Resilient Us

This is the last episode of Resilient Us. I'm hoping that time away from podcasting will allow me to finally publish a book.

Gamers were once seen as rebels at a loss. But the rise of the $1B+ e-sports industry now offers the same life-changing-opportunities as legacy sports. Today's episode is with Austin Espinoza, President of Longhorn Gaming, UT Austin's e-sports program, and his path to do exactly that for the next generation of college students.

Joule Mtanos placed the barrel of his assault rifle into his mouth, pulled its trigger, and heard the “click" of a misfire. This episode is about a USMC veteran's life after surviving suicide, how to stop your mind from spiraling deeper into depression, and the ways that everyone can use the worst moments to lift up others.

Beginning of year show update for Resilient Us. In summary: I am publishing the show twice weekly; unless I hire someone to do it, I am off of social media; lack of digital presence is driven by many reasons but mainly to publish more longform writings in 2020. Oh, and Happy New Year!

Elliott Blaufuss is a musician who has performed alongside Eric Hutchison, Philip Phillips, Gavin Degraw, and under his own brand opened for Kelley Clarkson. We talk about success in creative careers and how it’s not fame that determines the value of one’s creative contributions.

Dr. Jarrod Lewis-Peacock is a professor of Psychology at the University of Texas Austin. His research focuses on memory, attention, neural decoding, and neurofeedback. Additionally, he is the Principal Investigator at the LewPea Lab, a cognitive neuroscience lab which explores how automatic and controlled processes contribute to goal-directed behavior. He is most famous for stating that forgetting is crucial to a resilience and identity.

Cassandra runs the best cosmetic-based podcast, Clean Beauty Podcast; sits as a judge on the Clean Beauty Awards, hosts clean beauty workshops across the country, and can be found at industry events nationwide.

Julia Mitchell - alongside her husband Cody Spencer - manages ROAM Ranch , a regenerative landscape and ultimate outdoor Austin day trip. ROAM Ranch was started by Katie and Taylor Collin as an extension of their first company, Epic Provisions.

Elliott Weeks is the founder of Old Enfield Supply Co., an Austin-based outdoor brand that reflects the city’s down-home, cosmopolitan, feel. This is the story of its founding and how Elliott started a fashion brand without even knowing how to sew.

Paul Alkoby makes fitness look fun. Over the past few years he’s worked as a videographer and photographer for cross-functional fitness companies, including CrossFit and, most recently, The Tactical Games. One look at his work and you’ll catch yourself saying, “I wanna do that.”

But how Paul got to this position was a winding road of uncertainty, filled with self-doubt, and fears of failure.

We talk about the journey + Creativity as a means to achieving mental health + MUCH MUCH MORE