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Kwazi, born and bred in Brooklyn (New York City), works at The Brooklyner as a building manager. In today's episode we start with the question: what difference does mindset make? We embark on a conversational journey about the ups and downs in life and how mindset can play a big role in shaping those.

Michael Edward Thomas is a Brazilian-American tech leader who lives part of the year in NYC and part of the year elsewhere (his nomadic side comes out). In this episode he sheds light around how he approaches building healthy relationships (of any type!), how his multi-cultural background has influenced that, and the primary learnings he's had around the topic. This is not an exhaustive episode on...

Today we speak with Laydee V, DJ/Producer, owner of Platform 7even.  Recognize Robin Hood, Hamilton (Bermuda), Play 2, Ibiza (Spain), or Ministry of Sound, London (UK)? She's DJ'd at all of those.  Experience what it's like to be a global DJ with this episode! Laydee V's soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/verunka17

Mike Bott gave me my first true professional opportunity; he gave me my first job out of college. He had the courage to look at a 1-page A4 resume with nothing more than a couple Microsoft Office skills, a lot of fillers, and a font probably too small to be legible, and still decide to believe I could become a great professional. On top of giving me my first job he taught me a thing or two about l...

"Students were so down, nobody knew how to respond. There was so much shock and sadness. And I really tapped back into what my mom told me as a kid, you know, love yourself and take great pride in your culture and your identity. And so I decided to take it upon myself to plan Black History Month at [Boston College] that year" (Naya during season 2 episode 5 of WALKS) In today's episode we're joine...

On today's episode we go on a walk with Jesse Meza. Jesse grew up in Texas, surrounded by poverty and with no person in his family who had graduated from high school. Today he's an MBA student at a world-renown business school like UCLA Anderson, he's led teams at prestigious media companies prior to starting graduate school and he's been recognized by AdColor Future and as a 4A’s MAIPer to Watch...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows that 580,466 people were counted as homeless in 2020, representing a 2.2% increase over 2019. Outside of homelessness 16% of children in the US live below the poverty line (they represent the poorest age group). Of those 73% are children of color. The pandemic has only exacerbated all of this, which is why organizations like Street Soccer...

Steven Rogers, better known by his artistic name, Beowülf, is one of the biggest names in the lo-fi hip-hop world; a genre that layers introspective sounds and vocals to create relaxing and soul warming experiences. Born in Florida, Beowülf grew up in a household with a deep appreciation for music. His dad and several brothers were in the business of mixing tracks as he was growing up. He took it...

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) estimates that internationally there were just 25 million tourist arrivals in 1950. 68 years later this number had increased to 1.4 billion international arrivals per year. Traveling has obviously changed a lot because of COVID-19, but it still remains one of the most sought out activities by humans. Something about exploring the unknown, meeti...

We reach season 1's finale with this special episode. They say the people around you have a big impact in shaping who you become; I agree, so I try to be selective with who I surround myself with. Today's guest is the person I've spent the most time with since September 6th, 2018. She has helped show me the importance of being vocal and more importantly empowering others to ensure they're being he...

Parkour or freerunning, as it's known to some, is a fascinating sport. It blends martial arts, breakdance and raw adrenaline as you use your body to creatively overcome obstacles whilst you get from point A to B. To explore the life of a professional parkour athlete we have a very special guest: Toby Segar. He's been training parkour since he was 10, has been a finalist at Ninja Warrior UK multipl...

Health and nutrition play a huge role in our lives; they can dictate our state of mind and even how long we live. There's a ton of information out there, some good, some bad, so today we dive into these two topics with Jamie Millar. Born and bred in Scotland, he shares through a bold Scottish accent why nutrition matters, whether a plant-based diet can give us the right amount of nutrients and how...

Women face discrimination at work. That's a reality. This ranges from unequal pay, to reduced access to career growth and even sexual harassment. This is why on today's episode we go on a WALK with Desirée Gaddis. She has a diverse background, having experienced both leadership at an NYC tech startup and a large CPG corporation, as well as working as frontline staff during at latter. She shares th...

Surfing is cool, there's no disagreeing there. Most people know the basics of the sport, the mechanics of how one paddles and then stands up, but what does surfing really feel like? What is it like to stand up on a floating vessel as you descend a roaring wave into an uncertain future? Mr. Rousseaux, maybe a descendant of Jacques maybe not, joins us today to explore that and more. He's surfed for...

Imagine getting to teach over 60,000 students how to dance salsa? That's what Jai Barkley has accomplished so far through his salsa studio, The Salsa Foundation. What's interesting is that he wasn't a classically trained dancer or even a dancer at all until 14 years ago which is when a friend took him to Copa Cabana, a Latin club in Melbourne (Australia), where he fell in love with salsa. He offer...

There aren't any AP classes on romantic relationships are there? Yet there's AP astronomy. Don't get me wrong, the universe fascinates me (I recently went to a black hole exhibition at the Liberty Science Center which I highly recommend), but I've yet to wake up with a pure high or deep pain from an astronomy class. Relationships play a big role in our lives, dictating our mood, shaping our trajec...

Cuba is a fascinating country, with a unique culture and past. It's known for its salsa, its ranking as the country with the most doctors per capita as well as having been the home of Fidel Castro until his death. During the next 30 minutes, we'll virtually visit Cuba through Troy LeCaire's story who lived there for 4 months whilst doing his study abroad. In this podcast we explore some of the que...

Take 2. This time we go on a WALK with Adrian Martin . He's currently a first-year resident at Hospital Universitario de la Princesa in Madrid ( Spain ), specializing in neurosurgery. A lot of the world has already been affected by the current pandemic, but Spain as of now has the most cases of and deaths per capita, which is a grim reality. Adrian WALKS us through what it's like to be a doctor th...

Damn, it's funky listening to your own voice. First up on the WALKS journey we have Jason Isaacs, known by some as dream trap artist Oliver Sainte. Jason brings introspection and authenticity to today's episode where he tells us more about how his childhood impacted his musical identity and what his counterpart, Oliver Sainte, has been up to recently. You might find him partying at the MET, but if...