

Israeli Trailblazers Show
Jennifer Weissmann
Israeli innovation. Medical breakthroughs. Tech saving your life right now. Waze. ReWalk. Iron Dome. PillCam. Most people use Israeli technology every day without knowing it. Host Jennifer Weissmann uncovers the fearless founders, scientists, and disruptors quietly making your world safer, healthier, and easier. Bold Thinkers. Big Ideas. Your Better Life. Subscribe now.
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Sep 30, 2021 • 20min
She Weighed 300 Pounds At 16. She Was Saving Lives As a Lifeguard.
At 16 Nina Green weighed 300 pounds. And saved lives for a living. While the world told her what she couldn't be — she was already out there pulling drowning people from the water. Nobody saw that coming. ⭐ 5-star review in 5 seconds — it's the only way new listeners find this show. Including Nina. Her body didn't look like a lifeguard's body. She saved lives anyway. Her story didn't fit the beauty standard. She told it anyway. The world said she should be invisible.She became impossible to ignore._______________________________________________Your life is better because of Israelis you've never met. ⭐ 5-star review in 5 seconds — it's the only way new listeners find this show. 🎙️ Israeli Trailblazers Show — hosted by Jennifer Weissmann 🔗 Full episodes: https://pod.link/1585604285📧 Substack: https://findinginspiration.substack.com/publish/home📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@israelitrailblazers

Sep 19, 2021 • 12min
Rebuilding Life After Tragedy—And Finding Purpose in Pickles.
In 2008, Jake Herriot was a sophomore in college, but his life changed forever when a car traveling 100 MPH hit him. ⭐ 5-star review in 5 seconds — it's the only way new listeners find this show. Jake spent the next four years recovering from injuries that followed an eat-pray-love tour. After drifting around aimlessly, Jake moved to Israel and discovered how the simple pickle would change his life. How did Jake overcome his injuries and find a path forward in a new country? Join me for this inspiring story; it’s the best twelve minutes you’ll spend today._______________________________________________Your life is better because of Israelis you've never met. ⭐ 5-star review in 5 seconds — it's the only way new listeners find this show. 🎙️ Israeli Trailblazers Show — hosted by Jennifer Weissmann 🔗 Full episodes: https://pod.link/1585604285📧 Substack: https://findinginspiration.substack.com/publish/home📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@israelitrailblazers

Sep 11, 2021 • 12min
A Terror Attack Blinded Him. He Became The World's Fastest Blind Ironman.
He survived a terror attack. It took his sight. Oren Blitzblau is blind. He is also the fastest sightless Ironman on the planet. Let that land for a second. ⭐ 5-star review in 5 seconds — it's the only way new listeners find this show. No vision. 2.4 mile swim. 112 mile bike ride. 26.2 mile run. World record. While most people would have disappeared into darkness — literally and figuratively — Oren did something nobody saw coming. He ran toward the finish line anyway. Discover the two things that rebuilt him from zero. No secret formula. No superhero origin story. Just a blind Israeli man who refused to stop moving forward. Whatever you think your limit is — this episode just destroyed it._______________________________________________Your life is better because of Israelis you've never met. ⭐ 5-star review in 5 seconds — it's the only way new listeners find this show. 🎙️ Israeli Trailblazers Show — hosted by Jennifer Weissmann 🔗 Full episodes: https://pod.link/1585604285📧 Substack: https://findinginspiration.substack.com/publish/home📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@israelitrailblazers

Aug 28, 2021 • 21min
He Almost Killed Her. She Built A Boxing Gym Instead.
He almost killed her. She decided never again. Kimberly Voch was a 34-year-old ad executive. Then a brutal attack by her ex-boyfriend changed everything. She didn't call a therapist. She found boxing in Thailand. Then she came home and built her own gym for women in the same situation. Because women can't wait for safety. They have to build it themselves. 132 pounds of pure grit. One knockout story. Zero backing down. This is what happens when survival becomes a superpower._______________________________________________Your life is better because of Israelis you've never met. ⭐ 5-star review in 5 seconds — it's the only way new listeners find this show. 🎙️ Israeli Trailblazers Show — hosted by Jennifer Weissmann 🔗 Full episodes: https://pod.link/1585604285📧 Substack: https://findinginspiration.substack.com/publish/home📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@israelitrailblazers


