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Saturday Morning Coffee's PodcastMental Health Month- Arnav Roy shares his experience on SMCMay is Mental Health Awareness Month.Many are struggling each day with their own battles that no one knows about.Along with Arnav we talk about battles of thoughts of suicide and those who have been lost to suicide.We hope you can take learnings away to support yourself and others around you.Arnav Roy from Grateful Living Podcast digs deep and shares some the most raw and real feelings he has experienced with mental health.
2023-05-201h 03
Grateful LivingHow to Process Being Laid OffBeing part of company layoffs can be tough to process.
In this vlog, I answer the question, how to process being laid off?
The specific message and question I received was:
"Hey Arnav, I lost my job 4 months ago. The first 2 months I think I did a good job of being mentally strong, however, the last 2 months, I’ve been feeling mentally off and low. Any thoughts on continuing to stay strong?"
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2023-05-1408 min
Grateful LivingHow to care less about what other people think & make decisions based on your desires?As humans, one of the hardest things to do often do, is to truly be our authentic selves.
We're often tested by advice from friends, family, social media, our environment, etc to make change the way we're living.
In this vlog, I give 5 pieces of advice on being confident in yourself and your choices despite what others are doing/how they think you should be living your life.
The specific question I answer is as follows:
Hi Arnav, I am a...
2023-03-1913 minSaturday Morning Coffee's PodcastFull Episode: Arnav Roy from Grateful Living Podcast with Saturday Morning Coffee with Lance & TiffanyWe are so thrilled to join a podcast Cross-over with this inspirational guest. Arnav Roy from Grateful Living Podcast digs deep and shares some the most raw and real feelings he has experienced with mental health.You'll get a chance to hear the difference in cultures, gender, and generations around mental health as we work together to make talking about mental health not only acceptable but necessary in society.Arnav opens up about what it's like to lose loved ones to suicide and have ideation himself. He shares ways to cope and get better each...
2022-07-301h 03
Grateful Living5 things I wish I knew before CollegeHey guys, in this vlog I talk about 5 things I wish I knew before college.
1) Have a group of real friends
2) Join Clubs
3) Try to be intentional with your academic choices
4) Be open to new experiences, but also be yourself
5) Date
2021-07-0808 minGrateful Living#64: My Story of Dealing with Suicidal Ideations: Earvin CascianoIn 2016, Earvin had a lot going on his life and started having suicidal ideations. In this interview, he recounts that experience and what he hopes others can learn from his life.
Earvin Casciano is a Crisis Text Counselor at the Crisis Text Line and will be starting his Masters in Social Work at Monmouth University in the fall of 2021. The Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 support via text message.
Earvin's Email: earvincasciano@yahoo.com
Crisis Text Line Website: https://www.crisistextline.org/
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2021-07-0549 minGrateful LivingWhat To Do When Your Family Doesn't Approve Of Your RelationshipIn this vlog, I talk about 3 pieces of advice I have for someone whose in a situation where their family doesn’t approve of the relationship they are in.
1)First thing, remember and realize it's your life.
2) Have empathy for your parents thought process
3) Be strong, surround yourself with support and understand the effects of this tension
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2021-07-0106 min
Grateful Living#63: Rebuilding Your Life After Trauma: Twitch Streamer Sheshn94Shawn Heshmatopour, under the username Sheshn94, has built over 11k following on Twitch.
In 2015, he went through a major trauma in his life. In this interview, we talk about that major trauma and how he rebuilt his life from it.
In this interview, we talk about:
- Shawn's first-generation background
- Shawn's high school experience and the importance of finding true friends
- Shawn's college experience and the major trauma he faced in his life
- How Shawn rebuilt himself back up after the trauma
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2021-06-281h 22Grateful LivingHow to deal with rejectionIn this vlog, I talk about my advice if you’ve recently been rejected.
I talk about 3 situations
1. Dating situation and asking someone out and getting rejected
2. Job rejection
3. School rejection
My advice: I think it’s important to feel the emotion of sadness. Understand grieving is part of the moving on process.
Not grieving may actually hurt you more in trying to move forward.
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2021-06-2404 min
Grateful Living#62: Becoming a Doctor: Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH on her medical and personal journeyRuchi Gupta, MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Clinical Attending at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
She has more than 15 years of experience as a board-certified pediatrician and health research, and currently serves as the director of the Science and Outcomes of Allergy + Asthma Research Program. With the help of her research team, she has determined the prevalence of childhood food allergy prevalence in US and the pediatric management of both food allergy and asthma and improving the quality of life for children, caregivers. Sh...
2021-06-211h 03Grateful LivingThe Importance of Honest Feedback in Relationships, Friends and in WorkNew vlog! In this vlog I talk about the importance of honest feedback.
I give 3 examples where it's useful:
1) Relationships
2) Friendships and when you feel like friends are doing things that aren't the most productive
3) Work - When a supervisor is evaluating an employee
Often we try to avoid confrontation to avoid hurting people or we’re afraid it'll have a negative effect on the relationship, but ultimately, if the feedback has the ability to make someone better, we should give it to them.
2021-06-1705 min
Grateful Living#61: A Conversation On Race and Law Enforcement with former FBI agent: M Quentin WilliamsM. Quentin Williams is an attorney, author, and founder and CEO of Dedication to Community, a non-profit that works with private sector and government agencies to provide diversity, law enforcement and equity training.
Q is a former FBI agent, former federal prosecutor, held senior positions at the NFL, NBA and Jacksonville Jaguars, and now is the CEO of D2C, a non-profit
Quentin's book, A Survival Guide: How Not To Get Killed By The Police, has been critically acclaimed by law enforcement and communities.
Dedication To Community Website: https://www.dedicationtocommunity.org/
2021-06-141h 06Grateful LivingStop Being Desperate to be in a RelationshipIn this vlog, I talk about why being desperate to be a in a relationship is a bad mindset to have when looking for a partner.
Let me know what you think!
2021-06-1003 min
Grateful Living#60: Becoming a Top Ten Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize - Stephen RitzStephen Ritz is a South Bronx educator who believes that students should not have to leave their community to live, learn, and earn in a better one. An internationally acclaimed award-winning educator, Stephen is the author of the best-selling book, The Power Of A Plant, and founder of Green Bronx Machine.
Stephen was a Top Ten Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize, named Global Humanitarian, Food Tank Hero, TEDx Prize Winner and a Global Food Educator, and has presented at the Obama White House three times.
He and his students have grown more than 100,000 pounds...
2021-06-071h 21
Grateful LivingWhy Failure is Not Always BadIn this vlog, I talk about how we need to look at failure differently and how I think failure is a necessary part to getting better.
In essence, failure provides us feedback in ways we can improve and become a better version of ourselves.
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2021-06-0303 min
Grateful Living#59: Becoming a Professional Ballet Dancer: Emily NealeHad the pleasure to speak with Emily Neale on becoming a professional ballet dancer!
In this interview, we talk about:
- Emily’s 5 year journey with Ballet West from trainee in 2016 to demo-soloist in 2018 to soloist in 2020
- Being Pointe Magazine's 2019 Summer Issue cover
- Her advice to young ballet dancers trying to become a professional
- Her advice to dancers on mental health and recovering from injuries
- Her current journey taking a breather from company-life dancing to explore other opportunities
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2021-05-311h 08
Grateful Living#58: Being Diagnosed with Cancer in Your 20s: The Rix sistersIn 2018, at age 23, Marguerite Rix was diagnosed with Stage 1 Ovarian Cancer.
In 2019, at age 27, her sister Mikaela Rix was diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
Now cancer-free, the two sisters along with their other sister Morgayne, started the non-profit We Fight Like Girls where they raise money for cancer research mostly through their "We Fight Like Girls" runs/walks and WFLG bracelets.
Through their efforts, they have raised over $60,000, the money going to the The Foundations for Women's Cancer and Memorial Sloan Kettering Breast Cancer Research.
In this interview, we talk about:
2021-05-241h 25Grateful LivingStop putting energy into relationships that no longer serve youIn this vlog, I give the situation of a friend of mine whose ex blocked them on a social media platform and how I think it’s time for him to really realize putting energy into relationships that are not serving him positively is not a great idea.
Let me know what you think!
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2021-05-2304 min
Grateful Living#57: How I Turned My College Dorm Room Idea to My Full-Time Career: Hanson Grant, Think BoardHanson Grant is the founder and CEO of Think Board, a company that creates dry erase films which can turn any surface into a whiteboard.
In this interview, we talk about:
* Hanson’s background to developing a love for entrepreneurship in his teen years
* Creating a sustainable business
* Working as a retailer on Amazon
* Lessons on how to decide whether to turn your side hustle into a full-time business
Think Board's Website: https://www.think-board.com/
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2021-05-171h 07Grateful LivingThe importance of not judging people and having empathyIn this vlog, I talk about how unless you know what's going on in someone's life, I would refrain from judging them.
I give them example of a story with me and one of my eighth grade classmates that changed my life forever and brought me to this conclusion.
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2021-05-1603 min
Grateful Living#56: Becoming a Celebrity Personal Trainer: Antonio ValverdeAntonio Valverde is the owner of Athlete Perform, where he provides athletic training services to clients.
He is a certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with over 10 years experience as a professional trainer. Antonio works with elite clients from professional athletes to entertainment icons and corporate executives. Top players from The NBA, NFL, NHL, and Olympic sports teams train personally with Antonio in their off seasons, making him one of the most dynamic sports performance trainers in the field.
He now owns a studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
Athlete Perform's Website: https://www.athleteperform.com/
2021-05-101h 09Grateful LivingNo One Has a Crystal Ball: How To Make Tough DecisionsIn this vlog, I give my opinion on how to handle anxiety when it comes to making a decision.
I give the specific example of a friend of mine who is weighing the option of changing jobs or staying in their current job.
Let me know what you think!
2021-05-0902 min
Grateful Living#55: Becoming the Official DJ for the Boston Red Sox: DJ MaverikMaverik is the official DJ for Boston Red Sox and is an on-air radio personality for @jamn945.
He’s opened for some of the biggest artists in the world includingLil Wayne, Future, 2Chainz, Sean Paul and Shaggy.
In this interview, we talk about:
- His journey from intern to becoming an on-air personality at JAM'N 94.5 Boston
- The keys to becoming one of the most well-known DJs in New England
- Advice he has for other DJs trying to grow their career
- His entrepreneurial ventures like st...
2021-05-0349 minGrateful LivingImportance of boundary settingIn this vlog, I talk about the importance of boundary setting and setting limits.
I talk about 3 areas where I see people struggle with it:
1. Work and burnout
2. Personal relationships and being overly reliant on 1 person
3. Too much social media consumption
Let me know what you think!
2021-05-0205 min
Grateful Living#54: Building a $2.1 M Real Estate Portfolio from $40k: Entrepreneur Ani SanyalAni Sanyal is the ultimate entrepreneur: he's currently running several 6 and 7 figure businesses. He is co-founder of Kolkata Chai Company, which currently has a masala chai cafe in NYC and is also direct to consumer chai brand, co-founder of Green Room Creative, a digital marketing agency, a real estate investor, and manages artist Anik Khan.
In this interview, we talk about:
* How growing up poor and watching his dad get laid off motivated Ani to not want to work for others and instead build his own companies
* Starting a record label and band...
2021-04-2658 minGrateful LivingIf you're feeling suicidal, remember thisIn this vlog, I give one reminder to anyone feeling suicidal.
2021-04-2501 min
Grateful Living#53: Becoming a Business School Professor: Candida BrushCandida Brush, Ph.D. is the Franklin W. Olin Chair of Entrepreneurship at Babson College.
Professor Brush has co-authored reports for OECD, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and the Goldman Sachs Foundation, and presented her work at the World Economic Forum in Davos and the US Department of Commerce. Professor Brush has authored more than 160 publications in entrepreneurship, including 13 books, and is one of the most highly cited researchers in the field. Her current research investigates angel capital funding of nascent ventures and venture capital funding of women entrepreneurs.
In this interview, we talk about:
2021-04-191h 19Grateful LivingCoping with Suicidal ThoughtsIn this vlog, I give 2 tips on managing the ups and downs of your mental health, especially suicidal thoughts.
In particular, I go through my belief that the key for those dealing with suicidal thoughts is really managing your mental health and keeping yourself in the normal mental health range of ups and downs rather than have bigs swings of ups and downs.
2021-04-1805 minGrateful LivingMoving on from a breakupIn this clip, I talk about my pieces of advice to help move on from a breakup.
If you think I missed on a certain perspective or you have another piece of advice that may be helpful, please DM me and I’ll make another video at some point.
2021-04-1421 min
Grateful Living#52: Losing a Parent to Cancer: Maria LahamMaria Laham is a guidance counselor at a middle school. In July of 2018, her father Simon passed away after a battle with cancer.
In this interview, we talk about:
* Her journey to becoming a guidance counselor
* Simon’s diagnosis and journey with cancer
* How she has coped through his cancer journey, his passing, and advice she has to others who may be going through a similar grieving process
* Starting a blog called Grow + Glow to document her journey as a grieving daughter and to create a support community to he...
2021-04-121h 01
Grateful Living#51: Singer Allie McIntosh on her debut album Purgatory RdAllie’s musical talent are incredible - she plays piano, violin, viola, and is an amazing songwriter and singer.
In this interview, we talk about:
Her journey to releasing her first EP Purgatory Rd., a collection of love songs, and recording the album with Joe Mabbott
How Lazerbeak become her manager
What it’s been like being in high school during the Covid-19 pandemic
Allie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missalliemcintosh/
Listen to Purgatory Rd: http://smarturl.it/alliemcintosh?fbclid=IwAR0FO9LzLbfxmtXe5XnlwRdloLhfF1iAftYk7M1Pme66VrKt796i4Z_ifGE
2021-04-0530 minGrateful LivingTake Accountability for Your LifeIn this vlog, I talk about the importance of taking responsibility with respect to your life.
I give the example of people feeling like the dating scene is not great, people not liking their job or people wanting to end a friendship that no longer serves them, and how all these and other situations you’re in, can be navigated by realizing the power you have in your life to make changes.
2021-04-0403 min
Grateful Living#50: Building an $850 million dollar commercial bank: Eddy ArriolaEddy Arriola is the CEO of Apollo Bank. Apollo Bank is a Miami-based full service commercial bank. Eddy founded Apollo in 2009 and now in 2021 the bank has over $850 million dollars in assets.
Prior to Apollo, Eddie was the Managing Director and co-founder of Inktel Direct, a call center solutions company working with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.
Eddy is also the Chairman of the Board for the Inter-American Foundation.
In this interview, he talks about:
- His Cuban heritage and his family’s story of coming to the US
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2021-03-291h 23Grateful LivingDating Someone With Different Religious Beliefs - Can it Work?In this vlog, I talk about dating someone with a different religion and how I believe having important conversations early on in the relationship is the key to seeing if the relationship can work long-term.
2021-03-2806 min
Grateful Living#49: Becoming an Entrepreneur in Silicon Valley: Ruben Harris, CEO of Career KarmaRuben Harris is currently the CEO of Career Karma. Career Karma helps people upgrade their skills and find better jobs through its directory of 9000 bootcamps and trade schools, and through its 150,000 members community.
Prior to Career Karma, Ruben co-Founded the Breaking Into Startups Podcast to demystify the process of finding tech jobs, resulting in a social media reach of ~3 million people.
In this interview, he talks about:
- Working in the music and events space in his college years and organizing events with the likes of Jay-Z and Kim Kardashian
- How he sent 1900 cold e-mails to potential employers in...
2021-03-221h 14Grateful LivingThe best parenting advice to parents with kids who are 18+In this vlog, I give my opinion on the best parenting advice for parents who have children who are 18+.
In a nutshell, let your kid be who they are not, not who you want them to be.
2021-03-2104 min
Grateful Living#48: Building a Multimillion Dollar Business at 23: David Zamarin, Founder of DetrapelDavid Zamarin founded DetraPel in 2013 when he was 15. Detrapel creates non-toxic repellent treatments. The company has raised $1.25 million and expects revenue of $12 million in 2021.
In 2018, he was a contestant on SharkTank and got a deal with Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner.
David is also Forbes 30 under 30 for 2021.
In this interview, he talks about:
- Growing up in a divorced household
- Being a serial entrepreneur and starting businesses in high school
- Pitching on Shark Tank and getting a deal with Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner
2021-03-151h 30Grateful LivingWhy Quality of Life is More Important Than Money, Professional Success or FameIn this vlog, I talk about why we should tie about our success as humans to our own quality of life.
Typically, society has tied our success and self esteem to how much money we make, how much professional success we have, or to fame.
In reality, I think we really should be asking how is our quality of life in terms of the way we want to live our life, how happy we are, are we serving our motivations or are we living for the opinions of others.
2021-03-1305 min
Grateful Living#47: Becoming a TV News Reporter for CBS: Aundrea Cline-ThomasAundrea Cline-Thomas is a multiple Emmy award-winning reporter for CBS New York. Prior to CBS, Aundrea previously worked for NBC Philadelphia for 3 years.
Aundrea received her Bachelors degree in Communications with a minor in Black Studies from Boston College and a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park.
In this interview, she talks about:
- The process of growing as a TV reporter from a local news reporter in a small market to becoming a reporter in major markets (Philadelphia and New York City)
- What it’s like being a TV reporter in 2021
- Ad...
2021-03-081h 22
Grateful Living#46: Life of a Nurse During Covid-19: Wendy StankoWendy Stanko, BSN, RN, CMSRN has been a registered nurse at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota since November of 2017.
In this interview, she talks about:
- The Process of Becoming a Nurse (nursing school, boards, job hunting)
- Becoming a Covid-19 Traveling Nurse and going to Abu Dhabi, UAE and Wisconsin to help out with treating Covid-19 patients
- The emotional toll of being a healthcare worker during the Covid-19 pandemic
- Her message to the general public about taking Covid-19 seriously to protect everyone
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2021-03-0153 min
Grateful Living#45: From Drug Dealing and Prison to Running a Community Center: Royale L'radin on transforming his lifeRoyale is the founder of the RTI Empowerment Center, a non-profit community center that bridges the gap in communities through arts, youth empowerment and community development.by providing a place for classes, clubs, mentorship, support groups and a meeting space.
Before all this, Royale was a drug dealer and ended up spending 3.5 years in jail.
In this interview, Royale talks about:
- Getting into drug dealing after high school
- His thoughts on how the education system can prevent kids from getting into drug dealing
- How prison transformed...
2021-02-221h 19
Grateful Living#44: Campus Minister, Author, Artist: Andrew CraigAndrew Craig is a Campus Minister at Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School.
He is also a Type 1 Diabetic, a children's book author and an artist.
In this interview, Andrew talks about:
- His Catholic faith and how that led him to Campus Ministry
- Going to Boston College
- Being a Type 1 Diabetic
- Starting an Instagram Account to share his art
- Self-publishing a children’s book
The Girl Who Saved the Stars Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-girl-who-saved-the-stars-andrew-craig/1137487336?ean=9781663549709...
2021-02-151h 11Grateful Living2021 Vlog #6: 5 Strategies to Improve Your Mental HealthIn this vlog, I give 5 strategies to improve your mental health.
Let me know if these strategies are helpful and/or if there are strategies you want to suggest that I could include in another video!
2021-02-1515 min
Grateful Living#43: Life of a D1 College Athlete: Allie RenziAllie Renzi is a former D1 Field Hockey player at Boston College (BU '18).
In this interview, she talks about her process:
- Committing to BU Field Hockey
- Life as a student athlete
- Building her social media influencer account to over 10k+ followers in 2017 as a 21 year old and then why she stopped being an influencer
- Her life post-grad including becoming a certified yoga teacher, certified personal trainer and behavior therapist.
Allie's Website: https://www.allierenzi.com/
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2021-02-0841 minGrateful Living2021 Vlog #5: Not blaming yourself for losing a loved one/friend to suicideIn this vlog, I talk about not blaming yourself for a friend/loved one's suicide.
I think for those of us who have a lost a friend or loved one to suicide, we can’t help but get into these headspaces once in a while and feel guilty. I try to give my advice if you do get into that type of headspace.
Please feel free to let me know your thoughts and if I missed anything that might also be helpful to share with others.
2021-02-0610 min
Grateful Living#42: Being Raped at 13: Author Karyn GlemaudKaryn is the co-author of her first children’s book Mommy’s New Friend, an Amazon Best Seller, which she co-wrote with her son Mali.
In this interview, Karyn talks about:
- Being raped at 13
- How she almost got an abortion but decided to have her baby
- Being a single mother for 10 years
- Opening herself up to dating and beginning a blended family
Karyn's Website: https://www.karynglemaud.com/
Karyn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elgador/
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2021-02-011h 52Grateful Living2021 Vlog #4: How to Support a Loved One Struggling with Mental HealthAs we near almost 10 months of a pandemic state, the stress and mental health is taking a toll on so many people - health wise losing someone, health wise fearing losing someone, economically, socially just not seeing people as much, students are finding learning virtually stressful are just a couple of things going on.
During this time period, I’ve received this question from a lot of people.
How can I support a friend struggling with mental health?
For the first time in people’s lives, many people who hadn’t previously dealt with m...
2021-01-3005 min
Grateful Living#41: Losing My Mom on 9/11: Anna SweeneyAnna’s mother, Madeline Amy Sweeney, was a flight attendant for American Airlines. On September 11, 2001, the day our nation was attacked by terrorists, Amy Sweeney was working on American Airlines Flight 11, the first airplane hijacked by the terrorists to devastate New York City by flying into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center
In this interview, Anna talks about:
- 9/11 and how she found about news of her mother’s death
- How the event affected her childhood and her adulthood
- The Madeline Amy Sweeney award for Civilian Bravery that was created in her mom’s honor
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2021-01-2545 min
Grateful Living2021 Vlog #3: Trying Yoga for the FIRST TIMEWhat's up guys! Hope you're doing well! My 3rd weekly vlog of 2021!
0-2:04 Reflecting on my week
2:04 - 3:22 - Reflecting on burn out, relaxing and going to grocery store
3:22 - 4:58 - Playing basketball, going for a run
4:58 - 5:42 - Eating a burrito!
5:42 - 7:10 - Talking about my Sunday
7:10 - 9:02 - Doing Yoga, Talking about it
9:02 - 10:05 - Wrapping up my Sunday
10:05 - 11:51 - Talking about MLK Day
11:51 - 13:05 - Playing Madden, Zoom Call with best friends
13:05 - 14:29 - Wrapping up the week
2021-01-2414 min
Grateful Living#40: Instagram Poet @dthomasquotes on building 55k Instagram Followers in 3 yearsDane Thomas is an American Author based in the state of Indiana. He has published three books of poetry, Black and Blue (17'), Light in the Darkness (18'), and In a World of Wishes (20'). He recently published his first children's book, Bart and the Stinky Nasty Fart (20'). He is a graduate from Huntington University, and holds Bachelors Degrees in Business and Marketing.
Dane started his journey by publishing his poems to Instagram in 2017. Today he's build over 56,000 following on Instagram.
Dane's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dthomasquotes/?hl=en
Dane's Most Recent Poetry Book: https://www.amazon.com...
2021-01-181h 00
Grateful Living2021 Vlog #2: MY FIRST SPEAKING GIG - BABSON COLLEGEWhat's up guys! Hope you are well.
VLOG #2 of 2021 is here!
0 - 4:16 - Recapping Sunday
4:17 - 4:40 - Folding Laundry
4:41 - 5:30 - Exercising!
5:31 - 6:14 - Recapping Monday
6:15 - 8:19 - Preview my Tuesday
8:20 - 9:14 - ZOOM CALL WITH MY BEST FRIENDS
9:15 - 10:34 - Head to bed
10:34 - 12:02 - Preview of Wednesday
12:03- 17:46 - MY FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKING GIG at Babson College - Current Student Panel at Virtual Open House for Prospective Students
17:46 - 19:24 - Talking about print I bought from @joyful_inking!
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2021-01-1619 min
Grateful Living#39: How Calling the National Suicide Hotline Was the Best Decision of My Life: Wes WoodsonIn February of 2020, Wes was having a bad night and called the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255). As a result of the call and wanting to get better, he entered into a 3 week outpatient therapy program. Wes calls this these 2 decisions the best of his life.
Despite the struggles he's been through, Wes has gotten the help he's needed and is now in a much better place.
Wes is the Founder of thehidden, a clothing brand where he encourages people to un-apologetically be their true selves. Wes will also be publishing his first book, The Anxiety Advantage, in...
2021-01-1157 min
Grateful Living2021 Vlog #1: My Birthday and Recording a WebinarHey guys, one of my intentions this year is to be more comfortable speaking on camera so I will try to vlog daily and compile the vlogs weekly.
0-8:26: Birthday Vlog - Turning 26!
8:27 - 10:56: How I Manage Working Full-Time + Doing a Podcast Part-Time
10:57 - 13:36: Thoughts on Trump supports invading the Capitol Building
13:37 - 17:24: Talking about financial literacy and joining my friends book club on finance
17:25 - 19:51: Talking about Babson Marketing Club call
19:52 - 20:13: Preparing for Webinar
20:14 - 20:33: Webinar feedback from one of my best friends Mackenzie Hart
20:34 -21:10: Wrapping up my Saturday
2021-01-1021 min
Grateful Living#38: How I Became A Full Time Personal Trainer: Carolyn VigghCarolyn is the owner of Carolyn Viggh Health and Wellness Coaching where she serves clients in a one-on-one setting through fitness training, nutrition and meal planning, body image coaching, and lifestyle coaching.
Her approach to fitness is weight-neutral, anti-diet and encourages joyful movement and body acceptance to optimize physical health without sacrificing mental and emotional wellbeing.
After 3 years of building up clients and working part-time as a personal trainer while also holding down other jobs, Carolyn is now full-time working as a personal trainer for her own business. She shares her journeys and tips to getting to that point in...
2021-01-031h 03
Grateful Living#37: D1 College Athlete to Model: Madeline Adams on her modeling journeyMadeline Adams is professionally signed to Dynasty Models in Boston. She has walked in London and Paris Fashion Weeks, has been featured in Vogue, and on the cover of GMARO and PUMP.
She is an Express ambassador, a Muscletech Partner, and also has partnerships with Amazon and Like to Know. She also submitted to the SI Swimsuit Search 2021.
Madeline started modeling in 2018 after graduating from Boston College where she was a D1 track and field athlete.
In this interview, we talk about:
- Her road to becoming a D1 college runner
- Running a photography business in college
- Deciding...
2020-12-281h 21
Grateful Living#36: ZOLA, EDM Artist, on his music journey, losing 60 lbs, and dealing with ADD and social anxietyIn 2020, ZOLA had 260.8k streams and 60.9k listeners on Spotify.
His latest music can be heard: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4pVzM8k1zHEMOQpvASJ5ix?si=jBekaHW6T_O4jTeGQeXgtA
ZOLA's website: https://www.zolamusicofficial.com/
Topics Covered in the Interview:
* Dan’s story of getting into music production and his advice to anyone looking to get their start in music production
* Opening for Marshmello
* Getting songs signed to labels Hoop Records and Future Bass XO
* Losing 60 lbs in 12 months
* Dealing with ADD and social anxiety
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2020-12-2140 min
Grateful Living#35: Impacting the World Outside Your 9-5: Serial Entrepreneur Pichon Duplan on his business journeyPichon is a Management Consultant, and founder of SportUp, a results-focused advisory firm committed to accelerating career and branding opportunities for athletes.
Pichon also co-runs a non-profit called iStandAbove, an organization that provides leadership, entrepreneurship skills to students around the world.
Pichon has previously also co-founded Fast Forward, a social impact organization focused on helping students accelerate their careers, and co-authored Fast Forward: What Is Your College Degree Worth?.
He has also played semi-professional football and tried out for several NFL and CFL teams.
Sport Up's Website: https://sprtup.com/
Sport Up's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sprt.up/
Pichon's...
2020-12-141h 12
Grateful Living#34: Creating Female Workwear with Adequate Pockets: Sarah Greisdorf, Founder of HoldetteSarah is the Founder of Holdette, an e-commerce brand designing and producing women’s workwear with real pockets. Sarah was also named as one of BostInno’s 25 under 25 in 2020.
Topics Covered in the Interview:
- Attending an all-girls high school and how that’s shaped her
- Her decision to attend BU and major in Computer Science
- The problem of women’s pockets being fake or small forcing them to carry their belongings in their hands or a purse
- The journey of starting Holdette (and how the company originally started as The Collective - an affiliate marketing newsletter) and pivo...
2020-12-0759 min
Grateful Living#33: Child Marriage in Bangladesh: Aria Mustary, Founder of Mai Soli FoundationAria Mustary is the Founder and President of Mai Soli Foundation, a non-profit tackling gender inequality and cyclical dependency amongst women through a combination of education, empowerment, and entrepreneurship in developing countries.
According to UNICEF, one in five girls around the world are married before the age of 18.
To give girls more opportunity and options, Mai Soli has set up an educational and mentorship program in Bangladesh. The end goal is to give girls a different path beyond early marriage.
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Mai Soli Website: https://www.maisolifoundation.org/
Aria Instagram: https://z-p42.www.instagram.com/ariamustary/
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2020-11-3058 min
Grateful Living#32: Dani: Attempting suicide at 14 and my life and mental health journey since thenIn 2010, a then 14 year old Dani attempted suicide. After that experience, she was hospitalized and found a therapist to help with her mental health.
In this episode, Dani, now 24 talks about her life journey and her advice for anyone suffering from mental health problems.
Topics Covered in this Interview:
- Being multiracial (having a Spanish, African American, and Asian background)
- Struggles of being multiracial and not feeling a whole part of any community (i.e. not feeling Asian enough, black enough to associate with Asian community or black community)
2020-11-2351 min
Grateful Living#31: Becoming an MLB Pitcher: Justin Dunn, Seattle MarinersJustin Dunn is currently a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners and has played for them since 2019. Dunn was selected by the New York Mets in the 1st round of the 2016 MLB Draft. He played college baseball at Boston College.
In this interview, among many topics, we talk about:
- Justin's college recruiting process and why he chose Boston College (BC) to play college basketball
- How BC helped him as a baseball player and as a human
- How he transitioned from reliever to starting pitcher at BC
- The key to transforming the BC baseball program into a...
2020-11-161h 02
Grateful Living#30: Being an artist in 2020: LaShonda Cooks on her life and art journeyLaShonda Cooks is a Dallas-based artist and writer who loves exploring cultural norms, identity and beauty through words and images. Painting people is her specialty. She regularly captures the features and essence of clients for commission pieces of all sizes and depicts her favorite icons and influencers on canvas as well.
Her work can be found at www.shondasart.com
In this interview, we talk about:
- Where her love for art began and who her art inspirations are
- Her journey turning her art into a business - first showing her work at her church, then outdoor festivals, and now p...
2020-11-0953 minGrateful LivingVLOG #2: My thoughts on Politics in 2020: Stop demonizing the other side and instead have more conversationsIn my content, I probably will not be talking about politics too much given its divisive nature, and the fact that I want to spread more positivity and show us we have more in common than not, but given the context of the election results coming out today, I decided to speak on my thoughts about politics.
In summary:
1. Be grateful to live in a democratic republic. That our ability as citizens to collectively be heard and to be able to vote officials in and out is awesome. Over 50+ countries in the world have some fo...
2020-11-0712 min
Grateful Living#29: Coming Out as a Bisexual: Erin Ann Cullen, LGBTQ+ Blogger, on Her Life JourneyErin Ann Cullen is a New York City blogger with a rainbow inspired aesthetic. On her website, she covers fashion, lifestyle, beauty, & travel, weaving female empowerment & LGBTQ+ content into her blog posts & daily Instagram updates.
Erin launched her site in 2013, and she has since partnered with luxury jewelry companies, clothing brands, & boutique hotels. Creating content for her readers with brands she is passionate about inspires her to continue to grow.
In this interview, we talk about:
- Losing her brother at age 3 and the effect the loss had on her family
...
2020-11-021h 20
Grateful LivingFIRST VLOG - What is the Grateful Living Podcast?I started the Grateful Living Podcast in early March of this year.
And one of the questions, I've consistently gotten is why did you name it Grateful Living?
And what's the purpose behind the podcast? I try to answer those questions in my first vlog!
2020-10-3107 min
Grateful Living#28: Becoming a Litigation Lawyer: Arivee VargasArivee is the Founder of Humble Rising LLC, which aims to motivate and inspire women to pursue a life and career that reflects who they really are and who they’d most like to become. She’s a certified life and high-performance coach to early- to mid-career women professionals in fast-paced environments.
Arivee is also a trained litigator and spent most of her legal career at two large law firms, including Jones Day, the world’s largest law firm.
Arivee graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Boston College in 2005 and cum laude from B...
2020-10-261h 02
Grateful Living#27: The Importance of Mental Health Talk for Entrepreneurs, Terence Musto on Founding Fabbro IndustriesTerence Musto is the creator and CEO of Fabbro Industries, a research and development firm specializing in small production, high-quality manufacturing of bicycles, motorcycles, and bicycle and motorcycle parts.
After graduating from Babson College in 2010, Terence began an apprenticeship to learn about the motorcycle industry. In 2013, after several years learning the ins and outs of the industry, he started Fabbro Industries, LLC as a custom motorcycle shop and in 2015 decided to pivot to address the market need for a better suspension platform for motorcycles. He developed the patented Type 57x frame, bridging the gap between a good looking bike and...
2020-10-191h 16
Grateful Living#26: Exhibiting in a gallery, Jamaal Eversley and Stephanie Ayotte, on the artists' journeyJamaal Eversley and Stephanie Ayotte are co-founders of Celebr8! - a fashion line of scarves, men's suit jackets, women's dresses, and masks.
Jamaal is also displaying his art in an exhibition called Real F.R.I.E.N.D.S at Beacon Gallery in Boston, MA, a collaboration with 12 other artists (including Stephanie) combining his art and their medium (for example, his art combined with their textiles).
In this interview, we talk about:
- Jamaal's introduction and passion for painting
-Stephanie's introduction and passion sewing
- How the two...
2020-10-121h 10
Grateful Living#25: Tips to Improve Your Finances from Financial Planner Jake NorthrupJake Northrup, CFP®, CSLP®, CFA is the Founder of Experience Your Wealth.
After working for 5 years at Balentine Partners as a Senior Wealth Advisor, Jake decided to start his own company. EYW provides virtual, fixed-fee financial planning services to travel-loving young families. Jake was also named in 2020 Investments News’ 40 under 40 and is an instructor in the Boston University CFP® Program.
In this interview, we talk about: - Jake losing his father at 21 and how that changed his world
- Jake's recommendations to people looking to support someone who has lost a family member
- Jake's 5...
2020-10-0547 min
Grateful Living#24: Going from Idea Stage to Real Business: Richard O'Brien and Neritti Lakshman, Founders of HoamsyHoamsy is a platform that helps people find the right apartment, the right roommate, and guide you through the stage of moving.
In January of 2019, Richard O'Brien, founded Hoamsy. Neritti joined a little bit after that. We discuss how they went from a startup idea to a business with 8 employees.
Some Topics Covered in the Interview:
- The importance of constantly receiving feedback from customers and iterating the product based on that.
- The impact of hiring and adding interns to a startup
- How the two have managed...
2020-09-2852 min
Grateful Living#23: Coming Out as a Lesbian and Being Religious, Joanna Corea, on her journeyJoanna Corea is a Teen Librarian and the Founder of Quirky Leopard, an art studio space where she holds classes to teach people about fiber art, crochet, weaving and sewing. Joanna also sells her own fiber art on the Quirky Leopard page.
Joanna grew up Catholic and still to this day her faith and her religion are important to her. Last year, at 26, she made the decision to come out to her friends and family as a lesbian.
In this interview, I talk to Joanna about her journey, her faith and coming out as someone who is religious.
Topics Covered i...
2020-09-2158 min
Grateful Living#22: Importance of literacy and entrepreneurship in lower income communities, Poet Karl Omar LawrenceKarl Omar Lawrence has published 3 poetry books so far in his young career.
Topics Covered in this Interview:
- Karl's upbringing growing up in the Bronx, NY and his Jamaican background
- Karl's low points in life and how he mentally got himself in a better place
- Karl's introduction to writing poetry, his influences and when he started writing
- The topics and themes of Karl's 3 books
- Karl's creative writing workshops he does with the NY Public Library to teach young kids about finance and entrepreneurship
Link to Karl's Books: richradical.com
Link to Karl's Instagram: https://www...
2020-09-1439 min
Grateful Living#21: Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, Samuel P. Lalanne, On His Business JourneySamuel P. Lalanne is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley and the Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion for the firm's Institutional Securities Group (ISG).
Previously, Sam spent 19 years at Citi in various leadership roles including as a Senior Vice President of Citi’s Global Diversity and Talent Management team, an HR corporate center function.
Topics Covered in this Interview:
- Sam's family background being 1st generation immigrants and being the youngest of 4 siblings
- Sam's transition to private school in seventh grade
- Why Sam chose to attend Boston Co...
2020-09-081h 13
Grateful Living#20: Running a Billion Dollar Pharmaceutical Company: Stanley CrookeStanley Crooke is the founder and former CEO of Ionis Pharmaceuticals for over 30 years. He has published more than 500 scientific publications, edited more than 20 books, has numerous patents, and led the development of more than 23 drugs that have been commercialized.
He is also the founder and CEO of n-Lorem foundation, a non-profit looking to create individual treatments for patients with ultra-rare diseases caused by genetic mutations by by providing patients with free care.
Dr. Crooke received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Baylor College of Medicine.
Some Topics Covered In this...
2020-08-311h 01
Grateful Living#19: Founding a Sustainable Period Care Company at 22: Katie Diasti on VivKatie Diasti is the Founder of Viv, an earth-friendly direct-to-consumer period care brand innovating in the sustainable consumer goods space.
In this interview, I talk to Katie about her life and business journey.
Topics Covered:
- Katie's background as an Egyptian American
- Katie's respect for her mom being a single mom and how that's shaped her
- Katie's experience with her period, what she's found out in her research about what others have said about period care products, and period care stigma
- Why she chose...
2020-08-241h 04
Grateful Living#18: Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Triston Francis, talks about his business journeyTriston Francis is currently a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in the Singapore Office.
He is a Harvard MBA Graduate of 2019 and a Wharton graduate of 2014.
Triston's prior experience also includes working at Morgan Stanley for 6 years in Investment Banking, Sales & Trading Associate, Client Strategy and Human Resources.
Topics Covered in this Interview:
- Triston's Biracial Background
- Triston's move to private boarding school in middle and high school from city public school and what that taught him
- Triston's experience with dyslexia and being an introvert in high school
- Triston's experience at the University of Pennsylvania and graduatin...
2020-08-181h 22
Grateful Living#17: Fei Wu, Founder of Feisworld, talks about her journey to starting a digital marketing companyFei is a 1st generation immigrant from China to the United States.
After studying at Northeastern University, she worked in the corporate world for 10 years.
Throughout her journey in the corporate, she knew at some point she wanted to start her own company. In February of 2016, she formed Feisworld LLC.
Among the many things Fei has done - she has her own podcast, produced a documentary on her life, and created a company that helps small businesses and individuals tell better stories, find more customers, create new revenue streams.
Topics We Cover...
2020-08-1148 min
Grateful LivingMy #1 Piece of Advice in Trying to Overcome Mental Health StrugglesStop worrying about what others think of you
Instead, think
Am I taking the actions that are putting myself in a position to make myself happy and to better myself?
2020-08-0504 min
Grateful Living#16: Widowed Parent Podcast Host and Creator, Jenny Lisk, on Her Life Journey5 years ago Jenny’s husband lost his battle with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer.
In the years following her husband’s passing, Jenny searched for resources/communities for widowed parents and found there weren’t that many resources/communities to help those going through this experience.
So, in November of 2018, she launched the Widowed Parent Podcast to help those in this grieving processes. The podcast explores real-life stories of widowed families and brings in experts on a wide variety of topics related to childhood grief, parenting and loss.
Jenny's Website: https://www.jennylisk.com/
Jenny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/li...
2020-07-271h 55
Grateful Living#15: Christine O'Donnell, Owner of Beacon Gallery, Talks About Her Life JourneyChristine O'Donnell is the Owner of Beacon Gallery, a contemporary art gallery in Boston's South End which showcases emerging and mid-career artists working in the contemporary arts.
Some topics we covered:
Christine’s love for travel and foreign languages and where that came from
Christine’s experience living abroad for 10 years in France, Hong Kong and Singapore
Christine’s experience teaching English abroad
Christine’s journey to starting Beacon Gallery
Christine’s son getting bacterial meningitis as a 9 month year old and being put in a medically induced coma
Beacon Gallery's Website: https://beacongallery.com/index.php
2020-07-201h 04
Grateful Living#14: Keith Benson, Ed. D., President of Camden Education Association, Speaks about Urban Public EducationKeith Benson, Ed. D. started his career as a social studies teacher for 8 years in Camden, New Jersey, he then worked as an education program specialist for 6 years for the Camden City School District, and then in August of 2017 he was elected President of the Camden Education Association.
In this interview, Keith talks about: - His Life Journey and Juggling Multiple Identities (he lived in a predominantly black neighborhood but went to high school at a predominantly white private high school)
-How Having His Daughter Changed His Life
-The Good Parts and Bad Parts of Teaching in Urban Public Schools
-What...
2020-07-1453 min
Grateful Living#13: Poet Osamase Ekhator on Publishing His First BookOsamase Ekhator is a poet, writer and author of "Situationship" - a collection of poems detailing his journey with love and race as an African American.
“Situationship” was invited to the 2019 Brooklyn Book Festival on behalf of AZURE Literary Group.
Topics Hit On In the Interview:
- Osamase describes his upbringing and life story: his Nigerian background, going to a charter school for high school, graduating from Boston College as an English Major
- Where His Love for Poetry and Writing Started From
- The differences in performing poetry and writing poetry
- How He Gets Into the Zone of Writ...
2020-07-081h 19
Grateful Living#12: Sean Perry, Founder of We R H.O.P.E., non-profit that brings anxiety education services to schools talks about his life journeyAfter working as a Residential Coordinator in the private mental heath field, Sean saw that though they were doing great work, the work was only available to those with access to a tremendous amount of money (for example, a 3 months stay at these facilities could cost $90,000).
Sean felt economic standing should not determine whether people had access to these services.
So, in 2017 he co-founded We R H.O.P.E, a non-profit that that brings anxiety education, coaching, trauma informed interactive services, suicide prevention, collaborative problem solving and Emotional CPR, to individuals and schools struggling to find affordable support options.
I talk...
2020-06-271h 29
Grateful Living#11: Former Professional Hockey Player Kaliya Johnson on her sports and life journeyKaliya Johnson is a former women's professional hockey player (Kaliya played for Connecticut Whale and the Boston Pride) and a former Division 1 Hockey player at Boston College but she's a rare breed in the sport as an African American.
Kaliya talks about her journey in the hockey world and what it was like often being the only African American on the ice rink. We also dive into a bunch of other topics - being raised in a single parent household, her mental health journey and much more.
Kaliya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwanialunis...
Kaliya's Website: https://www.owningklea.com/
Gratef...
2020-06-2050 min
Grateful Living#10: Journalist Kwani Lunis on Her Life Journey and Finding JournalismKwani A. Lunis is multimedia journalist - she is currently the Social Media Producer at NBC 10 Boston & NECN. Previously, she was at NBC Sports Boston for 4 years - she started as a Production Assistant for TV/Digital and then later was Social Media Coordinator.
In this interview, Kwani and I talk about her life journey - growing up in Orange, New Jersey, the influence of her Haitian background, going to Boston College and being a manager of the women's basketball team, and how she found journalism as a career in her junior year of college. She then talks about her...
2020-06-131h 02
Grateful Living#9: Founder and CEO of Dope Promotions Group: Ado Kawuba shares his life and business journeyAdo Kawuba is a former Division 1 Soccer player at Boston College and now currently runs Dope Promotions Group, a premier integrated marketing, promotions and events activation company that specializes in entertainment and hospitality.
Ado talks about being born in Uganda, living in the Netherlands from ages 2-7 and then moving to the United States, and what those transitions were like. Ado then talks about how being recruited by Division 1 schools for soccer in his junior and senior year.
In the middle of the interview, I talk to Ado about his experience as an African American, his experiences with racism, his t...
2020-06-0753 min
Grateful Living#8: Jon Feinman talks about founding non-profit InnerCity WeighliftingJon Feinman is the founder and executive director of InnerCity Weightlifting, a non-profit that helps at risk-youth by providing meaningful career tracks in and beyond personal training.
InnerCity Weightlifting, founded in 2010, now has 15 employees supporting 199 students.
In light of George Floyd's death and the protests going on, Jon also provides his own perspective to people on his own experiences supporting his students within the justice system.
InnerCity Weighlifting's Website: https://www.innercityweightlifting.org/
InnerCity Weightlifting Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innercity_weightlifting/?hl=en
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/
Grateful Living Website: https://www.gratefulliving4.com/
2020-06-031h 01
Grateful Living#7: Adam Burak: My story of overcoming alcoholism and mental health challengesAdam Burak is currently a Consultant at the Winkler Group. Adam dealt with substance abuse, an alcohol addiction and binge drinking in his high school and college years. He talks about his journey of how always wanting to be the entertainer in his group led to binge drinking, what led him to acknowledge the problem, the steps he took to become sober and maintain his sobriety, how supportive his friends were in his journey, and how his life has transformed in the positive direction in so many areas since becoming sober.
We also talked about the stigmas of...
2020-05-301h 04
Grateful Living#6: A. Sherrod Blakely: NBC Sports Boston, Boston Celtics Insider talks about his life journeyI speak to A. Sherrod Blakely about his professional journey from print journalism to digital journalism to TV journalism.
Blakely has worked for the Post-Standard in Syracuse, the ACC Writer in North Carolina, MLive.com as the Detroit Pistons NBA Writer, and now is a Digital Media NBA Reporter at NBC Sports Boston.
Blakely talks about how he initially thought he would go to school for chemical engineering, how that then changed to journalism, what it was like covering Syracuse in the early 90s and Jim Boeheim, what it was like being one of the few minority reporters in the mid...
2020-05-271h 34
Grateful Living#5: Shaun Jayachandran of Crossover India, international non-profitCrossover Basketball and Scholars Academy is an international basketball program in India committed to going beyond the teaching of the sport and into providing educational opportunities for all students regardless of socio-economic status.
I talk to Shaun about his journey growing up in Canada and then later in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s as a brown-kid and the differences between the two countries, his mom's inspiring story of coming to the US through her education despite growing up as an orphan, his work as a chemistry teacher and basketball coach, his views on certain societal issues, and h...
2020-05-231h 25
Grateful Living#4: Kerri Shields: Co-Founder of Playeasy, Color Commentator, former Division 1 Basketball Star, talks about her journeyKerri is currently President and COO of Playeasy and is a color commentatorfor the ACC Digital Network ! She is also a former Boston College Women's basketball star (she finished with over 1000 points in her 4 year career at Boston College).
Playeasy Website: https://www.playeasy.com/
Kerri's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerrishields10/?hl=en
Grateful Living Website: gratefulliving4.com
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en
2020-05-2059 min
Grateful Living#3: Caroline Portu: Actress, Model, Comedian, SingerI sit down with actress, model, comedian and singer Caroline Portu. We talked about her journey in college of doing theatre at Boston College, her journey doing auditions in the film industry and being cast in Blood and Money featuring Tom Berenger, and I Feel Pretty with Amy Schumer, her comedy sketches on Youtube, and her singing career.
2020-05-1640 min
Grateful LivingPracticing Gratefulness During a Tough Time PeriodFor those going through the loss of a loved one, or through tough economic times, I try to give my thoughts on how to practice gratefulness through it.
2020-05-1006 min
Grateful Living#2: Ben Stevens: My Music and Life Journey to Becoming Lead Singer of JuiceI talk to Ben Stevens about growing up in a multicultural household, his experience trying out for the Voice, the formation of Juice as a band at Boston College and how the group decided not to take the “safe route” of taking corporate jobs after graduating and instead became full-time with the band. We also talked about the effects of being a full-time artist on Ben's personal life and his hopes and aspirations for Juice in the future.
2020-05-021h 42
Grateful Living#1: Obi Nwankwo: How I went from working a 9-5 job to becoming a model and actorI talked to Obi about being the son of Nigerian immigrants, what it was like going through his parents’ getting divorced at a young age, his amazing track and field career at Boston College breaking 10 school records, and then his journey of leaving a corporate job to becoming a successful full-time model and actor.
2020-04-261h 17
Grateful LivingThings to think about before entering a relationshipI give 6 pieces of advice to think about before starting a relationship
2020-04-0912 min
Grateful Living4 tips on overcoming mental health strugglesI give some advice that has helped me with mental health struggles through the years.
2020-03-2820 min
Grateful LivingThe importance of reflecting on your purpose and my thoughts on some aspects of coronavirus as wellThe importance of reflecting on your purpose. My thoughts on some aspects of coronavirus as well
2020-03-1909 minGrateful LivingHow do approach figuring out the right career path for you?In this podcast, I try to tackle the question of how do you figure out what you should do with your life in terms of vocation? And if you don’t know or are unsure, what steps can you take to help?
2020-03-1529 min
Grateful LivingThe importance of self-careThe importance of self-care and making sure you’re good before you help others
2020-03-1105 min