Welcome to sheckiiville, an audio journey of a Korean-born American going through love and business

Ogo's life story was fascinating in college, but it's even more impactful post Bonnies career. I got to cover him in college, but importantly built a friendship and followed his journey. If his story of overcoming adversity doesn't get you up this morning, not sure what will. Humbled to have another St. Bonaventure University alum on sheckiiville! As always, text me at (213) 214-0970. Would love to chat about this episode with y'all :) 

Some people claim to be real, and some are Minji Chang. The actor, producer, ‘First Of All’ podcast host came on sheckiiville to not only talk about her journey in Hollywood, but much needed discussion about racism and sexism. Just to get you prepared, the word “should” is a main theme of our chat. Can’t wait for y’all to meet Minji on sheckiiville today on day 3 of 7 on my birthday week. Text me at (213) 214-0970 if you want to chat about this personally :) And yes, that is my actual number.

Imagine first stepping into a prospective employer and have the head of HR go, “Where my boy sheckii at?!” That’s how Jay Salim and I met in NYC, and since then I’ve kept in touch with now the EVP of People and Culture at Complex Networks. Jay shared his story about coming back after serving in the military and how that has shaped his career. He shares a story about how he got into the advertising industry after being a doorman and doing multiple hustles to get the right experience. My man dropped some serious knowledge on the second episode during my birthday week, and I’m glad y’all get to know the amazing guy Jay is on sheckiiville. Text me at (213) 214-0970 if you want to chat about this personally! (Not a joke this is really my number.)

Excited to have Andy Lam kick off the birthday week with episode 009! Andy is an Amazon FBA Entrepreneur, and no that's not drop shipping. See how he created a 7-figure business from doing something that many people will want to get started on, but more importantly hear the journey that took him here and how he managed continuing to grow. If you want to chat about this, text me at (213) 214-0970.

Jess was the first person I ever did a documentary on. But more importantly, I wanted to have her on as the first St. Bonaventure alumni on this podcast (Go Bonnies!) because her work ethic and perspective as an assistant basketball coach at Providence is great to hear for everyone. We also talked about Kobe Bryant and the legacy he left. Can’t wait for y’all to hear this! If you wanna chat about it, text me at (213) 214-0970.

William Hung of American Idol fame (yes, the one who did "She Bangs!") dropped by sheckiville on this episode to chat about what he has been up to. The lasting memory for this episode is the vision he chatted about, when he had the inspiration to do more -- and he did. As a motivational speaker and coach, he has expanded his reach and started to help others out in a meaningful way. Oh, and we talked about bullying and other things in there as well. Hope you enjoy the episode! 

Geoff and I met through a recruiter and even worked together briefly at an advertising agency. Incredible mind in the social media and digital marketing space, which is even more embellished by him being the CEO of We Are Social Media (WeRSM). Conversations today included things about is this peak social media content or not -- because during the pandemic, he brought some interesting points about what brands should be doing more of or less of. Can't wait for y'all to hear what Geoff brought to the podcast! 

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We are Social Media is one of the world’s leading independent sources of digital marketing news and insight, covering social media marketing, the connected lifestyle, and a lot in between. Over the years, we’ve become a valuable resource that thousands of top agency and brand professionals trust to stay up-to-date on a daily basis.

We Are Social Media is incorporated in New York, USA and has local presence in Athens, Greece and Central London, UK.

Oh, Melly... Melly and I go back quite a bit, and it has been a pleasure to see her art and skills grow as a creative. Melly's a renowned photographer who has taken portraits of Manny Pacquiao, Ronny Chieng, Bill Nye and much, much, more. Lately she has done some incredible things during the pandemic of doing #FaceTimePhotography that is absolutely worth a look. This embodies so many things I love -- doing something creative despite the restrictions, taking advantage of all technology, embodying a true entrepreneur mindset, and just being you. It was so great to have Melly on sheckiiville, and hope you enjoy listening in~

Coach Ballgame, aka James Lowe, is one of the main people who inspired me to get into podcasting and streaming. During the pandemic, Coach Ballgame has done some interesting things like going on various live streams, having giveaways, releasing his own coloring book and furthering many more partnerships within Major League Baseball, Little League proper, and more. He talked about some interesting things not just baseball related, including how his life journey led him to where he's at -- and how big he's dreaming. 

Bryan Pham, Founder of Asian Hustle Network, shared his thoughts on the community that he helped build from 52 people to 50,000+. Hear his thoughts about the xenophobia going on since the pandemic, his venture with Hate Is A Virus and more.

Welcome to the first episode! David Berry, a friend and a co-founder of an advertising agency, DB + Partners, chatted with me live about advertising during COVID-19, TikTok, marketing messaging and our previous time at another agency together.

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Excerpt from dbpluspartners.com

Hustlers. Doers. Jokesters. Thinkers.

Let’s face it. Big shops have big bills to pay. And sure, it makes for a nice walking tour when you stop by, but that fancy furniture? You pay for it. The overhead on employees, some of whom don’t even work on your account? You pay for it. That exorbitant electric bill? Same.

Which makes you wonder - when they create your scope of work, are they giving you what you need, or what they need to justify salaries and expenses?

So we’ve flipped the model. Our partners have their own shops and are experts in their own right. When you need a specific skill set, we get it for you. If you don’t, we don’t try to push it on you just because. You get only what you need, and you get the best of it.

In short, we’re from the “big-time” advertising world but we’re not molded by it. That means we know how to handle the most demanding of demanding clients, but we’re unencumbered by the (boring) business as usual. Sure, we can do basic.