Rob Jay Show

Bennie Brazell is a former Olympian and professional football player whose story displays a continuing pattern of overcoming adversity and patiently progressing towards his desired outcome. From his beginnings in track and field where he regularly finished in last place to him being on the verge of quitting football before his break out season, he consistently chose "one more rep". I see alot of David Goggins in Bennie, someone who is not afraid to explore the depths and darkest places of his mind for the sake of growth. I got a chance to chop it up with Bennie about his life, reflect on our brief time playing football together at Westbury and learn more about what fuels his fire. A great listen for anyone grinding it out.

Rob Jay Show

Legends Only

*Sponsored by The Waxaholics, Houstons longest running All Vinyl Party every Thursday 3718 Main Street

Bennie Brazell is a former Olympian and professional football player whose story displays a continuing pattern of overcoming adversity and patiently progressing towards his desired outcome. From his beginnings in track and field where he regularly finished in last place to him being on the verge of quitting football before his break out season, he consistently chose "one more rep". I see alot of David Goggins in Bennie, someone who is not afraid to explore the depths and darkest places of his mind for the sake of growth. I got a chance to chop it up with Bennie about his life, reflect on our brief time playing football together at Westbury and learn more about what fuels his fire. A great listen for anyone grinding it out.

Rob Jay Show

Legends Only

*Sponsored by The Waxaholics, Houstons longest running All Vinyl Party every Thursday 3718 Main Street

Josh Jones is the founder of Texas Bluechip Baseball Academy, a training and development organization that uses baseball to further develop young men and prepare them for life. Through his program he’s helped over 80 kids receive full scholarships including 22 this year. Fueling his drive is a commitment to a purpose bigger than the game. A former 2 sport star, playing baseball and basketball professionally, he’s seen the pros of what athletics can do for kids along with the dark side of a culture that cares more about the athlete than the young man. He’s used his insight and experience to build something bigger than himself. Aside from being a successful entrepreneur and leader Josh Jones is a childhood friend. We got a chance to discuss our childhood and reflect on some great memories and lessons gained. A great listen for anyone that wants to learn more about finding their purpose and building a life in harmony with it.

Josh Jones is the founder of Texas Bluechip Baseball Academy, a training and development organization that uses baseball to further develop young men and prepare them for life. Through his program he’s helped over 80 kids receive full scholarships including 22 this year. Fueling his drive is a commitment to a purpose bigger than the game. A former 2 sport star, playing baseball and basketball professionally, he’s seen the pros of what athletics can do for kids along with the dark side of a culture that cares more about the athlete than the young man. He’s used his insight and experience to build something bigger than himself. Aside from being a successful entrepreneur and leader Josh Jones is a childhood friend. We got a chance to discuss our childhood and reflect on some great memories and lessons gained. A great listen for anyone that wants to learn more about finding their purpose and building a life in harmony with it.

Josh Jones is the founder of Texas Bluechip Baseball Academy, a training and development organization that uses baseball to further develop young men and prepare them for life. Through his program he’s helped over 80 kids receive full scholarships including 22 this year. Fueling his drive is a commitment to a purpose bigger than the game. A former 2 sport star, playing baseball and basketball professionally, he’s seen the pros of what athletics can do for kids along with the dark side of a culture that cares more about the athlete than the young man. He’s used his insight and experience to build something bigger than himself. Aside from being a successful entrepreneur and leader Josh Jones is a childhood friend. We got a chance to discuss our childhood and reflect on some great memories and lessons gained. A great listen for anyone that wants to learn more about finding their purpose and building a life in harmony with it.

AGAINST ALL ODDS

By default the guest name is the title of each episode but after speaking with Marlon Avery I had to put precedent aside. The collection of challenges that he overcame read like the recipe for a statistic. Single parent home, teenage mother, poor, incarcerated at young age and more. I am most impressed with his patient reconstruction of his character as a man. His confidence and grit when challenges arise standout. His interest in tech began with the goal of making a sneaker app, Rekure. From his humble beginnings and after 4 years of research, study, design etc he completed his goal. From there he created the Haha Davis, app which sat at #1 in The Apple App Store. In addition to this he is a force in the black tech community serving as a resource, advisor and connector. He recently joined Team Treehouse in an exciting Talent Path role aimed directly impacting underrepresented communities by provide training, apprenticeships and jobs. This was an overall amazing conversation.

AGAINST ALL ODDS

By default the guest name is the title of each episode but after speaking with Marlon Avery I had to put precedent aside. The collection of challenges that he overcame read like the recipe for a statistic. Single parent home, teenage mother, poor, incarcerated at young age and more. I am most impressed with his patient reconstruction of his character as a man. His confidence and grit when challenges arise standout. His interest in tech began with the goal of making a sneaker app, Rekure. From his humble beginnings and after 4 years of research, study, design etc he completed his goal. From there he created the Haha Davis, app which sat at #1 in The Apple App Store. In addition to this he is a force in the black tech community serving as a resource, advisor and connector. He recently joined Team Treehouse in an exciting Talent Path role aimed directly impacting underrepresented communities by provide training, apprenticeships and jobs. This was an overall amazing conversation.

AGAINST ALL ODDS

By default the guest name is the title of each episode but after speaking with Marlon Avery I had to put precedent aside. The collection of challenges that he overcame read like the recipe for a statistic. Single parent home, teenage mother, poor, incarcerated at young age and more. I am most impressed with his patient reconstruction of his character as a man. His confidence and grit when challenges arise standout. His interest in tech began with the goal of making a sneaker app, Rekure. From his humble beginnings and after 4 years of research, study, design etc he completed his goal. From there he created the Haha Davis, app which sat at #1 in The Apple App Store. In addition to this he is a force in the black tech community serving as a resource, advisor and connector. He recently joined Team Treehouse in an exciting Talent Path role aimed directly impacting underrepresented communities by provide training, apprenticeships and jobs. This was an overall amazing conversation.

Ali Siddiq is a Comedians Comedian, a purist with a love and respect for the craft complemented by an encyclopedic knowledge of it's history. His 20 year journey in comedy has included appearances on Showtime, BET, HBO Def Comedy Jam as well multiple specials on Comedy Central. His humble beginnings read like a something out of Hollywood screenplay, he got his comedic start while incarcerated after setting a goal to make a convicted lifer laugh. I sat down with Ali to learn more about his story. Along the way we chopped it up about the current state of comedy, social media, politics and much more. A hilarious listen filled with insight and wisdom. Check it out

Ali Siddiq is a Comedians Comedian, a purist with a love and respect for the craft complemented by an encyclopedic knowledge of it's history. His 20 year journey in comedy has included appearances on Showtime, BET, HBO Def Comedy Jam as well multiple specials on Comedy Central. His humble beginnings read like a something out of Hollywood screenplay, he got his comedic start while incarcerated after setting a goal to make a convicted lifer laugh. I sat down with Ali to learn more about his story. Along the way we chopped it up about the current state of comedy, social media, politics and much more. A hilarious listen filled with insight and wisdom. Check it out