Unmapped

Bryan Blacio is a certified personal trainer and not-so-amateur bodybuilder. He has been working on becoming a professional since his late teens and lives by the build and don’t stop mentality. In this conversation we discuss the ability of healing from the inside out, PED’s in sports and the mental strength to work towards your ambitions. See what Bryan is up to:https://www.instagram.com/bryanblacio/ See what I’m up to:https://www.instagram.com/_kingazad/https://www.instagram.com/theunmappedpodcast/*DISCLAIMER* - This episode was recorded in May of 2019, so the information is outdated. This was before the COVID-19 pandemic, so I apologize if things are extremely out of context. Nonetheless, the conversation was phenomenal, and I hope you get something out of it!

Tani is a character. A beatboxing aficionado working his way through the world. We talk about his launching of SpeshFX, religions place in society and being grateful for what you have over a few glasses of whiskey (Sorry for any cup/drinking noises!). See what Tani is up to:https://www.instagram.com/hateitorlevitt/   See what I’m up to:https://www.instagram.com/_kingazad/https://www.instagram.com/theunmappedpodcast/ *DISCLAIMER* - This episode was recorded in May of 2019, so the information is outdated. This was before the COVID-19 pandemic, so I apologize if things are extremely out of context. Nonetheless, the conversation was phenomenal, and I hope you get something out of it!

In our first episode in the studio, I am accompanied by Stony Brook Audio Fellow and friend Becca Degregorio! We discuss the road towards finding what matters to you, the role of media in shaping our perspective and her work as a podcast producer.

Justing Starling lives the hustle mentality. He started his rap career at the age of 14 and never let anything cloud his goal of attaining greatness. "Tomorrows not promised so live today GR8."

Chris Johnson is a certified badass. He's a trained Marine, college graduate and once he completes his deployment, he plans on attending Julliard to become an actor.

My conversation with Irving gets deep as we tackle the difficulties of growing up, the immigrant mentality and the pursuit of happiness.

Being a Fat Boy is a lifestyle. If you love food, lifting and talking about both of those things - definitely tune in to this episode.

Peter is one of the brightest and most patient guys I know. We discuss his role in society, his growth as an individual and his goal of becoming an actuary. Age: 22 Occupation(s): Actuarial Intern Major(s): Applied Mathematics Future Endeavors: Actuary // Unmapped

The grind, the hustle, the drive can never stop. Pravin discusses the difficulties of the come up and the necessity of being optimistic to make your dreams a reality. He's a sports enthusiast and won't settle until he's made an impact in the sports world! Age: 21 Occupation(s): Data Analyst with THE Kansas City Royals, pursuing M.S in Analytics from Georgia Tech. Major(s): Applied Mathematics // Economics Future Endeavors: GM of a major sports team

You'll never believe some of the stories that this man tells. Age: 22 Occupation(s): Physical Therapy Assistant Major(s): Health Science Future Endeavors: Physical/Sports Therapist

A wholesome talk with an eccentric friend from back in the day. Vik is a wild card and you never really know what he's up to next. He's passionate about music and plans to make an impact within the industry. Age: 22 Occupation(s): Student Major(s): Health Science Future Endeavors: Rapping

Greg began his college career at Boston College in the field of medicine but after a life-changing event more than just a few things changed. Its one of the deepest conversations to date and it goes to show how large an impact certain events can have on our lives. Age: 22 Occupation(s): Student // Entrepreneur Major(s): Pre-med switched to Biomedical Engineering & Applied Math Future Endeavors: Owning multiple businesses // Being a full-time entrepreneur

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Ashley came into college thinking she was going to be an engineer but she soon decided that definitely wasn't her path. She quickly switched to finance and started pursuing more of her side hustles, one of them being acting. From a young age, she wanted to be an actress so getting on TV was just meant to be! Age: 22 Occupation(s): Restoration Hardware // Part-time actress Major(s): Engineering switched to Finance Future Endeavors: Screen Actors Guild // Acting full time

Chris Pimentel - artist, feminist, philanthropist. In this unique episode of the podcast, Chris and I play drunk chess. Find out the rules and just how rowdy we got. We discuss the dangers of drinking and tomfoolery but also bring up some gems of advice for the up and coming. As of upload date: Age: 24 Occupation(s): Nursing School Student Major(s): Double Major in Biology and Sociology // Art Minor Future Endeavors: Live life out of a van and take pictures that get a lot of likes on twitter to feel important.

From Westchester, New York, Tomasz never planned on going to college and was reluctant when his parents pushed the decision upon him but today he wouldn't have it any other way. However, Tomasz is a man of nature and after his first year at Stony Brook University, Utah called his name. We talk about the decisions behind being happy, finding where you belong and life as a nature enthusiast. Age: 21 Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Nature Enthusiast Major(s): Originally Mechanical Engineering switched to Economics Future Endeavors: Unmapped

Lucano Petrocci is a senior undergraduate who is currently attending Binghamton University. He began his college career at Stony Brook University as a psychology major but things have changed since then. Over the course of 4 years, he now understands himself better and can see that the decisions he made may not have been in his best interest. Hindsight is 20/20 but we cannot change the past. In this conversation, we discuss being unprepared in life, learning as you grow and being open to new ideas. He plans on graduating soon but pursuing a career outside of psychology. Age: 21 Occupation(s): Undergraduate Major(s): Psychology Future Endeavors: Salesman at Simplified Entertainment Where to follow Lucano: https://www.instagram.com/voteforlucano/

Christian is an undergraduate who exemplifies the Unmapped path that life takes. He began his college career at Pace University for logistical reasons but soon realized that it was not the best decision. He found himself in financial issues and having to make tough choices. He had to take time off from school at a point and later found himself transferring to St. Johns University. We also talk about the problem of objectification and other current events. Age: 21 Occupation(s): Undergraduate Major(s): Law switched to Psychology Future Endeavors: Firefighter // Psychologist

Bryan Blacio is a certified personal trainer and amateur physique competitor. He was born in Ecuador, was enrolled in a military school at 3, immigrated with his family at 11 (without knowing English), learned English after getting to the US, started high school at 12, college at 16 and finished his degree by 20. However, after attaining his Bachelors in Business Management, he realized that academia and a structured career was not for him. He began working in a field he was more passionate in, fitness. Bryan became a personal trainer and began to excel. He's worked at multiple gyms and to date has been in 5 amateur physique competitions. We talk about his story, dealing with injuries and general growth. In the end, he tells us about the movement he's beginning with #BuildandDontStop. Age: 22 Education: Bachelors in Business Management Occupation(s): Personal Trainer // Amateur Physique Competitor Passion: Fitness and food Bryan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanblacio/

Born and raised in Queens, Taranveer is a senior undergraduate who comes from an immigrant family. We talk about how unprepared High School leaves for your College, and subsequently how unprepared College leaves you for the real world. Outside of finance, education, and funny commentary, he teaches us more about Sikhism. Taranveer has been a devout Sikh since middle school. He discusses the practices, teachings, and ideas behind the religion. Last but not least, he talks about how he found his love for rap during his daily commutes to Brooklyn Technical High School. Age: 21 Education: Computer Engineering Occupation(s): Undergraduate Passion: Rap

You never know what you have until it's gone and in this conversation, Kenny brings up a time where he losses his voice, bringing him to the realization that he needs to sing - that its a part of his Being. Outside of school and his passion for the singing, we talk about being an openly gay man in 2018. We tread lightly as we attempt to have a conversation that more people need to be open to. If you didn't already know he is the other half of 7 minutes. The dynamic duo would be nothing without the great Kenny. I've linked all of their social media pages below so go give them a follow! Age: 21 Education: Economics // Dance Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Singer // Songwriter Where to find 7 minutes: https://www.instagram.com/kennylingg/ https://www.instagram.com/sekolham/ https://www.facebook.com/7minutesofficialmusic/

We talk about everything from streetwear to Akwafina. Adam is an up and coming professional photographer who works as the Operations Manager at Steady. He started college as an engineering major, quickly coming to the decision that it wasn't for him early on in his college career. He switched to Applied Mathematics and Economics with a minor in photography. However,  his path to success is definitely going to be outside of school. He's helped create Flushing's Night Out, an annual street fair event held in Flushing NY, his hometown. How he began his career in photography and found his current position at Steady happened soon after - the way it happened was almost as though it was scripted for a movie. At the end of the day, it was just the path that passion led him to. He plan's on working full time while continuing to further the growth of the company. I've linked Steady below if you want to buy any of their streetwear, they're pretty dope honestly! Age: 21 Education: Applied Math // Economics // Photography Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Operations Manager at Steady http://www.steadyus.com/

What do you imagine when you hear Republican? - If you're the average college student I'd imagine the key traits would be old and Caucasian. Well, that's not the case at all in this interview with the current President of Stony Brook College of Republicans. Fuad Faruque is from a Bengali Muslim family in New York and he is an active Republican. In today's political environment it seems as though assumptions are made too easily with little support and picking sides has become easier than picking facts. My conversation with Fuad discusses his upbringing, his role in politics and his thoughts on current Trump era policies. I've linked an article about him below, check it out! Age: 21 Occupation(s): Undergraduate // President of Stony Brook College of Republicans Newsday Article About Fuad

I got the privilege to talk to Ayyan who is the current Stony Brook USG President and co-host of the What Muslims Look Like podcast. We talk about passion, fulfillment, immigrant mentality and the world of content creation. We also go in-depth on the role of the Muslim society in a post 9/11 America and the role of individuals like ourselves in today's world. I've linked his youtube channel and facebook page below - be sure to check it out! Age: 21 Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Stony Brook Undergraduate Student Government President // What Muslims Look Like Podcast Major(s): Economics Endeavors: Rapping Where to find the WMLL Podcast: WMLL Facebook Page WMLL Youtube Channel

For the first recording of 2018, I talk to a friend from high school. He was the former President of Stony Brook's Muslim Student Association. Religion has always been an integral part of his upbringing and still is today. We talk about the cultural differences between generations, the role of Islam in life, Islam in America and more. He even tell's me a story of Prophet Ibrahim towards the end which I didn't know. All in all definitely a great conversation. Age: 21 Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Former MSA President Major(s): Applied Math Upcoming Endeavors: Umrah (Half-Pilgrimage)

I got the privilege to talk to Stony Brooks own USG VP of communications on the record. Even someone in a position like hers was once confused. We talk about her switch from being a biology major, campaigning, her role as a student representative and a lot more. Get a better idea of who she is and what she does by listening to our conversation! Age: 20 Occupation(s): Undergraduate // USG VP of Communications Major(s): Biology switched to Journalism Future Endeavors: Law School

During this episode, I talk to none other than Wolfie. A life of secrecy unfolds as I talk to one of Stony Brook's own mascots. The man behind the mask if you will. Other than being a mascot we also talk about the hardships of deciding on a major during college and the thought process that goes into committing to a tattoo. Age: 22 Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Former Wolfie Major(s): Computer Science switched to History Future Endeavors: Work on a boat

A more grounded conversation for episode 10 where I talk to a man who's found stability at a young age and is the definition of an emerging adult. He gives a more plausible approach to dealing with the stress of being someone on the come up. We talk about stability, relationships, health, working out and more. You'll hear some great advice on many aspects of life! Age: 21 Occupation: Senior Undergraduate Major(s): Biology Future Endeavors: Nurse Practioner

In this conversation, I talk to a close friend of mine who became a part of campus Greek life. Being in a fraternity changed everything for him and this talk definitely gave me a perspective on it which I never had before. I know for a fact it is a talk which would benefit a lot of young college kids. Share this with anyone you know who may be considering joining Greek life. It may help them a lot more than you think! Age: 21 Occupation: Senior Undergraduate// Fraternity Brother Major(s): Technology Systems Management // Partying Future Endeavors: To be found out.

Serina is a senior undergraduate and active member of an on-campus Sorority. She is an aspiring child psychologist who puts in hours of work both inside and outside of school. We discuss the decision-making process behind joining a sorority and the inner workings of one. Our conversation brings up an extremely large array of viewpoints and important subject matter that must be taken into account. Age: 21 Occupation(s): Senior Undergraduate// Sorority Member Major: Psychology Future Endeavors: Child/Criminal Psychologist

Backpacking the Amazon jungle, medicine men and more. Age: 20 Occupation(s): Senior Undergraduate Major: Business Operations// Entrepreneurship Future Endeavors: Owning a business

Well if you ever wanted to find out how bad one man might be at having pets, you'll find that out on this episode. You'll also get a better idea of the route a doctor may take. The commitment, dread, and steps necessary to get into Med School. On top of that, some comical banter from a man too intelligent for his own good. Age: 21 Occupation: Senior Undergraduate Major(s): Biology Future Endeavors: Being a Doctor, making money and living the life!

The first female guest sets the tone for living life while laughing. She represents the 24% of women who make up the women in STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics] field (I say 17% in the podcast, ignore that). She strives to be both the captain of her Club Lacrosse team and steers her own way for life as well. Grabbing life like a bull by its horns and doing things her way! Age: 20 Occupation: Senior Undergraduate Major(s): Biomedical Engineering & Applied Math Future Endeavors: Bioengineering within the medical field and traveling

Life is volatile as is but it only becomes more difficult when you remove the yellow brick road that is school. The music industry is one which is up in the air, especially in recent years due to the freedom of content creation. Trying to figure out where and how to start is not easy to determine. I talk to a man of talent on Ep. 004. This is the first episode where anonymity will be removed because, well, he's supposed to be famous. Listen to his story, get a glance of his work and if you enjoyed it, click the link below to find his page. Become a fan of what he's pursuing and support the endeavors of a free-floating soul! https://www.facebook.com/7minutesoffi... Age: 20 Occupation(s): Senior Undergraduate// Full-time talent Major: Technological Systems Management Future Endeavors: Being famous// Touring

Life, politics and the egocentric predicament. Age: 21 Occupation(s): Senior Undergraduate, Active Republican Major(s): Environmental Design Policy & Sustainability Studies Future Endeavors: Law School

A comical talk with an interesting character. If you tried to guess what his future endeavors are based on the conversation we had, you're definitely out of luck. Age: 20 Occupation(s): Senior Undergraduate Major: Applied Math & Economics Double Major Future Endeavors: Sports Analyst

On the first episode of Unmapped, I interview the modern day most interesting man in the world. Tune in to hear a story like none other and find out what this show is going to be about! Age: 21 Occupation(s): Senior Undergraduate// Part-time Investor Major: Sustainability Studies Future Endeavors: Founding an environmentally friendly hedge fund