The Good In Your Hood Podcast

Life is short so make the most of your time, Joe's personal mudra. Joe has had contracts with National Geographic, Nikon, Netflix, and others on a good list on-going. He has traveled all over to shoot athletes, musicians, culture and nature. Joe has faced hard losses, but in wake of tragedy pursued his passions. Listen to the episode to hear about Joe's experiences.

Jerry Colquitt grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, his competitive edge and athletic skills allowed him the opportunity to play collegiate football in the SEC at the University of Tennessee. The quarterback battled adversity, but always made sure he did his best. He's got great stories football fans will love, but great life stories too! 

If pizza is a passion of yours, you're going to love this episode with Will Grant of That's-A-Some-Pizza from Bainbridge, WA. Nationally and internationally recognized pizza. Will's been baking bread since he was 5.

A little extra conversation with Kimberly Cross on why she loves teaching.

Kimberly Cross is an All-American kindergarten teacher Monday thru Friday, but by the weekend her gear is packed and she's ready to get to the mountains to go climb.  Here in the Pacific Northwest you could be looking out in to the Washington State sky and see a mountain or a volcano... there's a pretty good chance Kim and her friends have hiked or climbed it together. We all have our own lives to live, we all have gifts and talents we were born with; on her short list Kim was born with a great heart and a lot of grit.  She lives her life to be an example to the young kids she teaches and for those of us who each have our own unique differences.   Go ahead and start the episode, if you come up to a red light or have a minute then check out her instagram @kimberbelle to see what cool places this mountain climber has ventured up. 

High School Dropout to Hacking the Pentagon Katie Moussouris is a pink haired hacking pro. She found a happy space in coding and hacking computer systems during the www.internet boom and with years of practice kept on passing digital boundaries. For this cyber rock star, hacking programs and cyber security has taken her all around the world. After years orchestrating the Microsoft Bug Bounty program she was asked by the U.S. Department of Defense to put together a  similar program. The Department would be open to helpful hacker attacks so that the Pentagon and Military data systems could be better protected.

Washington breeds some unreal outdoorsmen, Matt Fioretti is the epitome of an outdoorsmen.  He has become a friend and an inspiration.  His hiking & climbing travels have taken him around the world, but he had no idea the climb of his life wasn't going to be up a mountain but in his own body.

Good Hood Guest #1 Morgan Chesky! Chesky is an NBC National News Corespondent. He had goals as a kid to be a news anchor and that's exactly what he has become. Why he wanted to position himself in to this profession and how he did it. 

Sharing positive stories from positive people! Hosted by Daniel Bannach, Wanderer