Be All You

Meet my family! Meet my Dad Henry, my Mom Tracey, my sister Danielle, my brother Austin, and my Nana, Lorrain. Listen to this episode to hear what we've been up to as a family during quarantine, some classic Pruitt family banter, and some hilarious childhood Ryan stories! Hopefully, after listening to this episode and the rest of season one you will now have a solid understanding of my perspective and who I am as your host! Meeting my entire family is the icing on the 🎂 for season one. Hope you all enjoy!

Meet community leader, mentor, and high school US history teacher Mrs. Judy Aronson. Listen to this episode to hear about Mrs. Aronson's experiences dealing with helping her students discover their highest potential. Learn the methods behind Mrs. Aronson's madness, from her assigned film projects to her organizing huge scale community events such as Englewood Idol and Diversity Day. If you are or were once her student, listen up! Mrs. Aronson has lots of amazing advice to share. Below are links to her cross country road trip blog, the DMAE High school lip dub and the Englewood idol music video "Let it Go"

Here is a link to the Englewood Idol "Let it Go" video by Stefano and me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JSl2GJYhyU

Here is a link to DMAE's high school lip dub by Oscar Chen and me!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZzI1pdMjY

Also, be sure to check out Mrs. Aronson's cross country blog!:

jandm220.wixsite.com/judyandmark

Meet rapper, producer, musician, creator, and now entrepreneur Josh Castillo, or better known as CAST. In this episode not only learn everything you need to know about CAST, Josh, and the illo world, but also learn how Josh goes about actualizing his ideas into his music and creations. Learn from Josh and I's a conversation on how you can go about actualizing your ideas and your dreams! I believe that you all can create the life you have always dreamed of having by actualizing what you believe in! But for now, listen to this episode, stream CAST's music, watch his videos on Youtube videos and go buy some illo merch!

Hey everyone! Thank you all so much for your support and love with this podcast! <3 With me starting to transition back to school, I decided to take a self-care week! Think of this as a mid-ish season one break. See you all next with another episode and a lot more content! See ya!

Meet director, artist, creator, and one of my childhood best friends Stefano Castro! Listen to this episode to hear about Stefano's experiences dealing with expressing his identity. Hear how Stefano is slowly learning how he wants to express his identity in the films that he creates! Learn ways in which you can express your identity! Also for you aspiring artists, creators and directors hear some advice from a Wesleyan senior majoring in the film! We all have our own individual identity, enough with these stereotypes and boxes!

Meet one of my good friends Philip Milder. Listen to this episode to hear about Phil's experiences dealing with anxiety. Hear how Phil has learned to use his passion for taking pictures to help him overcome his anxiety. Learn ways in which you can overcome your anxiety by listening and applying what we talk about to your own lives. We all have anxiety, and its time we sit down and figure out how to deal with it, together!

Go kill it O! In this episode, I interview the young John Legend, Odein Karibi-Whyte, or better known as musician Master-O! Odein has been making music for about four years and he has truly been able to hone his craft in both coming up with lyrics and making his own beats! Not only learn his process of creating music but listen up, to learn about loving yourself and the power of self-expression! Express yourself!

In this episode I interview my number one fan in life and of this podcast, my older sister Danielle Pruitt! Honestly, Danielle has been inspiring me and helping me navigate through this world since literally day one! Listen up, you’ll be treated to a taste of sibling banter while learning all about the ups and downs of what it’s like to be an entrepreneur with multiple projects AND a 9-5 job!

In this episode I interview some of the oldest people I know, the matriarchs of my family, my grandparents, Dr. Henry and Dr. Zita Pruitt! I draw so much inspiration from their passion for lifelong learning and community building. They’ve led lives of true leadership within their community and have never stopped giving back even to this day. Listen in as they drop some gems on you as they have on me for my entire life!

In this episode hear from activist, TED speaker, and founder of ‘Movers and Shakers’ Glenn Cantave! Movers and Shakers is a nonprofit that uses augmented reality to highlight underrepresented narratives. They create educational content for schools, cultural institutions, and the people. Together Glenn and I talked about his journey in creating his non-profit, the Black Lives Matters movement, and the importance of rewriting our origin stories. Follow Glenn and Movers and Shakers @lljefe and @moversandshakersnyc.