Hope's Cast

Nathalie Basha is a Webby nominated digital journalist. Her stories are centered around travel and culture. She’s traveled to more than 30 countries documenting the people and places she encounters. Nathalie produces, films, writes, edits, and reports her own content. Her YouTube Channel called, “The Travel Muse” has thousands of subscribers, and millions view her content.

Nathalie's stories include covering a women’s prison in Colombia and a sacred Māori tattoo ceremony in New Zealand. She uncovered the abuses in elephant tourism in Southeast Asia, trekked to an isolated mountain town on the Georgia/Russia border to report on a local family, and visited Pablo Escobar’s mansion-turned-theme park in Colombia.

Ever wonder what it would be like to get paid to travel the world? Nathalie and I discuss the journey that led to her dream role. She doesn’t hold back the struggles and setbacks.

Listen in to hear what life is like for a successful journalist living outside the box! She also shares tips and her favorite production gear.

Aminah Musa is a fashion designer whose passion for sharing knowledge about her roots inspired her clothing company, called Paliroots. It’s a Palestinian inspired brand dedicated to sharing ideas and information about her culture.

In this episode we discuss what inspired the brand and the origin story that shaped the woman Aminah is today. At just 26 years old, she’s built an empire. Find out how she turned her passion into a successful career. She encourages people about how they can do it, too.

Listen to hear entrepreneur tips and how you can join the fight to maintain inner peace.

Podcast was recorded August 22, 2020 at the Treble Recording studio in Chicago.

Ever wonder what it would be like to work for Google and Youtube? Well, Ruben Santa is the man with the answers. Santa is rounding out his 6th year working for Google. He is a User Experience Designer for Youtube (Google is the parent company of YouTube).

He focuses on designing the main app on mobile and web. This means he helps design the page you land on when you watch YouTube videos.

In this episode we discuss Ruben’s journey getting into the design world, the setbacks he faced while achieving his title at Google, and life after all of his success. Santa also shares job interviewing tips that helped land him his first job with the company.

Previously, Santa worked at major companies including: Sony, Warner Bros., IDEO, eBay and the United Nations. Listen in to hear how he earned his title and how you could land a job like his.

Dionne Miller is a sports reporter and anchor at ABC 7 in Chicago. Dionne and I met when I worked at ABC 7 as a field producer and assistant assignment editor. She shares her journey, struggles, and successes reporting on sports. She also opens up about her struggle with body image and how she overcomes setbacks. If you are looking to be a sports reporter, multimedia journalist, or just want to learn more about the news business, this is a must listen!

Mohammad Jamal Dean is a nurse anesthetist. His background includes emergency medicine and water rescue. He has provided anesthesia as a CRNA around the world, touching lives in the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. We discuss his struggles growing up, his work in refugee camps, and how he sees the pandemic. Listen in to catch Mohammad's humanitarian aid tips.

In this episode Adrienne Bynum Terry opens up about life outside of ministry. We discuss the stay-at-home order and what it means to show up for yourself. Adrienne has been sharing messages of hope and healing with thousands of people for years, and it is a pleasure that she trust me to share parts of her story.

Kice Akkawi owns a music consulting agency, called Treblemonsters, based in Chicago. His studio, Treble Recordings, is where Hope's Cast interviews are recorded. In this episode we discuss difficulties living between two cultures, how musicians adapted during the stay-at-home order, tips to turn your side hustle into a career, what the music scene is like behind the senes, and much more.

Welcome Hope's Cast, a positive space dedicated to self-growth and inspiration brought to you through interviews and real life experiences. Your host, Hope is thrilled to give you a taste of what you can expect from this podcast.