Luis Ortega is an entrepreneur, public speaker, social impact consultant, and the director and founder of Storytellers for Change. For over a decade, Luis has traveled across the nation to share his personal narrative and message about the power of story-telling and story-listening to generate empathy, promote inclusion, and inspire action. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ [email protected] htt...
Aug 16, 2017•1 hr 24 min
Damon Bomar is one half of the duo that runs That Brown Girl Cooks! Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, we discuss his journey to find and follow his passions in the hospitality industry taking routes through Seattle Public Schools, Ghana, Japan and Howard University. We talk about what it was like growing up in a family of entrepreneurs and business owners, and how that shapes what he does today. He is a natural visionary, a critical mind, with a keen eye for business trends. Find Damon som...
Aug 09, 2017•1 hr 10 min
John Eklof is a writer, educator, and community organizer from Lakewood, WA. He's been a professional public speaker for 9 years now. John has dedicated his life to changing the world, making a difference in his community, and improving himself in all areas of his life. He's contributed his writing to both the Seattle Globalist and the International Examiner. He recently graduated with his master's degree in Multicultural Education from the University of Washington. His speeches, interviews, and...
Aug 02, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Mayowa Aina is a recent graduate from the University of Washington. She holds dual degrees in Informatics and International Studies. We discuss what it what it was like growing up in NE Tacoma, being a student and PURPLE! Mayowa is a talented writer, podcaster, and aspiring producer. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/simplymayowa/ https://twitter.com/m...
Jul 26, 2017•57 min
Jennifer Lucero-Earle is a magician of the soul. She uses music, movement and powerful storytelling to shift your mind, heart, spirit and body to higher vibrations. Her maiden name, Lucero, means “bright star.” Jennifer is an embodied diviner, the creator of ArcanaDance, a Black Belt Nia teacher and movement facilitator with over 30 years of experience working with the tarot. Her charge in life is to facilitate safe non-judgmental experiences for people to move, feel, heal, and grow into a more ...
Jul 18, 2017•1 hr 6 min
May 2018 -- Be sure to support the MarketShare Kickstarter campaign happening 5/2/2018-6/2/2018 Philip Deng is the visionary behind MarketShare's innovative approach in utilizing grassroots organizing strategies gleaned from his experience in campaign politics to motivate entire communities to build lasting public institutions for the common good. Throughout his career working on three continents and Oceania in the nonprofit and public sectors, he has demonstrated a particular deftness in crossi...
Jul 12, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Beth Patin and Lassana Magassa are two PhD candidates at the University of Washington's School of Information. Lassana is studying digital literacy levels and perceptions among incarcerated people and Beth is studying the role of libraries in natural disasters. We discuss their upbringing, journeys to Seattle, culture, history, education and music. MORE ABOUT BETH AND LASSANA: BETH'S GRANDFATHER: https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Sonnie-Hereford-III-272551712803717/?pnref=story Lassana's Dissertation:...
Jul 05, 2017•44 min
Toka Valu was born and raised in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga before migrating to the United States with his mother at 14. His roller coaster experience helped him develop a keen sense of awareness to empower students. Today, Toka serves as manager for Student Leadership Programs at the University of Washington’s Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. He is a proud Pacific Islander, youth advocate, community organizer, and artist in south King County. Social Media http://instagram.com/amb...
Jun 28, 2017•38 min
ARIF GURSEL Arif Gürsel is a serial entrepreneur who grew up in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from the historical Tuskegee University with a Computer Science degree before receiving his MBA from the University of Chicago. He is the founder of multiple startups including Floodgate Academy and Vibe Heavy. Arif’s resume, experience and commitment to building community make him one of technologies most influential people to know. — JALEESA TRAPP Jaleesa Trapp is a computer science instructor from Tacom...
Jun 21, 2017•58 min
GIRMAY ZAHILAY Girmay immigrated to the United States from Sudan when he was just three 3 years old and despite neither of his parents going to high school or college, he was able to graduate from Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Today he is an attorney and community leader with a deep commitment to disadvantaged youth. He founded Rising Leaders, Inc., a youth leadership and mentorship program which he started in New York City and is bringing to Seattle. We inte...
Jun 14, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to the first episode of the No Blueprint Podcast hosted by Domo and Yoshiko. In this episode, we sit down with David Pierre-Louis and Victor Winston Fitch to discuss how they define culture, its importance in their lives, being inspired by the hustle of the Caribbean people, Japanese culture, minimalism, and travel. Checkout playlists, photos, and more at NoBlueprintPodcast.com Remember to rate and subscribe and follow us on instagram, twitter, facebook, and spotify. Links in the descrip...
Jun 06, 2017•1 hr
Yoshiko and Domo are two curious individuals who currently reside in South Seattle. Tired of not hearing stories about amazing folks of color they took the liberty to sit with cultural ambassadors and ask them about their stories of how they came to understand culture, influences, success, failures, the music that has become the soundtrack to their lives and what the future holds for them and their communities. Hear these stories and more on the No Blueprint Podcast. Social Media https://www.ins...
Jun 04, 2017•2 min
