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Ready to level up your business, career, and personal life? Join Host Sana on BIZBLEND for daily live shows featuring raw, honest conversations with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers. Get practical advice, success stories, and actionable tips to overcome real-world challenges—all with a dash of fun and inspiration! Whether you’re building a business, advancing your career, or chasing personal growth, this is your go-to podcast for motivation and strategy. Let’s grow and thrive together! Want to be a guest on Bizblend? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch.Copyright 2025 © by Healthy Mind By Avik ™. All rights reserved. Economía Gestión y Liderazgo Liderazgo
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  • How Can AI Forecasting And Prediction Markets Help Founders Make Better Decisions In Chaos? | Michael Ulin

    How Can AI Forecasting And Prediction Markets Help Founders Make Better Decisions In Chaos? | Michael Ulin
    Dec 1 2025
    In this BizBlend episode, host Sana cuts through the hype around "AI startups" and gets real about what actually moves the needle for founders in 2025. Michael Ulin, co founder and CEO of Tenki AI, unpacks how AI forecasting, prediction markets and probabilistic reasoning can support high stakes decisions instead of just adding more noise. He shares what 78 million dollars in fundraising and three AI companies have really taught him about product market fit, validation and focus. The conversation also dives into identity, leadership and why showing up as a gay founder with honesty and vulnerability changes how teams operate and how companies are built. If you are trying to scale responsibly in an AI saturated market, this episode gives you a grounded lens on risk, uncertainty and what "being early" actually needs to look like. About The Guest: Michael Ulin is a repeat AI founder and decision intelligence expert who has helped build and scale three AI companies that together have raised more than 78 million dollars. His work spans climate risk modeling at Zesty AI, legal intelligence at Paxton AI and now Tenki AI, which applies rigorous forecasting frameworks to real world prediction markets and strategic decisions. With a background that stretches from McKinsey market modeling to PhD level forecasting methodologies, Michael is focused on making serious decision science accessible to founders, investors and operators. He also speaks candidly about building companies as a gay entrepreneur and why authenticity and psychological safety are non negotiable in modern leadership. Key Takeaways: AI is not a strategy by itself. Successful AI companies still start with a real customer problem and a clear job to be done, not with "we do AI" as the pitch. The market does not care how hard you work if you are running in the wrong direction. In startups, validating the problem and direction matters more than raw hustle. Demand validation should happen before heavy engineering. Simple landing pages, no code MVPs and waitlists are low cost ways to test if anyone actually wants what you plan to build. Forecasting is decision making under uncertainty. Modern AI agents can now apply methods from economics, political science and game theory at scale, which used to require expensive specialists. All models are approximations, not reality. Good forecasting is about useful probabilistic ranges and scenarios, not perfect predictions or magical certainty. The most effective founders treat forecasting as an ongoing process. They use updated information and probabilities to continually refine strategy, not as a one off slide in a pitch deck. Democratized decision intelligence is possible. Tools like Tenki AI aim to bring rigorous forecasting to a much wider audience rather than keeping it locked up in elite institutions or consulting firms. Authentic leadership is a competitive advantage. Michael’s experience as a gay entrepreneur has pushed him to build teams around psychological safety, vulnerability and permission to experiment, which in turn drives better products and outcomes. How Listeners Can Connect With Michael Ulin: Explore Tenki AI and its forecasting tools. Website: https://trytenki.ai/ Connect with Michael on X: @MichaelUlin Connect with Michael on LinkedIn. Want to be a guest on BizBlend? DM on PM. Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here. https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer. This video is for educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are the personal opinions of the guest and do not reflect the views of the host or Healthy Mind By Avik™️. We do not intend to harm, defame or discredit any person, organization, brand, product, country or profession mentioned. All third party media used remain the property of their respective owners and are used under fair use for informational purposes. By watching, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer. Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it’s become a sanctuary for healing, growth and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty. storyteller, survivor, wellness advocate. this channel shares powerful podcasts and soul nurturing conversations on. • Mental Health & Emotional Well being • Mindfulness & Spiritual Growth • Holistic Healing & Conscious Living • Trauma Recovery & Self Empowerment With over 4,400+ episodes and 168.4K+ global listeners, join us as we unite voices, break stigma and build a world where every story matters. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Contact 💼 Brand. Healthy Mind By Avik™ 📧 Email. www.healthymindbyavik.com 📍 Based in. India & USA 🎙️ Open to collaborations, guest appearances, coaching and strategic partnerships. Let's connect to create a ripple effect of positivity. CHECK PODCAST SHOWS & BE A GUEST. 🎧 Listen our 17 Podcast Shows Here. https://...
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  • Can We Redefine Success And Build Impact Driven Businesses Without Burnout? with Alisha Esmail

    Can We Redefine Success And Build Impact Driven Businesses Without Burnout? with Alisha Esmail
    Nov 29 2025
    On this BizBlend episode, host Sana sits down with Canadian founder and former ethical coffee CEO Alisha Esmail to unpack what success really costs. Not in pitch decks. In your nervous system. Alisha shares how she built and exited Road Coffee in one of the most competitive markets, paid farmers above cost of production, and still hit multiple burnouts. They dig into how founders can use AI and automation to buy back time without turning their company into a soulless machine, why emotional exhaustion often hits before physical burnout, and how profit and purpose actually need each other if you want long term impact. If you are a startup founder, ethical brand builder or impact driven entrepreneur wondering how to scale without your company eating your life, this conversation gives you practical, real world context. About the Guest: Alisha Esmail is a Canadian entrepreneur, former founder and CEO of Road Coffee, one of Canada’s most recognized ethical coffee companies. She has a background in international development and built supply chains that paid farmers above cost of production, including fully female led supply chains and microloan programs. Today she teaches founders how to leverage AI, systems and automations to buy back time and energy while protecting the human heart of their businesses. Key Takeaways: Impact without profit eventually breaks Alisha is clear that in her early years she was too impact driven and not focused enough on revenue, which created intense pressure. Profit solves problems, funds ethical supply chains and lets you help more people instead of constantly firefighting cash flow. The first tank to empty is usually emotional, not physical Long hours and skipped workouts matter, but what pushed Alisha into burnout was emotional depletion. Constant pressure, decision fatigue and feeling responsible for everyone slowly created resentment toward the company she loved. Emotional capacity is a core business resource, not a soft add on. Use AI to remove the drain, not the soul The team mapped their calendars and energy leaks, then used AI for repetitive, low value tasks like inbox triage, drafts and research. Relationships, creativity and vision stayed fully human. Automation should amplify your genius, not replace your voice. Redefining success starts with one step, not a massive pivot From paying above cost of production to female supply chains to microloans, none of it happened at once. Alisha stresses taking the smallest possible impact step that you can sustain while still meeting payroll and keeping the business alive. Your relationship with money drives your strategy Seeing profit as a “dirty word” held Alisha back. Once she did the inner work around money, it became clear that being profitable and being ethical are not in conflict. You cannot pour into others from an empty company. How Listeners Can Connect With The Guest: You can connect with Alisha here: Email: Instagram: connect via DM LinkedIn: Connect with Alisha Esmail and send a direct message https://roadcoffeeco.com/ Alisha welcomes DMs from founders and impact driven entrepreneurs who want to talk AI, automation, ethical supply chains and building companies that give more than they take. Want to be a guest on BizBlend? DM on PM. Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here. https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer. This video is for educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are the personal opinions of the guest and do not reflect the views of the host or Healthy Mind By Avik™️. We do not intend to harm, defame or discredit any person, organization, brand, product, country or profession mentioned. All third party media used remain the property of their respective owners and are used under fair use for informational purposes. By watching, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer. Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it has become a sanctuary for healing, growth and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor and wellness advocate, this channel shares powerful podcasts and grounded conversations on. • Mental Health and Emotional Well being • Mindfulness and Spiritual Growth • Holistic Healing and Conscious Living • Trauma Recovery and Self Empowerment With over 4,400 plus episodes and 168.4K plus global listeners, join us as we unite voices, break stigma and build a world where every story matters. Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. Contact Brand. Healthy Mind By Avik™ Email. www.healthymindbyavik.com Based in. India and USA Open to collaborations, guest appearances, coaching and strategic partnerships. Let us connect to create a ripple effect of positivity. Check podcast shows and be a guest Listen to our 17 podcast shows here. https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/healthymindbyavik Be a guest on our other shows. https://...
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  • Can Bipolar Be Your Hidden Business Edge In Leadership And Turnarounds? With Todd Hagopian

    Can Bipolar Be Your Hidden Business Edge In Leadership And Turnarounds? With Todd Hagopian
    Nov 28 2025
    On this episode of BizBlend with Sana, we get real about what happens when high performance and mental health collide. Todd Hagopian went from youngest bank manager in Michigan to leading massive P&L portfolios at American Express, Whirlpool and Illinois Tool Works. On paper. pure corporate win. Behind the scenes. bipolar disorder, addiction, arrests and years of sleeping two hours a night. Todd breaks down how getting diagnosed and medicated forced him to choose between the old "beast mode" version of success and actually staying alive, sober and present as a husband and dad. Instead of collapsing his career, he built the HOT System. Hypomanic Operational Turnaround. a bipolar inspired operating model that uses extreme focus, pattern recognition and big goal setting as a repeatable business playbook, not a self destructive coping mechanism. If you care about business transformation, profit per minute, neurodivergent thinking, burnout and building companies that actually match your nervous system, this conversation hits right at that intersection of ambition and mental health. About the Guest: Todd Hagopian is a turnaround executive, bipolar business leader and author of “The Unfair Advantage. Weaponizing the Hypomanic Toolbox.” After fifteen years of undiagnosed bipolar disorder, addiction and burnout, he got sober, got medicated and then engineered a system to turn his hypomanic wiring into a scalable playbook for business transformation. Todd has led multiple corporate turnarounds worth hundreds of millions in value and now teaches leaders how to declare war on stagnation, focus on profit per minute and harness neurodivergent thinking instead of medicating it out of existence. Key Takeaways: (Bipolar Inspired Business Strategy In Practice) Bipolar in this story is not a punchline or stereotype. It is a pattern of hypomanic highs and deep depressive lows that almost cost Todd his health and career before diagnosis. Medication removed the extreme highs and lows, which improved his stability but felt like losing the very “edge” his reputation was built on and forced a new way of working. The HOT System. Hypomanic Operational Turnaround translates hypomanic traits like intense focus, bold pattern recognition and outside the box thinking into structured systems anyone can learn. Todd shows how to 80/20 and then 80/20 again so that about 4 percent of activities drive most of the results while the rest is delegated, automated or eliminated. His profit per minute mindset rewires calendars around high value work instead of meetings about meetings, which reduces burnout and makes extra effort feel meaningful, not wasted. Grandiose goal setting still matters, but long term 3 to 5 year targets get broken into clear “nine box” priorities so teams can raise their hand any time their work does not map to the vision. Coming out publicly as a bipolar business leader was a deliberate choice to shift neurodivergence from “problem to fix” into a strategic asset leaders should understand, protect and learn from. Core message. your wiring is not a bug. It is a design constraint. You either ignore it and keep crashing, or build an operating model around it and turn it into a genuine unfair advantage. How To Connect With The Guest Pre order the book “The Unfair Advantage. Weaponizing the Hypomanic Toolbox” on major retailers including Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Visit Todd’s website to access free resources on business transformation and the HOT System and use the contact form to send questions or case studies. Todd does not sell consulting in this context and genuinely invites leaders to reach out for conversations about bipolar informed business transformation and neurodivergent leadership. Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life. DM on PM. Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here. https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer This video is for educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are the personal opinions of the guest and do not reflect the views of the host or Healthy Mind By Avik™️. We do not intend to harm, defame or discredit any person, organization, brand, product, country or profession mentioned. All third party media used remain the property of their respective owners and are used under fair use for informational purposes. By watching, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer. About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it has become a sanctuary for healing, growth and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty. storyteller, survivor, wellness advocate. this channel shares powerful podcasts and soul nurturing conversations on. • Mental Health and Emotional Well being • Mindfulness and Spiritual Growth • Holistic Healing and Conscious Living • Trauma ...
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