Freund with Benefits: Helping Bachelors

Ja-red to the Willie last name Tonder No one stronger Who can hold a plank longer Excuse me I got a few thoughts right now that I’d like to ponder so allow me the honor He was born in Colorado where the mountains grow Where they drink lemonade and speak real slow And yes that was a quote from LFO but if you weren’t a 90’s kid well i guess you don’t know Straight out of Alabama rockin southern flow With a straw hat sitting back playing banjo On his front porch rocking with a dog at his feet and a truck so-so next to the radio I really couldn’t tell you quite what is age is but he’s breaking new ground like his name’s John Smith If I had to guess though I’d say 29 cause he’ll knock you out and joke about it like a punch line (breath) Jokes all aside he’s a really cool guy who just wants to make sure that you can stay fly At the same with his fly swatter in his back pocket just to make sure that you will never try To cross his friends and we cannot pretend that it aint his birthday so l hope that you’ll spend A second right now to wish him well, cause all that he wants is some more cowbell

Happy birthday Wally, Basraoui, Play him on the court and you’re gonna get an owie 5 hours later and he found himself in Maui with a battle wound on his arm that he wore proudly Turning 27 at the seven eleven Wears Hawaiin shirts like his first name is Kevin Kevin Joseph Bernert that is his full name But when it comes Wally’s game yeah no body is the same Don’t mind him he’s just doing his thang Celebrating living life with the rest of his gang If you’re on the court with him well i bet you couldn’t hang So go back to your room and watch Chitty Bang Bang So yeah just wanna say Happy Birthday Keep your chin up cause it’s not the worst day Here’s a random question - how much does a bird weigh Sorry out of time - that’s the end of the word play

This is my Christmas card rap for 2018 Lyrics: So ring ring ring, watch them sleighbells go Just sit right back and enjoy the show For the rap de la Christmas card volume three Megan’s rocking around the Christmas tree Every now and then yeah I like to wear a parka Along with my homies Dan and Annalynn Pilarca And if you got beef then take it up with Aseef Or if you want change ask Brian K Lagrange Alright seriously here we go Bob your head to it and enjoy the show Eryn’s Clark Kent and she’s bringing you the flow Jarred likes the carrots and the badges with the merits And Jason’s in the back battle rappin with the ferrits Tae and his wife yeah they just had a baby Alex is a pirate and it’s ships ahoy matey Scott had a tot, and Pam had a yam And Justin’s taking selfies of himself on instagram Kevin’s having fun yeah in his new home Nick Levine’s ballin cause he’s riding on the chromes Zoey loves it snowy, Chase likes to fly Way up in the air with his homie Sky Thai Brian’s in the corner and he does the stanky leg Mike got the golden goose but he didn’t get the egg Meanwhile Emily acting like a goof Santa came down the chimney and he’s raisin up the roof

This is my next interview as part of the career series. My next guest is a Civil Engineer who received his degree in 2013. He’s a lively individual who’s frequently compared to individuals such as Johnny Knoxville and skater Bam Margera for his fearless attitude and disregard for his own personal safety. I’m just kidding, but he’s a very courageous guy who I’ve known for almost 10 years.

Lyrics: Can I get a Brack Duvall Let me holla back at y’all Beating up seals like Steven Segal You can find him in the class or in the bathroom stall And he learned how to use the force better than Darth Maul But that’s not all His best first line that used in the club a long time was Gimme your number...and I’ll call Yeah and he’s a young jolly green, charlie sheen, mr. clean, talk about the bean who makes a scene A jack in the beanstalk get your sunscreen It gets lonely at the top and I don’t mean to be mean But, he’s 28 years old, Or a lie’s what I’ve been told It was probably Pat Kilbane Either way it’s Brack’s birthday and I’m about to go insane

Scot-ty, taught me How to kick it when you’re chilling in Karate How to do the wave like you’re riding a tsunami It’s his birthday, time to serve him up some hot tea Mr. last name Saville Like a warhawk Closing in for the kill Pretended he was from Australia for a little thrill And he’s Better than Lebron when he does the windmill But it’s all chill, yeah it’s real G-doh St Patty’s Day he was green like Cee-lo Fooling all the ladies And he went a little crazy He’s the captain of the ship, and the chips ahoy mateys He likes to be nice like Forrest Gump At the same time closing deals like Donald Trump He learned about a model called T-I-P-O Brack can do the robot like C3PO The other day we learned a bit about negotiation Everyone so excited was like a celebration Especially Scott, brough his pen and his paper Like the day of the fight with Luke and Vader Here we are now down at SOS It’s his birthday and I bet you can’t guess How old he is and you better pass the test For that Big 2-9 he ain’t settling for less

My next guest is a Mercer University alumni (“Go Bears”) where she received her Bachelors and later graduated from their physician assistant program. This fluent Spanish speaker has been a provider for the last 2 years in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine as well as urgent care and is also an active volunteer for the South Georgia Migrant Farmworker Project providing medical care to migrant farmworkers who otherwise would not have received proper medical attention.

Beginning clip taken from Weezy Wednesdays Episode 1 Lyrics: And you got Jarred, Middle Name Taylor Take your breath away better grab your inhalar Unbearable on his way to Baylor Found the key to life so he’s just like a jailor And he…swears like a sailor Fits like a tailor With Bob Marley and yes he was a wailer Magnitude so high just like a scalar All he needs is a vector She was right don’t correct her Found himself out west with not so much as a metal detector Which was tough cause he was a collector Stinky Pete named him the prospector

My next guest is a bulldog alumni from the University of Georgia where she ran track and cross country. She’s going back to school part time to become a nurse and for the past just over 4 years she’s been a flight attendant at both American and Southwest Airlines. Now I plan on asking her all of the regular questions I ask of my guests, but this is one of those career fields where you’re experiencing new people constantly so I of course wanna ask her what some of her best stories are. Please enjoy this episode with Abbie Robinson!

My next guest is a college teacher of Air Force topics for incoming ROTC cadets. She got her bachelors in Operations Research in 2013 and in her free time she enjoys the outdoors and training for marathons. She’s vigilant about both her health and her finances and she’s good at what some might say “balling on a budget.”

Happy Holidays! For: Jarred Langhals, Justin Hillstrom, Brian Lagrange, Aseef Raihan, Taeyoung Lee, Jason Butler, Emily/Scott Lagarile, Sky Thai, Nick Levine, Andre Ball, Chase Eriksen, Kevin Crawford, Katie Hansen, Kramer Young, Kat Vardell, Ben Hubers, Lance Dudkowski, Mike Kljucaric, Nick Clayton, Pam Zhang, Alexa Gingras, Eryn Avjian, Sean Mitchell, Tamara Racic, Megan Rutherford, Steven Chon, Alex Jessop, Dan Whitehead, Zoe Krzywda, Ryan Sinclair, Natalie Williams, Brian/Julia Kroeger Lyrics: 1st verse: And so it all began in the West with Jarred Langhals Justin Hillstrom says you’re killing me smalls You got Brian K Lagrange with a little bit of change And Aseef Raihan goin on about the stock exchange Taeyoung is cool and so is Jason Marquis Along with Emily and scott lagaril-ee Sky Thai to the gulf coast said see ya Nick Levine way out in South Korea Chase and Andre yeah they just had a kid Kevin had his second, Katie went to Madrid Pamela’s in the pool, Kramer acted a fool But it’s all cool, cause dogs drool and Kat rules Ben’s pickin apples out in California Lance became a knight I just had to warn ya Mike rides a bike and he also likes to hike Nick Clayton spitting bars guess he didn’t like the Klondike Chorus: Happy holidays all the way around the globe From Alexa down to Eryn, and Sean Michael Job From the east coast west coast and the ones who I love most I’d like to propose a toast Happy holidays to the folks around the way Just a few words now that I would like to say Happy Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas too To everyone I’ve ever known and my whole crew 2nd verse: Now to the rest of the folks way down in Georgia Tamara every now and then likes to wear a fedora, She’ll adore ya with Megan on their way to Atlanta while they’re jamming out to Pandora And Daddy Chon’s holding it down That’s what he likes to be called with Alex around Dan said to Zoe, yo salutations She’s in Beavercreek now congratulations Ryan and Natalie had a good bond Their love of Rhinegeist is above and beyond Julia and Brian didn’t raise no fool Except the dog in the sweater and her name is Joule So I think that’s it all I wanted to cover Cheers to the holiday we’re bout to discover A whole nother year and we’ll probably hear About how grandma got runover by a reindeer

A Bonus Episode I did with my well-traveled friend, Aseef Raihan. He comes onto the show to share some of his experiences.

Born in Maryland, raised in New Jersey, and eventually made his way to NYC. Korean American standup comedian John Kim uses his experience and observations to give audience members a new perspective on everyday life. John regularly performs at the world famous Comic Strip Live in New York. He has accepted and performed at various comedy festivals across the nation and continues to gain traction as one of the rising stars in NYC for stand up comedy. You can find John on social media @johnkimcomedy on Facebook and Instagram.

Instrumental produced by The Passion HiFi (thepassionhifi.com) Lyrics: Another one already? Well could it really be? The Sky Thai rap now we’re on volume 3 Raise your hands up all the way to the Sky For the man in the blue topped off with a tie Can’t believe really just how long that it’s been Since the days of the Florida gulf down at Eglin Hope it’s been swell, now that you’re on the East Coast Likes to cook a lot not that one that will eat most Surviving all the mojitos and hurricanes He’s an optimistic guy doesn’t like to complain 27 years old, got his whole life ahead of him Listens to shakira so you best not forget it when The time comes around in the song to say que? There’s a reason for this rap, the occasion of the day For us to say Sky you’re a guy that’s okay Time to max and relax, have a happy birthday

Instrumental produced by The Passion HiFi (thepassionhifi.com) Lyrics: This for the one for the only, kind of like a ceremony Little birthday testimony time to get the macaroni For that Georgette Eva, or do you say it Eeva Now she’s in New York and she’s living like a diva Less than a month away from turning out a libra Smash Mouth saw her face and now he’s a Believa (break) Georgia State summa cum laude on the boulevard Standup is her space jam she grew up on the toon squad Birth mark on her arm looking like America Her main man Washington is right there with ya (break) Pretty soon she’ll be swimming round in circles near the bay But, she can’t swim, so that is not this day This rap coming to you now a little bit late, And I hope I didn’t frustrate, for the lack of calculate-ing The impact that this blessed day would have 56th birthday you can cut that in halve

Instrumental discovered on Jee Juh Beats Soundcloud. Lyrics: It’s 2017… It’s been a long time since the days of, Best of to be seen, and the big bad and mean from 2013 And I think it’s bout time that we all reconvene Wouldn’t you agree Maybe we can do what they do in England and have a cup of tea? Why not right? Was it Cosby, nah, it must have been Cosby Today’s the birthday of Morgan D Mosby So sit back, relax, it’s time to get cozy And it’s smelling like success, so feel free to get nosy You can find her in the Rockies, hanging on the teeter totter Shout out Dasani, where you get your bottled water Expecting some patronum all the way from Harry Potter From the School of Hard Knocks, was to be her alma mater With the traits of Morgan Freeman minus last name and the gender Just a little fair warning to the wannabe contenders You’re much better off if you go and befriend her cause They call her Brave Heart, and they know she won’t surrender She’s like a real thriller, no filler Today a butterfly, once was a caterpillar She’s better than aspirin when it comes to painkillers She’s a fan of budweiser and she likes to drink Miller She’s out of Colorado and she likes to run track While she’s listening to Drake each day back to back And say a lot about her but you can’t say she’s wack Don’t believe me? Go test it. While you’re at it grab an ice pack.

Instrumental belongs to @Air-kalo Lyrics: I was always to told to be careful when I eat a blowfish Later in life had to be-ware of Godish She’s silent but deadly like you would not even notice And a master of the yoga, doing poses like the lotus She’s one with the nature cause she’s always outside Biking up and down hills sporting war-hawk pride Make you laugh more than a dose of nitrous oxide But she can get a little salty so they call her iodide Did I mention that,... her first name’s Sarah K, Eating special K like she’s all the way from Paraguay She’s a young rebel so she never goes to matinee Like Kelly Clarkson it was time for her to breakaway But not quite fadeaway, she likes to use layaway Coming full force like the hulk no gamma ray And I apologize I went astray Oh yeah Happy birthday

Instrumental belongs to @Air-Kalo Lyrics: Just a little birthday rap for that Ryan B Dukes Going downtown someone rally up the troops Turn down for what yeah you’ll find it on loop He’s like hey, there it is, but he forgot to say whoop! He’s turning 28, now let me translate He just hit a grand slam now he’s off to home plate The eighth month of the year and he’s wrestling a steer And he’s fishing off a pier, now he’s grabbing all the beer He comes from a little city known as Orlando You’ll burn to a crisp but at least you get tan though Sunshine state of mind, everybody’s feeling fine Hit the front nine, hit the back nine, hit the middle nine Nah wait, I’m just kidding bout the middle On a good day, yeah you’ll find him playin fiddle Singing of the times with his dog named lassie Reminding everyone that they better stay classy

Ray-Ban rap feat. Brian Lagrange Instrumental prod. by Tone Jonez Lyrics: Well I didn’t like how my black shades looked So I went right ahead and I picked up a book It was more like a catalogue with all these great styles With Good looking people, pearly whites in their smiles Sporting sunglasses fresh like the clubmaster Perfect for the optimistic weather forecaster Ran into the waiter he was wearing aviators Ray Ban’s an indicator of a smooth operator I was also considering the black wayfarers Couldn’t decide if I want-ed a pair or Maybe the Erica’s, shading the area They look real retro like 80’s America It took me awhile yeah before I would find. Clubrounds were the pick and I made up my mind They gave me the most desired expression Ray Ban, genuine since 1937 Chorus: Got my Ray Ban’s on, and I’m feeling A-Ok Sun shining down like every day They have 95 lenses and 19 styles 300 colors rainbows for miles They got lens performance and frame innovation Rayban.com is my citation Got mine today, perfect compensation You know what this means, Time for celebration 2nd verse: They say the windows to your soul are your eyes Throw them Ray Bans so I can see your aura magnified Or slightly slide them down, so I can see the people’s eyebrow you got the wayfarers on, my favorite Don’t forget the blazed ones Futuristic look, throwback tasteness Come check my colorful collection of ocular lenses Select any one to make you feel stupendous. And Corey Hart was right, you gotta rock em at night Cuz when your future lookin this bright, you might lose ya sight Lookin cool, Top Gun Tom Cruise in M.I. 2 Shout out to my AF Aviators who rock real Aviators Keep killin it whether you in platforms or trainers When you see that shade bein thrown, Just say a smart remark and throw your shades on, Caine Horatio Everybody wears Bobby Rays, from Cali to New York down to FLA Don’t matter if they fake or real Only thing that matters is how they make you feel

Lyrics: Woke up in the morning rocking lemon like lulu In central park yogi bear and the bubu Try to speak with the cows all you get is a moo moo Lady Gaga met the man Mr. goo goo But that’s besides the topic Strap and flow, go a-head and drop it For the metal vent tech, the pace breaker, city-slate Once you walk through the doors, now it’s time to take the bait If you’re feeling kinda fast and you feel a little free You might find a little joy, strap happy, therapy You get high quality with very little stink Time to try the wunder under and don’t even blink Next time you feel like heading on down to Yemen Maybe instead try lululemon And let me tell ya young there’s no need to be afraid When life gives you lemons make lululemonade Drink that lululemonade, stop that sweet tea haterade Get to doin that Yoga like Ms. Monae In them pants by lululemón, Saludos a mi madre, I love you the most If your girl get Mad & Moody, take her to lulu to get bad & boujee Pants never rip when you overstretchin, so you never stressin Got you saying Daaaaaamn like Kendrick Lamar She do crossfit? Cuz she done raised up the bar You do anythin in em Like Jog Squat Pop Drop it like its hot Or wear em as you listen to the podcast that gives you “friendly”attention Dimelo Russ uhh next question You the real MVP!, Only pants you should be in goin HARDEN and flexin Im tellin you the truth

Exclusive Raps for the homies this holiday season. This will be kept private until everyone who received card hears it first.

Instrumental discovered on Jee Juh Soundcloud Lyrics: Adriag-ny Adriag-ny She’s so funny Fun-ny Fun-y Like my homie Bon-nie Bon-nie Bon-nie And she’s gettin money Money money Dedicated to the days on the Florida Gulf Coast I present to you the rap, or no better yet the roast Of the meanest person that I’ve ever met, she’s a threat And she likes to do the macarena yeah no don’t forget wanna wish a little Happy Happy happy birthtday to ya ( no rest ) Go and Ask her what she played in band and she will say the tuba But you know I kid, for a roast I went easy She goes hard in the paint like her homie Young Jeezy Born and raised in that Caracas Venezuela, But She parties and she chills like she would be from Jamaica Her favorite sport is Nascar, spent her nights in Talladega With her sisters from another mister in the delta Zeta

Instrumental belongs to @tone-jonez; discovered on Jee Juh

Lyrics: This is straight outta Capetown Where her stomping grounds were She was a Harry Potter, young connoisseur I wanna sing a Melody, a Melody Happy birthday Melody yeah Hey Melody, Like the sheriff’s deputy Everybody’s telling me From all around the world Even China like the yellow sea From winning competitions in her schools like the spelling bees Travelled From Africa to the Bay And she graduated from UGA Only two words that I’d like to say Hey happy birthday! Yeah

Lyrics: We’ve got a snapchat all star yeah in the room No beans about it not even a legume Spends most of her time at 30,000 feet Used to be UGA’s number one athlete But that don’t stop her from dancing in the street On fire with a board and she brings a lot of heat Trix are for kids, but with her you get a treat It’s her birthday today so she’s in the hot seat Flight attendant turned nurse So she’s got lot of goals, Number one in the race said the guy at the polls It’s the end of the semester so it’s time to drill holes Like the bottom of the feet, yeah she’s got a lotta soul It’s the day of the month, 7, 8 , 9, 10 Ballin so hard and she’s back at it again Providing you the news, she’s a young CNN Gonna make it to the top, only question is when?

Instrumental belongs to Jee Juh or related Lyrics: Onto another rhyme Let the road meet the rubber And the train’s about to leave Someone call the conductor For a young man who could’ve been a juggler Jason, Marquis, last name Butler His nickname is Bear like his buddy Jay Cutler He’s out of Allen Texas, it’s the world’s tenth wonder He used to play that football Americana Flowing up and down the field like a river Susquehanna When he’d tackle you, more explosive than a grenade message was conveyed, to the birthday brigade When life gives you lemons, make lulu lemonade He sings Lady Marmalade During karaoke, Prefers to play the villain so the people call him Loki It’s the 5th of December, so give a shout out to Your brother from another mother That’s Jason Marquis last Name Butler

The Official Brian Lagrange Birthday Rap Instrumental belongs to The Legion (http://legionbeats.com/) Lyrics: Miami heat what I’m bringing A little reason why I’m singing Here’s a little toast As we go Up and down the coast And I pay some respect of the utmost, so Happy birthday to youooo Happy birthday to youoo Happy birthday to youooo Here’s a little toast As we go up and down the coast And I pay a little re-spect of the utmost To a young man named Brian Lagrange City of Miami, call it home on lagrange But now he’s up north and it’s more than he can panhandle Took away his sun and the bronze like a tan vandal Fort Walton Beach is where he’s at, if you ever wanna chat About comics and mortal combat He’s started up a frat called Delta Sigma G Amma’s where it’s at, no doubt the place to be Always lived by the sea, in his white tee, while he’s Practicing tai chi, beneath the palm tree Try to muster up a lit-tle ATP Stop by his place on the way to sightsee It’s a big day, I think we all agree Feliz Cumpleanos, can i get an a ti

Instrumental produced by Tone Jonez (tonejonez.com) and retrieved from Jee Juh Beats Lyrics: He prefers his drinks stirred not shaken I’m talking bout a guy named Nicholas A. Clayton I thought that’s a little weird, was like are you sure mate? He’s like yeah I’m sure, grab the scotch and the stir plate. Straight outta Opelika No sign of Ice cube Except for in his lemonade While he’s watching YouTube Crazy cat videos and a bit of comedy He has to be the one who puts the star on the tree He likes chemistry, which you can’t spell without the try Mention carbons and the hydrogens, he lets out a sigh He’s in heaven inside so he really can’t reply And honestly, I don’t really need to ask why He likes to drive trucks Cause he’s built Ford tough Shoutout from our sponsors, No need to call the bluff It’s a special day of the month, vente siete, His spirit animal is a cow and her name is Betty And here we have another verse For the homie Evan Glowiak No bones about it Just go and ask a Marowak He likes to play Pokemon I hope it doesn’t scare you that He’s from Michigan And he likes to make an impact Get up, and on the saddle does a little ride With a group of other lions so he’s got a lot of pride He uses Nationwide, that’s because he’s on your side Frequently compared to proteins making bonds like a peptide He is an engineer but no he’s not a nerd When it comes to the amendments yeah he likes to plead the third, The judge is are you sure? I believe you meant the fifth Evan smiles and he nods Says it’s you I’m playing with Oh he got em good, he just wants to have some fun 27th rolls around, it’s not the birthday of just anyone For Nicholas and Evan, everybody say hey Go and give a shoutout, because it’s their birthday

Instrumental belongs to Jee Juh Beats. Lyrics: Here we go again, For, you know, another rap Dedicated to a young gal An old chap From Bul-garia Where they make Cognac She likes hip hop music And her coffee black Popped a bottle of...Brandy In celebration of… Sandy It’s times like this when I feel quite handy Spoke another language, and they can’t understand me But, it’s time for another birthday Only two words I can think to say One, you’ve already heard Happy is the other word Put both together, it’s the party password

Instrumental belongs to Jee Juh beats. It's entitled Reminisce. Impromptu Birthday Rap

My next guest started her business on Craigslist having been a dating coach for the past 12 years as the founder of the Wing Girl Method. She’s the co-host of the popular Ask Women podcast along with comedian, Kristen Carney, and Amazon refers to her as the sister every man needs to tell him what women want. She’s authored two books for men and one for women on dating and relationships and has been featured on CNN, Dr. Drew’s Loveline, Fox News, Ask Men and many more. You can find her on the Ask Women podcast and at winggirlmethod.com

The song belongs to the K-pop artist Crush. Rap lyrics: Happy birthday from the downeaster Alexa, Scan like a dexa, Be careful or she’ll get ya With a friend named Chelsie Two peas in a pod Head to the sky, Making goals like a squad And speaking of the squad, nah don’t forget the wod Doesn’t give a squat but she works out the quads Brought up in the desert, in the hills of Tucson Grateful for the day she found out about Groupon Went to the doctor where the specialist referred To me someone else whom I would prefer. She said Mr Freund may I please have a word? A little fair warning cause you’re dealing with a nerd I said it’s okay, I thought that was inferred, And she said hey well I don't know if you heard A-lexa in the house, and she just transferred It’s her birthday like ermagerd

My next guest, Pauline Nguyen, has a wide berth of experience in the business and marketing sectors as well as becoming a consultant herself. She’s a graduate of the NYU Stern School of Business and for the past 13 years, she has worked with businesses across several industries and countries, including Dubai and Hong Kong, to build their revenue streams, create their go-to market strategies, streamline their work processes, and implement operational infrastructures. In her spare time, she uses her passion of cooking to help low-income residents of the greater New York City area create delicious and nutritious meals with the ingredients they have.

Another birthday rap feat. Amritha Instrumental belongs to Air Kalo (https://soundcloud.com/air-kalo)

Prod. by AirKalo

My next guest is very intelligent and has been all over the map in spirit and in-person. He graduated from NYU and received a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and an MBA from the Stern School of Business. He began as an engineer at AT&T in Atlanta before moving to product management at Time Warner Cable and Turner. After being layed off he co-founded two companies, the Core Venture Studio and aKoma Media, a content network and storytelling platform making it easy for anyone interested in Africa to discover and consume Pan-African content. His mission statement is simple: Always inform, educate, entertain, and solve problems for people.

Today I’m here with a biochemistry professor of 27 years from Oregon State University. He received the mentor award from the medical research foundation of Oregon in 2007. In his sparetime he has written both educational and entertaining materials including the Merry Metabolic and Miscellanic Melodies songbook, 1001 punniest limmericks, and a guide for getting into medical school.

My next guest comes all the way from Calgary, Canada to be on the show. She went to college both at Berkeley and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. She’s passionate about childhood education through her involvement with the International Play Association of Canada and this led her to start Spikebee; a company connecting parents and children with summer camps based on age, date range, and type of experience. This is the first innovation in the summer camp industry since the roasted marshmallow.

Danit Peleg is credited with creating the world’s first fully 3D-printed fashion collection. She has appeared on Tyra Banks’ television show FABLife and has a popular TED talk which went viral and brought attention to her work merging technology and fashion design. She always wanted to become a fashion designer having started sewing at the age of ten and even ran a fashion school for young girls in her apartment in Tel Aviv. In my interview with her, she speaks about her time in the army as well as what it was like to prepare for her Ted talk with only a week’s notice. She’s working on many more projects which can be followed on her website at danitpeleg.com. You can listen to the full interview here. (Just a disclaimer: I woke up at 4:30 AM for this interview so I may sound a little more lethargic than usual. You’ll also hear some background chatter since Danit was in a coffee shop). Please leave a review on iTunes or on Google Play and tune in again next week.

Toni Okamoto is the founder of Plant Based on a Budget—one of the fastest growing vegan food blogs, reaching over 4.5 million views in its 4 years of existence. She is a recognized personality and speaker within the vegan movement, and has been a public figure for several leading animal advocacy organizations. She continues to share her passion for making vegan food accessible to all through her popular YouTube videos. Her blog has been featured in Reader’s Digest, Huffington Post, Colorlines, US News and World Report, and many other international news sources.

When he was very young, he wanted to be the Pope, and that’s not a joke or meant to be a rhyme. Kushal’s one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. He earned his bachelor’s degree in India before coming to the U.S. and attending Columbia Business School. He’s made appearances both on the startup scene as one of the co-founders of Layerink, a 3D printing company, and bringing this technical expertise to management consulting where he also assists other founders in New York City through a startup incubator called XRC Labs. His greatest influences were two of his uncles; one who was elected to the Indian parliament, and another who was able to start his own company with only ten dollars to his name. After being the Pope, his next choice was to work on automobiles and become a mechanic. His foundation in mechanical engineering would later provide the foundation for him becoming an influencer in what’s known as the “maker” movement or 3D printing. He and a couple of friends started Layerink as a service business in which the revenues later funded the research and development for his team to start creating products. There’s a lot of technical detail in this episode about recycling plastic for material use in 3D printers as well as NASA wanting to use moon dust to create parts for astronauts in space. If you’re at all intrigued by 3D printing and its future,you’re not going to want to miss this one. You can listen to the full episode here. If you’d like to reach Kushal, you can find him on LinkedIn. Please leave a review on iTunes or on Google Play and tune in again next week. Have a great 4th of July!

He struggled between left and right-brained activities excelling in math and science growing up, but also devoting a lot of time to music and drawing, but eventually his more creative side blossomed when he decided to move to Hollywood to pursue acting full time. It hasn’t been easy; he gets up around 4 in the morning everyday for an early workout and when he’s not trying out for new roles, he’s always practicing and honing his craft through reading and through acting and improv classes. He’s appeared in two major short films; the drama “Colder Than Ice” and the comedy “Turning 25.” He’s also appearing in an up and coming short film called “Texting Fat Dudes.” Christian’s always posting hilarious pictures and videos on his Instagram (@christian0livo) and his Snapchat channel (@xianator). He can also be reached at olivo.chris@gmail.com. You can hear the full interview here. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on iTunes or Google Play. Thanks, and stay tuned for another new episode next week!

“Instead of trying to focus too much on myself and being in my head, let me focus on other people. Let me try to solve their issues and in turn maybe that’ll help me solve my own issues” - Yue Xu After moving to the United States at 8 years old from China and becoming a citizen, she changed her name to Yosemite after joking with her mother. She loved going to her grandmother’s disco dancing classes from a very young age. These are just a couple of fun facts about my latest guest on the podcast, Yue Xu. This is one of my favorite interviews to have done because of her openness and the way she demonstrated both persistence and creativity in her life journey. After college, Yue moved to Los Angeles and became a professional dancer on the side of her full time job where she auditioned for a Missy Elliott music video. Yue realized she had a passion for market research while conducting surveys and became fascinated by asking the right questions that combined elements of both business and psychology. This made sense for her as she was always a great listener. She liked to get to the root of issues by constantly asking the question “why” which would later contribute to her business in dating and relationships. Her first client told her that listening to him speak about his dating problems was something he would pay her for. Later, when she was 25 and sitting in an office, she realized that she wanted to be an influencer for other people. The idea of becoming a TV host popped up in her mind after watching Ryan Seacrest on television. So she started recording demo reels of herself and sent them to different news agencies and fortunately, they were looking for people just like her. Yue would later move to Beijing where she became the host of the Chinese version of the UK series “The Gadget Show” where she would get the enjoyment of checking out the latest inventions from new technology companies. She says there are different personalities for different industries; some people are comfortable with a trajectory while others are more comfortable experimenting with a lot of new things. She recommends focusing on two or three things you can be really good at through trial and error if you’re in the latter category. Write a list of all the things you’re interested in and try those things. For anyone in their first job, she recommends treating your it like a training ground for what your ideal career and to compartmentalize it so you can spend the rest of your day exploring other interests. She also explained that it’s natural to hit your mid-20s and start questioning everything including how you would like to contribute to the world. This was a great interview and I highly encourage folks in their 20’s to give it a listen here. You can follow Yue on Instagram @nonplatonic or visit her website yuexu.com. Additionally, she has a podcast on dating called Dateable where her and her co-host hold candid conversations about dating in San Francisco.

“I got this new addiction to rucking… I was like why am I doing this” Growing up in a family of seven children doesn’t seem easy, but for Samantha Morrison, it seemed like her parents raised everyone to be high achievers. Samantha’s, who goes by Sam, father encouraged her to be on the year round swim team when one day, he bought her a bike. The next day, at age 14, she competed in her first triathlon and since then, she’s been hooked. She would later attend the Air Force Academy where she received her degree in behavioral science also completing her first ironman triathlon during her junior year. Sam qualified for the world championships in Kona, Hawaii on her first try and has gone back to race three more times before becoming the 18-24 female age group world champion in 2015. Sam was a professional triathlete until the fall of 2015 when she elected to back to work in public affairs full time. She hasn’t left her athleticism and training behind, however, as she currently does a morning, mid-day, and afternoon workouts. Although she tries to keep her athletics and her professional lives separate, her positive habits and behaviors haven’t gone unnoticed by her co-workers who regularly ask to work out with her. One of the big takeaways I got from the interview with Sam was on consistency and making sure to fill up my calendar. In order to maintain her athleticism, Sam knows what she has to do when she wakes up as well as when she arrives home from work which is a great habit to have. It allows less time lost to dawdling or vegging out, and I think this can be applied to other significant projects besides activities like going to the gym. Although she’s maintained roughly the same diet for 4 to 5 years, she would like to remind aspiring endurance athletes that while a good diet is important, you can still indulge in pizza nights on Fridays. If you have questions for Sam, you can reach her on LinkedIn or through her personal email (Samanthablairmorrison@gmail.com). If you enjoy the interview, please take the time to follow me on Soundcloud and leave a review for the podcast on iTunes or Google Play.

“I feel it’s my obligation to help up and coming people” - Sandra Ponce de Leon Born in Peru, Sandra Ponce de Leon migrated to the U.S. with her family when she was only a year old. Her father spoke very little English and had to make his own way to provide for his family in a new country. This drive for hard work rubbed off on her from an early age as she began taking a non-linear path focusing on having lots of experiences and finding great mentors. Intending to work in finance, she took the chartered financial analyst exam after college having studied for six months to prepare. After failing the exam, she realized that being an analyst was not in alignment with her skill set and interests. Afterwards, she created a marketing consultancy from the ground up which was later acquired by HipLogic where she continued to work as the VP of marketing. She navigated through different jobs taking a 2 year hiatus in her 20’s to work full time on a creative pursuit in jewelry while waiting tables to pay the bills. Sandra learned how to be content living on only a small salary because she had to be positive with restaurant customers.. She had a YouTube Channel called VIP Vino where she would interview accomplished guests over a glass of wine including Craigslist founder Craig Newmark. Sandra has had an exciting career through multiple startups some of which have gotten acquired or run out of money. Most recently, she founded Trunx, a cloud-based photo platform that allows users to maintain privacy and free space on their phone; it was featured on The Today Show. Her current endeavor is advising a company bringing a children’s computer to market in order to arm them with the tools they need in life. Over the course of her career, she’s learned when to ask for help and not to charge ahead with a task if it’s something you feel insecure about. She learned that successful people were struggling to find answers when they were young, so a lot of them enjoy paying it forward if you’re willing to ask. For people in their 20s Sandra recommends spending on experiences more than material things, finding ambitious like-minded people to work with, and living as lightly as possible. She also recommends conducting informational interviews into fields you would like to break into. If you have further questions, you can reach Sandra on LinkedIn or through Twitter @sandramp. Be on the lookout for her podcast titled Popping the Buble. You can listen to the full interview here. If you like what you hear, please follow on Soundcloud and write a review on iTunes. It would mean a lot to me! Listen on SoundCloud. Leave a rating/review on iTunes. Leave a rating/review on Google Play.

Beat from JeeJuh.com @Lewishowes Lyrics: Chorus: It’s the School of Greatness, found my A-List, yeah. Woah Woah Verse: One more time for the man and his name’s Lewis Howes Back when I was little, used to read about how nows, and brown cows Went on the Internet up to Amazon, figured I’d do a little browsin For anything that would help me to improve Get me in the groove, something my parents would approve, of I was feeling all aimless, wasting time on Craigslist Right then and there I found it, the school of greatness (say it how Lewis Howes says it) Hopped right on the wait list, try to find my A-List But anyway, He started on his sister’s couch, never really was a slouch Wrote a book about LinkedIn, through the terms that he thinks in, circles that he drinks in, take a moment let it sink in Are You’re feeling down on your luck? Well listen to the episodes with Gary Vaynerchuck and Tony Ro-b-b-i-ns, going down in history and that’s the rest of the rap, hope it wasn’t tasteless, Now let me introduce you to the School-of-Greatness

Josh’s turning point came when he realized he wanted to start deciding what to create versus creating solely for others. His father was an inspiration to him, having had his own company also and this rubbed off on Josh at an early age. Josh realized he was drawn to responsibility, autonomy, and control. It was no surprise then that he began his career as a software and web developer and later started a wide variety of companies in the auto industry and software security before landing in the education sector where he wanted to make a difference the most. Josh had to expand his knowledge and skillset as moved along from being an employee to owning his own companies and developed a strong relationship with one of his bosses, Bill Phelan, whom he later linked up with to start College Factual. He wanted to save people time and money in selecting a college, when the costs of picking the wrong major are increasing along with tuition year after year. For those wanting to start their own business Josh recommends that we do plenty of customer validation by speaking to creating a relationship with your target market and using handy online tools such as usertesting.com so that potential customers can use your product and give feedback. You can reach Josh via Twitter @joshmcwilliam or @collegefactual

@GaryVee Beat from JeeJuh.com A Jingle I wrote for Gary Vaynerchuk. Lyrics: Chorus: Here’s a little celebration For all the folks in the Vayner Nation And a little rap ther-apy Before you ask Gary Vee Oooh, Oooh A little wine from the library It’s time for the Daily Vee Let’s go and ask Gary Vee Verse: It’s Gary Vee So Merrily Here’s a little rap therapy And a children story, just like Slick Rick Top of his game, the Jet’s first pick It was a long time ago, up in Bela-rus In the days of the Cold War and Dr. Seuss He came to the country in exchange for some wheat Gary Vee is his name was the word on the street (breath) Never did well in school, got D’s and F’s Never played by the rules, no need for the refs He sold baseball cards, back in school Made a few thousand dollars, he was on to something cool Later on down the road, started wine lib-rary Look around on YouTube and you see young Gary With the drinks and the wine, made of resin out of pine, As you see it on the screen, taste through the grapevine Vayner Media was his next big hit In 2009, he wouldn’t even quit Despite the success of the wine business Along with the brother, and they’re feeling so amibitious Social media king, no need for the bling Footwear budget like a shoestring 4 Time New York Bestseller Ask Gary Vee He’s helping others out because of empathy No complaining allowed, in the sky not a cloud, Remain positive, break away from the crowd He’s a war time general, disturbing the peace Self-awareness is what he hopes to increase Thank you economy, time to go crush it But be patient, no need to rush it Well I guess that’ it, buy the new book Give me three jabs, I’ll give you a right hook

A little rap I wrote for the Art of Charm Podcast. www.theartofcharm.com Beat: Serenity from JeeJuhBeats.com Lyrics: Chorus: It’s the Art of Charm… We don’t mean no harm… Go and sound the alarm Cause now it’s time to start the show.. It’s Jordan Harbinger and his crew, Bring-ing new Episodes to-you, So Start the Show Verse: So you got Monday and Wednesday Don’t forget fanmail Friday, As I say, Listen to the show as I’m driving down the highway In Taipe, did I mention it was Friday? On Interstate 5, listen as you drive And I’m crankin up the volume cause we’re now live For the AOC misters and sisters, amplifying out the message like a transistor AJ and Jordan started out the show, Produced by Jason DeFillipo, Back in 0h 6, it was long ago Everyday something new that’ll help you grow Hope that you’re excited, the guests are all smart Math is a science, but charm is an art Send them your comments, remarks and suggestions. They don’t have all the answers, but they’ve got all the questions.

A rap for the IWT Brand. iwillteachyoutoberich.com Lyrics: Chorus: I will teach you to be rich, I-W-T, from the man behind the brand, Ramit Sethi Here we go, here we go, And it goes a little somethin like this Go and T-R-Y I-W-T, systematic focus and psychology Here we go, here we go, Goes a little somethin like this, I will teach you to be rich Verse: Like the beatles let it be, went ahead and shot for 3, introducing you now to Ramit Sethi Clicked the link to Amazon, looked around, saw a yellow book, Thought it looked intriguing so I figured I would take a look. Meticulously scanning all up and down the pages. Took it all in like a bunch of macrophages. I will teach you to be rich, words right on the cover, A whole new world in which I would discover while Looking through the courses of Ramit Sethi Focusing on systems and psychology Copywriting, call to action, increasing satisfaction Negotiating rent, lower credit card transactions 98% of his stuff is free, Flying like a butterfly sting like a bee Found profitable ideas, keep rolling like tortillas, Finally have enough to go and visit South Korea Chorus Cause I found my dream job and I earned 1 K From Zero to Launch like every damn day Go and quiet on down now, not another peep, Your surrogate Asian father is about to speak Now let me teach you to be rich

Tribute to the Bye Felipe podcast. Lyrics: Au revoir, zai jian, ciao, yo, Bye Felipe Don't leave yet, party's starting just believe me To the show with an intro, that is hipster 2 young hosts, can't believe they're not sisters. Eileen Beard on the track, go ahead and have a snack Alli Tweten on the mic, go ahead and take a hike What she says to the guys trolling on Tinder Didn't really help, all they did was hinder Originating on Instagram, Bye Felipe is my jam Make you laugh with your diaphragm Here is the show, not it's not cliche Ain't no lie, bye bye young Felipe