Stay Tuned Podcast

Kicking off the first episode of Season 2, Greg was able to sit down with Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant Jimmy Cusimano and his wife Alyssa Cusimano. Jimmy shares how he went from washing cars at Enterprise rental car to building his own Financial Planning practice, Cusimano Financial. Jimmy has been advising clients for 12 years and he and Alyssa share insight on how to navigate your finances through the financial uncertainty of the COVID-19 epidemic. They share important philosophies and strategies that have been helping their clients sustain financial strength during the uncertainty of the stock market. Also, they give examples on how to take advantage of the shaky markets to build wealth without having to focus on rate of return. This episode is packed with insight that would be helpful for anyone who wants to take their financial plan to the next level! Tune in and as always stay tuned!

In this episode Greg and Shay sit down with former top NFL prospect, current Financial Advisor, and businessman, Richard Spencer. Richard was a top 10 college football safety in the West and had hopes of making his dreams a reality by playing in the NFL. Richard shares his story of suffering a potential career ending injury and simultaneously getting cut from his football team his Senior year. His world was turned upside down as his dream slipped away and Richard shares how dealt with the heartache of losing what he worked his whole life for and how he found a new passion in life after football. Through perseverance, he is now involved in multiple successful businesses and considered to be one of the top financial advisors in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Richard is a testament to what is possible for anyone and how you are likely closer to your purpose than you realize!

This episode was a tough one. As you all know, on Sunday January 26, 2020, Kobe Bryant, Gianna (Gigi) Bryant, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Christina Mauser, Ara Zobayan, Sarah Chester, and Payton Chester all died in a tragic helicopter crash just outside Los Angeles. This episode, Greg and Shay reflect on what Kobe Bryant meant to them, and the world. They talk about how we can all take the "mamba mentality" and utilize it in our daily lives, and also how we can continue Kobe's legacy moving forward from this unspeakable loss. Kobe's death hit a lot of people hard, and many of us don't even know him. But that's just a testament to who he was as a man. We may ask why Kobe? and why his daughter Gigi and those 7 other people? But there is a plan bigger than any of us can understand and all we can do is continue to push forward and keep Kobe's legacy alive and honor him in the best way we can. Of course, our prayers to the Bryant, Altobelli, Mauser, Chester, and Zobayan families as they all cope with this tragedy. Thank you for listening to this special episode dedicated to Kobe and Gigi Bryant. Mamba Forever...

On this episode, Greg and Shay sit down with T Le Sure, author of Amazon best selling book “Wild thoughts of an Authentic Soul”. T Le Sure talks about her journey finding happiness within herself after going through many battles in life in hopes to inspire young women to have the courage to love themselves first and let go of their insecurities. As a school counselor in South Central LA they talk about the importance of impacting the community through having successful people in the community giving back and being leaders in the community and some of the challenges kids face in disadvantaged areas from a lack of good role models. She hopes to inspire anyone who may not have the odds in their favor to be able to break through their challenges and be their most authentic self and living fulfilled beyond anything else. We appreciate you pullin' up and look forward to running it back T!

This episode Greg and Shay have Rahul Lavingia CEO of "Stoned Genie" who came by the lab to chop it up with them. Rahul tells his story about how he successfully turned his side hustle into a full fledged business in less than 2 years which allowed him to quit his full time career in May 2019. He shares how he leveraged all of the lessons learned from working in the finance industry 7 years and experiences from being raised by immigrant parents to create "Stoned Genie". There were many sacrifices Rahul had to take but he shares the wisdom and philosophies that allowed him to position himself to become a small business owner and make what most people dream of a reality. They also talk about what it takes to stay consistently winning in whatever you do, the Lakers and Rahul also gives his prediction for the 2020 NBA champions. His growth in his business is a testament to being a student to his business and always thinking about Humanity first. We appreciate him pulling up to drop some knowledge and hope this inspires more people to take a risk on making their dreams a reality like Rahul.

For their first inaugural episode of Stay Tuned, Greg and Darrell had their good friend Corin Brooks (self proclaimed grill master) come into the lab and talk about his journey as an NFL prospect. Corin is an ex NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants who was ultimately cut from their rosters but hasn't let that define him. He gives listeners insight to his year leading up to the draft, how his draft process played out, what rookie minicamp is like, and also being apart of the same rookie camp as NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes. Corin expands on the differences between being undrafted as opposed to being a player in the top rounds. They dive into the myths of football recruiting, what it takes to get to the next level, and even go a little off topic like how In-N-Out is better than Whataburger. So step into the lab with us, and always remember, stay up...and stay tuned.