The BLAZE THE LION Podcast

Episode 35 is truly special as it marks our return after a brief hiatus. It's the first episode under Season 2. So I had to find a guest who's energy would be impactful. Tonight's guest definitely did just that.  Tsachai Maduro, known as " Sky " to friends and fans. She's been an actor for 2+ decades. We spoke about her beginning as a teen actor. Then we got into the evolution of Sky as she's...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is : Surprise!

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 11 minutes or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Vacation

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Rain

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Noise

Tonight was the Season Finale! Wow what a way to end the season. We had 7 panelists, all from different industries, different seasons in life, different perspectives. All panelists however shared a common theme: making an impact in their Community. Whatever your platform is, there's an opportunity to impact someone. From Fitness Instructor to Financial Advisor to Marketing Director to Doula to Hom...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Legacy

In tonight's episode, our 4th week under our Community theme, we had the pleasure of talking with Tamiko Chambers. She's definitely a change agent in various communities. Tonight we focused on THREE outlets or avenues of Tamiko's involvement. ONE is Starchild Social, her baby, her digital social media marketing company where she helps aspiring entrepreneurs and seasoned businesses elevate their pr...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Meditation

In Episode 32 we interviewed Yaima Chirino, a Behavioral Health Case Manager and one of my best friends. She has a background in Criminal Justice and Mental Health. Infuse those with a passionate empath walking in her purpose and you have a heartfelt episode. I'm sorry ya, 2 tear jerking episodes in the same month. Between Episode 30 with Susan Kennedy and this week's Episode 32, it may feel like...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Chill

In this week's episode we spoke with SoFlo Vegans founder, Sean Russell. This month our focus is Community so a huge part of Community is food and social life. SoFlo Vegans has put in some major work throughout South Florida. So in this episode we got to hear how it all began. How Sean even became vegan, how the first ever SoFlo Vegan event went and their current calendar of events. Compassion and...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Reserved

In Episode 30 we spoke with Susan Kennedy, founder of Bullets 4 Life. This is an organization that is heavily involved in the streets. Their focus...stopping gun violence in our communities. Their motto, "donate a bullet, save a life". They make bracelets and necklaces from the bullets that are donated along with beads and gems. We spoke to Susan about how this passion for starting this organizati...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Pause

In this episode we brought back our co-host Brandon Todd. So you know that equals tons of laughs. Together we interviewed Esthetician and young entrepreneur Emily Arroyo. We spoke facials, essential oils, eyebrows and beard oil. It didn't stop there. We dove into Emily's 15+ years of dance experience. (At this point Blaze is showing off his "great" dance moves)  From dance we discussed the jo...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Expectations

In this episode, we got to speak with CEO and Artist among many other titles, Lamont "Popp Da Rippa" Nanton. This here is a man with numerous hats day to day. He's an activist heavily involved in his community. So we jumped into his experiences with The Circle of Brotherhood. I've seen this group of men involved in helping ex-cons vote again, they've marched with Trayvon Martin's mother and others...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Annoyed

In tonight's episode we had the pleasure of interviewing, Fit4Lyfe owner, Sandy Tocci. We go back. Waaay back to high school days. Though I didn't remember her from those days, I've watched her growth the past decade. A business she and her husband, Jason, started in their garage 9 years ago to a great fitness facility with diehard loyal clients they call Lyfers. Tonight we dove into the ups and d...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Finish

In tonight's episode, we spoke with Barbershop owner, Lucien Boulet. It was impressive to hear he's been running a successful barbershop for well over 2 decades. We got into his history when he first starting cutting hair for his family and friends. Over the years he paid his dues, perfected his craft but still remained humble. Over 20 years later, including this recent pandemic, he's battled thro...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Fear

Tonight was our Sex theme finale. What better way to end a provocative, interesting, entertaining, fulfilling, avoided, heavily marketed three letter word SEX. Tonight our panel consisted of a mixture of married, divorced, parents, grandparents and some never married. We jumped right into different and similar views on the importance of Sex in a relationship, secrets to staying married, tips on fi...

Fuel to help you RISE in your valley or mountaintop...in 10 min or less. Every Friday morning. This week's word is: Full