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On this episode, I talk with Scott Brills, international entrepreneur, explorer, and philanthropist, who travels the world in search of adventure and business opportunities. Often on the road ten months of every year, Scott carries his office with him, running his web development firm and African safari company 100% remotely. In his off-time he enjoys going on ludicrous trips in foreign lands, such as driving a junk car from England to Mongolia, circumnavigating India in an auto-rickshaw, or running marathons in the desert with zero training or experience. Today, we talk about safaris, traveling with friends, starting a business, giving back to communities around the globe, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!

Chef Elliott is honored to share his technical skills and culinary wisdom of his friend and colleague: THE DISTINGUISHED AND PHENOMENAL, Celebrity Chef Natasha Clement!!! Chef Tasha became a contestant on Master Chef Season 6 on the first try.  Then a contestant and the winner of the Food Network’s All Star Academy, Season 2, under the tutelage of Chef Robert Irvine. She now owns a catering and private chef business called Sophisticated Southern Plates, LLC, offering custom inspired menus for each individual client.

On this episode, I talk with Brandon Collier, American startup entrepreneur, strategic alliances professional, and overall cool brother living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Working in the corporate sector for over 8 years, he established and managed critical partnerships throughout the Americas in industries such as engineering and construction, oil and gas, telecom, finance, retail, IT, government, and health care, before deciding to move to Brazil full-time and work for himself. Considering that the journey is the destination, Brandon is on a journey to continue cultivating his passion for music, gastronomy, travel, social and community action, and now disruptive innovation via his startup, Entrusters. Today, we talk about studying, starting over, starting a business overseas, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!

Chef Elliott is honored to share his technical skills and culinary wisdom of his friend and colleague: THE DISTINGUISHED AND PHENOMENAL, Celebrity Chef/Culinary Personality/Restaurateur/Cookbook Author, Fabio Viviani!!! Perhaps best known for his television debut on Bravo’s hit reality series Top Chef — earning the “Fan Favorite” title — his on-screen appearances have propelled him to become one of the fastest growing household names in the country.  He is a recurring guest on national television shows such as Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, The Chew, and   countless Food Network  Shows  such  as  Cutthroat Kitchen: All-Star Tournament, which he won.

On this episode, I talk with Dr. Yvette McQueen, emergency medicine physician currently working as a traveling physician across the United States. She teaches healthcare providers and speaks to the general public about various health topics, and she’s an active organizer and participant in international medical missions to many countries around the world. Dr. McQueen has mixed her passions of medicine and travel to educate the public about how to stay healthy while on air, land, or sea. Today, we talk about tropical diseases, vaccinations, medications overseas, staying safe on the road, health tips including the importance of hydration and wearing sunscreen, Malawi, Egypt, Paris, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!

On this episode, I talk with Faraz Arif Ansari, gifted writer and filmmaker from India who worked with several acclaimed directors in film and television since beginning his career six years ago. His most recent film, Sisak, is India’s first silent queer love story. The beautiful 20-minute short film is traveling to film festivals around the world, winning many, many jury and audience awards. When not working behind the camera, Faraz conducts cinema and theater sessions for underprivileged children in Mumbai and trains them to write screenplays and direct their own short films. Today, we talk about filmmaking, identity, survival, purpose, love, and – of course – travel, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!

On this episode, I talk with Greg Gross, journalist and explorer who spent four decades writing for publications such as the San Francisco Examiner, the Associated Press, and the San Diego Union-Tribune. Greg started his blog I’m Black and I Travel in 2009 and runs Trips by Greg, which connects intrepid travelers with the countries and cultures of Africa. We talk about traveling cross-country by car in the 1960s, connecting across cultures, multilingualism, travel history, Canada, the Gambia, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!

Chef Elliott is honored to share his technical skills and culinary wisdom of his friend and colleague: THE DISTINGUISHED AND PHENOMENAL, Former Major Leaguer, Motivational Speaker and Foodie, Brian D. Barton!!! A former major leaguer with the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles native continues to use baseball as a platform to reach people with his message of empowerment.  Brian is an emerging figure in the outreach arena. Author of his debut book, Mindset: Awareness and Action, he expresses the importance of developing a healthy mentality.

On this episode, I talk with Sienna Brown, expat, entrepreneur, speaker, and optimist. As the founder of international lifestyle portal Las Morenas de España, Sienna is redefining the conversation about what it means to be living and thriving abroad as a person of color. In her recent TEDx talk and Now This News, she conveys the themes of shared stories and implements the resources of her mission to help people create lives that they truly love. We’ll talk all about travel, Spain, everyday life abroad, surrendering to your purpose, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!

Chef Elliott is honored to share his technical skills and culinary wisdom of his friend and colleague: THE DISTINGUISHED AND PHENOMENAL, Plant Based Executive Chef, Chef Nina Curtis!!! Chef Nina is a botanical culinaire and well-being entrepreneur; filling your plate and your life with 'goodness'! Chef Nina recently experienced two weeks on a culinary excursion, Tastes of West Africa, hosted by the West African Research Association, and led by Senegal's Culinary Ambassador and renowned Chef, restaurateur and celebrated cookbook author, Pierre Thiam.

Traveling to Cuba, which is one of the closest,  yet distant Caribbean Islands with so much for us to discover.  Sitting only 70 miles off the coast of Florida it’s an un-tapped world of music and ingenuity, On my recent visit to Cuba I met wonderful people, ate great food and discovered the culture of the country very similar to my own.

Chef Elliott is honored to share his technical skills and culinary wisdom of his friend and colleague: THE DISTINGUISHED AND PHENOMENAL, Owner of Chef Trey, Executive Chef Travon Jones Chef Trey's passion for the culinary arts, ignited early at 8 years of age. He went from working at the Cheesecake Factory, to five-star hotels, to one of the top ten Italian fine dining restaurants in Los Angeles. His creativity with cuisine, is something imaginable. His original cuisine features contemporary French cooking with Mediterranean accents, modern to traditional Italian delicacies, Australian, and American fine dining. His knowledge for fine impeccable ingredients, is what makes his cuisine stand out from the rest.

On this episode, I talk with Michael Carter, talent manager, entertainer, entrepreneur, retired soldier, and native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Michael completed 22 years of military service and traveled to 45 states and 14 countries around the world. During his time in the military, Michael performed as part of the traveling US Army Soldier Show and, after retiring, appeared in the award-winning short film Some Fun Tonight and started his own talent agency, Carterboyz Entertainment. We talk about music, discipline, grandmas who don’t play, leaving home for the first time, military service as a way to see the world, breaking outside of the box, living abroad, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!

Chef Elliott is honored to share his technical skills and culinary wisdom of his friend and colleague: THE DISTINGUISHED AND PHENOMENAL, Owner of Big Daddy’s Backyard BBQ, Chef LaTonya D. Rowe!!! At the young age of five, LaTonya discovered her passion for cooking by watching her   grandfather aka “Big Daddy”, tending his gardens and raising the pigs, chickens, cows and etc.  Big Daddy’s major role was to bar-b-que the meats.  While at same time, she watched her grandmother aka “Big Mamma”, cook various styles of soul food.

On this episode, I talk with Tracey Friley, travelpreneur, travelanthropist, and founder of the award-winning Passport Party Project, which helps teenage girls in the United States secure their first passports and travel abroad. Tracey also runs her own curated travel service, Tracey Friley Travel, taking women and girls to France and on upscale glamping adventures. Tracey has been honored by National Geographic, the United States Bureau of Consular Affairs, American Express, Black Enterprise, and she has spoken about travel and travelanthropy in the US and abroad. We’ll talk all about travel, France, responsibility, purpose, France, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!

We are going to be talking material wealth and African Americans.  The legacy of such experience with property and materials, has made these objects powerfully influential in our lives.  Large sums of money are thrown away yearly on expensive flashy clothes and cars. Let’s also explore how does this make us feel?

Chef Elliott is honored to share his technical skills and culinary wisdom of his friend and colleague: THE DISTINGUISHED AND PHENOMENAL, Celebrity Chef/Culinary Personality/Restaurateur/Cookbook Author, Fabio Vivani!!! Perhaps best known for his television debut on Bravo’s hit reality series Top Chef — earning the “Fan Favorite” title — his on-screen appearances have propelled him to become one of the fastest growing household names in the country.  He is a recurring guest on national television shows such as Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, The Chew, and   countless Food Network  Shows  such  as  Cutthroat Kitchen: All-Star Tournament, which he won.

Chef Elliott is honored to share his technical skills and culinary wisdom of his friend and colleague: THE DISTINGUISHED AND PHENOMENAL, Certified Celebrity Executive Guest White House Chef, Guy Mitchell!!! Chef Guy Mitchell has served as Executive Chef for the Philadelphia Eagles, all of the “Rocky” Hollywood film sets and has hosted the famous QVC television show.  Through Chef Guy’s arising accomplishments, he has had the unique pleasure of working closely with The White House and Vice Presidents' residence to host special engagements with the Presidents’ and Vice Presidents' chefs.

On this episode, I talk with Charles Snyder, native Californian, poet, playwright, actor, educator, and all around Renaissance Man now living in Spain. Charles’s poetry has been published in Abernathy Magazine and A Gypsy’s Journal, and just this month, his essay Negotiating Worlds Black and White, a piece on being bi-racial in America will be published in the 2Leaf Press collection, Beiging of America. We’ll talk all about life in Spain, straddling the color line in America and abroad, writing, self-love, breathing, bodies, and a whole lot more. Tune in and get lifted!

Chef Elliott is honored to share his technical skills and culinary wisdom of his friend and colleague: THE DISTINGUISHED AND PHENOMENAL, Celebrity Executive Pastry Chef, Nicole Bonilla!!! While co-owner of Twisted Sisters Bakeshop and Juice Bar in Atlanta, GA, Chef Nikki was featured on The Cooking Channel's "Cake Hunters".  Chef Nikki creates seasonal desserts and custom cakes.  She is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta Patisserie and Baking Certificate Program.