This is the final episode being recorded in the garage.. where it all started! Before I say goodbye to my original setup, I want to take a moment to reflect on what starting there has meant to me and where the journey is tak…
Jose Vargas is a passionate speaker and relationship leadership coach. He equips leaders to identify their goals and persevere towards success through his coaching business, Reaching Higher Now. This interview was dope becau…
Kicking off a new series titled #OTMSoundCheck! These are solo episodes giving you my reflections, reactions, and reminders that will help you continue to take action! ___________ Are your words and actions aligned? Do you r…
Shout out to Juan Harvey for spitting hot fire on the podcast! Big Juan looks to "feed his positivity and starve negativity" in every facet of his life. We talked about the mindset of how to come back from tough times and th…
Y'all, TAKE YOUR BREAKS! USE YOUR TIME OFF! FOCUS ON YOUR SELF-CARE! My bad for yelling at you, but I want to remind you that rest is vital for sustainability. One of the best ways for us to lead well and execute on our goal…
This time, ya boy is in the hot seat! I was interviewed for an internal work show titled "Staff Spotlight" hosted by Jeremy Bogan. It's a rapid-fire question show that highlights the personal side of our IT staff members wit…
Kicking off a new series titled #OTMSoundCheck! These are solo episodes giving you my reflections, reactions, and reminders that will help you continue to take action! ___________ Today's episode is a reaction to the recent …
Shout out to Will Lewis for being a guest on today's show! Will and I go way back to our high school days in California. We had the ability to catch up on life after high school, transitions and trials in college, and the jo…
Kicking off a new series titled #OTMSoundCheck! These are solo episodes giving you my reflections, reactions, and reminders that will help you continue to take action! ___________ In today's episode, I remind myself to use m…
It was dope having Jeff Cochran featured On The Mic today! As a Pastor, Speaker, Coach, and now Author, Jeff is motivated by helping others find their purpose and step into their fullest potential. We discuss the transformat…
His name is LG, man tell em what it do! Hype to have Lemar Griffin On the Mic sharing his entrepreneurial journey as a photographer and videographer for high profile athletes in professional sports! We to the depths in this …
Yeah yall, I am still tripping.... and that's ok! In life we will not be 100% on our game all the time What are we going to do in the midst of it? This episode is a real-time reflection on my current struggle with inadequacy…
This episode is all about gratitude. Plain and simple. Despite the challenges that are out of my control (Pacific Northwest ice storms, Covid pandemic, failed external hard drives), I wanted to take a moment to speak on the …
Shout out to Dan Horwitz for being On The Mic, sharing his athletic and leadership experience on the show! Dan is a former college basketball player and coach who is focused on building great people and teams. In his book, H…
Shout out to Jessica Mitchell for Launching her Podcast, The Mixed Narrative! In this episode, I interview Jessica on the heart behind her podcast. We dive into how she wants to create a safe space for multi-ethnic and multi…
Well, happy first week of January 2021. This episode is specifically focused on the coup at the US Capitol on January 6th. The focus is less on the disbelief of the event, but more on the lessons that we can pull as a leader…
The Podcast Season Finale to tie with the Year Finale of 2020! We are all excited to move onward and upward to 2021. But before we do, it's good practice to take a minute to process how the previous year went. Whether good o…
You ever wonder why you hear the same Christmas songs EVERY YEAR?! Just about every music artist to this day has remixed a Christmas song, giving their own style and spin on a classic. How can we translate that energy toward…
We got a returned guest on the podcast! Jamiere Abney, an OTM Alum who first appeared on the "Willing To Take Risk" episode , comes back to engage in a discussion on Social Mobility. We talk about what that means as young me…
Shout out to Isaac Moreno for hopping On The Mic, sharing experience as a creative, and the lessons of taking risks in the process. We get to hear about his importance of focus when it comes to executing a creative goal and …
Have you ever been overlooked? Did you not receive a position or title for any particular reason? How did you feel when that happened? Sucks right! Yeah, I know.... This episode recalls a distinct memory I had back played hi…
The best thing we can do is to have a strategy to execute. We might not know every situation we find ourselves in, but there are common steps we can grasp that can prepare us each environment. In this episode, we step back i…
Do you ever look back on your life and amazed by what you've gone through? How do you reflect on that? Journaling has been the main vehicle in my life to track the events and lessons I've learned in life. It has served as a …
Yo, so I got fired up again on the podcast... This episode is part two of the "Do The Work" episode, which serves as an encouragement to elevate who we are and the environments we live in. Let's strive for excellence over me…
