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Episode 30 - Derick Talks Acting by Young Pros Talk

Jermel joins the podcast to talk about all things health and fitness related. We discuss some misconceptions about sugar, what's up with the hate for carbs, and how often I try to cancel my training sessions with him because I hate working out.

Today's amazing guest is Lance Freeman, who is an artist and videographer. We talk about how his journey to becoming an artist, how a sports injury changes his life, and how Hip-Hop music inspires a lot of his art.

On this episode Redmond is joined by Chef Bashir Munye. We talk about how he first became interested in being a chef, cultural difference living in Somalia, Italy, Amercia, and Canada, and how he came to identify his cooking style as Nomadic Comfort food.

Redmond is joined by Matt who started his cookie business Holy Cookie during the pandemic. We talk about moving from the UK to Canada, how he decided to start the cookie business, and some of the challenges with selling baked goods.

Redmond's good friend Amy joins the podcast to talk about the business she started during the pandemic. We discuss her journey coming over to Toronto from London, how she and I initially met, and how she came to start her balloon garland business during the pandemic.

Redmond is joined by the incredible and inspirational Randell Adjei who is a Spoken Word Poet, Executive Director of the non-profit RISE, and Ontario's first Poet Laureate. We discuss his journey to becoming a poet, his creative process for writing, and how his organization Rise first started.

Nate, a professional guitar player and music producer, joins Redmond for the latest episode. We talk about all things music and the creative process, what inspired him to learn guitar, and find a way to sneak a bit of basketball conversation.

Happy New Year! In this episode, Redmond Speaks with Kristal Lewis who is a Social Worker and Founder of Senior Care Connect, which connects families who are in need of caregivers. We talk about the process of starting the business, adapting to changing needs, and when you should start planning for your care once you are unable to care for yourself. More Senior Care Connect: Website: https://www.seniorcareconnect.ca/

We speak to the Incredibly talented and amazing Ejiro of Ejiro designs. She joins the podcast to talk about how experiences growing up in Spain and the U.K. to know living in Canada influences her art. We talk about the beauty that is black femininity in her artwork, her process when developing an art piece. And we just have a lot of fun talking about all subject matters that come to mind. Get ready to go an one of a kind artistic ride in this episode. More Ejiro Designs Instagram: @ejiro_designs Website: www.ejirodesigns.com More Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter; @youngprostalk Website: www.youngprostalk.com

Happy New Year! In the first episode of the New Year, we talk to A.G. who is a spoken word poet, literally the most hilarious person in the world, and just an all-around amazing human being. We talk to her about how she got her first poetry, how her experience being Canadian immigrant influences how she writes, and we are treated with a presentation of some of her work. Get ready to snap your fingers at this amazing guest.

We see the Different Sides of Hanna Salazar of the Advice From Hanna Show. We talk about the journey to launching her own podcast, the many other projects she is working on, and how her upbringing contributes to who she is as a person and how approaches her work. You don’t want to miss this exclusive episode.

Before the Pandemic made it necessary for us to be under house arrest, the sauce wizard aka guy with the sauce Karthy stopped by the studio to show us how to get lost in the sauce. We talk about how he came to create a hot sauce, what inspired the name and a whole lot of other saucy topics. LITS Sauce is an all natural, gluten-free, vegan hot sauce made in Toronto. More about Karthy & LITS Sauce Website: www.lostinthesauce.ca Instagram:@litssauce More about Young Pros Talk website: www.youngprostalk.com instagram:@youngprostalk @Hari_nadeem @jokesonred

Erik Anderson Joins Redmond and Haris to talk about his journey into becoming a filmmaker, the Canadian film industry, the oscars, and the origins of Film. More From Erik Anderson Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1stofjulyfilms

Haris Joins Redmond as the permanent co-host to the podcast (we hope) and are joined by Andy De Santis who is a dietician. We talk about food, food and more food, Redmond's favourite and we dive into the finding the right diet for each person based on their goals and the myth surrounding some food groups (Sugar).

Haris Joins Redmond as a Guest co-host (Which he hopes to come back) to talk with Chloe Lamarche who is an Abstract Artist. We talk about how she got into art, her process in creating Art pieces, the creative process, and have an overall good time with each other. More About Chloe Lamarche: www.chloelamarcheart.com Instagram: @chloelamarcheart More About Haris Nadeem: www.harisnadeem.org Instagram @hari_nadeem

Redmond is joined by George Amoh, Founder of Huri Movement. George talks about his journey to becoming a fashion designer, how culture and nature are big influences in his life and how important it is to do our jobs in all that we do to save our planet and become more eco friendly conscious Move Huri Movement: Instagram: @huri_movement Website: www.hurimovement.com

Redmond is joined by Ben Agbeke Founder of Benji Films. They talk about things related to film including they type of film work he does, how he got into film, and his process for planning a film shoot with a Client. We are even able to slide in one of my favourite items to discuss... Food. More Benji Films www.benagbeke.com More Young Pros Talk www.youngprostalk.com Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk

On This Episode Redmond is joined by Instagram food blogger Ridhima who crated the Instagram account the Poor Pantry. The poor pantry is all about inexpensive and delicious recipes. We talk about how the Poor Pantry began, Where her love for food began, how to keep cooking delicious and within budget. Also, is there a delicious recipe that exist using chicken and Honey Dew Melon (Cantaloupe). Listen now to find out! MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk Email: [email protected]

Redmond is joined by his good friend and Comedian Haris who has starting to do comedy full time! we talk about the process of writing, testing out material and If we will both do an open mic comedy show sometime soon. MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk Email: [email protected]

On this episode of the podcast Redmond is joined by the amazingly talented Del Hartley who is a local music artist in the Toronto area. We talk about how he first got into music, his first live performance, and how he keeps those incredible vocals at peak efficiency when it's time to perform. We also talk about new music that he has coming out and his performance at Friday Night Live at the ROM that is happening on Friday Nov. 9 MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk Email: [email protected]

Redmond Is joined by his great friends from University Jaron and Hannah. We discuss their experience crossing the border coming into Canada, Poke fun at each other like good friends do, and talk about the real problem with Millennials. Are we Entitled? Lazy? Aren't specific enough? Tune in to hear our thoughts. Articles we are discussing: https://www.inc.com/vanessa-merit-nornberg/the-real-problem-with-millennials.htmlhttps://www.lindseypollak.com/managing-millennials-qa-dont-young-professionals-want-talk-phone/ MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk Email: [email protected]

In This Episode Eugene joins me for co hosting duties. Katarina joins all the from Waterloo To talk about the F Word. We tell the world what the F Word means and discuss the different types of F words there are and how everybody should be an F Word. Learn More about Katarina Instagram: @classicskat Tumblr: @nekyiakat MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk Email: [email protected] CREDITS: Music: “So Thick” by Pretochines From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC SA

Ian returns to take up his co-hosting duties and we're joined by Linda who is a Transformation Coach and Consultant and founder of Linwara. We talk mostly about the art of change, what change is, how change can effect people and organizations, and how we realized after speaking with Linda that she needed to be doing a TED Talk very soon. Learn more about Linda & Linwara Website: Lwara.com Instagram & Twitter: @lwaracollective MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk Email: [email protected] CREDITS: Music: “So Thick” by Pretochines From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC SA

Redmond is joined by member of The Hip Haus who have the largest networking event in all of Canada. We discuss The Hip Haus origins, What to expect when attending one of their events, get met to properly say Whiskey Website Wednesdays, how awesome whiskey is, and finally provide tips on how to get the most out of your networking experience. After you listen to this episode, check out their next networking event hosted at Maison Mercer February 21, 2018 from 5-9 Learn more about The Hip Haus Website: thehiphaus.com Email: [email protected] Instagram & Twitter: @thehiphaus MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk Email: [email protected] CREDITS: Music: “So Thick” by Pretochines From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC SA

It has been a while (Too long in our Opinion) but we are back with new episodes. Ian Returns to co-hosting duties picking up right where he left and we are joined but Anthony who is a personal trainer and founder of the Firm Fitness and talks about his personal journey to fitness and what everyone should try to incorporate everyday to live a healthy lifestyle. MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk Email: [email protected] CREDITS: Music: “So Thick” by Pretochines From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC SA

The very first thing ever recorded for the Young Pros Talk Podcast. Take a listen and check out the test recording with my good friends Amy and Monique. We talk about being from different and relocating to Toronto to find one another.

Redmond is joined by Ian and Amy as they discuss some of the best restaurants they've been to in Toronto thus far and also give a mini movie review on Get Out. The Restaurants Ian’s Top 10 10. Flo’s Diner 70 Yorkville Ave Toronto, ON M5R 1B9 9. Peppers 189 Wallace Ave Toronto, ON M6H 8. Roti Cusine of India 308 Dupont St Toronto, ON M5R 2X8 7. Pour House 182 Dupont St Toronto, ON M5R 2E6 6. Vesta 474 Dupont St Toronto, ON M5R 1W5 5. 416 Snack Bar 181 Bathurst St Toronto, ON M5T 2R7 4. Dinos Pizza 820 Queensway Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1N5 3. Playa Cabana Cantina 2883 Dundas St. W Toronto, ON M6P 1Y9 2. Indie Ale House 2876 Dundas St. W Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8 1. Love Chix 1588 Dupont St Toronto, ON M6P 3S6 Amy’s Top 10 10. Boom Breakfast Several Locations in the GTA 9. Joey’s Several Locations in the GTA 8. Kwan Dim Sum 1496 Yonge St Toronto, ON M4T 1Z6 7. Shandra’s Roti Shop 5030 Maingate Dr #19 Mississauga, ON L4W 1N5 6. Simone’s 596 Danforth Ave Toronto, ON M4K 1R1 5. She messed up so we don’t remember LOL 4. Rhum Corner 926 Dundas St W Toronto, ON M6J 1W3 3. CN Towers 360 301 Front St W Toronto, ON M5V 2T6 2. Copacabana 150 Eglinton Ave Toronto, ON M4P 1E8 1. El Nahual 1993 Keele St York, ON M6M 3Y3 Redmond’s Top 10 10. El Furniture Warehouse 410 Bloor St W Toronto, ON M5S 9. To-Ne Sushi 414 Queen St W Toronto, ON M5V 2A7 8. Holy Chuck Burgers 1450 Yonge St Toronto, ON M4T 1Y7 7. Paramount Fine Foods 253 Yonge St Toronto, ON M5B 1N8 6. Cafe Demetre 188 Eglinton Ave E Toronto, ON M4P 2X7 5. Angelo’s Coal Fired Pizza Use to be on Front St E Now Closed 4. Captains Boil 1620 Bayview Ave Toronto, ON M4G 3B7 3. Spring Sushi 10 Dundas St E #4 Toronto, ON M5B 2G9 2. Stockyards 699 St Clair Ave W Toronto, ON M6C 1B2 1. Stack BBQ 3265 Yonge St Toronto, ON M4N 3P6 Music: “So Thick” by Pretochines From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC SA Email us: [email protected] Follow us Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk

Redmond is joined by co-host Amy and special guest Roslyn Kufuor who was featured in CBC's HERstory in Black a Digital photo series initiated by Emily Mills of How She Hustles. We talk to Roslyn about her journey to Toronto from the U.K., how she came to be a part of the HERstory series, and what it means to her to be such a positive inspiration to people. CBC HERstory in Black: http://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/herstory-in-black-giving-back-1.3997275 How She Hustles: https://howshehustles.wordpress.com/ MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk CREDITS: Music: “So Thick” by Pretochines From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC SA

In this Portion, we continue our discussion on dating. Redmond Describes more of his dating experiences, Ian has a revelation that he shares with the rest of us, we discuss how to identify when you'er on a date, and Redmond's favourite question gets an answer- If a woman asks a man on a date, should the man still be expected to pay? All that plus more. MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk

In this episode Allyson, Emma, and Ian join Redmond as co-host. We discuss dating as a young professional and try to figure out if dating is any fun anymore and what both men and women can do to make dating enjoyable once again. MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk

Redmond and his co-host for the day Ian talk to HR professionals Emma and Wuwu and question them about if current hiring practices are outdated, social media's effect on hiring in the modern world, and what the perfect resume is supposed to look like. MORE YOUNG PROS TALK: Subscribe on Youtube: Young Pros Talk Instagram & Twitter: @youngprostalk Facebook: Young Pros Talk