Chapter Twenty-Something

Trinity Jagdeo is a CEO, 5X-published author, advocate, motivational speaker, AND just 22 years old. After learning of the lack of representation there is in the media for people with disabilities– through her best friend Alexus's experiences– Trinity decided to take matters into her own hands, and create that representation herself. She has published 5 children's books that each center around a superhero with a certain disability, and each character is based off of a real child who lives with it– sharing their struggles, but more importantly, their incredible strength and powers. Trinity and her work have been featured in Forbes and on The Today Show– just to name a few. She is also the founder and CEO of From We Can't to We Can, which raises awareness and funding for families of children with disabilities. She and Kylie have a conversation about the substantial difference that representation in the media can make for a group of people, balancing life being young and professional, and how we can all be a little bit more compassionate in our day to day lives.

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Trinity:

wecant2wecan.org

Instagram: @wecant2wecan, @trinity.jagdeo

Kylie:

Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald

TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald

Twitter: @kyliemcdonald

Music: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep)

Kailee Billerbeck is the founder of Everyday Armor, an organization that empowers women through self-defense. Kailee combined her experience in the martial arts (she's a black belt in Taekwondo... slight flex), and her B.A. in psychology from Chapman University, to create a program that proves how important it is to not only know how to defend yourself physically, but mentally, as well. Everyday Armor seeks to empower women, and men, to be independent, instinctual, confident, and to always be their own advocate. Kailee shares with us tips and advice to stay safe in today's world (including with social media), how she built a business where she travels the country teaching her own course, and the true value of knowing your self-worth.

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Kailee:

everydayarmorofficial.com

Instagram: @everydayarmorofficial

TikTok: @everydayarmor

Kylie:

Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald

TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald

Twitter: @kyliemcdonald

Music: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep)

New job, new city, new chapter: It's been a whirlwind of a month, and we're discussing it all.

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Kylie:

Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald

TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald

Twitter: @kyliemcdonald

Music: @adamdontsleep on instagram

Alyssa Sullivan is a reporter and multimedia journalist for PHL 17, and is Miss New Jersey 2021. She discusses with Kylie her journey of competing for the title of Miss New Jersey 6 times before she finally obtained it, and then, what it was like to compete at Miss America. They also discuss her original career path in musical theater, and how she came to the decision to leave those dreams behind, and pursue a career in another passion: Journalism. Her story is one of persistence, ambition, learning who you are, and proof that putting in the work will always lead to a successful outcome– even if it doesn't go exactly like you originally planned.

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Alyssa:

Instagram: @alyssasullivan_tv

TikTok: @the.reallyss

Twitter: @alyssaphl17

Facebook

Kylie:

Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald

TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald

Twitter: @kyliemcdonald

MUSIC

Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep)

Alexiou Gibson is the founder and CEO of The Transformation Factory: A company that provides the tools to help people come their “2.0 version,” or the best version of themselves. Its sea moss products, that Alexiou started making in his kitchen during CoVid to help boost his grandmother’s, and local nurses’, immune systems, rank in millions in sales every year, and the business is only growing. In 2022, Alexiou and his sea moss was featured on Shark Tank, and (spoiler!) he ended up signing a deal with Mark Cuban AND Kevin Hart– in what is the show’s most viewed episode, to date. Becoming the healthiest version of yourself is also a personal topic for Gibson: After being told, at the age of 21, that he would not live to see 30, Alexiou lost 300 pounds, and completely changed his lifestyle. Now, he’s living the dream, and hustling every day to keep increasing his potential. Side note: He’s also a retired NASA scientist. This episode features an incredible story, and also shares tons of tips for people looking to grow their own businesses, straight from the voice of someone’s whose life has completely changed in the past 3 years.

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Alexiou:

www.seamosstransformation.com

Instagram: @alexiou2.0, @seamosstransformation

TikTok: @alexiou2.0, @seamosstransformation

Kylie:

Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald

TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald

Twitter: @kyliemcdonald

MUSIC

Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep)

Tire stories, the history of American Idol, and the power behind decision-making. 

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Kylie:

Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald

TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald

Twitter: @kyliemcdonald

MUSIC

Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep)

Happy Valentine's Day! In accordance with today's holiday, we have the perfect guest for you all, no matter where you are at, dating-wise: Amber Grubenmann. Amber is the host of the Women's Dating and Confidence podcast, and also works full-time as a dating coach, guiding each of her clients through their specific relationship journeys– not only with potential significant others, but with themselves as well. First, Amber tells us how she built her business from the ground up, and shares her advice on how to persevere when the road to success is long. Then, we discuss her approach to dating, and how, before you seek anyone, you must find confidence, and love, within yourself.

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Amber:

www.ambergrubenmann.com

Instagram: @ambergrubenmann

Kylie:

Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald

TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald

Twitter: @kyliemcdonald

MUSIC

Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep)

A little life recap with Kylie, which includes a series of fun, unexpected, and some unfortunate recent events. But, because we like to look for the silver lining here, she then chats about how to handle any obstacle that comes your way, staying solution-based, and keeping yourself- and your goals- a priority, in good times and bad.

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Kylie:

Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald

TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald

Twitter: @kyliemcdonald

MUSIC

Pod Intro: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep)

Nile Fortner is a multimedia journalist, who was written, and hosted, for publications such as The Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale Magazine, Boca First, and The Miami New Times. Focusing his work on the people– and happenings– of South Florida, he shares with Kylie his experiences on the power that local journalism can have on a community, and more-so, the influence that serving a specific demographic can have on growing a career. Kylie and Nile also have a conversation about the state of the news world today, where they think journalism is headed in the future, and how to keep your eye– and actions– on what that future is, in order to keep evolving in your career.

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Nile

Instagram: @nile_fortner

Twitter: @nile_fortner

Facebook

Kylie

Instagram: @officialkyliemcdonald

TikTok: @officialkyliemcdonald

Twitter: @kyliemcdonald

Music: Adam Vicent (Instagram: @adamdontsleep)