Struggle to Sovereignty Podcast Brett Ferguson

From homelessness, to college graduation, and now to professional football, Antonio defines the word excellence. His passion to inspire others and uplift each individual he comes across is truly amazing.⁣
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Antonio is no stranger to STS, he was on the second episode ever of the podcast where he shared his story and passion for life. Now we catch up with Antonio to see the new adventures he has gone on and how we can elevate this experience we call life.⁣
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Truly such a blessing to know such a powerful individual and we are pumped to reconnect on the podcast again.⁣

Jackson is an individual who is motivated primarily by one word, passion. Striving to be excellent in each facet of his life. But this mentality didn’t happen over night.⁣⁣
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He met a crossroads right after high school where he realized there needed to be change. Instilling healthy practices into his life to be multi-functional in his training regiment. He found CrossFit as an outlet to push himself to the limits, as he felt the most at home during strenuous exercise.⁣⁣
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Hours of research and development have helped Jackson find his true passion in exercise and consistency to be great.⁣
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Andrew and Mj met early in life and instantly knew they were brothers. Not only did friendship bond the two, but their passion of music. At the beginning of college they finally took the step and started on their journey to share their music.⁣
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Creating the name “Luccskywalker”, an interpretation of their bond and the type of hip hop they wanted create. ⁣
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After releasing their first Deluxe entitled “Day Dreaming”, these two gentlemen come on the podcast to share a little bit about their story and the passion behind their music.⁣
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Back in early October of 2019, I had the opportunity to meet some amazing individuals who were passionate about their music, life, and relationships.⁣
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This group really helped me conceptualize the correlation between hard work and success. Their motivation to develop music that is not only authentic but relatable really stuck out to me. After a quick conversation, I knew we had to get the band on an edition of the podcast. ⁣
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So in episode 15 (Season 1) of STS, we had the band Tripping on Bricks come on the podcast and talk about who they were. Still to this day, it was one of my favorite episodes we have recorded.⁣

Now our favorite lead singer, Ridge is back to join us for another edition of the podcast. We talk about what Tripping on Bricks has been up to and how their passion for music has not ceased through all of the craziness in the world. Really excited to share this conversation with you guys.

Nicky has humble beginnings. Growing up with divorced parents, he dealt with the struggle by eating. Throughout his young life, he was bullied, rejected, and insulted due to his weight. 

Through the help of a Chiropractor teaching him his first healthy meal planning routine, he managed to lose 100 pounds and pursue his dreams of becoming a pro bodybuilder. 

Nicky isn’t a pro bodybuilder. He decided that path isn’t for him. Instead, he took the leap and is a full-time photographer, with dreams that made us stutter after we heard them. 

@nicky_rizzles is hungry. Hungry for something more. Listen in to learn how he has turned his hunger into a continuous reality.

Ryan Hibbison and Philip Godwin have met only because of STS. Yet, they come from opposite backgrounds. Ryan has been with STS since it’s founding by Brett Ferguson.

Ryan is currently a Senior at the University of South Carolina studying Broadcast Journalism. He has recently achieved becoming a Certified Personal Trainer, and has goals of changing people's lives in and out of their physical routine.

Phil and Ryan use personal experience to talk through body dysmorphia, weight loss/gain, confidence, imposter syndrome, the body image controversy, and what to do both mentally and physically when you’re unhappy with how you look.

Ryan also describes what it was like to be apart of STS from the very beginning.