Hudson Wisler is a gamer, health advocate, and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Ebeatz an online music licensing company dedicated to making the process of posting content seamless for gamers using music with their videos.

Episode Highlights //

+ The otherworldly timing of us meeting

+ My darkest days with my health struggles

+ Sometimes having to distance ourselves from family relationships

+ His scary bout with a common cold that almost took his life

+ Health struggles others can see and cannot see

+ Reading about your disease and medicines on the internet and getting scared

+ The serendipity of how he met his girlfriend of 5 years

+ How Marines who don't know each other automatically identify themselves as brothers because of the struggles they have been through

Ernie Jackson is a former pro athlete, author and international speaker. He is the author of 2 books including "Quinton's Messages." (www.amazon.com/Quintons-Messages-Ernie-Jackson/dp/0986344249

In 2009, the Jackson family was transformed forever when nine-year-old Quinton Stone Jackson, son of Ernie and Kristine and brother of Cheyanne, was killed in a tragic accident during the family's annual vacation. In this memoir. Ernie shares the eye-opening events that followed Quinton's death as Quinton visited them and left messages for Ernie and his family after his transition. These experiences opened the family's reality to a much larger universe. He shares a riveting account of embracing forgiveness at the most challenging level.

Episode Highlights //

+ Running away from personal demons/issues

+ Feeling the need to always be in control

+ Finding his purpose through pain

+ Finding calm within his family facing such deep hardship

+ Immediately finding forgiveness towards someone who caused such pain

+ Becoming an author

+ What prevents people from living more fulfilling lives and how we all have to go through our own journey and everyone's timing in life is different

+ Not cooperating with the district attorney who wanted to press full charges against the woman who killed his son, and instead pushing to not see her charged.

Gary Greenberg is a veteran entertainment attorney based in Los Angeles, California. He has represented 2pac, Snoop Dogg, Bone Thugs N' Harmony, and Multi-Grammy winning producer DJ Dahi among others. He also spent 7 years as in house attorney for American Idol representing all of the contestants. He is a graduate from ivy league law school, Brown University.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //

+ We discuss being a creative person and businessperson and the healthy balance of the two...

+ How he discovered his path into music law.

+ The huge low of losing his first major client.

+ The fragility of maintaining human relationships.

+ Anxiety being ever-present working in the music industry.

+ LA having the most talented artists in the world as well as the most talented hustlers preying on them.

+ How Gary ended up getting deep into the hip-hop world and how his colleagues were telling him he needed to leave rap because the genre was going to die.

+ The process he had to go through to become the main in-house lawyer for AMERICAN IDOL and also what he learned in that experience.

+ How many of his colleagues left the industry during the lowest points and how it made him 2nd guess if he was next.

+ How he stays on his grind even though he has reached a very high level of achievement and success.

VROOM VROOM, WE'RE BACK!!!

Check out the pseudo first episode and relaunch of "The Hustle Sanctuary," now called "Connection Is Magic." In this first episode, I discuss the impetus behind what brought me into the Podcast space to begin with, the new iteration of the show and the reason behind the name change as well.

Also, please visit the brand new website: CONNECTIONISMAGIC.COM to find out more about my new coaching services and will also be releasing super dope limited edition hoodies and you can drop your email on the site to be notified on when they drop.

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With love,

Samson

Candy Wheeler is a bad ass, captivating conscious business coach, who left the corporate world to help fellow conscious minded women make the leap from the daily grind to finding fulfillment in creating their own business and developing their personal messages to impact the world at large. She founded The Warrior in You- Business Coaching & Retreats in 2017.

Episode Highlights //

+ The jump from corporate grind to entrepreneurship.

+ Failing is irrelevant, it is who we become in the process. "What would you do if you knew you would fail?"

+ Importance of coaches being players themselves.

+ A life rule: hurt people hurt people.

+ Facebook's new initiatives to prevent suicide.

+ Money blocks and how to unearth them.

+ We are 1 of 1's and the importance of our messages, as no one else can bring it like we can.

+ Quantum leaps and stepping into your future self NOW.

Steve Lobel is a legendary music manager who came up tour managing for RUN DMC, worked for Def Jam under Russell Simmons and Lyor Cohen. He discovered and managed Bone Thugs N' Harmony for the entirety of their career, discovered and managed Nipsey Hussle, and currently manages multi-grammy winning music producer Scott Storch.

Episode Highlights //

We discuss his early years working under Russell Simmons who became his mentor.

+ The ethos of artists back in the day vs. the ethos of artists today.

+ Street smarts vs. book smarts.

+ How he always remains the same no matter what environment he's in.

+ How artists today have much less loyalty today to those who helped them ascend vs. back in the day.

+ NY hustle vs. LA hustle.

+ Ways you developed artists back in the day vs. how you develop today, (advantages and disadvantages).

+ How he thought about ending his life when everything was crumbling around him personally and professionally.

+ How he missed out on getting to have a family of his own because of his obsession with work and wishing he could do that differently.

+ People doubting his new client Scott Storch because of his previous drug problems.

+ How balance in the music biz is so elusive for so many and why,

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //

+ Growing up in the nascent phase of Pacific Palisades outside of LA, growing up in his father’s large shadow, who ran Warner music group.

+ Drumming for Beck, REM, Smashing Pumpkins, Thom Yorke, Roger Waters and more…

+ Beck's blended sonics and his own proclivities aligning.

+ Almost being offered a band spot with REM.

+ Working with Smashing Pumpkins as they were breaking up.

+ The challenges of being rich and famous for big bands.

+ Beck not being able to book a show and sleeping on couches because no one wanted to book him.

+ How his own indie band didn't work out and it still can feel upsetting.

+ How Joey got the gig on the massive Roger Waters tour.

+ Why you have to be a narcissist to front a band.

Haben Girma is the 1st person to graduate from Harvard who is both deaf + blind. She is a bay area based, disability rights activist attorney. She has been named on the Forbes 30 under 30 for Law and Policy and has made several visits to The White House, and was recognized by the Obama Administration as a "Champion of Change." She enjoys participating in physical activities including surfing, rock climbing, kayaking, cycling, and dancing.

Episode Highlights //

0:00 - intro / background

0:50 - what qualities do you admire most in your parents?

2:04 - more interesting facts about your Eritrean ethnicity?

2:27 - where do you get your gift of comedic prowess from and why is it important?

4:03 - why community is so important

5:40 - why there is often a negative connotation with lawyers

6:21 - who is a hero of yours and why?

7:11 - your advice for finding your purpose in the world if you aren’t sure…

8:59 - what separates those who persevere through adversity and those who find fuel from it?

12:14 - why do you have a problem with the word inspiration?

13:35 - what do you mean when you say, “disability isn’t something we overcome?”

16:01 - what do you remember about meeting President Obama?

18:48 - other activities / hobbies you look forward to pursuing?

19:45 - what makes conflict and saying “no” difficult for many people and how can we better handle it?

21:48 - what advice would you give to your 18-year-old self?

Oren Yoel (IG: OrenYoel) is a multi-instrumental music producer whose first break came when he wrote music for the hit animation series The Boondocks. He’s currently signed to Universal Music Publishing. He was crucial in the early sound & development of Asher Roth and has worked with artists Tori Kelly, Ryan Tedder and Miley Cyrus among others. He produced the most recent album from Miley Cyrus titled “Younger Now” (released on 9/29/17) in its entirety.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //

0 - Intro

0:47 – what does hustle mean to you?

1:52 – what did your early producer grind look like?

2:52 - what was one of your most epic mistakes?

3:30 – whats one major roadblock for most in the early grind days?

6:24 – Have you ever had to be talked into doing a session that you weren’t sure about then it turned out amazing?

8:10 – whats it like working with Asher Roth?

9:40 – one of your first big breaks?

12:44 – musical Influences growing up.

15:55 – Memorable early adversity moments.

20:08 – comparing yourself to others on the journey

23:02 – what do you do for work / life balance?

25:00 – how did you initially end up working with Miley Cyrus?

27:22 – what was process of working with Miley on this new album?

29:27 – Is there Nicki Minaj vs. Miley Cyrus beef?

31:24 - what advice would you give to your 18 year old self?

31:57 – biggest blessing in disguise?

32:48 – whats your favorite quote?

34:20 – something that blocked you mentally 5 years ago that you’ve evolved beyond today?

Jonathan Schwartz, CPA was a top 5 power business manager in the entertainment industry.  His clients included A-List musicians, athletes, and film stars.   He developed a severe gambling addiction that lead him to embezzling $7 Million dollars from his clients.  He was ordered to repay 8 million dollars in restitution and is now serving a 6 year prison sentence in Oregon.  He plans to write a book and educate / empower people on the dangers of addiction and how they can seek a healthier path and avoid the pitfalls he has encountered in his own life.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //

0 - Intro / Guest Background

5:20 - Keeping a façade up is exhausting

8:25 - What was your path to becoming a top business manager in the music

biz?

10:25 - Not being phased by celebrity / hollywood glam

11:43 - When did you know you wanted to be a music accountant?

14: 34 - How did your first big lucky break w/Linkin Park come about?

16:49 - Best advice to new artists?

19:39 - Importance of the right TEAM.

23:36 - The people closest to you abandoning you

26:31 - What was the point you turned from functioning addict to full loss of

control over your life?

28:49 - What was your lowest point?

32:13 - What new mission / redemption looks like..

34:40 - Importance of therapy and vulnerability

37:05 - Discuss your upcoming book..

38:17 - The volatility of the entertainment biz

41:27 - What have been the most valuable tools / help to you in your recovery

thus far?

43:15 - A quote to help shift how you help people going through something

challenging..

46:11 - Huge parallel / gem of life, recovery, and business

47:20 - Advice you would give to your 18 year old self?

49:23 - Observing / sitting in on a staged funeral + eulogy and what you learned