What’s On Your Mind?

Lexi Grisanti is an artist, designer, women business owner, and proud Memphian! At the time of the recording in July 2022, she was a senior at the University of Memphis. She is the founder of Sol&Co. @thesolandco ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠⁠https://keepit100prod.com

Victor Sawyer is a Memphis based Music Teaching Artist. In addition to being an in demand trombonist and bandleader for the Lucky 7 Brass Band, Sawyer teaches music at Crosstown High School and works for the Memphis Music Initiative, youth music non-profit. @lucky7brass ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠https://keepit100prod.com

Natalie Cooper is the CEO and Artist behind Custom Art by Nat Coop. She specializes in vibrant pop art paintings of pets and city/collegiate collages. Follow her on instagram and order her art at @customartbynatcoop ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit ⁠https://keepit100prod.com

James P. Whelan, PhD discusses the nuances of gambling addition and shares information about a Memphis-based clinic that supports those with gambling addictions. Dr. Whelan (Memphis State University, 1989) is faculty member in the Department of Psychology, Director of the Psychological Services Center, and Co-director of The Institute for Gambling Education and Research at The University of Memphis. For information about the clinic or to fill out their free screening tool or to schedule an appointment, visit: thegamblingclinic.memphis.edu or call 901-678-STOP. ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

What is sensory marketing?? Listen to Alexandra Nicole Nolan share her story about following the "what's next?' and her studies of the power of five senses. Alex is the Founder of City Chic Living and The Aroma Haus. She is also the author of The Unconventional Entrepreneur. Learn more about her products and services at https://www.alexandranicolenolan.com/ ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

Closing out this month of love with a cool 901OTM episode. Love yourself, love each other, and love your city! Natalie Wilson embodies all three of these in this delightful episode. She is the Executive Director at the Overton Park Shell. Her career is focused in public service through the non-profit in particular preservation of green spaces, creating livable communities and building opportunities that educate and inspire. ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

From the vault - This conversation was recorded on July 27 2020. This was one of my first conversations I ever had with a complete stranger while also completely unsure of the direction and future of the show. Meet Miriam A - a dynamic and inspirational soul I connected with on social media. She had an interesting social media profile so I randomly reached out not knowing what would happen. Enjoy this flashback to 2 years ago - two complete strangers connecting for the first time. ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

LeRon Barton dives into race, policing, and mental health. Content warning: This episode includes our reactions and discussions regarding the murder of Tyre Nichols. LeRon is a writer, author, and speaker. He has written two books, published essays about race, mass incarceration, politics, business, and tech. ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

Komal Singh is an Indian-American blogger from New York City but now lives in Memphis, TN. She blogs about travel, fashion, and lifestyle. Check out her blog at https://komalmeansdelicate.com/, and look for her latest piece about her podcasting recording! ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

From the vault - This conversation was recorded on July 16, 2020. Shilpi Misra and I met in undergrad at UNC Chapel Hill, and she was one of the first south indian women I really connected with. We had so many similar experiences growing up, and she was the first person that I could ever openly talk to and bond over lived experiences in our past and the impact it had on our present. Enjoy this episode that covers everything from the Mandela Effect to covid to BLM via our throwback perspectives from the year 2020. ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

Sahithi Devineni is a biotech student currently at Penn State, BFFs with my spouse's neice, but most importantly she is a budding new comedian who is bringing to this show for the VERY FIRST TIME - her very first set! Enjoy World Cup jokes, show her some love, and become a fan: introducing Comedian Sahithi Devineni!! ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

Gayatri Bahl is an actor, dancer, filmmaker, and former tech entrepreneur. AKA - she is a CREATIVE! In this episode, Gayatri talks about her journey of creativity has transformed over the past few years while navigating parenthood. This year is all about renovation - her house, her creative approach, and her projects! ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

Alexa Lytle is an empathetic and curious Software Product Manager looking to build solutions that make a positive impact for people at work. She’s never had a life plan, been finding her path day by day! She resides in NYC, loves to travel and spend meaningful time with family and friends. Add her on Linked In to connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa-lytle-0677b074  ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

Welcome to the first touring episode for the podcast! George Abbott is the External Affairs Director for the Memphis River Parks Partnership and advocate for the new Tom Lee Park coming to Mississippi River. "After more than 1OO years of planning, Memphis stands poised to create the most spectacular riverfront in the country with a signature Tom Lee Park at its center. Memphis’ next civic jewel will reunite the city with the river and be a place for community life to flourish by the water’s edge. Tom Lee Park will be a new front door for Memphis and a spectacular symbol of what we can achieve, together." - https://www.tomleepark.org/  And who is Tom Lee? A black river worker who saved more than 30 white strangers from an overturned steamer on the Mississippi in 1925 during the Jim Crow Era. Watch his story here: https://vimeo.com/416364567 To support the park, visit https://www.tomleepark.org/support ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

From the vault - This conversation was recorded on Aug 9, 2020. This episode features another peer from UNC Chapel Hill. Ben Barge is most known for his amazing singing voice, but he’s also got a wonderful sense of humor, insightful mind, and genuine love of humanity. Enjoy another flashback to what our minds were thinking about in 2020. ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

From the vault - This conversation was recorded on July 25, 2020. Karla Jimenez-Magdaleno is a creative and talented storyteller herself who has a unique medium and perspective about life. Enjoy this flashback episode - a reminder of where we were at mentally in 2020. ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

Marisa Craig speaks about her experience navigating Trichotillomania, commonly knows as the "hair-pulling disorder." She is currently a graduate student at Santa Clara University en route to becoming a psycho-therapist and potentially a dance/movement therapist. She also worked in education for nearly a decade as a high school teacher. ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

Prithvi suprises Jani with a trip to Greece! Enjoy this teaser episode of our Milos snorkeling adventure, and look for our full length episode coming soon that details the entire trip from start to finish! In this episode, follow our go-pro underwater footage as Jani and Prithvi boated out to the southern side of Milos and snorkeled around some underwater caves. Although our goal was to make out to Kleftiko, the winds forced us to anchor a bit early at Tsigrado. While others had to climb down the side of the cliff to get to the secluded beach, we were able to snorkel from our anchor spot and explore the cliffs and underwater caves! ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

This week's introduction is brought to you by Simply Naomi's song "Mello-D" - Naomi is one of the artists of Die Jim Crow Records, and this episode is dedicated to her. She is a superstar, powerful Black woman, and 71 year-old queer elder, who served 37 years in prison. She was commuted of her life sentence in 2019, and is now making music with her exceptional gospel-trained voice. Die Jim Crow Records is the first record label in the United States for prison-impacted musicians. Their mission is to dismantle stereotypes around race and prison in America by amplifying the voices of our artists. Hear from Fury Young and BL Shirelle about their roles with their record label, their vision, and their inspiration to continue the hard work. Visit their website at https://www.diejimcrow.com/ ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com

Cady Parliman is a licensed master social worker in the state of Texas and has also gone through years of her own personal therapy. She is passionate about helping others form better relationships with themselves and others. ---------- This episode is produced in part by Keep It 100 Productions, a podcast and video production company that specializes in sharing stories of everyday people. Whether you’re looking to start your show, or need assistance with the upkeep and editing, Keep It 100 Productions will provide a solution that is custom built for your needs. To learn more, visit https://keepit100prod.com