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Impacted
Jul 13, 2021
Impacted
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As a child growing up in the South, journalist, storyteller and playwright Benji Carr developed an eye for the bizarre and quirky, which provided all of the fodder for the stories he told his friends and family. His eclectic body of work, which includes personal tales of struggle and survival, or fiction about cannibal lunch ladies, puppet romances, drag queen funerals, and perverted killer circus clowns – was featured in The Guardian, ArtsATL and Pembroke Magazine.
World Record backpacker thru-hiking the Calendar Triple Crown and the Appalachian Trail in one year!
Emily Zawisza, Director of Corporate Sales at Four Day Weekend, joins the Friends of Friends crew to talk about the intersection of comedy and business.
Jason Daub , flight operations manager for Commaris, joins us to explore the UAS industry and share adventures in his journey from film to drones. He talks about disaster relief and the time he stole an explosion. He tells us about the loss of a 6-million-dollar yacht, a horrid babysitting adventure, and the time he almost killed Julia Stiles.
Jason Daub , flight operations manager for Commaris, joins us again! We hear the dog story, talk about perspectives, and explore more themes from our previous interview.
Carlos Ho has spent his life jumping around; between countries, from one industry to another, from one hobby to another. He's worked as a programmer, workshop technician, maintenance engineer, events manager, and procurement assistant. Carlos loves photography, hiking, scuba diving, board games, and traveling. He and his wife Natalie started a travel blog, The Traveling Dog. Let’s jump in to talk Travel and Life!
Josh Rangel, former Cheer coach turned HR manager, joins us to talk about career changes, family, and Latinx. We dive into career advancement. We talk about what it means to be a successful Cheer coach. We discuss co-parenting, Pokemon Go, acro yoga. We look at what it means to be Latinx in today's world.
Marc joins us to talk about creating and selling the tabletop game I Feel Attacked. His career has spanned from law school to developing TV and film, to Magic the Gathering, to WWE. He's worked as a pipeline inspector, lived all around the country and the world, has a one-man show about Nicholas Cage's 2007 film Ghost Rider...and that's just the tip of Marcberg.
Since leaving the military, Blake Smith has completed a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in business. He became a Magic the Gathering Judge. He started 2 businesses: a real estate company and a real estate photography company. His plans for the future include writing a book and achieving his weight loss goals. He's already dropped 90lbs.
Samantha Parvin talks with Bryan and Michael about “Failure” and letting go of things not serving us anymore. She talks about failure in the context of her life and career and the “failures” that have led to her extraordinary life. Sam is the Owner of Parvin Music, where they create branded music for companies.
Dancer. Physicist. JJ Airuoyo . He plays tennis, golf, and basketball. He’s passionate about mentoring young people of color. He’s actively involved in climate activism, especially in the sub-Saharan African region. JJ works at Intel. He joins us to discuss the cutting-edge, Energy Africa, applied physics, immigration, coming from Nigeria to America, and whatever else we can pack into an hour.
