Dreams Not Memes Podcast

I spoke to Atlanta,GA local musician and songwriter Yankee Roses aka George. George has played in a variety of music communities from country to punk and shares their story about how they fell in love with music and the punk community. In our conversation, we talk about facing microaggressions on the road, chasing your own goals with others, the transition from community to consumerism in music fests and creative collaboration vs competition. We also discuss a concept called Ash Ketchum Syndrome, which is the desire to be the best without recognizing your own boundaries and wellness. Find out more on Dreams Not Memes. 

To follow or listen to  Yankee Roses head to the following links below 

Bandcamp: yankeeroses.bandcamp.com 

IG : @Yankee.roses 

Twitter: @shunthemask 

I spoke with my cousin, Andrea Murray about her venture, Dresdesignshop.  The Charlotte, NC native started her venture with the idea of creating customizable branding for weddings and events and transitioned to creating apparel for the real estate industry. Andrea is not only an entrepreneur but a grassroots philanthropist who has taken action to help disadvantaged populations with food access and clothing. Find out more about Andrea's journey in today's episode. To support Andrea by booking or purchasing her merch, head to the links below. 

Link

https://dresdesignshop.com/

Merch

https://dresdesignshop.com/collections/shirts

Instagram 

@dresdesignshop

I spoke to South African poet, professional, and pottery maker Kaylin Malan. We were connected through Christine Elise ( Episode 83). Over our discussion, we talk about Malan's journey with finding love in poetry and art and how he has worked with the youth of his community to help cope with COVID19. Learn more about Malan's experiences in this episode of Dreams Not Memes. 

I spoke with New York Native and Nashville based musician Allison Leah. Allison comes from a background of musical theatre and singing jingles and is currently a singer-songwriter who has a number of releases and has toured across the US.   We connected from having one of my songs placed one of her Spotify playlists. In our conversation, we talk about the importance of building your community on a grassroots level to have a team of support and talk about her insights on conventional folk-pop songwriting. Find out more on Dreams Not Memes. 

I spoke with Connecticut native Liliana Serrano- Fernandez, a professional in marketing, entrepreneur and podcast host. Liliana is originally from Ecuador and has worked in various countries in South America and moved to Connecticut to continue her career in marketing. In addition to marketing, Lilianna runs a podcast on being independent and sharing her story of rising above her own life discoveries and runs a ballroom dance studio. Find out more about Liliana's story on Dreams Not Memes. 

I spoke to Mississippi Native Sam Cox about his journey with music and film. Cox is currently residing in LA after spending many weeks touring with bands as a photographer and tour manager. In our conversation we talk about tour life, his views of America and social culture in the south. Sam is an aspiring film maker and is currently creating music remotely with his friends. Find out more on Dreams Not Memes. 

I spoke to North Carolina based musician Max Gowan. Gowan is a multi instrumentalist who has released a number of full length albums that he has self produced and released with Z Tapes ( for more info on Z Tapes check out episode 104).  Gowan discusses his songwriting approach, how he became a solo artist and his views on self recording and production. Find out more on Dreams Not Memes. 

To listen to Max Gowan go to 

https://maxgowan.bandcamp.com/album/last-companion

I spoke to Memphis,TN based musician Louise Page. Louise is a multiinstrumentalist, songwriter, and teacher in the Memphis area. Page shares her story about her experiences with finding her own confidence as a performer. In our conversation we discuss the Memphis music community, songwriting techniques, self discovery and musicians rights and equity. Find out more on Dreams Not Memes. 

To follow Louise's journey head here 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/weezypage/

Website: https://www.louisepagemusic.com/

Bandcamp: https://weezypage.bandcamp.com/

I spoke to the founders of Workr Beeing, Katina Sawyer Ph.D  (DC), and Patricia Grabarek Ph.D. (Los Angeles).  Workr Beeing is an organization that applies science to help build work-life balance for individuals and organizations.  They also run a weekly podcast called The Workr Beeing Podcast where they cover topics on workplace stress, wellness, work-life balance, and host conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion(DEI). They are both researchers and professors in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, an applied science field that focuses on workplace behavior and organizations. In our conversation, we cover the origin story of Workr Beeing, applying data to solving DEI problems in organizations, and how to educate yourself on conversations around DEI. Find out more on Dreams Not Memes.

To tune in to Workr Beeing and their Podcast you can go to www.workrbeeing.com and also view their courses on workplace wellness.

I spoke with Atlanta based yogini Marie Terry about yoga, self-awareness, and the black community. In our conversation, we dive into Marie's story of wanting to start a food truck business and discovering yoga. Marie discusses why yoga can be used to heal past traumas within the black community and be used as a way to inspire personal growth. As someone who took Marie's class prior to the recording, I have a new perspective of what it mean's to be calm, centered, and focused. Thank you Marie for your time.    Find out more on Dreams Not Memes. 

To follow Marie's journey follow Marie on @blackpoweryogi on IG