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Matt Meyerson has been working in talent management & public relations for years, largely in the action sports space. We talk about his career, what makes someone good at his job, and so much more in this episode of #BTSPodcast. This was recorded in summer of 2023. Support via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases: ⁠https://www.rakuten.com/r/LYNAEM19⁠ Book your next hotel stay using HotelTonight & save: LCOOK61 Follow on IG: @btsthepodcast  Follow me on IG & TW: @lynaecook  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast/support

Sua Hernandez is the Director of Housing Resilience & Executive Administrator at El Sereno Community Land Trust. She's been working in affordable housing since the late 90s and is an alumni of Occidental College, with a BA in urban and environmental policy. We talk about differences between co-ops, land trusts, and a community development corporation. Sua shares some of the questions ESCLT staff asks themselves to establish and maintain a culture of dignity and autonomy, and why that's important. Learn more about Community Land Trusts:  https://www.shareable.net/infographic-the-why-how-of-community-land-trusts/ https://groundedsolutions.org/strengthening-neighborhoods/community-land-trusts  Follow El Sereno Community Land Trust on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elserenocommunitylandtrust/  Follow El Sereno Community Land Trust on Twitter: https://twitter.com/land_elsereno  Here's some of the readings Sua mentioned, use these affiliate links that will support independent bookstores & this podcast:  Howards End: https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9780141182131 Kuxlejal Politics: Indigenous Autonomy, Race, and Decolonizing Research in Zapatista Communities: https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781477314470  Support via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases: https://www.rakuten.com/r/LYNAEM19 Book your next hotel stay using HotelTonight & save: LCOOK61 Follow on IG: @btsthepodcast  Follow me on IG & TW: @lynaecook  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast/support

Cerise Castle is a multi-award winning journalist best known for her research & reporting around LASD Gangs. She's been published by VICE, LA Times, LA Mag, HBO, NPR, & Wondery Media. In this episode she talks about what being a freelance journalist means, pitching work, juggling stories, therapy, self-care, & so much more. Be sure to listen to her podcast A Tradition of Violence & follow her across social platforms. Hear Cerise discuss A Tradition of Violence & her the details of her reporting on Locatora Radio talking more about her work here for condensed context to better understand what A Tradition of Violence is about Follow Cerise & support her work via The Knock: Database of Sheriff-Involved Shootings in LA: https://knock-la.com/life-under-the-gun/ A Tradition of Violence Podcast: https://linktr.ee/atraditionofviolence Cerise Twitter: @cerisecastle Cerise IG: @yourmajestcee The Knock Twitter: @knockdotla The Knock Instagram: @knockdotla The Knock Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KNOCK_LA   The DART Center, trainings for therapists to work with journalists: https://thedartcenter.org/ Support via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases: https://www.rakuten.com/r/LYNAEM19 Book your next hotel stay using HotelTonight & save: LCOOK61 Join Honey (browser extension w/ promo codes & cash back): joinhoney.com/ref/ekippx  Follow on IG: @btsthepodcast  Follow me on IG & TW: @lynaecook  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast/support

Jay Washington is a comedian, actor, & former wrestler. You may have seen him in Spike Lee's Chi-Raq or American Gigolo. We talk about parenting as an entertainer, leaving wrestling, finding the right representation, his career in comedy & how comedians get paid, & mental health. Please follow Jay across social (links below) you can watch a YouTube recording of this convo on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/mk15Hed3G-E Follow Jay Washington across socials & to see when he's coming to your city: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mrjaywashington IG: instagram.com/mrjaywashington Twitter: twitter.com/mrjaywashington  Support via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases: https://www.rakuten.com/r/LYNAEM19 Book your next hotel stay using HotelTonight & save: LCOOK61 Follow on IG: @btsthepodcast  Follow me on IG & TW: @lynaecook --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast/support

Culturalist, journalist, creative coach, grief coach, and multi-media artist Laura Sullivan Cassidy discusses her work around grief, death, & dying, as well as what Recompose does and how states are slowly but surely getting on board with this eco-friendly burial option.  Check out Inelda, which is mentioned as the organization Laura did her training at here: https://inelda.org/learn/end-of-life-doula-training/ A Sacred Passing (end of life care community in Seattle): https://asacredpassing.org/  Laura's IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurasoftdata/ Recompose IG: https://www.instagram.com/recomposelife/ Laura's newsletter “Griever's Ball” https://grieversball.substack.com/ Support via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases: https://www.rakuten.com/r/LYNAEM19 Book your next hotel stay using HotelTonight & save: LCOOK61 Follow on IG: @btsthepodcast  Follow me on IG & TW: @lynaecook --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast/support

Annie Cruz is a streamer, horror fanatic, and host. We talk about wrestling, her life after sex work, streaming, and a ton more.  Follow Annie: Instagram.com/AnnieCruz https://www.twitch.tv/thewitchynerd Twitter.com/AnnieFuckinCruz Watch this full convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pEUG2d129uA Reference links:  We talked about HeidiWorld, listen here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-heidiworld-the-heidi-flei-93537284/  Support via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases: https://www.rakuten.com/r/LYNAEM19 Book your next hotel stay using HotelTonight & save: LCOOK61 Follow on IG: @btsthepodcast  Follow me on IG & TW: @lynaecook --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast/support

Brittinae has a Masters Degree in Health Science and works building sex ed curriculums. In this conversations she dispels common misconceptions about Plan B & birth control, explains why she decided to focus on sex ed in Black communities, elaborates on what the health department does, & the importance of talking about sex, acknowledging the history of birth control. Resources she mentions here: https://www.instagram.com/sexpositive_families/ https://www.instagram.com/incaseyourecurious/  Support this podcast via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases: https://www.rakuten.com/r/LYNAEM19 Book your next hotel stay using HotelTonight & save: LCOOK61 Follow on IG: @btsthepodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast/support

Molly Lambert is an incredible writer. She's the writer & host of Heidi World: The Heidi Fleiss Story & talks about navigating freelance writing while trying to break into TV writing. I super appreciate how candid she is about juggling jobs, the abyss of pitching & the instability of freelance creative careers. If you haven't listened to Heidi World, please stop what you're doing & listen ASAP. Be sure to follow her for updates on her upcoming projects which I am thrilled to hear.  Follow Molly on IG @molly_lambert Listen to HEIDI WORLD: https://open.spotify.com/show/6IUKQXFRsl9brndc9sLJ6E Support the HEIDI WORLD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HEIDIWORLD Buy Eve Babitz “I Used to Be Charming” (Molly wrote the intro & it's perfect): https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681373799 Support BTSPodcast via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month (please): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases: https://www.rakuten.com/r/LYNAEM19 Book your next hotel stay using HotelTonight & save: LCOOK61 Follow on IG & TW: @btsthepodcast  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast/support

This episode was recorded at the end of 2020. As of now, Sierra Reed is at Whalar as their Social Platform Partnerships Director. She was previously at Mozilla as their Marketing & Social Media Relations manager where she worked on both Firefox & Pocket & shares what she's learned about working across organizations and managing up. Books Sierra recommends: One Minute Manger: https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9780062367549 Executive Presence: https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9780062246899 Emotional Intelligence 2.0: https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9780974320625 Support this podcast at anchor.fm/btspodcast, or if this advice helped your career, VenMo me: @lynae-cook. Sign up for HotelTonight using LCOOK61 or Acorns: https://acorns.com/invite/L33KZP Follow BTSPodcast at @BTSthepodcast across social --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Lia Haberman has a steep career in media and is currently an adjunct professor teaching Social Media & Influencer Marketing at UCLA Extension. Her former employers include E!, The Wrap, LIVESTRONG, & Beachbody. In her class she teaches influencers how to best monetize their work, work with brands, and how to advocate for themselves. In her consulting work, she teaches brands how to work with influencers. We talk about about she's reading (links below) & her approach to successful influencer x brand partnerships. Lia's reading list: The Lean Startup: https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9780307887894 Follow Lia: https://twitter.com/liahaberman https://www.linkedin.com/in/liahaberman/ Support this podcast by becoming a monthly contributor at anchor.fm/btspodcast. Join Acorns (Acorns referral link: acorns.com/invite/L33KZP), start investing on Robinhood: join.robinhood.com/lynaec. Sign up for HotelTonight using LCOOK61, and/or Soothe for in-home massages with LZLRZ. Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130. Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455 Music on #BTSPodcast is by Ben Bethurum: soundcloud.com/bethurum --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Caitlin Angeloff is a thoughtful & brilliant strategist who I've had the joy of working with over the years. We met when she was Director of Global Social Strategy & Operations at DocuSign, I then saw her transition in to the healthcare industry, and now she is at Seismic as their Senior Director, Corporate Marketing & Communications. She walks listeners through how she's advocated for increased head count & budget & proven the value of social in organizations. We also talk about parenting & maintaining a marriage while growing a career. Follow Caitlin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/caitlinangeloff Follow Caitlin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlinangeloff/ Support this podcast by becoming a monthly contributor at anchor.fm/btspodcast. Join Acorns (Acorns referral link: acorns.com/invite/L33KZP), sing up for HotelTonight using LCOOK61, and/or Soothe for in-home massages with LZLRZ. Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130. Robinhood invitation link: join.robinhood.com/lynaec Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Open Mike Eagle is an artist, runs a record label, recently launched podcast network, co-created The New Negroes on Comedy Central, & has a merchandise company. He also has a few podcasts of his own: Secret Skin & What Had Happened Was with DJ Prince Paul (both are linked below) & has appeared on many podcasts (I highly recommend his episode of Father Hood.) You may have seen him on SyFy, Adventure Time, Black Ice, or It’s a Party. We dig in to a little bit of what he does & answer listener & fan questions. Listen to & purchase his new album “Anime Trauma & Divorce” https://openmikeeagle.bandcamp.com/album/anime-trauma-and-divorce Follow Open Mike Eagle on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mike_Eagle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_mike_eagle/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeeagleraps Watch Call & Response on Blavity: https://youtu.be/wmPkoIMdHr8 Open Mike Eagle & Lizzo “Extra Consent” on The New Negroes: https://youtu.be/HslbuwTMhrw Merch Engine: https://shop.merchcentral.com/collections/merch-engine Explore Stony Island Audio podcasts (including Mike's podcasts): http://mikeeagle.net/stoneyisland Subscribe to Cherie Hu’s Water & Music: https://bit.ly/35eE11f Super Duty Tough Work Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iFnRgQZRH7u0tpLgNN8OF Watch Video Dave’s music video for Tuesday: https://youtu.be/qstPRbgffm8 Open Mike Eagle on Father Hood Podcast: https://fatherhoodspod.com/ep-99-unapologetic-dad-trap-feat-open-mike-eagle/ Brain Study on Rappers: https://www.nature.com/news/brain-scans-of-rappers-shed-light-on-creativity-1.11835 #BTSPodcast music-specific episodes: https://bit.ly/3mwwLmW Support this podcast by becoming a monthly contributor at anchor.fm/btspodcast. Join Acorns (Acorns referral link: acorns.com/invite/L33KZP), sing up for HotelTonight using LCOOK61, and/or Soothe for in-home massages with LZLRZ. Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Jordyn Reese is the Director, Global Advertising & Audience Development, we recorded this episode right as she was leaving The Orchard & heading to OneRPM for a role as Product Manager, US Latin & Urban. After just a few months at OneRPM took on her current role as Director of Global Advertising & Audience Development. This episode was literally recorded a year ago. So if we sound less distressed about life… now you know why! Our conversation focuses on work at The Orchard where she lead global strategy and executed +$8.5M in global on-platform Spotify advertising, & lead global strategy on +750 artist YouTube advertising campaigns and increased total client investment on YouTube +400%. If you want to hear more music-specific episodes, here's a playlist of #BTSPodcast music industry-specific episodes on Breaker: https://bit.ly/3mwwLmW Follow Jordyn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordynreese/ Below are my recos that I mentioned at the end of this episode (in the outro), & here's the link to join Libro.fm, my favorite alternative to Amazon that supports Bookshop.org (which supports independent bookstores) http://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm180888 Maria Hinojosa’s “Once I Was You” audiobook on Libro.fm: https://bit.ly/3mruJEO N.K. Jemisin’s “The City We Became” audiobook on Libro.fm: https://bit.ly/2G8P3LM Caoilin Hughes “Orchid & the Wasp” audiobook on Libro.fm: https://bit.ly/2HFAXlk Talks at Google Caoilinn Hughes: https://youtu.be/08NDIn_Hmzg Support this podcast by becoming a monthly contributor at anchor.fm/btspodcast. Join Acorns (Acorns referral link: acorns.com/invite/L33KZP), sing up for HotelTonight using LCOOK61, and/or Soothe for in-home massages with LZLRZ. Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Tiffanie Woods is a writer & strategist who leverages her background in engineering to apply systems thinking to operations & her writing/pitching processes. Tiffanie lists off how she pitches & what she includes, for easy reference these will be listed on my Medium & are found at 00:10:05 in to the podcast & again at 00:30:56. Follow Tiffanie & keep your eyes peeled for her re-launch of her podcast https://twitter.com/tiffromthe6/ Follow Eva Recinos (https://twitter.com/eva_recinos) and Alana Massey (https://twitter.com/AlanaMassey) and look in to the work they do to support writers. Support this podcast by becoming a monthly contributor at anchor.fm/btspodcast. Join Acorns (Acorns referral link: acorns.com/invite/L33KZP), sing up for HotelTonight using LCOOK61, and/or Soothe for in-home massages with LZLRZ. Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

This episode is part 2 in a series with the co-founders of Scentia Labs & Canapa, if you haven't listened to Part 1 with Rubin Torf, please do! This episode is with Molly Conroy, Co-founder of Scentia Labs & Canapa. We discuss CBD policy, what her role as CEO entails, reading CBD labels, the development of their business model & revenue streams & how they work with their clients to establish their ethos & standards. Organizations we discuss include The Last Prisoner Project: https://www.lastprisonerproject.org/ & The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/ Pro-tip: use Amazon Smile & select one of these orgs to support with every purchase (smile.amazon.com) Shop Canapa products at getcanapa.com & use "BTSPodcast25" to save 25% on your first order. Explore Scentia Labs' services at https://scientialabs.io/ Listen to the episode with Rebellious PR founder Evie Smith: http://bit.ly/2TUK0Ct Here’s a link to April Pride’s podcast “How to do the Pot” this link is specifically to one of her episodes on CBD: https://bit.ly/32pbpRl Hear April’s episode of #BTSPodcast here: http://bit.ly/2Zoa7q2 The “How to do the Pot” episode “Pot & Pills” https://bit.ly/35dRo1Q Follow Canapa on social: https://www.instagram.com/getcanapa/ https://www.facebook.com/Canapa-519399825255678 Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Support #BTSPodcast by becoming a monthly supporter via Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 and my promo code to save on your first booking with HotelTonight: LCOOK61. Save on your first massage with SOOTHE: LZLRZ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Rubin Torf is a chemical engineer with a background in computational modeling and equipment design, including data collection for optimized production efficiency and many types of hydroponic systems. With a passion for the science at all steps of the extraction process, he leads the production and development teams as they advance Scientia’s custom methods and technology. Rubin holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Astronomy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master’s of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In this episode we discuss the extraction process, how Rubin applies engineering principles to business & vice versa, journalism as a form of keeping businesses honest, and what you should be looking for on your CBD product labels. Shop Canapa products at getcanapa.com & use "BTSPodcast25" to save 25% on your first order. Explore Scentia Labs' services at https://scientialabs.io/ Listen to the episode with Rebellious PR founder Evie Smith: http://bit.ly/2TUK0Ct Here’s a link to April Pride’s podcast “How to do the Pot” this link is specifically to one of her episodes on CBD: https://bit.ly/32pbpRl Hear April’s episode of #BTSPodcast here: http://bit.ly/2Zoa7q2 The “How to do the Pot” episode “Pot & Pills” https://bit.ly/35dRo1Q Follow Canapa on social: https://www.instagram.com/getcanapa/ https://www.facebook.com/Canapa-519399825255678 Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Support #BTSPodcast by becoming a monthly supporter via Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 and my promo code to save on your first booking with HotelTonight: LCOOK61. Save on your first massage with SOOTHE: LZLRZ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Aundre Larrow is a Brooklyn-based portrait photographer who has spent the last few years shooting editorial and lifestyle content for clients and for personal work. His work is pursued the truth that can be found in portraiture. We discuss his experience in Adobe’s Creative Residency program, getting work, pricing client jobs, & so much more. One thing we don’t discuss much in this conversation is how terrific Aundre’s videos are! I highly recommend finding him across platforms. He has a super helpful “how to” video to help photographers understand how to best photograph people with darker skin tones. (Linked below) Explore Aundre’s projects here: https://www.aundrelarrow.com/projects Watch Aundre’s video “How to shoot & edit darker skin tones” https://youtu.be/1a-YYgvHl1o Follow Aundre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aundre/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aundrelarrow Follow our friend Jovell: @jovell Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Support #BTSPodcast by becoming a monthly supporter via Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 and my promo code to save on your first booking with HotelTonight: LCOOK61. Save on your first massage with SOOTHE: LZLRZ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Throughout her work as an actress, writer, producer, small business owner, & teacher Crystal Lowe brings a strong work ethic and endless curiosity to all that she does. I've gotten so much from her film & TV classes at Graham Shiels Studios & appreciate her vulnerability & humanity. We discuss how she does all that she does in addition to being a parent and wife, lessons learned, & so much more. Follow Crystal: https://www.instagram.com/realcrystallowe/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522909/ https://twitter.com/RealCrystalLowe Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Support #BTSPodcast by becoming a monthly supporter via Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 and my promo code to save on your first booking with HotelTonight: LCOOK61. Save on your first massage with SOOTHE: LZLRZ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Heidi Bakk-Hansen is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She serves as Board Secretary for the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial. We discuss her work as an educator, with CJMM, a writer, and in anti-racist-focused activism. This is part three in a series of #BTSPodcast episodes with anti-racist organizers in Duluth, Minnesota. Please listen to the two previous episodes with Jordon Moses & Terresa Moses for additional context and education. Links discussed in this episode: Michael Fedo’s “Lynchings in Duluth” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681340135 CJMM website: https://claytonjacksonmcghie.org/ Support #BTSPodcast on Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Terresa Moses is co-founder and creative director at Blackbird Revolt, she’s also an artist and assistant professor of Graphic Design at University of Minnesota Duluth. This is the second episode in a series with organizers in Duluth, Minnesota where we discuss their work in the community and how they practice self care. In our conversation Teresa & I discuss what it’s like not being able to visualize liberation & freedom. It brought to mind a recent piece by Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker, where he said “Freedom hurts most when you can taste but never fully partake in it.” There’s a link to the full article in the description of this episode: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/16/all-the-natalie-portmans-and-the-limits-of-hollywood-fantasy See Terresa's exhibition of intersectionality UMBRA: http://umbraexhibit.com/ Find & follow Blackbird Revolt online: Website: blackbirdrevolt.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbirdrevolt/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackbirdrevolt Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackbirdrevolt Links discussed in this episode: Michael Fedo’s “Lynchings in Duluth” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681340135 “The Lyncher in Me” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681341095 Support #BTSPodcast, funds from June & July of 2020 will be donated to the ACLU: anchor.fm/btspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Jordon Moses is the co-founder and visionary director at Blackbird Revolt. His work and the work of Blackbird Revolt focuses on promoting social change through conscious creativity. Their work is strategic, creative, and important in propelling impactful organizations and change forward. This is part one of my conversations with a few of the people behind organization a commemoration event in Duluth, Minnesota to commemorate Isaac McGhie, Elmer Jackson and Elias Clayton, who were lynched June 15, 1920. Jordon's company Blackbird Revolt has been instrumental in organizing CJMM's efforts in recent years, we detail his work in community organizing along with his work as visionary director, and how he practices self care. Find & follow Blackbird Revolt online: Website: blackbirdrevolt.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbirdrevolt/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackbirdrevolt Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackbirdrevolt Links discussed in this episode: Michael Fedo’s “Lynchings in Duluth” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681340135 “The Lyncher in Me” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681341095 Support #BTSPodcast, funds from June & July of 2020 will be donated to the ACLU: anchor.fm/btspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Michael Badal was discovered by Tiësto at the age of 17 (when we were in high school) and has since continued to develop and grow his career in music. We cover what mindsets have helped and hurt him, how he's learned to take better care of himself on tour, and find a way to maintain his personal life wile still creating music. Charlie XCX "waterfall strategy" article: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/20/20836846/charli-xcx-new-album-streaming-spotify-dani-deahl-future-of-music Follow Mike across social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelbadal/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbadal/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36zi5wH Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/michaelbadal Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Support #BTSPodcast by becoming a monthly supporter via Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 and my promo code to save on your first booking with HotelTonight: LCOOK61 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Phillip Okonma is an attorney, an athlete, and an artist. He explains what the job of a public defender is, what he feels makes a good attorney, advice for law students, and advice for you in the case that you are ever accused of a crime. (Skip to 2:00:00 for advice on encounters with the police.) We discuss lessons learned, perspective, running on survival mode, and what his encounters with the criminal justice system have taught him. Phillip graduated from California State University Dominguez Hills and went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University law school. When asked why he chose the Public Defender’s office, Phillip describes growing up as a child in South Central and witnessing the extreme poverty surrounding him. Follow Phillip on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/luxund/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK51FA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Margaux Brooke is model, actress, and influencer. She's been modeling since she was 9 years old and has deep experience as a model. We talk about how she's kept a level head, stays grounded, has navigated management and agencies, decides on what brands she works with, and her journey in taking on acting. She gives advice, answers follower questions, and shares her advice for preparing for a role and learning lines. Follow Margaux: https://www.instagram.com/margauxbrooke/ https://www.twitch.tv/margauxbrooke/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK51FA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Evie Smith Rebellious PR and I met via San Diego Comic Con and I quickly realized what a great fit she’d be as a guest! Evie has been doing PR since 2007 and started Rebellious PR in 2016. Evie had everything she should have been happy with, and she wasn’t happy. She left her job, her husband, and did a complete overhaul of the life that was no longer fitting her. We dig in to navigating life after she came out, starting Rebellious PR, level-setting with clients, business development, navigating hiring and working with friends, and so much more! Rebellious PR is a boutique public relations agency in PDX and LA amplifying stories of diverse companies. We have deep roots in the consumer tech and lifestyle spaces, and we love to work with defiant founders who make their own lanes to create revolutionary work. Listen to "Pitch, Please": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pitch-please-rebellious-pr-consulting/id1454085267 Follow Rebellious on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebellious.pr/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rebellious-pr-&-consulting/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rebelliouspr Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK51FA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Janina M. Jeff, Ph.D is a Spelman alum, population geneticist, Spotify Soundoff Bootcamp winner, a self-taught coder, and expert Googler. We dig in to what a geneticist does, her job as a senior Bioinformatic scientist at Illumina, the importance of information-sharing, and giving her first TEDx talk at TEDxFlatbush. She is also the host of In Those Genes Podcast, a hip-hop inspired podcast that uses genetics to uncover the lost identities of African descended Americans through the lens of Black culture. 
We discuss what exactly a population geneticist does, how she does it, the importance of information-sharing, and her emotional journey throughout her education and work. I deeply appreciate Janina's vulnerability about complex and personal issues, and am so thankful for her and to be able to share her journey. Janina recently gave a TEDx talk at TEDxFlatbush, she shares the process, what she learned, and what she forgot! Listen in as she shares her journey. Links from our conversation: Janina’s “In those Genes” podcast: https://inthosegenes.com/listen-1 Janina's TEDxFlatbush talk "Afrofuturism Through the Power of the Genome: https://youtu.be/mz2ZZJSs-Fo Natasha Johnson TEDxFlatbush “What to Expect When Feminism Starts at Five” https://youtu.be/WIUtFdYAfAk Follow Janina on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inthosegenespod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janinajeff/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djaysquared/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Content warning: this episode is essentially 100% about rape and sexual assault survivors. We DO NOT discuss what actually happened, & instead focus on life after being assaulted, pressing charges against one's assailant, and healing from trauma. This is the view point of one person who has been assaulted and is not to be considered as representative of what all survivors feel. I (the host) do not claim to be an expert on trauma and I'm sure I don't use all the correct language all the time. Read the blog post mentioned in the episode from the guest here: http://bit.ly/39AzENV Terrible, Thanks for Asking "Unbroken" episode: http://bit.ly/2Fp9GiA Reading reco (not mentioned in the episode, but worth reading regarding trauma): "The Body Keeps the Score" read the summary here: http://bit.ly/35sLWEO Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Rebecca Weaver is on a mission to level the playing field and end workplace harassment. Nearly 2 decades of corporate HR experience under her belt, and her own personal journey with workplace discrimination, along with cultural shift lead to the launch of HRUprise. A platform where she helps build inclusive, respectful environments, using modern strategies and #MeToo-era approaches that put the humanity of your team first. We dig in to better approaches to the interview process, managing conflict in the workplace, the complexities of working in HR, and the traps that often come with the prioritization of "company culture." We also discuss her journey, how she & her husband navigate their careers with their family life and personal development. Follow HRUprise https://www.linkedin.com/company/hruprise/ https://www.instagram.com/hruprise/ https://twitter.com/hruprise Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Erin A. Simon is a host on Cheddar Esports, co-host of the Grass Routes Podcast and has extensive experience in journalism, which in today's landscape inherently includes being an excellent content strategist. Erin walks me through how her perspective has shifted on the value of time and vetting how she spends her time and what she commits to, her approach to mentoring and being mentored, and some of her favorite reads (links below) Episode of Music Business Podcast with Erin that we reference in our convo: https://apple.co/2MnunzB Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: https://markmanson.net/books/subtle-art Mark Manson's 2nd book (Everything is F*cked): https://markmanson.net/books The Four Agreements: https://www.miguelruiz.com/the-four-agreements Follow Erin on social: https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://instagram.com/erinasimon https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinashleysimon/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Follow Lynae Cook instagram.com/lynaecook twitter.com/lynaecook To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Director and Creative Producer Catherine Millais & I dig in to what ideal relationships with agencies & clients look like, brief preferences, negotiating raises, navigating in male-dominated spaces, and life in a creative pursuit. Catherine Millais is a director at Chuck Studios, a creative production studio that specializes in Tabletop Content, headquartered in Amsterdam. "Tabletop direction" means that Catherine has worked on a plethora of food commercials, including McDonalds, Pomidorka, Honig, and more. We get in to what it’s like being one of few women on set in a highly technical environment, imposter syndrome, working in a creative profession, and asking for raises. At one point I mention negotiation scripts, I’ve used Ramie Sethi’s (found here) if there are others you’ve tried, please do let me know! Find Catherine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-millais-842800ab/ Explore Chuck Studios’ work: https://www.chuckstudios.com/catherine-millais/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Follow Lynae Cook instagram.com/lynaecook twitter.com/lynaecook To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; Breather rooms (for meetings, off-sites, recording your own podcast): LYNAE, and get your groceries delivered with Instacart: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Irène Winterkorn is the Connectiors Director at futurefactor, a reputation management agency. We recorded this episode shortly after ADE, where she moderated a panel on Article 17. Prior to her role at futurefactor, she was Head of the AI and Robotics Segment at Management Events. She shares detailed observations from her experience in booking speakers, connect people, and relationship building. We discuss successful roundtables, building and curating events, and being a woman in tech. Follow Irène Winterkorn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilawinterkorn/ https://twitter.com/IrenWinterkorn Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Follow Lynae Cook instagram.com/lynaecook twitter.com/lynaecook To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; Breather rooms (for meetings, off-sites, recording your own podcast): LYNAE, and get your groceries delivered with Instacart: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Corey Kindberg is a senior strategist at R/GA and was the voice behind the viral & admirable AXE tweets during PRIDE. We discuss strategy, the importance and value of good community managers, agency life, Twitter, organizational tips, and who we love to follow for trends & insights. Previous client work of Corey's includes AXE, Ajinomoto, TJ Maxx, eBay, Samsung, Campbells (V8), Martha Stewart Living, & The Cut. Hear the rest of the strategy episodes & more strategy-relevant podcast episodes in this Breaker playlist: https://www.breaker.audio/u/lynaecook/p/321381 References: AXE "is it ok for guys?" ad: https://youtu.be/0WySfa7x5q0 AXE Pride Tweets via Buzzfeed: https://bzfd.it/2BlzhqV Amy Brown on Twitter: @arb Alexis Wilson on Twitter: @blacksassydiva Taylor Loren of Later on Twitter: @taylrn Taylor Lorenz on Twitter: @taylorlorenz PornHub Insights: https://www.pornhub.com/insights/ Follow Corey on social https://twitter.com/coreykindberg https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-kindberg/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Follow Lynae Cook instagram.com/lynaecook twitter.com/lynaecook linkedin.com/in/lynaecook To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: Hotel Tonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; Breather rooms (for meetings, off-sites, recording your own podcast): LYNAE, and get your groceries delivered with Instacart: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Amber Tamm is a farmer and horticulturist based in New York. She’s worked as a migrant farmer, the better part of her work experience has been agriculture but in the last 4 years she has come to gain experience and knowledge in cannabis, farm education, permaculture, tropical agriculture, agroforestry, urban farming, floral arrangements and the healing powers of the Earth. Some of my favorite quotes from our conversation: On how mainstream American culture largely does not respect farming: “Only in America will people tell you to stop farming.” On top soil: “I’m not saying anything different than what anyone else is saying. I’m not going to put it in scientific terms or fancy it up: top soil has been here and it was here. It was 12 feet under us, and it is now maybe 2 inches. It’s what holds the roots together and what holds the water, it’s everything that you need to have good produce.” The complexity of agriculture and farmer's economic reality in the U.S.: “Farmers are being told to grow surpluses intentionally to be sent to third world countries which destroys their agriculture economy itself, because they’ll get it cheaper from America. It’s more expensive for them to grow their own grain or their own vegetables bc they get it cheaper from america. Meanwhile the person who’s selling the produce from America is not being paid very well, and is actually being underpaid.” On mentally processing climate change: “I’ve been prepped for this because I already lost my mom. I went through my levels of hopelessness in my farming across the US.” Amber's recos to explore: GrowNYC: https://www.grownyc.org/ Brooklyn Grange Farm: https://www.brooklyngrangefarm.com/ Project Eats: http://projecteats.org/ Harlem Grown: http://www.harlemgrown.org/ Content recos: Jeff Bridges "A Place at the Table" https://amzn.to/31t2QkI The True Cost: https://amzn.to/2Mrdd4t Find & follow Amber Tamm on the internet https://www.instagram.com/ambertamm/ https://twitter.com/ambertamm/ http://ambertamm.com/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Follow Lynae Cook instagram.com/lynaecook twitter.com/lynaecook To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: Hotel Tonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; Breather rooms (for meetings, off-sites, recording your own podcast): LYNAE, and get your groceries delivered with Instacart: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Dr. Brian Keating is a cosmologist, Chancellor’s Professor of Physics at UCSD, author of "Losing the Noble Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor." We took a break from San Diego Comic Con to record at UCSD, where we dove in to funding research, peer reviews, flaws in the current system of how we recognize achievement, his work as a professor, involvement with comic con, the Arthur C. Clark Foundation podcast he hosts, and how he does all of this while maintaining his marriage and relationship with their kids. Brian also taught me why nickels have ridges and pennies do not. Buy Brian's book "Losing the Nobel Prize" https://amzn.to/323wjTb We also mention Ray Dalio's "Principles" which I highly recommend: https://amzn.to/2M5eY5X, as Brian mentions, it's about 500 pages too long. If you'd like the abbreviated version, here's a book that condenses the material in to a summary: https://amzn.to/31IhlCa Find & follow Brian: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating https://www.instagram.com/DrBrianKeating/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbriankeating/ Subscribe to Brian's mailing list (just one email/quarter): http://briankeating.com/mailing_list.php Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Follow Lynae Cook instagram.com/lynaecook twitter.com/lynaecook To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: Hotel Tonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; Breather rooms (for meetings, off-sites, recording your own podcast): LYNAE, and get your groceries delivered with Instacart: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Licensed mental health counselor & pschyotherapist Ryan Lewis, i.e. my therapist joined me on #BTSPodcast. He’s so great and I appreciate him so much which is why I asked him to be on. We discuss the emotional toll of his work, how he fell in to counseling/therapy, learned to set healthy boundaries for himself, selecting a counseling program, making a living as a therapist… including everyone’s favorite subject: insurance! Ryan is a Seattle University alum, and I really appreciate him sharing the business side of therapy and his own journey. Ryan Lewis is a Seattle-based counselor who prioritizes helping patients internalize their optimal values and innate strengths to empower and enable them to live the life they desire and deserve. He’s also… my therapist! He takes an integrative and holistic approach to his work with patients, and he’s been incredibly helpful to me. Find Ryan on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/ryanlewiscounseling Here’s his Psychology Today profile: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/ryan-a-lewis-seattle-wa/70418 Recommended reading from Ryan: Atomic Habits: https://amzn.to/2NlWUr8 Follow #BTSPodcast instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast Follow Lynae Cook instagram.com/lynaecook twitter.com/lynaecook To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite services: Hotel Tonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ; Breather rooms (for meetings, off-sites, recording your own podcast): LYNAE, and get your groceries delivered with Instacart: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Van der Pop started as a cannabis accessories company, with beautifully-designed accessories made specifically for women. Over time, founder April Pride saw a need for education with her customers and pivoted to women-focused cannabis education. As Van der pop grew, eventually being acquired by Tokyo Smoke, which was later acquired by Canopy Growth, April’s role changed quite a bit. We discuss how she grappled with handing over the reigns and embracing her new role. April’s new company, OF LIKE MINDS is a marketing platform for cannabis brands, and will be launching a podcast in Fall 2019 (link soon to follow). She shares how she's talked to her kids about working in cannabis, the importance of advocating for equity in the cannabis industry, and learnings around launching a product and selling a business. Follow April Pride instagram.com/aprilpride twitter.com/aprilpride aprilpride.com A link to the book we discussed Michael Pollan’s “How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addition, Depression, and Transcendence" https://amzn.to/2Za2wXb Follow #BTSPodcast: Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Support this podcast by becoming a monthly supporter at anchor.fm/btspodcast/support or use promo code LZLRZ to save on an in-home massage with Soothe, LCOOK61 to save on your first HotelTonight booking, save on your first grocery delivery with InstaCart: LCOOK5142, or use LYNAE to save on a Breather room. Subscribe for my newsletter, #askamillennial at bit.ly/askamillennial. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Erika Dalya Massaquoi is a curator, educator, and entrepreneur. Erika’s curatorial work includes shows for the Frye Art Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) List Visual Arts Center, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. She has held curatorial positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of the Moving Image. She has taught new media, cinema, and contemporary art classes at Yale University, New York University, and The New School for Social Research. She also served as the Assistant Dean of the School of Art & Design at The Fashion Institute of Technology (FiT). Erika and I discuss the benefits of growing up in the warmth of an uplifting community where her creative interests were met with encouragement, black was beautiful, her experiences being told she’s “over qualified” for positions, and how she and her husband navigate family time in conjunction with their careers. Erika shares how she’s become more open to sharing her experience and her story, parenting, moving across the country, adjusting to new environments. Follow Erika Dalya Massaquoi & The Oula Company https://www.instagram.com/erikadalya/ https://twitter.com/erikadalya https://www.instagram.com/theoulacompany/ https://www.facebook.com/theoulacompany/ https://twitter.com/theoulacompany http://erikadalyamassaquoi.com/ Links referenced in this episode: More on Claire Partington’s Taking Tea at SAM: http://seattleartmuseum.org/visit/calendar/events?EventId=63663, https://youtu.be/bSnTkA8nc10 Rinny "Riot" Perkins' “Bad Bitch on Anti Depressants” for #MentalHealthAwareness month: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxBZ9gbll_7/ "Disguise" https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Documents/Disguise%20Educator%20Resource%20List.pdf, https://www.artsy.net/show/seattle-art-museum-disguise-masks-and-global-african-art Follow #BTSPodcast: Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Ways to support via promo code: HotelTonight: LCOOK61, Soothe: LZLRZ, Breather: LYNAE, InstaCart: LCOOK5142 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

“I never say ‘I’m sorry for your loss.’ All I say, as a funeral home director, is ‘I am here for you.’” Amy Cunningham shares the details surrounding her training and work as a funeral home director in the latest episode of #BTSPodcast, hosted by Lynae Cook. Amy Cunningham is progressive funeral home owner, licensed director and celebrant who collaborates with New York City families to help them create the best funerals and memorial services possible. She specializes in green burials in cemeteries certified by the Green Burial Council, simple burials within the NYC- Metropolitan area, home funerals, cremation services at Green-Wood Cemetery's gorgeous crematory chapels as well as memorial events of all sorts. When not out directing funerals, Amy writes a blog with funeral celebrant Kateyanne Unullisi called "The Inspired Funeral" for consumers, clergy, home funeral guides, celebrants and bereavement therapists working to enrich end-of-life experiences. Find & follow Amy online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrooklynFuneral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fittingtributefunerals/ Fitting Tribute Funerals Website: http://www.fittingtributefunerals.com/ Fitting Tribute Funeral Services Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fittingtribute.nyc/ The Inspired Funeral blog: https://theinspiredfuneral.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Theinspiredfuneralcom/ Melissa Rice's article in the New Yorker, "How to Write a Condolence Letter" http://bit.ly/2KIzTNO TED Talk “Why I train grandmothers to treat depression” http://bit.ly/2XcLCLj NPR’s “The Arctic Suicides” piece on the contagion effect on All Things Considered by Rebecca Hersher: https://n.pr/2xhrubv NPR Staff’s follow-up article on “The Arctic Suicides,” https://n.pr/2xl4Hvk Follow #BTSPodcast and share what you learned and what you’d like to learn: Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Subscribe to #askamillennial for content marketing highlights, definitions in pop culture, and internet highlights: bit.ly/askamillennial Follow host Lynae Cook Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynaecook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Megan Murray leads the strategy group for the US at AnalogFolk, which is an independent creative agency. She’s the former Director of Marketing at Oiselle, and we met several years ago working together at Possible. We discuss advertising-specific topics such as creative briefs, agency structure, the most important conversations to have with clients, flaws in studies and research, the impact of ephemeral content on society, her appreciation for Mark Pollard, & strategist-specific discussions so much more. We also get in to more personal topics, such as how her parents’ approach to teaching lessons has shaped her outlook on life, we discuss burnout (she’s one to definitely run herself in to the ground) and how she’s working on preventing burnout. I’ve pulled one of my favorite quotes from Megan, to give prospective listeners a taste of the conversation, because this particular quote is a slice that representers so well why I love talking to her about strategy and her approach: “When I started to get a lot better at my job is when I started to respect that curiosity & an appropriate suspicion of your own knowledge is the best way to practice your craft… The second I started to loosen my grip on my own concept of what rightness is, is when I started to do some interesting work. I was also much more exploratory with my own job. Looking at business books is a very narrow way of exploring what our practice actually is, which is creativity & design” You can find Megan on social media, links are below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/meganmurray360 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmurray360/ Website: http://www.meganmurray.info/ We mentioned For Days, read more about them on Bustle: http://bit.ly/2ZEQIwA Follow #BTSPodcast and share what you learned and what you’d like to learn: Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Subscribe to #askamillennial for content marketing highlights, definitions in pop culture, and internet highlights: bit.ly/askamillennial Follow host Lynae Cook Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynaecook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynaecook/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynaecook LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynaecook/ Support #BTSPodcast via VenMo: @lynae-cook, or use code LZLRZ for an in-home massage with Soothe, LCOOK61 to save on your first HotelTonight booking, LYNAE to save on a Breather room, or LCOOK5142 to save on your first grocery delivery with InstaCart. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Walter Powell’s goal with Politiscope is to be the most trustworthy source for political information, that is a goal I think we can all support. On this episode of #BTSPodcast, Walter shares how co-founder roles and responsibilities are divided across the team, what being in the NFL taught him, his favorite reads, meditations, and how his upbringing has shaped his approach to entrepreneurship and social responsibility. Download Politiscope to get actual, reliable, and easy-to-understand political information in a central location: http://app.politiscope.io/ Follow Politiscope: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PolitiscopeApp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PolitiscopeApp/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Politiscopeapp/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/politiscope Find Walter on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeedKillz9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SpeedKillz9/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walter-powell-57273964/ Follow #BTSPodcast and share what you learned and what you’d like to learn: Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Subscribe to #askamillennial for content marketing highlights, definitions in pop culture, and internet highlights: bit.ly/askamillennial Follow host Lynae Cook Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynaecook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynaecook/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynaecook LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynaecook/ Support #BTSPodcast via VenMo: @lynae-cook, or use code LZLRZ for an in-home massage with Soothe, LCOOK61 to save on your first HotelTonight booking, LYNAE to save on a Breather room, or LCOOK5142 to save on your first grocery delivery with InstaCart. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Genevieve Ascencio is a VP at Golin, a public relations agency, where she heads up their Mountain Dew account. She has a deep background in strategy, as the former VP of Digital at Factory PR, where she focused largely on public relations, influencer activations, and digital marketing for fashion and retail brands. Genevieve is a social media and digital marketing specialist with a propensity for building agile online marketing campaigns that encourage interaction with target consumers. She is also an adjunct instructor at Fashion Institute of Technology, and is the founder of Tee Chérie, a clothing company that celebrates Haitian culture through style. On this episode, she shares her perspective on what her role as a VP is, what strategy is, communication preferences around risk, planning for innovation, and how she has layered on the roles of spouse and parent on top of her career. This episode kicks off a series that focuses on careers in strategy, how strategists define their jobs, their approach, and so much more. Follow Genevieve: Genevieve Instagram: https://instagram.com/thatgenevieve Genevieve Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatgenevieve Genevieve LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevieveascencio/ Tee Chérie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teecheriestyle/ Follow #BTSPodcast and share what you learned and what you’d like to learn: Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Subscribe to #askamillennial for content marketing highlights, definitions in pop culture, and internet highlights: bit.ly/askamillennial Follow host Lynae Cook Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynaecook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynaecook/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynaecook LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynaecook/ Book an in-home massage using SOOTHE, use code LZLRZ to save. Traveling soon? Use HotelTonight for excellent hotel accommodations at reasonable prices, code LCOOK61 will help you save on your first booking. Book a Breather room for your next team offsite, meeting while traveling, or conference call on-the-go using LYNAE at checkout. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Today's policy research methods are outdated and inefficient – but they don't have to be. Civic Eagle equips policy professionals with the tools they need to research and track legislation more effectively. By using a SaaS platform that’s powered by artificial intelligence to make legislative research smarter, faster, and less expensive, Civic Eagle helps organizations spend less time in front of a computer and more time advocating for important progressive issues. Over $35 billion are spent each year lobbying and advocating for policies at the federal, state, and local levels of government. This work requires careful analysis and tracking of legislation – a process that is currently manual, fragmented, and expensive. Civic Eagle was among the first 100 start ups to receive investment from Arlan Hamilton’s Backstage Capital. Since early 2018, Civic Eagle has raised $600,000 and has gone from zero to $8,500 in monthly recurring revenue. It's also a part of Techstars' 2019 class, and in 2017, Damola was a Google Entrepreneur in Residence. On this episode Damola shares his advice for early-stage, pre-revenue start-ups, post-revenue start-ups, maintaining a mission, working as a team, how they selected their product advisory board, leveraging focus groups with existing users to better understand customer needs, and SO much more. Follow Civic Eagle: AngelList: https://angel.co/company/civic-eagle-1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/civic_eagle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/civiceagle/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civic_eagle/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/civic-eagle/ Follow Damola: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DamolaOgundipe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogundipe/ Want to support this podcast? Use promo code "LYNAE" to book your first Breather room, an app that allows you to book meeting spaces in different cities. Use LZLRZ to save on an in-home massage with SOOTHE, LCOOK61 to save on your first HotelTonight booking, or simply VenMo me some money to support my coffee habit: @lynae-cook Follow #BTSPodcast across social platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Follow host Lynae Cook: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynaecook/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynaecook LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynaecook/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynaecook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Melissa Stratton is a parent, wife, sister, daughter, and friend. I've known Melissa (Missy) for over 20 years, and in those years I've learned so much from her about showing up in relationships, being emotionally responsive, and how to approach difficult conversations in a loving way, while having boundaries. I have so much respect for her relationship with her kids and her family, and have seen her raise three kids who were all born at very different times at her life, and all have varying personalities. A week prior to recording this episode, her oldest (24) got married, meanwhile, her other two are 8 and 14 years old. We talk about the guilt she felt due to the impact of fighting Lyme Disease, parathyroid, and Hashimoto’s, and how she’s worked to help her kids recover from the impact that had on them. Other topics: digital parental controls on devices and apps, including YouTube, and walking the line of allowing kids to be exposed to certain elements in various real life and digital scenarios, limiting screen time during the week and depending on where a kid is with their own self-esteem and personal development. Trusting your kids and tailoring your rules to where kids are at, where technology is at, and circumstantially. Raising kids in Orange County, progressing as a person while raising other people, and the importance of independence and self-care and having hobbies. Her approach to decision-making as a parent and advice to other parents, and what it feels like to have her eldest kid married and out of the house, and how no one really prepared her for this feeling. Follow #BTSPodcast across social platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Want to support this podcast? Use promo code "LYNAE" to book your first Breather room, an app that allows you to book meeting spaces in different cities. Use LZLRZ to save on an in-home massage with SOOTHE, LCOOK61 to save on your first HotelTonight booking, or simply VenMo me some money to support my coffee habit: @lynae-cook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Filmmaker and journalist Meredith Alloway shares the “behind the scenes” of being an independent filmmaker, a journalist, submitting to film festivals and so much more. She’s contributed to Film Maker Magazine, Playboy, and Vanity Fair to name a few, and has had films at SXSW, Indy Film Fest, The Overlook Festival, and Montclair Film Festival. Her film Deep Tissue was at SXSW 2019’s Midnight Shorts Competition. She talks about reaching out to festival programmers, etiquette, explains film terms to me, and managing emotions around rejection and collaboration. Find Meredith online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/atwwalloway/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atwwalloway/ Website: https://www.meredithalloway.com/film Watch her film "Interior Theresa" https://www.seedandspark.com/watch/interior-teresa Follow #BTSPodcast online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Music by Benjamin Bethurum: https://soundcloud.com/bethurum Support this podcast by VenMoing Lynae at @lynae-cook, using promo codes for Soothe in-home massages (LZLRZ), Breather rooms (LYNAE), HotelTonight (LCOOK61), & InstaCart grocery delivery (LCOOK5142 or https://inst.cr/t/cTQuuzMpV) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Video Dave is a hip hop and visual artist who also has worked in the reality television industry for some time. He was at SXSW 2019 with Open Mike Eagle for the StubHub event, and we caught up and discussed the “behind the scenes” of reality TV, the wellness of reality TV cast/crew, how it’s changed over the years, and his work as an artist. Follow Video Dave Twitter: https://twitter.com/video_dave Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/video_dave/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEodkQJnlEtnBMznL7Mvm6A See why Video Dave may be the next Mr. Rogers in “Camping with the Kangaroos” https://youtu.be/8xB8e6I2ReI Follow #BTSPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ Support this podcast & save by using promo links/codes for grocery delivery via InstaCart: https://inst.cr/t/cTQuuzMpV, use code LZLRZ to save on SOOTHE in-home massages, and LCOOK61 to save on HotelTonight. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Antonio Roberts is a New Media artist and Curator based in Birmingham, UK. He uses uses technology-driven processes to explore issues surrounding open source software, free culture and collaborative practices.We discuss how he gets funding, in kind support, connecting with artists, building community, and much more. His art is often created through programming, he is a part of Algorave, where he and other DJs code music live for an audience (see videos HERE). They host specific workshops on how to use software and truly aim to close the gap between the audience and the performer, and educate people on the variety of ways coding can be used. We caught up at SXSW 2019 in Austin, Texas. A special thanks to Crispin Parry of the British Underground and Will Hodgkinson of the Times for introducing me to Algorave, which is how Antonio and I met. Find Antonio online: Hellocatfood.com Twitter.com/hellocatfood Instagram.com/hellocatfood Check out partner Trendscaping: trendscaping.com Trendscaping 2019 Trends mentioned in the intro: https://www.trendscaping.com/trends/2019-trends Artists mentioned in discussion include Cheyenne Randall (@indiangiver) and Zach Rockstand (@zacher1) Learn more about Algorave via Resident Advisor here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2EZqikCIfY Sign up for Robinhood to manage your own stock portfolio using share.robinhood.com/lynaec to support this podcast. Or feel free to VenMo me, any day, any time at @lynae-cook. Your support helps fund the technology, headspace, and caffeine that fuels this podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Jessica Couch is the founder of the consulting agency Luxor & Finch, where she works with brands, advising them on strategic, data-driven planning. She has worked with numerous companies in the fit technology space and has published over 60 articles on the matter of fit and fit tech, a thesis on fit and perception, and values corporate responsibility as a whole, emphasizing inclusion, sustainability, and improved practices around fit. She is also the co-creator (along with previous guest Brittany Hicks) of the WOC #FashTech Brunch (links below). Her knowledge runs deep, her Bachelor’s degree is from NC State University’ College of Textile, and her Master’s is in Digital Innovation and Fit from Cornell University (a curriculum she developed under the guidance of Professor Susan P. Ashdown). She shares some great perspectives around how brands could and should be held accountable to enforced sustainability standards and has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the industry. This episode would not be possible without the partnership of Trendscaping. Trendscaping is an open-source trend-forecasting website. It’s a community platform for sharing and mapping insights, ideas, and the evolution of concepts. Sign up for the Trendscaping newsletter, and read more about this podcast episode and insights from Jessica and Brittany Hicks’s SXSW panel “Fashion’s Fit Issue: Representation and Tech” Trendscaping: https://www.trendscaping.com/ Trendscaping on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trendscaping/ Trendscaping on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trendscaping Find Jessica on social & dig in to her insights: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicavcouch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luxorandfinch/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/luxorandfinch Luxor and Finch website: https://www.luxorandfinch.com/ WOC #FashTech Brunch: https://wocfashtechbrunch.splashthat.com/ Feel free to support #BTSPodcast in a variety of ways, feel free to VenMo Lynae Cook to support her caffeine habit: @lynae-cook, use LCOOK61 on your first HotelTonight booking, or LZLRZ on your first in-home massage booking with SOOTHE. Follow #BTSPodcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast “Like” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Follow Lynae Cook: https://www.instagram.com/lynaecook/ https://twitter.com/lynaecook https://linkedin.com/in/lynaecook/ Find #BTSPodcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/btspodcast/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Brittany Hicks shares her learnings from years of experience in supply chain management in the fashion and retail industry. She has a breadth of insights surrounding where the industry has room for improvement in business practices, planning, and inclusion. Brittany is the founder of Girls in Fashion and Tech (GiFT), the co-creator of the WOC #FashTech Brunch, co-founder of Slash Seattle, and the co-creator of the WTF?! Fashion Podcast (launching in March 2019), is an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University, in addition to her full-time position at Amazon in planning and operations on the Private Label Fashion team. During the episode We reference the work of Kim Jenkins several times, explore Kim Jenkins’ research here: http://www.kimberlymjenkins.com/ This episode was created in partnership with Trendscaping. an open-source trend-forecasting website. Trendscaping is a community platform for sharing and mapping insights, ideas, and the evolution of concepts. Sign up for the Trendscaping newsletter, and read more about this podcast episode and insights from Brittany’s SXSW panel “Fashion’s Fit Issue: Representation and Tech.” Trendscaping: https://www.trendscaping.com/ Trendscaping on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trendscaping/ Trendscaping on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trendscaping Brittany Hicks’ social & project links: Brittany Hicks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justcallmehicks/ Girls in Fashion and Tech: https://www.girlsinfashionandtech.com/ Girls in Fashion and Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girlsinfashionandtech/about/ WOC FashTech Brunch: https://wocfashtechbrunch.splashthat.com Follow Slash Seattle (@slashsea): https://www.instagram.com/slashsea/ Follow Lynae Cook & #BTSPodcast #BTSPodcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast #BTSPodcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Lynae Cook on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lynaecook Lynae Cook on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynaecook/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

JHawk is a music producer, best known for Cat Daddy, and work with E-40, Chris Brown, Iggy Azalea, Chippy Nonstop, Kitty Pryde and so many others. We discuss the behind-the-scenes of how producers/indepdent artists do their jobs, make money, get their music distributed, and diversify their income in the 21st century. Topics include licensing, how to send beats, how to sell beats, ASCAP, publishing deals, and the science of how a song goes Platinum. Follow JHawk on social: Instagram: https://Instagram.com/jhawkproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialjhawk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JHawkProductions Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IM4RV3 Check out his video series Flight in Progress that provides tips for producers to help set them up for success: https://www.youtube.com/user/jJHawktv/ https://www.instagram.com/flightinprogress/ Feel free to support #BTSPodcast in a variety of ways, feel free to VenMo Lynae Cook to support her caffeine habit: @lynae-cook, use LCOOK61 on your first HotelTonight booking, or LZLRZ on your first in-home massage booking with SOOTHE. Follow #BTSPodcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast “Like” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Follow Lynae Cook: https://www.instagram.com/lynaecook/ https://twitter.com/lynaecook https://linkedin.com/in/lynaecook/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Almex USA specializes in aluminum casthouse equipment, what does that mean? Exactly. We engage with aluminum as a finished product on a daily basis, millions of people do. It's found in our kitchens, vehicles, landing equipment, and more, but we have no idea about where it came from to get here. Kedar and Lynae discuss the "farm to table" lifecycle of aluminum, as well as elements of sustainability, nuance within the aluminum industry, and how Kedar's perspective on working in aluminum has shifted over the years. See Almex's site here: almexusa.com Kedar shared this website also, aluminum.org, which is a US association all about the aluminum industry. #BTSPodcast is hosted by Lynae Cook, follow Lynae on social media: Instagram: @lynaecook Twitter: @lynaecook Sign up for the #askamillennial newsletter bit.ly/askamillennial Use promo code LCOOK5142 to save on your first InstaCart order, and LCOOK61 to save on excellent hotel bookings through HotelTonight. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Dru is a Grammy-nominated artist, and the executive producer of Vic Mensa’s HOOLIGANS album, as well Christian French’s Natural Colors record. Dru has performed with Vic Mensa, Andy Grammar, Miguel, Snoop Dogg, Chrisette Michele, Faith Hill, and many more. We go deep on the ins and outs of what it is to represent yourself, how it feels to be your own product, the business of his work as a guitarist and a producer, the value of time, the value of a song, grappling with self-promotion while keeping a learning mentality, branding yourself, and growing as an artist in an era where we are expected to create, brand, promote, and self-manage. References go deep and wide, from Viv Albertine to Odd Future. Dru discusses how he continues to progress as an artist, and his latest endeavor of creating a graphic novel (titled “Falconry: A World Apart”. ) Follow Dru on social: Instagram: Instagram.com/falconry Twitter: twitter.com/falc0nry Vic Mensa’s HOOLIGANS Christian French’s Natural Colors Follow me (Lynae Cook) on social: Instagram.com/lynaecook Twitter.com/lynaecook To support this podcast, use LCOOK61 on your first HotelTonight booking. LZLRZ on your first Soothe (in-home massages) booking, or shoot over some funds via VenMo: @lynae-cook. Your support is appreciated! Music on #BTSPodcast is by Benjamin Bethurum: soundcloud.com/bethurum Join Lynae's newsletter #askamillennial: bit.ly/askamillennial --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support