Coffee and a Mike

Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD is a Social Psychologist and global thought leader in the fields of couple counseling (with sub-specialization in psychosexual therapy), cross-cultural fluency and diversity and inclusion. ”DatingAdvice.com named her one of the 10 Best Sex and Dating Experts in 2015. In March 2018, she was honored by the British Council as a UK Alumni Award finalist in the category of Social Impact. This award is the most prestigious in the category of Education offered by The British Counci

Eileen Spitalny is the co-owner of Fairytale Brownies in Phoenix, AZ. In 1992, her friend since kindergarten and future business partner, David Kravetz took his mom’s brownie recipe and decided they would bake the best brownies in the world. Fairytale Brownies eventually became a mail-order business and in 1995, they bought brownies.com. Eileen and David went from not knowing how to bake to baking and shipping millions of brownies a year all over the world.

Jamill Kelly wrestled at Lassen Community College before transferring to Oklahoma State. He is a four-time National Team Member and two-time World Team Member in 2003 and 2004. He was a 2004 U.S. Open Champion and 2004 Olympic trials champion. He went on to win an Olympic silver medal in the 2004 Olympic Games at 66kg. He has had coaching stints at Harvard, Cal Poly, NC State, Stanford, and currently is an assistant coach at Arizona State University.

Zane Bonnett is the son of ultra runner James Bonnett and Erin LoStracco.  At 5 years old he has already run a mile, recently started kindergarten and is preparing to become a big brother for the second time.

Ella Nelson is an Australian track and field athlete.  She has won the Australian National Championship three times, competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil and is a 2020 Olympic hopeful for Tokyo.  Ella also is a lover of coffee, books, tv shows, having meaningful conversations and surrounding herself with like minded people.

Jesus Sepulveda featured in the Netflix Special Chingo Bling: They Can’t Deport Us All that depicts his life growing up Latino in Southern California. He is also on American Wannabes podcast and is performing at clubs and theatres around the country.

Proof Bread consists of a small group of passionate bakers that is a modern throwback to a way of life that values small-scale craftsmanship, local community, and creativity. The owners Jon and Amanda make sure everything is made by hand with no short cuts. All of their products from the croissants to the breads allow most everyone even gluten sensitive folks to enjoy whole grains grown locally as a result of fermentation. 

Actress, comedian, and writer Gina Brillon was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. She’s been a standup comic since she was 17 years old and her new hilarious half-hour stand up special “Easily Offended,” debuts Friday, August 16, only on HBO Latino.

James Bonnett comes back on the podcast to talk about his recent fastest known time (FKT) of the Hole-to-Hump. It is a run that starts at the Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon (elevation – 2500’) and ends at the summit of Mt. Humphreys (elevation – 12,633’ – Arizona’s highest point) covering 72.2 miles with an unofficial time of 16:44. He also discusses pacing Jim Walmsley as he set a new course record at the 2019 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. 

Mike Kosoy is a professional freestyle wrestler and member of the Sunkist Kids training for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Originally from Boca Raton, Florida, he is first generation from the Ukraine and started wrestling when he was 15 years old. Mike wrestled at NC State University where he received his Masters Degree in Physiology.

Kyven Gadson is a professional freestyle wrestler and member of the Sunkist Kids training for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is a two time high school Iowa state wrestling champion a three-time All-American wrestler at Iowa State University. He finished the 2014-2015 season winning the 197 pound NCAA Division One National Championship.

Tremaine Harris is a Canadian track and field athlete. Harris is of Jamaican descent and is fluent in English and French. He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics and his personal best for the 200M was 20.22 seconds. Which is the sixth fastest in Canadian history.

Hailed as one of the top innovative chefs of the Valley, Executive Chef Danielle Leoni has lived up to that distinction with an avant-garde approach to blending Arizona farm-fresh ingredients with the tropical traditions of Jamaica. Her passion for sustainable change within our food system from land to sea has brought her national recognition.

Kimber Lanning was born on Okinawa, Japan but has spent the majority of her life in Phoenix, AZ. In 1987 she started a music store, called Stinkweeds which she still runs today. Since then she has started Modified Arts, a gallery and performance space, to give young Arizonan artists an outlet and is best known for starting Local First Arizona, a coalition of Arizona based local and national businesses.

“Showtime” Mark Martin is a mixed martial artist with his next fight coming July 27th in the Iron Tiger Fight Series at the Kickmaster Event Center in Grove City, Ohio. He is a two-time high school state wrestling champion at St. Edwards High School in Cleveland, Ohio and a four-time national qualifier at Ohio State University. He is currently coached by John Crouch and trains with Benson Henderson at the MMA Lab in Phoenix, AZ.