Chasers

On this episode of Chasers, we talk to Ryan White, an incredibly passionate barber. He’s actually the barber that I regularly visit in Dallas, Texas. 

However, Ryan didn’t start off cutting hair or have the ambition of doing so. He had a rough upbringing and just jumped around from job to job trying to find what he enjoyed...until one day, he went to a barber shop that suddenly planted the idea of cutting hair in his head.

Check out his website: https://www.beardedbastardbarbershop.com/

We got a chance to talk to Iqra Beg! After graduating, Iqra wasn’t incredibly sure what she wanted to do. So, she joined Teach for America and went to teach at a school in Dallas, Texas. After spending some time teaching and experiencing all the challenges that exist, she became determined to help every student get an equitable education, regardless of skin color or zip code. She has since spent her time in the space, fighting for this mission. The inequality in education is something that she herself even experienced during her childhood.

In this episode, we interview Thom Wall. He's considered one of the top 40 jugglers in the world, has been part of CIRQUE du Soleil, and even founded his own publishing imprint. Interestingly enough, he never envisioned himself getting into the entertainment industry or doing any of these things.

To learn more about Thom, check out his website and his latest book: http://thomwall.com/
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Welcome to our first episode of 2019! The beginning of any new year is where people often set new goals or resolutions. For those of you looking to make 2019 your biggest year yet, I think you’ll find this episode to be quite motivational.

We actually got a chance to talk to Mari Llewellyn. She dedicates her time to Mari Fitness, a company empowering women with workout videos, photos, nutrition guides, resistance bands, and all other types of fitness material. Mari has gone through so much with the business, both ups and downs, but in a few short years, has amassed a following of 470,000 people and turned it into a multi-million dollar company.

Her incredible story begins from the moment she found out she was moving to the United States.

On this episode, we sit down with Isaiah Wafer, an up and coming DJ and producer. He started off at Clarkson University as a history major, but left halfway to pursue his dreams in music.

Like Isaiah, many millennials secretly aspire to make art-related fields their primary focus in life. The greatest challenge, I think, is creating a stable source of income out of it. Isaiah talks to us about how he dealt with this, as well as other obstacles he has faced in chasing his passions. His journey in music, though, began in a sort of unconventional manner.

On this episode of Chasers, we have a bit of a different story. We talk to Emma Seaver, who was the first person in her family to ever go to college. Being a first-generation college student, she always dreamed of having her family watch her as she walked across the stage to get her diploma.

She spent five years working towards her degree. Just when she thought graduation was around the corner, she was told that unfortunately she hadn’t met the requirements to graduate for her environmental science and policy major. After some reflection, she made the difficult decision to walk away from college without her degree. She entered the landscaping industry and quickly fell in love with it. It was a perfect fit, because from a young age, she had always been passionate about gardening and landscaping.

In this episode of Chasers, we speak to Sam Ravech. At 22 years old, Sam Ravech is currently the youngest play-by-play broadcaster in AA baseball. He recently graduated from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. He was raised in a household that loved and valued sports with his father, Karl Ravech, the host of ESPN's baseball tonight. Sam dreamed of following in his father's footsteps and during college did play-by-play broadcasting for Pepperdine Athletics. Sam has interned at NBC CT and ESPN, where he provided play-by-play commentary for the Little League World Series. His experience and drive led to a career start in Richmond, Virginia where he currently serves as a broadcaster for Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double A  Affiliate of the SF Giants. 

In this episode of Chasers, we speak to Kristin Kagetsu who is the co-founder of Saathi. From a young age, she has been passionate about empowering girls and women to make a difference. It’s this passion that led her to co-found Saathi. Saathi is a company that produces 100% biodegradable and compostable sanitary pads. The pads are made from banana tree fiber, which is an agro-waste. What is amazing about Saathi is their completely sustainable manufacturing process from beginning to end. Tune in to Kristin's story on how she transitioned from working as an engineer to pursuing her passion.

This episode was recorded Spring 2018. 

In this episode of Chasers, we speak to Joseph Alim who is the co-founder of Scholarjet. When Joseph found out he was admitted into Northeastern University, he could not be more excited! That is...... until he found out that the cost of his education was going to be more than $60,000 per year. Joseph's strengths were more in engineering and science. This made it difficult for Joseph to apply and earn scholarships because the majority of them are writing based. Joseph then decided to divert his path into working for a Fortune 500 company and instead, help co-found Scholarjet, which is revolutionizing the scholarship process. 

In this episode of Chasers, co-hosts Ryan and Nihar share the story behind the podcast. 

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