Extra Connections

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  • Extra Connections LIVE: Character Actor Jasper Cole
    James Lott Jr talks with the actor who currently plays Cory Black on BET's The Family Business.Jasper plays "Cory Black" on the hit Bet series The Family Business opposite Ernie Hudson. He was awarded Best Screen Villain by the International Nollywood Film Festival in 2019. He just completed filming in August 2020 during the pandemic the film, Fall, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, written and directed by Scott Mann (Heist). He stars as "Mike" and is a Producer on the upcoming new TV series, The Church of Mike, Executive produced by David Jeffery from Prison Break and Bones. He also Co-stars as "Theo" in the new dark comedy Kombucha Cure opposite Emmy winner Tamara Braun and Emmy nominated Denise Boutte. As a veteran character actor with over a 100 TV/film credits, Jasper continues his villainous streak having co-starred in the box office smash hit film, The Purge: Anarchy as a "Homeless Man" produced by Michael Bay and Jason Blum, in Captured, as "Shelly" starring Brittany Curran and Kristin Prout and Anyone Home? as "Walker" opposite Emmy winner Kathy Baker and Monique Gabriella Curnen. He will soon be seen in the lead role of "Bad Cop" in the horror/thriller Savage Sistas and as "Dark Butler" in the horror film Spirits opposite Lynn Lowry as well as "Peter" in Awaken The Shadowman, starring Jean Smart. He appears as "Jacques De Leon" in the new Cbs Drama, Training Day, opposite Bill Paxton. He will also be seen Guest Starring in the 2017 season of American Horror Story and booked roles on Baskets and WestWorld. Watch for him in 2019 as "Goobler" in the new series Palamino & Swissy" and he's also appearing as "Crack Head Fred" in the new Abc Series The Rookie. He also played a "Homeless Man" opposite Tatiana Ali in the Tv movie. Second Sight. He was seen in the third season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine as "The Oolong Slayer" opposite Andy Sandberg and Andre Baugher. Jasper also co-starred in the 2013 hit horror film,Hansel & Gretel as "John",iconic actress, Dee Wallace's son. Jasper has appeared in dozens of theatrical productions and national TV commercials and has Guest Starred on some of television's top shows,including,C.S.I., MarriedWith Children, Saved By The Bell, Touched by An Angel,Party Of Five, LaFemme Nakita, Tales From The Crypt,Baywatch,Pacific Blue and Clueless.More recently, Jasper has obtained critical acclaim for his work on Michael Eisner's Emmy Nominated series, Prom Queen, his unforgettable stint on Everybody Hates Chris and his recurring role on the ABCseries, The Forgotten, starring, Christian Slater. He has also guest starred on HBO's hit series Funny Or Die Presents and appeared regularly in various comedy sketches for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Film and Tv audiences will also remember Jasper as "Reno", the bad cowboy, in the award winning Showdown at Seven commercials for the popular movie website, Fandango, and he appeared in the popular national Direct Tv commercials opposite Rob Lowe. You can see him worldwide as a Pirate in the 1-800-contact commercials as well. Nickelodeon fans know Jasper as "Oswald" in the final season of their hit series Victorious and he appeared in several episodes of the hit syndicated series, Outlaw Empires. Once established as Hollywood's "bad guy", it was a matter of time before Jasper graced the big screen. He has appeared in multiple films such as18 Again, Alien Nation, Get Your Stuff, Friday the 13th Part VIII, and Urban Assault-Tko. Jasper flaunted his sinister side and became an International sensation as Val Kilmer's sidekick, Zeke Pleshette" in the blockbuster MacGruber alongside Ryan Phillipe, Kristin Wiig and Will Forte. The film is gaining cult status on Dvd and TV. Jasper is also the host of the nationally syndicated Radio/TV show....One On One With Jasper Cole. jaspercole.com
    1 hr 4 min
  • Extra Connections with Band Them Fantasies
    Them Fantasies are an alternative pop and indie rock trio that emphasize playing with "the sauce". They have studied abroad in Valencia, Spain, playing shows internationally, as well as completing two U.S. regional tours and festivals around New England. They have also collaborated with jazz virtuoso Jesus Molina, and landed a featured article in the critically acclaimed V Magazine. Them Fantasies combines indie rock, alternative pop, and funk to serve peculiar sounds with a chaser. After relocating to Los Angeles from Boston during Covid, they've found an excited new audience on Tik Tok and will be releasing singles and an EP throughout the coming months. Be sure to look out for their on-stage antics, purple lasers, and unique approaches to contemporary music.
    James Lott Jr is the host! follow them on FB, IG and YouTube and Spotlify @themfantasies
    thank you Eric, Max and Dominic! New single Nice Guy out now!
    35 min
  • Extra Connections with Actor and Engineer Ebin Antony
    Actor Ebin Antony co-stars in writer/director Tenill Ransom’s Amazon Prime horror thriller Spoken, in which he plays Tyler, a musician member of a summer camp student team that is competing to find the nesting ground of a demonic killer whose attacks are triggered by coarse language.Ebin also co-stars in director Kevin Van Stevenson’s Butterflies, a high school teen drama from award-winning author Tom Leveen, in which he plays Azize, a Turkish immigrant who befriends a suicidal classmate. Previously, Ebin starred in director Rolexis Delaney’s short horror film With a Price, playing Tony, who inherits a ghost when he buys a house from his boss.
    James Lott jr is the host! follow Ebin on IG at Ebinantony07
    16 min
  • Extra Connections: Multi-Hyphenate & Real Housewives Star Dr Ann Kaplan
    James Lott Jr has a funny and Insightful Conversation with Real Housewives of Toronto Star Dr Ann Kaplan! #RHOToronto #drannkaplan #canada
    Dr. Ann Kaplan is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, television host and former star of The Real Housewives of Toronto. Being corporate herself, she embodies the “unhousewife-housewife” – displaying her humorous antics and lack of tolerance for the intolerable weekly on SliceTv.

    In her “real” life, Ann Kaplan is the CEO and President of iFinance Canada Inc., the parent company to Medicard, Petcard, Dentalcard, iFinance Tech, and iFinance Home Improvement – a North American consumer finance company – she has taken the Company from Start-up (1996) to one of the largest consumer finance Companies in Canada with loan applications exceeding $1B.

    Recognized as The Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000, she also received the Award of Excellence for Canada as the recipient of the top honour, again, as The Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year fifteen years later. An award-winning businesswoman (she has received over forty international and national awards), author (4 books), popular speaker, and media personality, Dr. Kaplan has hosted television shows including Global’s NYtv, The Ultimate Makeover, and CosmedicTv.

    Notwithstanding her passion for business, Dr. Kaplan is frequently seen on the lecture circuit – discussing viewpoints on bank regulation, credit lending, entrepreneurship, and is a keen motivational speaker. She holds a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration), Masters In Business (MBA), Master in Science (MSc) and a Corporate Governance Designation (CD.D).

    Ann is the author of several life-changing books, How to be Successful in Spite of Yourself, If You Don’t Laugh, You’ll Cry, Best Practices, Fashion Cares, The Internet, and is launching her first cookbook Not Your Average Cookbook late 2021.
    Award-winning entrepreneur, author, television host

    Dr. Ann Kaplan is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, television host and former star of The Real Housewives of Toronto. Being corporate herself, she embodies the “unhousewife-housewife” – displaying her humorous antics and lack of tolerance for the intolerable weekly on SliceTv.

    In her “real” life, Ann Kaplan is the CEO and President of iFinance Canada Inc., the parent company to Medicard, Petcard, Dentalcard, iFinance Tech, and iFinance Home Improvement – a North American consumer finance company – she has taken the Company from Start-up (1996) to one of the largest consumer finance Companies in Canada with loan applications exceeding $1B.

    Recognized as The Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000, she also received the Award of Excellence for Canada as the recipient of the top honour, again, as The Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year fifteen years later. An award-winning businesswoman (she has received over forty international and national awards), author (4 books), popular speaker, and media personality, Dr. Kaplan has hosted television shows including Global’s NYtv, The Ultimate Makeover, and CosmedicTv.

    Notwithstanding her passion for business, Dr. Kaplan is frequently seen on the lecture circuit – discussing viewpoints on bank regulation, credit lending, entrepreneurship, and is a keen motivational speaker. She holds a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration), Masters In Business (MBA), Master in Science (MSc) and a Corporate Governance Designation (CD.D).

    Ann is the author of several life-changing books, How to be Successful in Spite of Yourself, If You Don’t Laugh, You’ll Cry, Best Practices, Fashion Cares, The Internet, and is launching her first cookbook Not Your Average Cookbook late 2021.
    40 min
  • Extra Connections with Fashion Designer/CEO Montee Tayion Holland
    James Lott Jr and Fonder/CEO of Tayion Collection, Montee Tayion Holland have an impassioned discussion about his suit line that is in both MACY's and Mens Warehouse, how he started, helping others and what he does to relax! goto tayion.com
    Montee Tayion Holland is the President and CEO of the Tayion Collection. He is a Detroit, Michigan, native and Marine Corps veteran who will often describe his clientele as Renaissance men. That descriptor is also an accurate portrayal of Holland himself. He is a self-made businessman who left a job at Pfizer to step out on faith to begin designing. In 2003, Holland had his first successful showing at the Las Vegas Magic Garment Industry Convention. Holland has since created an international brand that successfully distributed in excess of $40M in merchandise. The brand also has a notable repertoire of patrons including business professionals, public dignitaries and celebrities.
    In May of 2019, Holland was selected to participate in The Workshop at Macy’s. It is a best-in-class vendor development program created by the iconic brand and retail leader Macy’s. It was during this participation in this workshop that he garnered the attention of MBE Capital Partners, LLC and was approved for a $10M line of credit based on the successful history of the Tayion Collection, information received from Macy’s and references from procurement officers at multiple Fortune 500 companies. The funds will be used for large-scale projects in the United States and abroad. Tayion Collection has executed multiple licensing partnerships with major apparel companies (Peerless Clothing, Versa Group and Bespoke Fashion) over the last year that will catapult the brand into the largest retail accounts in the world. Holland, who has undergraduate and graduate degrees in education, volunteers his free time at high schools. He has also secured millions of dollars in scholarship funds for aspiring college-bound young black men.
    Holland has been a connoisseur of fashion since a very young age. He always had a knack for putting things together. Holland turned that passion into an international line of men’s suits that premiered its new Fall 2020 collection in February of 2019 at the Las Vegas Magic Show Convention. That premiere also introduced the Tayion Collection’s first outerwear line for men and women.
    43 min
  • Extra Connections LIVE: Your NEW Lesbian Sitcom: Welcome Home Series
    James Lott Jr has a favorite new series, Welcome Home! Created/Written/Prodcued by Christie Conochalla and Starring Sarah Durham and Marie Gibeaut, this lesbian sitcom is hilarious and and its just starting out! Check out episodes thru @Lesflicks And follow them on IG @sarah_durham @marygib13 and on Twitter @Series_home
    #lesbian #queerart #lesbiancomedy #welcomehome
    38 min

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10 years running, and Award Nominated! Host James Lott Jr talks about Arts and Culture, Small Business, Tech, Politics with Amazing people! It's all about Connecting people with people, places, and…