The Carroll Connection Podcast

On this episode, Eric Lozito rejoins the podcast for his third appearance. Eric catches us up on everything that has happened in his life since episode 44 which aired in 2021. He talks about struggling with seizures and going through a long process to discover he has epilepsy. Eric explains how stressful and scary receiving that diagnosis was and what some of his episodes were like. Also, he discu...

Emily LeJeune is a digital product owner and content creator. On this episode, Emily opens up about her family dynamic and what it was like to growing up. Emily discusses her path during high school and how an injury derailed her aspirations of the military. This injury steered Emily into multiple different jobs and eventually climbing the corporate ladder which she was extremely successful at. Th...

On this episode, Elyse Beauregard rejoins the podcast to recap another international trip. This time we discuss our latest family trip to Scotland in May 2026. We dive into the concept of traveling internationally with family or friends and how valuable it is. Also, Elyse and I touch on how little American culture impacts certain aspects of Scotland and other countries overseas. We share our favor...

Alexandra Bonugli is a salon manager and model. On this episode, Alexandra opens up about her family dynamic and what it was like growing up with a sister close in age. Alexandra talks about participating in dance during her childhood and how it helped her build important life skills. She goes into detail about overcoming a traumatic experience during her senior year of high school and how it chan...

***TRIGGER WARNING - Conversations about severe mental health struggles*** On this episode, Tyler Valerio rejoins the podcast for the first time since his last appearance on episode 146. Tyler catches us up on everything that has happened since the episode aired in 2023. He talks about going on a bachelors trip that lead him into psychosis. Tyler shares details about his experience during psychosi...

Buffmetal Justin is a musician. On this episode, Buffmetal Justin dives into his family dynamic and getting some of his personality from his father. Buffmetal Justin talks about developing an early love for music specifically metal. He explains that he decided to join the Army after high school and spent 7 years in it. Afterwards, he goes into deciding to lean back into music and truly be himself....

Andre Marines is an entrepreneur. On this episode, Andre opens up about his family dynamic and growing up in a household where his parents co-parented to give him a chance at success. Andre dives into his early love for baseball and MMA during his youth. We share our experiences playing youth sports and how valuable it was for us growing up. Also, he explains how his father introduced him to real...

Brennan Fromm is an actor and model. On this episode, Brennan opens up about his family dynamic and what it was like growing up. Brennan dives into some of the struggles of going through high school during covid. We discuss the issue that future generations will face after losing multiple years of face to face schooling. Also, Brennan talks about his battle with crippling OCD and explains his jour...

Ayee is an artist and vocal engineer. On this episode, Ayee opens up about his family dynamic and how moving around to different states affected him growing up. Ayee explains the relationship with his older sister and how they helped each other as they switched schools when moving. He talks about how sports were a way to connect and make new friends too. Also, Ayee discusses why he got into music...

Brian Fernandez is an actor and content creator. On this episode, Brian opens up about his family dynamic and how actually became homeless in his teenage years. Brian discusses how he overcame being homeless and dropping out of school through multiple different jobs. He mentions how having his daughter at a young age motivated him to better his life. Also, Brian explains why he auditioned for shor...

On this episode, I am rejoined by Elijah DeAndrade to review our 2025 and how this year went for us. Elijah catches us up on everything that has happened since his last appearance on episode 142. He goes into detail about leaving a blue collar career to transitioning into sales. Also, Elijah discusses how tough it was to initially switch careers, but ultimately needed a big life change. We both di...

On this episode, Levi Leland rejoins the podcast for the first time since his last appearance on episode 191. Levi catches us up on everything that has happened since episode 191 aired in August of 2024. He discusses the release of his book, Edgar Allan Poe The Master of the Macabre, which is apart of the Pocket Portraits series. Levi dives into how this opportunity came to be and walks us through...

Lincoln Pollock is the owner and craftsman behind Arcwood Jewelry. On this episode, Lincoln opens up about his family dynamic and shares what it was like growing up in his household. Lincoln expresses his appreciation for his parents and helping guide him into the arts and music. He dives into his early love for music and explains how it helped him express his emotions throughout his childhood. Al...

Cristian Lopez aka 'Ceelo' is a cinematographer. On this episode, Cristian opens up about his family dynamic and the relationship he had with his older sister. Cristian discusses becoming an uncle and working to understand that role. He talks about playing football in high school and how it eventually became his favorite sport. Also, Cristian explains going to college and making a career pivot int...

On this episode, I go solo to reflect on my 30th birthday. I dive into the recent career change I made and why I decided to do it. Also, I am celebrating getting engaged and as well as my birthday. I discuss the lessons I've learned from over the years podcasting. In addition, I explain how the podcast will change in the future and what to expect going forward. Join me in celebrating and reflectin...

On this episode, Elyse Beauregard rejoins the podcast for the first time since her last appearance on episode 216. We dive into the topic of change and how it is inevitable. I discuss my recent career change and why I ultimately decided to leave my previous job. We talk about the reasons why change is good and also difficult. Join us in this quick conversation on change, career pivoting, and menta...

Julia Harley is a tattoo artist and animator. On this episode, Julia opens about her current family dynamic and how it has been becoming a new mother. Julia explains how having a child has strengthened her relationships with her family and clients. She goes on to discuss how she began drawing as a way to communicate as he learned English after immigrating over to the US at an early age. Then, Juli...

Ashley Crossman is a social media marketer and creator of NE Marketing Solutions. On this episode, Ashley goes into detail about her family dynamic and some of the early struggles they had growing up. Ashley explains trying to understand and deal with the mental health struggles in her family and how financial concerns limited her ability to play sports into her teenage years. She talks about goin...

On this episode, Mason Terra rejoins the podcast for the first time since his appearance on episode 204. Mason catches us up on everything that has happened since his episode aired earlier this year. He discusses his performative art exhibit where he trapped himself in a box for 24 hours and took prompts and created drawings like AI. We dive into how we feel about AI and not allowing it to take aw...

Shane Barboza is an artist and creator of Feverrs Art. On this episode, Shane opens up about his family dynamic and more specifically his relationship with his older brother. Shane discusses playing different sports growing up and how it helped him make friends. He dives into how he go into creating art and trying multiple different forms of content creation. Also, Shane explains the value of tryi...

Julie Dora Bannon is a high school teacher and yoga instructor. On this episode, Julie opened up about her family dynamic and what it was like growing up. Julie explains some of the differences in how she played outside with friends versus how children today have more technology. She shares some of the life lessons she gained through basketball and other sports. Also, Julie dives into her journey...

Paul is the creator of What Up Rhody which is a platform to highlight people and things in Rhode Island. On this episode, Paul opens up about his family dynamic and what it was like growing up as an only child. He explains that his parents did a great job encouraging him to be creative and explore. Paul played many sports to help make friends and learned valuable life lessons from them. Also, he d...

Lucas Nature is an artist and filmmaker. On this episode, Lucas opens up about his family dynamic and childhood growing up outside. He talks about the value he got from being outside and playing with his friends. Lucas shares some of the life lessons he learned through hockey. Also, he discusses his reasoning for quitting the sport and how we went D1 for men's track and field at Stonehill College....

On this episode, I was joined by my girlfriend, Elyse Beauregard, who is the editor of my book. Originally, this episode was going to be a solo discussing the book I'm currently reading titled, Extinction of Experience by Christine Rosen, but Elyse was willing to join in and test out the new studio. We dive into some of the concepts in the book and how technology is changing the human experience....

Kyle Oliveira is the founder and CEO of Luxury Leaf which is a hemp clothing brand. On this episode, Kyle opens up about his family dynamic and what it was like having parents who immigrated from Brazil. Kyle shares some of the cultural differences in values he noticed that his family had compared to friends. He talks about enjoying his college experience and making valuable connections. Also, he...