From a young age it was clear that Jaleel Dotson had a lyrical talent that his peers didn’t. He just “knew words kids his age didn’t.” Fast forward to his freshman year of high school, he turned to music again to cope with the struggles of life… This time his brothers death. So he did the ten toes down challenge and posted it online. Immediately over night 10k people listened to it. This boosted his confidence to write more songs and do more remixes like “Rubbing off the Paint which ended up being John Adams high schools student section song. Fast forward to college, he got the opportunity to open for Jacques and JayDaYoungan along with performing at numerous other events. Nowadays, Jaleel is living the simple life as college graduate continuing his career in information technologies but still pursuing his dreams full time…

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Gabe Anderson is a rising junior at Villanova and a South Bend native and an Adams graduate. Gabe has been a hustler his whole life but starting making money in middle school as he had his own snack stand that he would sell at Notre dame games. Then during covid he started really making a name for himself when he began his sneaker page called 574 sneakers. Back then he would work 12+ hour days grinding his new business and at one point he got so burnt out that he almost quit before he got even bigger. Fast forward to now he is still selling sneakers but is more focused on other things like day trading and the stock market. Financial freedom and working for yourself is something everyone especially teens dream of but few really make it happen.

As a high schooler at Washington High School, Julio Rodriguez discovered his passion for cutting people’s hair. In the beginning he would pay his classmates to let him practice his craft on them. Quickly he became the mainstream barber for Washington’s athletes and more. After high school, Julio would spend his days cutting hair out of his parents basement. After becoming friends with Notre Dame football and basketball players Julio quickly became the GO TO barber for every Notre Dame athlete and coach. In 2019, Julio took the next big step and opened up his own barbershop called Exclusive Studios downtown Mishawaka. Have a listen to hear how Julio achieved such incredible feats and his hilarious barbering stories!

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Some people go to the gym to have fun. Some people go to the gym to cope with a loss in their life. Some people go simply because they don’t like how they look. Sahaj Singh and Dylan go to the gym to COMPETE. For the last few years, Sahaj and Dylan have been dedicating their life to the sport of powerlifting. From their training, to their diet and lifestyle, have a listen to hear how they got as STRONG as they are today and how they plan to break world records.

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Ryan Voreis has made a name for himself in the last 6 months quicker than anyone else. In high school, he found it hard to stick to a passion so he played sports such as football and wrestling. When high school was over, he NEEDED to find something new. That all changed when his sister gave him a camera to use. In the beginning he would just take pictures of his surroundings, but then he would take his camera to sporting events and through meeting local guys like FlicksByGrant, LangMedia and more he realized that he had what it takes to become a household name. In the last few months he has worked with Gabe Cupps, Flory Bidunga and Amiyah Reynolds. His dream is to go to Miami. HAVE A LISTEN TO HEAR HIS STORY AND HOW HE IS CHASING A SOUTH BEACH DREAM!

From being born in Detroit Michigan to moving to South Bend at the age of 2, since before he can remember Gelasius Morgan has been passionate about making a change in his community. He has always believed that the world as a whole is a collective and not a group of “atomized individuals”. His latest project has been to start the Sankofa Group Media - A nonprofit that’s goal is to spread information to the masses. The Sankofa Group Media Company has interviewed local politicians and has been in contact with big names such as Ilhan Omar.

MLB Phattz aka DaBabyGoat grew up in Flint, Michigan and he started gaining some traction all the way back to elementary school. In middle school, his teachers loved his music so much that they introduced him to the mayor for a performance. Fast forward to now… At 19, Phattz has worked with Babytron and has opened up a show for Tink. BEST BELIEVE HE IS UP NEXT💪🏼

Chuck Freeby is Michiana Made and for the last 35 years, he has been covering sports and news around the Michiana Area! Chuck graduated from Elkhart Central High School and then the University of Notre Dame. From 1987 until 2003, Chuck was a sportscaster at WNDU where he created new franchises for the sports department, including "Chuck's Challenge",

"Friday Night Flights" and "Roundball Roundup". For the last 20 years, Chuck has been the sports director for Family Broadcasting Corporation where he has done Play-by-play of high school and college sports, including football, basketball, baseball and soccer. While Chuck is known around this area for his sports coverage, he is avidly involved in charity. Chuck enjoys giving back to the community by volunteering with several local charities, including Hannah's House, Christ Child, and Reins of Life.

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NBA Dreams to Content Creation | Chips and Chops Podcast #39 - CT Trev

In 6th grade, when a teacher asked Trev what he wanted to do when he grows up, he answered “I want to play in the NBA.” His teacher, classmates and friends all doubted him, but he never doubted himself. Fast forward to high school, Trev and his friend founded “Crafty Team” a collection of basketball players around the city who were not only crafty on the basketball court, but young men who handled things the right way. During his junior year of high school, he was apart of a Riley Basketball team that was “bigger than basketball”. Trev went on to play basketball at Lincoln college. There he started streaming NBA2k20 and found his passion for entertainment. He started to struggle with injuries and asked God for a sign. That sign came when famous twitch streamer Tyceno hosted his stream with thousands of viewers. That gave him the confidence to pursue this new round dream. HAVE A LISTEN TO HEAR MORE!

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Lindsay’s first day at Colorado State foreshadowed what to come… A nightmare. Coming in as one of the top student athletes wasn’t the struggle, it was multiple things from her roommate, to barstool, and much more. However it was a very developmental year for her. After one year at Colorado State she decided to transfer to Louisville where she feels she is finally HOME. Have a listen to hear how she turned her life around! 

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