The Combustion Chronicles

If you’re a black Californian, your doctor probably doesn’t look like you. That’s because underrepresented minorities make up 40 percent of the state’s population but only nine percent of its physicians. Dr. Kelechi Uwaezuoke is laser-focused on closing that gap. As Assistant Director for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships at San Francisco State University, she is disrupting the lack...

Switchblade earrings. A diamond-encrusted Ring Pop. A pendant inspired by Family Guy. Those are some of jeweler Jason Arasheben’s outlandish creations, which adorn the bodies of everyone from Saudi princes to basketball royalty (Lebron James, among others). Dubbed the “anarcho-jeweler to the stars” by GQ, Jason leveraged a part-time gig—selling cheap trinkets out of his dorm room—into the cutting-...

What’s the price of poverty for a child? If you ask this week’s guest, the answer should never be “death.” After launching the Cure 4 the Kids Foundation from her kitchen table almost 15 years ago, Annette Logan-Parker has proven that the worlds of both healthcare and philanthropy are ripe for disruption. On this episode, dive with us into Annette’s roller coaster of a journey to discover the mave...

In 2008, with the subprime mortgage industry failing, investment banks collapsing, and the nation quickly moving into financial turmoil, Ryan Serhant decided it was time to launch his career in real estate. One of the stars of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York and author of the bestselling book Sell It Like Serhant, Ryan has become one of the most successful real estate brokers in the world...

For our first episode, Shawn speaks with Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global, a corporate and well-being productivity platform with the mission of changing the way we live and work by destroying the delusion that burnout is the price we have to pay for success. Arianna explores the role of creative disruption in her work, dreams about a disrupted post-pandemic future, speaks boldl...

Get your first taste of The Combustion Chronicles podcast with our season one preview! Throughout this series, we're bringing together the most unique and influential minds we can find to have honest conversations about not being OK with the status quo, blowing sh*t up, and working together to influence our shared future. Check out some of the bad*ss guests we'll be bringing to you, and don't forg...