This week we sat down with Lamont "Tory" Stapleton. Founder of Bike Rides for Black Lives. Recently raised over $9,000 for people on Skid Row. He loaded up a Uhaul truck and spent the day distributing water , food and essentials to as many people on Skid Row as possible. Founder of “Between The lines” which is a nonprofit organization which provides educational programming, on reintegration services, storytelling & sports as a form of therapy for inmates. “Between the Lines” provides a platform for incarcerated individuals to share their unique stories connecting them with the outside world & and to build bridges between incarcerated population & society creating opportunities for growth & rehabilitation.

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Chris Denson is an Award Winning Innovation Advocate, Thought Leader , Author , Host as well as Detroit Native. He is a creator & Host of Innovation Crush Podcast which has over 750,000 global subscribers.

He has a #1 Best selling book “Crushing the Box : 10 Essential Rules for Breaking Essential Rules." He has applied his expertise to help individuals and organizations increase their innovation potential.

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Joya Nandy Kazi just a Bollywood girl in a Hollywood World. A Creative Director & Choreographer, actress, dancer, educator and entrepreneur. Joya was born In Mumbai & Raised in the Bay Area. 3x Telly Winning Choreographer. Her work has earned her a spot on the DissDash list of Coolest South Asians. She choreographed for Mindy Kaling’s show “Never Have I Ever” on Netflix.

Creative Production Company Choreography & casting from stage to screen . She has also choreographed for shows like Nickelodeon's 'Monster High', FOX 'New Girl', and other shows on Disney & DreamWorks.

Joya founded her company at just sixteen years old, her work has earned her a spot on the DissDash list of Coolest South Asians.

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On this week's episode I got to sit down and chat with Creative Director & Choreographer Kevin Maher. Kevin has choreographed on a global scale for top selling tours and music videos, for artists like Madonna, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block, Ricky Martin, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Becky G and Pitbull. As well as primetime TV shows Dancing With The Stars, X-Factor and America’s Got Talent. He has been the Creative Director & Choreographer to NKOTB for the past 15 years. And he also talks about his latest endeavor as Creative Director of his new show called “Swallow." Remember to subscribe and leave comments below.

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This week I got to sit down and chat with Freddie Gutierrez. Screenwriter , Director & Boxer. He talks about his new project with DMC from the group Run DMC "Microphone Savage" . He has written for shows like Nickelodeon’s “That Girl Lay Lay” “Young Dylan” and “Sonic Boom."

On this weeks episode I got to have a conversation with multi-hyphenate Choreographer / Creative Director / Actor / Model Kevin Stea. His claim to fame was working with Madonna as an Associate Choreographer and Backup Dancer on her "Blond Ambition" tour. Which later was turned into a documentary called "Truth or Dare." He talks about the trajectory of his career and what has enabled him to maintain a level of resilience that has endured through the years.

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In this episode we had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with Sade Elhawary who is running for Assembly District 57 in South Los Angeles. She's been endorsed by current Mayor of the City of Los Angeles Karen Bass and is a champion for Black/Brown communities, a leader for social justice and people-powered coalitions. Sade tells us where her passion for community organizing started and how her Mom who emigrated from Guatemala has been her biggest inspiration and cheerleader.

This week's episode we chat with Actor Juan Alfonso. He's been featured in Disney Channel’s “Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion” , ABC’s “United We Fall”, and appearances on “SWAT”, “Fresh Off The Boat”, Crazy Ex Girlfriend , Gentefied, Jane The Virgin & NCIS, We discuss how his faith has helped him stay in the flow of the ups and downs of living in Los Angeles as an Actor.