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.
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The grocery chain on Wednesday launched "Kroger Ship," a delivery service that carries products straight to customers' doorsteps. Yael Cosset, chief digital officer at the company, tells Cheddar how Kroger can compete in the grocery delivery business.
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Chipotle again faces the challenge of regaining customers' trust after new fears of possibly contaminated food recalled the fast-food chain's 2015 E. coli crisis, says Nathan Bomey, a business reporter for USA Today.
Michael Schramm, CEO of the Austin-based start-up, encourages those who want to get in on the fast-growing scooter space to buy fleets of his company's vehicles. GOAT will provide the hardware and insurance, while the entrepreneurs will negotiate terms with local authorities.
Facebook announced this week it removed 32 pages and accounts suspected of midterm election tampering. But New York Times reporter Kevin Roose tells Cheddar there's still not a lot of information about who's behind the meddling.
Walmart's tech incubator, Store No. 8, is entering the virtual- reality market. Katie Finnegan, CEO and co-founder of virtual reality start-up Spatialand and founding principal of Store No. 8, discussed the future of VR shopping on Cheddar Wednesday.
After customers at an Ohio Chipotle said they felt ill, the chain temporarily closed the restaurant, reminding many people of a 2015 E.coli outbreak. Nathan Bomey, a business reporter for USA Today, says it has been difficult for Chipotle to move beyond that food scare three years ago.
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Like Napster, the long-gone music file-sharing site, MoviePass has disrupted a segment of the entertainment industry. And like its predecessor, the movie-ticket subscription service may not last long enough to compete in the industry it remade, says Jason Guerrasio, senior entertainment reporter at Business Insider.
