Defined: The Podcast

Michael DuBose Sr. is a video game collector with 1,406 games and 26 consoles. He also collects music records and creates YouTube videos sharing advice with other collectors and showing his video game pickups.⁠⁠Michael came to us when we were initially recording our Prison Roundtable podcast and although scheduling didn't work out - the conversation gets to live on!

"My personal journey of “making it” to the top of my career in the beauty industry and being clinically burnt out led me to my true “Eat Pray Love” spiritual & internal quest to rediscover who the f*** I was without all the external achievements, roles, + relationships I had defined myself by. Once I dove in? I literally transformed from the inside out. I broke relationship patterns of toxic codependency, people-pleasing, created a secure attachment style, overcame anxiety and cognitive patterns, emotional distress, transformed my career, developed updated communication skills, lost 50+lbs, and created a life full of joy."

Our first female only podcast! We were so inspired by Elysia Buss during her individual podcast that we couldn't help but bring together this incredible batch of strong women to share the work they do as feminists and men's advocates.⁠⁠Pst...don't forget to celebrate International Men's Day! ⁠___________Dannie Snyder is a filmmaker, theatre practitioner, spoken word artist, percussionist, activist, and the co-host of a podcast on artivism called Re – Flect / Calibrate.She has fought for social and political change for a variety of causes - check out her book, ARTIVISM OF RETURNING CITIZENS: Artist Activists of the Nation’s Capital Impacting the Prison Abolition Movement. As an interdisciplinary artivist, Dannie's aim is to foster dialogues and foster communities, to humbly serve as an artist matchmaker, fostering devised experimental collaborations between artists of every background.___________Ashley Cox, MT is an international national emotional analysis and resolution coach for men in business. A self-proclaimed, "Nice Guy Magnet," she uses the natural laws of quantum physics and her 10+ year background in trauma and teaching to help “nice guys” toxic proof their bedroom and create more wealth.In addition to getting and keeping their dream women, her clients have gone from $40,000 - 100,000 and 3,000,000 - 5,000,0000 in a new months  after tackling subconscious blocks of fear, doubt, shame, guilt, anger, self-love deficit disorder and pain with her.Featured on The Conscious Man Podcast, The Undefined Podcast, True Hollywood Talk, Disrupt Magazine and In Lake Geneva Magazine.___________MaLe Corona was born in a very traditional Latin American household with a very domineering father and a submissive mother, leading her to question what it meant to be a woman and what it meant to be a man. "My rebellious spirit rejected the idea of following my mother's passive role, so in my child mind that only meant I wasn't made to be a woman. I grew up denying my biological gender and adopting everything I saw men think, do and say around me. So, by the time my mind's achievements reached the top during my mid 20's and I seemed to be excelling professionally, I simultaneously collided with my worst physical and emotional decline."For MaLe the teachings were all related to embracing my true self, one that is both a very masculine and a very feminine creature. Her life purpose is to support others in the discovery of their own feminine and masculine energies; particularly with men due to the imbalance between the great amount of resources that are out there for women vs. the very little information and support that's available for our dear brothers.

Trenton Garvey came from a rough and unstable household in Rogers, Arkansas. He had spent much of his late teenage years and early twenties focusing on his craft in order to provide stability for both him and his Fiancé. ⁠⁠Trenton studied at a small culinary school for over three years whilst working three jobs. Three years after graduating, he was granted the opportunity to work with Gordon Ramsay on Hells Kitchen and WON! ⁠⁠"I am taking the job at Gordon Ramsay Steak in Las Vegas. I’m incredibly excited to take these next steps; this is just the beginning!"

Aletha graduated from the Naval Academy and served 20 years in the US Navy. She was a forerunner in that her graduating class was one of the first group of women authorized to be on combatant ships! It was a struggle to be accepted in a male dominant field, to say the least. Following her retirement, Aletha started an art coaching business. Due to a traumatic event that lasted five years, Aletha came to reassess her second career. She is now a third-year student in a Ph.D. program for Mind & Body medicine and is a certified in Reiki, Lifecoach, and art coach.

Jacob Allegra spent most of his teen years in Juvenile Detention, but that didn’t stop him from graduating high school with honors! Today, Jacob is a contributing member of my community, coaches youth football for kids ages 13-14, and is an amateur motorcycle racer. Although his story is filled with self-doubt and guilt from blaming himself for his past - Jacob now knows exactly who he is - a loving, caring, passionate person! 

Prison Reform Round Table Pt. 2 With Shawn Antonio, Ernst Felon Jr, and Jacob Allegra.  

Prison Reform Round Table Pt. 1 With Shawn Antonio, Ernst Felon Jr, and Jacob Allegra

Elysia's journey has been dynamically filled with both tragedy and joy. She started giving people massage when she was 5 years old; "I believed that I was such a big spirit that I could hold the whole world's pain as well as my own so that no one else would ever have to hurt." This intention facilitated the healing of a lot of people but left Elysia with a lot of somatic pain at a young age. She was in pain or felt sick more often than healthy until she started her healing journey when she was 19 years old. "My desire to heal the world never changed, but I learned that it wasn't about holding others pain, but rather helping them transcend it on their own; which eventually brought me to today's story of me being an inspirational speaker, connection coach with and without horses, and an advocate for men's rights."

After the loss of his wife to triple-negative breast cancer in 2016, Eric left his career as a hospitality operations executive to be closer to his young son. Knowing he did not have the tools to shepherd both him and his son through their trauma, Eric decided to get to work on bettering himself and developing their relationship so that his son never felt alone. In 2021, Eric's journey of healing took him on a 3,422-mile cross-country bike ride to raise awareness and fundraise for Camp Kesem, a nationwide community that supports children through and beyond their parent's cancer.

For Devin's entire life, he's had a passion for athletics. His competitive nature and relentless work ethic landed him a Division II Conference Championship in both football and lacrosse while working two jobs and carrying a full course load in school.Knowing that playing in the NFL was not an option, Devin decided to pursue a career in coaching. After graduating, he landed his first football coaching gig as a Grad Assistant for Villanova University. Coaching was an incredible opportunity, but it did not allow time for his other passions such as music & arts.Although Devin has had a great deal of success in athletics, music, and his career,  the most difficult obstacle in his life has been discovering his identity.  Devin shares "It wasn't until I was 27 years old that I finally felt comfortable in my dark brown skin."

Mashi Cohen is a holistic health & wellness coach whose goal is to help others find liberation in body, mind, and spirit. Mashi uses her own experiences of overcoming anorexia, depression, addicition, and anxiety, and leaving an ultra-orthodox religious community, to give a voice to others struggling and to be an example of what is possible. Mashi founded THELIBER8XPERIENCE to provide wholesome and fun movement experiences that leave participants feeling high on life.

Jake Baird was born to two people that were filled with astonishing rage. He remembers fights, violent outbursts, and much screaming. That behavior resulted in Jake being sent off to foster homes. "I felt alone. I was alone. All the time. I lived in my head, where everything was violent chaos." Jake found boxing through HBO’s Mike Tyson biopic and found that he had an aptitude for it. So...he fought. In the ring, out of the ring, in school, on the street, in traffic, in front of kids, old people, young people, anyone in front of him. At 22, Jake had his son, "....it made me happy. He was diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, and it made me angry. So, I fought. Even with competing as a boxer, I wanted more. It landed me in jail and kept me alone. It wasn’t until I left boxing for a while and returned to college to get my degree that I started to calm down. Use my intellect in place of my emotion." That brought Jake to coaching where he's found a way to channel his rage, his wild companion, into something useful to other people. 

During the summer of 2006, John Hicks Mackenzie was paralyzed as a passenger in a car accident at the age of 17. He was left a quadriplegic, with one goal in mind; serve God and help others. For the last 15 years, John has been fighting to do just that! No giving up, turning no back, just pushing forward. 

At a very young age, Amy Phelan entered the nightlife scene and had to learn REAL quick to not only be able to adapt but to operate some of the biggest events in the world while holding her own in a male-dominated industry.A few years back, Amy shifted her focus to the adult industry where she began to learn a whole new side of events, social media, and navigating a new world that most people don't even know exists...

Bradley Kohn is a modern British renaissance man. He is a published poet and writer, multi-platinum awarded record producer, engineer and songwriter, stuntman, extreme sports athlete, British martial arts medallist, and a long-time meditator. He currently lives in Los Angeles and works as a Self Mastery and Transformation Coach.In 2019 he founded a complete and full-service approach to wellness that augments his coaching with a best-in-class network of Doctors, Practitioners, and Therapists, collectively operating under his wellness framework of Physical Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Hydration, Recovery, Purpose, and Lifestyle Design. His unique approach and genuine depth of care enable people to live their best lives through Physical, Mental, Financial, and Spiritual Well-being.  

Jason Gurvitz & Jordan Marinov are the founders of Hidden Tears, a production company making media that matters. Together, Jason and Jordan create dynamic films, series, and live events focusing on social impact causes such as human trafficking, women’s rights, prison reform, and more. Alongside special forces, law enforcement, and advocates, Hidden Tears seeks to tell innovative stories and create change!Of course, we were curious about the story behind it all... 

Not knowing how to sail, Dustin Reynolds set out to be the first double amputee to do a 'singlehanded' circumnavigation on a 1968 Alberg 35 after losing his left arm and foot in a motorcycle accident.⁠He learned by reading sailing books, watching instructional Youtube videos, and cruising around the Hawaiian islands for one month. ⁠In the following 6 years, he has sailed over 25,000 miles 'singlehanded', visited over 30 countries, and is currently in the Bahamas. ⁠Dustin plans on transiting the Panama canal in May and completing his singlehanded circumnavigation by December 2021.

Tamieka Briscoe, is a screenwriter, author. and director from Washington D.C. Her works include the new hit web series, QT—a project she wrote and directed remotely in the spring of 2020 while in quarantine—her debut novel, Like a Moth to a Flame, along with numerous blogs and essays on love, dating, and relationships for various platforms. Her articles have been featured in publications such as The Baltimore Sun and The Gazette. While writing fiction and blogging have always been her passion, in 2013, Tamieka added filmmaking to her repertoire with a documentary film entitled, The Single Life: Dual Perspectives on Modern Dating. Since then, she’s penned and worked on a number of film projects. A true connoisseur of all things media, she also hosts her own podcast, Talkin’ with T.B. Tamieka is an alum of Bowie State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Communications and went on to earn a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland. She is currently based in Los Angeles, California, where she is a writing coach and works tirelessly on her film projects. She is a proud mother of two rising stars.... and she JUST KEEPS GOING!