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In addition to her prior roles as Co-Founder of Local Color and Founding Board Member of Catalyze SV, Ellina Yin is a firm believer that local government is ground zero of systemic change. As a community engagement enthusiast born and raised in Eastside San Jose, she is always on the lookout to raise awareness and encourage civic participation in more meaningful and productive ways.

Join us in our conversation with Ellina about her new creative journey project, "Only in San José." A podcast aimed at democratizing and demystifying the process of civic participation in local government and the importance of civic participation. Especially during times like COVID-19, and to build a just society for all.

Look for the launch of "Only in San José" on June 9.

Read interview with Ellina in issue 11.4 on out issuu page: https://bit.ly/EllinaYin114

Recorded May 12, 2020.

IG: @onlyinsanjose  (https://instagram.com/onlyinsanjose) 

Website: onlyinsanjose.org (https://onlyinsanjose.org)

Photo by Gege Xu

Episode #18

Sam Shah - Co-founder Voyager Craft Coffee

Sam and his partner Lauren Burns have gone from a pop-up coffee trailing to three cafés. The most recent location (on The Alameda near Santa Clara University) opened right at the beginning of the Shelter-in-Place order for Santa Clara County because fo COVID-19.

In our conversation, Sam tells us about the Voyager journey from the first shop to the recent location, the adjustments that had to take place because of the launch timing, and the mission and future plans for Voyager.

Follow Voyager on Instagram at @voyagercraftcoffee (https://www.instagram.com/voyagercraftcoffee/)

Read our interview from issue 10.5 "Dine" on our issuu page. (https://bit.ly/VoyagerCC105)

Locations:

Voyager O.G. Location (7am - 7pm)

Written by Esther Young (https://bit.ly/EstherPodcast)

Photography by Arabela Espinoza (https://instagram.com/arabelaespinoza)

Music "Muddy Water" by Socorra (https://bit.ly/MuddyWaterSocorra)

Episode #17

Michelle Runde - Content Contributing Writer

In addition to contributing to Content Magazine, Michelle works as a Policy Counselor for one of the large Silicon Valley Social Media companies.

In our conversation, Michelle reveals her love for Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and cast her vote for Star Trek over Star War.

Follow Michelle on Instagram at @michrun13. (https://instagram.com/michrun13)

Read Michelle’s interviews in Content Magazine on our issuu page. (https//issuu.com/content-magazine)

Episode #16

Featured: Juan Carlos Araujo - Director, Art Consultant, Painter.

Empire Seven Studios

Co-Founder of Empire Seven Studios (E7S) and POW! WOW! San Jose, along with his partner Jennifer Ahn, Curator and Gallery Manager. ES7 was established in 2008 as an urban contemporary art gallery located in Japantown San Jose at Empire St. and 7th St.

As often seen in Silicon Valley, their industrial gallery space that had became a hub for the South Bay Local Art Scene was razed for a new housing development. Fortunately, they were already expanding and transitioning to curate public art/mural projects and networking with POW! WOW! to launch POW! WOW! San Jose in 2017.

In our conversation, Juan Carlos discusses his journey as an artist, gallery owner, artist-curator, and what the future holds for him, Jennifer, and E7S.

Follow them on Instagram at @empire7studios and @powwowsanjose.

Check out the video from our original interview with Juan Carlos in 2012.

https://vimeo.com/40139802

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Grace Talice is a writer and contributor writer and editor with Content Magazine.

Grace has worn many different hats in her life, but recently, she has begun to focus her talents on her desire to grow as a writer. We talk about her path to this point. The themes behind her first two self published books. And the project that she is working on now during the SIP 2020.

Follow Grace on Instagram: @gracetalicelee (https://www.instagram.com/gracetalicelee/)

Visit her website: Gracetalicelee.com (https://gracetalicelee.com)

Read her recent Content Magazine Article in issue 12.2 "Sight and Sound" on our issuu Page: https://issuu.com/content-magazine

Joe Hyrkin has been the CEO of Issuu, a digital publishing platform, for the last seven and a half years, the longest he has been with any company in his career. Having worked in business development and sales for companies like Yahoo! and Flickr, Joe has spent most of his career working in the intersection of content and technology.

In our conversation, Joe discusses the impact that mobile devices have had on the publishing industry as well as Issuu's role in content distribution during our current SIP culture, and into the future.

Follow Joe at @jhyrkin (https://www.instagram.com/jhyrkin/)

And issuu at @issuu (https://www.instagram.com/issuu/)

issue.com (https://issuu.com/)

To find out more about Joe's life and career, read our 2017 interview in is Issue 9.2 "Sight & Sound." (https://bit.ly/JoeHyrkin92)

Ralph Buenconsejo recently launched out on his own as a freelance designer after working several years with the Baunfire Agency. He also has done several graphic projects for Content. Most recently, the Flow meetup with Adobe promotional materials and the illustration for the AB5 article in issue 12.2 "Sight & Sound."

Visit his website: buenmakes.com (https://www.buenmakes.com)

In addition to being a contributing writer and editor with Content Magazine since 2018, Esther Young's main creative outline is songwriting. Though, she might not tell you that she can be found at local open mic shows and slowing releasing her songs on Spotify.

We hope you enjoy the interviews she does for us, this conversation with her about her creative journey,  and become a fan of her music.

Follow Esther on Spotify at: Esther Young (https://open.spotify.com/artist/1n805JjYzMQALNpKJfgLkZ?si=H7MIfQ0hRcuV47sDWFogaQ)

And, Instagram: @eestarrious (https://www.instagram.com/eestarrious/)