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The Breaking Barriers Podcast is a weekly conversation about changing the narrative for boys and young men of color in Buffalo, New York. Hosted by Daniel Robertson of Say Yes Buffalo, the podcast will feature guests who are working to change how young men of color are viewed and shine a spotlight on a lot of the work being done around creating a new narrative.
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Get ready to dive into the captivating stories of fierce female trailblazers who have shattered glass ceilings and flipped the script on societal norms. This is The Breaking Barriers Podcast and we bring you unfiltered conversations with extraordinary women in bite-sized episodes each week. Our mission is to ignite your entrepreneurial spirit, spark your creativity, and arm you with the tools you need to succeed. Brought to you by Women's Web
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The Gym Cloud Podcast: Breaking Down Barriers To Better Fitness
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We empower fitness professionals with tools and knowledge to become better coaches and help more people.
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Welcome to the relaunch of Breaking Barriers Season 6! In this podcast episode, co-host Daniel Robertson interviews Donovan Armprester, a young entrepreneur and member of the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council, as they discuss Donovan's experiences and perspectives.In this episode, we'll cover:- Donovan's journey as an entrepreneur and the …
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An accidental entrepreneur, Lekhinee Desai has worked professionally and actually launched her entrepreneurial venture to celebrate her mother's skills and interests. Catch our host Shubhi Agarwal in conversation with this fascinating leader who has truly broken barriers.由Ideabrew Studios
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In this episode of Breaking Barriers with Shubhi Agarwal, we catch up with Nutritionist, author and podcaster Avantii Deshpande. Get some great insights about women's health and find out how Avantii has differentiated herself in her journey as a professional.由Ideabrew Studios
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Get ready for a spicy conversation as we dive into the remarkable journey of Jasleen Marwah, a home chef turned restauranteur. In this episode, Shubhi speaks to Jasleen and reveals how she ventured into the culinary world and boldly established her own Kashmiri speciality restaurant, "Namak by Jasleen." Tune in for candid discussion on breaking bar…
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Join Anju Jayaram, a fearless entrepreneur and advocate for women's empowerment in this episode. She shares her journey of breaking barriers and uplifting women through her platforms, Women's Web and Vocallea Networks, which are transforming the landscape for urban Indian women, empowering them to thrive in the workforce. Get inspired and join Anju…
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Welcome to The Breaking Barriers Podcast. Joining us today is dynamic and trailblazing entrepreneur Rasika Prashant, CMO at Tata Soulfull. In this episode, Rasika shares her experiences of breaking free from the traditional corporate world and the challenges she faced along the way. Tune in for some fascinating insights from the startup queen herse…
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Welcome to "The Breaking Barriers Podcast"—brought to you by Women's Web. Join your host Shubhi Agarwal (co-founder at LocoBuzz) for insightful interviews as we challenge the status quo—together.由Ideabrew Studios
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Check out the latest podcast featuring Founder and Executive Director of the Y.A.L.E Academy, LeAnthony Freeman. LeAnthony talks about the challenges of his childhood growing up in Buffalo, his journey as a nontraditional student at Morehouse College, what led him to dedicate his life to youth development, and so much more.…
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On this episode, Dorian and new Breaking Barriers Podcast co-host Tyeler, sit down with Reggie Keith. Reggie is the Founder of Canna House, Western New York's premiere cannabis social club. The guys chop it up with Reggie about how he ventured into the cannabis space, the opportunities presented by the cannabis industry, now that it's legal in New …
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Check out the latest episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast. Joe, Xavier and Dorian sit down with Drumwork Music Group's O.J. Barker. They discuss the flourishing music scene in Buffalo, the ascension of Drumwork Music, keeping the legacy of O.J.'s brother Weeze alive and much more.
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Xavier and Dorian sit down with Byron Cogdell, Owner of the Hoagie Stop in Buffalo. They discuss how he started his business from his backyard, how it's becoming one of Buffalo's fastest growing small businesses, his plan on growing and franchising the brand and much more. To see this interview, head over to YouTube or just CLICK HERE.…
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Xavier, Joseph and Dorian sits down with entrepreneur, accountant and owner of The Cellar, Yusef Burgos. The chop it up about how he balances working full time as an accountant with owning Buffalo's only luxury sneaker boutique, the importance of keeping your books together in business, the idea of the "Black Tax" and much more.…
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Check out the latest episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast featuring Jerrell Mason, Director of Community Engagement for Best Self. Daniel, Xavier and Dorian chop it up with Jerrell about how his troubled past helped direct his steps in becoming a mentor, community leader and advocate for those suffering from homelessness.…
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The Breaking Barriers Podcast is back for the launch of season 5. Daniel, Xavier and new co-host Dorian sit down with the Founder of Trust God Ministries and the Trust God clothing brand Bruce Warrick. Bruce gets personal about his tumultuous relationship with his parents coming up, his marriage and family, his commitment to the youth, how he came …
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What's Pop-In?? Check out the latest episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast. Xavier and Daniel sit down with Stefan Coker of Whats Pop-In Gourmet Popcorn. The guys chop it up about Stefan's incredible backstory, the business of popcorn, the power of entrepreneurship and so much more.
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Dwayne, Xavier and Daniel sit down with financial advisor and Founder of the TLD Financial Literacy Cards, Terrance DuBois, to discuss all things financial literacy, the importance of investing, building generational wealth and so much more. For more information about TLD Financial Literacy Cards, visit: https://www.tldflashcards.com Also follow Te…
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On this episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast, Xavier and Daniel sit down with Ivory Robinson, CEO of HARP Data Connections. They discuss Ivory's upbringing, the importance of reliable technology in underserved communities, closing the digital divide for disproportionately disadvantaged communities and so much more.…
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Breaking Barriers teamed up with the Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals for their fourth annual Black Restaurant Week in Buffalo. In addition to experiencing some of the most amazing food in Buffalo, during this week, the Breaking Barriers Podcast will highlight some of the most prolific and sought after chefs in the city. On this episode, Dw…
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Breaking Barriers teamed up with the Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals for their fourth annual Black Restaurant Week in Buffalo. In addition to experiencing some of the most amazing food in Buffalo, during this week, the Breaking Barriers Podcast will highlight some of the most prolific and sought after chefs in the city. On this episode, Dw…
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Happy 2021! On the season premiere of the Breaking Barriers Podcast, Daniel and Xavier sit down with Dr. Carl Stokes Jr., an award-winning social worker, educator and speaker. They talk to Dr. Stokes about his new book, "Reclaim Your Visibility", his own challenges of navigating fatherhood at a young age, The Black Fatherhood Pledge, and so much mo…
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On this episode, Daniel, Dwayne, Xavier and newest member of the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council, Deonte, wrap up what has been a very eventful 2020 calendar year. They also discuss what the are looking forward to going into 2021, as well as invite Breaking Barriers Podcast Producer Jamil Crews to the pod.…
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On this episode, Dwayne and Daniel sit with Christopher Smitherman, II, Operations Associate for McDonald's Corporation. They discuss Chris' journey to Buffalo, the difference between McDonald's Corporation and the franchise model of McDonald's, career paths at McDonald's for those looking to go the corporate route, Chris' travels and experience to…
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Dr. Chris St. Vil stops by the podcast to talk about his work with Boys and Men of Color, dispelling the notion of what a doctor looks like, breaks down current events and so much more.
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On this episode Daniel and Xavier from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council sit down with Nigel Brown, Chief Technology Officer and Founder of The Dreamers Corp. Nigel talks about his upbringing in foster care, his goal to help create more coders of color and so much more.
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On this episode, Dwayne and Daniel speak to high school basketball coach and former professional basketball star Jason Rowe about his illustrious career, how he uses sports to mentor young men, who are the new OG's of this generation and much more.
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Please check out and share the next episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast. This next episode is a very timely one, as Dwayne , Xavier and Daniel Robertson sit down with Ryan Tillman, Founder of Breaking Barriers United. Ryan is a California-based police officer who not only uses his platform to give objective perspectives of police/community int…
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Dwayne, Daniel and Xavier from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council sit down with Shawn Dove, Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement. On this episode, they speak about Shawn's role in helping to develop President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Initiative, the importance of pouring into the next generation of leade…
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On this episode, Dwayne and Daniel sit down with Dr. Kush K. Bhardwaj, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Medaille College. The guys chop it up about how Dr. B infuses hip hop in teaching, being schooled vs. being educated, the stigma of private colleges vs. public colleges and how Medaille College is leading the way in their diversi…
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Season 3 - Episode 5 feat. Josiah and Antonio from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council
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On this episode, Dwayne sits down with Dr. Marck Abraham, Principle of McKinley High School in Buffalo and Founder & CEO of MEA Consultants. The two discuss the importance of mental health in the education field, changing the narrative of black male achievement and how Dr. Abraham is able to preside over a high school with the highest graduation ra…
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Check out this episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast featuring Dorian Winthrow. Dorian was part of the inaugural Breaking Barriers YLC cohort and a second year college student at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. In this episode, Dorian and host Dwayne chop it up about their experience with Breaking Barriers, some of Dorian's challenges as …
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On this episode, Dwayne and Daniel sit down with Aníbal Soler, Jr., Associate Superintendent for the Buffalo Public Schools. They discuss Aníbal's role with the My Brother's Keeper Initiative, what the Buffalo Public School District is doing to address issues pertaining to boys and young men of color in Buffalo, how the groundbreaking Community Sch…
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The Breaking Barriers Podcast is back with a new season. On this episode, Dwayne from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council and Daniel Robertson sits down with Michael James, Founder of Organic Gentlemen. They discuss the importance of maintaining a good clean image and its correlation with success, developing a consistent daily routine an…
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On this episode, Daniel and Sean from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council sits down with Aime Mukendi, Jr., host of The Shift Up. They chop it up about the importance of maintaining your professionalism in the media, how to find good in everyone and in every situation and Sean talks about his experience meeting President Barack Obama dur…
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On part two of this episode, Daniel continues his conversation with the gentlemen from the Nurturing Fathers Program, talking about the importance of fatherhood in the black community.
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On part one of this episode, Daniel sits down with gentlemen from the Nurturing Fathers Program, talking about the importance of fatherhood in the black community.
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On this episode, Daniel sits down with Rashid Shabazz, Chief Marketing & Storytelling Officer from Color of Change. They speak about Rashid's work with Color of Change around narrative change and reaching young men of color in the community.
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Season 2 of the Breaking Barriers Podcast is back. Daniel sits down with Jordan and Sean from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council to speak about their experience with Breaking Barriers over the year, some of their future plans and issues that young men of color face in their lives. Fore more information about Breaking Barriers, visit the…
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On this episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast, Daniel sits down with Chase the Dream founder and motivational speaker Dante Griggs to discuss Dante's journey from the streets to his desire to leave an impact the lives of young men of color in the inner city. He also talks about how he leveraged sports to help him change his life for the better.…
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On this episode Daniel sits down with Gary Damon, Executive Director of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), to discuss CEO's mission, the work he does to help returning citizens get acclimated to society upon returning from prison, and the importance mentors played in their lives.
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Episode 12 of the Breaking Barriers podcast. On this episode, Daniel sits down with Dr. Marvin Wilson from the SUNY Erie Men of Merit Program. Daniel is also joined by two members of the Men of Merit Program and they offer their experience with the program, shares its value proposition and encourages other students to get involved.…
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On this episode, guest host Jamil Crews sits down with Dorian and Dwayne from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council to talk about their experiences being part of the council, their interpretations of the hit music video 'This Is America' by Childish Gambino and gives advice for other young men of color looking to join the council.…
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On this episode, Daniel sits down with educator and renown artist Edreys Wajed. Edreys shares his very interesting story of his upbringing in Buffalo, New York, his time as a musician and making the transition over to education. Edreys also talks about getting the opportunity to be selected as one of the artists on the landmark Freedom Wall in Buff…
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On this episode, Daniel sits down with members of the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council live at the Men of Color Summit at SUNY Fredonia in Fredonia, New York.
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On this episode, Daniel sits down with filmmaker and executive producer of The Blackness Project, Korey Green and Dwayne Sawyer from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council. They discuss race relations in Buffalo, the importance of mentorship and bridging the generational divide amongst men of color in the community.…
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On this episode, Daniel sits down with the Mayor of the City of Buffalo, Mayor Byron W. Brown. The Mayor discusses the city's involvement with the Boys and Men of Color Initiative and gives insight on how to improve outcomes of boys and men of color in Buffalo. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher. Produ…
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On this week’s episode, Dwayne Sawyer, one of the students in the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council, fills in for Daniel and sits down with community police officer, Moe Badger. Dwayne talks to Moe about his love of music, how he transitioned from music to to being a police officer, the role of community police officers in Buffalo and how …
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On this week's episode, Daniel sits down with a very special guest, Dwyane Saywer, one of the young men from the Breaking Barriers Buffalo Youth Leadership Council. The 16 year old Junior at Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts provides some very valuable insight on why he joined the council, his view of law enforcement after a recent enco…
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