Ep1129: Yossi Synett: Bridging Data, AI, and Accessibility

Aaron Tartakovsky is co-founder and CEO of Epic CleanTec, a sustainability startup redefining how cities manage their water. He previously served as Director of Business Development and Marketing for CB Engineers, overseeing its R&D division. Prior to that he worked in federal politics and has remained active in affecting public policy on the local, state, and national levels. In 2017 he was recognized as a GreenBiz 30 under 30 honoree. Aaron is also a founding member and investor in the Silicon Valley-based J-Ventures Fund.

30 Aug 202022min

Kobi Mahat is one of the most well known and respect Israeli TV personas. He appeared in over 10,000 hours of live TV at the "children's channel" and has since acted in dozens of films and TV shows. Most recently Kobi is an accomplished film producer, having written and directed some of Israel's most well-known films. He holds a B.A in Psychology and a Masters in Organizational Behavior from Tel Aviv University.

30 Aug 202022min

Michal is a Director of Engineering at Google. She currently leads teams working on Natural Language Understanding, and previously worked on the Google Play team focusing on consumer features, Play Games APIs for developers, Google’s Networking infrastructure and YouTube. Michal co-initiated Mind The Gap, a program aimed at encouraging high school girls to select computer science and math as their high-school major. The program expanded globally and is now in its 8th year, with more than 50,000 participants to date.

30 Aug 202020min

Yael is the co-founder and CMO of TULU, a startup that aims to reshape the way people use and consume household products in buildings, neighborhoods, and offices. It is a smart rental room (accessible by an app), that leverages data analysis and smart maintenance. The company has 20 locations across Tel Aviv, New York, and New Jersey. Previously Yael was an environmental activist and promoted ventures in urban farming, food waste and renewable energy.

30 Aug 202021min

Steven is an internationally recognized Crisis/Turnaround CEO/Restructuring Professional, Private Investment Banker and Angel Investor who has been involved in maximizing enterprise value, stakeholder and shareholder value in a broad variety of industries. With 51 years experience of senior management and having been involved in deals amounting to $2.3B, he helped over 105 companies maximize their enterprise value. Steven is an investor in J-Ventures.

29 Aug 202022min

Mor is the Managing Director of 8200 For Startups by EISP, one of the leading startups accelerator in Israel. She founded the 8200 Alumni Association first female entrepreneurship program and the first startup accelerator for reserve duty soldiers. She is a tech and strategy enthusiastic, previously working as a software engineer at VMware and as a strategy consultant at Strategy& (previously Booz& Company). Mor is passionate about bringing more women into STEM and developing the next generation of women leaders.

29 Aug 202022min

Dr. Gourgouris is an International Keynote speaker and a #1 Best-selling author of “7 Paths to Lasting Happiness”. After becoming a National Swim Champion of Athens (Greece), he received his BA, MD and PhD in Psychology. He founded the Happiness Center, an organization of world leading experts in the field of Positive Psychology, and has helped thousands of individuals and companies achieve happiness, success and corporate wellness.

29 Aug 202022min

David is the CEO of ScholarshipOwl, where he is fighting student debt by redefining the way American students pay for their education. He and his team have recently launched the Future Minds Fund, that allows direct financial support for students through crowdfunded scholarships. Previously, David was a part of Google and Waze, and he is an expert on distributed teams, and remote-by default companies. He is a dedicated professional and a tech savvy entrepreneur, bringing humanity and technology closer.

29 Aug 202021min