Black Violin

Black Violin is a trailblazing duo of classically trained musicians, Kev Marcus and Wil B, who blend hip-hop with classical music. As a duo, they’ve toured with musicians like Alicia Keys, Lupe Fiasco, Black Thought, 2 Chainz, and The Eagles ⭐️😮⭐️ (If you aren’t familiar with their music, you’ll hear some of it in this episode!)

Despite a nearly non-stop tour schedule (see if they’re making a stop near you!) they took the time to sit down with Alexander Star and Kuda Biza to talk about authenticity, developing a unique voice, and never being satisfied when it comes to success. This is an episode that will especially resonate with creatives and performers, but the takeaways about creativity and success will inspire anyone looking to find their authentic voice.

Black Violin is a trailblazing duo of classically trained musicians, Kev Marcus and Wil B, who blend hip-hop with classical music. As a duo, they’ve toured with musicians like Alicia Keys, Lupe Fiasco, Black Thought, 2 Chainz, and The Eagles ⭐️

'Champ' James Jones

Welcome back to the #ThisIsMyEra podcast! In this episode, Alexander Star and Kuda Biza chat with James Jones, 3 time NBA champion with the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers. Jones’s dominance on the court and insatiable drive for success eventually led to him to work on the business side of the NBA, which is a rare feat for former players to achieve.

Listen now to learn how James Jones cultivated not one, but two incredible chapters of his career with the NBA, and how reverse engineering a path to success was key to James achieving his goals. This episode is jam-packed with actionable takeaways that will help you make this YOUR era, regardless of what success looks like for you.

Welcome back to the #ThisIsMyEra podcast! In this episode, Alexander Star and Kuda Biza chat with James Jones, 3 time NBA champion with the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers. Jones’s dominance on the court and insatiable drive for success eventually led to him to work on the business side of the NBA, which is a rare feat for former players to achieve.

Listen now to learn how James Jones cultivated not one, but two incredible chapters of his career with the NBA, and how reverse engineering a path to success was key to James achieving his goals. This episode is jam-packed with actionable takeaways that will help you make this YOUR era, regardless of what success looks like for you.

Kurtis Dennison

Can art, music, and theater change the world? Kurtis Dennison believes they can – and he’s put that belief into action. By harnessing his passion for theatre, Kurtis has turned the arts into a tool for community building and education. He started out by serving as an Americorps volunteer in his native West Virginia and then moved to Rwanda through the Peace Corps. Today, he’s made Rwanda his home and continues to use theatre to make this his era.

While in Rwanda for the Ubumuntu Arts Festival, Alexander Star sat down to chat with Kurtis, who organized the festival. In this episode of the #ThisIsMyEra podcast, you’ll hear about the power of passion to drive positive change, the challenges of becoming a local in a foreign country, and the importance of not letting others determine your path. Kurtis’s story is sure to resonate with community builders, as well as with anyone who has felt stifled by the status quo.

Can art, music, and theater change the world? Kurtis Dennison believes they can – and he’s put that belief into action. By harnessing his passion for theatre, Kurtis has turned the arts into a tool for community building and education. He started out by serving as an Americorps volunteer in his native West Virginia and then moved to Rwanda through the Peace Corps. Today, he’s made Rwanda his home and continues to use theatre to make this his era.

While in Rwanda for the Ubumuntu Arts Festival, Alexander Star sat down to chat with Kurtis, who organized the festival. In this episode of the #ThisIsMyEra podcast, you’ll hear about the power of passion to drive positive change, the challenges of becoming a local in a foreign country, and the importance of not letting others determine your path. Kurtis’s story is sure to resonate with community builders, as well as with anyone who has felt stifled by the status quo.

The Ziglers

Jenna and Travis Zigler are all about vision, in more ways than one. They’re both optometrists who are living life on a mission to end preventable blindness. In order to do so, they’ve created a massively ambitious and creative vision for how to change the world, one pair of glasses at a time.

As the founders of Eye Love, a company that sells high-quality, affordable products supporting eye health, Jenna and Travis are able to provide value to their customers while using their business to fund mission trips, distributing glasses to people in need. They also run the Eye Love Cares Foundation, which is working towards opening free eye clinics. All this, and they still run an optometry practice full time!

Needless to say, Jenna and Travis are hugely inspiring, but they also provide some highly actionable insight into social entrepreneurship. Listen to them as they chat with Alexander Star and Kuda Biza about creating a vision for the future, taking risks despite the possibility of failure, and choosing to focus on providing value rather than chasing dollars.

Jenna and Travis Zigler are all about vision, in more ways than one. They’re both optometrists who are living life on a mission to end preventable blindness. In order to do so, they’ve created a massively ambitious and creative vision for how to change the world, one pair of glasses at a time.

As the founders of Eye Love, a company that sells high-quality, affordable products supporting eye health, Jenna and Travis are able to provide value to their customers while using their business to fund mission trips, distributing glasses to people in need. They also run the Eye Love Cares Foundation, which is working towards opening free eye clinics. All this, and they still run an optometry practice full time!

Needless to say, Jenna and Travis are hugely inspiring, but they also provide some highly actionable insight into social entrepreneurship. Listen to them as they chat with Alexander Star and Kuda Biza about creating a vision for the future, taking risks despite the possibility of failure, and choosing to focus on providing value rather than chasing dollars.

Maruxa Murphy

What happens when you mix a passion for empowering women with a love for coffee? If you’re entrepreneur Maruxa Murphy, you get Perky Perky Coffee, a company that fuses roasting small-batch coffee beans with helping women achieve their fullest potential.

In this episode of #ThisIsMyEra the Podcast, Kuda Biza and Alexander Star chat with Maruxa about building a business based on core values, how community can be the foundation of an entrepreneurial venture, and how it’s possible to navigate the drive to “have it all” as a woman in the 21st century.

What happens when you mix a passion for empowering women with a love for coffee? If you’re entrepreneur Maruxa Murphy, you get Perky Perky Coffee, a company that fuses roasting small-batch coffee beans with helping women achieve their fullest potential.

In this episode of #ThisIsMyEra the Podcast, Kuda Biza and Alexander Star chat with Maruxa about building a business based on core values, how community can be the foundation of an entrepreneurial venture, and how it’s possible to navigate the drive to “have it all” as a woman in the 21st century.