Artist Vania Soto is Kansas City-based artist, muralist, and art instructor.

A Full-time artist and graduate of Tennessee University majoring in business administration and Arts. 

She has focused her career on storytelling by creating murals and commission pieces. 

She has been an art instructor for 7 years in Kansas City, Kansas for students ages 10-16. That started off as a community After School Class free of charge for the kids and is now grown into entrepreneurial development and created MAS, (Monarch Art Space), an organization that concentrates on creating affordable spaces for artists to work.  MAS, is also a gallery with retail opportunities for the artists as well. 

This episode is from our live event held at Kinship Cafe, in Kansas City, KS. 

The next live event will be Sat April 15th 2023 from 10 am - 1pm 

In this episode, Vania shares about the challenges of Latina female artists in a traditionally white male-dominated industry.  We also dive into the power of art and it’s the ability to impact one's own community for change. 

Visit her website for more details on her career and work: 

https://www.vaniasoto.com

Here are some articles of the artist where you can learn more about projects and her work around the Community: 

NPR:

https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2022-01-14/a-latina-muralist-brings-walls-to-life-in-the-kansas-city-area-and-inspires-young-artists-along-the-way

KC Magazine:

https://kansascitymag.com/things-to-do/arts-entertainment/muralist-vania-soto-is-showing-scenes-from-kcs-rich-mexican-heritage/

2mas2kc bilingual Magazine:

https://issuu.com/2mas2kc/docs/2mas2kc-v07e22

Fox4KC

https://fox4kc.com/great-day-kc/local-latina-muralist-makes-her-mark-around-kansas-city/

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Listen to the latest single from Miguel's band Run With It's  release called At Least You Tried here:

https://open.spotify.com/track/4EMI0BjyBecX0qydREiWkE?si=113152a6e7ab4c7f

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To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email 

[email protected]

Check out Miguel’s band Run With It

https://Runwithitband.net

#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create 

Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration.  They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.   

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It,  and the host of #liveandcreate podcast.

100 Ryan Sorrell (Founder KC Defender)

“Ryan Sorrell is the founder of The Kansas City Defender. Is a Black nonprofit community media platform employing innovative digital and community-building strategies to engage Gen Z and Millennials across the midwest.

Their primary focus areas are education, justice, business, arts & culture, and technology. Reaching over 10 million people and growing their social media audience to over 25,000 followers in their first year, they’ve created a new model for reaching Black people and Gen Z. 

This episode was another live podcast event at Kinship Cafe in Kansas City, KS. 

Ryan and I talk about the current state of media in regard to black culture. We also talk about the power of entrepreneurship and how it can allow you to be fully who you are. 

Check out what KC Defender is up to here:

https://kansascitydefender.com/

Listen to the latest single from Miguel's band Run With It's  release called At Least You Tried here:

https://open.spotify.com/track/4EMI0BjyBecX0qydREiWkE?si=113152a6e7ab4c7f

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To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email 

[email protected]

Check out Miguel’s band Run With It

Runwithitband.net

#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create 

Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration.  They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.   

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It,  and the host of #liveandcreate podcast.

Craig Moore II is an Ecosystem Builder, Culture Guardian, and

Talent Curator.

Founder of the organization called Black Excellence and Director of Development at Venture for America.Craig’s professional career has been a trial by fire. He cut his entrepreneurial teeth in the concert promotional world and eventually found himself working at Strange Music in Kansas City, MO.

From there he stepped into the corporate world and started to organize all the skills and strategies he had developed.

That movement led him to launch Black Excellence to help resource and mentor young black entrepreneurs.

In this episode, he breaks down his own journey in entrepreneurship as well as his passion for seeing the next generations go even further faster.

We tackle subjects like code-switching in the corporate world, generational wealth and he presents a fresh take on the imposter syndrome.Craige Moore II is an Ecosystem Builder, Culture Guardian, and

Talent Curator.

Founder of the organization called Black Excellence and Director of Development at Venture for America.Craige’s professional career has been a trial by fire. He cut his entrepreneurial teeth in the concert promotional world and eventually found himself working at Strange Music in Kansas City, MO.

From there he stepped into the corporate world and started to organize all the skills and strategies he had developed.

That movement led him to launch Black Excellence to help resource and mentor young black entrepreneurs.

Connect with Craige here: 

https://bxkc.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigmoore2/In this episode, he breaks down his own journey in entrepreneurship as well as his passion for seeing the next generations go even further faster.

We tackle subjects like code-switching in the corporate world, generational wealth and he presents a fresh take on the imposter syndrome.This is the first live episode of the podcast that took place at Kinship Cafe located719 N 6th St, Kansas City, KS 66101.

https://kinshipcafe.us/ Owner TJ Roberts is committed to the arts and his community.

We will be holding the next live event Saturday, March 4th. 10 am - 1 pm.

The live event featured Ryan Sorrel founder of KC Defender.

His episode drops this Friday.

It also featured Jass Couch https://www.jassrcouch.com/ and Clarence Copridge performing original music during our breaks.

Stay tuned at the end of the podcast and I included two songs for you to check out recorded live.

The event also featured Kansas City businesses The Scented Webb

https://www.thescentedwebb.com/and Plantdiva KC instagram.com/plantdivakc------Listen to the latest single from Miguel's band Run With It's

release called At Least You Tried here:https://open.spotify.com/track/4EMI0BjyBecX0qydREiWkE?si=113152a6e7ab4c7f______To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email [email protected] out Miguel’s band Run With ItRunwithitband.net#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration.

They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It,

and the host of #liveandcreate podcast.

Musicbyskippy is the entertainment project of Luke "Skippy" Harbur. Dubbed "the meeting point of multi-instrumentalism, hip hop, and Broadway," the project has two albums of original music, collaborates with 20+ organizations, shares stages with 30+ individual performing artists, and is for all ages. Harbur’s passion for musicbyskippy roots in receiving a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months, giving him a second chance to live life to the fullest.We talk about practical tools for a more centered and calm life. And Luke also shares his passion for connecting with his audience in an authentic way. We also dive into the power of creating unique experiences and much more. Check out what Luke is up to here:musicbyskippy.com_____Listen to the latest single from Miguel's band Run With It's

release called At Least You Tried here:https://open.spotify.com/track/4EMI0BjyBecX0qydREiWkE?si=113152a6e7ab4c7f______To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email [email protected] out Miguel’s band Run With ItRunwithitband.net#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration.

They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It,

and the host of #liveandcreate podcast.

Musicbyskippy is the entertainment project of Luke "Skippy" Harbur. Dubbed "the meeting point of multi-instrumentalism, hip hop, and Broadway," the project has two albums of original music, collaborates with 20+ organizations, shares stages with 30+ individual performing artists, and is for all ages. Harbur’s passion for musicbyskippy roots in receiving a life-saving liver transplant at the age of 11 months, giving him a second chance to live life to the fullest.

We talk about practical tools for a more centered and calm life. And Luke also shares his passion for connecting with his audience in an authentic way. We also dive into the power of creating unique experiences and much more.

Check out what Luke is up to here:

musicbyskippy.com

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Listen to the latest single from Miguel's band Run With It's release called At Least You Tried here:

https://open.spotify.com/track/4EMI0BjyBecX0qydREiWkE?si=113152a6e7ab4c7f

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To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email

[email protected]

Check out Miguel’s band Run With It

Runwithitband.net

#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create

Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration. They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It, and the host of #liveandcreate podcast. 

This is a live event from the past summer that took place during the Boulevardia festival.

It features Sylvia and Veronica from the clothing company ParaMi and Enrique the lead singer of the internationally touring band Making Movies.

It was also hosted by the talented Hartzel host of Sporting KC. The guests share their stories of creativity and entrepreneurship and then we take a deep dive into learning how to embrace exactly who you are despite what any other person or culture at large thinks about it.

Connect with ParaMi here:https://www.kclatina.com/Check out the band Making Movies here:https://www.makingmovies.world/Listen to the latest single from Miguel's band Run With It's

release called At Least You Tried here:https://open.spotify.com/track/4EMI0BjyBecX0qydREiWkE?si=113152a6e7ab4c7f______To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email [email protected] out Miguel’s band Run With ItRunwithitband.net#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration.

They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It,

and the host of #liveandcreate podcast.

Laura Shkouratoff is the bassist and singer/songwriter for Outer Shapes, a band she created with her partner that seeks to create a new space for queer music. Based in Brooklyn, she also illustrates her band's album covers and teaches elementary school by day. She is passionate about environmental and education activism.From California to her new home in NYC she shares her story of embracing her own musical talents.

She highlights her focus on creating music for her audience and the queer community to show a broader spectrum of who a queer person is.

Laura also shares about the importance of living a life that is aligned fully with your desires and morals.

Connect with Laura here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outershapes/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3wSdUV8WBlBxS4V2goziqi?si=880kA7hFSai0mma6RM2mfw_____Listen to the latest single from Miguel's band Run With It's

release called At Least You Tried here:https://open.spotify.com/track/4EMI0BjyBecX0qydREiWkE?si=113152a6e7ab4c7f______To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email [email protected] out Miguel’s band Run With ItRunwithitband.net#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration.

They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It,

and the host of #liveandcreate podcast.

Devon Teran plays the sweet and dusty sounds of America’s Crossroad Kansas City. On pedal steel and guitar, he is equally layered and melodic, as likely to compose sparse layers as walls of screaming noise. Devon Teran is a founding member of Timbers. He also supports several artists including Marty Bush, AM Merker, Kristin Hamilton, David Luther and others. . In Today’s episode, Devon breaks down how the reality of an artist is not to be the best but to move people.

He shares his journey of collaborating with multiple bands and stepping into a new phase of his music career.

We also talk about self-development, pursuing music with a day job, and raising a family in the midst of the music industry.

Devon TeranWebsite: www.devonteran.comInstagram/Facebook: @devonteranTikTok: @devonteranmusicLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonteran/TimbersKristin Hamilton and The HeatMarty BushAM Merker and FriendsSoul TiesMike Crawford and His Secret SiblingsDavid LutherAdditional Session Collaborators:David BurchfieldWills Van DoornElizabeth DayNatalie PrauserGrace Askew_____Listen to the latest single from Miguel's band Run With It's

release called At Least You Tried here:https://open.spotify.com/track/4EMI0BjyBecX0qydREiWkE?si=113152a6e7ab4c7f______To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email [email protected] out Miguel’s band Run With ItRunwithitband.net#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration.

They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It,

and the host of #liveandcreate podcast.

Devon Teran plays the sweet and dusty sounds of America’s Crossroad Kansas City. On pedal steel and guitar, he is equally layered and melodic, as likely to compose sparse layers as walls of screaming noise.

Devon Teran is a founding member of Timbers. He also supports several artists including Marty Bush, AM Merker, Kristin Hamilton, David Luther and others. .

In Today’s episode, Devon breaks down how the reality of an artist is not to be the best but to move people. He shares his journey of collaborating with multiple bands and stepping into a new phase of his music career. We also talk about self-development, pursuing music with a day job, and raising a family in the midst of the music industry.

Devon Teran

Website: www.devonteran.com

Instagram/Facebook: @devonteran

TikTok: @devonteranmusic

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonteran/

Timbers

Kristin Hamilton and The Heat

Marty Bush

AM Merker and Friends

Soul Ties

Mike Crawford and His Secret Siblings

David Luther

Additional Session Collaborators:

David Burchfield

Wills Van Doorn

Elizabeth Day

Natalie Prauser

Grace Askew

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Listen to the latest single from Miguel's band Run With It's release called At Least You Tried here:

https://open.spotify.com/track/4EMI0BjyBecX0qydREiWkE?si=113152a6e7ab4c7f

______

To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email

[email protected]

Check out Miguel’s band Run With It

Runwithitband.net

#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create

Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration. They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It, and the host of #liveandcreate podcast. 

David A. Parrilla has been involved in music all his life. He became intrigued with music around the 3rd grade. In high school leading up to college, he played trumpet with the CSYO and has played for many Cleveland State Commencements. Alongside those years he also sang in the Cincinnati Boychoir (toured Chicago and California) and then the Cincinnati Children’s Choir (toured New York, China, & Italy). Recently he has been making his own music and is working on building his own band to get back on the road once again. David shares his story of catching the passion for touring and music at an early age and how that journey has now set him on a trajectory to create his own music.

We talk song creation, band development, and our mutual love for Imagine Dragons, Taylor Swift, and Billie Eilish.

Connect with David here: Put in his insta handle. instagram.com/convexmetal103Find him on tiktok here:

or search Puertoricanboii103https://www.tiktok.com/@puertoricanboii103?_t=8Vhn1sSY1pW&_r=1Pre-save Miguel's band Run With It's upcoming release called At Least You Tried here:https://ffm.to/atleastyoutried______To contact Miguel Antonio for feedback or inquiries about the show - email [email protected] out Miguel’s band Run With ItRunwithitband.net#liveandcreate podcast is where the host Miguel Antonio (Singer Song-Writer and Entrepreneur) talks to artists and entrepreneurs about what it means to live a great life and create great things. Live and Create Conversations dive into guests’ personal stories and inspiration.

They often touch on the practicalities of either business or creation and then build into a philosophical discussion about life and creating art, music, and a better world.

Miguel Antonio is the frontman for the band Run With It,

and the host of #liveandcreate podcast.