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Darrius Marcellin is a working actor and entrepreneur based in Hollywood, California. Darrius has been featured in the 2019 BET movie “Always a Bridesmaid” and 2020 Blockbuster “The Swing of Things”. Darrius Podcast show 1000 Failures topped the 100 list in Arts and has been listed by Celebrity Acting Coach –Amy Lyndon as “A must have for any actor coming to LA”. Darrius has featured two Emmy Award Winning Actors on the show. Darrius founded the Girl Power Soccer Camp to empower the future generation of soccer stars to become leaders on and off the field. The camp has been featured on FOX News as the first of a kind, bringing Manchester United and Liverpool FC players to California to train and motivate the future ladies. Darrius is a co-founder of Pearl’s Caribbean Restaurant in NY, that has been featured in FOX, NBC and ABC. Darrius Marcellin spoke on the mainstage of the Money 20/20 Fintech conference alongside top CEO’s and Executives talking about “Why Unicorns aren’t built in one day”. In 2019 Darrius has been in Men’s Health, GQ, ESPN and Oprah’s Magazine Darrius was born in the Caribbean Island of Trinidad and moved to Brooklyn, NY with the immigrant story. Darrius and his mother started cleaning homes and while in college he started an events company with his high school friend that was earning him six figures in his junior year and had notable clients like Trevor Noah and Gigi Hadid. He maintained a Presidential Scholarship at St. Francis College, ran his company TTR Group LLC and was the captain of his Division 1 Soccer team. With his inspirational media company 1000 Failures, Darrius reaches thousands and his voice is meant to inspire. “To be successful one must be prepared to fail 1000 Times” For fun, Darrius likes to play soccer and had dreams to play for Manchester United as a child – now he works with them.

Ronny Turiaf has been blessed to have many different experiences throughout his life. There have been ups and downs, but it brought him to where he is today. Throughout his 10 years in the NBA, he has also been fortunate enough to be the President of Heart to Heart Foundation, Chairman of IVC Global, an intern at Olson Agency, Jr NBA Ambassador, and many other experiences. Since his childhood he knew he wanted to find a way to give back to the world, and he now has an opportunity to do that.
Ronny’s experiences have taught him about adversity, teamwork, hard work, passion and dedication. Professionally he’s learned about marketing, advertising, social media, non-profits, strategy, measurement, client management and so much more. Most importantly, Ronny has learned about the importance of community and finding your true desire. He’s learned that tomorrow is never promised so today must be lived.
Ronny’s passions continue to exist both on and off the court, as he remains committed to utilizing his NBA career to make an impact in his community and beyond.
His first life took him from the Caribbean to new opportunities in Paris
His second life from a heart operation to being a NBA champion
Welcome to Ronny’s third life where he’s committed to following his heart.

Mario Adrion was born in Germany in a small village of 800 people in the Black Forest. When he was 15 he spent a year in Peru where he learned Spanish and realized how amazing it is to travel and embrace the unknown. He started studying psychology and business in Berlin and was discovered as a model. At 19 years old he started traveling to New York for fashion week. For the next 6 years he would travel full time between Asia, Milan, New York and Berlin. He started Youtube about 3 years ago and slowly his focus shifted from modeling to Youtube. Now he mainly does social media along with acting and standup comedy here in LA.

Honored this week to sit down with my friend Brian Henry. Imagine raving to grime tunes in London, going to a late-night Afro-Beats house party in South Africa, and finally ending up in Hollywood for the launch of your favorite artist’s new album. These experiences depict the world-wind of musical moments curated by Brian Henry. Leaving a career path in investment banking, he’s emerged as one of America’s hottest young talents.
Formerly known as DJ B-Hen, he honed his skills at Los Angeles’ renowned Scratch DJ Academy. With a hustle, ambition and showmanship unlike any of his counterparty –Brian Henry is a resident DJ on ABC’s Good Morning America in New York City, and displayed extreme showmanship as a standout contestant on VH1’s premiere DJ competition show: Master of the Mix.
Brian Henry has most notably performed for The President of the United States, Barack Obama and The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. From the Swag Surf to the Tootsie Roll, the entire White House let loose to the sounds of B-Hen during a private reception for The First Lady’s closest aid. His high-profile events also include DJ sets for Beyonce, Cardi B, Pharrell, Sundance Film Festival, New York Fashion Week and Harvard Business School.
While musically illustrating events is his core passion, he also devotes his talent to eradicating breast cancer. After losing his mother, Tracy, to a vicious 14-month battle with the disease, he honors survivors and those fighting the disease with Beats to Beat Breast Cancer™. The non-profit, multi-city event series utilizes the power of music to drive awareness and raise funds for breast cancer research, particularly within the African American community.
Brian Henry has performed across North America, The Caribbean, Italy, South Africa, Morocco, and The United Kingdom. His cornerstone event: The B-Hen Block Party™ annually draws over 1,500 guests in Los Angeles and in 2020 the event series will travel across the U.S.

Dax Dasilva is the creative mind behind Canadian tech company Lightspeed, cultural centre Never Apart, and new book out now, Age of Union.


Founded in 2005, Lightspeed develops a cloud commerce platform used by independent retail and restaurant customers in over a hundred countries, employs over 750 staff located in eight cities, and has raised $292M USD from investors. The company went public in March 2019 on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LSPD, becoming one of Canada’s top 10 technology IPOs.


In 2015, Dasilva also founded Never Apart, housed in Lightspeed’s former offices, and is a cultural non-profit determined to bring about positive social change and unity through original programming with global reach and impact; cultivating a diverse following and welcoming thousands into its 12,000-square-foot space.


Helping entrepreneurs become leaders in their communities through Lightspeed’s technology and elevating artists through his work at Never Apart are fundamental to Dasilva’s philosophy—fostering cultures of innovation, promoting diverse leadership, and valuing different viewpoints.
With his new book, Age of Union, Dasilva brings leadership, spirituality and environmental guardianship together with themes of identity, diversity, cultural expression, and individual empowerment to ignite the impactful changemakers that the world needs now.

Judith Regan is an American editor, producer, book publisher, and television and radio talk show host. She is the founder of Regan Arts, has been called, “the smartest executive in book publishing”, by Vanity Fair, and is often referred to as, “the Queen Of All Media”. Judith has published books with authors such as Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, Michael Moore, Sean Hannity, Jenna Jameson, Neil Strauss, including legendary titles such as Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked', which later became a musical, Dr Barry Sears' 'The Zone', Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather Notebook', and, 'The Audacity Of Inez Burns', by Stephen Bloom. In 2006, Judith interviewed OJ Simpson for Fox Network, where he “confessed” to the murder in a controversial special entitled, “O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession:”, which led to the publishing of the book, “If I Did It”.

Honored to have Gareb on this weeks episode of 7 Questions. Gareb Shamus, CEO of ACE Universe is building the largest community of Superhero fans around the world. Gareb is a world-renowned authority on Superheroes and started and produced the largest Comic Con tour for over twenty years. He started and published many of the leading award-winning magazines, including Wizard and ToyFare, about Superheroes across movies, TV, toys, games, animation and comic books, selling over 100 million copies in 75 countries, in dozens of languages.
Gareb is credited with leading the charge to help make the Geeks and Nerds into the “Cool” people.
Gareb Shamus is a professional contemporary artist, whose paintings are currently on display in galleries in Los Angeles, Toronto and New York City. His paintings are noted for breaking the ‘3rd wall’ with their three-dimensional textures and use of a proprietary painting technique designed to provoke conversation by reaching out to the viewer.

Honored to have my friend Tammy on today's episode! Tammy Tibbetts drives the fundraising and communications strategy of She's the First (STF), a nonprofit that fights gender inequality by educating girls and training students. To date, she’s led STF through nine years of positive financial growth and manages more than $1M+ in assets annually. She’s known for building remarkable teams and creating compelling ways for supporters to get involved in the mission at all levels. Tammy is a frequent keynote speaker and panelist and has done three TEDx talks.

Over the years, her work has been shortlisted in Marie Claire's 20 Women Changing the World, in Forbes' 30 Under 30, TIME's 30 Under 30 World-Changers, and in Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business. Currently, she’s working on a book project with her co-founder, Christen Brandt, to help individuals craft their own personal impact plans, using the frameworks and philosophies that have made She's the First successful.

Tammy is a proud first-generation college graduate who attended The College of New Jersey, earning a B.A. in journalism, summa cum laude. Although voted “Most Shy” in her high school yearbook, she is anything but that today, whether she’s speaking on stage or being a clown in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (yes, really). She started her career at Hearst Magazines, where she launched three profitable digital properties and became Seventeen’s inaugural, award-winning social media editor.

Today's guest is my friend Nick Melvoin. Nick has spent his career fighting for our city’s schoolchildren. He believes that together, with the right leadership, we can ensure that every student in Los Angeles has the opportunity to succeed. Born and raised on the Westside of LA, Nick served as a seventh and eighth grade English teacher at Markham Middle School, an LAUSD campus in Watts, where he coached soccer and baseball and helped his students launch a school newspaper. At Markham, he saw firsthand how LAUSD failed to support schools and neglected the needs of our city’s most vulnerable students. When he and two-thirds of Markham’s teachers lost their jobs due to budget cuts, he fought to be re-hired and worked to end the indiscriminate, seniority-based teacher layoffs that harm so many LA families. As a teacher, Nick joined the ACLU, Mayors Riordan and Villaraigosa, and others to bring a ground-breaking civil rights lawsuit which argued that LA’s layoffs violated the rights of students. They won. Nick holds a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, a Masters in Urban Education from Loyola Marymount University (LMU), and a law degree from the New York University School of Law, where he was a Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar. In addition to serving as a teacher, Nick has worked in the Obama White House with the Domestic Policy Council and the US Attorney’s office where he took part in various civil rights investigations as a legal clerk. Today, Nick leads and facilitates efforts by students, parents, teachers, and community members to rethink and shape the future of our city’s schools. He is also an adjunct professor at LMU where he teaches teachers how to improve their own advocacy in the classroom. In working for nonprofits such as Teach Plus and Educators 4 Excellence, Nick helps to improve the support teachers across the state receive before and during their time in the classroom, as well as amplify teacher voice in policy-making. Nick serves on the boards of the Los Angeles County Young Democrats, Brentwood Community Council, Teach For America Associates, University Synagogue's Social Justice Committee, and United in Harmony. He is a graduate of the Jewish Federation’s New Leaders Project and the New Leaders Council and chairs the Jewish Federation’s Educators’ Network. Nick is also proud to serve as a director of Camp Harmony, a camp for homeless and underserved children. His commitment to solving educational inequity was first sparked as a volunteer at Camp Harmony more than fifteen years ago.

Ever wonder what an indoor modern amusement park would be? Two Bit Circus has figured it out!!! So honored to have Brent Bushnell as todays guest on 7 Questions. Brent is the CEO and co-founder of Two Bit Circus, a Los Angeles-based experiential entertainment company. The interdisciplinary team strives to create immersive, social fun and is currently building a network of micro-amusement parks featuring free-roaming VR, robot bartenders, an interactive supper club and more. They’ve captured action sports content in 360 video for brands like the NFL, NBA, Indy and the Olympics for use in VR activations at the Super Bowl, All Star Games and in retail. The company regularly serves as immersive entertainment partners for brands and location-based facilities.

In this weeks episode of 7 Questions I sit down with Governor David Alexander Paterson. Governor Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out the final three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to the end of 2010. He is the first African American to hold that position and the second legally blind U.S. Governor of any state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting Governor of Arkansas for 11 days in January 1975. Since leaving office, Paterson has been a radio talk show host on station WOR in New York City, and was in 2014 appointed chairman of the New York Democratic Party by his successor as governor, Andrew Cuomo.

This week on 7 questions podcast I have the pleasure of interviewing Jackson Howard. Jackson is a writer and editor from #LosAngeles . His criticism, essays, and reporting have appeared in Pitchfork, i-D, The FADER, them., ELLE, W Magazine, and elsewhere. He works in the editorial department at the book publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux, where he recently acquired his first novel as an editor. He lives in #Brooklyn.

Today I have the honor of having my brother and dear friend LaQuan Smith. LaQuan Smith, born in Queens, New York, started his brand at the age of 21. Smith spent his early years instructed by his grandmother who instilled a passion and skill for sewing and pattern making. His distinctive work sparked interest among fashion icons and risk takers including Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Kim Kardashian, all of whom were early supporters of the gifted designer. Since its formal debut in 2013, the brand has gained acclaim for its endless archive of distinctive garments and details. Smith has cultivated an equally dynamic private order clientele which spans the globe from Lagos to London. Smith’s unapologetically glamorous aesthetic has also been tapped by world­ recognized brands including Heineken, Tidal, Samsung, Microsoft, and Verizon, for Smith directed activations. LaQuan Smith, and his eponymous label, are headquartered and manufactured in Long Island City, NYC and deliver globally.

Todays guest is Justin Rezvani. Justin is a first generation American entrepreneur, investor, Forbes’ 30 Under 30, and Founder of theAmplify: a data-driven advertising technology platform that produces influencer advertising campaigns for premium brands across social platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube and Periscope.

theAmplify has produced major campaigns in every vertical for industry leading clients including Lions Gate, COTY, Unilever, Taco Bell, Campbell’s and Nissan. Rezvani is a notable keynote speaker for global marketing events and has been featured in cover articles in the Wall Street Journal, AdWeek, Forbes and The Los Angeles Business Journal.

Rezvani received his Bachelor of Science in business administration, marketing management and advertising from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona where he was named student of the year in both 2010 and 2011.

This week on 7 Questions podcast I sit down with my friend Partha CEO of @BWHealthUSA and @lassogear. Partha Unnava was born and raised in Columbus, OH. He moved to Atlanta to attend Georgia Tech and study biomedical engineering, and in the process realized that he could never work a typical 9-5 job. After a few years of college, he dropped out to start BWHealth (at the time, called Better Walk). The inspiration for this company came from a personal experience, spending 6 weeks on crutches after breaking his ankle playing basketball. He saw the flaws in the healthcare system, and saw a clear way he could make a massive impact in sports medicine. He’s built and grown his business, and went from college dropout to successful entrepreneur. He’s been fortunate enough to have met President Obama at the White House, been featured on CNN, Forbes, Inc., and more, along his journey to improve sports medicine and healthcare in dynamic ways.

This week on 7 Questions, I sit down with my friend Brett Novek. After his father died from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2008, Brett started the clothing company Good HYouman in an attempt to save others from the heartache he felt, of which a portion of its profits goes to help people with leukemia and lymphoma. You'll laugh and you'll be entertained by our 7 Questions game. Please subscribe if you like and share. Thank you!

This week I sit down with My friend Cuong. King Ice was founded by Cuong Diep and Derek Belay in 2007 to make custom men’s jewelry and accessories featuring street-inspired themes, particularly in the Hip-Hop sector and are based in L.A. King Ice has worked with celebrities, like Snoop Dog, The Game, Chris Brown, Katy Perry, Bone Thugs-n-Hatmony, Wiz Khalifa and Tyga are some of the artists, who have been wearing the company’s jewelry the last decade. Even Larry King has been photographed wearing the jewelry. It’s been featured on television shows like Fox’s hit show Empire, and X-Factor; and they’ve worked with retailers like Dr. Jays and Jimmy Jazz. FUN FACT: CUONG DIEP IS FROM MOSS, NORWAY, AND CAME TO THE USA TO STUDY CHEMISTRY!

Today I interview the founder of Impulse, Jose Ramos.

This week I sit down with my friend Melody Thornton! American singer-song writer, dance and television personality. She rose to stardom as a member of the Pussy Cat Dolls.

Today I interview Dean McCarthy - Entertainment Reporter at Austerio who also runs a fashion line Argyle Grant, and interviews the worlds biggest celebrities on the red carpet!!!

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