Live! at the Hive with Bren Herrera

Welcome to Season 2 of Live! at Hive. I'm thrilled to be back and kick off the show, having on as my special guest, my good friend, celebrity chef, entrepreneur and host of the cooking show 'New Soul Kitchen', Jernard Wells. After a long break, mostly due to COVID-19, I decided to have my friend Jernard as my first guest because he was the last person and colleague I worked with in person before Corona shut us all down. We tell you all about our latest collaboration. It's Hispanic Heritage Month, so I celebrate by opening with a poem by the famous Cuban poet, José Martí. In this episode's signature Soapboxing segment, Jernard and I go into the politics of food culture, food ways in America. Specifically, is food appropriation a real thing? Can a Japanese person open and run a Cuban restaurant and vice versa, or is that culture vulturism? Jernard dishes his very generous thoughts while I counter with an alternative. We also explore how entrepreneurs in the culinary industries can look at building wealth and not just stand behind the stove. Also, we celebrate Jernard, whose cookings show 'New Soul Kitchen,' on CLEO TV networks, comes back strong with Season 2 premiering this Saturday, Oct. 3, 9pm EST. And, to boot, I'm co-hosting 4 episodes and kick-off the season with him! Listen, enjoy, share, and subscribe to Live! at the Hive. Subscribe to the show and don't miss all that's coming in Season 2!

Welcome my friend, colleague and all-around a bad ass rockstar, Julia Carias-Linares. Julia is a former TV executive at A&E Network. I brought Julia on for plenty of reasons, namely that she is a Latina in media and entertainment and is the perfect person to join me for today’s soapboxing on the policing and shaming of Brown & Black women's bodies, a la J.Lo and Shakira's Super Bowl halftime show. We also get into Gayle King's and Snoop Dog's very public beef. Did she violate culture code? Was his apology enough?  Also! Morehouse has a polo team!  Thanks for tuning in to episode 6 of Live! at the Hive. Subscribe to the podcast and don't miss an episode! Share with a friend and keep the love alive. Visit BrenHerrera.com for full show notes.

This episode is in homage and in celebration of the life and legacy of basketball legend, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter, Gianna. Husband, father, real estate maven, investor, and new author, Allen Johnson, joined me for a very special conversation while we break  down Kobe's well-branded 'MAMBA MENTALITY'.  We also talk what it's like being a true #GirlDad. Also, Akon has his own city in Senegal, Africa. Next level! Subscribe to the podcast and don't miss an episode! Share with a friend and keep the love alive. Visit BrenHerrera.com for full show notes.

I've been waiting to do this episode and hope that it invites a very important conversation in your home. My friend, former NY Giants running back and financial adviser, Delvin Joyce, and I have a very provocative conversation around the racial wealth gap in the United Sates. We soapbox billionaires Jay Z and Oprah saving grace and the NCAA paying athletes. We remember Juice WRLD, celebrate Time's Person of the Year, Greta Thunberg and explore the killing of indigenous people in Brazil. I also wish Lizzo would have kept her cheeks to herself. My charge this week is to be of service while we are deep in the holiday season! Subscribe to the podcast and don't miss an episode! Share with a friend and keep the love alive. Visit BrenHerrera.com for full show notes.

Welcome back to Live! at the Hive. In episode 3, I bring on my first official guest -- my long time friend,  music and show co-producer, Eddie Valoy, who was visiting D.C. from Atlanta for the holiday. Kanye dominated the conversation. Do you support him as a pastor? Can you be "of the world" and still bring people to God through your music? We get into all of that. We also dive into birth control for men. I'm for it. Eddie, not so much. And, Gabrielle Union was fired from America's Got Talent last week. I support her, but when will the entertainment industry get it right? And, I need to know -- is there a cure for germophobia?  Also, a charge of living with intentional gratitude and living intentionally with expressing it every day. Visit BrenHerrera.com for full show notes. (Host note: Please pardon if you experience loss of audio integrity. We had some technical issue we weren't able to correct in time. We are good to go now!)

... and then her game changed." A quote by Lalah Deliah I'm currently living through is the theme of my second episode. In this episode,  I spend a bit more time introducing myself and why I've decided to do a podcast at this time.  More specifically, I focus on knowing our why and our purpose, and how knowing so can have tremendous impact in our lives and literally change it. I share how my life's work in law, entertainment, cooking, etc.. has shaped me to understand my purpose and how I've come to remember who I am. Living with intentional purpose is the gateway to a more meaningful life.  Subscribe to the podcast and don't miss an episode! Share with a friend and keep the love alive.

Welcome to the first episode of Live! at the Hive. In this episode I introduce you to the show and its concept, the format and invite you to get to know a little bit about me. I get into why I finally decided to launch this podcast and how I want to help you have impact in your homes and communities! Final Word A quote I read from Mika and Joe Scarborough’s wedding that sums my charge for you today. I hope you'll enjoy my first episode and will subscribe! See you on the next one!  “As you get older and older you value your brothers and your sisters more and more… for they are the people who will be there with you when you go through difficulties. They are the ones  who you will cry with at difficult times. Go out there and create wonderful memories because one day that is all you will have --- the memories.” Elijah D. Cummings. Learn more and for full show notes, check me out at HouseofBren.com  

This is an official sneak peek of Live! at the Hive with media personality and activist Bren Herrera. You are about to get a tease of her new culture and lifestyle podcast addressing today's current events in a thoughtful and provocative way from her lens as an unapologetically, bilingual, Afro-Cuban immigrant. In this 5-minute trailer, Bren loosely breaks down the show's format and introduces you to  her approach and invites you to get comfortable being a  part of the conversations she'll be initiating, sometimes by herself, most times with a guest.  Live! At The Hive launches on November, 19th, 2019. Subscribe where ever you get your favorite shows!  To learn more about Bren, visit BrenHerrera.com and follow her on all those platforms we're obsessed with: @BrenHerrera