Episode 25 Eddie Donaldson "From the streets to the Oceans"

Estevan Oriol is an internationally celebrated professional photographer, director and urban lifestyle entrepreneur. Beginning his career as a hip-hop club bouncer turned tour manager for popular Los Angeles-based rap groups Cypress Hill and House of Pain, Estevan’s passion for photography developed while traveling the world. With an influential nudge and old camera from his father, renowned photographer Eriberto Oriol, Estevan began documenting life on the road and established a name for himself amid the emerging hip-hop scene. His work has been showcased in select galleries and institutions—such as Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Petersen Automotive Museum, and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles’ Art in the Streets exhibit—concluding with a best-selling books of his work: LA Woman, L.A. Portraits, And This Is Los Angeles capturing the dangerous gangsters, Lowriders, Musicians, Celebrities.

Messner was born on April 11, 1970 in Syracuse, New York. He lived in Europe for 13 years while his father served in the United States Air Force, mainly in Germany and England. During this time, he developed a love for sports while playing on teams at military bases. Messner bounced between New York and Los Angeles working as a bartender until landing several key roles that catapulted him to acting professionally. He is probably best known for his work in the films Tears of the Sun, The Whole Ten Yards and Hostage, and in the TV series Guiding Light , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Cold Case. He struggled with substance abuse well into his thirties until experimenting with plant medicine opened up his consciousness to living life instead of running from it.

Brando Colonna is a former stand-up comedian, turned virtual reality director/producer. After going through a transformational shift in consciousness, she redirected her talent towards the service of others and dedicated her life to creating VR gaming experiences that provide spiritual, mental and emotional self-improvement. By recognizing the power and potential of a fully immersive medium, she became proficient in creating interactive experiences that unassumingly incorporates neurology, psychology and entertainment: allowing the audience to observe the sensation of peace while contextually embodying the action of self-realization.

Sammy Baptista is a former professional skateboarder who became prominent with his debut part in the iconic Shorty's video "Fulfill the Dream,". This jump started his professional skateboarding career at age 15. With sponsors such as Shorty's, Diamond, Venture, Primitive, and Skate Sauce, Sammy's been able to create genuine connections around the world with the game of skateboarding. Skateboarding has always been about living life in the streets and so it goes hand-in-hand with Street Art and the culture that surrounds it. October of 2018, Sammy Baptista retired professional skateboarder, was seriously burned in an accident suffering 2nd to 4th degree burns on over 40 percent of his body. He was in a medically induced coma for 16 days. All of this while his wife, Stacy was 9 months pregnant. When he awoke after nearly 3 weeks he was called to translating his experience into art and a path to service in helping others.

Eddie Donaldson is a man of many talents. Entrepreneur, Art Curator, and Angelino through and through. Eddie and Joey have been friends for over 30 years, and share similar story, coming up hustling on the streets of LA and eventually finding a spiritual path to service. Join them for an intimate drop in on topics: the state of the Art world in Covid, how the world is going through an awakening, and a very special benefit project Save Our Souls is launching for Fall 2020.

Wesley Geer is a professional guitar player, songwriter, recording artist, and producer, who signed his first record deal to Jive Records with the band he founded, (Hed) P.E.. Wes toured the world for nearly a decade, and the band sold over 1 million records worldwide. He also lived a rock star’s lifestyle with full blown addiction and self- destructive behavior. After a long pause from music Wes got sober and found his path to service in teaching music and eventually joining Korn in 2010. After touring the world several times over Geer was then moved to give back, wanting to create something that could help people who struggled the same way he had. He then founded Rock to Recovery (R2R), a non-profit organization created in late 2012 with the purpose of providing those in various types of treatment and recovery programs the cathartic, uplifting, healing experience of connectivity through music.

Michael Torres Jaimes’ greatest passions are people and results. But it wasn’t always this way. He ran away from home at 15 to fend for himself on the streets, becoming the top of the drug dealing food chain. He always felt like he was running in spite of all the material possessions and lifestyle that brought him. It was until the FBI broke in his door and sent him to Federal prison at 27 that he experienced his awakening. He took to a path of deep introspection, learned to meditate and became a student of the great spiritual masters. Through this process he was able to find inner joy and happiness. Upon being released from prison he found his true calling as a life coach and certified NLP practitioner. His mission was to unlock the mysteries that lie within most of us that prevent us from being our best selves. He specializes in releasing emotional baggage and demystifying our personal limiting beliefs. He travels the world teaching, speaking, and coaching one on one. Join hosts Cain Vincent Dyer and Joey Nittolo dive deep into Michael's long fall from Drug Kingpin to life coach and his journey finding the power of self healing through meditation.

Chad Muska is a legendary Professional Skateboarder and entrepreneur. From an early age his passion for riding in Southern California admitted him to a then outcast community of other future street legends. Heralded as “one of the most marketable pros skateboarding has ever seen” he became a cultural icon helping bringing the sport to the main stream. Success can be a hard pill to swallow and he found himself at crossroads in the form of a spiritual shift. Embarking down a path of sobriety, his passions have turned towards philanthropy and art, and continues to skateboard.

The journey of life is complex and full of uncertainty. Many of us can feel stuck at times: in our jobs, relationships, beliefs, image and even in the very construction of ourselves that we project into the world. These pressures are difficult to navigate and often times we feel trapped by these emotions to the point where it doesn’t look like there is any way out. This story is a common thread in modern society, but much less often spoken about is the Spiritually Transformative Experience that comes from breaking free of the psycho-sematic mud we are stuck in. Dr. Habib Sadeghi is a world renowned multi-disciplinary pioneer in the medical field and founder of the BeHive of Healing in Calabasas California. Through individualized psycho-spiritual exploration and reconciliation, combined with prescribed medical interventions, Dr. Sadeghi has achieved impressive results in patients suffering with serious chronic illnesses. Yolaine Stout is the founder of ACISTE – the American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences. A severely depressed atheist at the time of her suicide attempt in 1982, her world view was suddenly turned inside out and upside down by a profound, spiritual near-death experience. This NDE radically altered her view of herself, of others, and of life’s purpose and precious nature which is the product of unconditional love. She was able to heal herself of her depression, left her abusive marriage, met her soulmate and formed two successful nonprofit organizations with the guidance from her experiences.

Cain Vincent Dyer has always been driven by a call to serve. After a decorated career in United States Marine Corp he returned home to be faced with severe threats to his family by the Mexican Cartel. Faced with this ticking time bomb he turned to a life of crime becoming “The Kangaroo Bandit” and went on to rob over 100 banks. Living a life of infamy, he reached a critical realization point and knew that he was living out of integrity. He turned himself in voluntarily and served 9 years in the state penitentiary, where he became known as “The Peacemaker” for the respect he commanded from all racial groups inside. He was released early for these deeds and has transformed his life to be a service to all as a life coach, inspirational speaker, and cause champion.