The Drive Project Podcast

Sometimes in life the hardest thing we have to do is let go or forgive and find a new space to operate in our minds. When I say new space  I mean allowing thoughts that bring you down to take a exit and good and positive thoughts to move into the mind ..." find a new joy" it takes work but sitting with the amazing Alexandria Deas who is a Therapist, Professor and public speaker opens up about...

Have you ever worried about something over and over and come to find out it never happened? Thats what worry does it takes the life out of your future and hinders your ability to see the bigger picture, which usually if you change your perspective and let hope hit the situation it usually turns out better. One of my closest friends Andrew Coleman Smith who has an amazing community called The Fat T...

No matter how long it takes if you have a desire, goal or a dream stay focused. I sat with an amazing woman named Crystal Neil Patterson she's a blogger who loves to talk about hope and love her blog is called Lipstick Shoes and God hahah I love it!! Crystal shared with me how  the No's we receive in life actually builds our character. When she had applied for three schools and all of them sa...

LA in the house!!! I love meeting amazing people such as Naomi Jean! Her story is flat out real. Oh we laughed but then there were moments where she talked about dealing with career changes to dealing with a sickness she couldn't control to the loss of her father and yet finding victory in the midst of what seemed like the end. Sometimes the walls we have in life go up because of the circumstances...

I love bringing people back on like Courtney Phelps !! Listen she breaks down the concept of over planning and needing to take a moment to say well maybe I need to stop and let things just unfold and be. I know its great to have goals but sometimes you have to just let the plans you have happen or unfold and don't try to control the direction you think it should go. I am so proud of Courtney catch...

There are times in life when circumstances can get the best of us but one tool I have used that gets me through is Thankfulness. When you find something to be thankful for the situation can take a turn for the better because now you are no longer giving power to to the problem, now your focus is on the positive that can come from the situation. So no matter what find something to be thankful for....

Growing up there were so many times I would push the original me away in order to be accepted and I would only let people see what they wanted to see. Not embracing myself caused so much harm not just to myself but to those around me! The key to discovering your power or success is first realizing  the greatest power you have is YOU. Embracing the real you will cause life to become so much be...

GREETINGS! This episode is just me I wanted to share somethings that have helped me along the way with my journey. I talked about Preparation and how no matter where you are at in life your always in the state of preparing for something. I can look back over my life and see where regardless of knowing the outcome or result I kept moving forward in believing that my hard work would one day  pa...

Being consistent to what you believe in is so key to achieving success. I sat with Jake Whittenberg a 7 time Emmy Award winner on King 5 news. He shared his concept of if you work hard you can play hard and working hard at what you believe in will pay off if your consistent with it. I mean  thats so real to me to think we are now at episode 40 is amazing but it does take being consistent in w...

OK since the age of 14 I would watch this amazing woman who made me laugh and told amazing stories on Television at 3pm in Seattle on Northwest Afternoon..... well her name is CINDI RINEHART for 24 seasons she brought so much joy and a wealth of information! Cindi omg who has so many stories to share  tells her story here on the podcast how at 35 her career began to take off. She has a met an...

I'm so thankful to anyone who says yes to coming on the podcast it means the world to me. Today I have Chef John Howie and his story is amazing! We sat in his beautiful restaurant, Seastar located in the heart of Bellevue,Wa. He told me about childhood stories to finally opening his first place and having through out his career great people or as he would say a good team that surrounded him. John...

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! How many of us were looking for the yes but instead  you got the big No. I know I have heard the word no.... more than I have wanted to hear lol but as you continue to go for your dreams eventually the YES shows up! You have to have the mindset of I CAN and I WILL! I had the awesome privilege of speaking over the phone with Dorion Renaud! Dorion who is a Actor, Model, Singer,...

Happy New Year everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2019 wow can you believe it? Well baby believe it because its here and ready for us to set new goals and focus ourselves for the best year yet! I love starting the year with ok what would I like to accomplish in the next 12 months. One of those things are fitness!!!!!!!!! I sat with an amazing man named Vinny Warra he's a local right from Federal Way his st...

I have fallen in love with the Bay area that being San Fran, Oakland and San Jose! So much to see and enjoy. I was at an event and I seen a guy and for some reason I felt like I knew him and of course knowing me I walked up to him and I said where have I seen you before and then it hit me..... SOCIAL MEDIA ...... omg your the guy from Brew Dr Kombucha your the face for the Vanilla Oak edition and...

One of the keys to success is simply this.. when things don't go the way they should or maybe something you were doing falls apart just get back up and keep moving forward! As I continue in the pain produces growth topic I had the awesome privilege to have Jay Melilli on and it was good! Jay literally left from Louisiana with barely anything in the bank but knew something great one day would come....

Todays episode is special and the reason I love The Drive project podcast is because for some people who have or will come on this may be the first time they have ever told their story! Today I have Lesley Hall Smith who battles daily with Ulcerative Colitis a chronic inflammatory disease that causes severe pain and inflammation in the digestive tract. I have personally been to the hospital myself...

Hello Chicago!!!!!! I had the beautiful opportunity to visit the windy city, but I found it to be a gem and the water front along with the food and shopping ugh just epic. I was attending this event and I met this incredible woman and we just connected and started TALKING LOL! Her name is Elvedina Owen from Bosnia and she's a therapist who specializes in dealing with severe trauma. I remember her...

Sometimes you have to take the time to think about where you use to be and look at life today. Even if your not truly happy with it or you are happy it’s good to reflect and find something to be thankful for. I encourage you to take time out for you and reflect. Think about something good. I bet your day will go even better than expected.

SAN JOSE!!!!!! Love this area nothing but tech companies and cool things to see but in the midst of it I decided to continue with the Pain Produces Growth mini series. Today I have the amazing Torrence and Thurman Thomas brothers on the line from Geismer,LA . They have a foundation called Tank Proof which helps thousands of kids over come the fear of water, along with public speaking, branding and...

Hey everyone I took sometime to focus on family which is always good, so I didn't post an episode last week but I am back! I actually tried something different I dialed a close friend in over the phone his name is Vikram Deol he just launched his podcast called B-REAL. I met him a few years ago and I was looking for a job hahaha I use to read about him in luxury home magazines and say to myself I...

Chicago..... where you at!!!!!! haha love that city and I also love the fact I had the beautiful opportunity to sit with someone I had hoped to meet almost 3 years ago and now it came to past! David Winston, he's the Executive Director for Bill Winston Ministries He studied Health and Science at Oral Roberts University, married to his beautiful wife Niki Winston for 10 years plus and proud father...

Talk about a cool guy, Meet Jordan Steele a Emmy award Meteorologist in the great city of Seattle! I actually met him a year ago and from there we hit it off. He is such a good friend who encourages you to take risk and just try it or he say omg do it!!! All the way from the Southwest, Jordan has been all around from Phoenix to San Diego, Bend, Oregon and Austin, TX but his heart is Seattle. We sa...

This episode is full of laughs and truths! Kelly Hanson who is a Host on the show local Lens Seattle talks about having real people around you who supports and roots for you is so important! Over the years I have had to adjust my circles of people due to the true colors come out and like the wonderful Maya Angelou said when people show you who they are BELIEVE THEM! So as you continue to grow make...

Talk about having fun. I was in Scottsdale,AZ for business and decided to meet up with some awesome friends. Darcey Villasenor Escamilla who omg she was my former supervisor we use to laugh but then she moved for love to a new state!!!!! Yes I use to work at a desk and process claims now life has flipped. I also met for the first time a sweet soul Evita Carrazco she is an Aesthetician and make up...

Today is more than a birthday it’s a time of thanksgiving for me I sat down this morning and said where were you Jay this time last year and what has changed in your life in one year! Take a listen and oh my voice is scratchy lol but there’s an announcement. Thanks for all the love!