Patio Table Talk

Podcast #40 is with my good Friends Donavan and Leche. We talked so many things including what we do consciously and Unconsciously, our habits, Our perception on what our places in the world are and how were navigating through COVID life and much more. Enjoy my friends. 

Laila Ahmed is one of my few female pakistani friends. She works in the entertainment industry, an avid fashion connoisseur, a boxing enthusiast and much more! i had a great conversation with her i hope you all enjoy ! 

Caly Sanchez is an aspiring expert in Psychology and is an Avid explorer of the human psyche. We talked many things in regards to how the human mind navigates through life, Attachments, Labels, Leadership, emotions, etc. I really enjoyed our conversation and i hope you guys do too! 

Syed Taha Ahmed is one of my closest friends with a Pakistani background. Growing up i had close to no friends that grew up the same way i did. As i got older and started to branch out i met people like Syed who grew up the same way i did in an American Society with a Pakistani household. We talked Life, Social issues, COVID 19, Race Relations in America, Dating as a Pakistani, Desi Culture and much more. One of my favorite podcasts to date. Enjoy guys! 

Christina Enriquez is a long time friend of mine that i met at my first job at Kings Hawaiian when i was in high School. We talked basics on the dating game and what its like in 2020. We talked fuckboys and fuckgirls, Communication, Dating apps and social media, The future of dating. Enjoy guys! 

Carlos is a former co worker of mine and good friend he's a 1st generation colombian immigrant and decided to express his feelings about these unprecedented times from a minorities perspective. Carlos's views interestingly enough aren't talked about much in minority communities and as a minority i felt having this conversation as two brown men was quite refreshing. Enjoy guys! 

Zain Zaidi is a long time friend of mine who's take on social and political issues I believe should be heard. Zain is a political science major from the University of California Irvine and is a Pakistani immigrant just like I am. His perspective on American issues such as Racism, Capitalism, Socio economic disparities were all very insightful to me. Enjoy guys! 

Allan Costa is a long time classmate of mine. We recently reconnected when I discovered his new endeavors in the financial and marketing consulting field. We talked the power of overcoming obstacles and really dissected the process of achieving goals you want in a realistic and practical manner. It's funny how people change and go about their different paths after high school. I was happy to have the chance to sit down and chat with him. Enjoy guys! 

Fernando Vargas is my Training partner at Subfighter MMA and my former co worker at UFC gym Torrance. Fernando is a professional MMA fighter, a full time strength and conditioning coach and also a full time emergency department technician. We had a great conversation and we also discussed the details of the pandemic we are in right now. Enjoy guys!  

Chris Ortiz is a an undefeated professional Boxer and my former co worker at UFC gym Torrance. We talked about the beginnings of his fight journey, how he overcame his adversity growing up as a fighter and how to learn important habits such as adaptability, discipline and much more. Enjoy guys!

Marco Delgado is my training partner at Koshiki Karate Do and good friend of mine. Marco has been one of my main inspiration in my martial arts journey. He has taught me so much about what it means to be a good fighter and a disciplined individual. Marcos mindset on his life with his busy schedule is one we can all take inspiration from. I had a great conversation with him. Enjoy guys! 

Quarantine podcast! My closest friends Ryan Tanaka, Courtney Strode, Joe Scuticchio and i decided to come together and talk about how the effects of COVID 19 have had on us and our community. Enjoy guys!

Pamela Giahi is an old classmate of mine who is doing amazing in her endeavors in the medical field. An Award winner for an app that she developed that helps dialysis patients and has impacted many people who suffer from dialysis. The mindset and confidence that she has shown in the past few years in the medical field is truly an inspiration. No wonder I had a huge crush on her sophomore year lol. I had a great conversation with her and I hope you guys enjoy! 

Podcast #27 is with my cousin Sarah Ali and her Husband Nabil Zaidi. Sarah is an outspoken voice in the Shia Muslim Community in New jersey and is an aspiring food blogger with a cooking page called "Spice Rack Love". Her Husband Nabil is a Fashion designer, Entrepreneur with companies such as Profound asthetic, and Private Entry. Celebrities like Justin bieber, the weekend, Odell Beckham jr and many more have worn his clothing. I had such a great conversation with them about Fashion design, Culture, Religion, etc. Enjoy guys! 

Roxanne Saffaie is a freelance Celebrity Makeup Artist, Host of the BlackBeltBeauty Podcast and health and wellness consultant. We covered so many things including Health, Spirituality, Diet and much more. Definitely one of the best podcasts i have ever done. Enjoy guys!  

Vanessa Demopoulos is a professional MMA fighter from Cleveland, Ohio who trains out of the world renound blackhouse MMA. Vanessa is a jiu jitsu veteran who has trained alongside many high level world class athletes such as George St Pierre, Stipe Miocic, Henry Cejudo and Gordon Ryan. Vanessas Story is very inspiring to a martial artist like myself and to all women who are pursuing their dreams. Enjoy!

Mike Saffaie is a Profesional bodybuilder, Gracie Jiu jitsu black belt and world class Athletic trainer who has trained elite top level athletes such as the legendary Anderson Silva, Fabricio Verdum, Brian Ortega and many more. Mike and I touched on many topics related to fitness but the meaningful conversation that we had about motivation, desires, curiosity, martial arts, etc is what stuck out for me personally. It was an honor to talk to him and i hope you all enjoy! 

Podcast #23 is with my friend Vincent Angeli who is an expert in the realm of nutrition. For years i have been an avid faster. Vincent brings a very analytical and biological approach to the subject of fasting and time restricted eating and the facts, thoughts and ideas he brings to the table in this subject are extremely insightful. Had a great conversation with him. Enjoy! 

Podcast #22 is with the striped up barber shop crew once again, we added a new friend Thomas Navarro otherwise known as "Leche" he really opened my eyes up to many different things in this podcast. Extremely powerful podcast and it was an honor hearing from these guys again. 

Harry Sherwood is a holistic life coach that specializes in spiritual meditation. Over a decade ago Harry decided to let go of the traditional western life that we live which meant quitting his job, leaving his lifestyle, friends, and family to travel to China to Learn the art of meditation and martial arts. He then came back to the states and joined an Ashram here in California and did long, intense meditation sessions that lasted up to 10 hours. We talked the power of changing our habits and thoughts to live better lives and be happier. Talked nutrition and mental health of our society today. Enjoy guys! Thank you 

Ross Campbell is a good friend of mine from UFC gym Torrance and an all around movie enthusiast, director, actor and producer. Ayhan Tongadur is an actor who has worked on many great projects and has worked and trained with Mel Gibson, Ashton Kutcher, and many more. Eduardo Ferro is a brazillian movie director who has worked with and been mentored by high level directors such as Padilha who directed many great projects such as "Narcos" and "Robocop" I had a great conversation with them and i got to get more of an inside look at the movie industry i now have a much deeper appreciation towards film making and i hope you will do the same after. Thank you guys enjoy! 

Blaise is a Local south bay videographer and all around athlete. He has some of the best social media content out there and one of the nicest guys ever. I had a great conversation with him and i hope you guys enjoy! 

Mateo is a good friend of mine and we spoke on topics such as the law of attraction, issues with the fitness industry and society. I had a great time talking to him again. enjoy guys! 

Russell Pegram is a Combat Veteran and former Paratrooper for the US Army. We talked government conspiracies, the military and the issues going on in modern society. This podcast might be too blunt for some viewers. But i am open to people of all walks of life and open to everyone's opinions and i suggest to everyone to learn to do the same! Thank you guys! Enjoy! 

Sofia Aceves is one of my good friends and we spoke on many social issues such as Body dismorphia, Depression, Dating, Gun Control, Immigration, self love, etc. I had a great conversation with her. Enjoy! 

Bertrand Wang is a MMA , fighting and jiu jitsu fanatic. We talked about the sport of Martial arts and the importance and beauty of fighting as a whole. I had a good time talking to him. Hope you guys enjoy! 

Sam Dingee is my best friend. We talked about dating in the 21st Century and about the importance of confidence and getting educated so that you can be a better lover and member of society. I had a great conversation with her and I hope you guys enjoy! 

Maaz Jilani is my one of my best friends and cousin and we had a very important conversation that i believe everyone should listen to. We talked briefly about this past weekends fights, the power of a positive mindset, and we talked about financial freedom, discipline, and timing. I really enjoyed talking to him and he will be back plenty of times in the future. Enjoy guys! 

Mateo Galindez is a coach and trainer at UFC gym Torrance. We talked mainly on aspects of discipline, mental strength and the power of our thoughts and actions. I had an amazing time talking to him. Enjoy guys! 

Podcast #11 is my favorite podcast yet! it was amazing to have a meaningful conversation with my one of my best friends Donavan Duelas along side fellow professional barbers Rocky Casillas and Gupp Andrews. We got into many different subjects and i am so happy to have people like these guys in my life. We went a whole 3 hours so enjoy guys! 

Vincent is a bio nutritionist and strength and conditioning coach at UFC gym Torrance. He has a degree in Bio Nutrition from The university of Cornell. I had an extremely insightful and great conversation with him about diet and exercise. Definitely one of my favorite episodes. Enjoy! 

Erick Gonzalez and Ali Nazari are both Professional MMA Fighters and two good friends of mine. Was very happy to have them on the podcast! We talked about their MMA journeys, training routines and Future Plans as far as their fight careers go. Had a good talk with them and i hope you guys enjoy! 

Christos Giagos is a professional mixed martial artist and UFC Fighter who currently fights in the lightweight division of the promotion. Hes a local who has been fighting for over a decade. Christos is a great guy and i had a great conversation with him. Enjoy! 

Shawn Mir is my current boss and mentor. I work for him at his IT firm in Manhattan beach, CA. Shawn has heavily influenced me in my Career when it comes to computer technology. We mainly spoke on motivation and mental strength. Hes a great guy and I could not ask for a better guy to be working for. Give it a listen and enjoy! 

Barrett is one of my closest friends and my very first mentor. He is a Military Veteran, long time camper and hunter, a Tang soo do black belt and much more. Ive learned so much from him throughout the years. I had an amazing conversation with him. Enjoy guys!

Bob Zuliani is an economics and government teacher at Torrance High School. He was also my football coach. I call him Coach Z. We had an extremely insightful conversation on politics and government. Amazing and smart guy! give it a listen and enjoy! 

Emilio Montez is my best friend for about 10 years now. Weve grown up together. He is an aspiring music supervisor and we had a great conversation. Was happy to have him on. Give it a listen!