Thursday, October 18, 2018

Noon - 12:45 PM

Track II: Herscher Hall, Guerin C

Food, Nutrition and Lifestyle - Cleansing and Nurturing the Body and Mind

Anna Getty, Chef, Author, “Easy Green Organic,” Exec. Producer, “Food Forward” on PBS

Charles Haston, co-founder, CEO, Rebel Labs

Martin Tobias, CEO, Bulletproof Labs

Moderator - KJ Matthews, Emmy Winning Journalist, (CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX)

K.J. Matthews is a veteran journalist who’s worked in the broadcast news business for nearly two decades. She started her career working as a reporter and producer for CBS, ABC, and FOX-TV affiliates nationwide. While criss-crossing the country she wrote, produced, and reported on the historic vice presidential debate, landmark court cases, post 9/11 safety, and many other milestone events. Her most notable work was seen on CNN, where she covered the media and entertainment landscapes for a decade. Her TV, film, and music reports regularly appeared on CNN, CNN International, HLNtv, and CNN Digital networks on the following shows: AC 360, The Situation Room, New Day, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, Erin Burnett OutFront, Larry King Live, the Nancy Grace Show, and Morning Express with Robin Meade. She was part of a team that won a Peabody Award. She was also one of the field producers of CNN’s award winning special, CNN Heroes: An All-star Tribute. K.J. has also worked for

the Emmy Award-winning show, Extra. Most recently, she’s been an entertainment news contributor to BBC World Service Radio, BBC World News TV, the Australian Broadcasting Network, and Germany’s DW English Network. She's also the publisher and founder of the Eco-Luxury Digital Travel Magazine, Traveler Confidential . The site is for travelers seeking the very best in luxury travel, healthy cuisine, lush destinations, and eco-friendly explorations. Besides informing, her overall mission with the travel website is to motivate and inspire more people to travel luxuriously albeit in an environmentally friendly way. The Los Angeles native has a Bachelor’s Degree from UCLA, and a Master’s Degree from New York University in Broadcast Journalism.

Anna Getty is an author of cookbook Easy Green Organic and the eco-lifestyle book I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas. She is also a food activist and educator and executive documentary film producer. She has executive produced PBS’s Food Forward series directed by Greg Roden, Josh and Rebecca Tickell’s Kiss the Ground on regenerative farming practices and Louis Schwartburg’s Fantastic Fungi, on Paul Stamets and the power of Mycelium. Anna’s love and understanding of healthy eating developed over the 6 years she worked as a chef’s assistant to renowned chef and restaurateur Akasha Richmond. Anna was also a Kundalini yogi teacher for 14 years at the former Goldenbridge in Hollywood. There she helped facilitate healing cleanses over 4 years while also preparing a meal service for the cleansers. She also focused on prenatal and women’s yoga during half of her time there. She produced and starred in The Divine Mother Pre and Post-natal Yoga Workout series. From there co-founded Pregnancy Awareness Month, a campaign supporting women preparing for motherhood. Anna has also been an avid blogger over the years, focusing on healthy food and living. sustainability, pregnancy and parenthood. Anna has also served on the boards of The Organic Center for Education, Healthy Child Healthy World, The Environmental Working Group and currently on the board of 5 Gyres, a non-profit educating the public about keeping plastic out of the ocean. Anna is impassioned by food and nutrition and continually educates herself about all the many facets of healthy living.

Martin Tobias is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist.  He is a recognized leader in technology and early stage investing who has been an early investor in many fast-growing markets including digital media, clean tech and consumer internet. Recently, Martin has been focused on the emerging intersection of health care, technology, fitness and the transformation economy as an investor and entrepreneur. In June 2017, Martin became CEO of Bulletproof Labs directly in the middle of this massive intersection.  Bulletproof Labs is the world’s first human upgrade center for the mind and body.  Proprietary protocols utilize the latest science-backed technologies in physiology and neurobiology to deliver superior quantifiable recovery and performance results in less time. Martin led Imperium Renewables as a major investor, CEO and Chairman from May of 2005 thru January 2008.  Under his leadership the company grew sales from zero to over $80M, raised over $240M in equity and project debt and scaled their technology from bench to build the largest biodiesel refinery in the world at Gray’s Harbor Washington.  Martin is a recognized leader in renewable energy across investment banks, private equity and the analyst community. Martin has over 20 years experience as a principal investor both privately and through funds.  Martin has been a Venture Partner with Ignition Partners (>$1B early stage VC) from 2002-2006 working with the infrastructure software and networking team.  He has personally invested in over four dozen start-ups, across technology and cleantech.  In 2004 he founded the Element 8 clean tech investor network and continues to serve on their Board of Directors. Prior to Ignition, Martin spent 15 years in operating roles in technology companies.  Martin was the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of Loudeye Technologies, Inc. (NASDQ: LOUD), a pioneer in digital media production, distribution, and applications. Under his leadership, the company raised over $175M (including an IPO) and grew to be one of the largest providers of digital media enabling solutions for the Internet. Prior to Loudeye, Martin spent six years with Microsoft in various operational management roles and four years with Andersen Consulting (Accenture).  Martin was one of the first Accenture consultants to break the strict formal dress code and wear jeans, a tee-shirt and flip-flops to work, one of the earliest in a string of broken rules which litter and distinguish his career.  Martin received his bachelor’s degree in marketing and computer science from Oregon State University.  Martin and his companies have been profiled in numerous media outlets including Newsweek, Businessweek, NPR, Wired, Wired house, KIROTV, CNBC, and more.  He holds two technology patents.  Martin starred in the 1998 motorcycle documentary “Biker Dreams” and is involved in a number of charities through the Martin Tobias Foundation and blogs at DeepGreenCrystals.com.

Charles H. Haston, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Rebel Labs Inc.: Charles is long-time athlete, a former Marine, but most importantly, he is a man on a mission. After years of struggling with his weight, Charles’ breaking point came when he hit 297 pounds in August 2017. The weight gain was no longer just about aesthetics. Coupled with his family’s history of type 2diabetes and heart disease, at the age of 31, Charles realized his life was in danger. Always the action taker, Charles chose to tackle the problem head on. But as he dove in, he faced three troubling realizations. First, proper nutrition is way more complicated than it seems. Second, most weight loss solutions are absurd fad diets that don’t bring lasting results. Third, the very sources we were supposed to trust are the worst perpetrators of bad science. In this maze of misinformation and web of lies, a regular guy that wanted to lose weight (and keep it off) had no chance. The health and fitness industry needed a rebellion. Leaving a successful finance and real estate career behind, Charles created the company he and so many others needed: Rebel Labs. Now he is leading a community of committed individuals who arm themselves with the knowledge and confidence to spread the truth about  how to create a healthy lifestyle. No fads, no trendy diets, no miracle cures. Rebel Labs is driving a research-based revolution to buck the status quo and transform the way we think about health forever.