BVI Empowered

Zephyrin Victor is an actor, athlete, professional gamer, and stand-up comedian who goes by the stage name "See No Evil". Check out his story as he sits down with Joe Fleeks and Sayyida Victoria to talk about his upbringing and motivation for continuing to pursue his passions.

Chris Carrol is a life coach and founder of Steps in Recovery. In this episode, he'll sit down with Joe and Sayyida to tell them about his experience growing up as a victim of abuse and a life surrounded by suicide to now dedicating his life to empowering people who are blind and visually impaired.

Alvin Suarez is an athlete, musician life coach, and all around motivator for the blind and visually impaired community. Check out his journey as he sits down with Joe and Victoria to tell them all about it.

Joe and Sayyida Talk with Ridda Murphy. She is an educator, lover of people, and Happens to be the wife of Brandon Murphy who was on the show in the previous episode. Check out her story of hope and inspiration!

In this episode Joe and Sayyida sit down and talk with the man behind the scenes of BVI Empowered, Steven C! He'll be sharing his story of growing up amongst successful people who were also blind and visually impaired, How he got involved in the world of podcasting, and what keeps him striving for success. Learn about his affinity for concerts and listen in on this week's round of fast money!

Joseph and Victoria sit down with Will as he shares his journey growing up totally blind, how college made a difference, his time spent as a DJ, how he flew a plane,  his passion for teaching assistive technology and don’t miss Will’s number 1 answers to another fun round of Fast Money!

Michelle Toney is an author of 8 children's books and mother to 5 children. In this episode, she sit's down with J Fleeks and Sayyida Victoria to talk about her inspiration.

Saving Ven is one of the founders and current president of the Visually Impaired Blind Society or VIBS for short. In this episode she will talk with J Fleeks and Sayyida Victoria about her experience coming to America as a Cambodian refugee, losing her sight at the age of 47, and becoming the president of one of the most successful nonprofit organizations for the blind and visually impaired community.

J Fleeks and Sayyida Victoria sit down with Chaz Medinas, a rapper from Fort Worth. Texas known in the industry as The One 2 Cee.

Your hosts J Fleeks and Sayyida Victoria talk with Ron Graham about overcoming his vision loss after being in an auto accident, and how that experience along with others throughout his life have shaped him into the inspiring person he is today.

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MD Pearson is an author, rapper, and all around motivator. Listen in as he talks with your host Sayyida Victoria about doing whatever it takes to live an inspiring life despite all of the challenges that come our way.

J Fleeks and Sayyida Victoria sit down with motivational speaker and author Jacory Wiley to talk about the journey to finding his career and the inspiration behind his book "Vision to Dream".

Henry Escobedo is a military veteran who lost his sight at the age of 29. Listen in as he talks with Sayyida Victoria and J Fleeks about overcoming his loss of sight and learning to live life through a new perspective.

Alli K is a singer/songwriter using her platform to inspire her listeners to be the best that they can be. Listen in as she shares her story with your hosts Sayyida Victoria and J Fleeks.

Young Kazz is a blind hip-hop artist from Atlanta, Texas. Join Sayyida Victoria and J Fleeks as the talk with Kazz about making moves in the music industry as a blind artist, his new album "Visionary with No Vision", and even play a game of "Fast Money"!

Welcome to BVI Empowered! We are kicking off this podcast by introducing our hosts. Today, Sayyida Victoria sill be sitting down with J Fleeks to talk about his journey from losing his sight at the age of 16 to becoming a community leader by bringing accessible sports to people that are Blind and Visually Impaired.

Welcome to BVI Empowered where your hosts Sayyida Victoria and J Fleeks will sit down with people that are blind and visually impaired who have made a positive impact on the BVI Community. They will share their journeys of professional and personal success in order to empower and inspire all who listen.