personal growth - Moving Along

Fueling Cultural Curiosity: Travels with Rhythm & Roam

By christi.cassidy October 15, 2025EpisodesNo Comments

Paul Island and Benef Verell, from the podcast Rhythm & Roam, share their stories of “traveling while Black and biracial.” From the streets of Paris and Estonia to Dublin to Korea and Japan, Paul and Benef recall their encounters with stereotypes and the cultural eye-openers they’ve confronted while traveling and living abroad. All shared with humor and grace, it’s a laughter-filled conversation that holds a mirror to our own cultural perceptions.

G’sta—How the Hip Hop Musician Survived and Thrives, Collaborates in Life and Music with Corporate Savvy and a Brand Vision for His Future

By christi.cassidy February 28, 2024Episodes

Hip hop musician, producer and studio owner G’sta, the New Orleans music legend, sifts through the layers of his life and music, culminating in how he builds his own success in Las Vegas with collaboration, corporate savvy and a new brand vision for his future self.

Embrace the Bumps with Pat Wetzel

By christi.cassidy December 7, 2023Episodes

Pat Wetzel is the host and creator of Bump in the Road podcast and author of the new book by the same name. Having faced down cancer, divorce and business betrayal, Pat talks about finding resilience on life’s tumultuous roads, the exuberance of soaring in her sailplane, what meditation provided and finding joy in all of it.