This week on Episode 50 of Short Story Long I sit down with real estate mogul Keven Stirdivant. Keven Stirdivant also known as Kevion grew up in California with his mother and father. Listen in as Kevion takes you through the ups and downs of his life and how he's turned his real estate business into a positive, motivating environment for his agents as well as his life long clients.

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On this episode I have a very special guest who you all may know from Rob & Big and Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, my good friend Christopher "Big Black" Boykin. Spending 3 years in Guam and being a chef in the Navy he moved to San Diego & started his own security/limo business where he doubled as security and driver. Around this time he was picked to become Rob Dyrdek's security for the DC Skateboarding Video in which he formed his bond that everyone knows from MTV's Rob & Big.

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On Episode 48 I sit down with Long Beach native and owner of Live Fit. Apparel, Randall Pich. His childhood was anything but easy, often being left with a few dollars and food stamps from his mom making the most of what they had. Growing up he dabbled with screen printing and making merch for bands that he was in which later would come full circle to the direction he moved in for his career. Randall would start creating shirts for his clients which birthed what is now known as LiveFit. Apparel today.

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I had the chance to sit down and talk to the founder of the enormously successful online retailer of REVOLVE, Michael Mente. After college he started a company with his business partner where he learned the ropes of online marketing which led to the start of Revolve Clothing, now known as REVOLVE. Michael and his partner have turned their online business into a massive online retailer and have created 13 successful brands all of which you have probably seen on the hottest influencers and celebrities.

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This week I sit down with my friends Robert Nand of Grand Voyage & Joe Huff of LSTN Sound. Robert Nand created the 50 million dollar brand Creative Recreation. Robert started out working at Vans and went on to create Creative Recreation. It definitely wasn't easy doing this but the journey has shaped Robert into the business man he is today and the direction he's gone developing his latest business Grand Voyage.

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This week I sit down with my extremely talented friend who's records have been all over the radio J Kash (Jacob Kasher Hindlin). J Kash is a song writer from Virgina Beach. He will admit that his first big thing was writing "We R Who We R" for Kesha. Since then he has had massive hits like Maroon 5's "Cold", Jason Derulo's "Swalla" and working with other artists like Selena Gomez, Meghan Trainor, Jennifer Lopez & Nicki Minaj.

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Nick Swardson, who you may know from movies like Grandma's Boy, Malibu's Most Wanted, the tv show Reno 911!:Miami, & his comedy special Nick Swardson's Pretend Time. Nick is a comedian/actor/screenwriter & producer who grew up in Minnesota and attended St. Paul Central High. Listen in on Nick's story from his childhood in which he struggled with drugs & alcohol to turning his life around and turning to stand up comedy.

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I had the chance to sit down with serial entrepreneur & Co-Founder/CEO of Casper, Phillip Krim. Phil grew up in Austin, Texas and attended the University of Texas. After he graduated, Phil moved to New York where he started VolcalizeLocal which aids local businesses in marketing tools such as customer reviews and mobilization. As he was at a coworking space he met his business partners and started an e-commerce based mattress company known as Casper.

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On Episode 42 I have my good friend Liz Hernandez, whom you may know from Big Boy's Neighborhood and Access Hollywood. While in college she started interning at a radio station. Liz was told she would never make it in radio which motivated her and not long after she landed a job with Power 106 co-hosting on Big Boy's Neighborhood. From MY FM and E!, listen in on Liz' journey to her career in radio broadcasting and television now working with Access Hollywood.

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This week I sit down with my friend Rob Gough who is an investor and entrepreneur. Rob attended Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and graduated in 2007. His freshman year of college Rob battled with his health which we will discuss in the podcast. He's responsible for growing Finish Line's online marketing programs from $300k to $30 million. Episode 41 talks about Rob's personal life and his businesses but also shows how great and positive he is from the battles he has endured.

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