SEASON 2 • EPISODE 2  

Today we have the pleasure to sit down with Jerry Avila - a key pillar to Sworn To Us and a business mastermind in his own right. We take a deep dive into his journey from working at Vans to Home Depot, to dropping everything and rolling the dice on a startup of his own.   

We hope this conversation helps motivate, educate and inspire someone who has the urge to take a big leap toward their dreams.  

Make sure to follow 

JERRY: https://www.instagram.com/jerryallday/

BARRY:  https://www.instagram.com/djsleek/ 

SWORN TO US:  https://www.instagram.com/sworntous/

EP. 011  

We are officially kicking off "SEASON TWO" of Hustle & Soul The Podcast with our very first guest, Edna Méndez -- a Life Coach straight out of South Cental, LA. Our goal for Hustle & Soul was always to highlight people in our community and tell their stories but due to COVID, "SEASON ONE" was focused heavily on our relationship. We are still taking measures to stay safe but figured now would be the time to bring on our first guest!  

Follow Edna: https://www.instagram.com/coach.ed.la/​ 

Edna is a good friend of ours and when she mentioned that she was leaving her day-job to pursue a career in Life-coaching, we couldn't be more proud and excited because she is the PERFECT person that people in our community should lean on. She's been through such traumatic experiences and has came out on top of each situation and uses her experiences and life lessons to help others.  

We are partnering with Edna and giving away TWO life-coaching "scholarships" which are worth 3 one-on-one sessions with Edna. Watch the video for details on how to enter.  As always, keep in touch and let us know who you'd like to see on the show!   

BARRY: https://www.instagram.com/djsleek/​ 

ARLEEN: https://www.instagram.com/arleenyy/

Today we discuss our experience attempting to "plan" our wedding during COVID and everything that comes with it. What has made the process easier has been Arleen's planner by HijaDeTuMadre and they've partnered with us to give away one of their exclusive 2021 "Muy Busy" planners!

ARLEEN: https://www.instagram.com/arleenyy/

BARRY: https://www.instagram.com/djsleek/

HIJA DE TU MADRE: https://www.instagram.com/hijadetumadre/

https://hijadetumadre.com/

As you know, our life has been turned upside down recently with a newborn, an engagement and COVID-19 still a thing. In this episode we discuss our goals for the year and how we plan on achieving them. From saving money to figuring out happiness - we discuss everything and hope others can relate!

BARRY: https://www.instagram.com/djsleek/​

ARLEEN: https://www.instagram.com/arleenyy/

Sooooo we did it.  We're engaged! If you've followed our journey, you know this has been a long time coming. We are excited to share with you our story in a raw and unfiltered sort of way. From how I did it to all the small details Arleen had no idea about. We hope you enjoy our conversation and if you're on the fence about proposing, this help give you the push to just do it ;)   As always, please stay connected, let us know your thoughts and any topics you'd like us to cover next!   

BARRY: https://www.instagram.com/djsleek/

ARLEEN: https://www.instagram.com/arleenyy/

We're back!! We took some time off as we anticipated due to our baby's due date approaching after our last upload.  

We are proud, excited and happy to announce that baby Soul Aleez is now here! We planned and prepped for her big day as much as we could... just for it to take a complete and unexpected turn.  Here we give you guys our labor story. Due to COVID, we haven't even been able to share this story with many relatives but from COVID guidelines, to health scares and more - it was not what we anticipated but we are finally able to share our experience.  

As always, please stay connected, let us know your thoughts and any topics you'd like us to cover next! yes, the engagement video is coming up ;)   

BARRY: https://www.instagram.com/djsleek/

ARLEEN: https://www.instagram.com/arleenyy/

First and foremost, we apologize for the delay on today's video. We had issues with a missing intro clip but we figured we would get straight to the point for this episode. This particular episode proved to be a longer video than normal, but we felt the content was too good to cut out. 

Here we go over both mine and Arleen's career path - where we started and how we got to our current situation. From Arleen assisting at MGM Boxing events to Barry working at a Suit company for a single day! We hope you enjoy our story and can relate to some of our experiences and hardships.   

ALSO - we did not forget to about the winners to our episode 4 giveaway. In this video, we choose the 2 winners to stay at Las Olas Grand Condo in Rosarito, Baja California.   

As always, please stay connected, let us know your thoughts and any topics you'd like us to cover next!  

BARRY: https://www.instagram.com/djsleek/

ARLEEN: https://www.instagram.com/arleenyy/

For our 4th episode we are talking about TRAVELING. Specifically going over our travel tips, experiences and advice. We also felt this would be the perfect opportunity to partner with Las Olas Grand Condo (https://www.instagram.com/lasolasgrandcondo/) and give away A FREE NIGHT at their location located in Rosarito to one of you listeners! Please make sure to listen and follow all rules in order for a chance to win! Winner will be announced in Episode 5 next Sunday 10/18 at 7PM PST. 

We go over a ton of tips, apps, websites and more in hopes that you get the courage, urge or desire to simply get out of your element.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out directly or let us know in the comments below.

New to Airbnb? Get $65 off your first trip: 

https://www.airbnb.com/c/barrys3127

As always, keep in touch:

ARLEEN: https://www.instagram.com/arleenyy/

BARRY: https://www.instagram.com/djsleek/

*Disclaimer: Free night applied with the purchase of one night

Considering moving in with your significant other? Listen as we break down our experience. From the idea to moving in one day to another - it's not all fun and games but find out how we (attempt) to make it work.  As always, please stay connected, let us know your thoughts and any topics you'd like us to cover next!  

BARRY: https://www.instagram.com/djsleek/

ARLEEN: https://www.instagram.com/arleenyy/