The Encouragers

We were blessed to have an inspiring trail blazer in the Polynesian Art Community join our show in Bill Louis of Bill Louis Art.  Bill Louis is a Polynesian (Tongan/Fijian) Urban Abstract Artist who specializes in murals, on both small and large scale, graffiti, portraits, landscapes, and so much more.  A native of Reno, NV who has since relocated to Utah, Bill has steadily become a comm...

Special Mothers Day Evening Show. A wide range of topics in todays episode. Notis and Joe share warm memorable Mothers Day experiences one from beyond the veil and another about sharing legacy and solemn remembrance of their mother. Coach Will shares about some promising book reads from the ancient Toltec tribes and we dive into the importance of coding into todays world, the language of it, and h...

Published on: February 9, 2020 at 10:00 PM In todays episode we talk about some updates to our show. Tek and Joe break down some key points to living a purpose-filled life and we continue the laugh fest that is our show.  Thank you all so much for rocking with us. Please be sure to hit the subscribe button, rate our show, and please, please, please, share with your friends! Our podcast is ava...

Published on: June 29, 2019 at 11:00 PM In todays episode we talk with Miss Universe New Zealand Diamond Langi. Diamond is a Tongan-New Zealand international model, actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2019. She represented New Zealand at the Miss Universe 2019 competition. Diamond graduated with her Masters in Advanced Professional styling at A...

In todays episode we talk with Lisate Vea Peaua, a Dev Ops engineer for a large tech giant in Silicon Valley. We talk with him on how to get into Tech and the misnomers and misconceptions people have about breaking into the Tech Industry. A ton of great nuggets in this episode about that. We also talk about the rich history of our Polynesian people in curiosity, braveness and fortitude in Sea Navi...

In todays episode we talk with Raymond Leger aka Loves Messenjah. Ray formerly served in the military as a Engine Mechanic and Naval Recruiter. He is a good friend of ours and in todays episode we talk about the misnomers of enrolling into the military, how it can be a good fit for people who may be looking for career ideas and purpose.  We also catch up with Ray and talk about future music p...

In todays episode we talk with avid sports card enthusiast, collector, and owner of Fatboy Sports Cards LLC, Tonga Tuitu'u, and how the social trending uptick of collecting sports cards is here to stay. Tonga, like most of us in our podcast group, began collecting sports cards during his early youth days. Since starting a family of his own, Tonga has passed on his love of the hobby to his own son...

Sunday - April 28, 2019   In todays weekly episode we are joined by Community Activist and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Velonika Pome'e. We talk in depth about her Climate Initiative, Sea Level Rising, and the effects of climate change towards our Tongan Islands.   As per usual this episode is filled with a ton of laughing and humor. We also talk shop with Velonika on how she hopes...

Sunday - April 21, 2019 In todays weekly episode we talk with Coach Will Kofe and Paul Fanaika, hosts of our podcast about their insight into the game of football and what its meant to them to coach and play the game. Some great insight from them about how the game of football is much more then game and more about life. Paul closes the podcast with giving some insight on the importance of faith in...

Sunday - April 14, 2019 In todays weekly episode we talk with Tongan American Model Rachel Niu-Hirdt. Rachel gives us some insight into her life as a thriving working model living in NYC and some career worthy tips and advice for aspiring models. Rachel also shares with us the story of how her new born daughter, Lehuni, was named by a Tongan Princess. Super cool story you definitely wanna listen i...

In todays Episode we talk with our very first guest of the show Teez. Teez is a Tongan American Rap Artist and Song Writer out of Reno, NV. We talk to Teez about his craft in the music game, get his tips and insights about the music industry and what one can do in todays music game to launch a music career. We also talk about the influence and impact of Nipsey Hustle and Teez's involvement and lin...

Season Premiere - 1st Episode - Sunday, March 31st 2019 In this first podcast show we introduce ourselves, who we are and why we decided to start a podcast show. We talk about the pressing issues of the week, current events and a movie review.  Be sure to subscribe, like and comment and share our podcast!  If you would like to be a guest on the show please email us at: TheEncouragersShow...

Started From a Group Text Now We’re Here! Back in 2013 we began a group text message thread. In our group messages we talked about everything from NFL Games to politics, movie reviews, & beyond. Life events happened along the way with each of us during the years & we all managed to power through them with support via our text message group. Eventually we would call our group “The Encourage...