PODCAST · education
Talking with Strangers
by Blake Evertsen
In my short time on Earth I've realized I'm the most happy when connecting with others and understanding how they derive meaning and purpose. Everyone should have a time and place to express themselves. I hope to create that space in this podcast.I look forward to learning more about your story and sharing it with the world.
Episodes
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Ep. 118 —— Thinh Nguyen
Thinh Nguyen runs an extremely successful Amazon Wholesale business and generates passive income for his investors. I met him through instagram and wanted to reach out to share his come up. From a worker at Dunkin’ Donuts to now a 7 figure entrepreneur Thinh has exceeded all of his peers...
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Ep. 117 —— Harrison Gray
I reached out to Harrison through TikTok because I resonated with the content and value he was providing for his clients. In this episode, he shares his entrepreneurial journey from when he was in his early twenties working day and night to support his daughter, to his military career, to his…
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Ep. 116 -- Andrew Giorgi
Andrew Giorgi is a successful 7 and soon to be 8 figure eCommerce entrepreneur, wonderful human being and mentor of mine. In this episode Andrew shares his journey breaking free from a traditional 9-5 and all the attitudes it can encourage to leveraging his focus and unique set of skills to help...
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Ep. 115 —— Omer Reshid
I'm glad Omer and I had a chance to sit down and connect. He's 19 and absolutely killing it in the real estate game. He is a true entrepreneur at heart and goes after what he wants in life with ferosity. Listen in for more about his journey through high school and college and how the shifts in…
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Ep. 114 —— Human Evolution
I went in to El Jefe’s to eat a burrito and ended up meeting Malik. Here’s the nugget of wisdom he gave that I feel like we could all benefit from.
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Ep. 113 —— it all started with a flower 🌸
Oscar and I bumped into each other at the Innovation Lab the other day. We had been talking online but never met in person. The universe brings people together in the weirdest of ways.
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Ep. 112 —— Sustainability in Bangkok
Matt and his team are re-engineering how communities in Thailand recycle plastic waste.
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Ep. 111 —— Zach Attack!
It’s always fun when you can get past small talk and actually talk about cool shit with someone. From the mental health of medical students, psychedelics, neuroscience, self-amusement, evolutionary biology, law of attraction, dating, bioenergetics, frequencies YOU NAME IT we talked about it. Zach...
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Ep. 110—— Politics
I stop my commute to class for a few minutes to meet Richard and hear why he’s advocating for Bernie 2020.
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Ep. 109 —— A Man of Ideas
A few years ago, Ian McClanan had an idea to record his ideas on index cards. In this episode he tells us why.
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Ep. 108 —— PowerGlove wearable scanner 👀
I went up to Lara at Tech Crunch. We discussed PowerGlove, how she got involved in the company and her advice to young self-starters!
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Ep. 107 —— the youngest Turk to visit all 7 continents 🌎
Barkin Ozdemir and I met in Portugal at this year’s Web Summit. We linked back up in Berlin for Tech Crunch and got a podcast in. (Audio is a bit blurry in the begging).
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Ep.106 —— life at hbs
Mimi and I sit down to talk about her experience running the marketing club, what’s she’s learned in the work force and advice she has for people thinking about grad whoop
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Ep. 105 —— Olha’s Thoughts
Olha was our first connection at WebSummit. I was walking out of the bathroom in Starbucks, didn’t know anyone and forced myself to talk to the first person I saw. So glad I connected with Olha and her friends, wish we could have talked more though. Everyone was rushing to go into the event.
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Ep. 104 —— you are a brand 💎
I woke up Sunday morning, didn’t know what I was going to do for the day. Saw that an event was happening at Harvard Business School, went over and offered to take photos for them. Then I serendipitously meet the man behind it all, Leonardo along with his lovely girlfriend Lupita. Tune in for…
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Ep.103 —— it’s all about the hair💆🏼♀️💆🏽♂️
Emmanuel and Alfie talk about their start up Styles & Me, a unisex platform for independent and professional hairstylists, makeup artists, beauticians, and those that work in male grooming. Stylists post pictures of their work on the platform and then customers can like it, share it and most of…
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Ep. 102 —— Casey McKinley
Casey gives us insight into his journey to the Middle East and how that was a turning point in his life as well as so many other wonderful things. Tune in (:
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Ep.101 —— you have to say no 😭
My talk with Hirbod Bigvand, CEO of Surfboard. We talk about his startup, his background, and advice to other entrepreneurs.
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Ep.100 —— you’re wasting your time 🤷♂️ (explicit)
Poria and I met serendipitously at one of Web Summit’s night events. In this episode we dive into his background, his various business ventures, and his advice for young entrepreneurs. I hope you get as much out of it as I did.
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Ep. 99 —— QUANCY 💰 WEBSUMMIT SERIES
So I had the opportunity to interview Quancy. They are a fin tech start up looking to do big things....WATCH OUT
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Ep.98 —— KATHI, The World Traveler
Kathi and I met at Web Summit. I was walking into the venue when I went up and said hi to her. It’s always tough coming into a new environment full of people you’ve never met. Acknowledge this fear and push past it!
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Ep. 97 —— Self-Reliance w/ King Xavier
Xavier and I met through Eyad Abbas’ “Empowerment Trading Academy” (a previous connection of mine.) We sat next to each other and said hi. In this episode, Xavier goes deep about his upbringing and how he's channeling that into self-reliance, self-education, and how he’s impacting others through...
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Ep.96 —— Are peaches plums?
Kazi and I met serendipitously when she was working at the house grill for students. Listen in for two friends catching up, and clowning around.
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Ep.95 —— Disco hats are the future
Carson and I talk about his company Thousand Deep, his travels around Europe, getting over fears, and how to choose a career.
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Ep.94——Structured, Not Rigid
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Audrey Dilgarde.
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Ep.92 —— Prove me right
You never know what happens when you go a little outside yourself to talk to new people. You learn that they have experiences just like you.
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Ep.91 —— Stephan’s Thoughts
Don’t waste your time while in school. Stephan drops wisdom bombs in this episode. He warns us all to take advantage of the opportunities we have and go for what you want.
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Ep.90 —— Luke’s Thoughts
Luke and I discuss religion, downtime, and life advice. We met as he was walking back from class.
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Ep.89 —— Ērika’s Thoughts
I definitely should travel more. Ērika kicks butt at this.
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Ep.88 —— Jack, Marina, & Sophies’ Thoughts
Look at these kewl cats I ran into. I really embrace Sophie’s appreciation of the meaningless of things.
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Ep. 87 --- Jan's Thoughts
Jan and I covered a lot of ground here. - the importance of feedback, facing your fears and meeting new people - being aware of your emotions and how they can deceive you - Jan's experience being in the US - evolution and cognition
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Ep.86 —— Ali’s Thoughts
Ali has so much on her plate but finds time for herself and stays creative. I’m definitely inspired to start learning more about photography and how I can integrate it more into life.
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Ep.85 —— History Lesson from Joe
Joe chose not to be pictured. “The internet is killing you. You are becoming a new kind of slave, a new feudalism.” Joe tells me why.
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Ep.84 —— Nick’s Thoughts
I learned so much from Nick. He is extremely articulate and is full of insight. He’s been through tough times. I’m blessed to have been able to share his story and reflect back on my life because of him.
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Ep.83 —— Amandla’s Thoughts
Take a ride through our conversation that hits on the wisdom of trees, mental health, memes, psychedelic therapy, flow states, and Amandla’s passion for singing!
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Ep.82 —— Revolutionizing Books - Trevor Allred Founder of PRONTO
Trevor is man with big ideas and tons of motivation. With PRONTO, he’s ready to impact change on how we publish books and engage audiences in a way that equips them to solve society’s toughest issues.
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Ep.81 —— Milou & Elizabeths’ Thoughts
Ran into these happy folks today! They are visiting from Holland and were so open when I talked to them.
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Ep.80 —— Gregory’s Thoughts
Here Gregory and I talk about his personal journey through art, why it’s meaningful to him, and how he wants it to impact others. It was one of my favorite conversations. Philosophical and reflective. Tune in friends.
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Ep.79—— Marissa’s Thoughts
Marissa has an adventurous spirit. Listen in to hear our talk about travel.
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Ep. 78 —— Alex’s Thoughts
Alex has traveled the world. He has come to the realization that empathy makes everything easier. Couldn’t agree more.
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Ep.77 —— Clarissa’s Thoughts
Clarissa and I met at Hubweek, the 2019 speaking festival in Boston. She is the cofounder of Frugal Books based out of the Roxbury. Listen in to hear more!
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Ep.76 —— Jonathan’s Thoughts
Jonathan is up to something! He’s combining a fidget spinner with a traditional lighter.
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Ep.75 —— Maria and Izzys’ Thoughts
Listen in to hear more about Maria and Izzys’ situation. Powerful.
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Ep.74 —— Bob and Izzys’ Thoughts
A serendipitous encounter about climate change and life experience. Bob and Izzy aren’t afraid to say what they want.
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Ep.73 —— Grace's Thoughts
Grace is in love with butterflies. As we were talking on the bridge, two butterflies fly past us out of no where.
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Ep.72 —— Jeremy, Diego, Kilee’s Thoughts
Serendipitous encounter with cool folks!
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Ep.71 —— Paola’s Thoughts
Listen in to hear more about Paola and her love for architecture. I need to work on not interrupting and taking slower lol
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Ep. 70 --- Antonio's Thoughts.
I walk by Antiono most days. I've always been fascinated by his work but never had the courage to go up and talk. It was fun finally connecting with him.
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Ep. 69 —— Matt and Max’s Thoughts
Cool folks I ran into the other night. They were spreading positive vibes to strangers walking by.
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Ep.68 —— Eliza’s Thoughts
I admire her ability to be unapologetically herself. Listen in to hear about Eliza’s transformation.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In my short time on Earth I've realized I'm the most happy when connecting with others and understanding how they derive meaning and purpose. Everyone should have a time and place to express themselves. I hope to create that space in this podcast.I look forward to learning more about your story and sharing it with the world.
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Blake Evertsen
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In my short time on Earth I've realized I'm the most happy when connecting with others and understanding how they derive meaning and purpose. Everyone should have a time and place to express themselves. I hope to create that space in this podcast.I look forward to learning more about your story and...
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