[HTML1] Imagine receiving a cancer and AIDS diagnosis in the same consultation with your doctor. That was the experience of Loring Leeds, who learned in 1998 that he had AIDS-related lymphoma. Mr. Leeds learned something else as well. In addition to giving him about six months to live, his doctor also referred him to Dr. Amrita Krishnan at City of Hope in Duarte, California. Today Life Love & Health: Special Edition’s executive producer Christopher Springmann speaks with Dr. John Zaia, a colleague of Dr. Krishnan’s and the Deputy Director of the City of Hope Cancer Center for Clinical Research. Joining the conversation is Mr. Leeds himself who, thanks to clinical trials at City of Hope, is still very much alive, active and — perhaps not surprisingly — a nationally known speaker on behalf of the treatment program that helped him defy the odds his doctor gave him over a decade ago.
Next, the definition of success changes as you grow in life. As a child it meant pleasing your parents. In high school it may have meant good grades or popularity. Now as a professional, success usually means a good salary and the respect of others. But what about the years after your initial goals have been pursued and met? What does success mean then? Is it leisure or legacy? For that perspective, Christopher Springmann speaks with David Baxter, Senior Vice President of Age Wave, the nation’s leading research and consulting company focused on population aging and its profound implications on business, social, financial, workforce, and our culture. Mr. Baxter discusses two books: A New Purpose: Redefining Money, Family, Work, Retirement and Success, by Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., who is the CEO of Age Wave; and Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better, by Maddy Dychtwald, Co-founder of Age Wave.
Segment A (0:00 – 11:00)
Life Love & Health executive producer Christopher Springmann speaks with HIV and lymphoma survivor Loring Leeds and Dr. John Zaia, Deputy Director of the City of Hope Cancer Center for Clinical Research, about life on the front lines of California’s state-funded stem cell research program
Segment B (11:01 – 22:00)
More from Loring Leeds and Dr. John Zaia
Segment C (22:01 – 33:00)
Christopher Springmann speaks with David Baxter, Senior Vice President of Age Wave, about the implications of aging in our society
More about John Zaia
Dr. John Zaia received his bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross College, graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Medicine in Science degree in 1966, and from Harvard University with a Medical Degree in 1968. Having completed training in Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and the Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston, he continued a career in clinical virology research. In 1980, Dr. Zaia came to City of Hope in Duarte, California as the Director of Virology and Infectious Diseases, and since 1999 has been the Chairman of the Department of Virology at City of Hope’s Beckman Research Institute. In his roles at City of Hope, he has directed the General Clinical Research Center Satellite of University of Southern California School of Medicine, has been Chairman of the City of Hope IRB and of the Clinical Research Governance Board, and is currently the Deputy Director of the City of Hope Cancer Center for Clinical Research. Dr. Zaia has published over 180 papers, holds 10 patents, has National Institute of Health funding, served on numerous review boards, and is currently a member of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee. In 2009, Dr. Zaia was named the Aaron D. and Edith Miller Chair for Gene Therapy at City of Hope.
More about Loring Leeds
Loring Leeds believes in the interconnectedness of all things. When he was diagnosed with AIDS-related lymphoma in 1998, he tried to experience it not only as a challenge, but also as an opportunity. The challenge was that although his initial chemotherapy treatments resulted in a remission, the long-term prognosis was bleak. That prognosis was about to change because of a clinical trial for gene therapy that was pioneered by City of Hope researchers and physicians. He underwent a stem cell transplant designed to render bone marrow cells HIV-resistant by using genetically modified stem cells; and today, both the virus and the lymphoma are characterized as undetectable. Realizing that the gift he had been given needed to be passed on, Leeds continues to build the connections he knows should be made, speaking to thousands across the country about his life-saving experience at City of Hope.
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More about Ken Dychtwald
Over the past 35+ years, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has emerged as North America’s foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing, healthcare and workforce implications of the age wave. He is a psychologist, gerontologist, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur and best-selling author of sixteen books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind, Age Wave: The Challenges and Opportunities of an Aging Society, Age Power, The Power Years: A User’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life, Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent and a children’s book Gideon’s Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings. His new book With Purpose: Going From Success to Significance in Work and Life has also been released in paperback as A New Purpose: Redefining Money, Family, Work, Retirement and Success. In 2007, he had his debut as a documentary filmmaker and host with the highly rated PBS special The Boomer Century. His most recent PBS special With Purpose aired nationwide to coincide with the book release. In 1986, Ken became the founding President and CEO of Age Wave, a firm created to guide Fortune 500 companies and government groups in product/service development for boomers and mature adults. His client list has included more than half of the Fortune 500. His explorations and innovative solutions have fertilized and catalyzed a broad spectrum of industry sectors — from vitamins and cookies to automotive design and retail merchandising to mutual funds and health insurance. During his career, Dr. Dychtwald has addressed more than two million people worldwide in his speeches to corporate, association, social service, and government groups. His strikingly accurate predictions and innovative ideas are regularly featured in leading print and electronic media worldwide, including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Financial Times, Fortune, Time, Newsweek, Business Week, Inc., U.S. News and World Report, The Economist, Hong Kong Daily News, South China Morning Post, The Standard, The Straits Times, 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, PBS, NPR and BBC. He is the recipient of the distinguished American Society on Aging Award for outstanding national leadership in the field of aging. American Demographics Magazine honored him as the single most influential marketer to baby boomers over the past quarter century. His article in The Harvard Business Review, “It’s Time to Retire Retirement,” was awarded the prestigious McKinsey Award, tying for first place with the legendary Peter Drucker. Through his highly acclaimed presentations, his breakthrough research and consulting initiatives, and his leadership within both the social science and business communities, Ken Dychtwald has dedicated his life to battling ageist stereotypes while promoting a new and vital image of maturity.
More about Maddy Dychtwald
Maddy Dychtwald is a nationally recognized author, public speaker, marketing executive and entrepreneur. She has spent nearly 25 years deeply involved in exploring and forecasting demographic, lifestyle and consumer marketing trends. In 1986, she co-founded Age Wave, with her husband, Ken. She has helped grow the company from the ground up to a multi-million dollar enterprise with a time-honored reputation as the best in its field. As the nation’s foremost thought-leader on population aging and its profound business, lifestyle and cultural implications, the company provides breakthrough research (including the landmark study Women, Money and Power), compelling presentations, award-winning communications, and results-driven marketing and consulting initiatives to over half the Fortune 500. Maddy is the author of three books: her newest (and highly anticipated) book is entitled Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better (May 2010). She has also written Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy (2004), which was the winner of the 2004 Book of the Year Award from the National Community Colleges Association as well as co-authored an illustrated children’s book entitled Gideon’s Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings (March 2008). As a sought-after public speaker, Maddy has addressed more than 275,000 business leaders worldwide, including a diverse group of clients such as Allegiance Healthcare, A.C. Nielsen, Allstate Insurance, Blue Cross of California, Chevron, Direct Marketing Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, Fidelity Investments, International Foundation of Employer Benefit Plans, Lincoln Financial, National Association of Educators, and World Future Society. She has been featured in articles in leading newspapers and magazines nationwide, including Advertising Age, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald and US News and World Report. She has also made numerous television appearances. A graduate of New York University, Maddy has been married for more than 25 years and has been a working mom living in the San Francisco Bay Area for much of her adult life.
More about David Baxter
David Baxter has worked with Ken Dychtwald for more than ten years spearheading cutting-edge, landmark consumer, market, and industry research and analysis. Mr. Baxter oversees powerful newsmaker studies that enable clients to enhance and differentiate their brand in the national or global media, establish themselves as thought-leaders, refine their understanding of their unique consumer needs and desires, and utilize landmark research insights to identify new strategies, markets, and product opportunities. Mr. Baxter has developed and managed numerous highly acclaimed national and global surveys, uncovering unique market opportunities created by the growth of the over-50 population. Collectively, these surveys have spanned over 50,000 respondents on such topics as types of retirement experience, baby boomers’ emerging vision of retirement, the new role of the financial advisor, needs and priorities in legacy and inheritance, attitudes toward aging and retirement around the world, and the impact of changing demographics on the workforce. Findings from these landmark studies have been widely featured in leading media such as 60 Minutes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Business Week, and U.S. News and World Report. Mr. Baxter is co-author of the Handbook of the New American Workforce, contributing author to Longevity Rules, a public speaker on cutting-edge research findings, and is frequently interviewed by the media for his knowledge and opinions on population aging and its implications. Prior to joining Age Wave, Mr. Baxter was an intelligence officer at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he orchestrated intelligence collection efforts and briefed key decision makers in the Commerce, Treasury, and State Departments on strategic developments in overseas markets and industries. Mr. Baxter received his MBA at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and his BA from Williams College.
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