The Foundation Podcast

Peace Family, On this episode of (The Foundation Podcast) we sit down with the Dean of the Minority Student Program at Rutgers Law School in Newark, NJ, Clifford Dawkins. Dawkins shows us how he build his foundation in America which includes being distinctions such as receiving a Presidential Award from Obama, Interning in the US House of Reps, and being an Associate Mediator for the EEOC. Dawkins...

Peace Family, On Episode 29 of The Foundation Podcast(IG) we have Part 2 of our conversation with former Navy Veteran and Recruiter, Karl "Shordy" Phillips.(IG) In Part 1, Karl gave us a brief background of his childhood and the circumstances that led him to the Navy. Phillips also highlights that his past affected his early time in the military and he struggled with fights and disciplinary issues...

Peace Family and Welcome Back to another episode of The Foundation Podcast, on this episode we sit down with a very special guest Karl Phillips. Phillips is a Baltimore, Maryland native who has established a Foundation with fitness and in addition has served his country with the Navy for over 20 years where he served as Petty Officer First Class. Raised in the Douglas projects of Baltimore, Philli...

Peace Family and Welcome Back to another Episode of The Foundation Podcast (@thefoundationpodcast_109 ). On this episode we have part two of our interview with School of Concepts CEO, Anthony Brazile.(@antbrazile) On Part 1 Brazil breaks down the tools necessary to build a spiritual foundation. On this episode, Brazile breaks down how he used his spiritual foundation and emotional Intelligence to...

Peace Family and Welcome Back to The Foundation Podcast! On this special edition, we catch up with Camden, NJ native and recent Business Administration Major, Corey Henderson. Corey received his business degree at Monmouth University and possesses incredible expertise in the business world which includes a stint managing a fitness gym in Asbury Park, NJ. However, on this episode Corey Henderson ta...

Peace Family, and Welcome Back to another episode of The Foundation Podcast. On this episode we continue our conversation about sobriety with Basketball Spotlight CEO, and current Support Group Leader, Mike Melton. Last Episode Melton shared the incredible story of how we was falsely accused with his wife's murder and how it pushed him to drink uncontrollably and cause his life to spiral out of co...

Peace Family, Welcome Back to another episode of The Foundation Podcast. On this episode, we catch up with Anthony Brazile, an Asbury Park, NJ native who is currently the co-founder and owner of School of Concepts clothing brand. In addition to founding his own clothing company, Brazile also became a published author at a very young age of 10.  In this episode Brazile gives listeners a very person...

Peace Family! Welcome back to another episode of The Foundation Podcast! This episode features a conversation with owner of Basketball Spotlight LLC, Mike Melton as he shares an incredible story of how he built a Foundation in sobriety by conquering an alcohol addiction that nearly claimed his life. Melton is a product of Trenton, NJ and a graduate of Kean University who began an early career teac...

Peace Family! Welcome to another episode of The Foundation Podcast and we have a very special episode today with our very own co-host Jasmere Rogers. Jasmere is a Red Bank, New Jersey native who holds dual degrees in Political Science and Law from Montclair State University. In preparation for our pop up event on this Monday October 25th in Red Bank, New Jersey, Jasmere provides listeners with a b...

Peace Family and Welcome Back to The Foundation Podcast. On this episode we catch up with CEO of the Clarity Foundation, Jeff Pierre. Pierre is an Orange, New Jersey native who received his Bachelor's degree in Marketing from William Paterson University. Pierre then landed himself a position as a Risk Management Specialist for some of the top financial institutions in the USA. Pierre has spent nea...

Peace Family and Welcome to Episode 21 of The Foundation Podcast! Do you know what your purpose in life is? If you don't, this episode will help you on the path to answering that question! This week we have a very special conversation with CEO of Playmaker Athletics, Darvin Henderson. Playmaker Athletics operates out of Ewing, New Jersey and specializes in personal training, weight loss training,...

What's up family and welcome to Part Two of our conversation with Facilitator Raul Rivera, Building Emotional Intelligence. In part one of the interview, Rivera chronicles his journey from childhood to becoming a student facilitator. In the first part of the episode Rivera briefly touches on his upbringing which consisted in large part in Rivera residing in foster homes and group homes up and thro...

Welcome Back to Season 2 of The Foundation Podcast! We have a great kickoff episode with Part One of our two part series featuring Student Facilitator, Raul Rivera. Raul has been working in NJ schools for just about 2 decades now! Raul shows our listeners how to lay a Foundation in the arena of Education with emphasis on Student Engagement and Counseling. Raul breaks down how he has learned innova...

Peace Family! Welcome Back to The Foundation Podcast! This week we have Part 2 of Overcoming Childhood Trauma with International Basketball Star, Taqwa Pinero (Formerly known as Taquan Dean). Part two of the interview picks up with Pinero just beginning his career at the University of Louisville.  The second half of the interview includes Taqwa revealing the heart-wrenching reason why his sister r...

Welcome back to the Foundation Podcast! This week, we have the first episode of a two part series that will cover the life of Red Bank, New Jersey native, and International Basketball star, Taqwa Pinero (Formely known as Taquan Dean. Pinero played over 13 years overseas, enjoying an incredibly successful career following his legendary career at the University of Louisville where he led his team to...

Welcome Back Family! This week on episode 16 of The Foundation Podcast, we catch up with Villanova Law Graduate and Intellectual Property Law Clerk, Emeka Xavier. Emeka uses the knowledge he gained throughout his law school career and internship opportunities to provide listeners with the basic groundwork for understanding intellectual property. Emeka explains the importance of protecting your cre...

Peace Family! On episode 15 of the Foundation Podcast, we catch up with Ulysses Youngblood who is currently a Professor teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation, as well as Cannabis Education at Clark University, located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Ulysses provides us first, with a little background about himself and then how he built his professional and business career in the cannabis industry....

Peace Family! Welcome to episode 14 of the Foundation. This time we catch up with ABA Behavioral Specialist, Kenny Mathews. Mathews has been involved in the Applied Behavior Analysis field for over 7 years now working with kids and adults suffering from mental health and autism. Mathews was born and raised in Red Bank, New Jersey and attended Montclair State University, in a display of incredible...

Peace Family, Welcome to another episode of the Foundation. This week, we sit down with Supervisor of Education, Doctor LeRoi Jones.  Dr. Jones is a Red Bank, NJ native who has accumulated an impressive resume and educational and professional career which includes a Bachelor's Degree, two Masters degrees in Psychological Counseling and Educational Leadership respectively, Special Education and Sup...

Peace Family, on Episode 12 of The Foundation,  New Jersey based attorney Emeka Nwkuo provides us a foundation in the area of the law.  Nwkuo is a Monmouth County native who has been practicing law in the Criminal Defense area for over a decade, accumulating a wealth of experience.  Nwkuo's experience includes work as a law clerk fresh out of law school, and a seven year stint at the Public's Defe...

On this episode of the Foundation, we were able to catch up with the Founder and CEO of the Kulinary Kings catering company, Gregory "Self" Evans. Evans is a chef who has over a decade of experience in the kitchen which includes creating his very own signature spice brand called "Majik Dust",  appearing on food various shows, spending nearly two years gaining experience  at The Food Network, and a...

Peace Family, This week on the foundation we sit down with the founder of the U.G.L.Y. (Unity Gathers the Lost Youth) which is one of the fastest growing and most popular brands in New Jersey. His clothes have been worn by stars such as the A$AP Mob and featured in the world famous XXL magazine. Tajh begins the interview with a description of his childhood which included him moving around a lot as...

On Episode 9 of the Foundation we sit down with Neil Thompson. Neil is a college graduate of Wilmington University, Neil also co founded both TMT Hoops basketball training services as well as the upstart 1-on-1 basketball league "Who Got Next" which has taken the Jersey Shore by storm. The interview begins as Neil explains his experience of not meeting his dad until the age of 15 and how that affe...

This week we sit down with software developer Agbai Iroha as he shares tools we can use to develop foundations of our own in the software developing industry. The interview begins with a background of Agbai's childhood in which he chronicles his early years during which he actually moved from his native country of Nigeria at the young age of 6 to begin a new life in America. Agbai then discusses h...

On this episode we catch up with Keyron Sheard. Keyron is a Red Bank, NJ native who is a professional basketball who has made up to six figures playing overseas. Keyron gives us tools to build foundations while detailing his childhood growing up with separated parents and how he channeled these feelings to fuel his dream. Keyron also gives tips on the importance of education, the benefits of choos...