Talk Your Walk
By Austin Lipka
Elio Piedra on Building a Career in Entertainment | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #22, entertainer Elio Piedra talks about building a career through performance, persistence and taking opportunities seriously.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. Elio went on to expand into podcasting and radio, eventually building Tu Fiesta Radio into a larger media platform in North Central Florida.
Original release: August 6, 2019.
Daniel & Annette Fortner on Travel, Adventure & Seeing the World | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #15, Daniel and Annette Fortner of Chase for Adventure talk about travel, the places they'd experienced and what drew them to seeing more of the world.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. They share lessons from traveling extensively, stepping outside their comfort zones and turning their interest in adventure into a way of experiencing the world.
Original release: June 25, 2019.
Collin Austin on Entrepreneurship, Podcasting & Building a Legacy | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #14, WHOA GNV founder Collin Austin talks about entrepreneurship, podcasting, building a business and what he hopes to leave behind through his work.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. Collin shares lessons from building his own podcast and business, along with his perspective on Gary Vaynerchuk following a brief interaction between the two.
Original release: June 18, 2019.
Azazus on Hip-Hop, Social Awareness & Representation | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #13, artist Azazus talks about hip-hop, social awareness and what it means to be represented in music and culture.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. The discussion explores the responsibility artists can carry through their work, the importance of being seen and heard, and the role hip-hop can play in expressing experiences that might otherwise be overlooked.
Original release: June 11, 2019.
Max Heeren on Building FitKit Foods & Starting Small | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #11, FitKit Foods founder Max Heeren talks about starting a small business, building an affordable meal-prep company and learning entrepreneurship through experience.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. It captures the early realities of trying to turn an idea into a business, learning as you go and building something from the ground up.
Original release: June 4, 2019.
Taylor Shrum on Online Attention, Content & the Future of AI | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #10, Taylor Shrum, then the creator of Podcast Central, talks about online attention, personal data, podcasting, artificial intelligence and where digital media was heading.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. Looking back from 2026, some of what sounded speculative at the time feels considerably less hypothetical now.
Original release: June 3, 2019.
GB Zizzy on Making Music & Building an Audience | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #9, GB Zizzy talks about getting started as an artist, finding confidence in his music, developing his creative process and trying to build an audience from the ground up.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. It captures an early stage of an artist figuring out his sound, staying persistent and learning what it takes to get people to pay attention.
Original release: May 28, 2019.
Stephen Courson on Money, Investing & Financial Independence | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #8, Stephen Courson talks about practical personal finance, investing, saving and building a healthier relationship with money.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. Stephen shares the principles he was using at the time to think about financial independence, financial education and using money intentionally.
Original release: May 14, 2019.
Josephus Lyles on Injury, Training & Chasing Olympic Gold | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #5, professional sprinter Josephus Lyles talks about competing at the highest level, overcoming injuries, training alongside his brother Noah Lyles, mentorship and pursuing his goal of Olympic gold.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. It captures Josephus at that point in his career—the setbacks, work and ambition behind trying to become one of the best sprinters in the world.
This episode was originally sponsored by FitKit Foods. Sponsor information and offers mentioned in the original recording are no longer valid.
Original release: April 30, 2019.
Mark Joseph on Starting Over & Building a Creative Career | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #4, Mark Joseph (Iknowmark) talks about making music, photography, building an audience online and trying to turn creative work into a real career.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. It captures an early stage of figuring out what to pursue, learning as you go and starting over when the path you were on no longer fits.
Original release: April 23, 2019.
Nahu Alula on Building Modernized Mobile | From the Archive
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited six-minute cut of Episode #1, Nahu Alula talks about learning to code, building Modernized Mobile, product design, and Gainesville’s emerging tech scene.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. Company, technology, and market references reflect the time of recording.
Original release: April 9, 2019.