The Platinum Mask

Christopher Joseph Gonzalez, the man behind the brand known as C. Joseph Art, has always had a love and talent for art.  He started at a very young age learning to hone his God-given ability to draw, and grew it into a passion not only to paint but sculpt as well.  Growing up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, he gained appreciation for color and art through his environment as well as from h...

Robbie started Unusual Retail in 2016, mostly out of a need to shop. Vintage shopping for him started in the mid 1990s as a teen shopping for bellbottoms to sell to friends. But the real story of Unusual Retail starts in October of 2020 when Robbie met Amy. Both are obsessed with 1960s décor and fashion, both spent many years in retail, and they are the same type of weird. It’s the perfect pairing...

Melanie Gibson began taekwondo training at age ten. At age twelve she stopped taekwondo to pursue other interests, and resumed training in her early thirties. Although Melanie had academic and career achievements throughout her life, she struggled with mental illness and low self-esteem. After making some progress through psychiatric treatment and counseling, she knew she needed to do something mo...

Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, Chris Gronkowski was the middle of the 5 Gronkowski brother's.  Playing sports throughout his childhood and high school, he accepted a full scholarship to play division 1 football.  He graduated from the Univ. of Arizona with a bachelors degree in Accounting. Chris went into the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2010 and went on to start for 3 different NF...

Bora is an experienced professional who is passionate about, social impact, early education equity, and innovation. Bora was born in Albania and immigrated with her family to the United States in 1996. She graduated with a B.A. in corporate communications from SMU in 2013. She earned an M.B.A. in Finance from SMU's Cox School of Business in 2019. Currently, as the Assistant Director of Progra...

“All Damn Day” Will Allday is a professional wrestler that traveled internationally and all over the US wrestling for promotions such as WWE, AEW, NJPW, Impact, ROW, PrimeTime Live and more. He is the current Reality of Wrestling Heavyweight Champion and Texas Champion. He is a Rice graduate and former collegiate athlete. He has acted in independent films and skits for various companies as well.

Dora is a SDC certified director with an extensive background in theatre and film (MA from New York), as well as media and international communications (BA from Budapest and Padua), film (Certificates from Florence and New York). For the past five years, she has been mostly working as a director in Italy, Hungary and in the USA. Throughout that time Dora directed musicals, movement theatrical piec...

Luis is currently attending the University of North Texas focusing on Media arts with minors in Spanish and Communications. For the past four years, he has been working as a Video Manager at North Texas focusing on coaches' film and specialty highlight videos for the team as well. In his third year, however, Luis decided to take a different route from football and began to intern for a local socce...

Kasci attended college for biology with a concentration in animal science. She grew up loving animals from her numerous pets to working at a grooming salon and vet clinic. She enjoys rescuing and rehabilitating animals in her free time and adopted her dog, Bellatrix from her local pound. She also rescued two spiny mice from the pet trade and has rehabilated squirrels and opossums in Louisiana. For...

De’Andra Roberts is the founder and CEO of A Life to Share, a company that makes it easier, quicker and more affordable to document life stories. In addition to A Life to Share, De’Andra is also a corporate public relations professional, having worked with some of the biggest Fortune 500 companies in the United States. The 27-year-old Atlanta native is a proud graduate of Louisiana State Universit...

Seth Block is passionate about helping in the community and giving back. This includes being an alumnus of the 2020-2021 Dana Juett Residency at Social Venture Partners and an alumnus of the 2019-2020 Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy cohort at Communities Foundation of Texas. Currently, Seth serves on the Dallas Chapter of the Advisory Council for Refugee Services of Texas, is a member o...

Dasjaevian Dixon's vision for the Networking with Purpose Tour is to create an environment where emerging and experienced professionals can connect, collaborate, and capitalize through the power of networking. His passions include marketing, fitness, motivational speaking, and philanthropy. During his collegiate career, he developed a deep passion for networking and making a significant impact in...

Born into a family prone to clutter, Libby quickly developed a passion for organization and honed her skills of creating order out of chaos. While attending Texas A&M University, she continued to organize for friends and family, and not long after graduating from Texas A&M with a BBA in Finance, she returned to Dallas to launch Libby and Labels, LLC . Libby is a member of the National Asso...

PYT provides services for young professionals seeking to improve their lifestyle. They support individuals from college life, to the work setting and even into your personal life (because we all need a break from the workplace... we can help you with that too!). Work with them to optimize your time in and out of the office. With them in the episode, we discuss fan questions for the first time in t...

Mica Mackenzie is the CEO and Founder of The Quiet Nonsense Entertainment Company and QN Media and Marketing Firm. Her specialties are in the areas of Influencer Outreach and Marketing, Graphic and Website Design, Social Media Advertising, and Content Creation. When she’s not working you can find her with her son, Jio, probably doing yoga and drinking coffee. She likes to spend her free time inter...

After graduating in 2013 with a degree in journalism and communications, Jazmine Reed-Clark struggled to find my footing as a young professional. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Jazmine tried on different hats within the advertising, marketing, and human resources fields. Each time, I would find some success (though, plenty of failures, too) but I never felt the same content I saw in other friend...

I have decided to reach out to Cade Lamirand. Cade joined Wild Rag Vodka at the start of 2021 as the Sales Manager. Prior to Wild Rag, he was a student at Texas Christian University. He graduated from the Neeley School of Business in May 2020 with a degree in finance. When he's not staying busy with Wild Rag, you can find him somewhere outdoors. His favorite spots are on the golf course, at the la...

Mamta Rana is an internationally certified natural henna artist (ICNHA) and has practiced henna for over 10 years. She likes everything art but is best known for her henna art and fun personality. She strongly believes in giving yourself the love and nourishment that we so freely give to others, in heart to heart conversations and of course tea (or coffee) table conversations are the heart of Matr...

Louie T. McClain II is the Founder and CEO of Melanin Origins: a children’s book company that writes about the intriguing lives of African American leaders, pioneers, and innovators.  Louie is intrigued by the resilience and tenacity of African American leaders who stand for truth, justice, and overcoming any obstacles placed in their way.  Thus, he decided to create Melanin Origins to s...

Sydney Cessna is a graduate of UCLA's psychology program and a graduate of Texas Woman's University studying special education, with a concentration in educational diagnostics. Sydney works at the June Shelton School teaching mathematics. Additionally, she has tutored private students in Pre-K -12, with a focus of working with students with academic differences. Sydney works with a diverse group o...

Cindy Moore is an art specialist by day, and an activist by night. She is the founder of the nonprofit, Creatives Unite, serving up the bold movement of creativity to bring change.

Emma Evans is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and artist with a background in music, dance, and theater. Originally from Dallas, she frequently works as a producer of independent short and feature films that have screened at festivals such as SXSW, Nashville Film Festival, Los Angeles CineFest, and the Beverly Hills Film Festival. When not producing, she can be found writing/directing, acting on-cam...

Formerly an Architectural Designer, I have a knack for building things - whether it’s projects, communities, or companies. Following my career change, I dedicated myself to learning what it means to do “business”. I’ve worked with prominent startup stakeholders in Dallas, garnering knowledge and experience in everything from early stage startups to venture capital funds. Now I spend my days cultiv...

We speak to Adam Evers, the founder of Blumania, managing partner of EZBev Supply, and co-founder behind Gaslight Dallas. Adam received his bachelors in microbiology and debated on taking his MCAT for a pathway towards medical school. After a thought-provoking conversation with a professor, he realized his ability behind launching success startups combined with his scientific knowledge could prove...

John Lamey is the Executive Vice President/General Manager at San Luis Spirits, home to the award winning Dripping Springs Vodka & Gin, 1876 Vodka/Bourbon, Paula’s Liqueurs, Republic Tequila/Whiskey, Pepe Zevada Tequila, and Martine Honeysuckle Liqueur. His 30 years in the Wine & Spirits industry included 18 years at a wholesaler, 4 years at the supplier level, and 3 years in retail. His c...