No Blueprint Podcast

Chef Tarik Abdullah, is a chef, entrepreneur, community builder, and teacher. Chef Tarik’s cuisine is inspired by the tastes and flavors of his childhood, growing up in a Muslim family and broader community where ethnic foods were the norm. His culinary creations honor traditions from North Africa and the Mediterranean. As a chef he's appeared on The Taste, Vice's Munchies and collaborated in Seattle with Li'l Woody's and Food and Sh*t. We discuss how he became a chef, what inspires his grind and living his life with purpose. Chef Tarik's Social Media & Web: ChefTarik.com instagram.com/tarik.abdullah twitter.com/Cheftarik73 facebook.com/adjandacook No Blueprint & AmbassadorStories Social Media: instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ twitter.com/AMBStories facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch paypal.me/AmbassadorStories patreon.com/AmbassadorStories ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ Official Websites: NoBlueprintPodcast.com/ AmbassadorStories.com/

Jaebadiah Gardner is the CEO of Gardner Global and Managing Partner of Onpoint Real Estate Services, LLC. He holds a bachelors form the University of Washington and a juris doctorate from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. Along with guest sidekick Mayowa Aina, Domo and Jaebadiah discuss growing up in Los Angeles and Seattle, how he created then iterated on his business plan and is still putting it into action. Jaebadiah Social Media & Web: twitter.com/jaebadiah onpoint-properties.com/ gardnerglobal.com No Blueprint Podcast & AmbassadorStories Social Media: instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ twitter.com/AMBStories facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch paypal.me/AmbassadorStories patreon.com/AmbassadorStories ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ Official Websites: NoBlueprintPodcast.com/ AmbassadorStories.com/

OVERVIEW Priya Frank is the associate director of community programs at the Seattle Art Museum. We discuss her past growing up in Seattle, curating her best life and her recent UWAA partnered program Short Talks. Give $1 to MarketShare's 100,000 Founders Campaign http://bit.ly/kingstreetmarket/ Priya Social Media & Web: facebook.com/PriyaMichelle twitter.com/priyamichelle instagram.com/priyamichelle linkedin.com/in/priyafrank/ No Blueprint & AmbassadorStories Social Media: instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ twitter.com/AMBStories facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch paypal.me/AmbassadorStories patreon.com/AmbassadorStories ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ Official Websites: NoBlueprintPodcast.com/ AmbassadorStories.com/

Mozart Guerrier is the executive director of the Seattle based non-profit 21 Progress. He is a Haitian American Philadelphia native with a passion for social justice, storytelling, and equity. Give $1 to MarketShare's 100,000 Founders Campaign http://bit.ly/kingstreetmarket/ Mozart Social Media & Web: twitter.com/mgspeaks linkedin.com/in/mozartg/ No Blueprint & AmbassadorStories Social Media: instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ twitter.com/AMBStories facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch paypal.me/AmbassadorStories patreon.com/AmbassadorStories ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ Official Websites: NoBlueprintPodcast.com/ AmbassadorStories.com/ Extra! TEDxSyracuseUniversity 2014 "The Secret to Lasting Community Change" https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=26klwmOAvP4 TEDxUtica "How to love in ten minutes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwx30DOnuZM

OVERVIEW Sherrell Dorsey is a social entrepreneur. She is a recent graduate of Columbia University’s School of Journalism and the CEO and President of BLKTECHCLT an initiative creating an inclusive ecosystem of dope startup founders, committed leaders, and engaged citizens moving North Carolina forward. She is also the founder of The Plug Daily, the first daily tech newsletter covering founders and innovators of color. With features in Fast Company, The Atlantic’s City Lab, The Root, Next City, and many others, Sherrell has covered high-profile founders, investors, and business trends at the intersection of sustainability, innovation, and equity. Sherrell has been a featured speaker and moderator, hosting panels and fireside chats with Steve Case, founder of AOL; Virginia Governor, Terry McAuliffe; Daymond John, ABCs SharkTank; and Ben Jealous of Kapor Capital. Her experience in tech includes internships at Microsoft, serving as a marketing manager at Uber, and on a contract project with Google Fiber. She a

This podcast is the second of two parts. OVERVIEW Rango and Richie Le are two Vietnamese-American brothers who credit their success in entrepreneurship to their immigrant mother who taught them their most valuable lessons in life and business running her food truck. Richie Le is a successful youtuber, clothing designer and self proclaimed hypebeast while Rango Le is a veteran property developer and the owner of Warring Properties a prominent real estate agency. On this episode they speak about their journey, lessons learned and what the future holds for both of their empires. Give $1 to MarketShare's 100,000 Founders Campaign http://bit.ly/kingstreetmarket/ Richie & Rango Social Media & Web: wpandassociatesrealty.com/ youtube.com/RichieLe23/ richiele.com/ twitter.com/richiele23/ instagram.com/richiele23/ facebook.com/richielecollection/ No Blueprint & AmbassadorStories Social Media: instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ witter.com/AMBStories/ facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com/ Su

This podcast is the first of two parts. OVERVIEW Rango and Richie Le are two Vietnamese-American brothers who credit their success in entrepreneurship to their immigrant mother who taught them their most valuable lessons in life and business running her food truck. Richie Le is a successful youtuber, clothing designer and self proclaimed hypebeast while Rango Le is a veteran property developer and the owner of Warring Properties a prominent real estate agency. On this episode they speak about their journey, lessons learned and what the future holds for both of their empires. Give $1 to MarketShare's 100,000 Founders Campaign http://bit.ly/kingstreetmarket/ Richie & Rango Social Media & Web: wpandassociatesrealty.com/ youtube.com/RichieLe23/ richiele.com/ twitter.com/richiele23/ instagram.com/richiele23/ facebook.com/richielecollection/ No Blueprint & AmbassadorStories Social Media: instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ witter.com/AMBStories/ facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com/ Sup

Overview: Leona and Luis Rodriguez are the owners of The Station Community Coffee House and The Wine Station, both located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle Washington. They speak about their humble beginnings, lessons learned, and what’s next. Give $1 to MarketShare's 100,000 Founders Campaign http://bit.ly/kingstreetmarket Addresses: The Station Coffee House: 1600 S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, WA 98144The Wine Station and Estelita's Library 2533 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144 Website: https://www.thestationbh.com/ The Station Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/thewinestation206/ https://www.instagram.com/thestationcoffeeshop/ https://www.instagram.com/fine_apple77/ https://www.instagram.com/thestationbossman/ https://www.facebook.com/TheStationCoffeeShop/ https://www.facebook.com/thewinestationseattle/ No Blueprint & AmbassadorStories Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ https://twitter.com/AMBStories https://www.facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadors

LUZVIMINDA UZURI CARPENTER (pronounced Loose-b-min-dah ooh-zir-e car-pen-ter) also known as Lulu or Ms. Lulu, has an eclectic & mixed identity, life story, and career as a Black, Filipina, 2nd Gen, Mixie, Bi-Queer, Fierce femme, Military Brat, Radical Christian Rebel, poet, artist, builder, faith healer, activist, youth worker, & community organizer. By being born on Air Force Base in Mt. Home, Idaho transferred to three cities in Florida and coming of age in Spokane, WA, she has experienced the fierce intersections of her identities within very diverse places and spaces. She has pieced together her identities and histories to teach and organize against violence and oppression. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch http://paypal.me/AmbassadorStories http://patreon.com/AmbassadorStories http://ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ ADDITIONAL LINKS Email: uzuri.consulting.producti

Myisa and Ali are the dynamic duo, creators and architects of a growing collective that is The Uncode. The UNCODE is building a global database of contributing partners to help create diverse, digital content. This "Collective" consists of filmmakers, editors, animators, photographers, writers, graphic artists and designers. Their work consist of showing diverse examples of the black experience. On this episode we talk about their journey, how they arrived in Seattle, culture, race, and what its like to be black in one of the whitest metropolitan cities in the United States. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com http://theuncode.com/ https://www.patreon.com/theuncode https://www.facebook.com/theuncode/ https://www.instagram.com/theuncode/ https://twitter.com/theuncode https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTKjOjvmUb9kcMmDL5A45Ng https://soundcloud.com/user-366810417 VIDEOS Chef Tarik Abdul

Luis Ortega is an entrepreneur, public speaker, social impact consultant, and the director and founder of Storytellers for Change. For over a decade, Luis has traveled across the nation to share his personal narrative and message about the power of story-telling and story-listening to generate empathy, promote inclusion, and inspire action. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com https://www.storytellersforchange.org/ https://www.facebook.com/storytellersforchange https://twitter.com/story4change https://www.instagram.com/stories4change/ https://www.storytellersforchange.org/firstgen-project/ Support + Merch http://paypal.me/AmbassadorStories http://patreon.com/AmbassadorStories http://ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ Official Website: http://NoBlueprintPodcast.com/

Damon Bomar is one half of the duo that runs That Brown Girl Cooks! Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, we discuss his journey to find and follow his passions in the hospitality industry taking routes through Seattle Public Schools, Ghana, Japan and Howard University. We talk about what it was like growing up in a family of entrepreneurs and business owners, and how that shapes what he does today. He is a natural visionary, a critical mind, with a keen eye for business trends. Find Damon somewhere in Seattle building a community through food and love with a smile. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com http://www.thatbrowngirl.com/ Damon@ThatBrownGirlCooks.com/ Support + Merch http://paypal.me/AmbassadorStories http://patreon.com/AmbassadorStories http://ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ Official Website: http://NoBlueprintPodcast.com/

John Eklof is a writer, educator, and community organizer from Lakewood, WA. He's been a professional public speaker for 9 years now. John has dedicated his life to changing the world, making a difference in his community, and improving himself in all areas of his life. He's contributed his writing to both the Seattle Globalist and the International Examiner. He recently graduated with his master's degree in Multicultural Education from the University of Washington. His speeches, interviews, and writing can be found at JohnEklof.com. In the future John plans to run for political office. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch http://paypal.me/AmbassadorStories http://patreon.com/AmbassadorStories http://ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ ADDITIONAL LINKS Links to keynotes, lectures, interviews, spoken words, writings, albums and more: http://johneklof.com/ https://www.instagram.

Mayowa Aina is a recent graduate from the University of Washington. She holds dual degrees in Informatics and International Studies. We discuss what it what it was like growing up in NE Tacoma, being a student and PURPLE! Mayowa is a talented writer, podcaster, and aspiring producer. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/simplymayowa/ https://twitter.com/mayowaaina_ Music Playlist https://tinyurl.com/y7veqnnr Support + Merch http://paypal.me/AmbassadorStories http://patreon.com/AmbassadorStories http://ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ Official Website: http://NoBlueprintPodcast.com/

Jennifer Lucero-Earle is a magician of the soul. She uses music, movement and powerful storytelling to shift your mind, heart, spirit and body to higher vibrations. Her maiden name, Lucero, means “bright star.” Jennifer is an embodied diviner, the creator of ArcanaDance, a Black Belt Nia teacher and movement facilitator with over 30 years of experience working with the tarot. Her charge in life is to facilitate safe non-judgmental experiences for people to move, feel, heal, and grow into a more joyful self through tarot and on the dance floor of life. Born and raised in the boogie down Bronx to parents from Puerto Rico and Argentina, Jennifer is a proud first-generation American. She attended public schools in the Bronx for her entire education and was first in her family to graduate from college and attend graduate school. It "only" took her 10 years and attending three different colleges to complete her B.A. She finally graduated with Psi Chi honors (International Honor Society in Psychology) and magna cu

May 2018 -- Be sure to support the MarketShare Kickstarter campaign happening 5/2/2018-6/2/2018 Philip Deng is the visionary behind MarketShare's innovative approach in utilizing grassroots organizing strategies gleaned from his experience in campaign politics to motivate entire communities to build lasting public institutions for the common good. Throughout his career working on three continents and Oceania in the nonprofit and public sectors, he has demonstrated a particular deftness in crossing cultures to unite diverse communities to solve shared problems and generate value for all. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/marketshareseattle/ https://twitter.com/marketsharesea https://www.facebook.com/marketshareseattle Official Marketshare Site http://www.marketshareseattle.org/ Support + Merch http://paypal.me/AmbassadorStories http://patreon.com/AmbassadorStor

Beth Patin and Lassana Magassa are two PhD candidates at the University of Washington's School of Information. Lassana is studying digital literacy levels and perceptions among incarcerated people and Beth is studying the role of libraries in natural disasters. We discuss their upbringing, journeys to Seattle, culture, history, education and music. MORE ABOUT BETH AND LASSANA: BETH'S GRANDFATHER: https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Sonnie-Hereford-III-272551712803717/?pnref=story Lassana's Dissertation: https://ischool.uw.edu/events/dissertation-proposal-defense-lassana-magassa Beth's Dissertation: https://ischool.uw.edu/events/dissertation-proposal-defense-Beth-Patin Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch http://paypal.me/AmbassadorStories http://patreon.com/AmbassadorStories http://ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ Official Website: http://NoBlueprintPodcast.com/

Toka Valu was born and raised in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga before migrating to the United States with his mother at 14. His roller coaster experience helped him develop a keen sense of awareness to empower students. Today, Toka serves as manager for Student Leadership Programs at the University of Washington’s Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. He is a proud Pacific Islander, youth advocate, community organizer, and artist in south King County. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch http://paypal.me/AmbassadorStories http://patreon.com/AmbassadorStories http://ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/ ADDITIONAL LINKS Toka's artwork: https://www.instagram.com/8boulders/ Spotify Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/ybc7y5c7 Official Website: http://NoBlueprintPodcast.com

ARIF GURSEL Arif Gürsel is a serial entrepreneur who grew up in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from the historical Tuskegee University with a Computer Science degree before receiving his MBA from the University of Chicago. He is the founder of multiple startups including Floodgate Academy and Vibe Heavy. Arif’s resume, experience and commitment to building community make him one of technologies most influential people to know. — JALEESA TRAPP Jaleesa Trapp is a computer science instructor from Tacoma, Washington’s Hill Top neighborhood. After graduating from the University of Washington’s Human Centered Design Engineering program she opted to return to her community to teach coding at the iDEA Innovative School and the Intel Computer Clubhouse where she was first introduced to coding in middle school. She has a deep passion for building community and social justice and will pursue a master’s degree at MIT’s Media Lab this fall. Social Media http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories

GIRMAY ZAHILAY Girmay immigrated to the United States from Sudan when he was just three 3 years old and despite neither of his parents going to high school or college, he was able to graduate from Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Today he is an attorney and community leader with a deep commitment to disadvantaged youth. He founded Rising Leaders, Inc., a youth leadership and mentorship program which he started in New York City and is bringing to Seattle. We interview Girmay to understand how his culture and background have shaped his work ethic, leadership style, and commitment to his community. Social Media Follow Girmay on Instagram: @Girmay https://www.risingleadersinc.org/ http://instagram.com/ambassadorstories/ http://twitter.com/AmbStories http://facebook.com/NoBlueprintPodcast/ ambassadorstoriesllc@gmail.com Support + Merch http://paypal.me/AmbassadorStories http://patreon.com/AmbassadorStories http://ambassadorstories.bigcartel.com/