In this episode Jem Laquian sits down with Eric Fortaleza Bassist playing on some of the biggest stages in the U.S with some of the world's major artists. Eric shares his profound knowledge, experience and uncompromising attitude to pursuing his dreams and how he founded Pitch Meeting an open mic night for songwriters in Nashville, TN providing them an opportunity and platform to share their talents which is featured on Forbes, Billboard and Bass Magazine.

In this episode Jem Laquian sits down with Shaka J an Australian songwriter and rapper out of Canberra. Shaka J shares his passion for his lyrical content and technical dexterity with tracks expressing his real life experiences delivering powerful messaging to listeners. 

In this episode we sat down with @wealthi co founder as he details how him and his partner came with the idea of creating Wealthi a property investment planning group making it easy for clients to enter the market in Australia or map out a plan to build a property portfolio.

In this episode Jem Laquian sits down with Rohit Tharani - Producer, Director, Writer of some of the biggest TV shows in Asia Pacific such as Surviving Borneo starring Henry Golding from CRAZY RICH ASIANS, Say Yes to the Dress Asia. Rohit has worked for some of the largest Entertainment companies in the world FOX Studios, Warner Bros &  Current Director for the Discovery Network Asia Pacific

In this episode we sit down with 2 time NBA Champion with the Los Angeles Lakers & Former Sydney King Josh Powell. Josh details shares his story of being part of those 09/10 championship teams, What Kobe meant to him, his upbringing, the difference between the NBL and the NBA and his 21 reasons to give foundation. We hope you enjoy this episode with Josh Powell!

In this episode we sit down with creator and founder of @sosobaked bakery and dessert sweets & treats Danielle "Dunzii" Tan Dao. 

In this episode we catch up with Michael Badass Badato WBC, WKBF World Kickboxing Champion undefeated in Caged Muay Thai and World Lethwei Championship athlete. The Badass tells his story of how he started fighting, his hobbies, his current life projects (Mad Invite Co) and details his upcoming fights and plans.

In this episode we sit down 1 on 1 with the great Ray Sefo K-1 legend and 6 time Kickboxing World Champion as he shares his story on how he started his martial arts journey and how it lead to a Hall of Fame Career. He shares his stories of being part of the glory days of K1, the impact his career has had on today's MMA champions from Aus/NZ and how he turned from fighter to now President of one of MMA's biggest organizations Pro Fighter's League. Ray Sefo also speaks on his friend Mike Tyson's upcoming bout with Roy Jones Jr and the career of his buddy Khabib Nurmagamedov. We hope this episode inspires you to Start Somewhere or continue to work hard on your journey. 

Start Somewhere Media talks with former Rugby league athlete Greg Waddell who was once the highest paid high school prospect at the time by the Penrith Panthers and the leagues best ever prospect before a string of injuries held the once Australian schoolboy from living out his childhood dream of playing first grade. Greg shares his story and through life's challenges and his own personal experiences has since then started and is director of the community based program "CREATIVE SPRING" which he explains is an initiative he was inspired to develop to teach the youth and members of the community how to best approach and prepare for life's toughest challenges.

Start Somewhere enters the world of Muay Thai Kickboxing in Episode 8 with retired former WKBF, WMC & WBC Flyweight World Champion, Reinhardt Badato joining Jem Laquian in an exclusive interview. Badato opens up about  his upbringing in The Philippines and how it prepared him in life, the start of his fight career, being a part of the golden era of Muay Thai in Australia, the challenges he faced leading up to his World Championship and the triumph of not only winning the title but his then future wife and shares his story of how he pursued his passion and love for Muay Thai and has become his life ever since breeding a nest of champions out of Blacktown, Western Sydney. #StartSomewhereMedia #WordFromHome #ReinhardtBadato Subscribe to the StartSomewhere Media YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/StartSomewhereYoutube Follow @startsomewheremeia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startsomewheremedia/ |  YouTube: https://bit.ly/StartSomewhereYoutube FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/startsomewheremedia/