Jason's Conversations

Jason's Conversations Podcast #4 - Cristina Inacio  

https://youtu.be/dbAux2hVKD4 

Friend, International Businesswoman and Acroyoga Expert, Cristina Inacio, talks about her experiences in China for over a decade, her acroyoga training, death, how yoga plays into her professional life and more.   

She's a well-rounded professional who is currently based in Portugal, her home country. Her work hours are in the middle of the night as she manages and leads the Asia-market operation on a project with FedEx.   

Previously, she ran her own sourcing company out of China, which you can find out more about here - https://www.apollo.io/companies/In-cio-Group/55693a0b736964213d1f1200 

While her professional accomplishments stand out, she taught yoga classes in Mandarin. That alone is an incredible feat.  cristina - SD 480p.mov

Jason's Conversations #3 - Taylor Brown

Georgia-based, budding historical fiction author and renaissance man, Taylor Brown, covers his inspiration and research for his soon-to-be available novel, Wingwalkers, which you can pre-order now (https://www.eshaverbooks.com/book/9781250274595) for signed copies; OR on Amazon (https://tinyurl.com/yw3f4uas) and his journey as a prolific writer. An already accomplished novelist, Taylor explains how the uncertainty and challenges are still regular things for him.

If you're concerned that good fiction is dying, get one of Taylor's books (www.taylorbrownfiction.com)

Jason's Conversations Podcast features conversations with aims to dissect the most difficult, uncertain parts of an eventually successful endeavor. It's not about the glamour of being famous, playing a pro sport or getting rick. 

Also mentioned:

- William Faulkner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner) and how he impacted Taylor's writing

- Taylor's book, Fallen Land (https://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Land-Novel-Taylor-Brown/dp/1250116848)

- Taylor's book, Pride of Eden (https://www.amazon.com/Pride-Eden-Novel-Taylor-Brown/dp/1250203813)

Here is his website - www.taylorbrownfiction.com

If you think you'd benefit from having a conversation with me, book a coaching conversation through this link (calendly.com/jasonoh6)

The Hard Part #2 - Chris Appleton  Atlanta Social-Impact entrepreneur, former classmate and founder of Sewn Arts, Inc. (https://www.sewnarts.org/),  Chris Appleton, talks about how his company arrived in its current position and some of the challenges along the  way.   

The Hard Part Podcast features conversations with aims to dissect the most difficult, uncertain parts of an eventually successful endeavor. It's not about the glamour of being famous, playing a pro sport, "being an entrepreneur" or getting rich. 

Here, Chris goes over how Sewn Arts (his company) improves lives through arts-based mental health treatment, some thoughts on the mental health of our current society and how he learned from some conversations with trusted advisors to get Sewn Arts where it is.  

This podcast isn't about the "Glory Days." Some people may want to trade places with entrepreneurs, pro athletes or other high-profile achievers, but the Hard Part is about the stage of a journey that the fans wouldn't want. You should expect progress in production quality with each episode.  Chris's website - https://www.chrisjappleton.com/ 

Sewn Arts' website - https://www.sewnarts.org/ 

Chris's TedTalk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJh9n5ckML4 

The Lullaby Project - https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/Lullaby-Project 

Link to "Lost Connections" - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07583XJRW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 

Episode #1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubW10K01LBk&t=367s https://youtu.be/Lr86Jh2xHCY 

Episode 2 - Chris Appleton - SD 480p.mov

The Hard Part  #1 - Roberto Castro  Former PGA Tour player and current host of the Course Record podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...), Roberto Castro, goes over the Hard Part of his professional golf career, the lessons gained from it and parting words of wisdom to his younger self.  The Hard Part Podcast features conversations with aims to dissect the most difficult, uncertain parts of an eventually successful endeavor. It's not about the glamour of being famous, playing a pro sport or getting rich.  Here, Roberto Castro does that with his golf career. Before he made the tour, he made a substantial living just before missing the First Stage of the PGA Tour qualifying school and having to take 5 months away from tournament golf before starting from scratch again the following season.  This podcast isn't about the "Glory Days." Fans may want to trade places with pro athletes or other high-profile achievers, but the Hard Part is about the stage of a journey that the fans wouldn't want. You should expect progress with each episode.  At the 21:10 - 21:30, Roberto references this part of a Raul Julia movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGXn...  Roberto Castro's podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Roberto Castro's PGA Tour Stats - https://www.pgatour.com/players/playe... Castro Golf Consulting - https://www.castrogolfconsulting.com/