, wellness data, & meditation with media, and interactive technology. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in experimental animation from the California Institute of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts degree in animation and digital arts from the University of Southern California.

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https://www.instagram.com/crystaljowart/

https://www.crystaljow.com/

https://www.crystaljow.com/zest

Hello@crystaljow.com

#037 Genady Knizhnik on improving your English with an AI Tutor

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Genady Knizhnik the co founder of Lillypad.ai has created a game-changing English Learning Platform, featuring a conversational Artificial Intelligent Tutor named Lilly!

LillyPad is the world’s first application to allow English learners the opportunity to read in four interactive ways while relying on Lilly to inform them when they mispronounce words. The users can correct themselves as well as look up the meaning, listen to, or translate any word into their native language. Moreover, Lilly acts as a personal English tutor who helps students to master their English language skills through a conversation.

In addition to the student-focused offering, the company caters to ESL teachers and English tutors through the “Lotus Suite” which provides the opportunity to manage a group of students, assign personalized reading material, test their knowledge, and track individual progress.

Links and Notes:

https://lillypad.ai/

https://www.instagram.com/lillypad.english/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/genady-knizhnik-7b9515/