In the Recharged Podcast series I invite fellow content creators and artists to explore exciting ways to make a difference in the world. I take my guests to visit local social good projects in my self converted electric 1973 VW van. We’ll be having real and raw conversations about our lives and hearing from social good heroes that we can all be inspired byfollow the recharged podcast herehttps://www.youtube.com/c/RechargedPodcasthttp://www.instagram.com/rechargedpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/rechargedpodcstGo follow Kandeehttps://www.youtube.com/c/kandeejohnsonhttps://www.instagram.com/kandeejohnsonhttp://twitter.com/kandeejohnsonGo follow Houstenhttps://www.houstonkraft.comhttps://www.youtube.com/c/CharacterStronghttps://www.instagram.com/houstonkrafthttps://twitter.com/houstonkraftGo follow Louishttp://www.youtube.com/Louishttp://www.instagram.com/Louiscolehttp://www.twitter.com/louiscolehttp://www.facebook.com/funforlouisOn today's podcast our guest is Kandee Johnson a mother of 4, award winning makeup artist and Tv host she was one of pioneers of the youtube beauty community and one of the first beauty influencers. She launched her Career on Youtube 12 years ago with beauty, style and fashion tip videos and has now built a social following of over 7 million.  Beyond just the makeup and beauty aspects she often discusses challenging topics from online bullying, coping with trauma, her own personal struggles and how she overcomes them. She is known for her positivity and encouragement. Her ultimate goal is to help people feel loved and make them feel happy.Today we’re visiting Houston Kraft a Speaker. Author, Kindness Advocate and co-founder of CharacterStrong. He has spoken at over 600 schools, events, conferences, and companies around the world and is passionate about helping people create lives filled with compassion and love. In 2016, he co-founded CharacterStrong to help infuse character, empathy, and connection into education. Houston believes in the power of story and practical exercise to shape a more loving world.

In the Recharged Podcast series I invite fellow content creators and artists to explore exciting ways to make a difference in the world. I take my guests to visit local social good projects in my self converted electric 1973 VW van. We’ll be having real and raw conversations about our lives and hearing from social good heroes that we can all be inspired byfollow the recharged podcast herehttps://www.youtube.com/c/RechargedPodcasthttp://www.instagram.com/rechargedpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/rechargedpodcstGo follow Jessehttps://www.youtube.com/c/Jesseinstagram.com/jessewellehttps://twitter.com/Jessewellehttps://www.facebook.com/PrankvsPrank/Go follow Flavors from afarhttps://www.flavorsfromafar.cohttps://www.facebook.com/flavorsfromafar.cohttps://www.youtube.com/TheTiyyaFoundationhttps://www.instagram.com/flavorsfromafar.coGo follow Louishttp://www.youtube.com/Louishttp://www.instagram.com/Louiscolehttp://www.twitter.com/louiscolehttp://www.facebook.com/funforlouisOn today's podcast our guest is Jesse Wellens, an award winning filmmaker, director, musician, fashion enthusiast , and philanthropist. Jesse was one of the early biggest youtube creators and pioneered the pranking and daily vlogging genres on youtube with his former partner Jeana on their Channels PrankVsPrank and BoyfriendVsGirlfriend and has built a social following of over 23 million. He has more recently pursued a passion for music video directing, working with some of the biggest names in MusicToday we’re visiting Meymuna Hussein-Cattan and Christian Davis both cofounders of  Flavors From Afar, a restaurant that works with refugees to share their traditional, home cooked dishes to create a rotating international menu. Flavors From Afar has had the goal of helping both the world as well as the communities that the business is connected to as an extension of the Tiyya foundation, an organization that helps refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced Americans re-assimilate into the country; Flavors From Afar provides work, a source of income, for those in need. With refugees from Somalia, Egypt, Eritrea, Syria and several other countries, They highlight a new menu each month with recipes provided by those who immigrated here and gives them a percentage of the proceeds earned

In the Recharged Podcast series I invite fellow content creators and artists to explore exciting ways to make a difference in the world. I take my guests to visit local social good projects in my self converted electric 1973 VW van. We’ll be having real and raw conversations about our lives and hearing from social good heroes that we can all be inspired byfollow the recharged podcast herehttps://www.youtube.com/c/RechargedPodcasthttp://www.instagram.com/rechargedpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/rechargedpodcstGo follow Amberhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ambersclosethttps://www.instagram.com/ambersclosethttps://twitter.com/amberscloset33https://www.facebook.com/AmbersClosetOfficialGo follow Midnight Missionhttps://www.midnightmission.org/https://www.facebook.com/TheMidnightMissionhttps://youtube.com/user/TMMvolunteerhttps://www.instagram.com/themidnightmissionhttps://twitter.com/midnightmissionGo follow Louishttp://www.youtube.com/Louishttp://www.instagram.com/Louiscolehttp://www.twitter.com/louiscolehttp://www.facebook.com/funforlouisOn today's podcast our guest is Amber Whittington an Actor, host, LGBTQ+ advocate, activist, former professional basketball player and star of the successful youtube channel AmbersCloset. She started her channel to help others that may be struggling with their identity and to break stereotypes using comedy, vlogging, and honest conversation as well as to showcase her unique androgynous/tomboy style. She has now built a social following of almost 2 million. Amber believes in changing the world by changing within. Her goal is to empower everyone through positivity, self love, and self confidence; so they feel inspired to show their true authentic self to the world and to show up as the best versions of themselves. Today we’re visiting Andrew Linares, a Volunteer Manager at the Midnight Mission a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing a support system to people facing homelessness on Skid Row. They believe that every person deserves to live with stability and provide the structure and the resources that people experiencing homelessness need to truly improve their lives. They believe that everyone deserves to live with dignity no matter what they’ve been through. The Midnight Mission has been a consistent beacon of light for those with nowhere else to turn and runs one of the most efficient direct service operations in the country

In the Recharged Podcast series I invite fellow content creators and artists to explore exciting ways to make a difference in the world. I take my guests to visit local social good projects in my self converted electric 1973 VW van. We’ll be having real and raw conversations about our lives and hearing from social good heroes that we can all be inspired byfollow the recharged podcast herehttps://www.youtube.com/c/RechargedPodcasthttp://www.instagram.com/rechargedpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/rechargedpodcstGo follow Luzuhttps://www.youtube.com/user/luzugameshttps://www.instagram.com/luzuhttps://twitter.com/LuzuGamesGo follow Popshttps://popsclubs.orghttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOX6Yq73aW_u03Hk5HZMACAhttps://www.instagram.com/popstheclubhttps://twitter.com/popstheclubGo follow Louishttp://www.youtube.com/Louishttp://www.instagram.com/Louiscolehttp://www.twitter.com/louiscolehttp://www.facebook.com/funforlouisOn today's podcast our guest is Borja Vazquez (vazkez) (aka Luzu) a Comedian, film maker and pioneer in the online gaming community, He is one of the biggest spanish speaking youtubers with a social following of over 23 million and known for his creative, fun and high energy gaming videos. He also has shared a lot of his life experiences and self development on his vlog channelToday we’re visiting Phil America, an artist, designer and activist who uses installations and sculptures, performance, photography, video, and fashion to explore relationships with class, gender and race. He hosts a class for students affected by the prison system at Los Angeles High School of the Arts as part of the POPS Organization. The mission of POPS  is to create an inclusive space for youth who have been stigmatized and silenced by their experiences with the carceral system. With a goal to build positive self-identity and understanding fostered by shared experiences. Empowering students to achieve their full potential by building a loving community and encouraging self-expression.

In the Recharged Podcast series I invite fellow content creators and artists to explore exciting ways to make a difference in the world. I take my guests to visit local social good projects in my self converted electric 1973 VW van. We’ll be having real and raw conversations about our lives and hearing from social good heroes that we can all be inspired byfollow the recharged podcast herehttps://www.youtube.com/c/RechargedPodcasthttp://www.instagram.com/rechargedpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/rechargedpodcstGo follow Jasonhttps://www.youtube.com/c/jubileemediahttps://www.instagram.com/jasonylee_/https://twitter.com/jasonylee_Go follow Infinite Flowhttps://www.infiniteflowdance.org/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0t9rd-MKmp8rAzvasH0AIwhttps://www.instagram.com/infiniteflowdance/https://twitter.com/InfiniteFlowOrgGo follow Louishttp://www.youtube.com/Louishttp://www.instagram.com/Louiscolehttp://www.twitter.com/louiscolehttp://www.facebook.com/funforlouisOn today's podcast our guest is Jason Y. Lee an accomplished Producer and Director, successful entrepreneur and founder of Jubilee Media, a digital agency, social enterprise and movement of young change-makers, which now has a social following of over 8 million. Jubilee’s tagline is ‘Feel more. Think more. See more in others’. their goal is to create a movement of empathy and connection. Jason believes we are all inextricably linked and want to live for something deeper. Living for empathy and human good is a resilient vision and one that is worthy of pursuit.Today we’re visiting Marisa Hamamoto, Marisa is a leader, artist, speaker and founder of Infinite Flow. Infinite Flow aims to empower people through dance and storytelling. Having survived a stroke, multiple sexual assaults, body shaming, PTSD, and discrimination as an Asian American, Marisa developed deep empathy towards those who are excluded. This eventually led her to start Infinite Flow in 2015 which has become an award-winning Los Angeles-based nonprofit and professional dance company that employs dancers with and without disabilities. Her mission is to use dance as a catalyst to dismantle biases and promote inclusion in greater society. 61 million adults in the United States live with a disability. 1 in 4 adults in the United States has some type of disability. These come with various barriers that may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.Disability inclusion is still a huge issue we need to address. Many people experiencing a disability in the United States believe the ‘Americans With Disabilities Act’ needs a recalibration as it currently only offers minimum support and has barely any official enforcement. Inclusive private Organisations and initiatives are also key and Marisa Is Truly leading the way with what she is modeling with Infinite Flow

In the Recharged Podcast series I invite fellow content creators and artists to explore exciting ways to make a difference in the world. I take my guests to visit local social good projects in my self converted electric 1973 VW van. We’ll be having real and raw conversations about our lives and hearing from social good heroes that we can all be inspired byfollow the recharged podcast herehttp://www.instagram.com/rechargedpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/rechargedpodcstGo follow Erichttps://www.youtube.com/c/airrackhttps://www.instagram.com/airrackhttps://twitter.com/airrackGo follow Tree Peoplehttps://www.treepeople.org/https://www.youtube.com/c/TreePeoplehttps://www.instagram.com/treepeople_orghttps://twitter.com/treepeople_orgGo follow Louishttp://www.youtube.com/Louishttp://www.instagram.com/Louiscolehttp://www.twitter.com/louiscolehttp://www.facebook.com/funforlouisOn today's podcast our guest is Eric Decker aka Airrack he’s a former competitive diver, entrepreneur and in 2020 took YouTube by storm growing his channel from zero to one million subscribers. Becoming one of the fastest growing channels on the platform. He has now built a social following of 4 million. His dedication, drive, creativity and self proclaimed ‘social hacking’ have earned him recognition as one of the hottest up and coming creators online.We’re visiting Ariel Lew Ai Le Whitson, Director of Education and Community Organizing at TreePeople, Los Angeles’ largest environmental movement whose mission is to inspire, engage and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable.TreePeople is helping communities to put these solutions into action alongside healthy, well-cared for trees to create a Functioning Community Forest in every L.A. neighborhood. Expanding the tree canopy over L.A. remains one of TreePeople's central goals. More trees means cooler temperatures, cleaner air, replenished groundwater supplies and a safer, more beautiful city.In the last 20 years the United States lost 42.2 Million hectares of tree cover, which is equivalent to the size of California. This tree loss has created 16.3Gt of CO₂e emissions. A study published last year by the US Forest Service found that we lost 36 million trees annually from urban and rural communities over a five-year period.  Only 11% of Us forest land is protected so We desperately need  to campaign for legislation  to protect existing forests from development and support education programs and reforestation initiatives like treepeople

In the Recharged Podcast series I invite fellow content creators and artists to explore exciting ways to make a difference in the world. I take my guests to visit local social good projects in my self converted electric 1973 VW van. We’ll be having real and raw conversations about our lives and hearing from social good heroes that we can all be inspired byfollow the recharged podcast herehttp://www.instagram.com/rechargedpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/rechargedpodcstGo follow Ellehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ElleOfTheMillshttps://www.instagram.com/elle.mills/Elle's podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQo4hf7fYCr6sxJ0Ngsb_RQhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crazy-stupid-fangirls/id1560876281Go follow Girl Powerfulhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfyfq9pCm7BfhYdd0QGmrYAhttps://www.instagram.com/girlpowerfulproject/https://www.girlpowerful.org/Go follow Louishttp://www.youtube.com/Louishttp://www.instagram.com/Louiscolehttp://www.twitter.com/louiscolehttp://www.facebook.com/funforlouisOn today's podcast our guest is Elle Mills comedic genius, youtuber, aspiring director, podcasting host and LGBTQ+ advocate. Elle started her youtube channel 9 years ago making videos about her life and has now built a social following of almost 5 million. She's known for her unique, fun, quirky and honest videos and often discusses challenging topics online from Burnout, mental health and body image. More recently she launched her own podcast, crazy stupid fan girlsWe’re visiting Tedi Serge, Tedi and her sister Sonya Launched Girl Powerful, a youth empowerment program designed to give tween and teen girls the social and emotional learning tools to build a strong sense of self. Girl Powerful’s mission is for all girls to feel seen, valued and heard when they need it the most.According to DoSomething.org, 7 in 10 girls believe that they are not good enough or don’t measure up in some way, including their looks, performance in school and relationships with friends and family members. Further, by the time a girl reaches the age of 8, her confidence will decline by 30%.Another study analyzing more than 11,000 9- and 10-year-olds in the United States found that 10% reported engaging in self-harm. Tedi believes Today’s children need mental health tools in order to succeed in the future and thats exact what Girl Powerful is providing.  But we can’t just rely on private organizations like girl powerful and its key to invest in affordable health care access so these young people are getting the support they really need across the whole country

On today's podcast our guest is Gabbie Hanna, Singer / Songwriter, Actress and New York Times bestselling author and often controversial internet personality. Gabbie launched her Career on Vine 8 years ago with comedy skits and has now built a social following of over 17 million. She often discusses challenging topics online from Trauma, internet bullying and her personal struggles with mental health. More recently she has been pursuing her dreams and main passion of MusicWe’re visiting Jamiah Hargins, a visionary, inventor and self-taught urban farmer. Amongst many other amazing projects Jamiah founded Crop Swap LA, a social enterprise that helps people across LA start microforms, conserve water, and grow nutrient-rich organically grown veggies, fruits and herbs for their communities.Jamiah wants to help empower underserved communities while giving them access to fresh food by planting small, sustainable farms that utilize rainwater harvesting in lots across L.A. His goal is to eradicate food insecurity in all communities affected by food apartheid in Southern California. Check them out at www.cropswapla.com​​Black Americans are nearly 400% more likely than white Americans to live in a neighborhood that lacks a full-service supermarket and Latinx people make up two-thirds of California's food-insecure households.  According  to studies by the USDA, large swaths of South L.A. suffer from low access to fresh food causing people to rely on fast food which is highly processed and nutritionally inadequate, this poses a significant risk to the health and causes cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and type 2 diabetesL.A., once the largest agricultural county in the United States, is now the county with the largest population of food-insecure people  If 25 % of local food need was met with programs like Crop Swap LA almost 30k  new jobs would be created, providing work to about 1 in 8 unemployed residents.  It's inspiring to see initiatives like this providing real solutions

On today's podcast, our guest is Chaz Smith, a Comedian, filmmaker and Director. Chaz launched his Career on Vine 8 years ago with a passion to entertain people with creative, clean, and unique humor.He has now built a social following of over 3 million and wants to use his platform for positive impact. he is a strong advocate against Sexual violence. He believes in authenticity, vulnerability and that laughter soothes the soulWe’re visiting Miry Whitehill, founder and executive director of Miry’s List, a nonprofit organization that provides a mechanism for people to directly help new arrival refugee families with the incredible challenge of resettlement in the US. Miry’s List helps new arrival families connect with caring people, basic necessities, and services that make this process less isolating and less intimidating. Since 2016, Miry’s List has supported over 700 families who have come through the Federal Refugee Resettlement program from countries including Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran. To donate and get involved to help, visit give.miryslist.org.The number of forcibly displaced people around the world has skyrocketed since 2010, growing from 41.1 million to 82.4 million as of 2020.The United States has a long, proud tradition of giving families fleeing war and persecution a chance to rebuild their lives in safety. The U.S. government will aim to resettle up to 125,000 refugees in the next 12 months which will mark a 733% increase from the historic low 15,000-person ceiling former President Donald Trump set before leaving office.Although organizations like Miry's List provide an incredible service, on a national level, there needs to be more work done to expand lawful pathways for protection and opportunities. Let's push for better support and services to receive people!

On today's podcast our guest is Ammar Kandil an entrepreneur, filmmaker and visionary, Ammar helped launch the YouTube channel yes theory 5 years ago with the aim to  build a global movement and bring together a community of over 10 million followers around the mission of Seeking Discomfort and choosing love over fear. With the belief that life’s most beautiful moments and meaningful connections exist outside our comfort zones.We are visiting Ryan Harris, a surfer, ocean enthusiast and environmentalist who co-founded Earth Technologies, the world's first Zero Waste surfboard production factory. He also co-founded “One Planet, One People.” for surfers of color supporting climate action, racial and social equality and is breaking stereotypes as a Black American in the surf industry. Ryan believes in leaving this planet a better place than when we came into it and protecting it for the next generation The U.S. produces 42 million metric tons of plastic waste per year and ranks as high as third among coastal nations for dumping trash and other waste into its shorelines. Shockingly only 9% of the world’s plastic waste has ever been recycled, so improving recycling efforts is a priority and then transitioning to biomaterials has to be the long-term goal.But with the plastic industry planning to increase production by at least 35% in the next 10 years, it can't just be down to the individual to solve problems like this there has to be change on a systemic level. Therefore It's going to be nearly impossible to demand a stop to the endless production of single-use and throw-away plastics without bigger legislations that push industries toward cleaner and more sustainable products.I’m excited to see how Earth technologies are leading the way