In The Woods

Episode 10: In this week’s episode, William speaks with Cesar Perez, the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Lumiqualis, about his indirect path into technology. Cesar speaks about how his humble beginnings taking things apart and putting them together created a basis for his future passion for technology. Cesar, an Army Veteran, explains how went to Saint John’s in criminal justice but opportunities in the military showed themselves, allowing him to learn and gain experience as a self-taught front-end developer. Over the past decade, Cesar has consulted with many large corporations before creating his own consultancy firm.

Episode 9: In this week’s episode, William speaks with Michael Dorsey, a lead developer for Amazon Echo and Go, about his journey from junior to senior-level software engineer. Michael worked for several companies and spoke of being interviewed and eventually interviewing and gives tips on how to approach interviews and stay up to date on the latest technology. The industry is constantly in flux and changing and learning core concepts is critical in staying relevant in tech.

Episode 8: In this week’s episode, William speaks with Joe Cahill, an established design leader and entrepreneur in the corporate creative landscape, about his unique approach to building culture, building the next group of creative professionals, and straightforward mentorship. Having had a hand in building countless aspects of large corporations and brands, Joe has changed the perspective of how to build a team and brands ‘the right way’ by standing out in a different but positive way that delivers tangible results.

Episode 7: In this week’s special episode, William Moore, the host of In The Woods, author of the Twisted Fairy Tells Series, and Co-Founder of Mojavie, answers questions and speaks about several topics and concepts that can assist the listeners in understanding the mindset of successful individuals.

Episode 6: In this week’s episode, William speaks with Stelios Karakonstantis, the founder of Stronghold Gym and established martial arts instructor that has trained and studied around the world from Greece to China to the United States. Stelios watched and learned many traits and skills from his mother and grandmother and sought to be an entrepreneur who could give back to the community in his own way. He speaks about the struggles and legalities of surviving during Covid in a hands-on industry and how he traversed a very competitive personal training marketplace.

Episode 5: In this week’s episode, William speaks with Lisa Russell, an Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker that has traveled the world to share stories that lie at the intersection of arts, social justice, and global development. After experiencing the unfair treatment and injustice of underrepresented segments of society around the globe. Lisa shares her story of how she has assisted in making “creative economy” a household term within the artistic community and the UN/NGO as an Artistic Curator.

Episode 4: In this week’s episode, William speaks with Jermaine Clarke reuniting with a long-time friend in Esports about his journey and career changes between esports, photography, and the creative writing fields in the Big Apple. As an original member of the Guinness world record-holding organization, Empire Arcadia, and a recognized photographer with a family lineage in the profession, Jermaine speaks about his unique journey and the happenstances and initiated actions that pushed him forward in his career choices.

Episode 3: In this week’s episode, William speaks with DJ Salman, Owner, and Founder of On Point Events, about reaching a point of frustration that edged him to pursue his passion for music. DJ Salman details his belief of deserving more than working as a gas station clerk and being motivated by family to strive for an unorthodox career as one of the top South Asian wedding and event DJ and MCs on the east coast.

Episode 2: In this week’s episode, William speaks with Chesney Snow, drama desk award-winning actor of In Transit and founder/executive producer of American Beatboxing Championship, and his journey from a street performer to a world-renown beatboxer, performer, and entertainer. He details how he has molded himself in an industry where you must continue to re-establish and create yourself to strive and continue to stay relevant in a very challenging and creative field.

Episode 1: In this week’s episode, William speaks with Alfredo Cardona about his journey from his hometown of Tijuana, Mexico, to become a sought-after concept artist for Sony Pictures and Disney and creating his own Battle Card game and artwork. Alfredo goes into detail on how his family, friends, and strong will assisted him in overcoming the limited resources and opportunities to live his dream to become an established artist.