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Chatting With Slava The JordanianShow Notes
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 41 of Chatting with Slava the Jordanian, Dr. Slava sits down with her longtime friend Michael Wilkie, founder and owner of Aspire Health and Fitness. What began nearly two decades ago as a personal training relationship evolved into a deep and lasting friendship built on trust, discipline, and mutual growth. Despite differences in culture, faith, race, and professional background—Dr. Slava being a Muslim immigrant from a conservative Arab culture and Michael a Chri...
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Send us Fan Mail What does it take to see the future before everyone else—and prepare your people for it? In Episode 72 of Chatting with Slava the Jordanian, Dr. Slava and co-host Dr. Ihab explore the extraordinary life and legacy of Dorothy Vaughan, the pioneering mathematician and leader whose work helped shape America's journey into space. Vaughan was part of an extraordinary generation of Black women mathematicians who worked as “human computers,” performing complex calculations essential...
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