Projects, Thought Leadership, Policy, World-Firsts, New Ventures, and Newsworthy Happenings Joel is the Co-Founder of Adventure Genome: The Marketplace for Adventure Lifestyle -- Click for a sneak peek! The "Infrastructure of Well-Being" in action -- New Palestine Healthway Park Campus and Medical Fitness Center, a world-leading destination for integrated health and wellness An advocate for innovative public policy that shapes the future of healthcare and our nation, Joel's opinion on potential PDUFA amendments affecting national security and pharmaceutical supply chain integrity/safety was published in the Indiana Business Journal The Feast of Plenty 2022 in the News: Over 4000 Fed! "We decide when the stigma ends" As a mental health advocate and powerful storyteller, Joel shares his family's experience with the loss of his mother to mental illness at the 2017 "Rise Above It" as a featured speaker Feast of Plenty 2021 in the News: Over 3000 Fed! The Feast of Plenty 2020: Pandemic Edition! Raw and real, Joel and his family bravely share the tragedy experienced when they lost his mother to suicide "The Man from the USA" -- being the only American on an expedition team out of the UK, Joel and the team achieved a world-first ascent of a mountain in the High Altai of Western Mongolia. Being one of the most remote regions on the planet, the successful first-ascent (and naming of the mountain!) came after a harrowing rescue of a team member suffering an open lower limb fracture in a rock slide at 10,000 ft.