Summits Podcast

Epi 93: Pediatric Cancer Research with IU School of Medicine’s Dr. Nur Damayanti

September 9th, 2025  |  58 mins 47 secs

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In episode 93 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Dr. Nur Damayanti, cancer researcher at IU School of Medicine. Tune in as Dr. Damayanti shares the personal cancer diagnosis that changed the trajectory of her career and the Heroes Foundation funding that is supporting her project to study new treatment methods for children with rare brain cancers.

Learn more about recent Heroes Foundation gifts: https://www.heroesfoundation.org/the-heroes-foundation-has-awarded-nine-exciting-indiana-cancer-projects-with-223500-in-funding/

Epi 88: Staying Fit, Fighting Cancer and Giving Back with Joe Fazzini

May 29th, 2025  |  46 mins 14 secs

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In episode 88 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Joe Fazzini, a Carmel, Indiana based triathlon athlete and coach. Tune in as Joe shares his prostate cancer survivorship journey, how fitness inspires him, and his plan to give back to the Indiana cancer community.

Follow Joe on Instagram at @diamond-lake-sports as he participates in the 2024 Subaru CASA Cycling Challenge with a goal to ride 300 miles in 24 hours to fundraise for the Heroes Foundation!

Contribute to Joe’s fundraising efforts here: https://bit.ly/JoeFDonate

Epi 87: Four Day Ray’s Scott Kennedy on the Team Heroes family

April 29th, 2025  |  30 mins 28 secs

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In episode 87 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Scott Kennedy, Director of Operations at Four Day Ray Brewing and Team Heroes athlete. Tune in for a peek inside the Indiana-based brewery and how the Team Heroes family supports each other, both on the bike and off.

For more on Four Day Ray Brewing, visit fourdayray.com.

Epi 86: Penn State Head Volleyball Coach, Katie Schumacher-Cawley, bump - set - spikes breast cancer

April 15th, 2025  |  18 mins 50 secs

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In episode 86 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Katie Schumacher-Cawley, head volleyball coach at Penn State University. Amidst a championship volleyball season, Katie was put to the test as she also battled breast cancer. Tune in for the life lessons she’s learned through the experience.

Epi 85: Inspiring Hoosiers to leave a legacy with Get Indiana’s Nate Spangle

March 20th, 2025  |  46 mins 47 secs

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In episode 85 of the Summits Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. is joined by Nate Spangle, Founder of Get Indiana and Head Wrestling Coach at Bishop Chatard High School. Tune in as Nate shares the family cancer story that set the trajectory for his young adulthood and inspired him to live bigger.

The Heroes Foundation is thrilled to introduce Nate as the Honorary Chair and Accountability Coach for the 2025 Fit4Heroes campaign, Powered by American Health & Wellness, from April 1-30! Join Nate today at heroesfoundation.org/fit4heroes.

Epi 83: The benefits of cancer clinical trials with Nicole Rule

December 18th, 2024  |  49 mins 21 secs

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In episode 83 of the Summits Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. is joined by Nicole Rule, Associate Vice President in Oncology Clinical Trial Acceleration at Eli Lilly and Company. Tune in as Nicole shares the benefits of cancer clinical trials and the cancer story that fuels her fight against the disease.

The content and views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of my employer, Eli Lilly and Company.

Epi 82: Remembering Tyler Trent with Tony Trent

December 3rd, 2024  |  32 mins 12 secs

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In episode 82 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Tony Trent, President of the Tyler Trent Foundation. Tune in as Tony shares his son’s osteosarcoma diagnosis and his passion for better outcomes through pediatric cancer research.

For more on Tyler’s story, purchase his book at tylertrentbook.com.

Epi 81: Fighting lung cancer with Betsy Beggs

November 19th, 2024  |  47 mins 44 secs

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In episode 81 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Betsy Beggs of Goldman Sachs. At 23 years old, Betsy was a young professional finding her footing in New York City when she was blindsided by a stage 4 ALK+ lung cancer diagnosis. Tune in as she bravely shares her cancer story.

For more, listen to Sarah Beggs, Betsy’s mother, share her story from a parent perspective: youtu.be/05CrU4ltf80

Epi 80: Living for family and health with Justin Davis

November 12th, 2024  |  40 mins 3 secs

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In episode 80 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Justin Davis, President and Owner of LeafSpring School at Geist. Tune in as Justin shares his focus on family, fitness and giving back as a Team Heroes cyclist and director on the Heroes Foundation Board of Directors.

Epi 79: Igniting change for the cancer community with Teresa Altemeyer

October 30th, 2024  |  44 mins 3 secs

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In episode 79 of the Summits Podcast, Vince Todd, Jr. is joined by Teresa Altemeyer, cancer survivor and patient advocate through cancer support groups and art therapy at the CompleteLife Program at IU Health and the IU Simon Cancer Center. Tune in as Teresa shares the incredibly important role that these groups and therapies play for patients, survivors and caregivers.

The Heroes Foundation proudly provides funding to the CompleteLife Program to further our mission to provide meaningful support to cancer patients, education to promote cancer prevention and resources to advance research for a cure.