Martin’s Living Room Corner Podcast

Melissa Locsin, is a mother of 3, a wife and an actor. Melissa Locsin comes from San Jose to share tales of her life growing up as a mother raising her daughter in high school and navigating all the different ,challenges, career paths, and schools finally reaching her career as an actor now. We discuss motherhood, her mom, love for acting, being Filipino American and the lessons she has learned growing up and going through the ups and downs of life, along with a moment of revelation when she had a near death experience of almost losing her leg and her life. Melissa shines so bright with her energy about life and love she tells us the reason why we must be shiny and be present, be here now! Please enjoy this amazing soul's podcast! I pull the red curtains for Melissa Locsin! Please tune in and enjoy this podcast!

Mitch Pasek is my other neighbor that lives next door and he is also also Miss Abby Palin's roommate.  Mitch and Martin bring out the beers and podcast equipment on Saturday night to shoot the shits.  We talk about surfing, college, careers and optimistic life quotes.  Please enjoy this episode with Mitch Pasek!  

Abby Palin, is the girl next door, literally my next door neighbor in Campbell, California, she comes from just few a feet from the other side of the courtyard to grace us with her presence to be a part of THEMLRCP podcast. On the podcast Abby discusses how her mom inspired her to become a teacher and how she navigated her dream of working at sea world to eventually make a choice to become a school teacher. She talks about her infinity and beyond love for her grandma which truly inspires her personality and her family togetherness in regards to happiness, and also how her father contributes to her sense of humor and the amazing arsenal of jokes she has now. She also discusses moving from Southern California to Northern California and all the friendships she has made through working at a school and also becoming a yoga teacher, lastly we discuss how she maintains real and authentic friendships and how she's been navigating the dating scene in general. Please give a warm welcome to Miss Abby Palin.

Lax Drivas, is one of our new trainers at F45, his heart is so BIG, he had to be a part of The Mlrcp podcast. Coach Lax is destined for v.i.p heaven. He comes down to the mic today to discuss his life growing up in poverty, being a troubled youth telling off the principal, homelessness, being a young father, experiencing loss of close family and friends around him, trauma of abuse, and most importantly we talk about how he uses love and shares his love to everyone in his life. He even makes eye contact with random strangers on his daily runs and stares them down secretly tells them “I Love You” in his head. “Love them till they give you a reason not to -Lax” My heart is full from this podcast please enjoy Big Love with Coach Lax.

Mia is my brother Mike Merencillo's dog. Mia loves to play, chase squirrels, and Mia's best friend is Indie, Julia Pasek's dog. Mia lives her best life every day and reminds us that life should be all play, chase squirrels and eat what ever food that happens to be in front us. Please enjoy this podcast of Mia.

Ryan Wittig, is currently a account manager in tech that is related to fitness, he also is a F45 trainer at the studio I train at. Ryan has generously provided us his time to be a part of the podcast. We discuss his his work ethic, values , the story of meeting his soon to be wife coming November, and lastly how he tackles life. Ryan also has been very consistent journaling every day since 2012 he is able to pull up exact memories and vivid dreams vividly. Please enjoy this podcast with Ryan Wittig!

Jordan Nordhoff, is a Yoga instructor at Yoga Source, A Trainer at F45_Training, Pilates instructor, CPT personal trainer, retail manager and a college student pursuing her degree in kinesiology all in the same week if not same day. Jordan has graced us with her precious time to discuss her life with us from being a big sister being responsible for her brothers at a young age, we discuss her traumatic injuries that given her pain for many years with doctors who failed to evaluate her true injuries, and lastly her thoughts and views on movement, energy, planning and most importantly the concept of play. Please enjoy this amazing podcast with Jordan. You can take her classes at Yoga Source in Los Gatos and her F45 classes in San Jose at Branham Park.

Emily Lim, is one my close friends and work out partner at F45.  She has graciously come on the podcast to discuss, ballet, accounting, being a first generation mix race child, and an amazing story about her father who perseveres life with one hand only having one thumb.   We also discuss the many different stages in her life that brought her from ballet to accounting now.   Please sit back and relax and enjoy this amazing podcast welcome to "Into the Limber"

Daron O Donnell is the business owner of OsteoStrong in San Jose (a membership-based Integrative Health and Wellness Center with a focus on Musculoskeletal Strengthening).  Daron has graced us with her shining presence in our podcast today as we discuss a multitude of subjects and mic dropping events in her life that make her who she is today.  She discusses the struggles of dealing with alcohol addiction,  her amazing passion to shine and help others through her business and her existing presence in any room she walks in, she makes it a point to be so comfortable with herself so others can be comfortable within themselves as well. To all my listeners I present to you Daron the Great…

Rachel Regal is a Realtor, Mom, Love-one, Friend, and someone who has experienced a immense amount of obstacles in her life. I met Rachel at a F45 training class in Branham Park San Jose, and she resides in the Bay Area, and she's has come down to the studio to discuss her life story. From her traumatic experience of losing her father figure at a young age, a tale of love at first sight with her soul mate, best friend ,father of her three children all to lose him during the pandemic. The beginning of Alopecia (autoimmune disorder which causes hair loss) with her self and shortly thereafter her kids, the emotional roller coaster she feels when life seems to continue to bring her lower and lower, but most importantly we discuss her ability of strength, vulnerability, faith, responsibility and having a sense of a strong purpose to make sense of all the obstacles set before her. And having faith that it is a guide to help her believe that “All things are working together for good”.

Josh Go is one of my close friends back in college, he comes down from San Francisco to discuss his roller coaster life as an accountant and his dream of being an accountant at one of the big 4 passing along with passing his CPA exam.  We talk about him going in and out of depression related to his work.  He finds him self among mentors and friends at a Tahoe retreat of e-commerce entrepreneurs that convince him to get rid of his 9-5 he makes a impulse decision to find B.D.E and he rips off his shirt and quits his job to chase his dreams. 

John Merencillo is my half brother for many years we did not know he existed and he also didn't know of his other half siblings who happen to just live down the block when we were all growing up. John Merencillo comes down to the Bay Area to podcast with Martin Merencillo the youngest half brother. We discuss his family, how he met his wife, how he first discovered us for the first time, the hidden family secret, being a father, learning from our mistakes, understanding loyalty, love and his efforts to always try and strive for positive vibes and energy for his family.

My Name is Bao Ngo. I'm a proud 80's baby. I was born in sunny Southern California and have been living in the beautiful Bay Area since the early '90s. I live with my amazing and supportive wife, two playful and silly daughters, and fluffy and loyal Cockapoo, Kobe. Besides cooking and barbecuing, I love to spend time with my girls, host events to entertain family and friends, go grocery shopping, listen to different kinds of music (depending on my mood), watch wrestling, documentaries, and cooking shows, read cookbooks, eat bomb ass food, and basically do whatever makes me feel happy. What inspired you to create No Limit Cooking? After my wife and I moved into our own house in 2010, I finally had my own kitchen to experiment and cook whatever I want in MY kitchen. I created No Limit Cooking to: Track my recipes so I can remember how to consistently make it each time Share my cooking experiences and inspire friends and family to learn how to cook Provide tips and techniques to help make other people's cooking experience not so stressful Show people that cooking is fun and there ain't no limit to what they can do in their own kitchen Make 'em say yummm!

David Cruz, cruises through the ups and down of his life with a smile. With his opportunity to go to San Francisco State University he has found love and a home in the Bay Area through the connections he's made. David is the type of person to maximize every opportunity in front him. We contemplate his strong friendships and networks that serves him now. We also discuss his career and the ups and downs of navigating tech jobs in the bay area, a life changing travel trip, coming back to a pandemic, unemployment looking for jobs, going from prison to Las Vegas in a span of 3 day just to make it right on time for Valentines Day, and also his ambition and passion for photography/videography which currently has him focus on elevating his quality of work for his future clients. Please hit up David Cruz for any inquiries of his work at his insta handle @Deerockefeller

Cynthia Serrano is a South Bay Yoga instructor who experienced trials and tribulations in her life. We navigate her journey of growth after hitting rock bottom.

Catherine Stevenson is a youthful kick ass leader! She is currently a HR director-business partner in Tech in San Francisco. In this podcast we discuss her experiences on her solo travels, to always be uncomfortable in order to grow, and holding space for true friendships, authentic human connections all over the world. Enjoy episode 22 “Into the Cat”

Ally Vonwolf, is one of the most popular Yoga instructors in San Jose with a strong yoga cult like following :), and she is also a senior systems engineer at Lockheed Martin and is currently in a exclusive select executive leadership development program . In this podcast we learn about Ally's upbringing with her family how she got in to yoga, how she was able to develop, create leaderships skills, strong connections, and how to grow everyone she meets who is worth growing. I consider Ally one of my closest friends and mentors. I'd also like to mention Ally and her Husband Todd also invited me to their awesome 70s theme boat party (Todd is really great at throwing boat parties) (bachelor/bachelorette party). And later to their rave wedding. Ally also called me out and kick my ass so many times in her Saturday 7:00am Yoga Sculpt classes in Winchester San Jose. I proudly present this amazing podcast offering, and in Ally Style I woke up at 6:00am today did 2 miles of sprints to push my self before posting this podcast. Please sit back ,relax and enjoy Episode 21 Into the Allyvonwolf.

Honorio Merencillo is a loving Father, Husband, and dependable friend to many through out his life. In this podcast we talk about my father growing up in the Philippines meeting his wife, moving to America, helping people, he also talks about spreading the message to always be kind, no matter what.

Kaithlyn Rojas was a former travel nurse, now currently an Intensive Care Unit Nurse, she is also the fiancé of DJ Oribello from episode 5. In this podcast we talk about Filipino culture, giving feedback, helping people, nursing, life and death, Make every day a “NON ZERO DAY” and having the ability to truly connect with people. Truly Kaithlyn is someone that gets busy “living!” In the words of Kaithlyn, “Let that shit go!” Enjoy episode 18 “Into the Debut”

Sal Tran is a queer Vietnamese filmmaker and touring speaker based in Oakland, CA. They are one of the co-founders of SunKissed Productions, a multi-media independent film collective led by queer and gender non-binary, Asian-American artists. They are also the founder of a cooking web series called Lost in the Fish Sauce that aims to reclaim the journey of healing through spices and food. Sal's work is rooted in the power of storytelling and its ability to create, reclaim, and cultivate a space of growth, accountability, and groundedness. They also use to be my mentor back when I use to work at my first office job, so long ago.

Christine Quach is someone who I would have never met before until this day thanks to my podcast journey through this pandemic she is able to exist in the MLRCP. We go over exactly the reason why we're here today, the message she wants to give to those who are in a difficult relationship, she goes over the pursuit of happiness and why supportive friends are so important. We listen to her story as she allows her strength to allow herself to be vulnerable. In her words she is “Happy Now”

Julia Ward, is an amazing friend who I've met in my brothers Yoga Sculpt class, Julia currently works for the Federal government. She shares her life experience with the Peace Corps going to Thailand, her accomplishment from abstaining from drinking, she does a tarot card reading and has an amazing view of life! In the words of Julia “Be true to your self.”

Alex Chen, is currently a test engineer at Lockheed Martin he also use to ride in self driving vehicles back at Uber. He is in our podcast today to talk about his history, being in the military, college, fraternity, traveling the world. Alex Chen touches on important ideas about putting your self in someone else's shoes understanding perspective and talking about real ways to make an impact on today's current political and social issues along with living life to the fullest.

Wendy Luc, is one of my mentors when I was barely learning to give my self confidence of slowly becoming a yoga sculpt instructor. Wendy Luc, Is currently in school for nursing, she is slowly finding her self in many ways to make a impact in the world. We deep dive in questions about life , being vulnerable and how time is precious. The last time I've seen Wendy was at her goodbye party a year ago at Hapa Brewery, and now I have her in front of me today for a podcast. We only had 2-3 instances we spoke from that day and now will our connection still be there? Welcome to episode 13 “In to the Luc

James lee is a wandering driven individual, James reminisces about his time growing up, his hardships in life, experiencing loss of a really close friend/brother, he navigates through mental health of the world in the pandemic, as we talk about how he has no time to waste but to begin to get better and live life bountifully.

Daniel Lee, reminisces about his time growing up, being in cannabis delivery, being a real estate agent, and his love for Pokémon Go!

Bonus episode flip the switch I get interviewed by my last podcast interviewee who is now starting his own Podcast!

Kevin Blankenhorn, is a former co worker of mine when I was in my corporate job in the financial space selling loans. He is a former used car sales man, newly wed, and also one of the biggest opportunist I've ever met. Kevin reminisces about his growing sales career in his sales jobs, we go over the financial market and the PPP loans and understanding the importance of taking opportunities as you see fit.

Cassie Kopelson is a mission control specialist at a cannabis delivery company, Cassie deep dives on her experience trying to finish college and how her life rapidly changed for the better in the words of Cassie “Life is good.”. From dog walking, beginning to become a yoga instructor, now working at a fast growing cannabis delivery start up. In Cassie's Journey the universe seems to unfold in front of her.

Brix Bolongaita, Is a weed expert, currently a specialist at a medicinal cannabis delivery company. Brix reminisces about his child hood and how he got in to weed, he explains the recent loss of his beloved sister, and how he continues to live life gratefully in the world of Brix.

Justine Schwarz, is a renown fitness instructor from New York who currently lives in San Jose California. She is currently figuring out her new adventure since the pandemic. In this interview we explore Justine's history, her love for fitness, being a cycle instructor, why she transplanted to the bay, her experience going back home to NewYork mid pandemic, Bay Area Culture Vs New York Culture, Love for her brothers and her family, spiritual quotes she shares with us, as she cycles the bike of life and touches all our souls.

You voted on Instagram and decided my fate here is the freestyle flow from yours truley.

Darrel Oribello (DJ) (Darrel Junior), a world traveler and a happy fiancé, DJ use to be in HR hr quit his job to move to Spain with his now fiancée and was out traveling for 2 years, he now works at a weed delivery service. DJ reminisce about his travels, accomplishments, the love of his life, a solo trip to Thailand to train at famous Muay Thai gyms, and he also finds more self discovery of himself after recalling deep past life experiences that help form the DJ we now know today.

Martin ran a poll on Instagram stories for a freestyle flow versus a comedy stand up. His friends on Instagram have deliberated, here is a 16 minute bonus episode comedy stand up by yours truley! Pandemic theme of course...

Martin reminisces on his time in high school sports, extra curricular activities, how he got in to fitness/running, how he got cat fished, and how this all formed his personality to help him join a fraternity at the time.

We have Silvia Coverson, she is A very close friend of mine from our yoga days , she is a yogapenure, registered Vet Nurse, and also a team member of the Bay Area most popular cannabis delivery service! We deep dive on how we met, yoga, deep conversation about trust, accountability, veganism, our experience of being laid off from our yoga jobs to our new jobs now, conversations about real friendships, and the choices in life themed the Hero's path! Tune in!

A interview with Stacey Matsuda, she is a Pharmacist/fitness instructor, we reminisce on our experience living together, how we met, Silicon Valley dating, versatile career changes, family and aspirations.

This is a new series to dive deeper in to my life and reminisce on my past that form my personality today.

A Interview with Virginia Chow, discussing her new found hobby in growing plants friends , new post pandemic daily routine, working from home, inspirational quotes, and deep questions.

A short first episode on why I'm podcasting now.