In this episode of the Glowing Older podcast, host NancyGriffin interviews Erin Thompson, founder of Aspire for More and co-founder of The Mentoring Company . They discuss the importance of leadership in senior living, the challenges of navigating change in the industry, and the critical role of supporting caregivers. Aaron shares insights from his extensive experience in senior living, emphasizing the need for strong leadership to enhance resident experiences and the importance of personal grow...
Jun 28, 2025•23 min•Season 22Ep. 4
In this episode of the Glowing Older podcast, host Nancy Griffin interviews Lauren Dunning, Director of the Milken Institute Future of Aging . They discuss the importance of intergenerational connections, the role of the Milken Institute in promoting healthy aging, and the challenges of financial security and loneliness among older adults. Lauren shares insights from recent studies and reports, emphasizing the importance of community engagement and innovative solutions for aging well. About Laur...
Jun 28, 2025•33 min•Season 22Ep. 2
In this episode of the Glowing Older podcast, host Nancy Griffin interviews Ashton Applewhite, author of 'This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism .' They discuss Ashton's journey into understanding ageism, the current state of awareness, the importance of policy, and the intersectionality of ageism with other social issues. Ashton introduces her initiative, YODA, aimed at fostering intergenerational connections to combat ageism. About Ashton An internationally recognized expert on ageism, A...
Jun 17, 2025•34 min•Season 22Ep. 3
In this episode of the Glowing Older podcast, host Nancy Griffin interviews Jeff Weiss, President and CEO of Age of Majority . They discuss the importance of understanding the needs and desires of this demographic, the impact of social media, and the positive aspects of aging. Jeff shares insights from his TEDx talk, emphasizing the potential for happiness and fulfillment in later life, and highlights the need for brands to adapt their messaging and approach to resonate with older consumers. Abo...
Jun 02, 2025•25 min•Season 22Ep. 1
In this episode of the Glowing Older podcast, host Nancy Griffin interviews Carl Honoré, a global keynote speaker and bestselling author, about the evolving landscape of ageism and the importance of embracing aging. They discuss the positive shifts in societal attitudes towards aging, the significance of intergenerational connections, and the role of mindfulness in living a fulfilling life. Honoré emphasizes the need for active resistance against ageism and the power of language in shaping perce...
Apr 03, 2025•33 min•Season 21Ep. 10
In this episode of the Glowing Older podcast, host NancyGriffin interviews Aurelie Cornett, the Startup Collaboration Director with AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP® , the world’s largest B2B age-tech ecosystem. They discuss empowering older adults through innovative technology, current trends in smart living and robotics, and the role of AI in enhancing user experiences. The conversation highlights the importance of collaboration in the age-tech ecosystem and ways to engage with the AgeTech Col...
Mar 25, 2025•31 min
In this episode of Glowing Older, host Nancy Griffin interviews Janine Vanderburg, CEO of Encore Roadmap and co-founder of Changing the Narrative . They discuss Janine's journey as an activist against ageism and the importance of addressing workplace age discrimination. Janine shares insights on current trends in ageism, the power of intergenerational connections, and the need for awareness and action against ageism. About Janine As CEO of Encore Roadmap, Janine brings over three decades of expe...
Mar 13, 2025•27 min
In this episode of Glowing Older, host Nancy Griffin interviews Paul Nagle, Executive Director of Stonewall Community Development Corporation . They discuss the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ seniors, including discrimination in housing and the need for innovative community-driven solutions. Paul shares his personal journey as a survivor of AIDS and his activism in creating supportive housing and care systems for LGBTQ older adults. The conversation highlights the importance of resilience, com...
Mar 07, 2025•27 min•Season 21Ep. 7
In this episode of the Glowing Older podcast, Nancy Griffin interviews Dr. Pamela Toto, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Occupational Therapy and director of the Pitt Healthy Home Lab . They discuss optimal aging in place, the role of occupational therapy in helping older adults live independently, and the innovative projects and technologies being developed to support this mission. Pam shares insights on the significance of home environments, the balance between safety ...
Feb 26, 2025•30 min•Season 21Ep. 6
In this episode of Glowing Older, host Nancy Griffin interviews Danniel Fuchs, founder of Multi-Gen and CEO of Age-Tech Los Angeles. Danniel shares his personal journey into caregiving, the importance of multi-generational living, and the role of technology in supporting aging individuals. He emphasizes the need for proactive solutions in aging, discusses exciting innovations in Agetech, and offers advice for entrepreneurs looking to enter this space. About Danniel Danniel Fuchs is the founder o...
Feb 18, 2025•29 min•Season 21Ep. 5
Certified Professional Life Coach Lynette Reiling shares insights from her recently released new book, Your Encore Life: Take Center Stage for Life's Second Half . Her approach focuses on helping women identify their strengths, overcome obstacles, and create actionable plans to live a life of fulfillment. About Lynette Lynette Reiling is a lover of life who is endlessly inquisitive, innovative, jazzed about discoveries and experiencing new adventures. Her heart leads her to a deep desire to conn...
Feb 11, 2025•26 min•Season 21Ep. 4
Charles Piller’s Doctored reveals a crisis of integrity at the heart of Alzheimer’s research, exposing systemic fraud, institutional negligence, and corporate influence that have derailed progress toward effective treatments. The book, based on years of investigative reporting, traces how falsified data, manipulated research, and conflicts of interest corrupted the field, leaving millions of patients and families struggling for answers. About Charles Charles Piller is an investigative journalist...
Feb 04, 2025•35 min•Season 21Ep. 3
In this episode of the Glowing Older podcast, host Nancy Griffin interviews Cate O'Brien, MPH, PhD, Senior Vice President of Mather Institute and Community Initiatives, discussing the organization's mission to improve the lives of older adults through innovative research and community initiatives. They explore various topics including the challenges faced by Generation X, the importance of planning for solo agers, the role of mindfulness in aging well, and emerging trends in person-centered well...
Jan 27, 2025•31 min•Season 21Ep. 2
Claudia Fabian is a licensed esthetician, digital creator, and social media influencer focusing on pro-aging. Learn how she built 215k followers on Instagram and landed a coveted position on the 2025 Sephora Squad —the “NFL draft for beauty creators.” About Claudia Claudia Fabian is a 30-year beauty industry expert. Her career as a makeup artist, esthetician and Instagram beauty content creator has really given her a deeper understanding of industry trends. In 2021 she decided against the advice...
Jan 20, 2025•26 min•Season 21Ep. 1
Bestselling author and CEO of The Purple Vine Debbie Compton shares her trajectory from corporate executive to fulltime caregiver. She shares strategies to empower caregivers, reduce burnout, and learn to laugh again. About Debbie Debbie Compton is a compassionate three time primary caregiver for parents with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and vascular dementia. As a speaker, she brings hope and laughter to caregiver and dementia issues, easing the stress of her audience. Since 2017, Debbie has been ...
Dec 18, 2024•29 min
Renowned aging in place expert Louis Tenenbaum shares his thoughts on today’s $150 billion remodeling industry to meet the needs of older adults. The author of the CAPS Certified Aging in Place course and Aging Place 2.0 white paper shares information on his SBIR grant and introduction of a bill to Congress that would provide incentives for making aging place home modifications. About Louis Louis Tenenbaum is the Founder and CEO of HomesRenewed Ventures . He is a multifaceted professional who ha...
Dec 11, 2024•26 min
Bruce Frankel’s unique journey includes a career as a journalist for People , USA Today , and Time , followed by earning an MFA in Poetry in his 50s. Now an advocate for aging well, he serves as the President of the Life Planning Network, co-founder of Redstring and Business Authority , and author of What Should I Do with the Rest of My Life ? . He shares valuable insights on older entrepreneurship, positive aging, and finding fulfillment in later life. About Bruce Bruce Frankel is Vice-Presiden...
Dec 03, 2024•35 min•Season 20Ep. 8
Social gerontologist Jeanette Leardi shares insights from her new book Aging Sideways, Changing Our Perspectives on Getting Older. An encyclopedia of knowledge on aging well, she busts traditional myths of aging and inspires people of all ages to adopt new paradigms of what it looks like to get older. About Jeanette Jeanette Leardi is a social gerontologist, community educator, writer, public speaker, and aging wellness leader who has a passion for empowering older adults and helping them identi...
Nov 20, 2024•30 min•Season 20Ep. 7
Ron Pevny shares insights on the 10th Anniversary Edition of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging: Claiming the Gifts of Elderhood , how to harness the healing power of nature, the importance of leaving a legacy, and why embracing a new life chapter is hard when desperately hanging on to who we used to be. About Ron Ron Pevny, M.A., CSL has for forty years been dedicated to assisting people in negotiating life transitions as they create lives of purpose and passion. He is Founding Director of the C...
Nov 13, 2024•37 min
Professor Emerita Connie Corley, PhD, talks about the evolution of the positive aging movement and how embracing change, conscious awareness, and perspective are keys to aging well. About Connie Connie Corley, MSW, MA, PhD has a long history in the fields of gerontology/geriatrics as a graduate of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She co-created the doctoral concentration in Creative Longevity and Wisdom in the School of Leadership Studies at Fielding Graduate University and is Professor Emerit...
Nov 06, 2024•27 min
Lynn Casteel Harper explores the myths and metaphors surrounding dementia and aging in her debut book. Discover why this work has been chosen as a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice. About Lynn Lynn Casteel Harper is an essayist, minister, and chaplain. Her debut book, On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear ( Catapult, 2020), was named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and a Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle selection for 2021. On Vanishing a...
Oct 28, 2024•29 min
Vida Roozen is the Chief Operating Officer at The Smarter Service , a technology concierge provider for older adults and senior living communities. Learn why this startup was recognized by Wired magazine as one of the best tech services for older adults. About Vida Vida Roozen has a 23-year career in consumer technology and the home appliance sector. Before joining The Smarter Service, she held Senior Vice President positions at BDS Solutions, a sales and marketing solutions provider, and at Cre...
Oct 21, 2024•26 min
Abby Levy is Managing Partner and Founder at Primetime Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early-stage businesses that improve quality of life for older adults. Abby gets real about the challenges of heading up a venture-backed business and the exciting technologies that will reduce the cost of healthcare and raise the bar in preventive medicine, wellness, and financial longevity. About Abby Abby Miller Levy has spent her career helping businesses and consumer brands grow as an operat...
Oct 16, 2024•23 min
Maddie Dychtwald, co-founder of Age Wave , is a pioneer in the longevity revolution and author of four books, including her newest Ageless Aging, A Woman's Guide to Increasing Health Span, Brainspan, and Lifespan. Maggie shares her key ingredients to living better longer and her “holistic recipe” for aging well based on interviews with 100 different physicians, researchers and academicians and insights from the Age Wave think tank. About Maddy Recognized by Forbes as one of the top fifty female ...
Oct 09, 2024•25 min
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, insuran...
Sep 18, 2024•24 min
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-w...
Sep 10, 2024•31 min
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....
Sep 02, 2024•29 min
Fee Stubblefield shares insights from his new book A Culture of Promise and his journey growing The Springs Living from a promise to his grandmother to 20 communities offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care in three states. About Fee Fee Stubblefield, founder and CEO of The Springs Living, owns, develops, and manages communities and services for older adults. Based in McMinnville, Oregon, it owns and operates twenty communities in the Pacific Northwest, offering independent...
Aug 27, 2024•31 min
Award-winning photographer, educator, and filmmaker, Sky Bergman, talks about her new book and the central pillars of aging well she uncovered during the filming of her documentary, Lives Well Lived. About Sky Bergman Sky Bergman, Professor Emeritus of Photography and Video at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, is in her third act after a 30-year teaching career. Her artwork is in prestigious museum collections, and her commercial work has appeared in renowned magazines like the Smithsonian. Sky’s passi...
Aug 20, 2024•23 min
Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine John Mini talks about his passion for medical anthropology and the use of indigenous medicine to heal people and help people heal themselves. John shares how to empower yourself when Western medicine fails and gives us eight crucial steps for aging well. About John John Mini, M.S.C.M., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. has studied the beliefs and sciences of indigenous cultures from a very young age. This led him to explore these cultures firsthand, including intense practic...
Aug 13, 2024•33 min
