On Episode 60 of Short Story Long we have a very special guest, Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyrie and I talk about his childhood from tossing out his basketball trophies and getting hurt skateboarding to high school and his days at Duke University. Kyrie breaks down the night he went number 1 overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, Rookie of the Year, contract extension and playing with Lebron James.

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I'm sitting down with Jeron Smith who is currently the Chief Marketing Officer of Stephen Curry 30 Enterprises. Jeron grew up in Chino, California just outside of Los Angeles where he loved playing basketball. He attended UCLA and was a walk-on to UCLA's basketball program. He later transferred to Howard University which is where he landed his first internship at Nike. Listen in on how he started working for Nike/Jordan Brand, worked with President Obama and now as CMO of Stephen Curry 30 Enterprises.

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This week I sit down with my good friend & Los Angeles local, DJ Vice. DJ Vice grew up in Eagle Rock, California and loved music at an early age. Vice explains in this episode that his love for music led to countless hours of practice and saving money as a kid to do what he loves. From Power 106 to the influence legendary DJ AM had on his career and life, CRSVR & his Vegas residency

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In this week's episode, I sit down with motivational speaker and brand consultant Mike Smith. Mike grew up in a small town in Nebraska feeling like an outsider because of his interests and appearance. He's never been an ordinary kid and his love for helping others has shaped him into the man he is now. He's gone on to founding THE BAY, a non-profit skatepark in Nebraska as well traveling across the US inspiring and speaking with the youth.

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Rory grew up in Indiana filming his crazy stunts and documenting his life at the lake. As a teen, Rory picked up his first camera and fell in love with being able to capture moments of his life and playing it back for his family and friends. He's shot videos and toured with artists such as Krewella, Martin Garix, Avicii, The Chainsmokers & Justin Bieber. Rory now has a show with MTV that will be releasing in the fall of 2017

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This week I have my good friend, who you may recognize from things like The Wedding Ringer, HBO's Def Comedy Jam & Wild 'N Out, Affion Crockett. Within a year of doing comedy, Affion attended tryouts for Def Comedy Jam and landed the job. Listen in on how he ended up working with his idols like Bernie Mac & Martin Lawerence and what you can be expecting from him now.

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On Episode 54 we brought back Kevion Stirdivant who has the highest downloads of any episode on the show. Our conversation was so amazing that we decided to answer some listener questions and we had some really good feedback. Listen to this as we answer some questions and give advice!

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This week I sat down and interviewed Jason Markk, creator of Jason Markk the premium shoe care brand. Jason always held a job that never seemed to pay as much as DJing but he knew he had to keep both. Still having ideas and love for sneakers he realized the void in the shoe cleaning market & decided to create his own product. Listen in to Jason as he explains his journey to the now very successful brand and his expansion to sales all over the world.

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On Episode 52 I decided to do our second listener call-in and this time it's featuring my business partner Dee Murthy. Dee was on the second episode of Short Story Long and I thought it would be a great idea to bring him back and take some calls.

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On Episode 51 I had the pleasure of speaking with entrepreneur, New York Times best selling author and host of talk show The School of Greatness podcast Lewis Howes. We talk about what inspires us and what we really want to do to give back to the world. Lewis and I both talk about our history of doing things specifically just to prove people wrong and how we've shifted this mindset to doing something positive not only for us but for others.

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