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4-Quarter Lives
You are likely to live longer than you think. Are you ready? Science has gifted us ever longer, 100-year lives. This impacts… everything! From couples and careers - to companies and countries. We’ll interview the experts who are exploring the consequences – and the individuals applying it to their own lives and choices. Generational and gender expert Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with people designing new ways of living, working and loving at all ages – across life’s 4 quarters…
Episodes
4-Quarter Lives4-Quarter Lives: Summary Season 8
4-Quarter Lives explores the profound impact of longer lives and careers on… everything: countries, companies, couples, and careers. This week I’m doing a…
4-Quarter LivesDr Terri Apter: The Complexities of Grandparenting
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Dr Terri Apter, psychologist and author of the recently published Grandparenting: On Love and…
4-Quarter LivesDr. Debra Whitman: Getting Ready for the Next Fifty
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Dr. Debra Whitman, Executive Vice President and Chief Public Policy Officer for the AARP (the…
4-Quarter LivesAnuradha das Mathur: Strengthening the Next Generation in India
This week on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Anuradha Das Mathur, the founder of an original Management and Leadership programme in INDIA…
4-Quarter LivesJames R. (Bob) Hagerty: Tell Your Own Life Story – or Someone Else Will
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with James R. (Bob) Hagerty, longtime journalist and obituary writer for The Wall Street Journal…
4-Quarter LivesRuben Figueres: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Longevity – The Movie
In this week’s episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Ruben Figueres, co-Producer of the new film ‘Longevity Hackers’. The film follows…
4-Quarter LivesMichael and Nancy Hodin: The Global Coalition on Aging
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Michael and Nancy Hodin. Michael is Chief Executive of the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA)…
4-Quarter LivesBrian Clark: Entrepreneurship in the Longevity Economy
In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Brian Clark, Founder of the midlife personal growth newsletter Further, of the marketing…
4-Quarter LivesCéline Abecassis-Moedas: Longevity Leadership in Lisbon
This week on 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Céline Abecassis-Moedas, Pro-Rector for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Universidade Católica…
4-Quarter LivesDr Niobe Way: Culture, Capitalism and The 'Boy' Question
In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Dr Niobe Way, Professor of Developmental Psychology at NYU and author of Rebels with a…
4-Quarter LivesKatja Meier: Can a TV Series have a 59-Year Old Heroine?
In this first episode of Season 8 of 4 Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Katja Meier, writer and founder of Zenka Films. Katja is on a mission to…
4-Quarter LivesSuzanne Noble: Sex in Q3, The Intimate Details
This week on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Suzanne Noble, host of the podcast Sex Advice for Seniors and co-creator of Startup School for…
4-Quarter LivesAlan MacIntosh: The Rise of Age Tech Investing
This week on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Alan MacIntosh, Founding Partner in AgeTech Capital, a purpose-driven private market investment…
4-Quarter LivesAmanda Philpott: Are Your Ears Longevity-Ready?
This week on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Amanda Philpott, the co-founder and CEO of eargym. They discuss hearing health and how hearing…
4-Quarter LivesDeirdre Wafer: LinkedIn’s Focus on the 40+
This week on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Deirdre Wafer, Global Co-Chair of the Wisdom Employee Resource Group at LinkedIn. They discuss…
4-Quarter LivesMichael King: Talking Relevantly to Q3 Customers
In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox speaks with Michael King, Managing Director of Senior Response, one of the UK’s first and only client…
4-Quarter LivesTina Backhouse: Straight Talk on Women’s Health in Q3
This week on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Tina Backhouse, the General Manager in the UK of Theramex, a global speciality pharmaceutical…
4-Quarter LivesNick Viner: Creating Q3 Communities
This week on 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Nick Viner, co-Founder and Director of Circle Square — a membership community for individuals…
4-Quarter LivesLindsey Beagley: From Lifelong Learning to Redesigning Higher Ed.
This week on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Lindsey Beagley, Senior Director of Lifelong University Engagement at Arizona State University…
4-Quarter LivesGraham Heddle: Transforming Careers with AI
In the latest episode of 4-Quarter Lives Podcast, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with former private equity partner Graham Heddle about the opportunities to use…
4-Quarter LivesAnne Thevenet-Abitbol: Too Young to be Old
In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Anne Thevenet-Abitbol of French food giant, Danone. Anne shares her insights on ageing…
4-Quarter LivesGeorge Ploubidis: The Rise of ‘Generational Health Drift’
In the latest episode of 4-Quarter Lives Podcast, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox delves into the fascinating world of longitudinal studies with George Ploubidis…
4-Quarter LivesAdrita Bhattacharya-Craven: The Longevity Economy Through an Insurer’s Lens
This week on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Adrita Bhattacharya-Craven, the Director of Health and Demography at the Geneva Association…
4-Quarter LivesPeter Hinssen: Longevity Meets Innovation
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with serial entrepreneur, renowned speaker and prolific author Peter Hinssen about his ideas on…
4-Quarter LivesTim Parr: Tapping the Q3 Consumer Opportunity
In this episode of "4 Quarter Lives," Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Tim Parr, CEO of Caddis, to explore his multifaceted journey from a serial entrepreneur…
4-Quarter LivesMartin Frölander: Tech meets Midlife Transitions
In the first episode of Season 6 of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Martin Frolander, the Founder and Chief Executive of Junoverse, a company…
4-Quarter Lives4-Quarter Lives: Lessons from Season 5 Conversations
In this episode of 4 Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox summarises key points from the fascinating conversations she has had with a wide range of experts…
4-Quarter LivesAndrew Scott - The New Longevity Imperative
In this final episode of Season 5 of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah talks with Professor Andrew Scott about his new book, The Longevity Imperative, and the profound…
4-Quarter LivesBradley Schurman: Leveraging Age Diversity In Business
In this episode of 4 Quarter Lives we tackle the complexities of longevity, ageing populations, and the evolving business landscape that accompanies these…
4-Quarter LivesMichael Clinton : The Corporate Business Case for Longevity
In this episode, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Michael Clinton, a visionary leader and former President, Marketing and Publishing Director of Hearst…
4-Quarter LivesAnn Francke: The Management Skill of Navigating Longer Careers
In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Ann Francke, Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute, about the pivotal role…
4-Quarter LivesPedro Pitella: Why and How Sanofi Launched an ERG for Longevity
In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Pedro Pitella to explore the innovative work of global healthcare company Sanofi in…
4-Quarter LivesHelen Tupper: Democratising Career Development
In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Helen Tupper, Chief Executive of Amazing If, a company redefining careers for individuals…
4-Quarter LivesProfessor Herminia Ibarra: What Got you Here, Won’t Get you There
In this episode of the 4-Quarter Lives podcast, we delve into the intricate world of career transitions and identity change with renowned expert Professor…
4-Quarter LivesVictoria Tomlinson : Companies: Innovate! Value Your 50+ Talent
Join Avivah Wittenberg-Cox in this episode of 4-Quarter Lives, as she sits down with Victoria Tomlinson, the innovative mind behind Next-Up. Next-Up is…
4-Quarter LivesRichard Alderson: Want to Shift Careers? Talk to An Expert
Welcome to Season 5 of 4-Quarter Lives, a podcast exploring the profound impact of longer lives and careers … on everything: countries, companies, couples and…
4-Quarter LivesAvivah Wittenberg-Cox: 4-Quarter Lives: 10 Lessons from Season 4
In this wrap-up episode to the latest season of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox reviews the 10 fascinating conversations she has had over the last 10…
4-Quarter LivesSibylle Le Maire: Getting Longevity on the CEO’s Agenda
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Sibylle Le Maire, Executive Director of the media group Bayard, based in France. She is the…
4-Quarter LivesDr Mona Mourshed: Confronting Corporate Ageism
This week’s guest with Avivah Wittenberg-Cox on 4-Quarter Lives is Dr Mona Mourshed, the founder and CEO of Generation, a global non-profit organisation that…
4-Quarter LivesLisa Edgar: Saga’s Window into Q3 Customers
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Lisa Edgar from Saga, a British company which, since its creation over 70 years ago, has…
4-Quarter LivesDr Emi Kiyota: The Older Want to Care For Us (not the other way around)
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Dr Emi Kiyota, Founder and director of Ibasho, an organization that facilitates the co-creation…
4-Quarter LivesMichael Fossat: Getting Global Companies Future-Ready
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Michael Fossat, head of Schneider Electric’s Future Ready program. With a 180-year history…
4-Quarter LivesJulie Miller: Women 50+: Drivers of the Global Economy
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Dr Julie Miller, Director of Thought Leadership, Financial Resilience, at the American…
4-Quarter LivesHaleh Nazeri: World Economic Forum Building ‘Longevity Literacy’
On this week’s 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Haleh Nazeri, Lead, Longevity Economy at the World Economic Forum. Earlier this year Haleh was…
4-Quarter LivesPhilip O’Keefe: Asia’s Challenge: Baby Busts, Ageing Populations & Male Cultures
This week on 4 Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Philip O’Keefe, Director of the Ageing Asia Research Hub at the Centre of Excellence in…
4-Quarter LivesLyndsey Simpson: Redefining Life, Work & Age
This week on 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Lyndsey Simpson, the founder and CEO of 55/Redefined, an organisation connecting the UK’s active…
4-Quarter LivesSeason 4! The Next Workforce: The Older
This week on 4-Quarter Lives I talk with James Root, Chair of Bain Futures. Part of consulting firm Bain & Co, Bain Futures focuses on future trends. Their new…
4-Quarter LivesBruno Palier: Breaking Our Stereotypes of France, Retirement & Rebellion
On this week’s 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Bruno Palier, Research Director at France’s elite Sciences Po University, Centre for European…
4-Quarter LivesNic Palmarini: Preparing for the 2nd Billion
On this week’s 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Nic Palmarini, the Director of the UK National Innovation Centre on Ageing. NICA is based in…
4-Quarter LivesTheo Kocken: Your Hundred Year Life
On 4-Quarter Lives this week Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Professor Theo Kocken, about his fascinating new film ‘Your Hundred Year Life’. Theo comes to the…
4-Quarter LivesLuis Gallegos: Pushing to Protect Q4
The guest on this week’s 4-Quarter Lives is Ambassador Luis Gallegos who, at 76, is as active and engaged as he has ever been in his long and extremely…
4-Quarter LivesCharlotte Japp: Millennials Grow Up
In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Charlotte Japp. Early in her career, Charlotte noticed a huge gap between the…
4-Quarter LivesRoberta Katz: Gen Z, Explained
Roberta Katz was involved in helping to establish the Distinguished Careers Institute program at Stanford University and has been a DCI advisor for many years…
4-Quarter LivesVijeth Iyengar: Are Countries Longevity-Ready? Focus on Low and Middle Income Countries
Dr Vijeth Iyengar is the guest in this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, with Avivah Wittenberg-Cox. Dr Iyengar is Director of Global Aging at the International Office…
4-Quarter LivesAlistair McQueen: Are Countries Longevity-Ready? Focus on the UK
Alistair McQueen is head of savings and retirement at Aviva, the UK’s largest general insurance company and a major life and pensions provider. Aviva also has…
4-Quarter LivesRyan Frederick: Where in the World Should You Live Next?
Ryan Frederick is the Chief Executive of Here, a strategic consultancy and consumer platform focused on creating housing options and helping people make good…
4-Quarter LivesCatherine Foot: Everything You Never Knew About Midlife Transitions
On 4-Quarter Lives this week Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Catherine Foot, Director of Phoenix Insights. Catherine is a research and policy expert in ageing…
4-Quarter LivesEleanor Mills: The Rise of Queenagers!
In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Eleanor Mills. Eleanor is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Noon, which she created in 2021…
4-Quarter LivesTerri Harrington: A Super-Lawyer Goes Back to School
Terri Harrington is one of the members of the first cohort of a new program at the University of Colorado Denver, called Change-Makers. In this podcast series…
4-Quarter LivesNobel Prize Winner Claudia Goldin: 100 Years of Women Combining (or not) Career & Family
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is delighted to have Professor Claudia Goldin, the newly crowned winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, join her on 4-Quarter Lives…