Becoming viral might happen overnight, but the road to get there does not. Sidney Raz is a full-time content creator based in LA with over 5 million followers across his platforms. He is also a dad, a husband, a lifehacker, a learner, and much more.

What is special about Sid’s story is that he has been trying to be a content creator for over 15 years. You might recognize him from videos over the years on YouTube, Vine, and Instagram, but in 2021, he posted, “Something I didn’t know until I was in my 30s.”

Since then, he has built a following by telling people tips and tricks. His videos have been watched almost a billion times, and he’s received coverage in international media, such as the Today Show Australia, Good Morning America, the Drew Barrymore Show, the Daily Mail, and has worked with brands like Toyota, Cascade, and LA Library.

Now, Sidney Raz is winning at life.

Jimmy Spencer has battled severe anxiety since he was a kid. As Senior Vice President of Talent Partnerships at The SpringHill Company (founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter), he has worked with the world’s most influential athletes and influencers within the sports industry. The job comes with its own pressures, but his advocacy for mental health makes him a unique voice among the ones at the top of the media industry.

On this episode of Sparkle On, Jimmy dives into the power storytelling has had on his life, helping communities access mental wellness care through his work with Cheatcode Foundation, and the profound changes faith has had in improving his anxiety.

Carrie Stett didn’t always know she wanted to be a director in Hollywood. Having dreams of initially becoming a professional tennis player, Carrie combines her love for storytelling and sports background, organizing brilliant advocacy initiatives for women’s equality, particularly in Title IX and women’s sports.

Her films are supported by the widely known individuals they feature, such as actress Gina Rodriguez, reality TV stars - the Property Brothers, and WNBA legend Candance Parker, and have spearheaded viral sensations for companies such as Kleenex, Ford, Barbie, Lego, Walmart, and Disney.

The road to becoming a director in Hollywood is far from linear, but Carrie teaches listeners the importance of developing valuable stories to spark their most authentic voice.

Christine Yu is the author of Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes. She is a lifelong athlete and an award-winning journalist. Writing for leading publications like The Washington Post, Runner's World, Vice, ESPNW, and much more, Christine's interests dive into the intersection between sports science and women athletes.

Resisting the belief of “shrink it and pink it” Christine shares her the research gap in women's athletics and encourages listeners to support the well-being of girls and women in sports.

Founder of Make Love Not Porn, Cindy Gallop, joins Sparkle On to display why she is one of the most outspoken and innovative voices in sex tech. Business Insider named her one of 15 Most Important Marketing Strategy Thinkers Today, alongside Malcolm Gladwell and Seth Godin, and cited her as number 33 on their list of 100 Most Influential Tech Women On Twitter. In 2009, her TED talk about her direct personal experience of dating younger men and technology’s impact on our sex lives went viral — announcing the launch of the social sex tech platform, which is pro-sex, pro-porn, pro-knowing the difference designed to promote good sexual behavior and good sexual values.

With her passion and purpose to have representations of real-world sex, Gallop expresses the impact Make Love Not Porn has to end rape culture, create closer relationships, and display the vulnerability in men. Gallop shares, “More men write us grateful emails than anybody else because we are something unique that men will find nowhere else on the internet, which is a safe space where men can be and watch other men being open, emotional, and vulnerable around sex.” Gallop and her team at Make Love Not Porn are changing the sex education landscape and the ways people claim their bodies on the internet.

Our host, Devi Jags, enthusiastically welcomes author and poet Olivia Gatwood to the show following the release of her debut novel, Whoever You Are Honey. An essential author for our hyper-digital age, Whoever You Are, Honey is a gripping, seductive, and prescient novel that dissects relationships between women and examines how striving for perfection and

desirability plays out in spaces where technology and power intersect.

Gatwood is also the author of two poetry collections, New American Best Friend and Life of the Party, and the co-writer of Adele’s music video for "I Drink Wine."

Knowing she always wanted to be a writer, Gatwood also explains how she turned to spoken word poetry as a way to advocate for the issues she cares about. Through capturing her experiences and others, she has received international recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as a Title IX-compliant educator in sexual assault prevention and recovery.

Imani McGee Stafford is known for many of her titles, among the most notable being a WNBA player, a mental health advocate, a poet, a soon-to-be attorney, and a self-proclaimed unicorn.

Launching her basketball career at The University of Texas at Austin, she shares her experience as a student-athlete when she performed at spoken word poetry show detailing surviving sexual abuse. Balancing the limelight with her story making headlines, Imani urges listeners to reclaim their narrative and remind them that their trauma is not their whole story.

Through her writing, advocacy, and playing basketball overseas, she has continuously used her platform to bring about positive change, stating that her goal is to be whom she needed when she was younger.

She leads with love and tries her best, and that shine is displayed throughout her entire episode.

In honor of the Summer of Sparkle and my birthday month, here's a BONUS episode!

Meet Taylor Hall, founder of Girly Pop Fitness — a women only workout community in LA, focused on empowering females through fitness. With plans to make it onto the global stage, you’ll want to join this community of women enhancing their strength and confidence together as soon as possible!

Her knowledge stems from not only being a certified personal trainer but also a lifelong athlete. Having suffered through 2 ACL tears, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, and other issues that tend to affect women in sports, Taylor dives deep into the struggles women athletes face and why communities like hers are the key to overcoming them.

In this episode, Taylor explains Girly Pop Fitness, she discusses the challenges women face, and how the Sparkle On event on the rooftop of Neue House Hollywood will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

This episode of Sparkle On is like nothing we’ve ever done before. Allison Arjarun is a Mystic, Medium, and Intuitive Guide, and leads Devi and the Sparkle community through a powerful tarot reading.

Having hidden in the shadows by keeping her tarot practice a secret, and battling stage four cancer, Arjarun helps us discover what it means to embrace light and darkness to be our truest selves. Now, Arjarun is founder of a nonprofit supporting artists by nurturing their emotional well-being and providing financial assistance to help them thrive in their artistic pursuits. She helps us learn that our stories inform the art we put out into the world, and stepping into the light ignites healing for us all, no matter our differences.

Meet Natasha Moor, the global makeup artist and visionary founder of Natasha Moor Cosmetics, who is dedicated to cultivating kindness, power, and impact through the influence of cosmetics. Growing her beauty empire has not come without dark times. Joining Devi for another episode of Sparkle On, Moor discusses her journey to discovering her artistry for makeup, the online criticism she faced as an Indian woman amid her divorce, and what it means to heal through the power of unleashing confidence for others.

Beyond cosmetics, she is a philanthropist with the "DO MOOR" initiative, addressing critical issues such as human trafficking and homelessness. Through her company, she endeavors to instill confidence and foster positive change across the globe.

Her products are in outlets across Sephora in Southeast Asia, natashamoor.com, and Amazon.