New Jersey Global Business Strategies and IP

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Podfest Expo January 2026 Recap: What’s Working and What’s New for Podcasting in 2026
Live Online Event (Zoom Only)

Podcasting is changing fast—and Podfest Expo January 2026 revealed exactly where the industry is heading.

Join us for a live, online Podfest recap featuring expert insights on podcasting trends for 2026, AI tools for podcasters, monetization strategies, video podcasting, and audience growth. This session is designed for podcasters, business owners, creators, and marketers who want to understand what’s actually working now—and what to focus on next year.

🎙 This is an online-only event hosted on Zoom.

## What You’ll Learn

• Key takeaways from Podfest Expo January 2026
• Podcasting trends shaping 2026 and beyond
• How creators are using AI tools for podcast production, marketing, and discovery
• What’s changing with video podcasting and distribution platforms
• Monetization strategies that are working right now
• How podcasters can increase visibility, authority, and discoverability in 2026

This session cuts through the hype and focuses on real-world insights from industry leaders and experienced creators.

## Speakers

### 🎙 Rob Greenlee (Main Speaker)

Rob Greenlee is a globally recognized podcasting executive, strategist, and thought leader. He has spent years shaping podcast technology, distribution, and monetization at the highest levels of the industry. Rob regularly advises creators, platforms, and organizations on the future of podcasting.
At this Podfest Expo 2026 recap, Rob will share big-picture industry insights and practical guidance on where podcasting is headed, what trends matter most in 2026, and how creators can adapt to ongoing platform and technology changes.

### 🎙 Sonia Satra

Sonia Satra is an entrepreneur, wellness expert, and a former soap opera star who helps creators and business owners build clarity, confidence, and sustainability. A community builder and frequent Podfest participant, Sonia brings a creator-centered perspective to podcasting.
She will share her Podfest 2026 insights with a focus on audience connection, creator mindset, consistency, and building podcasts that align with long-term business and personal goals.

### 🎙 Elizabeth Gearhart

Elizabeth Gearhart, Ph.D. (formerly McNamara) is the founder of Gear Media Studios, a podcast production studio and consulting firm. She is a podcast and radio show host, podcast marketing consultant, speaker, and Chief Marketing Officer at Gearhart Law. With a Ph.D. research background, Elizabeth specializes in translating complex technology—including artificial intelligence—into clear, actionable strategies for creators and businesses.
Elizabeth will cover AI, marketing, and discoverability trends from Podfest Expo 2026, including how podcasters can influence how AI tools and search platforms surface their shows in 2026 and beyond.

## Who Should Attend

• Podcasters at any stage (new or established)
• Business owners using podcasts for visibility and lead generation
• Coaches, consultants, and service providers
• Creators interested in AI, marketing, and podcast growth
• Anyone who attended Podfest Expo 2026—or wants a clear, strategic recap

## Event Details

📍 Location: Online only (Zoom)
🎟 Access: Zoom link provided after registration
🗓 Format: Live discussion, expert insights, and Q&A

### Why This Event Matters for 2026

Podcasting success in 2026 will depend on strategy, adaptability, and discoverability—not just publishing episodes. This event brings together industry leadership, creator experience, and AI-driven marketing insight to help you make smarter decisions for the year ahead.

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the health sciences and health care industries—from diagnostics and drug discovery to clinical decision support and digital health tools. Alongside these advances come complex regulatory and intellectual property (IP) challenges that innovators, researchers, and organizations must navigate to bring AI solutions safely and successfully to market. This webinar explores the evolving regulatory landscape governing AI in health sciences, including oversight of AI-enabled medical technologies, data governance, and risk management considerations. Participants will also gain insight into key IP issues such as patentability of AI-driven inventions, ownership of data and algorithms, copyright and trade secret protection, and strategies for safeguarding innovation while supporting collaboration and compliance.

Designed for researchers, clinicians, healthcare leaders, startups, and legal professionals, this session will provide practical guidance and real-world perspectives on aligning regulatory requirements with effective IP strategies in an AI-driven healthcare ecosystem.

KEY TOPICS:

• Regulatory frameworks and expectations for AI in health sciences including HIPAA compliance!
• IP ownership and inventorship in AI-enabled research and products
• Data, algorithms, and model protection strategies
• Managing compliance risks while fostering innovation
• Emerging trends shaping the future of AI regulation and IP in healthcare
• Ethical use of AI in Healthcare

OUR SPEAKERS:
Sheila M. Mints: Chair, Health Care and Cannabis Law Groups. Ms. Mints’ experience in healthcare transactional matters includes shareholder and employment agreements, purchases and sales of medical practices, including ACO and IPO transactions, and practice mergers. Ms. Mints acts as general counsel to many large practices and ambulatory care facilities, assisting with transactional, tax, human resources matters and negotiation with payors and vendors. Ms. Mints also handles governmental and commercial payor investigations and audits into health care billing and coding practices.

As Chair of the firm’s Cannabis Law Group, Ms. Mints counsels businesses, public entities, and entrepreneurs interested in entering the multifaceted cannabis market. Ms. Mints is the general counsel of the Cannabis Advisory Group, a nonprofit organization of a diverse group of professionals with expertise in cannabis policy, regulatory compliance, business, social justice, economics, science and medicine that are united in the desire to maximize the context for the legal access to hemp and cannabis, both in adult-use and medicinal market.

An experienced tax lawyer, Ms. Mints represents her clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the federal Tax Court and state taxation departments in a variety of tax matters. Read more at: https://www.capehart.com/?attorney=sheila-m-mints

Richard Gearhart, Esq. is a life sciences intellectual property attorney and the Founding Partner of Gearhart Law, LLC, where he advises pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, diagnostics, and health-technology companies on patents, trademarks, licensing, and IP-driven commercialization strategy. With over three decades of experience, Richard helps founders, executives, and investors align intellectual property portfolios with fundraising, regulatory pathways, competitive positioning, and long-term enterprise value. A trained chemist and former senior in-house IP leader in the life sciences industry, he brings deep domain fluency to complex scientific and business challenges. He is also an active angel investor and a member of several investor groups, providing clients with a first-hand investor perspective on risk, valuation, and growth.

He plays an active leadership role in the academic and healthcare innovation ecosystem, and is a Member of the Rutgers Health Leadership Council, also serving as Chair of the Investment & Entrepreneurship Committee, where he supports innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurial initiatives across Rutgers Health.

Richard is actively pursuing a professional certificate from the MIT Sloan School of Management in Artificial Intelligence for Pharma and Biotech, reflecting his focus on how AI is reshaping drug discovery, development, and commercialization. Read more at: https://gearhartlaw.com/team/richard-gearhart-esq/

David Postolski, Esq., event moderator, is a senior partner at Gearhart Law, is a registered patent attorney and Intellectual Property (IP) attorney for close to 20 years. David specializes in assisting inventors, creators, artists, start-ups, entrepreneurs, early-stage companies, and emerging companies with their U.S and international IP strategy, protection, enforcement, and monetization. David is a frequent speaker and author on emerging IP issues and technologies including, raising capital, business formation, food science, software, licensing, Data and Privacy Compliance, equity-based crowdfunding, and compliance with other US and International Regulatory structures. David is also a Professor at Temple University, Parsons School of Design and the Radzyner Law School (Herzliya, Israel) where he teaches master-level students about IP, ethics, and other regulatory considerations. David is a current Council Member of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, founder of their International Action Group, and editor of their monthly newsletter, and the outgoing Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Officer. David currently serves on Harvard’s Lemann Entrepreneurial Program Advisory Board. Read more at: https://gearhartlaw.com/team/david-postolski-esq/

Email David D. Postolski, Esq.. with any questions at david@gearhartlaw.com

This event is sponsored by Gearhart Law, a full service Intellectual Property firm specializing in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law domestically and globally. We serve inventors, entrepreneurs, and established businesses. We can help you strategize and build your IP portfolio based on your business needs. Call us for a free consultation at 908-273-0700 or contact us through: https://gearhartlaw.com/