On this episode, both Crystal and Gilbert, Founders of Solid are interviewed by Aileen Torres, MA on her podcast "Hearty Dose for the Mind". This is a special episode because its the first time both Crystal and Gilbert are interviewed together about how Solid got started.
In this episode I interview Solid's Head Fitness Coach Jordan. We get to learn a little about him and his up bringing here in Santa Barbara and we get to learn a whole lot about fitness! Jordan relied on fitness to get him through tough times as a teen and has now turned his passion for fitness into a career. He is a full time personal trainer at Superior Fitness on San Andres St. here in SB and also helps Solid Foundations instill confidence in the youth through Fitness every Friday! In this ep...
Judgement: Never do for yourself what the efforts of others can do for you. Use their wisdom and knowledge to further your own cause. In doing so, you will appear intimidatingly efficient and knowledgeable. Ultimately, those who worked for you will be forgotten and you will be remembered. If you think it's important that you do all the work yourself, you wont get far. Consequently, find those with skills you lack and find a way to either take their work as your own or hire them and put your name...
Judgement: Everything is judged by it's appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then or buried in oblivion. Stand out. Be conspicuous, at all cost. Make yourself a magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colorful, more mysterious than the bland and timid masses. In this episode, Gilbert tells his story of how he used this law as a teenager to change his image in a desperate attempt to stop from being bullied and to fit in.
The 48 Laws of Power Series Is going to be a great way for future students and parents of students to learn about my wife and I, the founders and Operators of Solid Foundations. In this series of podcasts we will be discussing the Laws of Power and how we either use them or they use us. I’m sure if you are listening to this podcast you are familiar with Solid Foundations Mission, you know everything we do is to instill confidence in our youth. With that being said I thought it would be cool to s...
The 48 Laws of Power Series Is going to be a great way for future students and parents of students to learn about my wife and I, the founders and Operators of Solid Foundations. In this series of podcasts we will be discussing the Laws of Power and how we either use them or they use us. I’m sure if you are listening to this podcast you are familiar with Solid Foundations Mission, you know everything we do is to instill confidence in our youth. With that being said I thought it would be cool to s...
I was recently invited to be a guest on the Hashing it out with Javi podcast, another great podcast based out of the 805! Javi learned about me through social media and asked if I would come on to talk about the special work we do at Solid Foundations. So this time I'm on the other side of the mic. This episode is the full recording from his podcast. ENJOY!
Guest Phillip Rendon and Victor Vega return to talk about how they have coped with the loss of loved ones.
Our discussion will include a quick intro into what caused us to want to be gang members when we were young boys, but more importantly we will talk about prevention strategies for those youth on the edge of gang life and solution strategies for those already in it. If you have any specific questions you would like us to address, dm and we will answer them on the podcast. We want to make it clear that we are speaking on this subject, NOT as any type of street authority, but rather as fathers and ...
The 48 Laws of Power Series Is going to be a great way for future students and parents of students to learn about my wife and I, the founders and Operators of Solid Foundations. In this series of podcasts we will be discussing the Laws of Power and how we either use them or they use us. I’m sure if you are listening to this podcast you are familiar with Solid Foundations Mission, you know everything we do is to instill confidence in our youth. With that being said I thought it would be cool to s...
Life is going good, Merari had a Solid Job and was raising her lovely daughter. Then her world got turned upside down! At first it started with pain in her breast which at first seemed like soreness that would just go away. This soreness turned into a rock hard tumor that the doctors ended up diagnosing as breast cancer. Chemo treatments followed surgery which meant a long painful road to recovery. Cancer is gone, Chemo is over, but the scars still remain. Listen as Marari shares her story......
The 48 Laws of Power Series Is going to be a great way for future students and parents of students to learn about my wife and I, the founders and Operators of Solid Foundations. In this series of podcasts we will be discussing the Laws of Power and how we either use them or they use us. I’m sure if you are listening to this podcast you are familiar with Solid Foundations Mission, you know everything we do is to instill confidence in our youth. With that being said I thought it would be cool to s...
The 48 Laws of Power Series Is going to be a great way for future students and parents of students to learn about my wife and I, the founders and Operators of Solid Foundations. In this series of podcasts we will be discussing the Laws of Power and how we either use them or they use us. I’m sure if you are listening to this podcast you are familiar with Solid Foundations Mission, you know everything we do is to instill confidence in our youth. With that being said I thought it would be cool to s...
Albert grew up in an abusive home, at the age of 6 an incident at home got himself along with his brother and sisters sent to an orphanage. Albert was forced to grow up fast and felt alone most of his childhood. He started hanging out with the wrong crowd as a teenager and soon found himself relying on violence to not only survive, but to fit in as well. Right after high school he left his home town of San Diego and moved to Santa Barbara where he attended UCSB and joined the Marine Reserves. He...
In this episode I talk with Daniel Andrade an old homie of mine from back in my teenage years. We both claimed the same neighborhood and partied a lot together. As time went on we started making different decisions which lead us on separate paths. In his story you will learn how he went from drinking and smoking weed while partying to becoming a full blown drug addict. His curiosity of wanting to try coke eventually lead to even harder drugs like Glass and Heroin. Drug use took over Daniels life...
At the age of 15, Aileen was raped at a park by a boy she knew from school. This left her feeling violated and ashamed for months. After years of dealing with all the emotional baggage, she decided she wanted to start feeling empowered rather than a victim. After talks with counselors and sharing her story with her mother she decided to open up to all. Listen and hear Aileen’s story, we hope this encourages and empowers young ladies and women here in our Santa Barbara community and beyond!
Gus talks about how as a youth he used different negative outlets to try and cope with anxiety and depression. Now as an adult, Mixed Martial Arts is the major antidote that helps him keep the demons at bay!
A detailed look into the life of Victor Vega. Started using drugs and jumped into a gang at 11 years old. Was incarcerated in and out until his 30’s. Somehow he found the strength to make a change and now helps others do the same.
In this episode Crystal shares her story of growing up and seeing her parents in an abusive relationship, becoming a mother at 15, falling into a cycle of abusive relationships and how training Jiu Jitsu saved her life!
Behind the scenes meeting with two of the original ten young men who were hired on to work with my team at Legacy Installation. We discuss what it will take to keep a job and what will set you apart from your co-workers. If you can learn and practice these work ethic principles you will never be without a job!
On this episode, my fiancé Crystal Cooper, sister Lorena Regalado and I are interviewed by Cesar Perfecto our Teammate/Controller here at Solid Foundations as he extracts info from us in order to put together a strategy plan for Solid Foundations. You here our reasons for wanting to create our own Non-profit and the passion we have for helping those in our community.
In this episode we get you up to date with Solid Foundations. What we worked on in 2019 and we we have planned for 2020. We describe a mind shift solution you can start practicing, Its on why you should have a different perspective on all the problems life brings you. We go over what communication means to us within our relationship. We do a Q & A from questions sent in on IG and through the live stream of a portion of this episode. We also introduce you to the Sexual Fantasy Explorer exerci...
Witnessing addiction and abuse between both parents, it’s no surprise Jason became a drug user himself and started getting in major trouble at a young age. Jason was kicked out of Santa Barbara and forced to move to Santa Monica to complete a sobriety program. That program is the Salvation Army and its where Jason continues to grow and thrive.
In this episode I sit and talk with Gilbert Boynton who I first met in high school. Gil started trained Martial Arts at a young age, growing up he was constantly picked on by his older brother and his brothers friends. He was a solid athlete and after 9/11, he went to war in Iraq. He served 2 combat tours then went back as a security contractor. Since Gil’s been back he focuses on his #1 priority, his family. I hope you find as much value as i did from our conversation. Send me a message on Inst...
As far back as I can remember my mother made it a point to be home with us and put her heart and soul into raising not only her children, but also many cousins around my age. Our days were filled with trips to the park and hours upon hours at the beach. Another way we learned to enjoy ourselves was when my mom would have us put on the gloves to box each other or go at it wrestling. Inevitably someone would start crying, but we we’re never to quit and when all said and done we shook hands and wen...
In this episode I speak with an older homie of mine, Phillip Rendon. Phillip came up about 2 generations before me, though still we share a lot in common. We are both family men and entrepreneurs, but before that we both had been jumped in to the East Side Krazies by the age of 15. Fortunately it didn’t take long for us to figure out we were setting ourselves up for failure with the choices we had been making as young teens. We noticed a lot of homies were dying, going to prison or becoming dope...
My partner Gus and I sit down and talk with a group of teens, both boys and girls ranging from ages 13 - 18. We discuss whats going on in their lives and the challenges they are facing. We dive into several subjects like drugs, hook ups, school and the internet. Its a must listen to hear whats going on now in teenagers lives.
On this episode I sit down with my youngest daughter Bear. It’s a talk that many daughters and fathers dread or neglect to have, even worse a lot of teenage girls don’t have a positive male figure in their life to even speak to if they wanted to. Our talk is about “boys” and in particular bears relationships to boys. As a teen myself, I witnessed firsthand, some girls who were told by parents they couldn’t talk to boys, they had to dress a certain way and would be punished if their parents found...
Adam goes into detail about his battle with addiction. From childhood to Fatherhood and all the ups and downs in between. He also explains his strategy for staying clean and sober.
In this episode I answer some questions about myself. My younger cousin Isabel who’s in 8th grade reached out and told me she wanted to ask me some personal questions that she thought might help her in some areas where she is struggling or was just curious about. I also spend some time with her discussing mindset. She opens about how her negative thoughts and bad habits are making her very unhappy. I’m hoping in our discussion, she was able to hear some helpful tips.
