Awesome Future

A strong personal vision helps Alan Smithson stay positive and stay focused through the ups and downs of his career in product and category innovation. Hear how this founder's journey (that includes PLUR, virtual reality, and AI) is transforming the the future of education on this week's episode of The Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds - hosted by Nathan C. Available wherever you get your podcasts and the Awesome Future YouTube channel. #innovation #education #edtech #AI #earntolearn #blockchain #VR #business #founder #product #PLUR #vr #virtualreality #xr #spatialcomputing #webxr #unlimitedawesome #TGU #TheGlowUp #podcast #np #nowplaying

"If I have made one family's life a little bit more fun, a little bit easier, and a lot more comfortable. That is success for me." Measuring impact in adaptive clothing design. In the world of adaptive clothing, founder Ashley Hamic see success defined by positive impact on individual families. Learn how customer feedback and real-world use drive continuous improvement in her design work creating fabulous creations for rare disease families at Wish Wear Accessories. #innovation #strategy #founder #founderJourney #startups #product #TheGlowUp #AF #businessPodcast #podcast #np Awesome Future #sewist #raredisease #adaptivedevices #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #protoypingEra

This next episode of The Glow Up is going to catch you in the feelings. Patent holder and Wish Wear Accessories founder Ashley Hamic took a career in technology product leadership and is leveraging her skills and curiostity to create a more equitable, and fabulous fashion options for people who use adaptive and life supporting medical devices. Catch the whole episode on YouTube - https://lnkd.in/gqQfJSbm and where you get podcasts. Here are the key insights: 👯♂️Combining personal experience with high tech expertise to address specific needs. 🤜🤛Community-driven design process to ensure products meet real-world challenges. 😎The importance of iterative design and user feedback in product development. ⭐️Impacting quality of life by providing comfort, individuality, and practical solutions. Ashley's journey highlights the power of interdisciplinary skills and community engagement in driving meaningful innovation. Also - wow a mother's love is unstoppable.

Awesome Future is thrilled to partner with XR Women to provide 4 scholarships to attend the Thrive in 2025 XR Women Symposium, Feb 7-9 in Sarasota, FL. XR Women events have consistently been a source of amazing network connections and learning for us and we hope these scholarships will enable others to join and thrive with this amazing group of boss women. Follow the link to apply! https://lnkd.in/gXprvqtR #ar #vr #xr #spatialcomputing #augmentedreality #virtualreality

***Great news!*** HITea listeners who are interested in pursuing DiME Accreditation can use the discount promo code: HITea25 Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Olympian Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), that's pioneering efforts to set new standards and build trust in the #digitalhealth space to the HITea hot seat. With over 400,000 health apps on the market, health systems, clinicians, and patients face a daunting challenge in selecting trustworthy digital health solutions. The new DiME Seal platform helps simplify this choice by evaluating products based on security, usability, and clinical value. Jen discusses the challenges health systems AND healthcare consumers face in vetting digital tools, often relying on lengthy processes that strain resources and lead to serious gaps in care. She explains how DiME’s platform streamlines these evaluations, helping both providers and patients/caregivers make confident, informed decisions. The DiME Seal, created with input from industry leaders and health experts, addresses essential standards, from privacy and security to equity and accessibility, building a robust foundation of trust in the products that achieve it. Throughout our conversation, Jen emphasizes the importance of rigorous standards in a field that’s evolving quickly and shares how DiME’s approach ensures safe, reliable, and effective digital health solutions. DiME’s new evaluation framework is paving the way for swifter digital health adoption and innovation. I'm also impressed with how they include patient and caregiver insight in the work they are doing and attempting to solve the challenges we are facing to know which apps and products to trust. Check it out on HITeaWithGrace.com! Health Podcast Network Like a Girl Media Amendola Communications Jodi Amendola Joy Rios Shereese Maynard, MS, MBA She/Her Dana Trampas Grace Cordovano, PhD, BCPA Stacy Hurt 🌻Matthew Zachary Dave deBronkart Amy Gleason Alex Fair John Lynn Colin Hung James Edwards Mendel Erlenwein Jhonatan Bringas Dimitriades, MD Aditi U Joshi MD, MSc, FACEP Kaycee Kalpin Erin Brodwin Nathan C Bowser Ashley Dauwer Nancy Mastroianni Susannah Fox Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA Alyssa Jaffee Ruby Gadelrab Tudor Blake Madden Gabriel Perna Amir Lahav Christine Von Raesfeld 💜 Erica Olenski ✨ Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer Jody Tropeano Greene Esther Kim, ScD, RD, LDN Dr. Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA SMIT PATEL💊📲

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Love how this team approaches game design. Niki Smit & Sarah Ticho have amazing founder chemistry.

You can't help people feel better with new technologies if they can't use your solution. Hear Soul Paint co-founders Sarah Ticho and Niki Smit discuss the challenges of using VR for digital wellness and how they approached building an interactive and intuitive design for this new form factor of VR. Their innovative VR 'body scan' experience is designed to be user-friendly for all ages, ensuring that even seniors like Ethel can engage confidently and represent their feelings and emotions in XR effectively. Listen to the whole episode on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts to hear the whole story. https://lnkd.in/gZZpS-vV #ar #vr #xr #spatialcomputing #augmentedreality #virtualreality #innovation #strategy #founder #founderJourney #startups #product #TheGlowUp #AF #businessPodcast #podcast #np #universaldesign #inclusivedesign #ux #gamedesign #VRux Monobanda Awesome Future

The process of finding a co-founder is similar to intense dating. Sarah Ticho discusses how shared values and time spent together solidified her partnership with Niki Smit and lead to their building Soul Paint together. This was such a sweet moment - when I asked these two to talk about the decision to work together. Absolutely worth listening to the full episode to hear both sides of this co-founder story. #ar #vr #xr #spatialcomputing #augmentedreality #virtualreality #innovation #strategy #founder #founderJourney #startups #product #TheGlowUp #AF #businessPodcast #podcast #np Awesome Future #cofounders #gamedesign #trust #collaboration

What happens when your idea is so powerful that it could be used for many things? How do you choose your bets and pick the successful path that you can execute on flawlessly? Niki Smit and Sarah Ticho share some fantastic perspective on vision and quality in todays clip from The Glow Up - Fabulous conversations with innovative minds. Listen wherever you get podcasts. #innovation #strategy #founder #founderJourney #startups #product #TheGlowUp #AF #businessPodcast #podcast #np #ar #vr #xr #spatialcomputing #augmentedreality #virtualreality #bodyscan