Oh, hello. Hey, hey, I'm sorry about the delay. I just, I'm a little bit. I've never been officially diagnosed, but my brain is not necessarily good at executive functioning a lot of the time. So like, I have to, like finish a task before I move on to the next one. Otherwise, it's like half, half finished forever, you know? Yeah, definitely
understand.
Yeah, it's just well, cuz like I am, I have manic depression. And I've also had five concussions, three seizures, 77 rounds of electroshock therapy, and 36 rounds of TMS, which is transcranial stimulation. So my brain has been through the fucking wringer. So like, the way that it works now is like, it's like an old gel op like that. It's taped together. Like, it's like a job to like, small off. So that's, that's me in a nutshell. So like, sometimes, the way that I communicate information is like, very intense, but like, it's like, I try to address every single possible question at the beginning. So that way, you have, like, everything that you need in order to make a decision, you know, and there's not a lot of back and forth. Yeah, you're right, you're right. It's just more efficient. You know, like, I don't want to have the same conversation with people like top to bottom every single time. It's just not, you know, I'll just record. So that's what I've been doing is I've been recording like voice memos of me explaining certain aspects of like, how the app is gonna work or like, you know, how I want to do interviews and stuff with people. And then, you know, they can check out the ones that I've already done, like when I sent you all the stuff. So now you actually have like, a little bit of an idea of what I'm talking about, versus it just like being some theoretical construct.
Yeah, definitely understand. me feel more natural. So
what that said, it makes it more natural. Well, exactly. Like sometimes I feel like, people do all of this stuff in posts. And I'm like, first of all, I'm not at all technologically orientated. So that is not like, an efficient use of my time. But at the same time, it's like, what are you trying to hide? Because my whole thing is like, the medium is the message, everything is content. You know, like, let's not edit people's voices, let's let them decide what their voice should be, you know, and so I just want to provide a place where people can keep their stuff safe, you know? And that way you don't, yeah, and that way, you don't have to worry about like paying for your own webpage in perpetuity, because that's just expensive to just like, let me pay for it. And then I'm holding it for like, right now. I think there's like 30 Something people. So 30 comes in, people don't have to have their own website, because they can just use mine, you know, Wow, that's great. Yeah, and it's always going to be up like, I am going to no matter what I'm going to make sure that, like, this website is always live, because, you know, so often, like, especially if people are part of exhibitions and stuff, you know, they they're, they're not named on the flyer, they're only on like, the information is only ever on like the ticket websites that sell the tickets. But like, if the person you know, that through the events, decides not to pay for the webpage, the fact that you're even listed as being a featured artist is no longer on there, and you don't have proof of it. So like, you can't necessarily use it like on your CV, because there's no way to verify that information, you know,
at all. That's
exactly, so that's, that's what I'm doing. I'm basically like playing librarian and figuring out like how to create, like, a citation system that like will be accepted in the eyes of like Library of Congress, auction houses, museums, you know, basically like the kind of the kind of like documentation that can then be added into a system and reference later, like, outside of just that venue, you know, so like, including like the date, the location, the people in the photos, the person who photographed it, like, you know, all of this stuff for context. So you can go back and even search like via, you know, let's say World of Dance Atlanta. And then you can find the 1532 photos that I was happy with. I was so like, you guys can always go back to that. And once all y'all send me profiles, just like the other ones on the page for the people who are part of my New York event, then I can go back and add your pictures to your profile. So you're already going to have more than just your bio and your profile picture. You already have an entry.
That's good. That's, that's real good for the community. A lot of people needed to.
Exactly and so I freaking found out about this $10,000 Grant. Okay, that since I live here, I can apply for it, but I can do it as like a collaborative project. So basically, I can bring all y'all with me who are customer talented, and I'm just the one who's like, the biggest fan of everybody. And I'll be like, let's maximize, you know, like how much money, you know how far this 10 grand can go, you know, so like, see if people can like donate supplies, see if people have airline points that they want to, like, contribute to fly down a dancer, you know, like, all of these things. Like, let's see how much we can make Reverberi, you know, and so I already have, I already have a key. And she's definitely interested. I haven't even pitched it to anyone like me Santa yet, just because I want to get that proposal done first, you know, and that way, just send it and be like, let me know. And I'm going to have a Google form that I already made, which is basically like, if your room board and food was covered, would you want to participate? And then like, right, exactly. I mean, in a dream world, I would also be able to pay you guys for your performance as well. But like, I want the tickets to be free. So that way too stressful for like everybody in the community. But maybe have there be like, I don't know, if you saw on my webpage, there's actually like a page that's called the tip jar, and it has all of the performance profiles on it. And it's linked to their payment methods. So even like, anytime you ever come back to this webpage, let's say you watch someone's all of their performances, and you're like, you know what, I should throw them like five bucks, because I just spent two hours ingesting their content, you know? And no, I like make it make it so easy for you to say yes, you know what I mean? Like, here, let me do everything for you. And all you have to do is to, you know, tip the artists via this way or? Yeah, and like you're, you're an artist, and you haven't yet put your online shop, like, I have a shop on mine. If people buy through your mind, I'll just give that money to you. Because like, my whole thing is I want to try to prove that like the way that we've been told that you are quote, unquote, supposed to do things, in terms of like business in terms of nonprofits in terms of all of that it's a fucking scam that is meant to keep the power in the hands of a few. So I basically want to create a thing that's like art equals anarchy, and show that like, the same amount of money can be magnified in different ways, depending upon, like, who's using it and what their purposes and how many connections to the community that they actually have, you know,
yeah, you're right. You're right.
So yeah, I have typically, so
basically, like, if you had like, the artillery in the back of Dave, like a lot of dancers would be more so happier than some of them being so sad that they don't feel like they get treated correctly. Or, you know, like anybody cares about them, you will be that person that make them feel feel better. Well,
listen, I told this, I said this to key. Was it yesterday? I can. Yeah, it was yesterday, I said to her, and this is this is absolutely 100% True. So like I said, I'm manic depressive and I had a very severe manic break with psychosis in 2017. I was just assaulted by an NYPD officer because there was a dance festival nearby. He thought I was on drugs. I tried to crawl into the cop car, he pulls me out, I'd gashes on my face. And I was held down at the hospital and injected before they took a medical history, yada yada yada. So like basically, in my mind, I wasn't in a medically induced coma. But like, emotionally, I was. And I basically disappeared from the world for like two years after long contact, like, if you scroll down on my Instagram, you'll see your fucking gaps. A two year gap between one post and the next because I couldn't even like I was going through electroshock therapy. Towards the end of it. I couldn't even form sentences, like the text messages sent Would you just be like applying for letters. And people thought I was like, wasted. It was just terrible. So the crash after the mania was so bad, but like, there were days that I could not get out of bed. And what I would do is I would like open up my phone. And because of the fact that over the years since I've like been shooting, I've just been shooting Hermes alone since 2015. Okay, I literally have photos of him from a battle in New York now, all the way from him being intelligent world of dance, you know, like, I already have a full storybook just for him. And that's just one person. You know, like, that's the whole thing is that I really am such a fan because like, all y'all saved my life, like all of the people that I followed at that time and I would prop up my phone and just watch stories, and not even have the energy to like, skip them. And when I saw dancers, and when, even for a moment like to be able to like Marvel and wonder at something and to feel something that wasn't emptiness. That's what dance did for me. And so I feel like now that I have a little bit more energy that I need to pay that forward because it was so monumental and saving my life and dance can really do that for so many people art can do that for so many people. And I just want to create a place where people can go to like, learn, explore, ask questions, like save the stuff that's important to them. Like you said, like, people think that nobody cares. But like, for me, like, I will be the person who creeps on every single profile. And when you update, you know, your new things, I'm gonna have notification separate everybody. So I will be like, you know, the auntie with the orange slices on the side of soccer fields, like cheering everybody on because I think it is so amazing for people to bear their souls and share this, like intimate side of expression with other people that you don't know how they're gonna react, you know? So it is so brave, and who am I to ever say who is worthy or who is not? Because for me, every single person who says yes is in the show, is showing that art is, you know, like, getting if you, you know, want to be added to the list, if people will respond to you, you can, you know, like literally make it so easy for people to like, find others whose work they admire and want to see it in person and have like, just a reprieve even if it's turned afternoon of like, teaching people how to process their emotions, create when they're, you know, down in the dumps, you know, try to harness like art materials and make something with your hands because we keep being told that like, we have no power. But then even if you don't like what you end up with, when you're making art, the process of it, you get to see you're doing something, you know, and it's gorgeous.
So, people gotta say like, really like dive into it because like sometimes they Dibble and dabble. And sometimes they like hold themselves back because of it. Because of like thoughts and stuff like that. But once people become free is beautiful to watch because they're no longer held behind their their emotions and no longer held back from being procrastination, procrastination and procrastinators you know, like, they're, they're taking their time with it, they're actually letting it fester into something that's good instead of pressing into something that's bad. So if everybody had the understanding that you know, it takes time before you become great, then a lot of people will be happier.
Exactly, exactly. And by the way, I'm so sorry that I didn't even allow you to start talking and introduce yourself. And I just went right into it. So please accept my apologies. For my lack for my lack of politeness, that is my phone call the letter to like, introduce yourself, and like, how we even got to start talking basically.
Okay, well, my name is Gerren, aka Dredd. And br E A. D, I started dancing at a very young age. So like, I've been dancing all my life, but I took the style, which I do now, which is flexing, I took it to heart really in 2009. And it's been like my main style ever since. But I'm a mixture of Dancehall, you know, a little bit of everything truly, because I've been around the scene for a long time. But I do represent, like the hardest. This is like the beautiful moment because now I get to display the person that I am outside of dancing, that many people don't really get to see because I'm kind of closed off. But not unless I know you, you know, but as you can see, I like I welcome people in with open arms. You know, I read vibes first. And then I assess where they should go within my, you know, my life. So, right. A lot of people don't get this side. So you're lucky. So
I got behind the red carpet, like behind the red velvet rope?
Yeah. So it's like, because some people, you know, you can give them advice, and they will, they will never take it, you know, it's kind of like wasted words, you know? So harness my words for people who actually matter who are going to actually take my words and take it to heart and and, you know, implement it into their life some way, you know.
Yeah, cuz sometimes the most helpful thing that I learned recently, like, within the last year or two ways to practice things by saying to people, you know, are you looking for a solution? Are you do you just want me to listen, you know, or like, yes. Do you, you know, or do you? Do you want you know, like, are you looking for advice, or do you just, you know, like, want me to be a soft plushie because I can do either, you know, let me know like what version you need right now because sometimes you need both, you know, or you need both at the same time, which is a tricky bow. I'm so excited to find people who you can be like, here, let me share this idea, where is it weak, you know, like, tell me, tell me how it can be better. And I know that you're not going to talk me over because we're not competitive with with each other, we are like very each other arm, you know
exactly how it's supposed to be. When people see this trade energy with with people, and it's a person can't really do that, then it kind of hurts the other person, you know, because they're willing to give 100% the other person is only given 20. You know, so it needs to be like a 5050 balance. You know, most people don't understand those kind of, like, believe or, yeah, let
me just let me just interject for a second. Are you familiar with Brene? Brown Brene. Brown, yeah, she has like a thing on like Netflix that she, she talks about, like relationships and love and stuff. And there was a video that I saw recently where she talks about the fact that like, there's this myth that everything has to be 5050, when in reality, some days one person is at 20%, the other person is 80%. And you become 100%, together with the fact that, you know, you're never always going to be exactly at the same level at the same time. So what you have to learn is like, ways of establishing like boundaries of like, if this than that, you know, like, for me, like, there are days when I cannot handle any kind of executive functioning whatsoever, like, I literally cannot even read a paragraph, I can only like consume things in pictures. So like, unmade, where that's the case, I'll like go through, like my photo books, or I'll be on Pinterest, you know,
with the ad 20, there's still a compromise that the other person entered that section with that timeframe, they entered with it, like knowing that, okay, right now, this person isn't at the part that they need. But they're still giving me just enough as to where I could compromise with myself. Yes, and creates a balance. But if a person is winning, but not really doing what they need to do, that's when it becomes frustrating, because you're at 20. And you're, like, I understand low energy, but low energy and still build them. Yeah, better than no energy, and no building, like at all, you know,
I mean, for me, I'm not gonna lie to you, like, having the event to plan probably did more for my mental health, or as much for my mental health, as like seeing my doctor, talking to my therapist, and taking medication, you know, like having something to look forward to, even when I felt like, like absolute dogshit, you know, like, literally, like, just an anchor has been weighing me down for so long, that I feel like my neural pathways have settled into depression, because it's been in that state for six years, you know, and so being able to, like rebuild, like neural pathways is like to get it out of that state of like, Oh, we're not depressed anymore. Like, how can we learn that has to default to what we've been doing for six years, because like, a lot of people don't realize this. But if you're, if you're continually subjected to trauma, and you're always in a state of fight or flight, your actual sucking aspects of your brain, your physical brain, your hippocampus gets fucking bigger, which means that it gets stronger, and those impulses, especially if you live in a war torn area, or if you're subjected to trauma and violence, like that can physically impact like, every single aspect of your life. And so if you don't learn tools, to be able to, like break down into like bite sized chunks, like for me.
You have to learn tools in order to factor out exactly these emotions that you're having on how to open up your neural pathways, you know, so that's, like, once you create those tools for yourself, anytime that you're down, you are like a mechanic a car breaks down, they know how to build, you know, so that's what I mean. Like, yeah, you got to be your own mechanic sometimes. Even with a person that supposed to be your assistants, you know, like that motivational plus, even if it's just a word, you see how dancing pulls you back in? Yeah, that's the energy you need to surround yourself with. A lot of people get sucked into their surroundings so much, that they start to take into energies of the people that's around them. They don't without even knowing, you know, sometimes you have to separate yourself from the norm in order to become normal again, because now you don't learn you learn to one area of life, then you put yourself in a different area of life. Now you learned that so now you have a whole lot of stuff in your artillery. So yeah, Lisa and stuff come across your face. You're like Oh, I already know this already. I already been Oh,
yeah. Oh, oh my gosh. See, this is this is what I love about the whole, throw everything at, you know, throw everything at everything because, you know, I specifically got like the business cards like printed, and I chose to only showcase like my dance photos. And the thing about that printing company is that you can have up to 50 different images, like across your business card. So for photographers and stuff, it's amazing. Or for dancers, if you had an entire like flu like a little portfolio of like you a different battles and like really amazing shots for you. And you can you hand it to somebody who's like a marketing rep for a company. And then you can talk to this, the founders or the you can hear the founders of this app called Flux, you pay me with you helping, it's helping influencers, be able to do a Yelp check on the fucking brands who are giving them offers to work with them, and to see like whether or not they talk people over whether or not like how soon it took them to pay you. And basically, they just like lay it out. Because all of these businesses, all these tech people are shitting their hands because they're realizing that like we're realizing that we are the economy to them, like it's all of us decided to like jump ship tomorrow and take all of our content with us, they would all fucking collapse and their billion dollar company like it was in stock times a million. So like they should be like bending over backwards to make up but they stopped over at the beginning. And now some of them are starting to like create like, you know, creator funds and things like that like this. This writer Taylor Lorenz she basically has been like documenting the rise of like content creation and tech culture for like a decade like she has, she writes the best articles on the topic. You know, one of her articles I can send you like a list. And if you want the book, like I will seriously buy you a copy because I want somebody to geek out with it with so you WHY, WHY? No, no, not
not literally this length, this length term for
like, no, no. No. Oh, yeah. Are you kidding? No, no, no books are books on my candles. You know, like when people are like, never know what to buy somebody, I always just get a book that like reminds me of somebody because I don't know, books, to me are magic. And there's so many books that I have that like, I know that one day they'll speak to me and I'll open them up. But like, it's like I was drawn to them. So I get them and like I use this website called vibrio.com. Which is incredible. If you're buying a book that isn't brand new, you can get ridiculous deals like I got a fucking $200 college textbook about manic depression written by Kay Kay Kay Redfield Jamison, who is a fucking doctor at Johns Hopkins, who is a manic depressant, discusses and writes about the topic. And she talks about the link between mental illness and creativity, and how like how weird it is that like all of these really talented people struggle with mental health. And yet at the same time, when they're in like, dark places, they still manage to like when they come out of it, if they come out of it, to create some of their most beautiful work. So it's like, how can we help people hold on through that fucking storm, you know, and get to the part where once they get on the other side of it, we will be there to like, help them make whatever they want, anytime.
I'm to be honest, is really about being repetitive, like, asking them if they're okay, like even when a person says they're fine. Tone plays a lot with that fine.
You can play your voice memo. That's why I do voice memos. That's why I like to do voice memos. Because words are totally different than sound, you know.
For when a person talks, I can hear whether they're excited, sad, worried, unsure, not clear, you know, when they're confident I can hear all of that. I don't know if that's nice. Yeah. So it's like when I hear, like, say, like, Hey, I like how are you doing? They were like, Oh, I'm fine. I know that. I find that fine, but they haven't had the energy or the balance, or they haven't even figured open up. Well,
they haven't. Or maybe they don't even know they don't have the words for what they're expressing or what they're feeling. And so because they don't have that context, they don't have that language. Like for me, it's so weird that ideas come to me in the form of apps, because I'm not technologically capable at all. But like, there was a sculptor, a kinetic sculptor that like I did a podcast with like last year, and he's he actually went and got a sculpting engineering degree, so he could figure out how to make the sculpture that was living in his brain. Isn't that fucking so inspiring? Yes, that is and now he has like a fucking Patent, he has like, he's such a fucking badass. And I keep hounding him about the fact that he needs to start like, he needs to start thinking about his archives now and like writing a book about his stuff, like while it's still fresh in his mind, because, you know, looking through the lens of like, history is totally fucking different than like seeing it at the time. And like, hearing the excitement in your voice the day after you won World of Dance, because I, I messaged to, like the day after, and I said for pictures and stuff. And I was like, I was like, I know that this sounds cheesy as fuck. I'm like, Let's do yourself a favor, record a voice memo of what this feels like right now. And that way, when you're having a tough day, in the future, you can fucking go back and listen to that shit.
Yep, definitely. She was she was so happy. And I was happy for her. Because, like, whose journey for like, a long time now. So she kind of like my little sister is just like to see her elevate and grow and actually win, like a big type of platform. It was great.
To pick her up. Right now I have goosebumps. Like, it was such a beautiful, like, I mean, the wet like the way that he is beaming at her, like when she hands her the award, the fact that like, you know, the little kid ran on stage to help hold her leg up, you know, part of the moment, the fact that you guys rushed her like she wasn't fucking Stanley Cup. It just like, that's actually the pictures that I want to be the cover of the first game, you know, like after championships are won and like the cover of the newspaper is that that is what I want our first issue to be, because that is what all of this is representative of which is imagine like, if we celebrated each other in our wins, and we shared like, what helped us get to those places where we were able to like overcome mental illness, we were able to overcome like housing insecurity, food insecurity, like, illness in the family COVID Like, all of these different things like how people overcome, like, Why do you think sports movies and like crate and rocky and own the shitter so popular? Because that's right. Yeah. Right. I mean, come on. Go. Rocky is. I mean,
I literally made my wife sit down and watch. With Me personally, I understand. I like it so much.
Yeah. And so it's so it's so inspiring, even for people who don't necessarily want to like run uphill, you know, and so like that, and that's what dance is to because there's so many different permutations of dance. Like, for me, I'm still like, because of my long term memory loss because of the electroshock therapy, like, my perception and conception of self is so fucked up in the sense that like, it's not even like, oh, I don't like what I look like, it's that when I walk in, I catch a glimpse of myself in the beer. I have no connection at all, to the reflection that I see. And it is such a fucking trip and a mindfuck. And so for me, like even relearning, like, what kinds of art I like, what music I like, like, what is it that drives me? And the easiest and simplest answer is like, acknowledging and preserving the work that people do in real time. Because it's getting to the point where, you know, these machines are coming to take us over, but there's still things that if we rush, we can start to preserve, like, the history of artisanal methods of like, different kinds of like, fashion around the world, about, you know, different innovations and inventions that people make all over the world. It's like, applying, you know, what I'm saying, like, make it like preserve it before all gets wiped out, because it's hitting the fan, and it's really fucking scary. And so that was kind of putting a fire under my ass. Because if I can build this fast enough, like, you can get the voices of people in real time, when they fucking are doing the carry of like, war crimes and like terrorism charges and CO conspirators charges for like all of these people who are fucking the world up. Like we have evidence and we have, we have primary sources. We have first person narration, we have saved it, they have identified we have confirmed that this is that like, now, are you with what we're saying? No, go flustered.
Right.
Yeah. Like I will show you the receipts, you know, and specifically in reference to that, there's this there's this company, the audio desperate company that I partnered with for my for my event in New York in September, but because of the fact that like, shit was hitting the fan with it, I ended up having to host it myself. So I was running around like a crazy person. And I forgot to even mention the product sponsor, aka bessbrook. And so nobody used it because nobody knew about it. And yet, it's such an amazing technology that like right now the main reason that people use it is like the weddings where people can leave like, up to a two and a half minute long message. But at my, at this event, what I want to do is have it be next to like an exhibition of art that is made that references mental illness, and then have like a mirrored phone booth that people can walk inside. And there's this telephone in there. And the prompt is, how has mental illness affected you. And then all of those recordings get uploaded to a virtual Gallery, which can then be downloaded into individual mp4 files that people can share it on their social media. And then from there, we can do groupings of like, let's say it's PTSD, all of the recordings that referenced that we can make a playlist, we can have a radio show where we dedicate each episode to a different diagnosis. And we get to hear the voices of people and family members and like people within the periphery, and how like mental illness has reverberated through their relationships, their lives, because so many of the people who are in jail, 60 70% of everyone in jail has an undiagnosed mental illness. Isn't that fucking insane? That's great. Not only that, but then people are making money there for profit prisons, the former fucking governor of the state of Florida, he fucking implemented that, like drug testing needs to happen for people to be able to qualify for cash assistance. He fucking own the company that did the testing. That is how corrupt Florida is like, it's such a fucking joke. And so basically, it's insane, like, so down here in the swamp, really shady shit happens. And so I just kind of want to like blow it all open, call people out, hold them accountable, just start the conversation and then let other people talk amongst amongst themselves. Because I'm not qualified to speak to the issues of race. I'm not qualified to speak to the issue of like, these different things, but I can try to bring people together. So they can have those conversations. Right.
So like, so yeah. No saying? Well, I was gonna say, so if your expenses are covered, would you be interested? Yeah. Okay, cool. I'll put you on the, I'll put you on the guest list. Because when I submit the proposal to them, I'm going to show like, because I have a Google form where people can fill out if they're interested, and like their handle, so I can like keep it organized. And that way, when I submit, I can actually reference distinct numbers like actual numbers of this many people from Atlanta wants to come this many people from New York wants to come this many people from outside of that wants to come. And between the podcast that I did last year, the IG lives, the New York people that I worked with for my event. And now with the Atlanta world of dance, I have over 170 people to reach out to to see if they want to be a part of it.
Okay, so that's the thing that's in your bio, the one that says we want to be a part of the show the showcase, correct? Yes. Okay. Yeah, see? Yeah, I did.
Love that love that. It's just, it just saves everybody so much time, you know what I mean? So like, for instance, this conversation between the two of us, what I'll do is as soon as we hang up, it'll become available, I'm going to upload it to this thing called otter AI, which creates a written transcript that you can then like search by keywords. And it also makes like a word cloud so you can see like the theme, and then I'm going to implement, I'm going to copy and paste that transcript into this program called obsidian, which allows you to use like backlinks and then you can zoom out, and you can actually see how all of these different aspects are interconnected. So I'm going to take a picture of like, what the the outline that I made before the events even happen I'm trying to type with one hand and it's not work didn't publish. So what I'm going to be sending a picture of is the data visualization for for the notes that I have surrounding just the event in New York, so it's like this, it's basically like an outline. And this was before it even happened. So now I can go back and I can fucking I can fucking add, like the photos that I took from Um, you know, World of Dance to every single person's profile, you know, I can go back and like, link all of these things. So if somebody clicks on, you know, this event that we're going to throw in downtown Clearwater, then all of a sudden you have this like rich history that goes backwards and forwards. It can be added to you by anyone at any time. And it could just be something or it could be so cool. You know?
Where you said, you said Clearwater, Florida, right? Yep. Okay, okay, okay.
Oh, shit. Okay. Yeah, that's it's literally right across the bridge. Yeah. Yeah. And so was
Apple right now? Okay.
Oh, really? Okay. I mean, I'm in Safety Harbor. Okay, okay. Okay. Yeah, so. So yeah, so that's kind of the game plan right now. And I'm working on making that, you know, proposal, because my whole thing is, this is like, the grant process is so fucking shady. So I'm going to actually, like, make a course about me going through this process to like, show, like, you know, what it looks like, for somebody who's never done before, like, how to navigate the system in the process, and like, show the ins and outs and like, give people tips that that's possible, but also to like, ask people for advice about my proposal, like, how can I improve it, you know, like, and also, you know, tag all of these different people, because how cool would it be if I could find like, matching contributions from other like mental health like organizations that, like, if I get awarded, that they will also chip in, you know, so it's like a multi pronged effort, like almost like more of like a, you know, an advocacy group and a collective than any kind of like, one person rules, the rules of whole thing, you know,
okay. Yeah, definitely understand.
Yeah, so that's, that's where my head's at right now. And I know that that was a lot of information. So you know, let me know, if you have questions like if they come up, etc. And see, yes, so if you can, since you're interested, what I'll need you to do, if you can, as soon as possible, is send me your profile, and your preferred profile picture. Okay. And then what I'm gonna do is create an entry for you. And then I'm going to upload it with the pictures that I took of you at World of Dance, we already have your entry, and then I'm gonna have this podcast to it. So you're already like, in not in the system, you're already like a part of it, you know, even if we don't do anything going forward. So it's because that's the thing, everybody thinks that they have to like, wait until they've reached the pinnacle to share the story. And I'm like, No, there's so much the number one, like you could learn from other people. They could be like, Oh, no, don't make that mistake. I did that and it cost me money. Or like, here's a lawyer who will donate their time to look over your contract before you sign it and make sure that they're not fucking you over, you know?
Hmm, okay. You sound so proficient for somebody who says they not technically sound or, like office type person, you just have everything like, set?
Well, that's, well, that's because I went through the process of trying to build another app. And then that got ripped out of my hands after I was hospitalized for being suicidal. Use the words that I said when I thought I was going to kill myself as my resignation as CEO. And then he only paid me an investment of shares based upon my time as CEO. And he didn't. When I finally look back at the contract, he did not give me a single share for the idea itself. Yeah, so it was a really shitty situation. And I never want that to happen to anybody else. Yeah. So that's why that's why instead of like, keeping everything close to the best, like I did last time, or like, approaching it in different ways, like I'm seeing a bucket, and I'm doing it the way that I want to, which is even like having a deep built by like young people. So like kids who are learning Tech students who are about to apply for university, college students who have just graduated who are trying to get their foot in the door to tech company. And a lot of these instances, they have to have at least one project under their belt in order to like, even get an interview, right. So there's this organization called developed for good, where I did a podcast with Amanda Lowe, and she volunteers with GM. She's a UX designer and people from within the industry. They donate their time to teach kids and people transitioning careers, about software engineering, UX design, project management. And not only do they teach them, but then they partner up with other nonprofits, and they make their websites and their apps for them. So we'd like helps give them their project. It also helps us nonprofits be able to like save on their expenses, this this amazing, like system. And since I'm not a nonprofit, I can't partner with them directly. But Amanda said, like, she checked with the head person. And they said that like, once I have like my product requirements document, which basically is like showing them how you want the app to work, which is what this website is like, I'm literally like making the website, look how I want the app to function. And she said that once I have that up and ready, then I can submit it to her. And she will share it with their private slack that has over 1000 people on Earth. Oh, well, I could ask people. Would you like to work on this in exchange for equity? And, yeah, so.
So that's generational wealth.
Exactly. Because my whole point is, this is like, I only want to take 3% If anything is ever made in terms of profit from like, streaming or whatever, like programs that get me out of it.
You guys. Sorry. Oh, no
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Hello. Okay. Yeah. So I think I think it's a good idea. I think he should, you know, I think you should try to put some fire behind it.
Yeah, so that's, so that's basically I'm going to use this recording with us. So when I upload it, I'm gonna send you the link, and you can listen through it. If there's any parts that you want to remove. I'm happy to do so. And then I'm going to upload it to the page and have that be at the top of the proposal. So that way people can listen to it as they're scrolling down the page and get the content.
Okay, cool. I'll let you know exactly. I'll listen to it. As soon as you get it done.
Yeah, it'll, it'll be ready in like two seconds as soon as we hold off.
Okay, cool. So then, yeah.
Okay. And then I'll also send you that otter AI link once it's done. And the obsidian the obsidian file is going to take me a couple of days, because like that, is like very labor intensive. So I'm just trying to like, at least set like little placeholders for the rest, like leave myself breadcrumbs. You know, find my way back to like what to work on later. All right, cool. So I, so I need your bio, I need your pic. And I also need if there's any photos in the set that you do not want included, let me know. And I will, it'll be like they never were taken in the first place. And then also, if you have any, like, behind the scenes footage, or like, you know, battles that you really liked that you did, or videos you did, or like contacts, you can also submit that as well. Because, you know, this is your like, think of this is like your virtual wing of a museum. Like what do you want to say? Okay, cool. Yeah, yeah. So let me know if you have any questions like Do you have any questions for me right now that you can think of?
Not exactly. Everything's going flowing pretty good right now, but I probably just have questions for you after I listen to the recording.
Okay. That's it. Well, thank you for taking the time to talk to me. And hopefully I'll see you in Florida very soon.
All right, cool. All right. Have a good night. Okay. Be safe.
