Bryan Blacio is a certified personal trainer and not-so-amateur bodybuilder. He has been working on becoming a professional since his late teens and lives by the build and don’t stop mentality. In this conversation we discuss the ability of healing from the inside out, PED’s in sports and the mental strength to work towards your ambitions. See what Bryan is up to:https://www.instagram.com/bryanblacio/ See what I’m up to:https://www.instagram.com/_kingazad/https://www.instagram.com/theunmappedpodcast/*DISCLAIMER* - This episode was recorded in May of 2019, so the information is outdated. This was before the COVID-19 pandemic, so I apologize if things are extremely out of context. Nonetheless, the conversation was phenomenal, and I hope you get something out of it!

Tani is a character. A beatboxing aficionado working his way through the world. We talk about his launching of SpeshFX, religions place in society and being grateful for what you have over a few glasses of whiskey (Sorry for any cup/drinking noises!). See what Tani is up to:https://www.instagram.com/hateitorlevitt/   See what I’m up to:https://www.instagram.com/_kingazad/https://www.instagram.com/theunmappedpodcast/ *DISCLAIMER* - This episode was recorded in May of 2019, so the information is outdated. This was before the COVID-19 pandemic, so I apologize if things are extremely out of context. Nonetheless, the conversation was phenomenal, and I hope you get something out of it!

In our first episode in the studio, I am accompanied by Stony Brook Audio Fellow and friend Becca Degregorio! We discuss the road towards finding what matters to you, the role of media in shaping our perspective and her work as a podcast producer.

Justing Starling lives the hustle mentality. He started his rap career at the age of 14 and never let anything cloud his goal of attaining greatness. "Tomorrows not promised so live today GR8."

Chris Johnson is a certified badass. He's a trained Marine, college graduate and once he completes his deployment, he plans on attending Julliard to become an actor.

My conversation with Irving gets deep as we tackle the difficulties of growing up, the immigrant mentality and the pursuit of happiness.

Being a Fat Boy is a lifestyle. If you love food, lifting and talking about both of those things - definitely tune in to this episode.

Peter is one of the brightest and most patient guys I know. We discuss his role in society, his growth as an individual and his goal of becoming an actuary. * Age: 22* Occupation(s): Actuarial Intern* Major(s): Applied Mathematics* Future Endeavors: Actuary // Unmapped

The grind, the hustle, the drive can never stop. Pravin discusses the difficulties of the come up and the necessity of being optimistic to make your dreams a reality. He's a sports enthusiast and won't settle until he's made an impact in the sports world! * Age: 21* Occupation(s): Data Analyst with THE Kansas City Royals, pursuing M.S in Analytics from Georgia Tech.* Major(s): Applied Mathematics // Economics* Future Endeavors: GM of a major sports team

You'll never believe some of the stories that this man tells. * Age: 22* Occupation(s): Physical Therapy Assistant* Major(s): Health Science* Future Endeavors: Physical/Sports Therapist

A wholesome talk with an eccentric friend from back in the day. Vik is a wild card and you never really know what he's up to next. He's passionate about music and plans to make an impact within the industry. * Age: 22* Occupation(s): Student* Major(s): Health Science* Future Endeavors: Rapping

Greg began his college career at Boston College in the field of medicine but after a life-changing event more than just a few things changed. Its one of the deepest conversations to date and it goes to show how large an impact certain events can have on our lives. * Age: 22* Occupation(s): Student // Entrepreneur * Major(s): Pre-med switched to Biomedical Engineering & Applied Math* Future Endeavors: Owning multiple businesses // Being a full-time entrepreneur

Ashley came into college thinking she was going to be an engineer but she soon decided that definitely wasn't her path. She quickly switched to finance and started pursuing more of her side hustles, one of them being acting. From a young age, she wanted to be an actress so getting on TV was just meant to be! * Age: 22 * Occupation(s): Restoration Hardware // Part-time actress * Major(s): Engineering switched to Finance * Future Endeavors: Screen Actors Guild // Acting full time

Chris Pimentel - artist, feminist, philanthropist. In this unique episode of the podcast, Chris and I play drunk chess. Find out the rules and just how rowdy we got. We discuss the dangers of drinking and tomfoolery but also bring up some gems of advice for the up and coming. As of upload date: * Age: 24 * Occupation(s): Nursing School Student * Major(s): Double Major in Biology and Sociology // Art Minor * Future Endeavors: Live life out of a van and take pictures that get a lot of likes on twitter to feel important.

From Westchester, New York, Tomasz never planned on going to college and was reluctant when his parents pushed the decision upon him but today he wouldn't have it any other way. However, Tomasz is a man of nature and after his first year at Stony Brook University, Utah called his name. We talk about the decisions behind being happy, finding where you belong and life as a nature enthusiast. * Age: 21 * Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Nature Enthusiast * Major(s): Originally Mechanical Engineering switched to Economics * Future Endeavors: Unmapped

Lucano Petrocci is a senior undergraduate who is currently attending Binghamton University. He began his college career at Stony Brook University as a psychology major but things have changed since then. Over the course of 4 years, he now understands himself better and can see that the decisions he made may not have been in his best interest. Hindsight is 20/20 but we cannot change the past. In this conversation, we discuss being unprepared in life, learning as you grow and being open to new ideas. He plans on graduating soon but pursuing a career outside of psychology. * Age: 21 * Occupation(s): Undergraduate * Major(s): Psychology * Future Endeavors: Salesman at Simplified Entertainment Where to follow Lucano: https://www.instagram.com/voteforlucano/

Christian is an undergraduate who exemplifies the Unmapped path that life takes. He began his college career at Pace University for logistical reasons but soon realized that it was not the best decision. He found himself in financial issues and having to make tough choices. He had to take time off from school at a point and later found himself transferring to St. Johns University. We also talk about the problem of objectification and other current events. * Age: 21 * Occupation(s): Undergraduate * Major(s): Law switched to Psychology * Future Endeavors: Firefighter // Psychologist

Bryan Blacio is a certified personal trainer and amateur physique competitor. He was born in Ecuador, was enrolled in a military school at 3, immigrated with his family at 11 (without knowing English), learned English after getting to the US, started high school at 12, college at 16 and finished his degree by 20. However, after attaining his Bachelors in Business Management, he realized that academia and a structured career was not for him. He began working in a field he was more passionate in, fitness. Bryan became a personal trainer and began to excel. He's worked at multiple gyms and to date has been in 5 amateur physique competitions. We talk about his story, dealing with injuries and general growth. In the end, he tells us about the movement he's beginning with #BuildandDontStop. * Age: 22 * Education: Bachelors in Business Management * Occupation(s): Personal Trainer // Amateur Physique Competitor * Passion: Fitness and food Bryan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanblacio/

Born and raised in Queens, Taranveer is a senior undergraduate who comes from an immigrant family. We talk about how unprepared High School leaves for your College, and subsequently how unprepared College leaves you for the real world. Outside of finance, education, and funny commentary, he teaches us more about Sikhism. Taranveer has been a devout Sikh since middle school. He discusses the practices, teachings, and ideas behind the religion. Last but not least, he talks about how he found his love for rap during his daily commutes to Brooklyn Technical High School. * Age: 21 * Education: Computer Engineering * Occupation(s): Undergraduate * Passion: Rap

You never know what you have until it's gone and in this conversation, Kenny brings up a time where he losses his voice, bringing him to the realization that he needs to sing - that its a part of his Being. Outside of school and his passion for the singing, we talk about being an openly gay man in 2018. We tread lightly as we attempt to have a conversation that more people need to be open to. If you didn't already know he is the other half of 7 minutes. The dynamic duo would be nothing without the great Kenny. I've linked all of their social media pages below so go give them a follow! * Age: 21 * Education: Economics // Dance * Occupation(s): Undergraduate // Singer // Songwriter * Where to find 7 minutes: * https://www.instagram.com/kennylingg/ * https://www.instagram.com/sekolham/ * https://www.facebook.com/7minutesofficialmusic/