6-to-8

When was the last time that you had a popsicle? As a popslinger during the day, Chris gets to ask that question to new people of all walks of life and their stories behind these Popsicle memories every day. Whenever it is a hot summer day or a gloomy rainy day, a fresh popsicle could make the world feel so much better.

Chris has always been open to new opportunities and stepped out of his comfort zone by saying yes to things. During his years as a student at Vanderbilt, he has always taken that adventurous spirit from taking the lead role for the theater production Vanderbilt Off Broadway and starting his own business in college. When he explored financial industries, ran his own insurance agency and sales, and worked for a start-up, Chris then took on a completely new step when an opportunity emerged: being the neighborhood partner for Nashville King of Pops. This has been an incredibly fulfilling journey where he gets to bring joy and happiness and witness the magic of popsicle in making people's days better.

Tune in for this episode where Chris shares about his journey from college onwards and these adventures as well as the identity shift, regaining perspective and now fulfilling experiences involved with the popsicle stand.

Chris could be reached at [email protected], and the King of Pops Nashville instagram @kop_nashville.

Bonus #2 here! Lately, Hangling has been feeling a lot of things, which got her  thinking a lot about emotions, and the way we deal with these complex upheavals and emotional rollercoasters. To divert our attentions from these feelings vs don't cut away feelings? Let's catch up!

For Kevin, the job of the artist is to find things in the world that are beautiful- or have the potential to become beautiful. While many things may not initially seem - beautiful, all it takes is a change in angle, lighting, or color to bring out their true character. Something that is beautiful to him is not just something that is nice to look at, but something that fills your mind with wonder- something that  makes you stop and think.

Kevin is a senior from Boston, studying biochemistry, Spanish, and studio art at Vanderbilt University. On campus he conducts colorectal cancer research in the King lab at ESB and is also a member of the SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate research program. Kevin has also been the president of the Kefi Collective, Vanderbilt's public arts organization, for two years. After graduating, he intends to attend medical school for an MSTP program.

In this episode, Kevin takes us back in time to when he first fell in love with art, the transformative evolving relationships, and its delicate balance with nature, gymnastic, music and science. Let’s dive right into it!

Zoia lives in an eternal state of intellectual curiosity, driven by her desire to create impact and put a zing in the universe. Focused on the combination of people, products, and brands to create impact-driving solutions for wicked problems, Zoia is used to working amongst senior executives from the start-up world to Fortune 500’s alike. Zoia is currently working at Citi as the VP in product management on Google Pay x Citi Plex.

Outside her "9-to-5," Zoia is truly a multi-hyphenate being an educator, podcaster, mentor, and founder of her own non-profit. Her passions for democratizing knowledge and intellectual endeavors have enabled her to extend her reach as an advisor and mentor to start-ups and non-profits. She is also part-time faculty at Columbia University, teaching at a graduate level. As the Global Marketing Lead at the nonprofit WIN: Women in Innovation. She launched, produced, and edited a podcast, "WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation" that has thousands of downloads and features senior women in the space.

Moreover, Zoia recently launched a non-profit foundation in her father's memory: “The Kozakov Foundation.” The foundation aims to change the state of creative industries, such as theatre, arts, photography, and design, to be made up of people who want to create culturally significant work that impacts us all. In practice, this means giving the next generation of artists and designers an opportunity to pursue the arts through funding their education and giving them the tools to succeed via the Kozakov Fellowship.

Tune in to hear about Zoia's "6-to-8" journey and the stories in-between a "Multi-Hyphenate"!

Movement of body and soul, with rich storytelling and deep self-expression, flows through Asya’s dance. A college junior majoring in Child Studies and Medicine, Health, and Society during the day, Asya is a 20-year old native of Memphis, TN who initially began her dance journey at the age of 6. Once she dipped her toe into the world of dance, this particular passion of hers became something that would follow her all the way through her childhood and even into her adult life now.

Tune in to hear about Asya’s journey starting out with a majorette team at her elementary school, later referring to a ballet program with a nearby studio, the ups and downs along the way, and how dancing translates to her life and her identity in a special way!

Creativity sparks, inspiration stems, and emotions flow through Christine’s work.

A college software engineer intern at Microsoft by day, Christine is one of these talented content creators with a mastery across photography, choreography, videography, and many more during her 6-to-8. With a passion for fashion and experimenting, she likes to take cool footage and make little films out of them, practice hip-hop dancing by scraping the choreo out of Youtube, and making fashion-related content on Instagram and Youtube. 

In this episode, Christine shares about how this all stems from her childhood, ups and downs along the ride like her solo getaway trip in Hokkaido’s snow shapes her and her content creation, and journey being a photographer, dancer, filmmaker and YouTuber. Check out Christine’s Instagram (@itschristinezhou) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsA5YLcaJmhau73vz1WIGxQ)

What is a song that comes to mind as you conjure up a cherished memory? Music connects, units, and binds people together and transcends across human connection. Our guest today, Gavin, a Philadelphia native studying at Vanderbilt University by day, is in the world of producing music and sharing this passion with his band called New Parlor. Gavin has been writing & performing music since a young age and has done a lot of different things. He’s been in 4 other bands, did solo performances and was involved in the Boy Band once. Through those experiences, Gavin has gained a huge online following, headlined his own tour and played sold out shows in his native hometown, Philadelphia. While Gavin has done a lot of different things, the constant is his immense passion for creating music and sharing with others. Check out the New Parlor band via Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7b4mYHolxEXtKR4qMxxCg6?si=ybSgaP9zSBu3FQAo7M4q5Q and instagram @newparlorband. Tune into this episode and hear about Gavin’s journey from writing his first song to where he is today.