Daniel Abdallah

Epi 78: The joy of therapy dogs with Melanie Claymon

October 2nd, 2024  |  29 mins 19 secs

accounting, arizonastate, beatcancer, brcanegative, breastcancer, cancer, caregiver, community, dogshows, friends, goldenretriever, grandviewlake, her2positive, hero, heroes, heroesfoundation, indiana, indianapolis, influencer, inspiration, invisiblefence, iu, jetski, morein24, pawstoheal, petproducts, peytonmanningchildrens, podcast, rileyhospitalforchildren, showursummits, sister, socialmedia, stlouis, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, the3retrievers, therapydog, wakesurfing, whatsurcancerstory, whyheroes

In episode 78 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Melanie Claymon, who volunteers with her therapy dogs with Paws & Think at local children’s hospitals, schools, and more. Tune in as Melanie shares how her sister’s breast cancer diagnosis inspired her to give back through her beloved pets.

Follow along for all of Melanie’s adventures with her four golden retrievers on Instagram at @the3retrievers!

Epi 77: The gift of fundraising & philanthropy with Genevieve Shaker, Ph.D.

September 17th, 2024  |  51 mins 36 secs

beatcancer, billgates, cancer, caregiver, community, fundraising, hero, heroesfoundation, indiana, indianapolis, inspiration, iu, leadership, lillyendowment, lillyschoolofphilanthropy, morein24, phd, philanthropy, prevention, professor, research, sharedstory, showursummits, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, support, teamheroes, teamjoey, themoreyouknow, whatsurcancerstory, whyheroes

What are the trends today in fundraising and philanthropy? How has the Heroes Foundation’s philanthropy efforts changed over the past 24 years? Don’t miss episode 77 of the Summits Podcast with co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah, and guest Dr. Genevieve Shaker of the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University Indianapolis.

Epi 76: Facing your child’s cancer diagnosis with Sarah Beggs

September 4th, 2024  |  36 mins 21 secs

advancement, beatcancer, cancer, caregiver, community, cornell, curtsimic, dallas, daughter, depauw, eds, goldmansachs, havegrace, hero, heroes, heroesfoundation, indiana, indianapolis, indianauniversity, indianauniversityfoundation, inspiration, iu, iusf, jelloshots  , little500, livingtolive, lungcancer, morein24, newyorkcity, nyc, philanthropy, plano, podcast, sloankettering, stage4, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, texas, westpoint, whyheroes

In episode 76 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah travel to Indiana University in Bloomington to visit Sarah Beggs, Senior Vice President at the Indiana University Foundation. Tune in as Sarah shares how cancer became personal for her family as her daughter faced a stage 4 ALK+ lung cancer diagnosis.

Epi 75: Living fully after cancer with survivor Kevin Bohn

July 23rd, 2024  |  46 mins

ambassador, athlete, beatcancer, blood cancer, california, cancer, caregiver, chicostate, chop, coma, community, cybersecurity, hero, heroesfoundation, indiana, indianapolis, inspiration, kevstrong, leukemia, lymphoma, marathon, nonhodgkins, podcast, resuscitated, runnerwithoutastomach, running, sacramento, santarosa, showursummits, stage4, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, tahoe, teamheroes, universityofcalifornia, whatsurcancerstory, whyheroes, willpower, yubico

In episode 75 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by California-native Kevin Bohn of Yubico. At just 25 years old, Kevin was blindsided with a stage 4 lymphoma diagnosis, resulting in removal of his stomach and spleen. Post-treatment, Kevin eventually committed himself to growth after cancer, focusing on his mental health and energy. Now five years post-treatment, Kevin has ran multiple half-marathons and will run the Santa Rosa Marathon in August 2024. Don’t miss Kevin’s story of strength and perseverance.

Epi 74: Fighting Cancer with Dan Plumlee

June 4th, 2024  |  39 mins 23 secs

andrewhuberman, beatcancer, bike, cameronhanes, cancer, caregiver, colts, community, cycling, davidgoggins, endurance, fit4heroes, fit4heroes2024, hero, heroesfoundation, hipreplacment, indiana, indianapolis, indianapoliscolts, inspiration, lapel, morein24, perthesdisease, prevention, pushingyourlimits, research, running, rv, showursummits, snakebitestv, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, support, teamheroes, treadmill, ultrarun, walnutridgerv, whatsurcancerstory, whyheroes, youtube

In episode 74 of the Summits Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. is joined by Dan Plumlee of Walnut Ridge Family RV Sales. Tune in as Dan shares his plan for a year long Fit4Heroes campaign to push himself physically and raise important funds for Hoosiers fighting cancer.

Join the Heroes Foundation in the Fit4Heroes campaign from June 1-23! Learn more and register at fit4heroes.org.

Epi 73: Nursing & Cancer Care with Julie Otte

May 7th, 2024  |  38 mins 33 secs

beatcancer, boardmember, boilerup, bonemarrowtransplant, cancer, caregiver, chicago, community, dyingwithgrace, hero, heroesfoundation, indiana, indianacancercommunity, indianapolis, indy, inspiration, kroger, masters, morein24, nashville, nurse, nursing, oncology, personal connection, phd, podcast, prevention, purdue, research, school of nursing, showursummits, sleepstudy, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, support, symptommanagement, university of chicago, vanderbilt, whyheroes

In episode 73 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Julie Otte, Associate Professor at Indiana University Indianapolis School of Nursing. Tune in as Julie shares her time as an oncology nurse, and the research she is doing to improve patient outcomes.

This #NationalNursesWeek, the Heroes Foundation thanks all nurses who are making a difference in the lives of patients and families!

Epi 72: Nutrition and Corporate Wellness with Shea Rankin

April 30th, 2024  |  41 mins 30 secs

beatcancer, bloomington, bloomingtonnorth, bottleworks, btown, caffeine, cancer, cancerprevention, candy, caregiver, carmel, celsius, clevelandclinic, community, cycling, cyclingstudio, fishers, fit4heroes, foodbabe, functionalmedicine, health, healthiswealth, healthyweight, hero, heroesfoundation, hotyoga, humproom, indiana, indianacancercommunity, indianapolis, indianauniversity, indy, inspiration, ironman, iu, leadingbyexample, morein24, nicks, nicksenglishhut, organic, peerinfluence, pilgrimmethod, prevention, research, showursummits, smartsweets, sourpatchkids, story, sugar, summit, summits, summits podcast, support, sweets, townie, triathlon, wellness, wellnesscoaching, whyheroes, yoga, yoga6, yumearth

In episode 72 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Shea Rankin, Founder of The Pilgrim Method. What are the benefits of encouraging wellness in the workplace? What are the best foods to consume to lead a healthy lifestyle? Don’t miss this wellness-packed episode with Shea Rankin.

Epi 71: Cancer & Changing Paths with Ann Keil Dux

April 9th, 2024  |  39 mins 55 secs

advocate, american university, beatcancer, boston, boston university, cancer, carcinoma, caregiver, communications, community, dolphins, dolphinschallengecancer, emmy, florida, headandneckcancer, hero, heroes, heroesfoundation, indiana, indianacancercommunity, indianapolis, indy, inspiration, journalism, journalist, masters, mba, miami, morein24, neckcancer, prevention, publicaffairs, research, southbeach, stage1, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, support, sylvestercomprehensivecancercenter, university of miami, wsvn, wxin

In episode 71 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Ann Keil Dux, former television journalist and now strategic communications consultant in Miami, FL. At a height in her career and just weeks before her wedding, Ann was diagnosed with neck cancer. Don’t miss her incredible story of survivorship and changing paths after a cancer diagnosis.

Epi 70: Colorectal cancer awareness with Mike & Jamie Simek

March 26th, 2024  |  54 mins 7 secs

afghanistan, airforce, armedforces, army, beatcancer, cancer, caregiver, clinicaltrial, colonoscopy, colorectalcancer, community, detroitlions, goblue, hero, heroesfoundation, immunotherapy, indiana, indianacancercommunity, indianapolis, indy, inspiration, marinecorp, marines, michigan, military, monoclonalantibody, navy, pancreaticcancer, prevention, prostatecancer, purdue, rectalcancer, research, reserves, rockville, rollsroyce, sloankettering, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, support, universityofmichigan, va, veteran, veteransadministration, whyheroes

In episode 70 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Mike & Jamie Simek. Tune in as the couple shares the strength and courage they’ve gained in their longtime US Marine career, and how that applies today to Mike’s colorectal cancer journey. “Having an appreciation for how short life is and knowing that every day is precious is important – it comes into play here as you fight through cancer, too.”

Epi 69: Racing, Family, and Cancer Prevention with Jarett Andretti

March 5th, 2024  |  40 mins 35 secs

aldoandretti, andretti, andrettiautosport, beatcancer, cancer, cancer prevention, caregiver, checkitforandretti, chicken tenders, chickentendies, cologuard, coloncancer, colonoscopy, community, ferrari, getchecked, hero, heroesfoundation, imsa, indiana, indianacancercommunity, indianapolis, indy, indy500, indycar, inspiration, jarettandretti, johnandretti, lamborghini, marioandretti, michaelandretti, morein24, northcarolina, porsche, racing, sprintcars, story, strategerie, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, whyheroes

In episode 69 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Jarett Andretti of Andretti Autosport. Tune in as Jarett shares his family’s racing history and CheckIt4Andretti, a family foundation encouraging early screenings and detection for colorectal cancer. “It can never be too early but it can be too late.”

For more on CheckIt4Andretti, in memory of John Andretti, visit checkit4andretti.org.

Epi 68: Surviving & Thriving with Rick Czaplewski

February 20th, 2024  |  47 mins 14 secs

abvd, author, beatcancer, betterdirtythandone, biopsy, bucks, cancer, caregiver, community, cyclist, father, hero, heroesfoundation, hodgkins, hodgkinsdisease, hope, indiana, indianacancercommunity, indianapacers, indianapolis, inspiration, ironman, lance, milwaukee, milwaukee bucks, morein24, motivationalspeaker, mountranier, nba, noonewalksalone, pacers, podcast, relapse, speaker, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, survivor, swimfromalcatraz, uweauclaire, whatsyourlegacy, whyheroes, wisconsin, wrestling

In episode 68 of the Summits Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. is joined by Rick Czaplewski – author, speaker, and two-time cancer survivor. Tune in as Rick shares his journey of fighting Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as a college student, and how that experience shapes his life today.

To purchase Rick’s book, “Better Dirty Than Done”, visit rickczaplewski.com/purchase-book.

REPLAY - Episode 15: Harry Santa-Olalla Is Living His American Dream.

January 3rd, 2024  |  46 mins 36 secs

cancer, caregiver, community, hero, indiana, indianapolis, inspiration, story, summit, summits, summits podcast

You may recognize Harry Santa-Olalla as the entertaining and energetic host of An Evening With Heroes. Tune in for how Givergy brought a Brit to New York City and helped him find his American dream. “Very quickly, it became something that’s part of my soul. I love being on stage and raising money for organizations and feeling like I’m making a difference.” Hear more about the city he calls home, his perfect day, and why he’s so passionate about fighting cancer in episode 15 of the Summits Podcast.

Join the Heroes Foundation for the 24th annual An Evening With Heroes on Saturday, January 27 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis! For table sponsorship, tickets, hotels and more, visit heroesfoundation.org/events.

Epi 67: The gift of giving back with Josh Gordon

December 20th, 2023  |  28 mins 55 secs

1:1:1, award, beatcancer, bloodymary, boilerup, boston, brownsburg, callinggames, cancer, caregiver, celtics, childhoodcancer, colinpowell, community, corporategiving, donaldduck, emtionintoaction, fenway, flipthemonkey, foundation, hero, heroes, hotboxpizza, indiana, indianapolis, indianastateuniversity, indianauniversity, indy, inspiration, iu, justonemorehour, larrybird, lego, lfgin23, marcbenioff, melanoma, minion, morein24, operations, pediatriccancer, purdue, purdueuniversity, redsox, rileyhospitalforchildren, salesforce, savannahbananas, showursummits, skincancer, stadiumannouncer, steaknshake, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, team, teamjoey, titos, tjp, togethereveryoneachievesmore, triwest, usagymnastics, volunteerachievementaward, volunteerism, volunteertimeoff, vto, whatsurcancerstory, whyheroes, youngandlaramore

In episode 67 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Josh Gordon of Salesforce. Tune in as Josh shares the joy he experiences from volunteering with Heroes Foundation Team JOEY, and why the mission is personal for his family. “Giving back and volunteering is a great thing to build into the fabric of who you are.”

Epi 66: Supporting mental health with Dr. Natalie Dattilo

December 5th, 2023  |  24 mins 1 sec

attitude, beatcancer, boston, brighamandwomenshospital, cancer, caregiver, cognitivebehavior, community, dana-farberinstitute, florida, foundation, gators, generosity, goblue, goodmorningamerica, gratitude, harvard, hero, heroes, heroesfoundation, indiana, indianapolis, inspiration, iu, iusimoncancercenter, lfgin23, mental wellness, mentalhealth, michigan, mindset, morein24, motivation, ohio, phd, physicalwellness, podcast, prevention, psychologist, psychology, research, resilience, self-care, showursummits, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, support, university, wellness, whatsurcancerstory, whyheroes

In episode 66 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Dr. Natalie Dattilo, clinical physchologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and instructor at Harvard Medical School. From practices to support mental health to the gifts that come from showing generosity, don’t miss our conversation with Dr. Dattilo.

Epi 65: Beth Rashleigh’s cancer caregiver story

November 21st, 2023  |  36 mins 57 secs

author, ballstate, beatcancer, breastcancer, brenebrown, cancer, caregiver, chirpchirp, cia, community, community health, consulting, crisisproofleadership, dc, hero, heroesfoundation, indiana, indianapolis, indianauniversity, inspiration, leadership, lfgin23, lifelonglearner, morein24, newpal, newpalestinehighschool, podcast, rashleighconsulting, showursummits, story, summit, summits, summits podcast, support, teamjoey, ted lasso, trimedx, washington dc, whatsurcancerstory, why heroes

In episode 65 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Beth Rashleigh of Rashleigh Consulting, a leadership consulting firm in Indianapolis. From her favorite Ted Lasso leadership moments to her family’s cancer caregiving story, don’t miss our conversation with Beth.

Epi 64: Danielle Halsey on exercise and cancer

November 14th, 2023  |  39 mins 12 secs

avoteforyourself, beatcancer, brain fog, cancer, cancerrehab, caregiver, celsius, colorado, community, coors, dolomites, exercise, exercisephysiology, fit4heroes, foundation, golden, hero, heroes, heroesfoundation, indiana, indianapolis, inspiration, italy, iuhealth, iusimoncomprehensivecancercenter, lfgin23, livestrongattheymca, morein24, move, olympics, pedshemonc, peloton, physicaltherapy, showursummits, smartwater, somethingisbetterthannothing, story, strengthtraining, stuartscott, summit, summits, summits podcast, summitspodcast, thebird, whatsurcancerstory, why heroes

In episode 64 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Danielle Halsey, Exercise Physiologist at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. Tune in as Danielle shares not only the benefits of exercise in cancer rehabilitation, but the benefits of an active lifestyle for all people. “Every minute you do a little bit of exercise is a vote for yourself and your health.”