William is an American singer-songwriter and producer. He has over 50 million streams on Spotify, 18836 followers, and 226,162 monthly listeners. Originally from Detroit, he went to Boston College and then moved to LA. His latest album is “Penthouse 8” where he describes the ups an downs of living in Hollywood.

In this interview, William talks about:

- How his love for music and singing began

- Going to Boston College and releasing his first mixtape

- Moving to LA and releasing his first album "Love Supreme"

- His latest album “Penthouse 8” and the struggles of addiction and substance abuse

Will's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/williambolton_/?hl=en

Will's Website: https://williambolton.co/

Grateful Living Info:

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?...

To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttt...

To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo...

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Approximate Time Stamps:

0:52 childhood

3:52 did you always dream of being a famous singer

6:41 going to BC

11:00 sophomore year at BC

13:00 love supreme album

14:35 opening up for hoodie Allen on 15 city tour in Europe

15:35 moving to LA

16:38 Highlights album

18:20 Anti love love album

18:45 electric soul

19:50 day in the life, music process

22:10 penthouse 8

28:02 being vulnerable

29:42 dealing with addiction issues

33:02 can get worse

36:00 opening up

38:08 glamorization of bad lifestyles

41:25 Lows of Las Vegas

42:46 Going to Vegas

46:00 What is the best version of Willy B?

50:40 Upcoming project called 48 hours in Vegas

1:03:12 advice to someone just starting out

1:05:40 Discussion about Grateful Living and mental health

For a lot of us, we don’t like confrontation.  

However, in the case of best friends/people in your inner circle, it’s critical that they feel comfortable giving you honest feedback.   

In this vlog, I talk about the importance of having people in your inner circle who feel comfortable holding you accountable.  

Me: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grateful-living/id1503185956

Email: [email protected]  

Approximate Time Stamps: 

0:00 Intro 

0:22 Personal story on my best friends holding me accountable  

2:01 Why You Should Give Honest Feedback

Rupen is the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Dole Sunshine Company since October of 2019. Dole is a world leader in growing, sourcing, distributing, and marketing a wide variety of fruit and healthy snacks.

Through his entire career, Rupen has ‘built brands that his conscience can live with’. Prior to Dole, Rupen was the Vice Chairman for Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa for Edelman.

In this interview, Rupen talks about:

- His life and business journey to becoming Global CMO at Dole

- The impact of his father’s support on his life

- What management lessons he learned from being a Regional President at MullenLowe Group and a Vice Chairman for multiple regions at Edelman.

- His thoughts on the current state of marketing

- Becoming a husband and a father, and how he balances his personal and work life

Dole's Website: https://dolesunshine.com/

Rupen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rupendesai?lang=en

Grateful Living Info:

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?...

To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttt...

To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo...

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Approximate Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

0:45 Rupen’s childhood and background

10:04 How did Rupen’s dad have the attitude to let his son go for his dreams and not force Rupen to join the family business?

16:06 Did you work in your family’s business?

18:36 How did you not feel self conscious about “being behind”? (i.e. going from your bachelors to MBA and seeing your friends having jobs)

24:38 what value did you get out of the MBA?

29:52 becoming a regional president

37:11 living in different countries

42:41 meeting his wife Nicole

44:46 balancing professional

50:48 advice on marriage and being a father

53:21 move to edelman

57:31 being an accidental marketer, building trust with employees

1:02:48 building trust with employees

1:05:52 setting objectives

1:10:22 Current Marketing Campaigns at Dole

In high school, Katelyn decided to go on a date with an individual. He ended up having sex with her without her consent.

In this interview, she details that experience and her advice for others who are going on dates or who have this happen to them.

Approximate Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

0:38 Katelyn talks about introduction to Grateful Living and her background

1:38 Katelyn Provides Context of the Situation

11:37 Did you stay stop?

12:45 Why didn’t just get out of the car?

14:08 Did you think it was your fault?

16:35 What advice do you have men who can be aggressive sexually?

18:36 Any more interactions with him?

24:10 Were you still in shock?

25:32 When did you realize you were violated?

30:24 Any regrets?

33:01 Legal part

Katelyn's Email: [email protected]

Grateful Living Info:

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?...

To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttt...

To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo...

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Tom Coburn is the CEO and co-founder of Jebbit.

Jebbit helps brands create beautiful branded experiences that capture 1st party declared data. Customers that use Jebbit include Snapchat, Expedia, and the NFL.

In this interview, Tom talks about:

- The origin story of Jebbit and how he and some of his college roommates entered a college entrepreneurship contest

- How He Decided to Drop Out of Boston College to pursue Jebbit full-time

- His advice to college entrepreneurs

- His advice on raising money and pivoting

- How he manages to continue to keep a great culture even as Jebbit grows

Jebbit's Website: https://www.jebbit.com/

Tom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-coburn-b8aa2b34/

Grateful Living Info:

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?...

To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttt...

To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo...

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Approximate Time Stamps:

0:00 - 0:45 Intro

0:46 - 1:41 Tom’s childhood

1:42 - 3:22 Was Tom introduced to entrepreneurship?

3:23 - 4:39 Studying pre-med and theology at BC?

4:40 - 6:39 Getting accepted to Tufts Medical School

6:40 - 8:57 origin story of jebbit

8:58 - 11:59 meeting with friends consistently

12:00 - 15:57 equity

15:58 - 19:20 case competition

19:21 - 20:00 did they win?

20:01 - 21:21 business model

21:22 - 23:17 Summer after winning competition

23:18 - 30:39 parents reaction to dropping out

30:40 what made you decide go all in and dropout!

32:58 pitching investors

34:51 raising money

38:45 when does business model change to existing

42:14 transitioning

43:52 new business model

47:56 how have you managed growth from a culture perspective

53:17 technical

54:52 selling advice

57:48 creating board

58:51 future in terms of product/services

1:00:07 days in the life

1:01:37 how do you look at the future in terms of business

1:02:43 are you able to decompress from Jebbit on weekends?

1:04:03 Managing personal and professional life

1:06:52 advice on adversity

1:10:00 Any other messages for people?

1:11:25

1:13:00 education

1:14:05 SSC ventures

This is the second episode of a series I'm calling How I Improved My Health where individuals speak on their mental health journeys and how they got them better. If you have a story of overcoming mental health troubles, please feel free to reach out! I can always use more guests. I believe having more conversations helps with normalizing mental health conversations and increasing conversation on these taboo topics.

Leena, in her day to day, is involved with construction management. At 17, she was pregnant with her first child Kassandra.

In this interview she talks about:

- Having substance abuse issues with marijuana, alcohol and adderall in high school

- Having a child at 18 and her advice to young moms

- Getting divorced at 26 and her advice on divorce and co-parenting

- Advice on being a single mom

- How she improved her mental health with EMDR and therapy

- Re-connecting with God

- Her podcast: Running Towards the Light

Leena Long is the host of the Running Towards the Light podcast.

RTTL Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Rm2DrqYB2NHD2S5naMhJ4

Leena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leenaxox13/

Grateful Living Info:

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?...

To Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttt...

To Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo...

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gratefulliving4

Approximate Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

0:48 Leena talks about her life - substance abuse, being pregnant at 17, getting a divorce, EMDR

10:43 Why did you get into drugs in high school?

13:50 What would you recommend to someone considering drugs right now as a high schooler?

15:53 Did you have any withdrawals?

18:00 Did you consider an abortion?

18:50 Advice to a young pregnant mom

21:30 Relationship with judgment

24:20 How did you manage not feeling FOMO?

25:59 Divorce

27:00 Conversations with your kids about divorce

28:23 Co-parenting advice

29:30 Single mom advice

31:45 What made you start doing therapy?

34:35 Dating as a single parent

39:41 Emdr, medications

44:50 reconnecting with God

48:07 podcast running towards the light

In this vlog, I answer the question: How do I keep myself motivated and look forward to every day?

If you have any feedback for me or any other pieces of advice that work for you that I could share with others, let me know!

Me: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grateful-living/id1503185956

Email: [email protected]