From Outer Space to Inner Space An Engineer’s Journey into Psychedelic Entrepreneurship

Summary:

Gabe Charalambides, founder and CEO of Odyssey, joins the show to discuss his transition from a decade-long career as an aerospace engineer to leading a psilocybin-based wellness venture . He shares how Buddhist philosophy and mindfulness provided a non-dogmatic framework for managing childhood anxiety and OCD without lifelong medication . Gabe explores the overlap between meditation and psychedelics as tools for "radical immersion in the present moment," emphasizing the importance of a science-grounded, professional approach to these experiences in newly regulated states like Oregon and Colorado .