Dreams Not Fame Podcast

Hellloooooooo Dreaaaaammmmmmmerrrrrssss 

Welcome to a special Monday addition of the Podcast! Today's guess is a  IBJJF Words Medalist, Pans Medalist, and a IBJJF German National Champion, Owner of Sparks BJJ Black Belt Samuel Hertzog Canquerino! 

It was a pleasure to discuss BJJ and competition with Professor. We had a great discussion about his prep around Copa Elite, his past life experiences including traveling the world, Food lol, and much more. I would highly recommend going out to Sparks BJJ to get some training in. I for sure will be visiting soon and have more discussions around Half Guard. 

1:04 - How's your mental health? 
1:42: How did you get into Jiu-Jitsu 
6:20 - Can you tell me your experience Traveling the world for Jiu-jitsu? 
11:00 - The Journey to becoming a better coach 
16:14 - The Youtube Effect vs Gracie Magazine 
21:00 - Tatami Sponsorship story 
24:30 - Copa Elite Question 
31:30 - How to deal with losing weight for a competition? 
42:05 - The Alley Opp

Helllllooooooooo Dreammmeeerrrrrssssssss

Welcome to the second episode of Season 3! I had to bring it back to one of my previous guests from season 2, MattWahlstrom Owner o Epic Roll BJJ and Black Belt under Silverback BJJ. Matt and I go back a couple of years and it's always fun catching up with him and talking nothing but BJJ and Business. 

Since I last spoke to Matt, his company has sky rocketed into a different world. From sponsorships to athletes to producing his "Yankee" fitted team on PGF Worlds, its been an amazing ride for him and I couldn't wait to start this interview. Along with this, we also talked about Copa Elite 3 and him finally competing as a Black Belt. He had an interesting aspect of why he is competing now and why he truly wants to succeed in everything he does. Outside of BJJ, we talked about his rising Real Estate business and how he manages that along with his BJJ goals. 

Peace. Love. Bye 

1:11 - How's your Mental Health? 
2:25 - Who's idea was it for the Bury me in the Gi Rash guard? lol
2:55 - After reassessing everything, what was the first thing you change with the company? 
8:31 - Favorite design from Epic Roll? 
10:15 - When IBJJF made the switch on their Gi Requirements, was it painful for Epic Roll to switch out the Gi's already made?
11:08 - Epic Roll Goal now
17:52 - PGF Home Experience and being called "The Yankees" of the league
24:07 - Copa Elite Question of the Day, Why are you fighting on the card? 
32:00 - How's the Real Estate business going and how is AI effecting Real Estate? 
43:10 - Pros and Cons of AI 
46:22 - In terms of Content, which one is it easier to do? Epic Roll or Real Estate? 
49:37 - The Ally Oop

Hellooooooo Dreamerssssssssssssssss!!!! 


Man it has been awhile since i've said that. First things first, my apologies for not updating you on the recent life events that caused Season 2 to end aburptly. It was a crazy year to say the least. 

Anywho, I'm back with one of my good friend who is a 3x PanAms Gi Champion, 3x Master Worlds Champ, PanAms NoGI Champ, Silver in NoGi Worlds,Bronze in Gi Worlds, and Pentagon Coach, Black Belt Sa'idah "GingjaNinja" Durkee. I've know Sa'idah my entire time in BJJ and we have become close friends over the years so it was an honor to have her on the show FINALLY. We talked about an array of things including Competition Prep, Women in BJJ, Copa Elite 3, and much more!

Speaking of Copa Elite, they will be sponsoring this following series of interviews as we led up to Copa Elite 3 on February 10th. For more information, please follow @copajiujitsutournaments . 

1:55 - How's your Mental Health? 
3:40 - What did Jiu-Jitsu do for you? 
7:47 - What made you turn into the competitor that you are 
17:20 - The Rise of Super Fights and Copa Elite 
26:21 - GingjaNinja's perspective on Women in BJJ
36:46 - How do you prep for your fights? 
39:30 - Have you enjoyed the success of the team at Pentagon MMA
42:43 - Best experiences as a Coach 
53:40 - Will I ever let Rainn get into Jiu Jitsu? 
56:10 - The Ally Oop 

Peace. Love. Bye 

Helllooooo Owners, 

You know what sucks...The Bye Weeks have returned. 

Owners, as you know with Bye Weeks, can make or break your season. Please remember if you have 4 players on Bye Week, you still only have 3 FA transactions you can do. No exceptions. Good Luck and hopefully the Bye Week bluez dont get you lol. 

Also, make sure you join the discord to follow up on the latest sports talk amongst the group. 

Youtube: https://youtu.be/rdmNuhLUogg  

Discord: https://discord.gg/s6gY89Ex  

DAWGS of the Week: 

St. Louis Annihilators- 277

East Coast Lightning - 242

The Plug - 240

BUMS of the Week: 

The One's Sons - 102.... What happened?????
Jazzmen - 112. Well... maybe because you were aiming to be a R&B group rather than a Fantasy Owner this week..
Dawgs - 119..... I am ashamed

CMB... I would like to formally apologize as I mentioned in the Pod you were BUM of the week. However, I forgot to see The One's Sons' horrible Week 4. 

BUMBASTIC SIDE EYE LIST: 

Tallahassee Bamas - You're mainly on this list for other reasons outside of the league... However, the 8th Place spot is not doing this kindly either... 

Stewluv Gangsters - I've run of things to say Rook.. def having a Bryce Young type of rookie season though. 

- Kommish 

Hellllooooooooooo Owners, 

I know... It's been a minute. 

Sorry for not having the updates the last couple of week fellas ( and sister) as I've been busy moving, baby momma honey do list, and more. 

To keep it brief, Episode is up on the Podcast for the Week 4 updates. Went over the newly established Bumbastic Bum List, Bums and Dawgs or the Week, and more. Along with this, I would like to highlight the following owners for almost eclisping the 300 mark in points last week. Just so y'all know, a letter will be sent to check your players for steroids. 

As always, make sure your starting lineup is good and the victor go the spoils. See ya week 5. 

Top 3 Scores/Dawgs of the Week: 

• Jphil'z Cheezeheadz - 299 
• Wildkat Football - 288 
• The One Son's - 283 

Bombastic Bum List: 

• Beet Deez - 95 points aint gonna cut it. Please talk to Arlington Raiders about how to get your points up. 
• Tallahassee Bamas - I expected more from you than being in 8th Place. 
• Drew Dat Nation - WHO DAT? 
• Stewluv Gangsters - Last Place in your Division aint gonna cut it rook. 

https://youtu.be/MhSt7vo_Wys - Youtube Link 

 Dreammmerrrrrsssssssssss 

Welcome back to another addition of the DreamsNotFamePodcast featuring Cam Hurd! 

Cam is a local Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practioner out of Silverback that I've known for a couple years and I've been meaning for him to get on the show. Not only is Cam one of the top competitors within IBJJF but he is also just getting on the BJJ Super Fight scene as well. As a former wrestler out of V- Tech ( back in the golden years lol ), it was easier for him to transition from Wrestling to now BJJ. 

We chopped it about about alot of things coming up for him including his goals for IBJJF Worlds, why he is just now getting into the BJJ Fight scene, and of course our review of Copa Elite 2!
 1:50 - How's Your Mental Health 
3:00 - The Meteor Rise of 2022 
7:30 - The Vtech wresting experience 
14:25 - Will Cam ever do Gi Competitions? 
16:00 - Silverback's secret weapon, Asim's Lifting Program 
20:00 - Copa 2 Review from Cam 
31:05 - Copa 2 Review from Will 
40:00 - How to prep for a superfight 
52:00 - Alley Oop Question 

Dreammmerrrrrsssssssssss
Welcome back to another addition of the DreamsNotFamePodcast featuring Roc Solo! Roc Solo is a local artist from my hometown of Manassas and just so happens we were friends we some of the same people, just on the different side of the tracks. If you know Manassas, only two roads separate us. 28 and Wellington.

We chopped it about about alot of things coming up for him including new hits, why the switch from rapping to autotune, and challenging yourself in the rap game. So sit back and relax and catch the latest on the dreamers podcast. - Hype -

- Hows your Mental Health? 1:17
- When did the music start? 3:00
- Why the switch from Rap to Autotune - 5:00
- Top 5 of autotune rappers in the game right now - 11:15
- What's up cookin next? 16:00
- Does the spark that you have in your music, influence the people around you? - 22:30 - Have you been able to do tours since the covid restrictions are gone? -  27:37
- The college talent show experience - 32:08
- Free Game for Artists - 35:52
- Pod Deck -45:05
- The Ally Oop - 50:53

We areeeeeeeeeee back Dreamers!!!!! 

Season 2 has commence and were starting the season with a brand new episode about the upcoming event at American Jiu Jitsu League hosted by my good friend Rob. We discussed tons of topics around BJJ, politics in BJJ, and many more topics around BJJ lol. We had a ball discussing his event on February 26th in which I am apart of the 4-man advance bracket division for the belt and discussed what we are most excited about the event. 

Producer: Jules Coy( @emersoncoy_ ) Led Studios  ( @ledstudiosdmv ) 
Guest: Rob ( @american_jiujitsu_league ) 

:35 - New Season, New Studio, New Vibes 
:52 - How's your Mental? 
1:32 - Why now for this league? 
5:54 - Super Fights profiting off of the Athlete 
8:03 - Politicing in Super Fight Cards 
12:33 - How do you get sponsors for these types of organizations. 
18:08 - The Blue Belt Matches
28:05 - The Advance Division Matches 
38:00 - Scouting your opponents 
41:25 - The time I faced Pat Shahgholi 
46:35 - I went into the hive for 4 months to learn leg locks.. this is what I've learn in the rabbit hole. 
50:48 - Almost forgot, the Black Belt matches. 
55:04 - Top 3 in BJJ not name Gordon Ryan
60:00 - The Ally Oop Question

 Hellloooooo Owners, 

Welcome to the Week 2 Update of BBBFFL. 

Crazy weekend of games played this past weekend. Chubbs going off for three tuddies, the Cowboys pulled off a major upset, and the Eagles drummed the Vikings on Monday Night. Plus, the those three comeback games during the 1pm slate that can drive any fantasy owner crazy. 

This week, I break down who are the Bums and Top Scorers of the week with some.  Along with this, I give a breakdown of who were the winners of the NFL Pick em's for Week 1 and 2. Plus, I give a brief explanation on how to place your picks within the RTS systems.

Also, I explain everyone's favorite topic during week 3, FEES. I will have the website updated with the people who have already sent there fees to me by FRIDAY at the latest. I know I've said this before but I get my procrastination from the former boss LOL. Please see the options on how you can pay you fees below. The due date for fees has been changed to SEPTEMBER 28TH BY 8pm. If you have any questions on this, please let me know. 

Reminder!!!!! Free Agency is at 9pm today!!!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/44ckfQyRutM 

Tune in Next Week to see who I might have joining me on the show as we discuss The League and many more topics! *hopefully* LOL 

- Kommish

Helloooooo Owners, 

Welcome to the 2022 - 2023 Season with your Kommish! 

Man what a week of NFL Football. Mahomes goes off for 5 tuddies, Cowboys stink, and the Bengals laid an egg. Who would've thought LOL 

This week, I break down who are the Bums and Top Scorers of the week with some .  Along with this, we have some league updates around transactions, league schedule, and NFL Pick'ems. 

Tune in Next Week to see who I might have joining me on the show as we discuss The League and many more topics! 

:30 - BBBFFL is back 
1:20 - Schedule Changes 
2:38 - NFL Pick EM Update 
3:25 - Great Start to the Season, Week 1 Scores 
10:00 - If you're a betting man, you might want to listen to this. 
12:00 - Week 2 Schedule 
14:00 - Free Agency and Lineups 

Hello Dreamers... 

Another Sunday gone and what a day to run it back with a returning guest to the show,  ThriftLorde$!!! 

Last time we talked with Tobes, he was preparing to launch a couple events before the end of the summer. I figured, since he made the announcement on the pod, might as well bring him back for an update on the shop and how life is going.

We discuss an array of things including his interesting encounter with cops at 2am, his NY trip for Pop Up events all throughout the city, and his recent block party at the store. It was definitely fun chopping it up again with a local shop from my hometown. Please give them a follow below and check out their merch!!! 

@thriftlordes 
@daddy_tobes
@thehype___

1:00 - How's Mental Health? 
1:50 - A 2am wakeup call your not expecting... 
12:15 - ThirftLorde$ Block Party 
21:00 - Thriftlorde$ x NY 
28:00 - Summer Wear to Fall Wear 
36:00 - A Future NFT for Thriftlordes 
39:00 - The Return of Pod Deck Questions 
54:00 - The Alley Oop

Hello Dreamers... 

I had to take a little break but now I am back to finish out the summer!


I had the pleasure to interview one of my OG's, Delmar "Omega" Obaji and catch up a but since the last time we spoke. I've known Omega for almost 10 years and it all started back at a TGI Fridays lol. I've been apart of some of his projects so this was going to be interesting to pick his mind on Hip Hop, Battle Rapping, and more. Also, if you do not already know Omega, he has some strong opinions on several culture topics we discuss. His view on some of these topics have been blowing up his Facebook page so I had to get him on to explain his side. Please give him a follow below and be on the look out for his FINAL album, The Ballad of Bobbie Johnson 

@dobaji 
@thehype 

 1:00 - How I met Omega 
3:00 - Life Changes, Married with a Baby.. 
12:00 - Top 3 Artists 
19:00 - Turning The Page On Hip Hop 
23:00 - We gotta stop with these Britney Griner/Lebron James Comparison 
27:00 - People say Battle Rap is the Last True Version of Hip Hop 
35:00 - The Summer of the Black Slap
55:00 - The Alley Oop 
59:00 - The Ballad of Bobbie Johnson 

Dreamers.... 

Sorry for the delay but I am at the mercy of technology. 

I recently had a Earl Hooks, Podcast Host of Any Last Words Podcast, on the show and chop it up. I was on ALWPOD a couple weeks ago and had a great conversation with Earl so I decided to run it back and expand on our conversation. We talked about an array of topics including how we started our podcasts, what we have gained from doing our podcasts, and an couple interesting "out of space" topics as well. 

1:00 - How's your Mental Health / How did you come up with this question
3:30 - What's your process of interviewing people? 
8:00 - Have you ever done a float tank? 
12:00 - Earl's experience in a float tank 
16:00 - Why do you enjoy hosting your podcast? 
22:35 - Top 3 Podcast episodes 
32:00 - How do you select your guest?
35:00 - Sometimes an 18 year old is the hardest worker in the room.. 
38:00 - What did you do at 18 years old and Remembering High School 
47:00 - Stranger Things is not your thing??? 
51:00 - Do you have people in your life, when they start telling you a story, your in for LONG story 
01:05:00 - Alley Oop 

Host: @thehype___ 
Guest: @loveearl0 / @alwpod

Dreamers... 

Another Sunday in the books and another new episode for you to enjoy! Today's guest is Troy Bou, Brown Belt out of Silverback MMA. I got a chance to sit down with Troy and discuss several topics he's been wanting to discuss. From how we train in BJJ, to how we train outside of the gym, and how we handle recovery. Also, we discuss how the IBJJF DC tournament went for each of our schools as well as discuss what we would change about the event. Along with that, we discuss how you should prep for these types of tournaments and how you should gameplan for them. Anddddd with all of this talk of BJJ, Troy had to spoil it with an interesting Alley Oop questions lol. 

1:00 - how’s your mental health? 
3:00 - the various walk in guests of dreamsnotfame 
5:00 - What’s the point of the waitlist? 
8:00 - How did Hype do at IBJJF 
11:30 - How do you deal with nerves? 
15:00 - Game speed vs Training Speed
8:00 - How do you prep the week before your competition? 
24:00 - All Troy wants to do is upset people..
33:00 - It matters what you teach 
40:00 - I’m not Keen on fighting the boys 
51:00 - How do you train outside the gym? 
60:00 - “politics” in BJJ 
75:00 - Alley Oop Questions

Dreamers... 

It has been too long my dreamers and I'm glad we are back after a good month hiatus. Life gets kind of crazy you know!

I recently caught up with Hage, who is a fitness coach, part owner of a nutrition food delivery service, and a Restaurant creator. We talked about his journey from the toxic restaurant business to how he has gotten to this point in his career with three businesses. Along with this, we discuss his growth as a business owner and how he his fitness and his client's fitness with his hectic schedule. On top of all of this, we had to dive into some pod deck questions that DEFINITELY  were interesting. 

Guest: @its.hage, @fitnessfeasts.co, @highlyfunctionalfitness
Host: @thehype___

1.00 - How’s your mental health 

3.00 - Bimmer Talk 

5.00 - A Fitness Coach, A Fitness Chef, and a Mixologist walk into a room

10.00 - Favorite Workout 

12.00 - When you set gets intruders lol

18.00 - How to properly lose weight 

20.00 - What got you to the food side of things? 

32.00 - Va to Philly 

42:00 - Pod Deck Questions 

57.00 - Alley Oop Question

Dreamers...

I went back home to Manassas to link up with one of the best street wear stores in the area, ThriftLorde$. This was the first travel show as we did the interview in the middle of the store, which is definitely a staple in the Manassas area. We sat down and chopped it up about ThtiftLorde$ start to the fashion game, what are T's biggest influences in fashion, potential store expansion, and many more. This shop has been leveling up in the city since 2017 and now with covid over, they are about to be even bigger with holding events for artists and pop up shops. If you from the city, this one is for you! 

Host: @thehype___
Guest: @thriftlorde$
Owner: @daddy__tobes 


1:00 -How's your Mental Health
5:00 - Biggest Influence in Fashion 
10:00 - Top 5 Street Fashion 
13:00 - The Abercrombie and Fitch doc
15:00 - Whats unique about ThriftLorde$
21:00 - What's the vision now? 
28:00 - How did you survive during Covid? 
34:00 - How often do you keep certain items to yourself? 
38:00 - Mighty Duck Jersey Flop
45:00 - Pod Deck Questions
50:00 - Alley Oop 
55:00 - Personal Shoutout

Dreamers... 

It's been awhile... a lot of things happen recently and will download you on that soon. In the meantime, let me introduce this up and coming rapper, EyeZac_. We recently sat down and chopped it up on the podcast about anything and everything about music after chopping it up on Instagram. He is a new rapper and a kid in the game as he mentions that he's only been doing this for two years. We talked about everything from doing his first music video, how he has enjoyed the dmv rap scene, and what he has planned this summer. The kid is definitely a rising talent in the dmv with his work ethic and will be interesting to see what he has in store when his EP drops. 

Host: @TheHype___
Guest: @EyeZac_

1:00 - What made you say Fuck IT, I'm going to Rap? 
5:00 - Mental Health 
7:00 - Top 5 Songs that'll get you into Heaven
11:00 - First Performance, how was the experience? 
15:00 - What type of beat makes you want to Rap on it? 
22:00 - What's your process in the studio? 
31:00 - Doing a 30 for 30 with a producer 
40:00 - Pod Deck Questions 
47:00 - Alley Oop 

Dreamers... 

I have a very special guest on this amazing holiday... Farm To Couch!

Farm To Couch is one of DMV's top dispensaries in the area. We recently met at a valentine's day event back in February and had to bring them on to the show and talk about a product I use daily, Weed. I met with Karla who is a co - owner of Farm To Couch and we had an amazing conversation on how they started this business to where they are going now. Farm To Couch is a women lead dispensary that has quite the story to tell. We dived into a little bit on how Covid was the main factor of starting the business. Also, I discuss with Karla about the reason why she loves what she do and love business Farm To Couch brings for the city. Everyone at Farm To Couch is a major advocate towards complete legalization of cannabis in the state fo VA and a advocate for having small cannabis businesses prevail against big cannabis companies that are creeping into the DMV. One more thing, the menu selection they have is amazing and I would highly recommend their several of their products including their Gummies. You'll understand why I mentioned them while listening to this episode! 

@farmtocouch.dc

1:00 - How's Your Mental Health 
3:00 - Get to Know one of the Owners of Farm To Couch 
8:00 - How Weed Works for me
15:00 - How the weird laws are effecting the Dispensaries 
20:00 - The Meaning Behind the name Farm To Couch 
25:00 - Women in the Cannabis Industry
30:00 - Whats on the Menu?
40:00 - What's the Dream? 
45:00 - Pod Deck Questions 
1:04 - Farm To Couch Shout Out

Dreamers... 

Kind of weird not addressing y'all as "Foodies" but I'll explain the full story in time. This week's episode features one of my old buddies from high school, Josh Newsom. We recently linked up and discussed everything Crypto and NFT that's been taking the world by storm the last couple of years. We dived into some of the topics most future investors would love to discuss. Is it safe to invest, is it worth my investment, and much more! 

1:00 -How's your mental Health?
3:00 - How did you get into Crypto? 
4:00 - Best time to invest, October 
7:00 - Thank you Reddit for the GameStop Rise 
12:00 - Josh's new project, a Crypto Forum to help Investors 
15:00 - Coins on the come up 
23:00 - What are NFTs and how to trade/buy NFTs
35:00 - NFTS are like Pokemon cards
42:00 - Pod Deck Questions 

Foodies... 

We are back at it again with a returning guess, Ms. Rose Bullock. Its been awhile since I had her on the show so we had to catch up on a few things. If case you missed it, the show recently blasted Rose on her take on Drake being the number 1 Hip - Hop and R&B  singer of all time. I gave her a chance to stake her claim in why she isn't wrong and you would be surprised by her answer. Also, we discuss The Slap Heard Around the world and break down why we both think the slap was the wrong thing to do.From there, we discussed how the pandemic has shaped our lives until this point as well as answer some pod deck questions. One more thing, we have a major announcement at the end of this show that you do not want to miss. 

As always, Peace, Love, and bye...... 

1:00 - How's your Mental Health
6:00 - Top 5 Songs of your life
17:00 - Will and Jada Drama 
23:00 - 2 Years of the Pandemic 
30:00 - These Gas Prices Horrible 
34:00 - Top 5 children movies 
42:00 - Pod Deck Questions 
50:00 - INF Announcement