#liveandcreate

107 L. David Hesler (Author, Illustrator, Musician)

L. David Hesler is an author, illustrator, and musician who publishes picture books for children, as well as horror, fantasy, and science fiction for teen and adult readers. He co-founded the virtual heavy metal band “DeepSkyTraveler” as a guitarist, and currently creates electronic music under the moniker, “Loadscreen.”

Check out L. David Hesler’s work and Connect with him here:

https://www.ldavidhesler.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

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. 

Ben Wendt is a musician and writer who co-owns and operates The RINO in addition to playing in the Kansas City, based bands The Way Way Back, and Land Lion. He loves hockey, Star Wars, and making people smile. 

This episode was from the live #liveandcreate event that happened back in April at Kinship Cafe in Kansas City, KS.  Ben and I talk about the power of practicing entrepreneurship and art in the community and we dive into the creative process of the songwriter. 

Connect with Ben Here:

https://www.instagram.com/leafeater/

https://twitter.com/Hey_Shotzi

Friday May 18th   

5-8 pm 

The event will be part of kansas city ks, third friday art walk

at Kinship Cafe

719 N 6th St, Kansas City, KS 66101

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Our guests will be 

Deprice Taylor staff at KC Current

Angel Mcgee staff at Players Alliance

featuring the musical guest The Royal Chief.

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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.

TJ Roberts is a social entrepreneur with a for-profit business who uses coffee as a conduit for good in the inner city of Kansas City, Kansas.. His upbringing and experiences in life have given him many takeaways from growing up with a deformity and being the only black kid in an all-white community AND household. His harsh “reality check” card was dealt with the day he was born but his talents and self-belief never held him back from becoming a drummer, a D1 football player, and now a business owner! Taste the kindness from his own hands or just listen and let your taste buds dream, TJ creates a community with coffee!

TJ is a recurring guest and I value his insight on business, life, art, and culture. TJ’s business kinship cafe is also the venue where we have had the live #liveandcreate podcast events.  In this episode, we talk about the vision behind this live event and what we have taken from it so far.  We also wrestle with the question “Can you teach grit”. Wondering if you can help motivate those who don’t have the capacity to see hard situations through to the end.  It’s a great episode enjoy

Connect with TJ: 

https://www.instagram.com/kinshipcafe.kc/

The next live #liveandcreate event is 

Sat. April 15th 2023

10 am - 2 pm

Kinship Cafe 

719 N 6th St, Kansas City, KS 66101

Featuring: 

Devoured. Pizza

https://www.instagram.com/devouredpopup/

Ben Wendt from The Rino KC

https://www.instagram.com/therinokc/

And music guest

Jeremy Nathan

https://www.instagram.com/thisisjeremynathan/

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.

Originally from TN, Jeff Stocks has performed or recorded with artists ranging from gospel legend BeBe Winans to jazz musician Matt Otto to country musician Travis Marvin.  He currently resides in Kansas City, MO. He remains active on the local and regional scene across all genres of music, while also serving as music director at Graceway Church in Raytown, MO.  

In this episode, Jeff shares his journey into becoming a pro-level guitarist. We also talk about owning your own career by choosing the people you surround yourself with. Jeff also shares his rules of life that guide him and so much more. 

Connect with Jeff here:

https://www.instagram.com/jeff_stocks/

The next live #liveandcreate event is 

Sat. April 15th 2023

10 am - 2 pm

Kinship Cafe 

719 N 6th St, Kansas City, KS 66101

Featuring: 

Devoured. Pizza

https://www.instagram.com/devouredpopup/

Ben Wendt from The Rino KC

https://www.instagram.com/therinokc/

And music guest

Jeremy Nathan

https://www.instagram.com/thisisjeremynathan/

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. 

Mitch Gray

Mitch Gray has combined over two decades of experience as a former pastor, life coach, entrepreneur, community developer, and creator to develop a brand of leadership that is at its deepest level- human. 

Having worked with over 10,000 leaders and individuals across the world, Mitch empowers people to build teams based on alignment, design culture based on empowerment, and lead from their humanity. 

Mitch is the creator and host of The Mitch Gray Show podcast, inspirational speaker, author, and leadership consultant. 

You’ve heard Mitch Gray on the podcast previously on episode 077.  So on today’s episode, we get a bit topical and decided to pick a topic and Run With It.  We start with a quote that says “less worship, more understanding”.  From that initial thought, we dive into topics that many people wrestle with from all faith backgrounds and even those with no faith at all.  We discuss practices that can enrich our lives and free us to enjoy it.  And we talk through the concept of the beginner's mind and learning to understand ourselves better instead of constantly reaching outside ourselves for validation.  

Side note: Mitch has his own podcast and has now made me co-host.  In that podcast, we  discuss the merging of leadership, business, art, and music.  Our first episode can be found on the Mitch Grey Podcast.  

Now let’s dive into today’s podcast.  

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vtTEFQW4Zfj3SG06cuW0K?si=c4db4cf634ef4233

Connect with Mitch and buy his book here:

https://www.mitchgraymedia.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

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.

Troy McMahon is the lead pastor of Restore Community Church (www.restorecc.org), a reproducing multisite church in Kansas City, MO.  In 2007, Troy's family and about 20 friends relocated to Kansas City, Missouri to start this new church in partnership with the NewThing Network and Stadia Church Planting. Over the past fifteen years, Restore has launched additional locations and churches in Kansas City and helped launch 58 churches across the US and in Colombia, and South America. It is the dream of Restore to partner with God in changing the spiritual landscape of Kansas City.

Troy shares his story of accomplishing his success goals he had for his r life and then abandoning the safety of that success to start a whole new entrepreneurial endeavor.  We talk about leading with an open hand, helping others awaken to their potential through ICNU conversations, and building your dreams while inviting your family to be part of the process.  We also talk about pursuing your dreams with quite confidence so that success becomes an overflow of who you are instead of an addiction that can destroy you.  

You can connect with Troy here:

[email protected]

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/shakertm/

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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.

Kansas City-based singer, songwriter, and musician Deann Kinsch can be found actively performing throughout the KC metro area. With a quick rise in the local KC music scene, Deann performs in multiple cover bands/tribute and works in the planning and booking of bands/events. Whether she is creating, performing, or booking events, her focus is always on the goal of making a genuine connection with the audience and client. 

In today’s episode, we talk about the power of leaning into the flow of creativity and entrepreneurship as an artist.  Deanne also shares her story of leaving the corporate world and finding immense personal growth and a growing career in the music industry.

Add her music links. 

Original Music Here:

https://www.deannofficial.com/

Cover Band

http://superstarmafia.com/

Tribute Band

https://www.deannofficial.com/lonejett

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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.

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.