Transformation Begins With Surrender — Yonas Michael & Zalma

Zalma Bour (IG: @Zalmabour) is a brilliant singer, musician, producer and model from Cleveland, Ohio. She has collaborated with many Grammy winning artists and producers. Yonas Michael (IG: @lovechakraa) is an amazing rapper, producer, DJ and created the clothing line, Earthy Surfy Rock & Soul. His former group U-N-I, was a successful endeavor, MTV VMA appearances, he has done multiple SXSW shows and shows around the world with artists such as Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole opening up for his group. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS // + Everyone is waiting for the other person to drop their armor first so they can actually connect + Why it’s so important to pull back often when you’re on your grind + Ego death = Freedom + Learning to balance internal validation with needing external validation to become “successful” as a creative + How being able to unplug is the new swag + How we aren’t given a playbook for when bigger success hits and how many people stumble through that process + Having healthy boundaries as we continue to grow & evolve + Seeing and getting to know famous musicians early before they blew up and seeing that spark in them before it happened + Yonas's low point, being driven by his ego and hanging onto an old version of himself that was in the ashes and nothing working for him. Then finally being able to let go, step into a new version of himself and things flowing again