Unplug with Ani

Nadine Kaadan is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator from Syria now living in London. She is published in several countries and languages and her mission is to champion empowered and inclusive representation in children’s books so that every child can see themselves in a story.

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Joey Kidney is a YouTube sensation, mental health advocate, and author of his new book titled What’s The Rush? Joey has built a 6-year-old brand based on his endless knowledge of mental health, personal battles with anxiety and his ability to look at his life objectively through the camera. He began like most YouTube creators, focusing on typical videos, “challenge collaborations” and relationships. Almost two years ago, he pivoted toward mental health and found the success he was looking for in the world of content creation. Joey recently partnered with WE Day, Telus, McDonald’s, Crocs, and other legacy brands that allow him to explore the U.S. and Canada as he grows a sustainable mental health brand called “Stay You” that features a clothing line, live events, and a lifestyle brand. He calls Ottawa home as his channel has surpassed 750,000 subscribers and tens of millions of views.

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Tomfoolery is a spoken word poet, performer and filmmaker, born in New Zealand and brought up in London. He launched his YouTube platform on 22 March 2020 and, just five weeks later, uploaded a performance of ‘TheGreatRealisation’,featuring a cameo from his seven-year-old brother. The video has since been viewed over 60 million. He currently resides in London.

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Llewellyn Cornell Radford II was born in Bartow, FL to Llewellyn Cornell Radford Sr and Alexis Celeste Carter. He is the oldest of 7 children and was raised in Newport News, VA. He attended Hampton University initially as an electrical engineering major then switched to marketing. During his time in college, he started modeling which led to an interest in acting. His first acting job was on the movie The Box (2009) as Special Ops number 9. He fell in love with acting, then moved to Chicago in 2008 and took his first acting classes. Llewellyn loves acting and making his dreams come true, his mantra is “Dream On Dreamers”, which simply means the dream is infinite, never stop dreaming, and make your dreams a reality. It is also the title of his Book of Inspiration, which he wrote to inspire others with this belief. With the book he also became a motivational speaker, speaking at events around the US, inspiring young and old. As he says: “Dream On, Don’t Stop.”

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I speak to Natsune Oki, Japanese author of a book called "The game of self domination" out now on Amazon! She also host of Life Education TV, as well as start- up owner of Foreignconnect.org. We discuss the importance of perseverance and resilience, as well as the important life framework in the book, attacking your weaknesses and dominating yourself!

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Dylan Mohan Gray is a globally-acclaimed Indian and Canadian filmmaker. His documentary feature film Fire in the Blood, premiered in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and went on to enjoy the longest theatrical run of any non-fiction film in Indian cinema history (five weeks). Of Dylan's filmmaking, critics have said “Dylan Mohan Gray has made cinematic provocation something of a signature" (The Dallas Morning News) and that "Gray's images are exquisite and unsparing... artful in nearly every frame, perhaps so we don’t avert our eyes” (The Village Voice & LA Weekly). We talk movies, the journey, and growing up with big dreams but wanting to tell provocative and engaging stories

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Keisha Bloise, MS is a Scientist and the Creator behind, "The Love Scientist." Her brand is an empowerment community to elevate the collective to illuminate our inner light to love harder and vibe higher. The Love Scientist was birthed through lessons Keisha learned when faced with adversity. On her self-love journey, she realized she had to focus on inner work and healing, in order to break toxic cycles and patterns she learned along her path. Her mission is to inspire others to regain their power, rediscover and walk in their truth. Keisha shares messages of empowerment and her experiences to instigate love and excellence for a greater tomorrow.

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Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, a YouTube channel he started to help the world master the art of public speaking and communication. He coaches purpose driven entrepreneurs on how to master their message and share their ideas with the world.

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Stephanie Riel is the founder, owner  and "RielDeal" behind RielDeal Marketing, a US-based boutique marketing and branding firm. She has a decade of digital marketing and brand strategy experience and has worked with brands across a variety of industries including technology, ecommerce, health and wellness, real estate, retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG). A timely reminder that we are not just confined to what we post. And if connection is what we desire, tapping into our authentic voice and being vulnerable to do so is necessary.

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Carlos J. Malave is the self-published author of Translating Your Success and the CEO and Founder of Translating Success LLC.

Before running his consulting company, Carlos was an educator, coach and mentor that has taught in and worked with some of the top charter schools in the country (Inwood Academy for Leadership, YES Prep & KIPP to name a few).
His work within KIPP and the Houston community has been featured on ABC 13 News. As a Speaker and Consultant he helps schools understand the importance of Restorative Practices and helps them implement the practice with his Translating Success Curriculum

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