web02.fireside.fm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:36:46 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Summits Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Unitinginagainstcancer” https://summitspodcast.fireside.fm/tags/unitinginagainstcancer Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Summits Podcast What’s your cancer story? Hosted by cancer survivor and philanthropist Vince Todd, Jr., Chairman and Co-Founder of the Heroes Foundation, and Heroes Foundation Board Member Daniel Abdallah, the Summits Podcast is a place for people to share their stories. Everyone has a cancer story. From battling a deadly disease to caring for a loved one, when we rise up and face life’s greatest challenges, we see with a new vision, feel with a greater passion, and think with a deeper perspective. Along the way, paths cross, journeys intersect, and missions converge. For Vince Todd, it was his own cancer diagnosis that led him and his wife, Cindy, to launch the Heroes Foundation to provide meaningful support to cancer patients, education to promote cancer prevention, and resources to advance research for a cure. What started with friends and family grew into a community. The Summits Podcast is an extension of that community. Our stories are what bring us together. Artists, athletes, doctors, business people - we’re all family members, community leaders, and activists. Everyone has a story. Anyone can inspire. No one battles alone. Join the conversation. Let’s climb the summit together. en-us episodic What's your cancer story? The Heroes Foundation Summits Podcast What’s your cancer story? Hosted by cancer survivor and philanthropist Vince Todd, Jr., Chairman and Co-Founder of the Heroes Foundation, and Heroes Foundation Board Member Daniel Abdallah, the Summits Podcast is a place for people to share their stories. Everyone has a cancer story. From battling a deadly disease to caring for a loved one, when we rise up and face life’s greatest challenges, we see with a new vision, feel with a greater passion, and think with a deeper perspective. Along the way, paths cross, journeys intersect, and missions converge. For Vince Todd, it was his own cancer diagnosis that led him and his wife, Cindy, to launch the Heroes Foundation to provide meaningful support to cancer patients, education to promote cancer prevention, and resources to advance research for a cure. What started with friends and family grew into a community. The Summits Podcast is an extension of that community. Our stories are what bring us together. Artists, athletes, doctors, business people - we’re all family members, community leaders, and activists. Everyone has a story. Anyone can inspire. No one battles alone. Join the conversation. Let’s climb the summit together. no cancer, story, Indianapolis, indiana, hero, community, inspiration, caregiver, summit, summits, summits podcast, The Heroes Foundation cloudenslager@thebrookfieldgroup.com Episode 102: James Golding - From Survivor to Ultra Cyclist http://summitspodcast.fireside.fm/jamesgolding eacfbe60-09bb-46e5-829e-e9df6540942b Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 The Heroes Foundation full The Heroes Foundation Missed the 26th Annual An Evening With Heroes? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! In episode 102 of The Summits Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd Jr. and Daniel Abdallah sit down with the event’s keynote speaker, James Golding. James is a two-time cancer survivor turned ultra-distance cyclist with an incredible story of resilience, determination, and triumph. From battling life-threatening illness to conquering some of the world’s toughest cycling challenges, James shares how he overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles—one step (or mile) at a time. Get ready to be inspired by his journey of grit, gratitude, and the power of never giving up. 1:24:46 no Missed the 26th Annual An Evening With Heroes? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! In episode 102 of The Summits Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd Jr. and Daniel Abdallah sit down with the event’s keynote speaker, James Golding. James is a two-time cancer survivor turned ultra-distance cyclist with an incredible story of resilience, determination, and triumph. From battling life-threatening illness to conquering some of the world’s toughest cycling challenges, James shares how he overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles—one step (or mile) at a time. Get ready to be inspired by his journey of grit, gratitude, and the power of never giving up. cancer, story, Indianapolis, indiana, hero, community, inspiration, caregiver, summit, summits, summits podcast, England, uk, unitedkingdom, london, rugby, greatormond, cycling, triathlon, cancersurvivor, podcast, impact, speaker, motivation, onestepatatime, impact, diagnosis, surgery, stage4, morganstanley, raceacrossamerica, guinessrecord, worldrecord, accountability, portugal, peertopeer, father, family, cancer, hero, heroesfoundation, support, research, prevention, beatcancer, showursummits, whatsurcancerstory, whyheroes, community, fundraising, unitingINagainstcancer, indy, indiana, fcancer Missed the 26th Annual An Evening With Heroes? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! In episode 102 of The Summits Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd Jr. and Daniel Abdallah sit down with the event’s keynote speaker, James Golding.

James is a two-time cancer survivor turned ultra-distance cyclist with an incredible story of resilience, determination, and triumph. From battling life-threatening illness to conquering some of the world’s toughest cycling challenges, James shares how he overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles—one step (or mile) at a time.

Get ready to be inspired by his journey of grit, gratitude, and the power of never giving up.

]]> Missed the 26th Annual An Evening With Heroes? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! In episode 102 of The Summits Podcast, cohosts Vince Todd Jr. and Daniel Abdallah sit down with the event’s keynote speaker, James Golding.

James is a two-time cancer survivor turned ultra-distance cyclist with an incredible story of resilience, determination, and triumph. From battling life-threatening illness to conquering some of the world’s toughest cycling challenges, James shares how he overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles—one step (or mile) at a time.

Get ready to be inspired by his journey of grit, gratitude, and the power of never giving up.

]]> 🎉 Epi 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes of The Summits Podcast with Co-Founder Cindy Todd 🎉 http://summitspodcast.fireside.fm/cindytodd 901876ba-2879-4701-9840-f03a1a566c14 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Heroes Foundation full The Heroes Foundation In episode 100 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Heroes Foundation Co-Founder Cindy Todd. Tune in as Cindy, Vince, and Daniel share hot takes on the evolution of the Heroes Foundation, reaching 100 episodes of The Summits Podcast, and what they hope to see for the future of cancer in Indiana. Thank you BuffaLouie’s for the delicious snack shared in this episode! 1:14:00 no In episode 100 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Heroes Foundation Co-Founder Cindy Todd. Tune in as Cindy, Vince, and Daniel share hot takes on the evolution of the Heroes Foundation, reaching 100 episodes of The Summits Podcast, and what they hope to see for the future of cancer in Indiana. Thank you BuffaLouie’s for the delicious snack shared in this episode! cancer, story, Indianapolis, indiana, hero, community, inspiration, caregiver, summit, summits, summits podcast, superfan, pittsburgh, buffalo, washingtonstate, bloomington, btown, townie, indy, indianapolis, indiana, purdue, indianauniversity, IU, sjpheroescancerresearchfund, mom, breastcancer, ocularcancer, livercancer, wings, buffalowings, buffalouies, hotsauce, heat, stayspicy, hotones, caregiver, seanevans, beatcancer, whyheroes, fixin26, hero, heroesfoundation, support, prevention, research, cancer, whatsurcancerstory, showursummits, unitingINagainstcancer, aneveningwithheroes, completelife, In episode 100 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Heroes Foundation Co-Founder Cindy Todd. Tune in as Cindy, Vince, and Daniel share hot takes on the evolution of the Heroes Foundation, reaching 100 episodes of The Summits Podcast, and what they hope to see for the future of cancer in Indiana.

Thank you BuffaLouie’s for the delicious snack shared in this episode!

]]> In episode 100 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Heroes Foundation Co-Founder Cindy Todd. Tune in as Cindy, Vince, and Daniel share hot takes on the evolution of the Heroes Foundation, reaching 100 episodes of The Summits Podcast, and what they hope to see for the future of cancer in Indiana.

Thank you BuffaLouie’s for the delicious snack shared in this episode!

]]> Epi 98: Giving Back to the Indiana Cancer Community with Jesse Monts http://summitspodcast.fireside.fm/jessemonts 8d0e452d-11e1-4617-ae8b-a1ca1c7215d2 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Heroes Foundation full The Heroes Foundation In episode 98 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Jesse Monts, Controller at Duncan Supply Company and member of the Heroes Foundation Board of Directors. Tune in as Jesse shares his mother’s ovarian cancer journey and how it inspired him to give back to other families facing a cancer diagnosis through the Heroes Foundation. 19:04 no In episode 98 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Jesse Monts, Controller at Duncan Supply Company and member of the Heroes Foundation Board of Directors. Tune in as Jesse shares his mother’s ovarian cancer journey and how it inspired him to give back to other families facing a cancer diagnosis through the Heroes Foundation. cancer, story, Indianapolis, indiana, hero, community, inspiration, caregiver, summit, summits, summits podcast, Cfo, duncansupply, indy, controller, accounting, IU, auditor, ovariancancer, finance, monrovia, survivor, gettested, chemo, radiation, crowe, giveback, payitforward, hero, heroes, heroesfoundation, summits, podcast, showursummits, thrivein25, fixin26, whyheroes, unitingINagainstcancer, support, prevention, research, cancer, beatcancer, Fcancer In episode 98 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Jesse Monts, Controller at Duncan Supply Company and member of the Heroes Foundation Board of Directors. Tune in as Jesse shares his mother’s ovarian cancer journey and how it inspired him to give back to other families facing a cancer diagnosis through the Heroes Foundation.

]]> In episode 98 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Jesse Monts, Controller at Duncan Supply Company and member of the Heroes Foundation Board of Directors. Tune in as Jesse shares his mother’s ovarian cancer journey and how it inspired him to give back to other families facing a cancer diagnosis through the Heroes Foundation.

]]> Epi 97: The Future of Pediatric Care at Riley Children’s Health with Courtney Roberts http://summitspodcast.fireside.fm/courtneyroberts 297d5ce5-ebe5-4175-914e-1d234e8e1d4a Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Heroes Foundation full The Heroes Foundation In episode 97 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Courtney Roberts, President/CEO of Riley Children’s Foundation. Tune in as Courtney shares about caregiving through her father’s pancreatic cancer journey and the future of pediatric care at Riley Children’s Health. “We want to ensure at Riley Children’s Foundation that we are able, through philanthropic support, to ensure that every kid in the state of Indiana and beyond has access to the world-class care at Riley.” 28:48 no In episode 97 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Courtney Roberts, President/CEO of Riley Children’s Foundation. Tune in as Courtney shares about caregiving through her father’s pancreatic cancer journey and the future of pediatric care at Riley Children’s Health. “We want to ensure at Riley Children’s Foundation that we are able, through philanthropic support, to ensure that every kid in the state of Indiana and beyond has access to the world-class care at Riley.” cancer, story, Indianapolis, indiana, hero, community, inspiration, caregiver, summit, summits, summits podcast, Elililly, lilly, butler, butleruniversity, bulldogs, iu, indianauniversity, hoosiers, law, ivytech, riley, rileyhospital, rileychildrens, foundation, aneveningwithheroes, gala, broadripple, indy, indiana, indianapolis, rensselaer, kenya, africa, corporateresponsibility, pancreaticcancer, campaign, blondie, mentalhealth, pediatricresearch, podcasts, series, bingewatching, smartless, slowhorses, EOS, armchairexpert, hero, heroesfoundation, whyheroes, summits, summitspodcast, thrivein25, fixin26, cancer, beatcancer, fcancer, unitingINagainstcancer, support, prevention, research In episode 97 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Courtney Roberts, President/CEO of Riley Children’s Foundation. Tune in as Courtney shares about caregiving through her father’s pancreatic cancer journey and the future of pediatric care at Riley Children’s Health.

“We want to ensure at Riley Children’s Foundation that we are able, through philanthropic support, to ensure that every kid in the state of Indiana and beyond has access to the world-class care at Riley.”

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“We want to ensure at Riley Children’s Foundation that we are able, through philanthropic support, to ensure that every kid in the state of Indiana and beyond has access to the world-class care at Riley.”

]]> Epi 96: Elevating Change for Pediatric Cancer with Dr. Robyn Spoon http://summitspodcast.fireside.fm/robynspoon 7e28bb72-4786-4980-aad0-c15e540f6b9d Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Heroes Foundation full The Heroes Foundation In episode 96 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Dr. Robyn Spoon, CEO of Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy. Tune in as Robyn shares her son’s cancer story that ignited a passion for change and how Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy is moving the needle on precision medicine for those diagnosed with childhood cancer. Learn more about Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy at elevatechildhoodcancer.org. The Heroes Foundation Team JOEY Program proudly sponsored the 2nd Annual Indiana Pediatric Sarcoma Research & Advocacy Summit. Together, we will continue uniting Indiana against cancer. 53:24 no In episode 96 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Dr. Robyn Spoon, CEO of Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy. Tune in as Robyn shares her son’s cancer story that ignited a passion for change and how Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy is moving the needle on precision medicine for those diagnosed with childhood cancer. Learn more about Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy at elevatechildhoodcancer.org. The Heroes Foundation Team JOEY Program proudly sponsored the 2nd Annual Indiana Pediatric Sarcoma Research & Advocacy Summit. Together, we will continue uniting Indiana against cancer. cancer, story, Indianapolis, indiana, hero, community, inspiration, caregiver, summit, summits, summits podcast, Childhoodcancer, elevate, son, emotionintoaction, asburyuniversity, IU, phd, iowa, education, kentucky, cincinnatichildrens, rileyhospital, advocacy, connector, rhabdomyosarcoma, heroes, foundation, beatcancer, cancer, indiana, showursummits, whatsurcancerstory, support, prevention, research, unitingINagainstcancer, teamheroes, teamjoey, fcancer, summitspodcast, thrivein25 In episode 96 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Dr. Robyn Spoon, CEO of Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy. Tune in as Robyn shares her son’s cancer story that ignited a passion for change and how Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy is moving the needle on precision medicine for those diagnosed with childhood cancer.

Learn more about Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy at elevatechildhoodcancer.org.

The Heroes Foundation Team JOEY Program proudly sponsored the 2nd Annual Indiana Pediatric Sarcoma Research & Advocacy Summit. Together, we will continue uniting Indiana against cancer.

]]> In episode 96 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by Dr. Robyn Spoon, CEO of Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy. Tune in as Robyn shares her son’s cancer story that ignited a passion for change and how Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy is moving the needle on precision medicine for those diagnosed with childhood cancer.

Learn more about Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy at elevatechildhoodcancer.org.

The Heroes Foundation Team JOEY Program proudly sponsored the 2nd Annual Indiana Pediatric Sarcoma Research & Advocacy Summit. Together, we will continue uniting Indiana against cancer.

]]> Epi 94: Overcoming Obstacles with Will DesJean http://summitspodcast.fireside.fm/willdesjean 405478b0-d410-49fc-ad24-543b49b64a1f Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 The Heroes Foundation full The Heroes Foundation In episode 94 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by osteosarcoma survivor Will DesJean. Tune in as Will shares his cancer story, the setback he experienced this past year, and how he’s getting back to what he loves most – friends, fun, and most of all – swimming. For more of Will’s story, tune in to episode 32 with his parents, Chris and Stacy DesJean: https://youtu.be/400NoR1ogVM 31:09 no In episode 94 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by osteosarcoma survivor Will DesJean. Tune in as Will shares his cancer story, the setback he experienced this past year, and how he’s getting back to what he loves most – friends, fun, and most of all – swimming. For more of Will’s story, tune in to episode 32 with his parents, Chris and Stacy DesJean: https://youtu.be/400NoR1ogVM cancer, story, Indianapolis, indiana, hero, community, inspiration, caregiver, summit, summits, summits podcast, Indy, 12, lambo, chickfila, swimming, osteosarcoma, bonecancer, pediatriccancer, childrenscancer, oncology, cancer, iu, notredame, southbound, franklincentral, middledistance, friendships, surgery, amputee, chemo, chemotherapy, brokenleg, itgetsbetter, lookatthepositives, hero, heroesfoundation, summit, summitspodcast, showursummits, thrivein25, whyheroes, unitingINagainstcancer, Indiana, support, prevention, research, beatcancer, fcancer In episode 94 of the Summits Podcast, co-hosts Vince Todd, Jr. and Daniel Abdallah are joined by osteosarcoma survivor Will DesJean. Tune in as Will shares his cancer story, the setback he experienced this past year, and how he’s getting back to what he loves most – friends, fun, and most of all – swimming.

For more of Will’s story, tune in to episode 32 with his parents, Chris and Stacy DesJean: https://youtu.be/400NoR1ogVM

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For more of Will’s story, tune in to episode 32 with his parents, Chris and Stacy DesJean: https://youtu.be/400NoR1ogVM

]]> Epi 93: Pediatric Cancer Research with IU School of Medicine’s Dr. Nur Damayanti http://summitspodcast.fireside.fm/drdamayanti 944720db-fbd8-4d8e-84aa-53779b110561 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 The Heroes Foundation full The Heroes Foundation 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/ 58:47 no 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/ cancer, story, Indianapolis, indiana, hero, community, inspiration, caregiver, summit, summits, summits podcast, Oncologyresearch, pediatriconcology, pediatriccancer, pediatriccancerawareness, pediatriccancerawarenessmonth, braincancer, tumor, cancertreatment, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, bali, masters, phd, purdue, apxa, rarecancer, quantumchemistry, lab, funding, hero, heroesfoundation, beatcancer, cancer, showursummits, whyheroes, indianacancercommunity, summitspodcast, podcast, support, prevention, research, whatsurcancerstory, unitingINagainstcancer 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/

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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/

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