The UPcoming with Jonathan Carr

Emma Izek breaks down her role in founding and leading Spec, a popular magazine for USC students, as well as the legacy she left behind.

Mechanical design engineer, Skye Harrell joins the UPcoming to talk about his time as a tutor with the National Society for Black Engineers, his love for cars, and the art behind architecture and engineering.

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Matthew Provins has been in multiple leadership positions, though people underestimate him due to his disabilities. He talks about how he pushes past such beliefs to get the job done.

Matthew Provins is an innovative, ambitious, and dedicated member of the sales community, and the proud founder and CEO of Pause, built for those same people. He joins to discuss how he's lived with a disability, how his leadership positions have prepared him for his current role, what we can learn from the disabled community and what community itself is to him.

Matthew Provins discusses his life dealing with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (try saying that five times fast), and how he's managed to overcome it to pursue his dreams, while also shedding light on the disabled community, being a proud member.

Matthew Provins is the founder and CEO of Pause, an auto-dialer built to make the lives of salespeople a lot more convenient. Here, he talks about the impact Pause will have.

Mara Keen, film composer and music teacher, gives the inside on who she is and how she got into music.

Mara Keen is an alum of George Mason University and Purchase College. She is an aspiring film composer, working with EarwormNY on an upcoming show on Netflix. She is also a piano teacher, helping spread the joy of music with others. Here, she sits down to talk about her life, experience, and goals with the UPcoming.

Mara Keen talks about how she finds a synth or chord progression that sets her apart and how classic musicians managed to do the same.

Unfortunately, tonight we will have no episode 11. Stay tuned next week though for it. Guaranteed. 

Aivan Kakoz is a diligent, ambitious medical student from San Diego, California. He is an alum of UC San Diego and Grossmont College and is now studying medicine at St. Georges University in Grenada. Here, he discusses his experiences in leadership, studying the body, and the important facts of being a doctor.

St. Georges medical student, Aivan Kakoz, breaks down COVID and how it became political, rather than a medical issue.

Jessica Lee lists the 3 most important soft skills to bring her and those she works with success.

Having studied and done business for so long, independent reseller Jessica Lee explains how a business can succeed where another fails.

Independent reseller and Uber intern, Jessica Lee, goes over her journey into business, her experiences in sales, as well as the evolution of marketing and the importance of physical activity.

Danté Crichlow explains his time in NYU and the one performance that changed his whole view of the environment he was in. 

Danté Crichlow is a multi-hyphenate artist who thrives in the world of photography, film, and theatre. In this clip, he discusses his first dive in performing arts.

Danté Crichlow is a hyphenate artist and actor from Brooklyn, New York, who's films can be found on Netflix and YouTube. He is highly talented, artistic, and has had an interesting journey in the realm of performing arts. Follow him on Instagram @abstrac.t and be sure to watch him in the film, Sow A Little Tenderness, on YouTube.

Belmont University's Arianna Pappas has achieved a lot as a singer-songwriter, and is set to achieve so much more. She sits down with Jonathan Carr to discuss her life, evolution in music, and love for collaborating with others, along with her affinity for hot cocoa. Follow her on all social media, and find her Linktree @ariannapappasmusic.

Singer-Songwriter, Arianna Pappas, describes her journey from Long Island, New York, to writing music in Nashville, Tennessee.

Arianna Pappas discusses her role as a mentee in Grammy U and the most important things she learned about the music industry to help maintain her career. 

Emma Elizabeth Steen is an incredible musician and singer for her band, The Prophets Guild. Sitting with Jonathan Carr, she talked about her joining the music conservatory at Purchase College, finding the melodies in everyday items and sounds, and embracing the changes that occurs in music history. Follow The Prophets Guild on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, and be sure to find them on Spotify a...

Who and what is Emma Steen, a young musician and aspiring instructor from New Rochelle, NY? Follow her band Prophet's Guild, on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. 

How does Emma Steen find the right melody or rhythm in her music?