Wise and Wine Podcast

Think about all the places you’ve seen hand-drawn art. Textbooks. Murals. Animation. And when innovators and researchers have a concept of a plan, a skilled artist can bring that vision into reality. An artist like Andreah Pierre, who studied biology in college and took an internship that accidentally paired her scientific mind with a forgotten talent she inherited from her father. Tune in to hear...

Growing up as a bi-racial kid to a dad from Mexico and a mom from the American South sounds like a plot of a sitcom. One that Gabriel Cruz has the wit, sharpness, creativity, and voice to star in. He was inspired by his marine biologist grandfather to consider a career working with animals, but the math of it all pointed him in a more creative direction. His parents did not have access to educatio...

Casey is a triplet, Renaissance faire enthusiast, people-watcher, storyteller, and accidental entrepreneur. Growing up surrounded by creative, passionate people who followed nontraditional paths combined with her experiences as a neurodivergent, chronically ill, and disabled human led to her creating her business, Chipmunk Marketing. Her online business specializes in Instagram engagement and lead...

A multipotentialite is a person, particularly one of strong intellectual or artistic curiosity, with the ability to excel in two or more different fields. While Tom would find this far too fancy a description, it fits him like a custom Dr. Who bowtie. Growing up in a rural town where the prevailing career paths were more practical than imaginative, Tom cultivated skills in both. He learned bookkee...

Kinetra Stewart has known she wanted to be a hairstylist since she was 9 years old.  Her grandmother wanted something more stable for her grandchild, so Kinetra waited for something to move her the way the way styling hair did. Declaring 5 different majors at Grambling State University, grinding through a slew of unfulfilling retail jobs, mounting debt, and a career in the military that required i...

Alex is a self-employed massage therapist running Therapeutic Feels Massage who is not afraid of holding back. Giving the people want they want through his honesty and knowledge of the human body, benefits of massage and the common struggles of running his own mobile massage business. His self accountability and authenticity is what makes him unique in creating long lasting relationships with his...

Tony Stubblebine is a CEO.  Not once, not twice, but three times he was trusted by people with money not to lose it too quickly.  But Tony didn’t grown up with goal of becoming another stressed out white guy running a company. He excelled in computer science and was driven to make enough money to live securely, to own a home. Unfortunately, work is gonna work and Tony found himself consistently di...

Jefferson Brooks grew his career from pizza delivery to a six-figure management role at a big box retail store. His love of dogs led him to become adept at training. People began to rely on Jefferson to better their dogs and, ultimately, their families. He found he was so fulfilled at this work that he left his career to launch Brooks Family K9, a family-owned business that helps dogs and their ow...

Bridget Baker's upbringing in a creatively nurturing environment shaped her into being a multifaceted force.  From retail and jewelry making and professional dancing, she found her superpower is giving people permission to be themselves.  Today, she is the founder and CEO of Bridget Baker Branding, a company dedicated to crafting impactul brands and websites for people who help people. Her wor...

Lauren Howard has found a way to be motivated without a ton of pressure from her family. While her immigrant grandparents had some traditional views about women’s roles, her progressive dad let her know that SHE would be the man who would provide for her. Had it not been for the very real adverse effects she experiences in the presence of other people’s injuries, she very well would have been Dr....

Quentin R. Jiles wanted to be famous when he was a kid. Even without knowing how to get there, he saw fame on the horizon.  A natural in performer with a stature and voice that commands attention, fame was waiting for him, too.  But it would have to wait as he pursued a stable career in social work.  A career that made him a nimble jack of all trades who prioritized the care of others until a pers...

With a background in neuroscience and over 10 years of corporate healthcare and biotech careers, Geleen Antonio realized she was depressed and unfulfilled. She courageously left it all behind, to live out of a suitcase and travel the world.  Now, she is on a mission to empower women to transform themselves and live lives they are genuinely excited about!  A curious soul with an insatiable fascinat...

Elky “No, It’s Not Short for Anything” Ramirez grew up alternating between the United States and Costa Rica, which left her feeling both grateful and angry.  Grateful that she acquired native English language skills, which opened up a wide range of career opportunities for her. Angry about the salary discrepancies between the two countries.  At 10 years old, this smart, curious kid had to balance...

Bethshiva Lester has always been a little different. A little curious. A little adventurous.  Having a successful career as a network engineer was fine, but she was drawn to Jamaica where some of her family’s roots could be traced.  The Afro-Costa Rican traveler returned from that visit changed.  She resigned from her engineering career to launch a travel agency.  A successful one. One that requir...

Amos Morris’ parents earned master’s degrees at a time when that accomplishment was considered exceptional, so he is keenly aware of the powerful influence of “firsts”.   In a career spanning more than 30 years across 7 zoos in the United States; Amos became the first Black Zoo Director at an Association of Zoos & Aquarium (AZA)-accredited zoo, the first African-American to be elected to the A...

“Siblings Take On…” where siblings tackle sports, race, current events, pop culture and whatever else pops into their little heads to see how their gender, martial status, and the generation each were raised in generation impact their perspectives.  Join hosts Jennifer (the Gen X, digital nomad traveling with world with her second husband)and Jarred (the married, DucktTale Generation, first-time d...

“Siblings Take On…” where siblings tackle sports, race, current events, pop culture and whatever else pops into their little heads to see how their gender, martial status, and the generation each were raised in generation impact their perspectives.  Join hosts Jennifer (the Gen X, digital nomad traveling with world with her second husband)and Jarred (the married, DucktTale Generation, first-time d...

“Siblings Take On…” where siblings tackle sports, race, current events, pop culture and whatever else pops into their little heads to see how their gender, martial status, and the generation each were raised in generation impact their perspectives.  Join hosts Jennifer (the Gen X, digital nomad traveling with world with her second husband)and Jarred (the married, DucktTale Generation, first-time d...

Jessica Moriah Dean is the founder of Educomms Consulting. This Emmy award winning (2023), internationally recognized education and communications professional started her education at NYU's Tisch School of TV and Film before transferring to Barnard College of Columbia University. Jessica earned an MA from the University of Oxford in Philosophy. Launching her career as an actress, she appeared...

“Siblings Take On…” where siblings tackle sports, race, current events, pop culture and whatever else pops into their little heads to see how their gender, martial status, and the generation each were raised in generation impact their perspectives.  Join hosts Jennifer (the GenX, digital nomad traveling with world with her second husband)and Jarred (the married, Millennial, first-time dad, little...

“Siblings Take On…” where siblings tackle sports, race, current events, pop culture and whatever else pops into their little heads to see how their gender, martial status, and the generation each were raised in generation impact their perspectives.  Join hosts Jennifer (the Gen X, digital nomad traveling with world with her second husband)and Jarred (the married, Millennial, first-time dad, little...

I Have No Idea What I’m Looking At:  Siblings Take on MAFS Season 17 , Episode 6 “Siblings Take On…” where siblings tackle sports, race, current events, pop culture and whatever else pops into their little heads to see how their gender, martial status, and the generation each were raised in generation impact their perspectives.  Join hosts Jennifer (the Gen X, digital nomad traveling with world wi...

Dr. Desi Williams, PT, DPT is the Administrator and co-owner of A Plus Care, a mobile physical therapy and occupational therapy business servicing the Los Angeles Area.  Desi is also a television host, actress, and. reality television personality with a Doctorate degree in physical therapy and a past life as a college professor. Desi is the winner of CBS’s THE CHALLENGE: USA Season 2 . She was als...

“Siblings Take On…” where siblings tackle sports, race, current events, pop culture and whatever else pops into their little heads to see how their gender, martial status, and the generation each were raised in generation impact their perspectives.  Join hosts Jennifer (the GenX, digital nomad traveling with world with her second husband)and Jarred (the married, Millennial, first-time dad, little...

“Siblings Take On…” where siblings tackle sports, race, current events, pop culture and whatever else pops into their little heads to see how their gender, martial status, and the generation each were raised in generation impact their perspectives.  Join hosts Jennifer (the GenX, digital nomad traveling with world with her second husband)and Jarred (the married, Millennial, first-time dad, little...