Blessed Beyond Measure Podcast

You may remember Wally Hipolito (@WallyHipolito) from episode 24 of season 2 when he joined the podcast to talk about life. As a refresher, Wally is a stand up comedian, fellow conversationalist and fellow podcaster as he hosts the Off the Stoop Podcast (@OffTheStoopPodcast). He's also just one of the realest people you'll come across which is why he was a perfect guest to bring on and speak on this subject. Be forewarned, there's no holds barred in this conversation.  In this episode, Wally rejoins CL as a guest to have a talk about and break down the concept of "Toxic Masculinity". It's a continuation from a solo episode CL recently did (Episode 2 of Season 3 "My Thoughts on "Toxic Masculinity").   This was an insightful, productive and fun conversation with the bro Wally. This topic of conversation could be considered highly sensitive to some folks out there but I feel it was a necessary one to have and it was aimed to bring a greater understanding around "toxic masculinity".

In episode 36/Season 2 of the Blessed Beyond Measure Podcast, we have a featured guest (Chris Fontana C.E.O and Creator of the Go Primal Lifestyle Brand) who joins CL to have a great talk about handling adversity, over coming personal challenges, the importance of having a "WHY", silver linings, being a father and so much more!  Chris Fontana (@ChrisFontanaGP) started the Go Primal Brand (@Go.Primal.Apparel) with the help of his business partner and is making it his mission to motivate, inspire and help others by sharing his triumphant story and letting people know that there is always hope even in darkest of times!   This conversation is sure to inspire you! Hope y'all enjoy!  Check out and support the Go Primal Brand by going to their website:  www.GoPrimalUSA.com  They've got a ton of dope stuff! Also, follow and connect with Chris via Instagram @ChrisFontanaGP and @Go.Primal.Apparel  Thank you for your continued support of the Blessed Beyond Measure Podcast and please continue to share it with as many people as possible. We never know who needs to receive these messages! Thank you sincerely!  Big Love to all y'all and stay blessed!

Today's guest is the homie Jeremy Branthoover (@JeremyBranthoover) and we get to have a cool ass conversation about music, life, pursuing our dreams and we get to learn about Jeremy's journey of moving his life from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to California. Jeremy works in music as an engineer and beat maker amongst many other roles in that field. 

In this conversation, we talk about the discipline it takes to bring our dreams to life, the influences that helped shape Jeremy's love for music and we even briefly talk about the current landscape we're all living in with covid and the situation we're all in regarding mandates pushing us to take the vaccine. 

Before you make assumptions or judge me for my stance on the vaccine, please be respectful and understand that this is all a completely new situation we're going through so even with as much as you think you might know about covid/vaccines and what the right thing to do is, truth of the matter is the situation in total so far is still unfolding, it's complicated and everyone is still learning. Also, please note that whatever side you stand on in regards to this whole situation, it shouldn't be that difficult to create actual dialogue around it for the betterment of everyone without belittling or making others feel stupid. We should be able to talk and people are allowed to share how they truly feel about this. If you knock someone for that, you're only adding to the confusion of it all just as you think a person who is not being compliant is. 

With that being said, I'll more than likely dedicate a whole episode to talk about my stance on that whole situation and open up to anyone who is willing to have productive dialogue about this whole messy situation that we're all in. For now, enjoy this dope conversation with a dope individual in Jeremy Branthoover who ain't making no excuses and is doing what he has to do to bring his dream to life.

Big Love to every single one of y'all and everyone in the world! Stay up and stay blessed!

In this episode, the homie Rommel Babiera pulls up to the BBM Podcast to shoot the shit and have a cool ass conversation. In our discussion we talk about things like fatherhood, music, growing up Filipino and so much more. It was a fun ass conversation that I think you all will enjoy! 

September is Suicide Awareness Month and to raise awareness and highlight its importance, we brought on a good friend of mines, Liz Organo to talk about her story of new motherhood and what she learned from her attempt at suicide. Thankfully Liz is still here to tell her story and live her life. This discussion was a tough one but super important. Find out about how life has changed for the better since the birth of her daughter and how she views her life now compared to life before motherhood. Here are some stats that I pulled from the organization known as S.A.V.E. (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education). 

-Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US for all ages. (CDC)

-Every day, approximately 130 Americans die by suicide. (CDC)

-There is one death by suicide in the US every 11 minutes. (CDC)

-Depression affects 20-25% of Americans ages 18+ in a given year. (CDC)

-Suicide takes the lives of over 48,500 Americans every year. (CDC)

We must not take this issue lightly and we must continue making progress in areas of mental health. Life is precious and a gift. Big love to all y'all and stay blessed!

In this episode of the Blessed Beyond Measure Podcast, @CL_TheSource talks about gaining better financial literacy. Transparency and authenticity is something you can always expect to get from this podcast and in this solo episode I'll be sharing my real experiences with money and some of the exciting things I'm currently learning at this point in my financial journey.

My goal, especially early in life, was to achieve financial freedom through passive income but through a bunch of knuckle headed, self inflicted mistakes, I put myself in a tough situation financially. Now I'm not exactly where I envisioned myself to be when I was in my early twenties but I haven't lost hope. I'm working diligently every day to expand my knowledge in the financial area of my life in order to manifest those early visions I have for myself. It's going to take some time and some work but I have confidence that I will get there and I'm sharing my progress with all of you!

In the past through my own lack of awareness of how to handle money, I've created some difficulties in relation to my finances. Translation: I've built a lot of debt and hurt my credit scores very badly but recently I've decided to dedicate more time to learning more about what's available to me to help me climb out of this hole and eventually build wealth. Here is an entire solo episode dedicated to sharing some of what I've picked up so far in my updated financial journey. Hope y'all get some value out of this episode! Big Love and stay blessed!