Ben Liebenberg is a 4-time Emmy award winning, Los Angeles based photographer. His passion and drive has allowed Ben to travel the world. For the last 14 years, Ben has worked for the National Football League as the Director of Photography and Lead Photographer. He has covered and managed the imaging of hundreds of games and professional media events, including many Super Bowls. 

Coach Ted Jablowski lives his life motivating others. He wants you to be the BEST at the one thing you desire to dominate. Ted Jablowski is a passionate man who has coached many sports including Live-Action Chess, Interpretive Dance Battles, Aqua Badminton, Kick-Ball, Greco-Roman Mud Wrestling, and Frisbee Golf. He was cast as “Lil’ Lightning In A Bottle” on the television show American Gladiators in the early 90’s. He never made it to episode one due to a tennis ball to the growing accident during rehearsal. A man with positive goals for others, Coach Ted Jablowski is a genius who can coach every sport that nobody wants to coach… even your life. www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kfBlFRfbIHxZw8fGeKxqg

Part 2: Marcus Yam is a roving Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and staff photographer. Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he left a career in aerospace engineering to become a photographer. In 2019, Yam was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for his unflinching body of work documenting the everyday plight of Gazans during deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip. He was also part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news teams that covered the San Bernardino, Calif., terrorist attacks in 2015 for the Los Angeles Times and the deadly landslide in Oso, Wash. in 2014, for the Seattle Times. His previous work has also earned an Emmy Award for News and Documentary, World Press Photo Award, DART Award for Trauma Coverage, Scripps Howard Visual Journalism Award, Picture of the Year International’s Newspaper Photographer of the Year Award, Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award, National Headliner Award and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

Part 1: Marcus Yam is a roving Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and staff photographer. Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he left a career in aerospace engineering to become a photographer. In 2019, Yam was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for his unflinching body of work documenting the everyday plight of Gazans during deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip. He was also part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news teams that covered the San Bernardino, Calif., terrorist attacks in 2015 for the Los Angeles Times and the deadly landslide in Oso, Wash. in 2014, for the Seattle Times. His previous work has also earned an Emmy Award for News and Documentary, World Press Photo Award, DART Award for Trauma Coverage, Scripps Howard Visual Journalism Award, Picture of the Year International’s Newspaper Photographer of the Year Award, Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award, National Headliner Award and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

Stephanie Sampson was an athlete at Long Beach State were she was on the track team. We talk about working in sports at UCLA and Long Beach State and dealing with the craziness that comes with the jobs. She has been working at LAX for 6 years now, the last two as the Director of Communications at airport. We dive into all that and more.

It's been a year and I thought I'd have a conversation with my two youngest son Malcolm and Willem Brown about Covid and how it's been for them. When the pandemic start Willem was in 8th grade enjoying time with buddies and getting ready for high school. Malcolm was a sophomore at Servite high school where he was doing great and loving to learn how to pole vault. A year and I wanted to see what they thought of the whole experience. 

Ric is commercial photographer with an emphasis in creating sports imagery. He has been recognized three times by the National Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio for Action Photography. Ric’s work has been viewed by millions of people across all platforms including: Los Angeles Rams billboard, Sports Illustrated covers, ESPN poster, Skechers in-store displays, Kia television commercial, and all over the internet for the NFL. We talk about finding photography and building clients as well as managing his business.

Demian Brown graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1997 with a degree in communications, Brown was a four-year letter winner for former Head Coach Al Mistri as a defender for the Titans from 1992-94 and 1996, helping Fullerton to the semifinals of the 1993 College Cup. Over the last 16 years as both an assistant coach and head coach, Brown has helped the Titans to seven Big West regular season titles (2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019), eight conference tournament crowns (2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019) and eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament - including a trip to the “Sweet 16” in 2005 a second round berth in 2006 and first round trips in 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019. 

We talk about falling in love with soccer, finding your ACL and learning how to communicate with women. 

John Benton: switching loyalties from GM car culture to the aircooled Porsche world at 23, John Benton has never looked back. His 912, which he still drives today, is a rolling manifestation of all his dreams over the years. That love has translated into the brick and mortar establishment we know today as Benton Performance. A chat with him usually reveals two things; his deep knowledge of all that is aircooled and his genuine interest in helping those who need it.

John Benton: switching loyalties from GM car culture to the aircooled Porsche world at 23, John Benton has never looked back. His 912, which he still drives today, is a rolling manifestation of all his dreams over the years. That love has translated into the brick and mortar establishment we know today as Benton Performance. A chat with him usually reveals two things; his deep knowledge of all that is aircooled and his genuine interest in helping those who need it.