Mike Bayer is the Founder and CEO of CAST Centers, which works with people who are suffering from addiction and mental illness. He sits down with Alyssa Julya Smith to talk about his partnership with popstar Demi Lovato and a new initiative the two are working on around her upcoming world tour.
Mike is a renowned wellness expert with over a decade of experience in mental health and addiction recovery, and played a critical role in Demi Lovato’s treatment and continues to support her in active recovery. Mike says he has continued to work with the superstar and Demi is now part-owner of the addiction recovery centers.
He also discusses the recent announcement that CAST Centers will be joining Demi Lovato for her 20-city concert tour with a pre-concert experience for concert ticketholders, featuring special guests and speakers who will discuss change and inspiration around mental health and wellness in an intimate session.
Facebook was forced to remove its data security app, Onavo, from the App Store after Apple updated its data collection guidelines. Meanwhile, the social media giant also voluntarily removed the quiz app, myPersonality, from its platform after the app improperly collected data on more than 4 million users. And we're joined by Mike Francesa, New York sports radio legend, to hear about the launch of his new app, 'Mike's On.'
Maisie Williams told Cheddar about her new artistic collaboration app 'Daisie' and what it was like to grow up on the set of 'Game of Thrones.'
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Tracy Dubb, Co-Founder and partner at M3 Ventures, spoke with Cheddar about how her investment firm is breaking the mold and investing in everything from healthy-lifestyle initiatives to Instagram stars.
The entertainment company has raised $4.5 million in new funding. CEO Andy Heyward said the first order of business is launching a new brand called "Rainbow Rangers", which debuts on Nickelodeon in November and is meant to empower young girls.
The New York Times recently created a popular infographic showing the similarities between so many so-called "songs of the summer," going back to the 80s. The story's editor, Sahil Chinoy, told Cheddar how data can be used to visualize music.
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Catherine Collinson of the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies told Cheddar the problem is not that millennials aren't saving - it's that they aren't planning for how much money they will need.
It's been almost a year since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, and the island wants the public to know it's made real progress in rebuilding. Mark Ellwood of Conde Nast Traveler is just back from a trip to the territory and says that the comeback is real.
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