Ransford James is a Music Producer, YouTuber, and Grad Student studying Political Science at Iowa State. He was born in New York and raised in the Bahamas. He first started producing when he was a kid and is now running his own business and man

Why Is Your Data Important?

Nov 25th, 2020 5m 40s

In Episode 21, we had Carlo Cruz breakdown the issue of data rights and explain why our data is important. Carlo is a portfolio engagement manager at Toyota AI Ventures, responsible for supporting startups and assisting with the development of

The Journey #1 | Documenting The Podcast's Journey

Nov 18th, 2020 10m 37s

The Journey is a series that documents the podcast's growth and what goes on behind the scenes. In addition, I also give updates on my life and what I'm doing outside of the podcast. If you have any questions about the podcast and/or then let m

#22 Carlo Cruz | Data, Education, Politics, & Venture Capital

Nov 11th, 2020 1h 19m

Carlo Cruz is a portfolio engagement manager at Toyota AI Ventures, responsible for supporting startups and assisting with the development of programs that add value to the TAIV portfolio. Prior to joining Toyota AI Ventures, Carlo led the Futu

#21 Hezekiah Grayer | Straight From Undergrad to Phd at Princeton

Nov 4th, 2020 1h 5m

Hezekiah Grayer is Doctoral Student in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University. He completed his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State and went straight into his PhD after completing his bachelors.

#20 Muhammad Shehata | My Journey as an Architect & Why We Need More Black Architects

Oct 21st, 2020 1h 10m

Muhammad Shehata is an Architect for JLA Architects and received his degree from Iowa State University. He assists clients throughout the real estate development process – from project feasibility to building construction. Prior to this he work

#19 Ahmad Shehata | My Journey as an Engineer & Saving a Company over $1 Million

Oct 14th, 2020 2h 26m

Ahmad Shehata is a business development engineer for the IDEX Corporation. He has designed, manufactured, and in some cases negotiated deals for products that costed anywhere from $100k to over a $1 million. Furthermore, he has also done multip

#18 Ransford James | Unconventional Sources of Revenue in The Music Industry & Politics in The Age of Information

Oct 7th, 2020 1h 59m

#17 Siddig Siddig | How I Became an Investment Banker & Joined a Sovereign Wealth Fund

Oct 4th, 2020 1h 17m

Siddig Siddig is a Venture Capital Investor at Mubadala. Prior to working at a Sovereign Wealth Fund he was an Investment Banker for the Royal Bank of Canada and was focused particularly on biotech startups. He is a first generation Sudanese im

#16 Jeremiah Anthony | Social Entrepreneurship & Working w/ the UN to Fight Child Slavery

Sep 23rd, 2020 2h 23m

Jermiah Anthony is a masters student studying Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and received his bachelors in History from Pepperdine. Jermiah has done work with anti-child slavery and youth social entrepreneurship. He worked with the UN an

#15 Souleymane Hanne | Running a Non-Profit, Buying First Property, & Working for the Air Force

Jul 31st, 2020 1h 20m

Souleymane Hanne is the President of the Hanne Foundation and an Aerospace Engineer for the Air Force. He is from Senegal and his non-profit's mission is to help transform the health of the population in rural Senegal, one community at a time.

#14 Roshon Roomes | From Walk-On to NCAA Record Breaker

Jul 30th, 2020 1h 29m

Roshon Roomes is a student athlete and industrial engineering student at Iowa State University. If there was ever an underdog story in running, it would be Roshon's story. He didn't even receive an athletic scholarship from Iowa State out of hi

#13 Yousra Elkhalifa | My Journey to Becoming a Lawyer

Jul 29th, 2020 54m 4s

Yousra Elkhalifa is a Lawyer and an artist. She just graduated from the American University Washington College of Law and will be taking the bar this summer. In this episode, Yousra discusses her journey to becoming a lawyer and gives advice on

#12 Koby Lomax | Making Thousands from Candles

Jul 28th, 2020 1h 4m

Koby Lomax is the founder of Ardent Candle and is a student at studying Theater at Old Dominion University. He started his company as a sophomore in high school and has been running his business for five years. In this episode, Koby talks about

#11 Rachel Gai | My Journey as an Entrepreneur

Jul 27th, 2020 50m 34s

Rachel Gai is a South Sudanese entrepreneur and has her own business called Rachel Reloaded. She focuses on using ethical, organic, and recycled fabrics to create garments with the mission to promote individuality and sustainability through fas

#10 Khalid Taha | Your Degree Does Not Need to Match Your Career Path

Jul 25th, 2020 1h 6m

Khalid Taha is a Maintenance/Engineering Manager at PepsiCo and got his bachelors in Economics and Industrial Technology from Iowa State University. Upon graduating, Khalid's first role in industry was a Manufacturing Supervisor and talks about

#9 Rami Shoukih | Career Development & Developing a Multicultural Perspective

Jul 24th, 2020 1h 27m

Rami Shoukih is currently a Systems Engineer at Collins Aerospace and a Product Management Intern at Tarteel. He graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelors in Aerospace Engineering and is working towards his goal of becoming a busine

#8 Faron Rush | Running 2 Businesses with a Full Time Job

Jul 23rd, 2020 47m 13s

Faron Rush is software engineer at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and is a graduate from Grambling State University. In this episode, Faron discusses his experience being an entrepreneur while having a full time job and the importance of having mentorshi

#7 Floons | Transitioning From Engineering to Being an Artist

Jul 22nd, 2020 38m 9s

Floons (Andy Stenger) is an artist from St. Louis, MO and he studies Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. Half way through his degree, he started his music career and set his mind to pursuing a career as an artist. In this episode,

#6 Kendra Allen | The Journey to a PhD

Jul 21st, 2020 1h 21m

Kendra Allen is a PhD student in Energy Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee and is the National Finance Chair for NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers). Prior to doctoral school, she received her bachelors in Biological

#5 Hajrudin Kalbic | Education, Starting a Business in South Korea, & Overcoming Adversity

Jul 20th, 2020 1h 19m

Hajrudin Kalbic graduated from Iowa State with a bachelors in Accounting and Finance. Upon graduating, he moved to Busan, South Korea to start a private tutoring business. In this episode Rudi discusses education, moving to South Korea, entrepr

#4 Mohamed Karar | Career Development, Forbes, & Mental Health

Jul 19th, 2020 58m 39s

Mohamed Karar is a student at the U of I (University of Iowa) studying Industrial Engineering and minoring in Business. He is a Forbes Under 30 Scholar and served as the President for the National Society of Black Engineers at U of I this past

#3 Austin Thorn | Music Therapy, International Education, & Growth Mindset

Jul 18th, 2020 1h 14m

Austin Thorn is an undergrad at UKMC studying Music Therapy, he is a recipient of the Gilman International Scholarship and traveled to Peru back in 2018. In this interview Austin discusses the impact of music therapy and his experiences with bo

#2 Rashad Dixon | Campaigning, Economics, and Data Rights

Jul 18th, 2020 1h 3m

Rashad Dixon is an undergrad student in economics and served on the analytics team for Bernie Sander's Presidential Campaign. During this episode Rashad discusses his experiences campaigning, why he went into economics, and the importance of ha

#1 Uma Abu | An International Students Journey From Nigeria to Iowa

Jul 18th, 2020 41m 32s

Uma Abu is a senior at Iowa State University studying Software Engineering. He is passionate about learning how things work and enjoys learning about new technologies that he can apply to his work through personal projects. Uma is an internatio