Find Your Grind Podcast

Spencer Taylor was never a fan of school. A college dropout who is still currently paying off his loans — his story of attempting a traditional post-secondary education rings true for 42.8 million students (in 2020) who have acquired student debt in the U.S. Through gaining his own experience in TV and film, developing mentorships, and tying in his own personal experience – he's dedicated himself to educating students about college debt by touring across the country on the Student Debt Destroyer bus, and in the process of creating a documentary about the state + future of education. Listen to how education is a personal journey and can be acquired through many different avenues — not just traditional learning settings, but how there's long-lasting value in mentorships, internships, applying real-life experience and developing your power skills.

Producer, A&R extraordinaire, and music artist, John Feldmann wasn't always regarded as the number one rock producer. Feldmann faced addiction as a teenager until he was a young adult, but his passion as an entertainer and skill set of an entrepreneur would give him the drive to prove he was more than just his past. Your industry can create a stigma around the lifestyle you live, but Feldmann's honest journey proves that the stereotypes around your industry doesn't have to dictate your lifestyle, self discovery is not a linear path, and life contains major pivots. Listen to how mentorship and surrounding yourself to study the greats impacted him and what you need to do today to break into the music industry (creatively and personally). With over 20 years of experience and running his own music label today, Feldmann provides an honest take on the struggles of what a rising artist can face and what's needed in your own free will to get yourself out of your own way.

Prince Jackson separates his life by two timelines — before and after his father, the King of Pop, passed away. It hasn't always been easy to live up to the pressure of his father's legacy. That's why Prince, connector and leader, has based his life around what he's learned from his childhood experiences and what his mentor (his father) instilled upon him. Homeschooled for more than half his life while traveling the world, Prince Jackson learned and got first-hand looks about other cultures and communities. While he followed his interests like art, he always had a heart for advocating for those who weren't able to speak up for themselves. In college, he studied business admin for entrepreneurship and co-founded a charity and works to end child hunger, homelessness, and abuse. Still building his own legacy, Prince knows it's about what you learn about yourself that's the truest form of education you can receive.

The Find Your Grind Podcast is back for Season 2 with special guest music artist, actor, and overall versatile entertainer — Travis Mills.

The founders come together at Boulder, Colorado during the first stop of the Fall 2019 FYG U Fest to talk about Find Your Grind related news and what the future holds. Nick Gross, Luke "The Dingo" Trembeth, and Mike Smith, (missing Natasha Gross) sits down on a special, Season 1 finale episode of the Find Your Grind podcast to bring up important topics in education and why concentrating on culturally relevant programming and content sets Find Your Grind apart. They each express passion towards wanting students, young adults, and educators to experience the curriculum. Thank you to all our listeners and supporters so far! Check out the updated and FREE curriculum on findyourgrind.com.

Indie rock band, Joywave, started in 2010 and was founded by front man, Daniel Armbruster. The innovator and entertainer always held "delusional," bigger-than-life dreams about music and songwriting then pursued it with an analytical approach. Graduating college during The Great Recession, Daniel realized after calculating his annual wage that working full-time at his retail job was taking away valuable time towards pursuing what he was really good at and passionate about. From having self awareness and belief that he was meant to write and perform music, he invested his 20s towards becoming exponentially better. After rejection from labels, he was finally signed at 29 years old. Since then, he's written hits such as "Dangerous" and "Tongues," toured with bands such as Blink 182, and currently on tour with Joywave supporting Bastille. Daniel's story focuses on how far self-awareness and belief can take you, and how to get your way while combating popular opinion.

Alexandra Chando is an actress, producer, and director who got her start at a very young age in the TV industry. As she's matured and gained seasoned experience, Alexandra has found that identity and self worth goes beyond what you're currently working on. The actress takes us through her upbringing and journey — following her love of theatre and acting, landing her first pilot, and navigating her identity to her ultimate pivot of directing today. As a woman in the TV and film industry, Alexandra has faced personal challenges in arbitrary casting decisions, age, not shaming herself, personal relationships and how this all ties with looking at the greater picture of not attaching what you do to your self worth. Listen as she weaves us through the sequences of auditions and pilots with advice on how to get started and key things to know.

"I think in this day and age, it's so easy to recognize other people's lifestyles when yours is staring you in the face, and you don't even really notice it," shares Dylan Efron. The elite athlete and filmmaker navigates us how he's been able to discover and fuse his lifestyle into a career. A natural athlete and lover of the outdoors, Dylan took a traditional path studying Finance and Economics in college, only to leave it behind to take an internship at Warner Brothers and learn how to produce movies. Year after year he took what he's learned, grew through promotions, and tried different alleyways in film — from production to screenwriting. Now he's been able to marry both his passions for adventure and exploration to the content he creates, being one of the 40 creators worldwide invited to the GoPro Creator Summit. With an open but focused path before him, listen to how patience, authenticity, and willingness to explore (and fail) gets you to right where you need to be.

Mikey Taylor discovered his purpose when he lost everything. The pro skateboarder hustled to fight for his passion, obtained sponsorships, and built a business model to support himself before he was 18 years old. At one point Mikey Taylor was being sponsored by the biggest in the industry, DC, Spitfire, etc. However, what he abruptly learned were the loopholes and expiration date for skaters which led him to pivot into his next career juncture as an entrepreneur and real estate investor. The day that Mikey learned he lost everything, he found his purpose through educating others in what they want to accomplish. His untraditional pro model shows that you can DIY and form your career path with gut, knowledge, and mentorship.

Bear Degidio has a way of knowing how to create viral moments while being able to connect others and build organic relationships. One of the biggest paintball ambassadors in the world, he's used his career path to discover that what he loves most out of the sport isn't playing pro but branding. Today, he's taken his marketing experts to build and collab with brands, celebrities, and influencers such as Giant Tactical, LA Weekly, OVO, etc. and create social media moments with Ground House Burger.