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Nehemiah Cisneros earned his BFA in painting from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2021 and was awarded a New Opportunities Fellowship at UCLA School of Arts and Architecture, where he will complete his MFA in 2024. He has work on view at the Rubell Museum in Miami until Nov 2024. Support via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons o...

Matt Meyerson has been working in talent management & public relations for years, largely in the action sports space. We talk about his career, what makes someone good at his job, and so much more in this episode of #BTSPodcast. This was recorded in summer of 2023. Support via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases:...

Sua Hernandez is the Director of Housing Resilience & Executive Administrator at El Sereno Community Land Trust. She’s been working in affordable housing since the late 90s and is an alumni of Occidental College, with a BA in urban and environmental policy. We talk about differences between co-ops, land trusts, and a community development corporation. Sua shares some of the questions ESCLT sta...

Cerise Castle is a multi-award winning journalist best known for her research & reporting around LASD Gangs. She’s been published by VICE, LA Times, LA Mag, HBO, NPR, & Wondery Media. In this episode she talks about what being a freelance journalist means, pitching work, juggling stories, therapy, self-care, & so much more. Be sure to listen to her podcast A Tradition of Violence &...

Jay Washington is a comedian, actor, & former wrestler. You may have seen him in Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq or American Gigolo. We talk about parenting as an entertainer, leaving wrestling, finding the right representation, his career in comedy & how comedians get paid, & mental health. Please follow Jay across social (links below) you can watch a YouTube recording of this convo on YouTube he...

Culturalist, journalist, creative coach, grief coach, and multi-media artist Laura Sullivan Cassidy discusses her work around grief, death, & dying, as well as what Recompose does and how states are slowly but surely getting on board with this eco-friendly burial option.  Check out Inelda, which is mentioned as the organization Laura did her training at here: https://inelda.org/learn/end-of-li...

Annie Cruz is a streamer, horror fanatic, and host. We talk about wrestling, her life after the adult entertainment industry, streaming, and a ton more.  Follow Annie: Instagram.com/AnnieCruz https://www.twitch.tv/thewitchynerd Twitter.com/AnnieFuckinCruz Watch this full convo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pEUG2d129uA Reference links:  We talked about HeidiWorld, listen here: https://www.iheart.com...

Brittinae has a Masters Degree in Health Science and works building sex ed curriculums. In this conversations she dispels common misconceptions about Plan B & birth control, explains why she decided to focus on sex ed in Black communities, elaborates on what the health department does, & the importance of talking about sex, acknowledging the history of birth control. Resources she mentions...

Molly Lambert is an incredible writer. She’s the writer & host of Heidi World: The Heidi Fleiss Story & talks about navigating freelance writing while trying to break into TV writing. I super appreciate how candid she is about juggling jobs, the abyss of pitching & the instability of freelance creative careers. If you haven’t listened to Heidi World, please stop what you’re doing &...

This episode was recorded at the end of 2020. As of now, Sierra Reed is at Whalar as their Social Platform Partnerships Director. She was previously at Mozilla as their Marketing & Social Media Relations manager where she worked on both Firefox & Pocket & shares what she's learned about working across organizations and managing up. Books Sierra recommends: One Minute Manger: https://bo...

Lia Haberman has a steep career in media and is currently an adjunct professor teaching Social Media & Influencer Marketing at UCLA Extension. Her former employers include E!, The Wrap, LIVESTRONG, & Beachbody. In her class she teaches influencers how to best monetize their work, work with brands, and how to advocate for themselves. In her consulting work, she teaches brands how to work wi...

Caitlin Angeloff is a thoughtful & brilliant strategist who I've had the joy of working with over the years. We met when she was Director of Global Social Strategy & Operations at DocuSign, I then saw her transition in to the healthcare industry, and now she is at Seismic as their Senior Director, Corporate Marketing & Communications. She walks listeners through how she's advocated for...

Open Mike Eagle is an artist, runs a record label, recently launched podcast network, co-created The New Negroes on Comedy Central, & has a merchandise company. He also has a few podcasts of his own: Secret Skin & What Had Happened Was with DJ Prince Paul (both are linked below) & has appeared on many podcasts (I highly recommend his episode of Father Hood.) You may have seen him on Sy...

Jordyn Reese is the Director, Global Advertising & Audience Development, we recorded this episode right as she was leaving The Orchard & heading to OneRPM for a role as Product Manager, US Latin & Urban. After just a few months at OneRPM took on her current role as Director of Global Advertising & Audience Development. This episode was literally recorded a year ago. So if we sound...

Tiffanie Woods is a writer & strategist who leverages her background in engineering to apply systems thinking to operations & her writing/pitching processes. Tiffanie lists off how she pitches & what she includes, for easy reference these will be listed on my Medium & are found at 00:10:05 in to the podcast & again at 00:30:56.  Follow Tiffanie & keep your eyes peeled...

This episode is part 2 in a series with the co-founders of Scentia Labs & Canapa, if you haven't listened to Part 1 with Rubin Torf, please do! This episode is with Molly Conroy, Co-founder of Scentia Labs & Canapa. We discuss CBD policy, what her role as CEO entails, reading CBD labels, the development of their business model & revenue streams & how they work with their clients to...

Rubin Torf is a chemical engineer with a background in computational modeling and equipment design, including data collection for optimized production efficiency and many types of hydroponic systems. With a passion for the science at all steps of the extraction process, he leads the production and development teams as they advance Scientia’s custom methods and technology. Rubin holds a Bachelor’s...

Aundre Larrow is a Brooklyn-based portrait photographer who has spent the last few years shooting editorial and lifestyle content for clients and for personal work. His work is pursued the truth that can be found in portraiture. We discuss his experience in Adobe’s Creative Residency program, getting work, pricing client jobs, & so much more. One thing we don’t discuss much in this conversatio...

Throughout her work as an actress, writer, producer, small business owner, & teacher Crystal Lowe brings a strong work ethic and endless curiosity to all that she does. I've gotten so much from her film & TV classes at Graham Shiels Studios & appreciate her vulnerability & humanity. We discuss how she does all that she does in addition to being a parent and wife, lessons learned, &...

Heidi Bakk-Hansen is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She serves as Board Secretary for the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial. We discuss her work as an educator, with CJMM, a writer, and in anti-racist-focused activism. This is part three in a series of #BTSPodcast episodes with anti-racist organizers in Duluth, Minnesota. Please listen to the two previous episodes with Jordon Moses & Terresa...

Terresa Moses is co-founder and creative director at Blackbird Revolt, she’s also an artist and assistant professor of Graphic Design at University of Minnesota Duluth. This is the second episode in a series with organizers in Duluth, Minnesota where we discuss their work in the community and how they practice self care. In our conversation Teresa & I discuss what it’s like not being able to v...

Jordon Moses is the co-founder and visionary director at Blackbird Revolt. His work and the work of Blackbird Revolt focuses on promoting social change through conscious creativity. Their work is strategic, creative, and important in propelling impactful organizations and change forward. This is part one of my conversations with a few of the people behind organization a commemoration event in Dulu...

Michael Badal was discovered by Tiësto at the age of 17 (when we were in high school) and has since continued to develop and grow his career in music. We cover what mindsets have helped and hurt him, how he's learned to take better care of himself on tour, and find a way to maintain his personal life wile still creating music.  Charlie XCX "waterfall strategy" article: https://www.theverge.co...

Phillip Okonma is an attorney, an athlete, and an artist. He explains what the job of a public defender is, what he feels makes a good attorney, advice for law students, and advice for you in the case that you are ever accused of a crime. (Skip to 2:00:00 for advice on encounters with the police.) We discuss lessons learned, perspective, running on survival mode, and what his encounters with the c...

Margaux Brooke is model, actress, and influencer. She's been modeling since she was 9 years old and has deep experience as a model. We talk about how she's kept a level head, stays grounded, has navigated management and agencies, decides on what brands she works with, and her journey in taking on acting. She gives advice, answers follower questions, and shares her advice for preparing for a role a...