Darin Buxbaum, MBA, is the co-founder and CEO of Wider Circle, a technology-enabled health services company that empowers members of the same community to live happier, healthier lives. He shares the outcomes of Wider Circle's peer support groups and provides insights for aging individuals and their families. About Darin

Darin Buxbaum's extensive healthcare experience includes proven success both as an entrepreneur and as a leader in the enterprise space. He's co-founded digital health, insurance tech, healthcare services and medical device companies and led large initiatives at a Fortune 500 company.

Currently, he's the co-founder and CEO of Wider Circle, a technology-enabled health services company. Previously he was co-founder and VP of Product at Oration, an insurance tech company enabling self insured employers and their employees to dramatically reduce their prescription drug spend. In the medtech space, he founded HourGlass Technologies, a healthcare technology start-up, and served as president and CEO for five-plus years. There, he drove the development of new medical-device technology from concept to clinical trial, earning recognition as a top 40 Innovators Under 40 in the medtech industry from Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry. Darin’s enterprise experience includes leading the largest digital health initiative at Medtronic where he was awarded the Star of Excellence, the company’s highest honor.

Darin graduated Summa Cum Laude from Duke University and earned an MBA from Stanford University, graduating as an Arjay Miller Scholar. Darin remains active with Stanford as a contributor and mentor to the BioDesign course and textbook.

Key Takeaways

• Personal connections are key to health and happiness. An African proverb says: if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
• Wider Circle’s peer support groups for vulnerable populations are subsidized by health plans and physician networks because the individuals who would benefit most from neighborhood-based health initiatives are often the least able to afford them.
• The outcomes from Wider Circle’s peer support groups include reducing loneliness by over 65% against the match control population and increasing the number of healthy days by 43%. Health plans see a cost reduction of $100 per month and reduced hospitalizations by 15%.

CEO of the media platform, The Ageless Traveler, Adriane Berg illustrates the vast opportunities that evolve in the nexus of travel and longevity.

About Adriane

Through her groundbreaking media platform, The Ageless Traveler, Adriane empowers 60+ travelers to embark on transformative journeys filled with connection, discovery, and purpose. Adriane, age 75, has visited 121 countries and has been named a New York Times Age-Boom Fellow.

Adriane is also the host/creator of the Mature Market award-winning podcast Generation Bold: The Fountain of Truth About Aging and the United Nations podcast On the Ground. Her recent publications include The Caregiver's Travel Guide and Luxury Travel for Less; both are offered free to all.

Adriane’s advocacy includes being a representative to the United Nations from the International Federation on Ageing, a Board Member of the UN's Global NGO Executive Committee, and a Member of the NGO Committee on Ageing, at the forefront of advocating for a treaty on the human rights of older people, a crucial endeavor in today's aging population.

Key Takeaways

• As you age, travel supports your health, gives you initiative, and opens the door to new friendships, all of which are critical to wholistic wellness and longevity.
• Travel encourages you to stay current with technology, which can curb isolation through new modes of communication, such as WhatsApp and FaceTime.
• Almost all fear of solo travel comes from someone else. People will project their own fears onto you if you embark on a solo journey. Don’t internalize other people’s fears.
• Solo travel” is never truly “solo. The travel community is vast, and the minute you’re out there – you’re going to make a friend.

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Certified Professional Coach Ivy Woolf Turks talks about tools for fostering personal growth and emotional literacy, and social responsibility, and her vision for living in a healthier and more just world.

About Ivy

Ivy Woolf Turk, CPC, is a resilience coach and speaker with a powerful story of overcoming adversity. A former co-founder of a multi-million-dollar real estate company, she faced life’s toughest challenges, including cancer, divorce, single parenthood and a five-year prison sentence. Through these experiences, she discovered that true liberation comes from within and even the most well lived lives can contain moments when obstacles must become great curricula for growth.

Now, Ivy helps others unlock their potential and navigate life's challenges with strength, grace and over a decade of coaching experience. A recognized advocate and founder of Resiliency Coaching, Project Liberation and A Liberated Life, Ivy’s work has impacted thousands who feel stuck or “imprisoned” in one way or another.

Key Takeaways

• Project Liberation is a personal development platform fostering personal growth and emotional literacy and social responsibility. The program has helped 600 women in the last eight years “become heroines of their own story,” with a zero-recidivism rate.
• A Liberated Life provides a safe space to learn life skills like meditation, breath work, and journaling to help the women understand what they value and what is most important.
• Women often take care of everyone else at their own expense. They forget how to ask for help.