Episode 127: A multi-creative career journey -- with Kevin Allen
Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people
04/26/21
•37m
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Kevin Allen is a classically trained pianist, music producer, math teacher, guest speaker, entrepreneur and YouTuber. From spending 12 years working in the corporate world, to becoming a middle school math teacher, to really diving into music and content creation, Kevin has had a diverse and multi-creative career journey. He has been making music for about 15 years and just recently decided to begin sharing his content with the world through his podcast and YouTube channel.
During this episode, you will hear Kevin talk about:
- How he started making music as a young child, then rekindled his passion for music as an adult
- Why he created his YouTube channel, K_AL Experience
- The story behind his corporate career -- how he got his first job while still in college, the different roles he held, and his decision to move on to pursue teaching
- How he balances his teaching, tutoring business, and YouTube channel
- How networking has been critical to growing his career
- The multi-creative "dream guests" he'd like to interview on his show
You can find out more about Kevin and his work on his YouTube channel K_AL Experience, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and on his official website www.kalexperience.com.
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Episode 126: The Life Autistic -- with Hunter Hansen
April 12, 2021
•40m
Hunter Hansen is an autistic content creator on YouTube and Instagram and a blogger on thelifeautistic.com. After discovering his autism in his late teens, Hunter tried to outgrow and suppress his autistic traits for years, until coming to terms and embracing his identity as an autistic adult. He has since turned that suppression into passion, advocating for greater understanding and appreciation of autism and autistic people. Hunter works for a major company as a business analyst and lives in the Denver area with his wife and three daughters.
During this episode, you will hear Hunter talk about:
- The origin of his blog -- and why he decided to shift his blog's initial focus and start writing about his autism
- What inspired him to start The Life Autistic channel on YouTube
- His process for creating his videos -- and why he never runs out of idea topics
- How Instagram Reels helped him expand his audience further
- His advocacy goals for helping companies create better workplaces for autistic employees and get the most out of their autistic talent in a variety of jobs (not just coding and tech!)
Learn more about Hunter and follow his content on thelifeautistic.com blog, The Life Autistic YouTube channel, on Twitter, and on Instagram @the_life_autistic.
Also, here's the link to the "bricks" post on The Life Autistic blog that Hunter mentions during this episode.
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Episode 128: Waging Peace – with Diana Oestreich
May 10, 2021
•37m
TW/CW: War, violent imagery, PTSD
Diana Oestreich is an activist, veteran, nurse, and relentless practitioner of peace. She is the founder of the Waging Peace Project, a movement activating everyday peacemakers to commit acts of courage for the sake of justice, rooted in relentless love. In her first book, "Waging Peace," she shares her experience serving in Iraq as a combat medic and her choice to wage peace during wartime and after returning home.
During this episode, Diana shares:
- What it was like being deployed at age 23 to the "War on Terror," as part of the Army National Guard
- What her daily life was like in Iraq as a combat medic
- The critical moment of conflict between her faith in God and her duty as a soldier that changed her forever -- and compelled her to wage peace in a place of war
- How her friendship with a local Iraqi woman changed how she thought about the "enemy"
- The challenges she faced after returning home, and why she was silent for many years about her experiences in Iraq
- How she learned to wage peace at home in the face of racism, violence and fear -- and how we can all wage peace in our communities to make a more beautiful world possible
You can learn more about Diana on her official website www.dianaoestreich.com, where you can buy an autographed copy of her book, "Waging Peace," read her Waging Peace Manifesto and learn more about hosting a book club with Diana.
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