The Positive Gaines

Kicking off Season 4!!! Elvin Rodriguez is a former college basketball player from Harlem, NY who landed a role in the Netflix film " Hustle". In this interview Elvin talks about growing up in NY, playing college basketball, landing a role in a major film, and what's to come!

Eryk Anders currently competes in the middleweight division in the UFC. Eryk will be fighting Park Jun-Yong this Saturday May 21st, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Holm VS. Vieira. Eryk talks about fight preparation, his career so far, winning a National Championship at Alabama, and more!

Veronica Colon is an author, life coach and a mother. Veronica talks about her book “Half Baked Love”, the process within writing the book, her experiences, advice and more!

Today's guest is actor Cedric Sanders! You may remember Cedric from          "American Gangster", "The least among you", and most recently " Ambulance". Cedric talks about growing up in Alaska, studying for roles, and the future. Catch Cedric on "Grey's Anatomy" on May 12th. Follow Cedric on Instagram: @mrcedricsanders Follow The Positive Gaines on Inst...

Joseph Everett is aa high flying basketball player, who many people saw on the Ballislife series. He is also a police officer and went viral while dunking in his uniform as well playing a pickup game against the ballislife crew. In this interview we cover basketball, police work, community engagement, feedback and much more!

Kareem Grimes has been involved in the film industry for over 30 plus years. He's most notably known as "Preach" on the hit TV show "All American". In this interview Kareem talks about starting in acting, the best advice he's been given, the evolution of his character on the show, and much more!

Alisa Reyes is an actress, singer, producer. Alisa was an original cast member on the 90's show " All That". Alisa also lends her voice as Lacienega Boulevardez in " The Proud Family" and the revival " The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder". Alisa has had quite the career, and it only keeps growing. In this interview Alisa talks about her start into acting, being an acting coach, what's next for...

Kareem “ Reemo Meerak” Tyson is an actor, educator, podcaster, radio personality and much more! Reemo hails from Harlem NY, and in this interview we talk about his start in acting, overcoming depression, media, and more.

Coach Bey is entering his 2nd year helping coach the DBs at The University of Arizona. Coach Bey his  College ball at Eastern Arizona, and then transitioned into coaching. In this interview Coach Bey talks about, recruiting, leadership, his journey, and the future of UA. Follow Coach Bey on Instagram:@coachbeyrasool Follow Coach Bey on Twitter:@coachbeyrasool Check out The University Of Arizo...

You may remember Julian Griffith from the movie "Hardball" as Jefferson Albert Tibbs. Aside from acting Julian went on to graduate from college and was fortunate enough to play professional baseball. Julian also owns his own business called " Juiced Up Athletics" a high-quality training program for baseball and softball players.

Jay Jackson currently pitches in the MLB. Jay has pitched for the Padres, Brewers, Giants, and overseas in Japan. Most recently Jay was traded to the world champion Atlanta Braves. Jay talks about his journey through baseball, traveling, downtime and much more!

Omar Gooding has been involved in the film industry for over 30+ years. Omar has many acting credits, writing credits, and producing credits to his name. In this interview Omar talks about his music, acting, being able to sustain a long career, and much more!

Jonathan Amey Jr. has one of the most inspirational stories that you'll hear about. Jonathan works as a security guard for The Golden State Warriors and secured a try-out with their G league team " The Santa Cruz Warriors". Jonathan talks about how he got to work for the Warriors and how the try-out came about. Even though Jonathan didn't make the team, he's still striving forward and continuing t...

Maritza Sanchez is a Pro MMA Fighter currently fighting under The Combate Global promotion. Maritza talks about her start in MMA, currently being on a 2 fight win streak, personal training, her YouTube Channel and more. 

Andre Petroski is currently a UFC Middleweight fighter. Andre competed on The Ultimate Fighter Season 29 under Coach Brian Ortega. Andre talks about starting in wrestling & MMA, the process behind TUF, taking his fight on 10 day notice, and when we can expect to see him back in the octagon. 

Sarah Gaines has evolved tremendously in the nursing world, and as an entrepreneur. Sarah has created her own course to help nurses dive into travel nursing, this course gives nurses the tools and resources to travel more and work less.  Check out Sarah's pages for more information. www.sarahgaines.com Instagram:@Sarah_Gaines

This is the latest interview from Jade Yorker. Jade was a guest back in October 2020. In the last interview we talked about how Jade got started in the film industry, working with Denzel Washington, and Spike Lee, as well as starring in the Gridiron Gang as " Willie Weathers." In this interview we focus more on the business side, Jade's pop-up food truck style " Chicken, Shrimp & Fries." Jade...

Jordan Leslie is a former NFL WR who now is a financial services professional and trainer for all types of athletes. Jordan went to UTEP and BYU and had stints with the Browns and Broncos. Jordan is gearing up to help teach financial literacy as well as opening up his own training facility in the gilbert/chandler area in AZ. Jordan talks about recruiting in High School, college days, leading up to...

Teneisha Collins is an actress, host , writer and personality. Teneisha most recently starred in the Netflix film " Fatherhood" alongside Kevin Hart, and Alfre Woodard. Teneisha talks about her role in the film, her upcoming series, growing up in canada, her website, advice & more!

Imari Reynolds is an actor, musician, director, model etc. Imari has his hands in almost everything. Imari talks about growing up in the Detroit area and relocating to California, taking acting classes, staying active & much more! Imari has many credits under his belt, as well as music videos, vlogs, and his own Youtube channel. Imari was most recently featured in the  Dame D.O.L.L.A. ( D...

Javianne Oliver is an Olympian who will be competing at the 2021 Tokyo games. Javianne will be competing in the women's 100m dash. Javianne talks about her early years in track, college, and making the national team. Javianne also talks about what she's most looking forward to in Tokyo besides competing..

Arlene Blencowe is currently the #2 ranked  featherweight in Bellator's women's division. Arlene is also currently the #6 ranked P4P fighter in the company as well. Aside from MMA Arlene also has 2 world boxing championships under her belt. In this interview Arlene talks about her start into MMA, representing her country, her favorite fighters, training at Jackson's MMA, and what the future h...

Coach John Mosley is the head men's basketball coach for East Los Angeles College. John talks about his path to coaching, having a camera crew around, his impact on coaching, and much more!

Kyndra Crump is an up and coming comedian from the Atlanta area. Kyndra talks about starting in comedy, knowing what joes to say at the right time ( Knowing your audience), what's next in 2021 and more! Follow Kyndra on IG:@thekyndracrumpshow

Victor DiMattia is best known as Timmy Timmons from the hit film "The Sandlot". Victor has many acting credits to his name aside from that iconic film. In this interview Victor talks about auditioning for the film, the bond that grew amongst the cast, his favorite scene, etc. Victor also talks about the possibility of a series spin off ( based off of the 1st movie) and all of the original characte...