The Be Someone Podcast

In this episode we sit back and chop it up with one of Houston's best tattoo artist Jonathan Jay. I have been fascinated with the journey one takes in order to become a legit artist in the game and Jonathan was kind enough to sit with me and walk me down this path. He does first class work and his portfolio speaks for itself. So if you could sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of The Be Someon...

On this episode of the podcast we speak with Eileen Cullen of Garden by the Sea, a bed and breakfast on the beautiful island of St. John's. I first saw Eileen on an episode of Caribbean Life a show that highlighted people purchasing property on gorgeous islands. After watching the show I was convinced that we needed to not only visit St John but also Eileen Cullen. Several months later I am so hap...

On this episode we chat with my long time friend Chip Baker. Chip has been a busy man as of late, going around the country promoting his most recent book release "The Impact of Influence 2." On top of that he has steadily been chopping it up with successful people in all walks of life on his YouTube series "The Success Chronicles." So sit back and enjoy this awesome conversation with this master c...

On this episode we conduct another small business spotlight with my former student Erik Regalado. Erik runs Lawn Boys, a lawn care and maintenance business located in The Woodlands, TX. This young man has taken the untraditional route of starting a business first and using the funds from that to put himself through school. This route has kept him debt free and given him a chance to grow both as a...

On this episode my good friend Dr. Jesse Robinson changes places with me and conducts the interview. We dive into my educational philosophies,  practices, and anything else educational one could think of. He does an excellent job going behind the curtain and getting to the root of all my outside projects namely the podcast and books. So sit back, relax and enjoy this episode of the podcast with my...

On this episode we take a stroll down memory lane with my good friend Justin Ruchti. This was one of the most fun episodes I have had a chance to conduct in a long time. Justin and I were able to pick back up right where we left off over twenty years ago and seamlessly chop it up. We talk about his College World Series run under Wayne Graham and the Rice Owls as well as life post baseball. It was...

In this episode we sit down with my good friend Joey Hamlin of Pro Pest Control and Termite. Joey shares with us the impact that his father had on him as well as the community. As The Woodlands grew so did his fathers business, and after his passing Joey was able to take the torch and run with it. Joey has used his engaging personality and concrete business practices to make his company a house ho...

In this episode we chop it up with Cyrus, Geminhigh, and JustinFX of the Penguin fight club. There is a silent revolution taking place right beneath many of our noses and we should get hip to it if we don't want to get left behind. The PFC takes some time out of their day to educate us on the growing phenomenon known as NFTs. The art game has evolved and this young group of savvy individuals has s...

On this episode we chop it up with the creator of The Source Magazine and now head of Breakbeat Media David Mays. Dave helped get hip hop to where it is today. Something that started off as a fringe music scene went mainstream when Dave gave birth to The Source Magazine. The Notorious B.I.G, Eminem, and a whole host of other hip hop legends got their first national attention through his publicatio...

We sit and chop it up with the winner of the UFC's reality T.V. series "The Ultimate Fighter" Ricky Turcios. We chat about life post tournament and see how things have changed over night for this young star. In typical Ricky fashion we enter some pretty interesting rabbit holes getting into the matrix, the multi-verse, and operating in the zone. If you are a fan of Ricky you will absolutely love t...

On this episode we catch up with my long time friend and bjj training partner Scott Sparks. I have been wanting to sit with Scott and chat for a long while now because of his interesting journey. He is a gentleman that has an interesting perspective on life after nearly losing it twice to health related issues. Despite his bullet proof demeanor he understands all to well that we are all human and...

We were lucky enough to sit and chat with Mike Hernandez, aka Max Heights ahead of his New Texas Pro title match in Houston, TX. Big shoutout to his son also who was celebrating a birthday over the weekend. On this episode we were able to talk about his roots in the pro wrestling game and where he hopes they will eventually lead. We also get into parts of his game he hopes to grow and evolve as we...

On this episode we sit down and chat with Gracie Barra black belt, Professor Joel Heinen. We get into a myriad of topics that range from his MMA debut taking place in early October to evolving as a jiu jitsu practitioner and broadening his horizons. On the mats his technique is calm, cool, and calculating. Joel's ability to teach the finer details and nuances is something else that had captured my...

On this episode we chat with Knox and CP legend Brittyn Corbishley. This young lady set the wrestling world on fire with her two Texas State championships and National Championship this past season. For all the success and accolades she has earned over the last four years it was interesting to find out how she found her way onto the wrestling mats. On top of that we discuss the journey from rookie...

On this episode we step back into the booth with local hip hop artist Stackz or his birth name Aaron Boyd. Aaron is a young man that experienced quite a bit of success early on in the rap game only to have to start back over from the beginning. His experience was not wasted though, through trial and error he is coming back bigger and better than ever. Aaron shares with us some of those lessons tha...

On this episode we sit down with two of my favorite jiu jitsu training partners Josh Singh and Kendall Weeks. Both of these young men have ventured out into the business world and have started their own small company's. Even though one deals with health & fitness and the other landscaping & agriculture they have more in common than one would think. We were able to sit down and discuss the...

In this episode we speak with the brother sister tandem of Erik and Lindsey Spjut The Woodlands College Parks wrestling coaches. These two have seemingly taken a program for all intensive purposes was dead in the ground and turned it into a state powerhouse. With both the boys and girls teams placing top 5 last year the program looks to be at an all time high. Erik and Lindsey would disagree thoug...

On this episode we speak with Dr. T Will and talk all things education and sport. Tarell is a master of getting the most out of his student athletes and has started a new chapter in his life as a sports psychologist. His experience as a master teacher, coach, and psychologist makes him a resource that I feel needs to be tapped into if you are in the world of improving the human experience. We tack...

In this episode I sit and chat with a Knox JHS legend Alex Myres of the San Francisco 49er's. This young man always had a special and bright aura about him. Even as a young man it was evident that he was raised correctly and had quite the grasp on this thing called life. I would defiantly say that Alex has an old soul and it has helped him go from average junior high athlete to a young person that...

On this episode of The Be Someone Podcast we chat with the president of the USMF "Irish" Mike Corley. This Houston resident has with the help of countless others have taken the sport of Muay Thai in the U.S from a niche combat sport to an official Olympic competition in the next games. While he has been working hard behind the scenes to give the sport the global attention it deserves he has also g...

In this episode with sit down and chat with one of Texas's fastest rising stars in the pro wrestling game. Raychell Rose has been on a journey straight to the top of the pro wrestling world. What started off as an opportunity to bond with her father has turned into one of the brightest futures in professional wrestling. She has been laughed at by teachers and doubted by her critics but one thing i...

We sit down with long time friend and softball enthusiast Richard Perez. He is a gentleman that is highly respected in the softball community and is doing his part to grow the game. He has recently embarked on a journey that is years in the making with the "Fast Pitch Barn" and is enjoying tremendous success in the private sector. He is a coach that first grabbed my attention with his ability to w...

Great chat with long time Woodlands native Dr. Jesse Robinson. Jesse is a good friend of mine that I always admired and respected from a far. We would occasionally have students in common that we were both servicing in the public education sector. He was always a little different from other people that held the position of LSSP. He was warm, caring, and always seemed to suggest educational strateg...

On this episode we take a peek behind the jiu jitsu curtain over at The Pedigo Submission Fighting Team AKA "Daisy Fresh Jiu Jitsu." We chat with Jacob Couch and Alejandro Wagner and chat about the secret sauce that makes their team so formidable despite an obvious lack of resources and gym space. It was one of my more fun and interesting conversations, it almost felt if I had known the guys for y...

We sit and chat with world class striking coach Matthew Wald. He has taken a unique path to where he is today and that journey has shaped the kind of leader he is today. Matthew became the head striking coach at Gracie Barra The Woodlands almost out of necessity but not before he learned from the best. That coupled with his extensive education in the communication field has made for the perfect st...