Bran'sTech

For this special episode of Bran'sTech, Brandon is joined by recurring guests Jackal Vasquez and Bryce Martin for an extensive discussion about being a content creator.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over six years of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Tsukuyomi (Jackal) Vasquez is a content creator on Twitch, and soon-to-be YouTuber, where he plays games with friends. He is also a dad that enjoys video games, anime, and technology.
• Bryce Martin is a YouTuber, editor, and live streamer.

(Note: This episode may contain minor swearing.)

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A third-year college student with interests in storytelling, writing, and analytics, Janelle Camba comes onto the podcast to speak about her educational journey, her passion for storytelling, and the importance of pursuing your passions.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over six years of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Janelle Camba is a marketing major with a concentration in digital marketing. Outside of marketing, she's interested in writing and film.

A college student, mom, and military wife, Erin Carter joins the podcast to speak about her experience resuming her educational journey, how it has been, the lessons she learned when she was a stay-at-home mom, and how she values the time that she gets to spend with her family.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over six years of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Erin Carter has been a stay-at-home-mom for several years and recently returned to school to earn the degree she started before her children were born.

Fulfilling her longtime hope to be on a podcast, Traleya Eley joins the podcast in this interview to speak about her life journey, her advocacy for disability awareness, her mental health, and her determination for things to get better as a society.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over six years of experience in content creation, and almost four years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Traleya "Leya" Eley is a sophomore at Old Dominion University and a member of many organizations on and off campus to include PRSSA, I'm Determined, and the Honors Society.

Promoting his new single, Maxwell LeVan stops by the podcast to speak about his content creation and music journey, the progress he has made over his almost decade of content creation, and his thoughts about future ambitions.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with almost six years of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Maxwell LeVan is a 19-year-old pop punk singer and music producer.

Coming out with new singles under the "Double Vision" banner alongside Ryan Rane, Noah Strykes is setting new standards as he moves to new heights in his music career, discussing his journey for the second time on the podcast, this time giving an extensive look behind-the-scenes and what he plans to do next.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over six years of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Noah Strykes, a Producer, Singer, and Musician, is taking on the sounds of the 80s in recent and upcoming projects alongside Ryan Rane under the name "Double Vision'.

With interests in aerospace and space policy, Althea Noonan is a student at Georgia Tech within her first year of studies. Set to make a difference within the world of aerospace, she aspires to work for NASA as she comes on the podcast to speak about her journey thus far and what she hopes to do in the years to come.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with almost six years of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Althea Noonan is a first-year aerospace engineering student at Georgia Tech, with a passion for space exploration and policy.

Stargazing is just one of many interests for Zac Vaillancourt, an aspiring aerospace engineer attending Virginia Tech. With experience in resiliency throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020, Zac is ready to face life's challenges as he prepares to finish his first year of college and in a few years enter the workforce in a few years with not even the sky as the limit.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with almost six years of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Zac Vaillancourt is a freshman at Virginia Tech planning on studying Aerospace Engineering and minoring in Astronomy.

In his role as a digital storyteller, Ryan Carter is quite familiar with expanding his toolkit of knowledge. Now within his new position as a visual information specialist at Military Sealift Command, he comes on the podcast to speak about what storytelling and preserving the moment means to him, alongside his advice to fellow creators.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years and a half of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Ryan Carter is a visual information specialist at Military Sealift Command and the owner of Ryan Carter Photography.

Now in his second semester of college at Virginia Tech, Sam Philips speaks on the podcast about his experience with STEM, his time as a cadet last semester, and what he plans to do throughout his time in college.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years and a half of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Sam Philips is an Eagle Scout college student intending to major in computer engineering. He intends to work in the defense sector, and he currently does Artificial Intelligence (AI) research.

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Notes:

After completing the interview, we did want to note some details to be more precise:

1. The list of senior military colleges is University of North Georgia, Citadel, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, VMI, and Norwich University.

2. The list of events in the National Cyber Exercise is cryptography, malware, software development, and policy. After all that is the cyber combat exercise.

Tech Update - March 2022

Tech Update - February 2022

In the latest conversational episode of Bran'sTech, guest Jonathan Baumgardner joins the discussion to speak about his ambitions, his experience in education over this past year, interests within the STEM field, and what he believes will be his career path going forward.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years and a half of experience in content creation, and over three years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Jonathan Baumgardner is an aspiring engineer with hopes to aid in future space missions with goals of understanding our universe a little bit more.

In today's Bran'sTech episode, we are going back a few weeks to a group interview featuring former podcast guests Bryce Martin and Zachary Trias. In this interview, the guests speak about their interests in video games, what the STEM field means to them, and their overall ambitions for the future while getting to know each other.

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years and a half of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Bryce Martin is a Director and editor for the WODU Studios gaming division.
• Zachary Trias is a graphic design student and an aspiring author. He writes in his free time when he is not doing schoolwork or working.

In the final episode of Discussions, Zachary Trias and Brandon K. Hedgepeth discuss their hopes for the future, their plans for 2022, and reflect on what this series has meant to them before turning the microphones off for a last time.

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About:

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Zachary Trias is a graphic design student and aspiring author. He writes in his free time when he is not doing schoolwork or working.

• A big thank you to former Discussions co-hosts Michael Mcclellan, Matthieu J. Peralta, and Kyle Robinson for their dedication to this series and all the hard work they put in.

Zachary Trias joins Brandon K. Hedgepeth, once again, for the penultimate episode of Discussions on the Bran'sTech podcast station where they reflect back on this past year and have fun while discussing the lessons they've learned and experiences they made.

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About:

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Zachary Trias is a graphic design student and aspiring author. He writes in his free time when he is not doing schoolwork or working.

On New Year's Eve, Brandon reflects back on his first two years hosting the current Bran'sTech podcast station and shares a message of appreciation to each of his guests and listeners. Recurring guest Zachary Trias joins Brandon for this episode.

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About:

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Zachary Trias is a graphic design student and an aspiring author. He writes in his free time when he is not doing schoolwork or working.

• Thank you to former podcast guests Daniel Phillips, Only Vontrez, Jon Swain, Kyle Robinson, Jax Warner, Carl Hayden, Justin Lancaster, Jackal Vasquez, Matthieu J. Peralta, Lizz Yimer, Charles Hu, Samuel Bevins, Emmanuel McNeill, Joshua Stuck, Kiara Reyes Diaz, Tyler Goode, Jeremiah Essandoh, Ephrata Yohannes, Michael Mcclellan, Ta'Jion Jeanty, "Mr_Wilig," Jastin Diemsen, Jayla Johnson, Elizabeth Burak, Dorion Prioleau, Tess Himelspach, Bryce Martin, Rahiem Clemente, Natalie McCue, Simply CSea, Joshua Ruff, Zachary Trias, Andrea Carey, Kiannah McClure for giving their reflections about their experience on the podcast.
• An additional thank you goes out to every guest on the podcast for their time and dedication.

Ending out the second season of Discussions, also the last episode before the holiday season, co-host Kyle Robinson speaks with host Brandon about the importance of having a balance between one's digital presence and personal wellbeing.

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About:

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over four years of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Kyle Robinson is a student at Virginia Tech and enjoys being able to continue to learn.

Tech Update - December 17

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years and a half of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Bryce Martin is a Director and editor for the WODU Studios gaming division.
• Zachary Trias is a graphic design student and an aspiring author. He writes in his free time when he is not doing school work or working.
• Matthieu J. Peralta is a current Biology Major and aspiring doctor at Virginia Commonwealth University. In his free time, he likes to play games and skate.

Matthieu J. Peralta joins Brandon K. Hedgepeth as co-host of this episode of Discussions to speak about their favorite tech products, accessories, and innovations of all time for the penultimate episode of the year.

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About:

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over four years of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Matthieu J. Peralta is a college student who has an interest in video games, technology, and STEM topics.

Returning to the podcast after almost a year, Joshua Ruff reflects on the past year and how his first full year of full-time college helped define his goals and priorities for years to come.

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About:

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Joshua Ruff is a sophomore college student majoring in Information Systems and Technology.

Speaking about the communication field and how she got into it, Kiannah McClure talks about her time in college, her future ambitions, and the opportunities in which she is pursuing during and after college.

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About:

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over five years of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Kiannah McClure is a junior at Old Domininion University, majoring in communication and minoring in marketing.

Tech Update - November 22

Speaking about the role that e-reading plays within the modern world, Kyle and Brandon discuss this week about how this has also affected education, and allows for information to be more accessible to scholars especially in comparison to physical textbooks.

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About:

• Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a digital content creator and college student with over four years of experience in content creation, and over two years in television production. He created the Bran'sTech brand in May 2016.
• Kyle Robinson is a student at Virginia Tech and enjoys being able to continue to learn.