People With A Passion w/ Blake Sterger

We the Commas is a band of 3 brothers that have been performing together pretty much their entire lives. They have learned how to work together to create music that not only they love, but their fans do as well. Growing up in San Diego with a very supportive family, they have always been encouraged to pursue their passions. Join us this week to hear We the Commas journey with their music career.

Jerry Almaraz is a singer/songwriter/musician based out of Uvalde, Texas. He grew up playing all the sports you can think of but focused on football and baseball. He went all the way to college with both sports then decided that he wanted to start pursuing music instead. He picked up his guitar, grabbed a pen, and started going. 3 years later, he is still on that grind, performing more and more while also writing his next album.

Parker Ray is a life long golfer who has had a very unique experience growing up in a small resort town located in Concan, Texas. Being raised by golfers, Parker had a lot of great mentors, but with that comes a lot of pressure. Those pressures and life challenges have played a big role in the person he is today, but it took some time for him to realize his true potential.

David Willie is the lead guitarist for the band Austin Meade. David has always played an instrument but started playing guitar in high school and fell in love. He dropped out of college, followed his dreams to be the lead guitarist of a rock band, and he has achieved that. Through many years of practice and dedication, he is now a part of a booming rock band.

Prestige is a music video director and founder of the brand Friends of Friends. He started his journey in San Diego, California and in 2014, moved to Philadelphia with his family. Right when he moved, he noticed that everyone was making music. He quickly made friends with people that made music and ever since then, he has been following his dreams. He has already achieved some amazing goals, but he's not stopping there. He is constantly trying to grow and eventually, wants to run his own prod...

Alan Karuku is a photographer that was born in Kenya then moved to the states in 2010. He found his passion for photography in high school when he started doing shoots with his friends for fun. It ended up sticking and he decided to take his craft to the next level. being from Kenya, he wanted to integrate his roots and photography and has created a style of his own. During the podcast, we talk about his journey, the process he takes with photography, and some of the steps he took to ge...

Alyssa Santos is a lifelong dancer who has been climbing the ladder of success and is knocking down her goals one by one. Ever since she was 3 years old, she wanted to be a dancer and nothing has gotten in her way of doing that. Through hard work and dedication, Alyssa has achieved some amazing feats including being the lead dancer on a Wiz Khalifa music video. This is only the start for her to becoming one of the best dancers there is. We discuss her mindset pertaining to the dedicatio...

OLYMPUS MARS is one of those artists that can tell a story that so many of us can relate to. He started his music journey at the beginning of high school and fell in love with the process. What started out as something he loved to do, it has constantly been evolving into the incredible artist he is today. He opens up his heart to vulerability to be able to create his fire songs that just keep growing in popularity. Join us for an amazing conversation about his experience as an artist and wher...

Grant Harrell is an endurance athlete and world traveler. He has always been an athlete and since a very young age he has had the passion to travel. With both of these passions combined, he has been able to follow his dreams for most of his life. He has travelled to all 7 continents, done marathons all over the world including Antartica and North Korea, has competed in the toughest Iron Man's on the planet, and has always had a smile on his face while doing it. during the podcast we talk abou...

Zade Noman is the founder of MYND Clothing. He started getting into fashion at a young age and decided to start making his own clothes for fun. At the end of high school he decided to take it to the next level and started his first clothing company called MYND. He's faced many challenges during the process but always goes about it with a positive mindset. During the podcast we talk about those challenges, the steps he's taken to start his brand, and the process of how he makes his clothes. Jo...