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The Spark Podcast is an inclusive, guest-centered podcast showcasing influential individuals and their passions, or “sparks”, with a community focus to promote shared growth and prosperity. Hosted by Leen, The Spark Podcast promises to be an inspiring, humorous, and authentic take on how we share our sparks with one another and the world!
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D'Andre Good is the founder of Urban Eatz Delivery. Urban Eatz Delivery is a food delivery service app that connects great food to great people. They cater to the overlooked smaller minority owned restaurants, food trucks, and home-based food vendors, giving the community an opportunity to savor some of the "Hidden Gems" within the city of Houston and surrounding areas. Every month, a portion of Urban Eatz Delivery’s proceeds are donated on behalf of the highest grossing client for the month ...
If there's anyone you need to keep your eye on this year it's Emily of Beautifully Layered! This incredibly talented and dynamic entrepreneur and mother is the founder of Beautifully Layered, a multi-dimensional brand featuring timeless and modern event rentals, wholesale wellness products from woman-owned businesses, and a soon-to-be-released women's loungewear line. Emily keeps it real with listeners and shares beneficial tips on starting a business while encouraging aspiring entrepreneurs ...
This week it's all things K-Pop!! We're joined by the lovely Tay whose adoration and passion for K-Pop reigns supreme. In this fun, humorous and informative episode, we discuss the origins of K-Pop, the unique stylistic elements of the genre, and how Tay became one of the biggest K-Pop fans I know. We also explore some of Tay's favorite bands (did someone say BTS?!) while showing appreciation for foreign artists breaking into the U.S. market. We guarantee that after listening to this episode ...
Ask and you shall receive... meet your host, Leen!
One of our favorite conversations to date, we are delighted to introduce you to Lisa! As a young Asian-American woman navigating her late twenties, Lisa shares with us her experience immigrating to the U.S. as an adolescent from South Korea, and details both her academic and professional journey which led her to a career in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. During this episode, Leen and Lisa bond over their shared experience as first-generation immigrants and how navigating Western cu...
Coach Rea is an awarded Executive Coach, with a passion to help make a difference in the world. Coach Rea began her career in corporate America and gained her expertise in leadership coaching, sales/marketing strategy, and business advising. Today, Coach Rea is an expert in NLP Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Personal and Professional Development,and is a certified Self-Talk trainer. But the list doesn't end there! Coach Rea is also a successful entrepreneur and the host & executive pro...
Coming into her passions and entrepreneurial endeavors, Meela is undoubtedly destined for greatness. A fashion designer, singer, dancer and multi-faceted artist and entrepreneur, Meela has been diving into her goals head first and has manifested new opportunities that showcase her creativity and many talents. In this conversation between two friends, join in on the laughs and smiles as we explore Meela's dreams of launching a multi-use textile studio for local artists and hear her detail seve...
In this bonus episode, we went back in the vault for an enthralling interview with Sisco Hollard of Ocsispolis! Sisco is undeniably one of the most dynamic guests we've had to date as his experience and expertise span a vast array of mediums and industries. Sisco is an architect by profession but that is only the tip of the spear in his wheelhouse of talents. Sisco is a Black Communitarian and Afrofuturist and has been an advocate and organizer in his local to global community since.. well fo...
A.C. the Ruler is a dynamic musical artist hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin but his talents far extend the confines of the music industry. As a creative in every sense, A.C. the Ruler is also the founder and owner of fashion brand "CloudClub", has modeled for notable brands such as August Shop and Online Ceramics and Billionaire Boys Club, and has been recently expanding his passion for film and video directing. In this intimate conversation, A.C. the Ruler gets real with host and long...
Landon DeVon is undoubtedly a man of many talents, but most notably he is an award winning singer/songwriter, emcee, quantum reiki master, brujo and tarot reader. In this humorous and sentimental episode, Landon gets intimate about his personal identity and shares his unique experience of discovering his passions at a young age. In this episode, we discuss his recent performance and Milwaukee Pride Fest, his re-release of his album "Chakra 4" and his upcoming album "Chakra 5". What's ev...
CW: Depression, Suicide, Mental HealthArguably the most intimate conversation to date, join us for a vulnerable and beautiful episode with Milwaukee-based artist “.NOOR”. In this conversation, .NOOR walks us through his experience as a musical artist and the ways in which growing up in Milwaukee has influenced his sound and lyricism. .NOOR also shares an intimate reflection on his experience with mental health in the last year and coming out as bisexual through his pride freestyle released ea...
A Chicago Native, First Wave Scholar and rapper, Tan2 shares his unique and honest journey with listeners as he releases his newest mixtape "I Tried". In this episode, we explore Tan2's passion for music and his evolution as an artist beginning in high school and translating across his college and post-grad life. Today, Tan2 is dynamic, new age artist whose bouncy songs and subtle punch lines have listeners both dancing and pondering life. His poetry and spoken word roots are evid...
Cleopatra Jones is a dynamic artist, fashion designer and poet, however, her talents and skills far exceed these titles. Her clothing brand, 444 alignment, features acrylic on fabric and embodies true wearable art of unique and eccentric designs. As an artist, her bold color choices and abstract visuals brings the audience into a new realm of fantasy and grandeur. Based in Chicago, IL, Cleopatra Jones pulls inspiration from many places, people and objects. Yet as a true cancer sun, her motive...
In this unique episode, Sheba of Sheba Healer Living shares her experiences and beliefs around using cannabis for healing and medicinal purposes in Illinois where cannabis became legal both medicinally and recreationally in January 2021. Sheba not only educates others on how to use cannabis for healing, but also expresses her belief that cannabis can be used to overcome some of societies greatest ills and unite the masses. Similarly, Sheba started her own edible businesses and creates robust ...
As a musical artist, poet, and teacher, Rich Robbins is certainly not short for words when it comes to expressing his unique experiences navigating our complex world, especially during the unprecedented year of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Rich walks us through discovering his passion for music and spoken word, and how he came to be one of Chicago's leading emerging artists. In his new album, "On the Horizon", dropping Friday June 4th, Rich eloquently shares his journey of self ref...
For Shontay, pickles have been her favorite snack since she was a kid. Wanting to share her love for pickles with others, Shontay started Wut-A-Pickle, your one-stop-shop for a wide variety of flavored pickles with a kick! Wut-A-Pickle offers unique flavors such as tropical punch, chili sucker, spicy mango and many, many more. With a storefront location at 6727 Long Beach Blvd, Wut-A-Pickle also offers sliders, slushies, signature lemonade, and more! In this delightful conversation, Shontay s...
In this BONUS episode of The Spark Podcast, we have a very special guest who host, Leen, has known for over 20 years. Join us for this short conversation filled with lots of laughs and silly humor, nostalgia, goofy political discourse, music reviews, and more! Want to hear more from this special, surprise guest? Let us know on social media @the.sparkpodcast
A new friend of the podcast, Irfan brings bright and thoughtful dialogue to this episode as we explore his passion for dance and film. As a dancer, choreographer, and teacher for 9+ years, Irfan can be found at two studios - the Dance and Music Academy and All About Dance - where he works with youth and adults of all ages. Most recently, Irfan has become an amateur filmmaker and director, helping to visually showcase the beautiful routines of his students on screen while in-person performance...
In her debut EP, "Manifest", Rahel Be brings a bright and unique sound to powerful themes of growth, healing, and rising to one's full potential. In this episode, Rahel Be takes us through her journey in music from her first-ever studio session in Chicago to dropping her debut EP in December 2020. With thoughtful lyrics and effervescent melodies, this Neo-Soul project effortlessly captures the evolution of a young woman as she navigates love, friendship, and purpose. One of ...
EC Love is a photographer, filmmaker, screenwriter, content creator and designer with a passion for capturing emotion in the visuals he creates. His most recent endeavor includes launching “humanpalettechannel”, a multi-media platform and collective centered around building a community of diverse artists across various mediums with the shared goal of amplifying the different palettes of humanity. In this all-encompassing conversation, explore EC Love’s journey thus far, his goals and aspirati...
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