Connection is Magic with Samson Shulman

Corey Smyth (IG: cblacksmith) is a music industry veteran and visionary executive, whose entrepreneurial drive has always remained unmatched. Corey has guided the careers of world- renowned artists including: Dave Chappelle, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, De La Soul, Vince Staples, Lil' Jon, and more. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Corey has showcased his expertise in the areas of artist mana...

Ellie Laks founded The Gentle Barn after adopting a sick goat from a run-down petting zoo in 1999. Now, thousands of animals later (including cows, chickens, pigs, goats, horses and many more), The Gentle Barn has become an extraordinary nonprofit that brings together; volunteers and at-risk children & teens to rehabilitate abandoned and abused animals. The Gentle Barn aims to inspire people throu...

Felicia La Tour is a celebrity make-up artist, entrepreneur, mother of 2 (aka a mom-preneur), and creator of the popular clothing line and IG page “MIndfulFee” where she regularly posts and updates her community with the day to day realness of her journey and process of growth, attaining wisdom. She pays forward positivity and gems she picks up along the way. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS // + Main differenc...

Tim Storey is an acclaimed author, speaker and life coach, well known for inspiring and motivating people of all walks of life, from entertainment executives, celebrities and athletes to adults and children in the most deprived neighborhoods in the country. He has coached Kanye West, Robert Downey Jr., Stevie Wonder among many others… Tim has travelled to over 75 countries and spoken to millions o...

Evan Berger is a viral TikTok Star with over 2.3 Million Followers as well as a Breathwork Teacher. He gained notoriety for his incredible Trump and Obama parody videos which you can find on TikTok @heyberg. His videos have been featured on BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and many other outlets. He also does product design for big tech companies, starting this journey working for Facebook. He currently lives...

Wax is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and comedian. He became a YouTube sensation after uploading several videos of himself rapping and singing. Wax was signed to Def Jam Recordings by then president L.A. Reid, however, they would eventually part ways before releasing an album. Upon getting dropped, Wax released his hit song “Rosana” independently, which topped Billboa...

Wax is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and comedian. He became a YouTube sensation after uploading several videos of himself rapping and singing. Wax was signed to Def Jam Recordings by then president L.A. Reid, however, they would eventually part ways before releasing an album. Upon getting dropped, Wax released his hit song “Rosana” independently, which topped Billboa...

Kyle Nicolaides led the Led Zeppelin influenced garage punk band Beware of Darkness, before releasing his own rousing indie rock as a solo artist beginning in 2018. He signed to Warner Music / Bright Antenna Records and his debut album was produced by Grammy Winning producer Dave Sardy (Killers, Rage Against the Machine) and he has toured around the world opening for huge acts such as Smashing Pum...

Kyle Nicolaides led the Led Zeppelin influenced garage punk band Beware of Darkness, before releasing his own rousing indie rock as a solo artist beginning in 2018. He signed to Warner Music / Bright Antenna Records and his debut album was produced by Grammy Winning producer Dave Sardy (Killers, Rage Against the Machine) and he has toured around the world opening for huge acts such as Smashing Pum...

Zalma Bour is an artist, singer, creator, Reiki practitioner and host of the online platform, "Safe Space" (titled after her last album)where she leads heart centered conversations with other open souls. She is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. In 2011, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career in music. Since then she has received both critical acclaim for her solo work and has written songs f...

Tony Ferguson is from the U.K. and one of the very first hires at Interscope Records before the label even existed. He's also a consummate musician, music producer and all around good human. He was also my mentor when i worked in the music business. He signed and discovered Gwen Stefani / No Doubt and fought to keep them on the label when the label wanted to drop them(Gwen and No Doubt would go on...

Tony Ferguson is from the U.K. and one of the very first hires at Interscope Records before the label even existed. He's also a consummate musician, music producer and all around good human. He was also my mentor when i worked in the music business. He signed and discovered Gwen Stefani / No Doubt and fought to keep them on the label when the label wanted to drop them(Gwen and No Doubt would go on...

Samson Shulman is from Detroit and was accepted to law school in 2004 and chose instead to take a leap of faith, at age 23, moving to L.A. to pursue a career in the music business. Since then, he’s worked for Interscope Records, Atlantic Records, The Tonight Show, and secured multiple major record deals for up and coming artists under the talent management company he founded, 5AM Collective. He is...

Sky Keller (aka Amber Jones) is an artist, singer, and a registered travel nurse. She has had several songs buzzing on music blogs, played live to packed out audiences, and auditioned for American Idol. She has also spent much time in 2020 working to help victims of COVID-19 in crowded hospitals. She grew up in Connecticut but through a chance encounter with Tai Bo legend, Billy Blanks ended up mo...

Jason Bernstein is a current Master's in Clinical Psychology Student at Antioch University (we met in virtual class together as a result of the pandemic). Jason was a Division 1, nationally rated Golfer on scholarship at college in Delaware before being swallowed up by his addiction to pills and heroin. Thankfully, he ultimately, found his way out of the darkness and back into the light and is on...

Zara Michales is Venice Beach local, Australian native and multi-hyphenate creative. She has had two children's books published. She previously worked in Government and fitness training when she lived in Australia and is currently working on film projects and authoring books as a local Angeleno now. Episode Highlights // + Packing up her life in Australia on a Friday and landing in LA on a Monday...

Navin Watumull is a life transition blackbelt. He is currently a senior marketing manager at Go Fund Me, and former GM of Justin Timberlake's record label, Tennman Records, which was a joint venture with Interscope Records. Additionally, he has a successful foodie blog on Instagram with nearly 8,000 followers, he grew from scratch that highlights LA's best fare check him out at @thebadhindu on IG....

Navin Watumull is a life transition blackbelt. He is currently a senior marketing manager at Go Fund Me, and former GM of Justin Timberlake's record label, Tennman Records, which was a joint venture with Interscope Records. Additionally, he has a successful foodie blog on Instagram with nearly 8,000 followers, he grew from scratch that highlights LA's best fare check him out at @thebadhindu on IG....

Malachi Mott is an instructor, producer, rapper, and overall creative from New York. He has worked at Interscope Records, Sean John and for Diddy's record label. He currently works at soundbetter.com where he helps polish and mold songs from developing artists. Episode Highlights // + Hilarious Jimmy Iovine story when Malachi was new to music biz + Why people who take only a few minutes to do a jo...

Kirk Smalley is on a mission to end bullying after losing his 11 year old son, Ty, to suicide on May 13, 2010. Kirk has appeared on numerous media outlets including CNN, Today Show etc, and was invited to The White House, by President Obama, to discuss school bullying. Kirk has spoken throughout the world in over 18 countries, on initiatives to end school bullying. Additionally, Kirk’s advocacy ha...

Emily Morwen is a Toronto native, and was first introduced to yoga in 2000 in New York City where she was studying theater. She has been teaching yoga for 10 years. She is the creator of Yoga Theater for Kids (which she taught in schools, and foster youth programs throughout LA). In 2011, Emily and her incredible partners opened up Modo Yoga LA on La Brea, which quickly won Best Yoga Studio in LA...

Hudson Wisler is a gamer, health advocate, and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Ebeatz an online music licensing company dedicated to making the process of posting content seamless for gamers using music with their videos. Episode Highlights // + The otherworldly timing of us meeting + My darkest days with my health struggles + Sometimes having to distance ourselves from family relationships...

Ernie Jackson is a former pro athlete, author and international speaker. He is the author of 2 books including "Quinton's Messages." (www.amazon.com/Quintons-Messages-Ernie-Jackson/dp/0986344249 In 2009, the Jackson family was transformed forever when nine-year-old Quinton Stone Jackson, son of Ernie and Kristine and brother of Cheyanne, was killed in a tragic accident during the family's annual v...

Gary Greenberg is a veteran entertainment attorney based in Los Angeles, California. He has represented 2pac, Snoop Dogg, Bone Thugs N' Harmony, and Multi-Grammy winning producer DJ Dahi among others. He also spent 7 years as in house attorney for American Idol representing all of the contestants. He is a graduate from ivy league law school, Brown University. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS // + We discuss bei...

VROOM VROOM, WE'RE BACK!!! Check out the pseudo first episode and relaunch of "The Hustle Sanctuary," now called "Connection Is Magic." In this first episode, I discuss the impetus behind what brought me into the Podcast space to begin with, the new iteration of the show and the reason behind the name change as well. Also, please visit the brand new website: CONNECTIONISMAGIC.COM to find out more...