Ednium Presents: Backyard Brilliance

Ednium Family! We hope you are getting your rest in as Daylight Savings is upon us. Welcome to November and we welcome you to the newest episode of Backyard Brilliance. We have Photojournalist, artist, and creator of Vino Out The Trunk, Armando Geneyro. Armando is LA born x Raised but certainly has allowed Denver to shape him professionally and personally over the last 15+ years. After time in the Air Force where he became a conscientious objector, he goes to Metro State gets a a degree in political science and begins to walk in his purpose of telling stories through photography. Join the fellas and tap into the latest episode and let us know what you think.Content Disclaimer: Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of our guests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!

It's that time of the year Ednium family! Horror movies, sweaters, and pumpkin spice? Nope not quite? Election season! The fellas are joined by Denver's very own born and raised County Clerk and Reporter, Paul Lopez. A Denver West High grad, former city councilmen, and life long organizer. Clerk Lopez has a vulnerable and timely conversation about fatherhood, his view on civic duties, and his vision for the city.All while reminding us to get registered, get in formed, and GET OUT AND VOTE. Voting is not the sole method of making radical change in our city, state, or country. And yet it is a necessary step that absolutely means something to engage in. Here at Ednium, we only want the best for our alumni and city. Part of what's best is using your right to vote in an informed fashion. Remember, those who don't mean us well will be doing so on NOV 4th. So lets do one part of getting us to the place we want to be together.Content Disclaimer: Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of our guests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!

Happy October Ednium fam! As we stroll on into the season of pumpkin spice and everything nice, we have wonderful conversation with program alumni and one of best athletes the city of Denver has produced. Deidra Smith brings her personality, intellect, and wisdom to a conversation with the fellas. Talking about faith & gratitude. Her relationship with competition and the evolution of it. And how her work ethic serves her in her personal and professional life. Tune in and give a listen to a great conversation.Content Disclaimer: Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of our guests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!

What's good Ednium Family! We are back with another edition of Backyard Brilliance! As we continue to find ways to highlight the work we do across the org, the fellas sit down with a pair of great and long-time friends, Cyrus Brown and Sergio Garcia. Cyrus and Serg are DPS products through and through, meeting at Morey Middle School and graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School, where they meet and become friends with our one and only Langston Mayo. The four gentlemen have a conversation about what it means to them have quality relationships/ friendships. And the journey it took them to develop theirs. Tap in and tell us what you think!Content Disclaimer: Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of our guests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!

Early fall is amongst us Ednium peeps! And we are back with another episode of Backyard Brilliance. This time we have one our own, beloved team member and alumni Xochitl Ramirez. In the pursuit of wanting to find synchronicity between alumni angency outcomes and the work we do as a team. Xochitl joins the fellas to talk about a part of her journey with living with a sense of purpose and how it ties to her the she has been piloting and leading head on with the career coaching offerings ednium has started offering.Tap in and let us know what you think!Content Disclaimer: Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of our guests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!

¡Bienvenidos al mes de agosto! Just in time for the end of the application cycle for our programing offering at Ednium. The fellas talk with multiple-time program participants and more importantly great friends, Sheccid Najar and Ari Caro. Not only do we get to talk about their friendship, but the power of their larger circle and how that brought them to Ednium. Their experience in all three programs; Leadership Launchpad, Denver Deep DIve, and Advocacy Accelerator. We get a better understanding what it means for them to live their truth outloud. Amongst some other cool things before Ari is off to Brown University for his masters in engineering!If you haven't applied for Launch Pad or Denver Dive, now is the time to do so before Auguist 8Leadership Launchpad LinkDenver Deep Link Content Disclaimer:  Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of ourguests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!

Welcome back to another Episode of Backyard Brilliance! While not the 100th episode of the fellas iteration of the podcast, it is still hugh mile maker for the ednium podcast history and journey to reach one hundred episodes. David and Langston are joined by good friend, colleague, and community member Kimberly Carracedo. Kim shares about how being a proud Panamanian has shaped her journey from growing up in Colorado Springs, going to CSU in Fort Collins , to now living in the Westwood neighborhood in Denver. The question is asked about what does it take to become a Denverite? Who does the determination? Tap in and let us know what you think?Content Disclaimer: Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of our guests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!

May the warmth of the June radiate across all our Ednium community during this time. This episode the fellas have a wonderful conversation with; father, husband, and GW grad Mahamoud Ahmed. Mahmoud shares with us his relationship with Islam and how it has shaped his life and how shows up in community. Leading to wider conversation about the role of faith in both the global and western context. We explore his identity as a somali-american coming up in Denver and how the landscape has evolved. Tap in and share your thoughts!Spotify descriptionContent Disclaimer: Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of our guests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!

Wishing your April showers bring you May flowers here at Ednium! This episode of Backyard Brilliance features a social media and hustle man extraordinaire, Jadyn Nguyen. Jadyn is a DSST Green Valley Alumni and former social media and marketing contractor with Ednium. Jadyn is proud to be from Denver; From his work with Social Fabric Hub to founding his own marketing firm, Penkhay J. Jadyn continues to find ways to support home grown talent and their stories.Let us know what you thinkContent Disclaimer: Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of our guests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!

Now that we are in April, Spring is in full effect. This episode of Backyard Brilliance brings multi-program participant and one of the most civically engaged homies in the community, Karen Valenzula. Being an alumna from Denver South and Metro State University, is proud to be from the city and certainly is among the rising brilliance from our backyard. The fellas and Karen have conversations about the importance of travel, taking risks, and we will only go as far as we are willing to push and expose ourselves to. Tune in to another wonderful conversation on Backyard Brilliance. Let us know what you think.Content Disclaimer: Our ultimate goal as a podcast platform is to host and facilitate the authentic voices of our guests so that those who sit with us are able to express themselves freely. Our job is not to censor the voice of our guests. Ednium: The Alumni Collective does not endorse all sentiments shared on the podcast. (LIKE COMMENT & FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE) Leave us a review too!